Interpretation Response #04-0110 ([Bécancour Silicon Inc.] [René Boisvert])
Below is the interpretation response detail and a list of regulations sections applicable to this response.
Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Bécancour Silicon Inc.
Individual Name: René Boisvert
Country: CA
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Response text:
Jun 10, 2004
René Boisvert, Eng. Reference No. 04-0110
Vice President-Operations & Technology
Bécancour Silicon Inc.
6500, rue Yvon-Trudeau
Becancour (Québec)
G9H 2V8 Canada
Dear Mr. Boisvert:
This is in response to your letter regarding the applicability of the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 17 1-180) to ferrosilicon with between 30 and 90 percent silicon. You enclosed test results of a sample product with 75% ferrosilicon. The sample was tested in accordance with the test method described in the United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria and found not to meet the definition of a Division 4.3 (Dangerous When Wet) material.
As provided in § 173.22, it is the shipper"s responsibility to properly classify a hazardous
material. Such determinations are not required to be verified by this Office. However, if the ferrosilicon produced by your company is the same material that was tested and determined not to meet the Division 4.3 criteria, it is not subject to the HMR.
I trust this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
Hattie L. Mitchell
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
173.124
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 173.124 | Class 4, Divisions 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3-Definitions |