{"operation":"document","citation":"09-0002","title":"RFD Beaufort Ltd. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2009-02-10","effective_on":null,"summary":"09-0002 response to RFD Beaufort Ltd. concerning 178.70.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0002.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0002.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0002","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2009/090002.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nU.S. Department Washington, D.C. 20590\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\nFEB 1 0 2009\nFAO Tommy Scott\nRFD Beaufort Limited\nKingsway\nDunmurry\nBelfast\nBT17 9AF\nUnited Kingdom\nRef. No.: 09-0002\nDear Mr. Scott:\nThis responds to your electronic mail requesting clarification of the Hazardous Material\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) pertaining to the approval and marking of UN\npressure receptacles. Specifically you request information on the process required to obtain\napproval to manufacture UN pressure receptacles for transport in the United States and ask if\na single UN pressure receptacle may be marked \"USA\" as a country of approval and bear the\nTransportable Pressure Equipment Directive (TPED) marks required by the European Union.\nOn June 12, 2006, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\npublished a final rule entitled \"Hazardous Materials: Requirements for UN Cylinders\" (71\nFR 33858). In this final rule, we amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations to adopt\nstandards for the design, construction, maintenance, and use of pressure receptacles based on\nstandards contained in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous\nGoods.\nThe requirements to obtain a design-type approval to manufacture UN pressure receptacles\nacceptable for transportation in the United Statesare contained in§ 178.70 and entail the\nfollowing general procedures:\n1. Obtain an initial design-type approval from the Associate Administrator for\nHazardous Materials Safety (Associate Administrator).\n2. Arrange for a pre-audit of the tnanufactunng facilities by an Independent Inspection\nAgency (IIA) approved by the Associate Administrator.\n\n<<>>\n\n3. PHMSA will then conduct an on sight production audit in the presence of the llA\nwhere the applicant would be required to produce pressure receptacles to the\nappropriate technical standard.\n4. Provided the manufacturing process and the pressure receptacles are found to\nconform to all applicable requirements, the Associate Administrator will issue the\napplicant a design-type approval.\nA single UN pressure receptacle may bear approval markings from multiple competent\nauthorities. However, a UN pressure receptacle acceptable for transport to, from, or within\nthe United States must be marked with \"USA\" as a country of approval in conformance with\n§§ 178.69 and 178.70.\nAdditional information concerning procedures and application requirements for approval of\npressure receptacle (cylinder) manufacturers may be viewed on the PHMSA website at\nhttp://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/sp-alapprovals/cylinders.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<>>\n\nC Lea ry\nPagelof2\nCyli nn der rs\nDrakeford, C Carolyn 09 -0002\nFrom: Leary, Kevin \nSent: Monday, December 22, 2008 2:45 PM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn \nCc: Mitchell, Hattie \nSubject: FW: COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER ENQUIRY\nFrom: John Marshall [mailto:jmarshall@rfdbeaufort.com]\nSent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:16AM\nTo: Leary, Kevin \nCc:Tommy Scott\nSubject: COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER ENQUIRY\nDear Sir;\nSubsequent to our fruitful conversation with you on Wednesday 1oth December, we would like\nto record your advice in writing.\nHaving noted the Federal Register of June 12th, 2006 (Hazardous Materials: Requirements\nfor UN Cylinders; Final Rule) and that the Code of Federal Regulations now are duly amended\nand in force, our enquiry concerned confirmation of the acceptability of UN compressed gas\ncylinders for transportation and use on United States of America territory (including USflagged\nvessels).\nOur understanding is that in order to approve UN compressed gas cylinders for use in the\nUS A the ollowing is is required:\n1. The manufacturer must submit an application to the US DoT (Associate Administrator)\nin order to verify that the cylinder design fully meets the UN requirements,\n2. A pre-audit of the manufacturing facilities by an independent inspection agency (IIA),\n3. Production inspection audit,\n4. IIA certification of the cylinder to embody the USA marking,\n5. Ongoing production surveillance by the IIA.\nA related enquiry concerns the concept of dual approvals - US DoT and EU TPED\n(Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive):\nNotwithstanding the practicalities in adhering to the approvals marking requirements of the two\ngoverning legislations (cylinder markings must not be subject to confusion, must be of a\nminimum size and are not permitted on the cylindrical portion of the vessel), there is no\ntheoretical objection to obtaining dual approval and producing cylinders that are equally\nacceptable in the USA and the EU.\nPlease will you confirm that you concur with the foregoing beliefs?\nWith sincere thanks,\n12/22/2008\n\n<<>>\n\nPage 2 of2\nJohn Marshall\nRFD Beaufort Ltd\nBelfast, N Ireland.\n12/22/2008","truncated":false,"body_characters":5066}