{"operation":"document","citation":"05-0232","title":"Kilgore Flares Company, LLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2005-11-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"05-0232 response to Kilgore Flares Company, LLC concerning 172.101, 173.56.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-05-0232.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-05-0232.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-05-0232","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2005/050232.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nJ.S. Department\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nPipeline and\nAdministration\nHazardous Materials Safety\nNOV 30 2005\nMr. David W. Herbage\nRef. No.: 05-0232\nMarketing Manager\nKilgore Flares Company, LLC\n155 Kilgore Drive\nToone. TN 38381\nDear Mr. Herbage:\nThis is in response to your September 20, 2005 letter requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if\ncartridges, small arms manufactured and classed by your company under the provisions\nof § 173.56(h), may be classed as Cartridges, small arms, 1.4S, UN 0012 for domestic\nand international transportation.\nThe answer is yes. Cartridges, small arms meeting all the criteria of § 173.56(h) may be\nassigned a classification code of 1.4S by the manufacturer, for both domestic and\ninternational transportation without obtaining an approval from the Office of Hazardous\nMaterials Special Permits and Approvals. You should know however that a country may\nchoose not accept a classification assigned by another country or the manufacturer. In\nsuch cases, a country may require further examination and testing of Class 1 materials\nsuch as Cartridges, small arms, or a written concurrence from the Competent Authority.\nThe Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will provide such\nconcurrence upon request of the shipper, if needed.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require additional assistance.\nSincerely,\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n173156(4)\n172.101\n050232\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nLeary\n$173.56 (h)\nKilgore\n§ 172.101\nA Member of Chemring Group PLC\nExplosive 05-023:\nKilgore Flares Company, LLC\nSeptember 20, 2005\n155 Kilgore Drive\nTel 731 658-5231\nToone, Tennessee 38381\nFax 731 658-4173\nMr. Ed Mazzullo\nUS Department of Transportation\nPHMSA/PHH-10\n400 7* Street SW\nWashington, DC 20590\nDear Sir,\nKilgore Flares Co., LLC and its Kilgore Ammunition Products (KAP) business unit is requesting\na ruling on whether or not various KAP manufactured small caliber ammunition not exceeding\n50 caliber (rifle and pistol calibers) or 8 gauge (shotgun calibers) is qualified to be shipped\ninternationally under the provision of 49 CFR 173.56 (h) and 49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous\nMaterial Table (HM-215 g) dated January 1, 2005.\n173.56 (h) Defined\nAs you are aware, 49 CFR 173.56 (h) specifically states that the requirements of 173.56 do not\napply to cartridges, small arms which are:\n(1) Not a forbidden explosive under 173.54 of the subchapter;\n(2) Ammunition for rifle, pistol, or shotgun;\n(4) Ammunition not exceeding 50 caliber for rifle and pistol cartridges or 8 gauge for\n(3) Ammunition with inert projectile and blank ammunition; and\nshotgun shells.\nCartridges, small arms meeting the criteria of this paragraph (h) may be assigned a classification\ncode of 1.4S by the manufacturer.\n172.101 Defined\nAs you are aware, 49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Material Table (HM-215 g) - Effective Date\nJanuary 1, 2005 lists Cartridges for weapons, inert projectile or]cartridge, small arms, 1.4S as\nhaving an ID Number (identification number) of UN 0012.\nBackground\nKAP currently manufactures small caliber rifle and pistol ammunition not exceeding 50 caliber\nand shotgun shells not exceeding 8 gauge all using frangible (inert) projectiles that are qualified\nto be transported under the provision of 173.56 (h). KAP assigns a 1.4S classification ourselves.\nID Number. This has been our practice to date but to date all shipments have been to\nWe then package, mark and label accordingly including the addition of the specified UN 0012\ndestinations within the United States of America.\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nKAP desires to sell and ship small caliber ammunition to foreign destinations (with appropriate\nexport licenses) and needs to verify that the 1.4S classification and the ID Number UN 0012 are\nappropriate for export shipments.\nRequested Ruling\nKilgore Flares Co., LLC including its KAP business unit requests that your office offer a ruling\non whether or not ammunition not exceeding 50 caliber and shotgun shells not exceeding 8\ngauge are authorized to be transported internationally under the provisions of 49 CFR 173.56 (h)\nand 49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Material Table (HM-215 g) as Cartridges, small arms 1.4S;\nUN 0012.\nIf you have any questions regarding the above request, please contact me.\nBest regards,\nDavid W. Herbage\nMarketing Manager, Ammo\nPhone: 731-228-5371\ndherbage@kilgoreflares.com\nMobile: 731-609-6366\nFax: 731-658-4173\nKilgore Flares Company, LLC.\nKilgore Ammunition Products\n155 Kilgore Drive\nToone, TN 38381","truncated":false,"body_characters":4615}