{"operation":"document","citation":"03-0175","title":"J & A Companies, L.L.C. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2004-05-19","effective_on":null,"summary":"03-0175 response to J & A Companies, L.L.C. concerning 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0175.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0175.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0175","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2003/030175.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nMAY 19 2004\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nResearch and\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAdministration\nSpecial Programs\nPresident, CEO\nDr. John S. Hibbard\nRef. No. 03-0175\nSuite 4\nJ & A Companies, I.L.C.\n5816W.\n87th Terrace\nOverland Park, KS 66207\nDear Dr. Hibbard:\nThis responds to your letter regarding the requirements for your\n49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask whether your\nconsumer product under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR;\nproduct, a hand sanitizer, may be reclassed as an ORM-D and\nrenamed \"Consumer Commodity.\"\nYour consumer product consists of\non the Internet to retail customers.\n718 flammable liquids, has a flash point of 77° F, and is sold\nIt is packaged in\nresponding.\nconformance with § 173.150 (b). I apologize for the delay in\nThe answer is yes.\nA consumer commodity, as defined in\n§ 171.8, is a material packaged and distributed in a form\npurposes of personal care or household use.\nsuitable for retail sale or consumption by individuals for\nthat your product meets these conditions and may be reclassed as\nIt is our opinion\nan ORM-D and renamed \"Consumer commodity.\"\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we\ncan be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nHithe Z. michell\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n$172.101\n030175\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n07/14/2003\n14:36\n4067281271\nMURALTS TRAVEL PLAZA\nPAGE 01\nStevens\n3172.101\nGerm Out®\n\"the invisible antibacterial glove\"™M\nClassification\na product of J & A Companies, L. L.C., Suite 4, 5816 W. 87th Terrace, Overland Park, 03-0|75\nKS 66207, Telephone (800) 222-7194, Fax (406) 728-6447\nFacsimile Transmission\nDATE: July 14, 2003\nTO:\nAttention: Mr. Mike Stevens\nOffice of Hazmat Standards\nFROM: John Hibbard\nFAX NO: 202-366-3012\nCc:\nTOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING THIS PAGE: Two\nSubject: Hazmat Classification for Germ Out\nDear Mr. Stevens:\nThank you very much for your help and advice during our telephone conversation this\nGerm Out. Germ Out is a Hand Sanitizer sold on the Internet to retail customers and\nmorning. Per our telephone conversation, we are requesting a hazmat classification for\ndenaturing agent. The flash point is 77° F.\ndistributors. Germ Out contains 65.87 wt % Ethyl Alcohol with Acetone 5.0 wt % as a\nGerm Out is packaged in 1 gallon high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles sealed with\nplastic foil and a tight screw cap lid. Four gallon bottles are placed in a strong fiberboard\napproximately 32 pounds.\nshipping cartons with dividers between each bottle. Each shipping carton weighs\nIn addition, we sell 4 oz bottles of Germ Out. Each bottle is HDPE with a tight screw cap\nflip-top lid. Twenty-four bottles are placed in strong fiberboard cartons for shipping. Ar\ncarton weighs approximately 4 pounds.\ninsert in the shipping carton prevents the flip-top lid from opening during shipping. Each\nWill you please confirm by facsimile and/or letter that Germ Out, as described above,\nwould be classified and can be shipped as an ORM-D material consumer commodity.\nThank you for your time and consideration of this matter.\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n07/14/2003\n14:36\n4867281271\nMURALTS TRAVEL PLAZA\nPAGE 02\nSincerely,\nJohns. /tillard\nJohn S. Hibbard, Ph.D.\nPresident, CEO\nJ & A Companies, L.L.C.","truncated":false,"body_characters":3293}