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Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT
§ 172.102
and a Series 6(c) test from the UN Manual
of Tests and Criteria (IBR, see § 171.7 of
this subchapter) on packages as prepared
for transport in accordance with the re-
quirements of this subchapter.
144
If transported as a residue in an under-
ground storage tank (UST), as defined in 40
CFR 280.12, that has been cleaned and
purged or rendered inert according to the
American Petroleum Institute (API)
Standard 1604 (IBR, see § 171.7 of this sub-
chapter), then the tank and this material
are not subject to any other requirements
of this subchapter. However, sediments re-
maining in the tank that meet the defini-
tion for a hazardous material are subject
to the applicable regulations of this sub-
chapter.
145
This entry applies to formulations that
neither detonate in the cavitated state nor
deflagrate in laboratory testing, show no
effect when heated under confinement, ex-
hibit no explosive power, and are ther-
mally stable (self-accelerating decomposi-
tion temperature (SADT) at 60
°
C (140
°
F)
or higher for a 50 kg (110.2 lbs.) package).
Formulations not meeting these criteria
must be transported under the provisions
applicable to the appropriate entry in the
Organic Peroxide Table in § 173.225 of this
subchapter.
146
This description may be used for a ma-
terial that poses a hazard to the environ-
ment but does not meet the definition for
a hazardous waste or a hazardous sub-
stance, as defined in § 171.8 of this sub-
chapter, or any hazard class, as defined in
part 173 of this subchapter, if it is des-
ignated as environmentally hazardous by
another Competent Authority. This provi-
sion may be used for both domestic and
international shipments.
147 This entry applies to non-sensitized
emulsions, suspensions, and gels consisting
primarily of a mixture of ammonium ni-
trate and fuel, intended to produce a Type
E blasting explosive only after further
processing prior to use. The mixture for
emulsions typically has the following com-
position: 60–85% ammonium nitrate; 5–30%
water; 2–8% fuel; 0.5–4% emulsifier or
thickening agent; 0–10% soluble flame sup-
pressants; and trace additives. Other inor-
ganic nitrate salts may replace part of the
ammonium nitrate. The mixture for sus-
pensions and gels typically has the fol-
lowing composition: 60–85% ammonium ni-
trate; 0–5% sodium or potassium per-
chlorate; 0–17% hexamine nitrate or
monomethylamine nitrate; 5–30% water; 2–
15% fuel; 0.5–4% thickening agent; 0–10%
soluble flame suppressants; and trace addi-
tives. Other inorganic nitrate salts may re-
place part of the ammonium nitrate. These
substances must satisfactorily pass Tests
8(a), (b) and (c) of Test Series 8 of the UN
Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part I, Sec-
tion 18 (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter),
and may not be classified and transported
unless approved by the Associate Adminis-
trator.
148
For domestic transportation, this entry
directs to § 173.66 for:
a. The standards for transporting a single
bulk hazardous material for blasting by
cargo tank motor vehicles (CTMV); and
b. The standards for CTMVs capable of
transporting multiple hazardous mate-
rials for blasting in bulk and non-bulk
packagings (
i.e.,
a multipurpose bulk
truck (MBT)).
149
When transported as a limited quantity
or a consumer commodity, the maximum
net capacity specified in § 173.150(b)(2) of
this subchapter for inner packagings may
be increased to 5 L (1.3 gallons).
150
This description may be used only for
uniform mixtures of fertilizers containing
ammonium nitrate as the main ingredient
within the following composition limits:
a. Not less than 90% ammonium nitrate
with not more than 0.2% total combus-
tible, organic material calculated as car-
bon, and with added matter, if any, that
is inorganic and inert when in contact
with ammonium nitrate; or
b. Less than 90% but more than 70% ammo-
nium nitrate with other inorganic mate-
rials, or more than 80% but less than 90%
ammonium nitrate mixed with calcium
carbonate and/or dolomite and/or mineral
calcium sulphate, and not more than
0.4% total combustible, organic material
calculated as carbon; or
c. Ammonium nitrate-based fertilizers con-
taining mixtures of ammonium nitrate
and ammonium sulphate with more than
45% but less than 70% ammonium ni-
trate, and not more than 0.4% total com-
bustible, organic material calculated as
carbon such that the sum of the percent-
age of compositions of ammonium ni-
trate and ammonium sulphate exceeds
70%.
151
If this material meets the definition of
a flammable liquid in § 173.120 of this sub-
chapter, a FLAMMABLE LIQUID label is
also required and the basic description on
the shipping paper must indicate the Class
3 subsidiary hazard.
155
Fish meal, fish scrap and krill meal may
not be transported if the temperature at
the time of loading either exceeds 35
°
C (95
°
F), or exceeds 5
°
C (41
°
F) above the ambi-
ent temperature, whichever is higher.
156
Asbestos that is immersed or fixed in a
natural or artificial binder material, such
as cement, plastic, asphalt, resins or min-
eral ore, or contained in manufactured
products is not subject to the requirements
of this subchapter.
157
When transported as a limited quantity
or a consumer commodity, the maximum
net capacity specified in § 173.151(b)(1)(i) of
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