{"operation":"document","citation":"07-0183","title":"Leiter & Cramer PLLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2007-12-19","effective_on":null,"summary":"07-0183 response to Leiter & Cramer PLLC concerning 172.102.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0183.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0183.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0183","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2007/070183.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nDEC 1 9 2007\nMr. Adam B. Cramer\nLeiter & Cramer PLLC\n8 15 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 220\nWashington, DC 20006\nRef. No.: 07-01 83\nDear Mr. Cramer:\nThis is in response to your September 2 1,2007 letter concerning Special Provision 189 in\n8 172.102 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 17 1 - 180) as amended in\nDocket HM-224C and HM-224E, published August 9,2007 (72 FR 44929). Your questions are\nparaphrased and answered as follows:\nQ 1. How many four-cell lithium batteries may be packaged together before a shipper of\nlithium batteries is subject to Special Provision 189, paragraph (f)?\nA1 . Twelve. Special Provision 189, paragraph ( f ) states; \"Except when contained in\nequipment, each package containing more than 24 lithium cells or 12 lithium batteries\nmust be.. .\" The threshold is based on batteries or cells; in your scenario you are shipping\nbatteries and need only consider the quantity of batteries shipped.\nQ2. Special Provision 189, paragraph (f)(l) states; \"Marked to indicate that it contains lithium\nbatteries, and that special procedures should be followed in the event that the package is\ndamaged.. .\" What is meant by \"special procedures?\"\nA2. The \"special procedures\" should be specific actions to be taken, as determined by the\nofferor of the batteries, to protect the people and property in proximity to the batteries in\nthe event of damage to the packaging. These instructions should include inspection and\nrepackaging guidance if necessary.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact\nthis office.\nSincerely.\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nClarification question regarding HM 224-C\nPage 1 of 2\nDrakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\nFrom: Gale, John <PHMSA>\nSent: Friday, September 21, 2007 7: 14 AM To: Drakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\nCc: Pollack, Arthur <PHMSA>\nSubject: FW: Clarification question regarding HM 224-C\nFrom: Adam 0. Cramer [mailto:abc@leitercramer.com]\nSent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 4:20 PM\nTo: Gale, John <PHMSA>\nSubject: Clarification question regarding HM 224-C\nbq- 01 s's\nMr. Gale -\nI have two academic questions about the new lithium battery rule's Special Provision 189.\nSection \" F provides for the ground shipment of lithium cells and batteries when they (1) are not contained in\nequipment and (2) exceed certain cellslbattery per-package limits.\nQuestion #I :\nAre the 24 cell 1 12 battery limits per package to be taken together or alternatively? Put another way, how many\nfour-cell batteries could a package contain without triggering the requirements in F -- six of the batteries\n(containing an aggregate total of 24 cells) or twelve of the batteries (containing an aggregate total of 48 cells)?\nQuestion #2:\nOnce the celllbattery per-package limits are exceeded (however the limits are determined) and the requirements\nin F are triggered, what exactly are the \"special procedures\" that should be followed when the package is\n\"damaged?\" I suppose the same question applies to the \"special procedures\" referenced in the accompanying\ndocument. Are the procedures to be developed by the shipper per their subjective assessment of what is best\ngiven the nature of the package? Could the procedure simply be to call a toll-free number for assistance? I\ncannot find any guidance on this in the Federal Register entry.\nThank you in advance for your insight on these queries.\nBest regards,\nAdam Cramer\nLeiter & Cramer PLLC\n81 5 Connecticut Avenue, NW\nSuite 220\nWashington, DC 20006\n202.386.7671 (t) 202.386.7672 (9\nThis electronic message contains information from Leiter & Cramer PLLC, which may be privileged. The\n9/21/2007\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nPage 2 of 2\ninformation is intended to be for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee, note that any\ndisclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited.\nk\nClariiication question regarding HM 224-C","truncated":false,"body_characters":4148}