# Midwest Express Airlines — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 03-0129
- **title:** Midwest Express Airlines — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2004-04-13
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 03-0129 response to Midwest Express Airlines concerning 175.10, 175.33.
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of Transportation
U.S. Department
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Special Programs
Research and
Administration
APR 13 2004
Mr. David Puhl
Air Cargo Trainer
Ref. No. 03-0129
Midwest Express Airlines
301 Air Cargo Way
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53207
Dear Mr. Puhl:
This responds to your letter regarding pilot notification under
the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).
Specifically, you ask if hazardous materials excepted under
command requirements of § 175.33. Your airline is certificated
§ 175.10 (a) (4) are subject to the notification of pilot-in-
with regard to the transportation of hazardous materials.
under 14 CFR Part 121 and is designated as a "non-carry" airline
Your
airline does, however, notify the pilot-in-command in writing as
required for specific circumstances identified in § 175.10 (a) (4).
inquiry and any inconvenience it may have caused.
Please accept my apology for the delay in responding to your
The answer is no. Unless specifically identified in § 175.10,
hazardous materials carried aboard an aircraft by a passenger or
crew member under the exceptions prescribed in § 175.10 (a) (4) are
not subject to the requirements of the HMR.
such items is not subject to the notification of pilot-in-command
Thus, a carrier of
requirements of § 175.33.
require further assistance.
I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if you
Hotte z. Mahell
Hattie I. Mitchell
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
office of Hazardous Materials
Standards
030129
175.10
175.333

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MIDWEST EXPRESS
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AIRLINES
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03-0129
May 12, 2003
Mr. Edward T. Mazzullo
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
U.S. DOT/RSPA (DHM-10)
400 7th Street S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590-0001
Hazardous Materials Transported by Aircraft
SUBJECT: HM-206C, Hazardous Materials: Availability of Information for
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Dear Mr. Mazzullo:
I am writing to request an interpretation regarding the recently published final
rule referenced above.
My company is a 14CFR Part 121 certificated air carrier, and is a "non-carry"
airline with regard to the transport of Regulated Hazardous Materials. We do,
however, transport certain items listed as Exceptions under 49CFR 175.10. In
the course of transportiales exped lead - oil the to captain he
comply with the crew notification requirements for items under 49CFR
175.10 which require a flight crew notification.
With the added requirements for the notification of flight crews under 49CFR
Excepted Hazardous Materials under 49CFR 175.10?
I look forward to any clarification you can provide in this matter.
Sincerely,
Panl1.041
David Puh
Midwest Airlines
Air Cargo Trainer
MKE A/F 301 Air Cargo Way, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207
Telephone 414-747-4532
FAX 414-482-3414 wwww.midwestexpress.com
MIDWEST EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. IS A PUBLIC COMPANY, TRACED ON THE ISE UNDER THE SYMEOL MEM
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