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28 Spray March 2015 Steven Charles Hunt President, ShipMate, Inc. from here to there: topics in transportation DOT publishes new rulemaking HM-215M provides alignment with international standards The U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) published its latest final rule, HM-215M, to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments. These include changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations and vessel stowage requirements. DOT’s Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the agency responsible for developing and enforcing these rules, is authorizing voluntary compliance with the extensive rulemaking (95 pages in length) beginning Jan. 1, 2015. Mandatory compliance with the provisions of HM-215M is required by Jan. 1, 2016. Out of sync… In this final rule, PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to incorporate changes from the 18th Revised Edition of the United Nations (UN) Model Regulations, Amendment 37–14 to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, and the 2015–2016 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions, which became effective Jan. 1, 2015. The IMDG Code is effective Jan. 1, 2015. However, Amendment 36–12 may continue to be used until Jan. 1, 2016. Compliance with the latest changes to the HMR in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Subchapter C is not required until Jan. 1, 2016. Therefore, it is possible that a hazardous material (e.g., certain automotive safety devices) may be classified and shipped under two different proper shipping names and packing groups, although they will share a common UN identification number and hazard class. Notable amendments Notable amendments to the HMR in this final rule include the following: • Updating references to international regulations, including the ICAO Technical Instructions, the IMDG Code, the UN Model Regulations, the UN Manual of Tests & Criteria, the Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations and various technical standards. • Adding, revising or removing certain proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, bulk packaging requirements and passenger and cargo aircraft maximum quantity limits from the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT). • Adopting an exception from the HMR for marine pollutants up to 5L (1.3 gal) for liquids or 5kg (11 lbs.) for solids when these materials are packaged in accordance with the general packaging requirements of §§ 173.24 and 173.24a. These exceptions are consistent with the UN Model Regulations, the IMDG Code, and the ICAO TI. • Modifying the list of marine pollutants in Appendix B to § 172.101. • Adding minimum sizes for the OVERPACK and SALVAGE markings. • Revising and adding vessel stowage codes listed in column 10B of the HMT and segregation requirements in § 176.83 consistent with the IMDG Code. • Adsorbed gases: Adopting new entries into the HMR, adding a definition, authorizing packaging Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code


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