Interpretation Response #00-0340 ([Seatex Corporation] [Mr. Donald J. Trepel])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Seatex Corporation
Individual Name: Mr. Donald J. Trepel
Location State: TX Country: US
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Response text:
January 31, 2001
Mr. Donald J. Trepel Ref. No. 00-0340
Director, Quality Assurance
Seatex Corporation
6325 Hurst Street
Houston, TX 77008
Dear Mr. Trepel:
This is in response to your December 5, 2000, letter requesting clarification of shipping paper and placarding requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if shipping papers and placards are required when empty non-bulk packages, which contain the residue of a hazardous material, are transported via a contract carrier to a drum reconditioner.
Generally, empty packagings containing a residue of a hazardous material must be transported in the same manner as when they previously held a greater quantity of the material, unless the packagings are sufficiently cleaned and purged of vapors to remove any potential hazard, or are refilled with -a material which is not subject to the HMR. However, a non-bulk packaging containing only the residue of a hazardous material covered by Table 2 of § 172.504 collected and transported by a contract or private carrier for reconditioning, remanufacture or reuse is excepted from the shipping paper requirements in Part 172, Subpart C. Therefore, if the shipment is made by a private or contract carrier, it is not subject to the shipping paper requirements (§ 173.29(c)(2)). In addition, a not-bulk packaging containing only the residue of a hazardous material covered by Table 2 of § 172.504 is not subject to the placarding requirements in Part 172, Subpart F 173.29(c)(1)).
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
John A. Gale
Transportation Regulations Specialist
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
173.29
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 173.29 | Empty packagings |