# Cerac Incorporated — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 02-0082
- **title:** Cerac Incorporated — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2002-10-11
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 02-0082 response to Cerac Incorporated concerning 173.465.
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U.S. Department
of Transportation
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Research and
Special Programs
OCT 1 1 2002
Administration
Ms. Candice M. Graf
Hazardous Materials
Coordinator
Ref. No. 02-0082
407 N. 13th
Cerac Incorporated
Street
Milwaukee, WI
53233
Dear Ms. Graf:
packagings intended to contain radioactive materials under the
This responds to your letter concerning the recurrent testing of
Specifically, you inquire whether a DOT Specification TA Type A
Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; :49 CFR Parts 171-180).
packaging must be periodically retested.
The answer is no. There is no requirement to retest a Type A
specified in $ 178.350.
packaging that is designed and constructed under the conditions
be of further assistance.
I trust this satisfies your inquiry. ''Please contact us if we can
Sincerely,
Hotter z. Mothel
Hattie L. Mitchell
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
173.465
020082

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407 N. 13* Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Phone: 414-289-9800
Fax: 414-289-9805
CERA Carporatod
Stevens
3173.465
February 27, 2002
Testing
Mr. Edward T. Mazzullo
12 - 0082
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
400 7th Street S.W.
U.S. DOT/RSPA (DHM-10)
Washington, D.C. 20590-0001
ear SiP or Madam:
Type A Package for radioactive materials. While I am fully aware of the frequency of
Lan requesting clarification on the recurrent testing requirements of a DOT 7A
singlo and combination non-bulk performance-oriented packaging testing requirements
for UN Specification packaging in spelled out in 49 CFR 178, I do not see any recurrent
testing standards for the DOT 7A Type A Package in 49 CFR Part 173.400. The closest
With Tests". Should I assume from this section that my if my DOT 7A package does not
the CFR touches on this subject is in 49 CFR 173.461 "Demonstration of Compliance
change I do not have to retest? Also, when I review my current test report for the DOT 7A
from TEN-E Packaging Services it does not state anywhere in the test report a periodic
retest date. I always see this type of information on my standard UN Test Reports for our
1A2's or 4G's. Please advise.
Sincerely,
Candie ong
Candice M. Graf
Hazardous Materials Coordinator
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