{"operation":"document","citation":"99-0290","title":"Mr. Louis Sachs — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1999-12-17","effective_on":null,"summary":"99-0290 concerning 171.8.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0290.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0290.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0290","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1999/990290.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C.\nResearch and\nspecial Programs\nAdministration\nDEC 17 1999\nMr. Louis Sachs\nRef. No. 99-0290\n9291 East Bay Harbor Drive 3E\nBay Harbor Islands, FL 33154\nDear Mr. Sachs:\nThis is in response to your letter dated October 26, 1999, and\nregarding shipment of consumer commodities under the Hazardous\nsubsequent telephone conversation with a member of my staff,\nMaterials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CER Parts 171-180). Specifically,\nyou ask if your product would qualify for the consumer commodity\nexception.\nUnder $ 173.22 it is the shipper's responsibility to properly\nclass a\nhazardous material.\nTo ship your product as a Consumer\ncommodity, ORM-D, it must: 1) meet the definition for consumer\ncommodity under § 171.8; 2) in the packaging section referenced\nin the Hazardous Materials Table in $ 172.101, be allowed a\nspecial exception for shipment as an ORM-D, for example\n§ 173.150; and 3) be packaged for shipment in accordance with the\nlimited quantity provisions.\nProvided your material meets the definition of a flammable liquid\n\"Flammable liquid, n.o.s., 3, UN1993, PG II,\" and is packaged as\nunder § 173.120, is described using the proper shipping name\ndescribed in your letter it will qualify for the limited quantity\ndefinition of a consumer commodity as defined in § 171.8, you may\nexception. Therefore, if the material as packaged meets the\nrename it \"Consumer commodity\" and\nreclass it \"ORM-D.\"\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nTransportation Regulations Specialist\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n990290\n1118\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nBAH\n8171.8 consumer\ncommodite\nU.S. Dept. of Transportation /RSPA BHM-10\n99-0290\n400 7th St. S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAtt: Director Edward Mazzullo\nDear Sir:\nI recently spoke with Mr. Arthur Pollack of your office who was very\nhelpful in giving me information necessary to have a D.O.T.\nclassification for a product to be manufactured.\nThe product is a disinfectant containing isopropyl alcohol, acetone\nand benzalkonium chloride. It will be packaged in a 2 fl. oz.\nHDPE plastic bottle with a total weight of 2.2 ounces, a carton\ncontaining 36 bottles would weigh a total of 5½ Ibs. I understood t 38\nthat if the total weight was under 20 lbs. a 200 lb. test carton was\nrequired and over 201bs. it required a 275 Ib. test carton.\nMr. Pollack indicated that with the information I had givin him\nthat it would qualify for the classification: consumer commodity ORM-D.\nIf there is any printed information available concerning the above, I\nwould appreciate recieving it together with any necessary paperwork\nrequired.\n9291 IE. Bay Harbor Drive 3E\nBay Harbor Islands, Florida 33154\n(305) 868-4180","truncated":false,"body_characters":2705}