{"operation":"document","citation":"01-0216","title":"Mr. Larry J. Talley — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2001-10-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"01-0216 concerning 173.22.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0216.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0216.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0216","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2001/010216.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nWashington, D.C.\n100 Seventh Street, S.W\n20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nОст 15 2001\nMI. Larry J. Talley\nRef. No. 01-0216\n2499 Countrywood Parkway\nCordova, IN 38018\nDear Mr. Talley:\nThis responds to your letter dated August 7, 2001, regarding the\ntransportation of black powder under the U.S. Hazardous Materials\nCivil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) and the International\nthat would allow for the domestic or international transportation\nInstructions).\nSpecifically, you ask if there are any exceptions\nof black powder by aircraft.\nThe answer is no.\nThe air transportation of black powder is\nforbidden both domestically under the HMR and internationally\nunder the ICAO Technical Instructions.\nPutting the black powder\nin your letter, and carrying it onto an aircraft, would be a\ninto either a shotgun case or brass rifle case, as you describe\nwillful violation of the regulations.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can\nbe of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nSee l7 Magall\nEdward I.\nDirector\nOffice of Hazardous Materials\nStandards\n010216\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nStevens\n$173.22\nLarry J. Talley\n2499 Countrywood Parkway\nApplicability\nCordova, TN 38018\n01-0216\nEdward T. Mazzullo\nDirectors Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nUS DOT / RSPA (DHM 10)\n400 7* Street SW\nWashington DC 20590-0001\nSir;\nA few months ago, I went to South Africa as a team member of the USA International\nMuzzle Loading Team.\nDuring the preparation for this trip, a long and heated discussion came up between the\nmembers about the transportation of black powder that this type of rifle use and whether\nwe could transport black powder on a commercial airliner in some manner or way.\nI was and still am of the opinion that this can not be done in any legal manner or way.\nMany shooters, are of the opinion, that by putting the black powder in either a shotgun\nempty case and crimping it over so as to appear as normal smokeless loaded shotgun\nplacing a bullet in the end to be removed upon arrival, circumvents the prohibition of\nammunition or by putting the black powder in a normal empty brass rifle case and\ncarriage of black powder on a commercial airliner.\nAfter an extensive Internet search, I do not believe that this is in anyway a legal thing to\ncorrect answer to this question of transportation of black powder on commercial aircraft\ndo. After calling the DOT, I was given your name as the one who would know the\nand if it could be done, what someone would have to do to comply with all DOT and\nFAA regulations to do so.\nMany heated discussions on various Internet sites have been done saying that this is legal\nand how to go about it when going hunting or to a rifle match.\npublications and various web sites, by me, in an attempt to educate the shooting public.\nYour clarification of this matter will receive a very wide distribution in many shooting\nAs to what the legalities of transporting black powder by air travel, in both the USA and\nInternationally by scheduled commercial airline companies.\nThank you for your time and response to my questions.\nRespectfully yours,","truncated":false,"body_characters":3177}