{"operation":"document","citation":"09-0272","title":"Lufthansa - The Americas — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2010-02-04","effective_on":null,"summary":"09-0272 response to Lufthansa - The Americas concerning 175.75.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0272.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0272.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0272","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2009/090272.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials FEB 4 2010 Washington. D.C. 20590\nSafety Administration\nMr. Hilmar Leng\nDGR Incident Manager\nLufthansa - The Americas\n3400 Peachtree Road N.E., Suite 1225\nAtlanta, GA 30326\nRef. No. 09-0272\nDear Mr. Leng:\nThis responds to your November 2, 2009 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) regarding quantity limitations and cargo\nlocation for carriage by aircraft under § 175.75. Specifically, you request clarification of the\nrequirements for Cargo Aircraft Only (CAD) packages loaded in Federal Aviation\nAdministration (FAA) certified Class C cargo compartments.\nYour questions are answered and paraphrased as follows:\nQ1. Is there a quantity limitation for CAD packages loaded in an FAA certified Class C\ncompartment of a cargo only aircraft?\nAI. No. In accordance with § 175.75(d), each package displaying a \"Cargo Aircraft Only\"\nlabel must be loaded on cargo aircraft in a manner that a crew member or other authorized\nperson can access, handle and when size and weight permit, separate such packages from other\ncargo during flight; in a cargo compartment certified by FAA as a Class C aircraft cargo\ncompartment as defined in 14 CFR 25.857(c); or in an FAA-certified freight container that has\nan approved fire or smoke detection system and fire suppression system equivalent to that\nrequired by the certification requirements for a Class C aircraft cargo compartment. A Class C\ncargo compartment is considered to be \"accessible\" for purposes ofthe \"Cargo Only Aircraft\"\ntable in § 175.75(f). Thus, there is no quantity limitation for CAD packages transported on a\ncargo only aircraft and stowed in a Class C cargo compartment.\nQ2. If there is no quantity limitation for CAD packages, is there a quantity limitation for\npackages authorized as cargo aboard passenger aircraft that are loaded in an FAA-certified Class\nC compartment of a cargo only aircraft?\nQ2. Yes. As specified in the \"Packages Authorized for Transport Onboard a Passenger\nAircraft\" section ofthe \"Cargo Only Aircraft\" table in § 175.75(f), packages authorized for\ntransportation as cargo on a passenger aircraft that are loaded in an inaccessible manner in a\nClass C cargo compartment on a cargo only aircraft are subject to quantity limitations 25 kg\nper compartment plus an additional 75 kg of Division 2.2 material quantity limitations apply.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nPage 1 of2\nDerKinderen, Dirk (PHMSA)\nFrom: Betts, Charles (PHMSA)\nSent: Tuesday, February 02,20104:01 PM\nTo: Leary, Kevin (PHMSA); Eichenlaub, Kurt (PHMSA); DerKinderen, Dirk (PHMSA); Nickels,\nMatthew (PHMSA)\nCc: Gorsky, Susan (PHMSA); Mitchell, Hattie (PHMSA)\nSubject: FW: Interpretation letters concurrence\nImportance: High\nAttachments: 09-0249.doc; 09-0299.doc; 09-0207.doc\nFYI\nLET'S FINALIZE THESE LETTERS FOR ISSUANCE!\nThanks,\nCharles\nFrom: Ledina.Gianfrate@faa.gov [mailto:Ledina.Gianfrate@faa.gov]\nSent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 3:45 PM\nTo: Betts, Charles (PHMSA)\nSubject: Re: Interpretation letters concurrence\nHi Charles,\nBoth Janet and I agree with the changes you guys made. Thanks!\nledina\nLedina Gianfrate\nInternational and Outreach Division\nOffice of Hazardous Materials\nFederal Aviation Administration\nT -202.385.4921\nEmail- Ledina.Gianfrate@faa.gov\n<charles.betts@dot.gov>\n01/27/2010 01:27 PM To Janet McLaughlin/AWAlFAA@FAA\ncc Ledina Gianfrate/AWAlFAA@FAA, <Kevin.Leary@dot.gov>,\n<Dirk.DerKinderen @dot.gov>, <Matthew. Nickels@dol.gov>,\n<Kurt. Eichenlaub@dot.gov>\nSubject Interpretation leiters concurrence\nGood afternoon JaneVLedina,\n2/3/2010","truncated":false,"body_characters":3656}