Interpretation Response #18-0152
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Regulatory Resources Inc.
Individual Name: Wade Winters
Location State: NM Country: US
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Response text:
April 16, 2019
Wade Winters
President
Regulatory Resources Inc.
379 Aragon Avenue
Los Alamos, NM 87547
Reference No. 18-0152
Dear Mr. Winters:
This letter is in response to your November 29, 2018, letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the restriction of public access to roads in accordance with § 171.1(d)(4). You describe a scenario in which a public road (i.e., a state route) runs through government land and explain that while the roads are mostly controlled by guards, certain government roads that intersect the state road are restricted by signage only. You reference three other Letters of Interpretation that indicate that signs, signals, gates, or guard stations are appropriate means of restricting public access as required by § 171.1(d)(4) and seek confirmation that the same answer would apply to your scenario.
The answer is yes. Shipments that occur on private roads whose access is restricted to the public (e.g., limited to authorized personnel), whether by signage (as you described and presented in your letter) or physical barriers, are not subject to the requirements of the HMR.
I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Dirk Der Kinderen
Chief, Standards Development Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division
171.1(d)(4)