{"operation":"document","citation":"99-0201","title":"FPPF Chemical Co., Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1999-08-04","effective_on":null,"summary":"99-0201 response to FPPF Chemical Co., Inc. concerning 171.8.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0201.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0201.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0201","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1999/990201.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nResearch and\nAdministration\nSpecial Programs\nAUG 4 1999\nMr. J. Christopher Lory\nRef. No. 99-0201\nFPPF Chemical Co., Inc.\n117 West Tupper Street\nBuffalo,\nNY\n14201-2193\nDear Mr. Lory:\nThis is in response to your letter dated July 20, 1999, regarding\nreclassification of a material as a Consumer commodity under the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) •\nSpecifically you ask if a material that is suitable for retail\na material that\nsale meets the definition for Consumer commodity even though it\nis not intended for retail sale.\nThe answer is yes.\nThe definition of a Consumer commodity in\n§ 171.8 includes materials that are both packaged and distributed\nin a form intended or suitable for sale through retail sales\nagencies or instrumentalities for consumption by individuals for\npurposes of personal care or household use.\nThis definition\nincludes materials that are suitable for retail sale even if not\nspecifically so intended and which may, in fact, be used in some\nother fashion.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nJohn A.\nTransportation Regulations Specialis\nGale\nOffice of Hazardous Materials\n• Standards\n990201\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nBAH\n171.8\nConsurel\nFPPE\ncommentary\n99-0201\nJuly 20, 1999\nFPPF CHEMICAL CO., INC.\nFUEL ADDITIVES • TREATMENTS • CONDITIONERS\nMr. Edward Mazzullo\nDirector Office of Hazardous Material\nHazmat Standard\nUS DOT RSPA\n400 7* Street S.W.\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nRE: Definition of \"Consumer Commodity\" per 49CFR Section 171.8.\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\nWe ship many of our chemical products by United Parcel Service (UPS),some of\nthese products are considered hazardous materials. UPS insist that even though our\npackaging volumes, packing group and various classes meet 49CFR and 173.15X\nrequirements, it is their contention that our products could not be found under a\nkitchen sink, therefore, they charge us a \"hazardous materials\" surcharge.\nWe contacted your department last month and according to the US DOT person we\nspoke to, the test to determine \"consumer commodity\" is; \"can the product be\npurchased in a retail store?\" If the answer to that question is yes, then it is a\nconsumer commodity provided the product meets all the other requirements set forth\nin 49CFR for exception under ORM-D. Therefore, UPS should not charge FPPF\nChemical Company a hazardous materials surcharge.\nMr Mazzullo, please confirm in writing that the \"retail store\" test is the criteria for\nconsumer commodity and the ORM-D exception. We will need this document to\nchange the shippers practices.\nSincerely,\n2. 6hestupher Lary\nJ. Christopher Lory\nPresident\n117 WEST TUPPER STREET • BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14201-2193 • 716/856-9607 • FAX 716/856-0750","truncated":false,"body_characters":2781}