{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0320","title":"Defense Logistics Agency — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2001-07-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0320 response to Defense Logistics Agency concerning 178.601.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0320.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0320.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0320","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000320.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n•\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nResearch and\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n›pecial Programs\nIdministration\nJUL 16 2001\nMs. Linda McCarthy\nDefense Logistics Agency\n•\nRef. No. 00-0320\n2001 Mission Drive\nNew Cumberland, PA 17070-5000\nDear Ms. McCarthy:\non a no ca in see a canty, go catson\nwhether retesting is required for\none inner fiberboard box weighing 5 pounds if the packaging was\ncombination packaging with\ntested with four 1 quart inner glass bottles weighing 2.5 pounds\neach.\ninner fiberboard box.\nYou also ask whether there is a limit on the size of the\nUnder $ 178.601 (g) (2), for combination packagings, Variation 2\nallows inner packagings of any type in an outer packaging without\nretesting if the specific conditions of the variation are met.\nThere is no restriction on the size of the inner fiberboard box,\nhowever, it may not exceed half of the gross mass (the weight of\nthe inner packagings plus the weight of the contents) of the\ninner packagings used for the drop test.\npackagings must also comply with § 173.27 (c) (1) and (c) (2).\nFor air transport,\nall of the provisions in S 178.601 (g) (2) (i) through (vii)\nIf\nthe combination packaging with\none inner fiberboard box is not\nare met,\nneed\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you\nfurther\nassistance.\nSincerely,\nHattie I. Mitchell, Chief\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nJUL 16 2001\n!\nMs. Linda McCarthy\n2001 Mission Drive\nDefense Logistics Agency\nRef. No. 00-0320\nNew Cumberland, PA 17070-5000\nDear Ms. McCarthy:\nThis is in response to your letter and subsequent telephone\nconversation with a member of my staff requesting clarification\nof Variation 2 in 49 CFR 178.601 (g). Specifically, you ask\nwhether retesting is required for a combination packaging with\none inner fiberboard box weighing 5 pounds if the packaging was\ntested with four 1 quart inner glass bottles weighing 2.5 pounds\ninner fiberboard box.\neach. You also ask whether there is a limit on the size of the\nUnder § 178.601(g) (2), for combination packagings, Variation 2\nallows\ninner packagings of any type in\nretesting if the specific conditions of the variation are met.\nan outer packaging without\nThere is no restriction on the size of the inner fiberboard box,\nhowever, it may not exceed half of the gross mass (the weight of\nthe inner packagings plus the weight of the contents) of the\ninner packagings used for the drop test.\nFor air transport,\nall of the provisions in $ 178.601(g) (2) (i) through (Vi1) are met,\npackagıngs must also comply with § 173.27 (c) (1) and (c) (2).\nthe combination packaging with one inner fiberboard box is not\nrequired to be retested.\nneed further assistance.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you\nSincerely,\nHattie I. Mitchell, Chief\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nDHM-12: McIntyre: 06/25/01\n$ 178.601\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n11/16/2000\n15:09\n7177707143\nDDC T\nPAÇE 01/01\nDEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY\nDEFENSE DISTRIBUTION CENTER\nMcIntyre\n2001 MISSION DRIVE\nNEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070-5000\n8 118.60/19(z)\nIN REPLY\nREFER TO\nPackaging\nDDC-J3/J4-0\n00-0320\nMEMORANDUM FOR DOT, RSPA, OFFICE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS\nSTANDARDS\nSUBJECT: Request For Interpretation of CFR49, 178.601 (g)(2)\nThis office as the Defense Logistics Agency focal point for Performance Oriented\nPackaging (POP) testing receives questions concerning interpretations of the CFR 49\nregulation. We have a question on the use of Selective Testing, 49 CFR, Paragraph\n178.601 (g)(2) \"Variation 2\". Can a lesser number of larger packagings be shipped in a\ntested container meeting the requirements for testing of Variation 2 without further\ntesting? For example, a packaging is tested with 4-1 quart inner glass bottles weighing\n2.5 pounds each, total weight of inner packagings is 10 pounds, each 1-quart battle is\neight inches in height and two inches in diameter. Provided the cushioning requirements\ncan be satisfied, can one fiberboard box weighing 5 pounds, ten inches in height and four\ninches in diameter be substituted for the 1-quart original inner container? Is there an\nupper limit on the size of the fiberboard box?\nThank you for your assistance in this matter. Action officer for this matter is Liada\nMcCarthy, DSN: 977-8238, Commercial 717-770-8238, FAX extension is 7143.\nSpade ine Carthy\nLinda McCarthy\nPackaging Specialist\nProgram Manager, POP\n.:\nPost-It® Fax Note\n7671\npato /1/16/00\nsages\nTE MAZZULLO\nERE CARTHY\nCOUP'ECTOR\nBoc\nPhone #\nPha193-770-8238\nF20 2-366-3012\n1717-770-7143\ni\nFederal Recycling Program\nPrinted on Recycled Paper","truncated":false,"body_characters":4644}