{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0077","title":"Inkware — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2000-03-17","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0077 response to Inkware concerning 173.150.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0077.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0077.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0077","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000077.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nMAR 17 2000\nMr. John Tune\nDirector, Customer Services\nReference No. 00-0077\nInkware\n1944 Pama Lane\nLas Vegas, NV 89119\nDear Mr. Tune:\nThis is in response to your March 6, 2000 letter concerning the domestic and international\nshipment of printing ink and related products by aircraft. You state the products have a\nflash point above 141°F and are shipped in the following configurations: one case of 12\none-quart bottles, one box of 4 one-gallon bottles, and one five-gallon plastic pail.\nUnder 49 CFR 173.120(b)(1), a \"combustible liquid\" is defined as a material that has a\nflash point above 60.5°C (141°F) and below 93°C (200°F) that does not meet the\ndefinition of any other hazard class under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49\nCFR Parts 171-180). A combustible liquid that does not meet the definition in § 171.8 of\na hazardous waste, hazardous substance, or marine pollutant and that is packaged in a\nnon-bulk packaging, i.e., a packaging having a liquid capacity of 450 L (119 gallons) or\nless, is not subject to the requirements contained in HMR. See § 173.150(f)(2). Such a\nmaterial also is not regulated under the requirements of the International Civil Aviation\nOrganization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.\nIf the combustible liquid is a hazardous substance or hazardous waste and is intended for\ntransportation by air, it must be offered for transportation in conformance with the\nrequirements in § 173.150(f)(3). Also see § 171.11.\nI hope this satisfies your request. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nHothe I mithell\nHattie L. Mitchell, Chief\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nmack\n:\nINKWARE\n$173.150\n1944 Pama Lane\nLas Vegas, Nevada 89119\nUSA 00-0077\nPhone (702) 871-4466\nFax (702) 871-4122\nMarch 6, 2000\nEDWARD MAZZULLO\nDIRECTOR FOR OFFICE OF HAZARDOUS\nMATERIALS STANDARDS\nUSDOT/RSPA (DHM 10)\n400 7\" STREET SW\nWASHINGTON, DC 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\nWe are a small ink manufacturer located in southern Nevada. We ship inkjet printer ink\nand related products worldwide. Package sizes comprise cases of 12 one-quart bottles,\nboxes of 4 one-gallon bottles, and five-gallon plastic pails. Our products were all\nflashpoint tested using the Pensky-Martens closed-cup method. All flashpoints were\ndetermined to be above 141 degrees Fahrenheit. The only known hazard that might be\npresented by these products is flammability/combustibility.\nToday I talked with a very helpful gentleman at your Hazardous Materials Safety Hotline.\nHe indicated that dangerous goods regulations might not apply to our products. To\nconfirm that information, I pose the following questions relative to the shipment of these\nproducts by both passenger and cargo-only aircraft.\n(1)\nSince these products do not meet the definition of Class 3-Flammable Liquid\n(i.e. flashpoints below 141 degrees Fahrenheit) per IATA Dangerous Goods\nRegulations, ICAO Technical Instructions, and 49 CFR, are there any\nrestrictions on their shipment by air?\n(2)\nSome of these products have flashpoints between 141 and 200 degrees\nFahrenheit; meeting the definition of combustible liquids per 49 CFR. Are\nthere any restrictions on air shipment of these \"combustible\" products? If so\nwhat are the restrictions and what are the governing references?\n(3)\nIf the answers to (1) and (2) above are no, can these products be transported\nby air carriers as non-hazardous cargo?\nThank you for your kind assistance.\nJohn Tun\nDireetor of Customer Services\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nINKWARE\n1944 Pama Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119 USA\n7217\nEDWARD MAZZULLO\nDIRECTOR FOR OFFICE OF HAZARDOUS\nMATERIALS STANDARDS\nUSDOT/RSPA (DHM 10)\n... -\n400 7th STREET SW\nWASHINGTON, DC 20590-0001\n20590-0001","truncated":false,"body_characters":3911}