# Bartlett Reloaders — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 02-0322  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2003-01-23

02-0322 response to Bartlett Reloaders concerning 173.171.

## Document text

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of Transportation
U.S. Department
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Special Programs
Research and
JAN 2 3 2003
Washington, D.C. 20590
Administration
Mr. Jeff Bartlett
Bartlett Reloaders
Ref. No. 02-0322
1309 West Ninth Street
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
Dear Mr. Bartlett:
This is in response to your December 10, 2002 letter requesting clarification of the requirements
concerning smokeless powder for small arms in § 173.171, under the Hazardous Materials
follows:
Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171-180). Your questions are paraphrased and answered as
Q1. May four UN 4G combination packages, each holding 8 pounds of smokeless powder for
small arms, be transported in one UN 4G overpack box?
A1. The answer is yes, provided the 100 pound net mass limitation in § 173.171 (b) is not
exceeded.
Q2. May six UN 4G combination packages, each holding & pounds of smokeless powder for
small arms, be transported in one UN 4G overpack box?
A2..
The answer is yes, provided the 100 pound net mass limitation in. § 173.171 (b) is not
exceeded.
Additionally, the requirements of § 173.171(d) do not apply to those packagings authorized
under § 173.171(a), (b) or (c).
I hope this information is helpful.
Sincerely,
Hotte 2. Mitshall
Hattie L. Mitchell, Chief
Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
173.171
020322
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1300 WEBT NIWIE BIRNET
OWENSBORO, KENTUOKY. 42301
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AMMUNITION
REPAIRS
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NEW ARMS
* EQUIPMENT
10 Dec. 2002
Director
Mr: Edward Mazzullo
doffice of HAZ MAT Standards
- Washington, DC
'fax.
202-366-3012
Res
Clarificaton of Regulations
CFR 49.
173:171
Dear Mr. Mazzu 1°1
Pam contacting yoularker talking with Malalane Lavaile, who
gunpowder (Smokeless powder for small arms), utilizing UPS as
the Exemptions départment.
I am a HAZ BAT shipper. of.
I currently receive this, powder from a DOD demil:
my
appropriate. EX numbers.
contractor, Classified as Division 1.3C & 4,1, With the
containers, utilizing
DOT
I repackage the powder. into ak.
packaging.
tested and approved, UN 4G, combo an
shipping questions are: as foilows:
Can I. ship four
in one: |1) UN 4G overpack box?
(4); UN• 4G,
combo packages leach holding a*)
2)
Can I ship six (6l: UN 4G, combo packages teach holding a#:
in one: 11) UN 4G overpack
box?
Thanking you for your attention to this matter. I remain,
Sincerly.
Jeff Bartlett
T.J. Bartlett
dba Bartlett Relaaders
co.,
Ine.
1309 W. 9th St.
42301-2029
Owensboro, KY
tax 270-684-6249
ph.
270-684-6248
Life Member Natlonal Rifle Association of America

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