{"operation":"document","citation":"03-0078","title":"Innovative Solutions & Technologies, L.L.C. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2003-05-13","effective_on":null,"summary":"03-0078 response to Innovative Solutions & Technologies, L.L.C. concerning 173.22.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0078.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0078.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0078","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2003/030078.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nresearch anc\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMAY 1 3 2003\nMr. Mike Lely\nInnovative Solutions & Technologies, L.L.C.\nRef. No. 03-0078\n2304 North 7t Avenue\nSuite C 4\nBozeman, MT 59715\nDear Mr. Lely:\nThis responds to your March 5, 2003 letter requesting classification of your fire-starting product for\noutdoor emergency or recreational use under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR\n171-180). Specifically, you are requesting assistance in classifying your new product under the HMR.\nAccording to your letter, you are developing a fire-starting product for outdoor emergency or\nrecreational use. The product consists of a small plastic container about 1\" in diameter and 3/4\" tall,\nfilled with 0.38 cubic inches of combustible material and an electronic igniter enclosed with a heat\nsealed lid. You currently sell a small portable hand crank generator that is used for powering small\nelectronic devices. This generator is used to supply the power to ignite this fire starter also. The igniter\nin the fire starter has two 6\" wire leads that are coiled up under the lid seal. The seal is first opened and\nthe loads are unwound and attached to the generator cable alligator clips. Power is then supplied from\nthe generator to the igniter and the combustible material burns at about 3000 degrees F for about 30\nseconds. The combustible material is a mixture of 0.19 cubic inches of Orion road flare material and\n0.19 cubic inches of Hodgdon pyrodex. The mixture is saturated with nitrocellulose lacquer and air-\ndried to solidify the mixture. The tungsten filament igniter is placed on the top of the mixture before air-\ndrying and is adhered to the mixture after it dries. A polyethylene lid is then heat sealed to the top to\nenclose the product prior to retail packaging.\nSection 173.22 requires that the shipper properly class and describe the hazardous material in\nscordance with pants 172 prod 7ed of your letter and enlise dotend safety data fence, your fire-\nccordance with\nstarting product contains an explosive propellant with an igniter that may be a \"new\" explosive o\npyrotechnic device under the HMR. New explosives must be examined by an approved person o\nhe tests and criteria prescribed in §§ 173.52, 173.57 and 173.58. A list of agencies that are authorize\ngency and assigned a recommended shipping description, division and compatibility group based o\nto examine and test explosives is enclosed for your information.\n113.22\n030078\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nIn accordance with § 173.56, a person requesting approval of a new explosive must submit to the\nAssociate Administrator a report of the examination and assignment of a recommended shipping\ndescription, division, and compatibility group. If the Associate Administrator finds the approval request\nmeets the regulatory criteria, the new explosive will be approved in writing and assigned an EX number.\nI hope this answers your inquiry.\nSincerely,\nam Hillo\nDelmer F. Billings\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nEnclosure\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nAgencies Authorized to Examine and Test Explosives\nIn accordance with the provisions of $ 173.56 (b) (1), the agencies\nListed below are authorized to examine and test explosives in\naccordance with $§ 173.52, 173.57 and 173.58 and to recommend a\naddition, the agencies listed may assign tentative\nand compatibility group.\nclassifications for samples of materials to authorize their\nAgencies\nContact Person\nAddress and Phone\nExplosives Bureau\nDI. W. S. Chang\n407 Hartshorn Drive\nShort Hills, NJ 07078\nPhone: 973-467-3237\nFax: 973-467-4648\nSafety Consulting\nEngineers, Inc.\nMr. C. James Dahn\nSchaumburg, IL 60173\n2131 Hammond Drive\nFax: 847-925-8120\nPhone: 847-925-8100\nservices, Inc\nSafety Management\nMr. Thaddeus C.\nSpeed\nSuite 205\n1847 West 9000 South\nWest Jordan, UT 84088\nFax: 801-567-0457\nPhone: 801-567-0456\nEnergetic Materials , Mr. Marvin Banks\nCenter (EMRTC)\nResearch and Testing\nemail:\nEMRTC\nMarv@emrtc.nmt.edu\nCampus Station\nNew Mexico Tech,\nPhone:\nSocorro, NM\n505 835 5729\n87801\nFax:\n505 835 5630\nE: \\download\\^explosives-agencies.wpd\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nINNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS\n406 522 9855\nØ3/11/03 12:24pm P. 002\n406.522.9300 voice 406.522.9855 fax\n: www.insotech.biz\nTo:\nEdward Mazzullo\nBoothe\nDirector of the Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nRouting # DHM-10\n§173.22\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\nFrom:\nMike Lely\nShipper's Responsibility\nInnovative Solutions and Technologies\n03-0028\nRE:\nHazardous Matcrial Classification for our product\nDatc:\nMarch 5, 2003\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\nMy company is developing a fire-starting product for outdoor emergency or recreational use. We arc\ncurrently in the late stages of production and seck your assistance in DOT hazardous material\nclassification. Your direction of any procures that we need to follow will be greatly appreciated.\nBrief product description:\ninches of combustible material and an electronic igniter enclosed with a heat sealed lid. We currently sell\nThe product consists of a small plastic container about I\" Diameter and %\" tall, filled with 38 cubic\na small portable hand crank generator that is used for powering small electronic devices. This generator is\nused to supply the power to ignite this fire starter also. The igniter in the fire starter has two 6\" wirc Icads\nthe generator cable alligator clips. Power is then supplied from the generator to the igniter and the\nthat are coiled up under the lid seal. The seal is first opened and the loads are unwound and attached to\ncombustible material burns at about 3000 degrees If for about 30 seconds. The idea is to casily start a\ncampfire in less than ideal situations.\nCombustible material details:\nThe combustible matcrial is a mixture of.19 cubic inches of Orion road flare material and. 19 cubic\ninches of Hodgdon pyrodex. I included the MSDS for each of these materials. The mixture is saturated\nwith nitrocellulose lacquer and air-dried to solidify the mixture. The tungsten filament igniter is placed\nis then heat sealed to the top to enclose the product prior to rotail packaging.\non the top of the mixture before air-drying and is adhered to the mixture after it dries. A polyethylene lid\n... -\nPlcase review this and let me know if you have any more questions or need more infornation. Your halp\nwill be greatly appreciated.\nSincerely,\nMike Icly\nManufacturers of the\nSide Winder\nEmergency cell phone charger","truncated":false,"body_characters":6451}