{"operation":"document","citation":"06-0161","title":"Nazdar Limited — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2006-08-22","effective_on":null,"summary":"06-0161 response to Nazdar Limited concerning 178.33.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0161.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0161.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0161","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2006/060161.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration\nAUG 2? 2006\nMs. Linda M. Bartram\nRef. No.: 06-0161\nNazdar Limited\nDGSA, Shipping Manager\n7 Barton Road\nHeaton Mersey Industrial Estate\nStockport SK4 3EG, Cheshire, England\nDear Ms. Bartram:\nthe Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you\nThis is in response to your letter requesting clarification of the requirements contained in\nressure of 107 psig at 131 °F may be transported in the United States under § 173.30\nsk if 0.19 mm aerosol cans filled with 400 ml of flammable liquid and tested to\nSection 173.306(a)(3)(ii) requires aerosols pressurized to more than 140 psig but not\nexceeding 160 psig at 130 °F to be transported in a specification DOT 2P inner metal\ncontainer. For pressures exceeding 160 psig at 130 °F a specification DOT 2Q inner metal\ncontainer mrs bie used. eape you are pour of the conde per to 107 roaded your\ncontainer otherwise complies with the HMR, including the provisions in § 173.306, it may\nbe used for domestic transportation of aerosols.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require additional assistance.\nSincerely,\n•John A. Gale\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n178.33\n060161\n178.33a\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nSupki\n=178.3=\nNAZDAR LIMITED\n7 BARION ROAD\n3178.33a\nHEATON MERSEY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE\nPackagings Specs\nSTOCKPORI SK4 3EG, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND\nTELE: 0161 442 2111 FAX: 0161 442 2001\n06-0161\nE:MAIL: Ibartram@nazdar.com\nFACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL SIEET\nHAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPECIALIST\n-RUM :\nEOMPANY:\nDATE:\nLinda M Bartram\nFAX NUMMER:\nPIPELINE & HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SAFETY\nTOTAL NO. OF PACES INCORDING CONTR\nTUESDAY, 18 JULY 2006\nREFERENCE\n001 202 366 3012\nAEROSOL QUERY\nDear Sir/Madam\nThank you for your letter ref: 06-0125 of 30\" June.\nI would however like clarification on one point.\nrequired for domestic US transport.\nOur aerosols meet IATA standards but I need to be sure that they also meet the standards\nThe cans themselves are 0.19mm in thickness filled with 400ml of flammable liquid and test to a\npressure of 7.38 bar at 55°C (107psi @ 131°F).\npacking them in UN approved boxes, due to the increasing number of airlines that will not take LQ\nAlthough they are within the Limited Quantity scope of the IATA regulations we have recently been\npackaging.\nnot including transport from the airport to the receiver, but for distribution throughout the USA.\nQuestion - would these cans meet the requirements for domestic transportation within the USA,\nRegards,\nLinda M Bartram\n(DGSA, Shipping Manager)\nIe •d\n2891 90•8","truncated":false,"body_characters":2686}