{"operation":"document","citation":"99-0048","title":"Georgia Public Service Commission — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1999-05-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"99-0048 response to Georgia Public Service Commission concerning 172.504.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0048.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0048.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0048","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1999/990048.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nWashington, D.C.\n20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nMAY * 6 1999\nCaptain Bruce Bugg\nReference No. 99-0048\nHazardous Materials Specialist\nGeorgia Public Service Commission\n47 Trinity Avenue, SW\nAtlanta, GA 30354-5701\nDear Captain Bugg:\nThis is in response to your letter of February 17, 1999, regarding clarification of §§ 172.504 and\nask whether mounting the front or rear placard on the fenders of cargo tanks, anywhere from even with\n172.516 under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HIVER: 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you\nthe front of the cargo tank to as much as 24 inches from the end of the tank satisfies the requirements of\n§§ 172.504 and/or 172.516.\nThe answer is no. Section 172.504 states that a transport vehicle must be placarded on each side and\neach end. A placard located on the tank fender that \"faces\" the front of the tank is not \"on\" the front\nend, and therefore, the placard does not comply with § 172.504. Additionally, the location of the\nplacard does not satisfy the visibility requirements of § 172.516(a).\nI hope this answers your inquiry. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us.\nSincerely,\nSchnithills\nDelmer F. Billings\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n172.504\n990048\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nCOMMISSIONERS:\nOF...\nBOB DURDEN\nROBERT (BOBBY) BAKER\nSTAN WISE\nLAUREN \"BUBBA\" MCDONALD, JR\nDEBORAH K. FLANNAGAN\nEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR\n1716\nHAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIALIST\nCAPT. BRUCE BUGG\n(404)559-6627\nGeorgia Public Spruice Commissian\nATLANTA, GEORGIA: 30354-5701\n47 TRINITY AVENUE, SW\ngeorge\n(404)656-4501 or 1-800-282-581:\nhttp://www.psc.state.ga.us\n$ 172.56\nFebruary 17, 1999\n99-6048\nMr. Edward Mazzullo\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nUS DOT - RSPA - DHM-10\n10o SingEron, DC 20590-0001\nDear Sir:\n993.-\nThis letter is to request a clarification of the visibility and display requirements for placards, especially on cargo tank motor\naddition, 49 CFR §172.516 sets down certain other visibility requirements\nvehicles. As you know, 49 CFR §172.504(a) requires placards be displayed \"on each side and each end\" of the vehicle. In\nsometimes rear) placards are mounted on the fenders of the tanks, anywhere from even with the front of the cargo tank, to as\nOur officers frequently encounter cargo tanks with placards mounted as depicted in the drawings below. The front (and\nmuch as 24 inches from the end of the tank.\n§172.516(c)(2). We feel this is particularly acute in case the cargo tank should roll over onto the side where the placard is\nWe have treated this type of placement as a violation of §172.504, and, depending upon how far back the placard sits.\nmounted, since three of the four placards would then not be readily visible to an approaching person at ground level.\nHowever, we have had numerous carriers question whether this mounting is indeed a violation. Therefore, we request your\nclarification as to whether these front and/or rear facing placards mounted back from the front edge of the tank surface violate\nthe regulations.\nPlacard.\nSide View\n•\n-1:241\nTop View\n•Fender\nFront View\nPlacard\n- 1-24• F\nPlacard\nNo Scale\n-Sincerely,\nGEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION\nCapt. Bruca Bagg\nHazardous Materials Specialist\nTRANSPORTATION DIVISION: 1007 VIRGINIA AVENUE, SUITE 310, HAPEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30354-1325","truncated":false,"body_characters":3384}