Interpretation Response #12-0064 ([Boyle Transportation] [Mr. Rick Araniz])

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Interpretation Response Details

Response Publish Date: 04/09/2012

Company Name: Boyle Transportation

Individual Name: Mr. Rick Araniz

Location State: MA Country: US

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Response text:

April 9, 2012

Mr. Rick Araniz
Director of Operations
Central & Western Area
Boyle Transportation
15 Riverhurst Road
Billerica, MA 01821-3425

Ref. No.: 12-0064

Dear Mr. Araniz:

This responds to your February 15, 2012 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the highway compatibility and segregation requirements for Division 1.1 materials. Specifically, you ask whether "UN0065, Cord, detonating, flexible, 1.1D, PG II" can be transported by highway on the same motor vehicle as "UN0048, Charges, demolition, 1.1D, PG II."
The answer is yes. As provided in § 177.848(d), the highway segregatio

n requirements indicate how hazardous materials must be stored, loaded, or transported in accordance with the Segregation Table. A "*" in the Segregation Table indicates that segregation among different Class 1 (explosive) materials is governed by the Compatibility Table in paragraph (f). Per the Compatibility Table for Class 1 (explosive) materials provided in § 177.848(f), these two hazardous materials are authorized to be transported on the same motor vehicle. Additionally, per the definitions of "Cord, detonating, flexible" and "Detonators" in § 173.59, UN0065 is not defined as a detonator and therefore is permitted to be transported on the same motor vehicle with UN0048.

I hope this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

T. Glenn Foster
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division

177.848, 173.59

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