{"operation":"document","citation":"98-0275","title":"Miller Products Company, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1998-10-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"98-0275 response to Miller Products Company, Inc. concerning 173.150, 173.306.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0275.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0275.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0275","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1998/980275.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n•\nof Transportation\nU.S.Department\nSpecial Programs\nResearch and\nAdministration\nOCT 15 1998\nMs. Pat Czeczuga\nMiller Products Company, Inc.\nRef. No. 98-0275\n2220 91St Street\nNorth Bergen, NJ 07047-4731\nDear Ms. Czeczuga:\n•\nThis is in response to your letter dated September 10, 1998,\nrequesting clarification on the limited quantity and consumer\ncommodity provisions for Class 3 and Division 2.1 materials in\nS$ 173.150 (b) (2) and 173.306 (a) (3) of the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CER\nwhether your packagings containing isopropyl alcohol may be\nParts 171-180). Specifically, you ask\nshipped under these provisions.\nBased on the information provided in your letter, you are correct\nin your understanding of\nconsumer commodity exceptions for Class 3 materials in\nthe use of the limited quantity and\nS.173.150 (b) (2) and Division 2.1 materials in $ 173.306 (a) (3).\nLimited quantities of Class 3 materials and Division 2.1\nmaterials are excepted from labeling requirements, unless offered\npackaging.\nfor transportation by aircraft, placarding, and specification\nIn addition, a limited quantity of Class 3 or a Division 2.1\nmaterial which meets the definition of a consumer commodity in\n§ 171.8, may be renamed consumer commodity and re-classed as ORM-\nD. An ORM-D material is also excepted from shipping paper\nmazarene 3 of the a andess it me a dese pollutant, or\nis offered for transportation by aircraft.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\n1884\nTransportation, Regulations Specialist\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n173.150\n173,806\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nro\n09/11/1998\n11:24\n2016620912\nMILLER PROD\nPAGE 01\nMILLER\nEst. 1930\nMILLER\nTELEPHONE:\nTELEPHONE:\n(800) 782-7437\n(201) 882-2010\nFAX:\nE-Mall: sales@millerproducts.com\n(201) 662-0912\nMILLER PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.\n2220 91ST STREET, NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY 07047-4731\nSeptember 10, 1998\nBAH\n§173.150\nMs. Eileen Mack\nHazardous Materials Information Center\n980275\nWashington, DC\nRe:\nDOT 49 CFR\nGround Shipments\nDear Ms. Mack,\n:\nI wish to confirm our conversation of September 09, 1998, to be assured we will be shipping in\naccordance with the DOT 49 CFR regulations.\nA.\nOur product Isopropyl Alcohol, Class 3, UN1219, PG I1, Label Code 3,\nSpecial Provision T1, Packaging 173.150, 173.202. We have two (2)\ndifferent packaging containers\n1 gallon containers packaged in plastic bottles\n12 oz trigger bottles packaged in plastic bottles\nwith a spray pump\nAccording to our conversation we meet the exception for Class 3 in\naccordance with 175.150 (b) and (2) to re-classify our 12 oz trigger\nbottles for Limited Quantities under ORM-D. I understand we\nwill be exempt from labeling and packaging requirements. Our gallon\ncontainers will be shipped in accordance of the above packaging and labrel\nrequirements.\nB.\nOur product Isopropyl Alcohol, Aerosol, Class 2.1 UN1950, Label Cod: 2.1,\nSpecial Provisions N82, Packaging 173.306. This item is packed in\n12 oz metal aerosol cans, 24 per case.\nWe also feel this item qualifies for the Limited Quantities under\nORM-D of compressed gases accordance to 173,306 (3).\n...\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nno. in i\n09/11/1998 11:24\n2016620912\nMILLER PROD\nPAGE\n02\n=\nPage 2\nMs. Mack\nI would appreciate if you can review the above and confirm that we will be shipping in the\ncorrect class. Thank you, Ms. Mack, for your help and clarification on our questions and\nconcerns.\nSincerely,\nSat Eggie\nPat Czeczuga\nSales Coordinator\nco: Hector Ortiz\nFAX: 202-366-3012\n:\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh Street. S.W.\nResearch and\nWashington. D.C. 20590\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nDEC 3 / 1990\nMr. Gregory B. Heath\nSEA Consultants, Inc.\nSI. Project Scientist\n485 Massachusetts Avenue\nCambridge, MA02139-4018-w\nDear Mr. Heath:\nThis is in response to your letter dated October 23, 1990 regarding the\nflammable or combustible liquids.\ntransportation of an underground\nstorage tank which contained a residue of\nThere is no provision in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CER\nParts 171-180) that authorizes the transportation of flammable liquids in\nnon-specification tanks, i.e., underground storage tanks. Neither do the HMR\nprovide a quantitative definition for empty packaging. As provided in\nmaterial\n§ 173.29,\n\"empty\" packaging\nis fully subject to the HMR. Such tanks must be transported under\nthat contains a residue of a hazardous\nthe terms of\nwith a material not subject to the HMR.\nan exemption, cleaned and purged of all residue, or reloaded\nAmerican Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 1604, 1987 edition.\nAn acceptable procedure for cleaning gasoline tanks is available in the\nHowever, if the sediments remaining in the tank after the cleaning process\nEnvironmental Protection Agency's regulations (40 CFR 260-265) making use of\nconsidered hazardous wastes and are in quantities subject to the\napply (See §$ 172.101 (c) (10), 172.203 (e), 172.205).\nHazardous Waste Manifests mandatory, DOT hazardous waste regulations will\nIn accordance with § 173.118a(b), the transportation of combustible liquids\nloes not require DOT specification packaging.\nlecommended Practice 1604 would not be required for the transportation of\nleaktight underground storage tank containing the residue of a combustible\nIf we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact us.\n:\nSincerely,\npor-\nHatte 2. michell\nDirector, Office of Hazardous\n118\nMaterials Standards\n113.\n113150","truncated":false,"body_characters":5420}