{"operation":"document","citation":"07-0009","title":"gh Package & Product Testing and Consulting, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2007-03-20","effective_on":null,"summary":"07-0009 response to gh Package & Product Testing and Consulting, Inc. concerning 178.601.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0009.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0009.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0009","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2007/070009.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\ns. Depanmel\nTransportatic\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nipeline and Hazardou\nlaterials Safety Administratio\nMAR\nMr. H. Perry Hock\nTechnical Director\nRef. No.: 07-0009\ngh Package & Product Testing\nand Consulting, Inc.\n4090 Thunderbird Lane\nFairfield, OH 45014-2234\nDear Mr. Hock:\nThis is in response to your January 16, 2007 letter regarding selective testing of packagings\nunder the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you\n§ 178.601(g) (2).\nask if partition dividers may be added to a packaging tested in accordance with Variation 2 under\nThe answer is yes, provided the dividers do not replace any integral cushioning material present\ntype in an outer packaging without retesting if the specific conditions of the variation are met.\nin the original testing of the packaging design type. Variation 2 allows inner packagings of any\nTherefore, as long as the conditions in § 178.601(g)(2) are met, the addition of dividers does not\nrequire further testing.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hes tate to contact\nSincerely\nHattie L. Mitchell\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\n178.601g) (2)\n070009\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nPollack\n$178.601(g)z)\ngh Package\ngh\n& Product\nTesting\nTesting and\n07-0009\nConsulting, Inc.\nMr. H. Perry Hock\nTechnical Director\ngh Package & Product Testing\n1090 Thunderbird Lane\nand Consulting, Inc\nFairfield, OH 45014-2234\nDon,\nQuestion regarding a 4GV from a customer:\no cushioning between the bottles, and there was 3 inches of cushioning between th\nhe ship a 18 x 18 inch box - the pack passed with 9 bottles in the center. There is wa\nbottles and the exterior.\nTop view\nlook like this from the top: It would actually increase the filling between the bottles an\nCan they use a 4 x 4 divider, filling the void spaces with the same cushioning, that woul\nthe exterior wall from 3\" to just under 4 ½½\"\nPartition not present\nduring testing\nThanks,\nH. Perry Hock\ngh Package & Product, Testing and Consulting, Inc.\n513.870.0080 ext 103","truncated":false,"body_characters":2105}