# Brand-Nu Laboratories, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation **Citation:** 05-0037 **Type / status:** guidance / guidance **Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** 2005-04-26 05-0037 response to Brand-Nu Laboratories, Inc. concerning 178.601. ## Document text <<>> of Transportation U.S. Department 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590 Pipeline and Administration Hazardous Materials Safety APR 26 2005 Mr. Paul Lombardo Ref. No. 05-0037 VP, Manufacturing Brand-Nu Laboratories, Inc. 377 Research Parkway Meriden, Connecticut 06450 Dear Mr. Lombardo: : responds to your letter dated February 1, 2005, regarding the testing of specification packagings under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask whether the one-liter amber glass bottle depicted in a drawing submitted with your letter meets the selective testing criteria in § 178.601(g) (1) and, therefore, would not require further testing of the package. Provided the new bottle meets all of the pertinent criteria in § 178.601 (g) (1) (e.g., similar design and shape, equivalent or smaller size, equivalent level of performance, same or smaller opening, and similarly designed closure), the originally tested Office is not capable of making that determination. design would not be required to be retested. This I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely talle a mathet Hattie b. Mitchell Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Office of Hazardous Materials Standards 178.601 (9)() 050037 <<>> Stevens $178601g)) BNL Testing Brand-Nu Laboratories, Inc. 05-0037 377 RESEARCH PARKWAY • MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT 06450 • PHONE 800-243-3768 • FAX 203-235-7163 • WEB SITE www.brandnu.com February 1, 2005 Mr. Edward Mazzullo Dir. Office of Hazardous Material Standards US DOT RSPA DHM-10 4007i Street SW Washington, DC 20590-0001 Dear Mr. Mazzullo: We would like to package a one-liter amber glass bottle in our UN/DOT combination package for four-liter amber glass inner containers without additional testing. We believe this bottle meets all of the criteria in section 178.601. g(1); however we ask that you confirm this opinior. Enclosed are the drawings for each bottle. The neck size of the tested four-liter bottle is 38-439. Thank you very much for your assistance. If necessary, I can be reached at 203-235-7989. Yours truly, Hel Paul Lombardo VP, Manufacturing Enclosures HIGH PURITY CHEMICALS AND CuSToM Foruulations <<>> EMPIRE/EMCO 4043 MAPLE ROAD AMHERST, NY 14226 -PIRISH HT: 1.250 (31.75) TENTATIVE PRINT вірно - PINISH 0T.:21 1.016 | 25.80 + 703 O 8.766 1.063 222.65 : 1.59] 1393R STR. TAPER - 13375 FINISH HT.= 1.188 | 30.16 58-0430-RO INOICATED. 8.703 1.063 221.06 1 1.59 8.531 : 063 (216.69 1 1.59) (188,52) -PINISH 4T.: 1.000 (25.1)1 OPTTON PLATE LETTERING TO BE . 250 (6.35) TALL. [149.23] 4.875 LABEL STR. (123.63) iREF.i CP.O. RINGS TO APPEAR ON BOTTON. BPX-160 TO APPEAR ON BEARING SURFACE. - SERIAL NUMBER - YEAR DATE 516 ₺ 216.30 - CAVITY NUMBER *125 10 GO $ 0Ơ -- FLAT (75.41) 1.969 HOLD 11567 97 * - CAVITY MUMBER 033-0430-R020 FINISH 35.895 r. OMERFLOW CAPACIT! ... 1.375 1.01 17.000 •г. 1.750 •. WEIGHT 438-0439-4804 36.215 г. ... 1.375 .). .1.1 ( 1061.54 -: • 11.09 .. ) 1 481.94, •21.26 1 1071.01.i = 11.09+ 17,250 •r. .750 •. 038-0430-R018 36.075 ... .... 1.375 g. .1. L 489.03.g 121.26 +) 1066.87 • • 11.09.1| 17.375 •г. •.750 •. 033-0496-8002 35.963 гг. •г. 1.375 !!. ... 17.000 •. 1.150 •1. 492.57 21.26 ( 1060.60 • • 11.09.11 ( 481.94 , 121,26 l =5 ACED C.L.D. LI DOTS TO HEEL: ACOED OPTIONAL C.I.D. RINGS] ANO CAVITY MAMBER TO BTH. PLATEL UPDATEO NOTES. KJH (OR MAR O RARO CARKIT 33.814 FL. OZ. ON PATER Ar 10°P (20°C VETALC SHOPA IA GRACIETS - ADOED MIN "T• DIN. 8 NOTE -3 BEARING DIAMETER WAS 2.828 -2. P.U. VAS 1.500 R, ADOED EQUIP. NOTE NO 2I SEP SE OTOR COAGINE SEE CHART KAR 05 NOV 93 11000.00 .1) 1000 ml STOCK OWENS-BROCKVAY DESCR. FOUND C1... INTL. VEIGHT SEE CHART CRANE FUR CATE-22: APA 93 CAO LIB. OHN CHEcKto RET. NO ® PI-30424-5 ORAVING NUVSER A-134119 Brand Nu Labs <<>> UPOATED NOTES. - 5 TAPER UNDER SPLIT BEAD WAS 20" 1290.12| • 2 CAVITY MINCER YAS ON BOTRY PLATE MROATED MOTES. - 3 HEEL LETTERING VAS ON BOTIOM PLATE: UPDATED NOTES. 7197.25| T1B.B2I 12800 AMHERST, NY 14226 4043 MAPLE ROAD EMPIRE/EMCO • ODEO BACK VIEN, ODEO CID. OOTS: CAVITY NER. VAS ON FRONT VIEN, REMOVED CAP. CITO OL 11028/ H330 100000 15796 828 1280100 [38,10) BL. ELD 11Z AM 99 NG 28 NOY 00. 36.515 .438 МЕК 09 SEP 99 13598 875 R 125 R • SEE DETAIL /~E A =- - YEAR DATE 1.10 16950 г 282.18 SCALE 4:1 DETAIL NECK 7510.5 : 030 2,156 TO BT. FREIGHT! FINISH 1500g 15000 SCALE 2:1 11200- SECTION B-B SECTION A-A HANDLE SECTION THRU TRI MEANT SEE ABOVE P7-5 271078 (27.381 Det 47.000 OZ. * 1.750 OZ. MATED CAPICITY 135.256YL CZ. CAPACITY TILICE BASCO ON PATER AT SET (89t) 125 R OYLOR CAPACITY 145.060 FL. OZ. + 1.000 FL. O2. 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