{"operation":"document","citation":"02-0184","title":"Innergy Power Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2002-08-29","effective_on":null,"summary":"02-0184 response to Innergy Power Corporation concerning 173.159.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0184.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0184.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0184","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2002/020184.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nResearch and\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nAUG 2 9 2002\nMr. Darrell Musick\nPresident/CEO\nRef. No. 02-0184\nInnergy Power Corporation\n940 Disc Drive\nScotts Valley, CA 95066\nDear Mr. Musick:\nThis responds to your June 21, 2002 letter requesting an updated letter concerning the\ntransportation of sealed lead acid rechargeable batteries under the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you request that we provide you with\nan updated clarification on whether your sealed lead acid rechargeable batteries are nonspillable\nand excepted from the requirements of the HMR.\nA nonspillable wet electric storage battery is excepted from requirements of the HMR if the\nbatteries are capable of successfully passing the vibration and pressure differential tests in\n§ 173.159(d)(3). In addition, the batteries must be protected against short circuits and securely\npackaged to withstand conditions normal to transportation, and, the package must be marked\n\"Nonspillable\" or \"Nonspillable Battery\" in accordance with § 173.159(d)(1)(2). Similar test\ncriteria are contained in the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Technical\nInstructions for international transportation by air. Special provision A67 of the ICAO Technical\nInstructions requires that a temperature of 55 degrees C. be used to determine whether the\nelectrolyte will flow from a ruptured or cracked case. Batteries meeting the nonspillable criteria\nand special provision A67 are not regulated by air. The International Maritime Dangerous Goods\n(IMDG) Code, for international transportation by water, contains similar criteria for nonspillable\nbatteries. However, batteries meeting the nonspillable criteria in which the electrolyte will not flow\nat 55 degrees C. are still subject to certain marking and stowage requirements under the IMDG\nCode.\nYou state that the manufacturing process and your product has not changed. Therefore, our\nApril 1993 letter of clarification remains valid. Your batteries that meet the \"nonspillable\"\n020184\n173.159\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nprovisions in § 173.159(d), when securely packaged and protected against short circuits, are not\nsubject to the requirements of the HMR.\nI hope this answers your inquiry.\nSincerely,\nRehan Fis elis\nDelmer F. Billings\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nInnergy Power Corporation\nBoöthe\n§173.159\nJune 21, 2002\nBatteries\nU.S.Department of Transportation\n02-8184\nResearch & Special Programs Administration\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nDear Sir or Madam:\ninnergy™\nwe have been deemed approved for transporting capabilities of our\nAs you can see from the enclosed copy of a letter from your department,\nregister as \"non epilable atteries, er Corposed in copy or 2007work\nproduct as \"non-spillable batteries\"\nThere has been no change in our manufacturing process or in our product.\nI am requesting an updated letter from your department, addressing ou\nPresident/CEO, Mr. Darrell Musick, using our Innergy Power name sc\nthat when we have the need to show transportation safety for our batteries,\nit will have the current information.\nThank you in advance for your cooperation. I am awaiting your new letter.\nSincerely,\nBille Sitter\nBethe Stiller\nAssistant to the President\nEnclosures: 2\n\"...-","truncated":false,"body_characters":3407}