{"operation":"document","citation":"03-0090","title":"Lansmont Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2003-06-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"03-0090 response to Lansmont Corporation concerning 178.601.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0090.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0090.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0090","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2003/030090.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\nJUN 24 2003\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nWashington, D.G. 20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nMs. Tramy Lieu\n1287 Reamwood Avenue\nLansmont Corporation\nReference No.: 03-0090\nSunnyvale, CA 94089\nDear Ms. Lieu:\nThis responds to your letter requesting clarification of the requirements for testing of packagings\nunder the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Your questions\npertain to a 4G combination packaging with a glass inner packaging that contains a PG I liquid\nkilograms. Your questions are paraphrased and answered as follows:\nwith a specific gravity (SG) of 1.7. The gross weight of the combination packaging is 14.3\nQ1. The packagings are drop tested from a height of 2.6 m, calculated per\n§ 178.603(e) (2)(i)(A) with water replacing the hazardous material. Must the\npackagings be drop tested at the gross weight of 14.3 kg?\nA1. The answer is no. The increased drop height is used to simulate the higher specific\ngravity.\nQ2. May water be used in lieu of the hazardous material in the vibration test?\nA2. Yes, water may be used to perform testing to determine if a non-bulk packaging is\ncapable of passing the vibration standard.\nQ3. Does 49 CFR contain a formula for calculating the maximum gross weight of a package\nif the specific gravity and drop height are defined.\nA3.\nThe answer is no, there is no formula to calculate the maximum gross weight of a\npackage if the specific gravity and drop height are defined. The drop height is based on\nhe packing group and specific gravity of the material, not on \"gross package weight.\n'he maximum gross weight that may be marked on a package is based on meeting th\nrequired performance test standards, however, the maximum gross mass would be the\ncombined weight of the liquid and the weight of all inner and outer packagings.\n030090\n178.60l\n.....:\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry.\nSincerely,\nHothe z. Mitched\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nCorbin\nLansmont\n8178.601(()\nCorporation\nTesting\n03-0090\nMr. Edward Mazzullo\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\n400 7\" Street S.W.\nUS.DOT/RSPA (DHM-10)\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nMarch 24, 2003\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\nbottle as the inner packaging, packing group I, specific gravity 1.7, gross weight 14.3\nPlease clarify for me the 4G Combination package containing liquid content & glass\nkg\nFor the preparation for drop test:\n1. Glass bottle is filled with water.\n2. Drop at 1.5m x 1.7SG = 2.6 m\n3. Do we have to prepare the test samples to the gross weight = 14.3 kg for the\ndrop test. Or the drop height calculated above is already taken care of that?\nFor the preparation for stack test, we always perform on empty boxes.\nWhat about for vibration test: water will be just ok for the test or also with exact gross\nweight as claimed?\nweight, assuming that the specific gravity & drop height are already defined.\nAlso, could you give me a section in CFR 49 about to calculate the maximum gross\nI look forward to your response. You also can reach me al 408-734-9724.\nSincerely,\nJank\nLansmont Corporation.\nTramy L'\n1287 Reamwood Avenue • Sunnyvale, California 94089 • Phone: (408) 734-9724 - Fax: (408) 734-9762\nLansmont Corporation • Western Technical Service Center\nIO 'd\n29L6-18L 200","truncated":false,"body_characters":3369}