{"operation":"document","citation":"06-0269","title":"Inmark, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2007-02-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"06-0269 response to Inmark, Inc. concerning 173.199, 173.4, 178.601.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0269.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0269.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0269","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2006/060269.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nor resortion\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nHazardous Materials Safety\nPipeline and\nFEB 23 2007\nAdministration\nMr. Junius \"Jay\" Johnson\nRef. No. 06-0269\nInmark, Inc.\nRegulatory Compliance Manager\n675 Hartman Rd.\nAustell, GA 30168\nDear Mr. Johnson:\nThis is in response to your electronic transmission requesting clarification of the\nexceptions under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180)\napplicable to the transportation of small quantities (§ 173.4) and biological substances,\nCategory B (§ 173.199). Specifically, you ask whether the HMR provide exceptions,\nsimilar to the variations in § 178.601(g), from testing every package configuration when\nin accordance with § 173.4 or § 173.199.\nperforming drop tests involving glass inner packages containing materials to be packaged\nThe answer is yes. The exception in § 173.4 for small quantities requires the completed\npackage, as demonstrated by prototype testing, to be capable of sustaining the drop test\nand compressive load test in § 173.4(a)(6). A non-bulk packaging that differs in only\nminor respects from a successfully tested prototype may be used without further testing\nprovided the differences would not affect the capability of the package to sustain the drop\nand compressive load tests specified for small quantity packagings. The selective testing\nused as examples of the types of packaging variations that would not require additional\nvariations in § 178.601(g), although not applicable to non-specification packages, may be\nprototype testing under § 173.4.\nPackagings intended for the transportation of Category B infectious substances must be\nCapable of suce be demonsane he drop nests in paragrapod, inciding an a 23500,\nprevious handling and transportation experience, or design specification. Thus, you need\nnot test packagings that differ in only minor respects from a tested packaging if you can\n173.4\n173.199\n060269\n178.601\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nrequired drop tests.\ndemonstrate that the new packaging configuration is capable of successfully passing the\ncontact this office.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to\nSincerely,\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nPage 1 of 1\nM03 tyre\n§173.199\nDrakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\n§178.601\nFrom: Gorsky, Susan <PHMSA>\nSent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:08 PM\nTesting\nTo:\nDrakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\n06-0269\nSubject: FW: Packaging question\nCould you make this an interpretation please? Thanks.\nSent: Monday, November 27, 2006 11:42 AM\nFrom: Jay Johnson [mailto:jayj@inmarkinc.com]\nSubject: RE: Packaging question\nTo: Gorsky, Susan <PHMSA>\nI have question that I hope you will be able to shed some light on.\nDear Susan Gorsky,\nWe have a customer that has asked us to design and test a packaging system to be used in\nthe laboratory for shipping small volumes of hazardous chemical samples under 173.4 and\nbiological substances, category B under 173.199.\nIs there a link similar to Variation Testing that allows me to do drop tests using fragile glass\nthat would then give me flexibility in the primaries without having to test every configuration?\nBest regards,\nThanks for all your help.\nJay\nJunius \"Jay\" Johnson\nRegulatory Compliance Manager\nInmark Inc.\n675 Hartman Rd • Austell, GA 30168\nmain: 770.373.3300 ext.113 /fax: 770.373.3301\njayj@inmarkinc.com www.inmarkinc.com\n11/27/2006","truncated":false,"body_characters":3472}