{"operation":"document","citation":"03-0261","title":"Carleton Technologies, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2003-10-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"03-0261 response to Carleton Technologies, Inc. concerning 173.7.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0261.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0261.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0261","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2003/030261.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n•\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nOCT 2 3 2003\nMs. Elizabeth Campbell\nRef. No. 03-0261\nCarleton Technologies, Inc.\n10 Cobham Drive\nOrchard Park, New York 14127-4195\nDear Ms. Campbell:\nThis responds to your October 15, 2003 letter regarding the applicability of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask whether cylinders\nmanufactured for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, that have Certificates of\nEquivalencies (COE) in accordance with the requirements of § 173.7, can be certified by your\nresident government inspectors, instead of a third party DOT inspector. In your letter, you state\nthat it has been your understanding that if your company has a COE for a cylinder, the cylinder\ncan be certified by your resident government inspectors, as oppose to using a third party DOT\ninspector.\nYour understanding is correct. In accordance with the requirements of § 173.7(a), hazardous\nmaterials offered for transportation by, for, or to the DOD of the U.S. Government, including\ncommercial shipments pursuant to a DOD contract, must be packaged in accordance with the\nregulations of the HMR or in packagings of equal or greater strength as certified by DOD in\naccordance with the procedures prescribed by \"Performance Oriented Packagings of Hazardous\nMaterial, DLAR 4145.41/AR 700-143/AFR 71-5/NAVSUPINST 4030.55/MCO 4030.40.\" In\naddition, hazardous materials offered for transportation by DOD under this provision may be\nreshipped by any shipper to any consignee provided the original packaging has not been\ndamaged or altered in any manner.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact\nthis office.\nSincerely,\nHothe Z. Mitchell\nHattie L. Mitchell, Chief\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n113.7\n030261\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nOct. 15. 2003\ng:4Am\nNo. 4705 P. 1/1\n- CARLETON—\nISO 9001\nCarleton Technologies Inc\n10 Cobham Drive\nOrchard Park, New York 11:27-1195\nBet's\nFax:\nTelephone: 716-062-0006\nwww.catitech.com\n16-662-074Y\n173.7\nU.s. Government\nOctober 15, 2003\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Exemptions and Approvals\nRyan Posten, Exemptions Program Officer\nMateria failing)\nResearch and Special Programs Admisitration\n400\" 7° Street, SW\n0.5. Department of Transportation\n03-0261\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Posten:\nCarleton Technologies Inc. requests clarification on a portion of CFR 49 as it pertains to gas bottles we\nmanufacture.\nDOD who is the ultimate customer.\nit has been our interpretation that if we have a COE for a gas bottle, the product can be certified by our\nWe you i rin controle of un, please of tail fre a 76) de, i a or many questions or\ncampbellb@carltech.com.\nSincerely,\nUnaben Campbel\nElizabeth Campbell\nManufacturing Engineer\n- A Cobaam plc company-","truncated":false,"body_characters":2922}