{"operation":"document","citation":"98-0263","title":"JEVIC Transportation Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1998-09-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"98-0263 response to JEVIC Transportation Inc. concerning 172.301.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0263.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0263.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0263","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1998/980263.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nResearch and\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAdministration\nSpecial Programs\nSEP 30 1998\nMr. Samuel V. Yardumian\nJEVIC Transportation Inc.\nRef. No. 98-0263\nP.O. Box 5157\nDelanco, NJ 08075\nDear Mi, Yardumian;\n•\nThis is in response to your letter dated September 1, 1998, regarding clarification of the requirements in\n49 CFR 172.301(a)(3) for identification number markings on transport vehicles containing large\nquantities of hazardous materials in non-bulk packagings under the Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nYou provided the following scenarios and questions:\nQ1.\nVehicle contains 2,500 kg of \"Paint, 3, UN 1263, PG II\" in non-bulk containers loaded at one\nlocation. A FLAMMABLE placard is applied to the vehicle. At the next stop, loaded 2,500\nkg of \"Paint, 3 UN 1263, PG II\" on the same vehicle. Is it necessary to mark the vehicle with\nthe \"1263\" identification number?\nA1:\nNo. Display of the identification number markings on each transport vehicle or freight container\nis only required when: 1) each non-bulk package is marked with the same proper shipping\nname and identification number; 2) the aggregate gross weight of the hazardous material is\n4,000 kg (8,820 1bs.) or more; 3) all of the hazardous material is loaded at one loading facility;\nand 4) the transport vehicle or freight container contains no other material, hazardous or non-\nhazardous [Docket HM-206; Final rule; 62 FR1217; 01/08/97; corrections and editorial\nchanges; 62 FR 39398; 07/22/97; and 62 FR 16070; 04/ 01/98].\nQ2.\nVehicle contains 2,500 kg of \"Printing ink, 3, UN 1210, PG II\" in non-bulk containers. At\nanother location, 5,000 kg of \"Paint, 3, UN 1263, PG II\" in non-bulk containers is loaded on\nthe same vehicle. Is only the FLAMMABLE placard required, or is the \"1263\" identification\nnumber marking also required to be displayed?\nA2.\nOnly the FLAMMABLE placard is required.\nQ3.\nVehicle contains some non-hazardous freight. At another location, the vehicle is loaded with\n5,000 kg of \"Paint, 3, UN 1263, PG II\" in non-bulk containers. In addition to the\nFLAMMABLE placard, is it necessary to mark the vehicle with the \"1263\" identification\nnumber?\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nA3.\nNo. See \"Answer 1\" above.\nQ4.\nVehicle contains 5,000 kg of \"Paint, 3, UN 1263, PG I\" in non-bulk containers loaded at one\nlocation. The FLAMMABLE placard, marked with the identification number, is applied to the\nvehicle. At the next stop, 5000 kg of \"Printing ink 3, UN 1210, PG II\" is loaded on the same\nvehicle. May an unmarked FLAMMABLE placard be used for the entire load?\nA4.\nYes.\nI hope this satisfies your inquiry.\nSincerely,\nDelmer F. Billings\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n-(609)-461-7111\nFAX (609) 764-6761\nJEVIC\n(800) 257-0427\nTRANSPORTATION INC.\n98-0263\n600 Creek Road, PO Box 5157 Delanco, NJ 08075\nEngrum\n§ 172.301\nMr. Delmer Billings, Chief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nRoom 8102\nWashington DC 20590\n400 Seventh St., SW\nSeptember 1, 1998\n-\nDear Mr. Billings:\nJevic Transportation, Inc. is in the process of reviewing new Hazardous Materials\ntraining materials it has developed for its drivers and support personnel. In order to\nensure clarity of the training, examples of placarding under the current regulations are\nscenarios are causing some question of accuracy among ourselves. For that reason,\ngiven using hypothetical but not atypical scenarios. Unfortunately, a few of the\nwe desire to submit several of them to you for your consideration and opinion.\nScenario 1\nnon-bulk containers loaded at one location. The FLAMMABLE placard,\nBegin with a vehicle containing 2,500 kg. of \"Paint, 3, UN 1263, PG I\" in\nis applied to the vehicle. At the next stop an additional 2,500 kg, of \"Paint, 3, UN 1263,\nthe vehicle with the \"1263\" marking?\nPG I'\" in non-bulk containers is loaded into the same vehicle. Is it now necessary mark No\nBegin with a vehicle containing 2,500 kg. of \"Printing ink, 3, UN 1210,\nsure, is me 265 haking now requed Wil the FLAMMABLE placar ine pe mater\nPG If\" in non-bulk containers. At another location 5,000 kg. of \"Paint; 3,\nsuffice, or is the \"1263\" marking-now required?\nScenario 3\nBeginning with a vehicle containing some non-hazardous freight, a stop\nis made at which 5,000 kg. of \"Paint, 3, UN 1263, PG I!\" in non-bulk\nthe vehicle with the \"1263\" marking?\ncontainers is loaded. In addition to the FLAMMABLE placard, is it now necessary mark NO.\nScenario 4\nnon-bulk containers loaded at one location. The FLAMMABLE placard,\nBegin with a vehicle containing 5,000 kg. of \"Paint, 3, UN 1263, PG II\" in\nmarked with the I.D. number 1263 is applied to the vehicle. At the next stop, 5,000 kg.\nof \"Printing ink, 3, UN 1210, PG II,\" also non-bulk, is added to the load. May an\nplacards/markings would be required? What, if any, alternatives might be permissible?\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nclarification or comment you may offer on them.\nWe thank you in advance for your consideration of these questions and appreciate any\nSincerely,\nSamuel V. Yardumian J\nHazardous Materials Specialist\n(800) 257-0427\n(609) 461-7111\nExt. 6230\n•-\n---\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\n.....\n•\nMy interpretation of this rule is that option \"2\" would apply, since there is more than a single\nlazardous product on board. Furthermore, my understanding of the 4000 kg(8820 Ibs) ruling\npplies only when that is the only product on the truck and total weight, in non-bulk packages\nexceeds 4000 kg. Xour clarification would be greatly appreciated.\nSincerely,\nKevin Walker\nPlant Manager\n-","truncated":false,"body_characters":5637}