{"operation":"document","citation":"09-0276","title":"JJ Keller — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2011-01-10","effective_on":null,"summary":"09-0276 response to JJ Keller concerning 173.306.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0276.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0276.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0276","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2009/090276.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nJAN 1 0 2011\nMr. Leonard Satkowski\nJJ Keller\n7727 Parkside Ave.\nBurbank, IL 60459\nRef. No. 09-0276\nDear Mr. Satkowski:\nThis is in response to your November 6, 2009 email regarding the exceptions for limited quantities\nofcompressed gases specified in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171180).\nSpecifically, you ask if aerosol cans containing an oral cleanser may utilize the exception\nprovided by § 173.306(b). This provision allows the material to be renamed \"Consumer\ncommodity\" and reclassed and transported as ORM-D material without subjecting the container to\nthe hot water bath test specified in § 173.306(a)(3).\nAccording to your letter, the oral cleanser is packaged in a bag-on-valve inside an aerosol container\nwith a non-flammable gas. The non-flammable gas is intended to force the cleanser from the bag.\nIn accordance with § 173.306(b )(1), foodstuffs or soaps may be transported in a non-refillable metal\ncontainer with soluble or emulsified compressed gas. In order to meet this exception, the gas must\nbe dissolved into a solution with the oral cleanser. The bag-on- valve configuration described in\nyour letter does not appear to meet this requirement.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Ifwe can be of further assistance, please contact us.\nSincerely,\nBen Supko\nActing Chief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFrom: Mitchell, Hattie (PHMSA)\nSent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 1:43 PM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nSubject: FW: Toothpaste products in aerosols\nImportance: High\n-----Original Message----From:\nLeonard Satkowski [mailto:lsatkowski@JJKELLER.COM)\nSent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:43 AM\nTo: Mazzullo, Ed (PHMSA)\nSubject: Toothpaste products in aerosols\nImportance: High\n** High Priority **\n** Reply Requested by 11/8/2009 (Sunday) **\nEd:\nThe original e-mail got returned to me after three weeks. If you could I would\nappreciate an answer as soon as possible. Thanks\nThis is regarding our discussion this morning regarding a product one of my customer's\nmanufactures. The following are the details on the product:\n1. The product is considered to be a cosmetic drug. The material is used in the mouth as\na cleanser for teeth. It may be in paste and foam form.\n2. The material will be packaged in a bag on valve container inside an aerosol can\ncontaining a non-flammable gas. The purpose of the non-flammable gas is to force the\npaste/foam from thee bag.\n3. Net contents of the container is 4.3+ oz.\n4. I the material is exposed to the water bath test provided in 173.306\n(a) the possibility exists of bacteria forming in side the product.\nThe following are the questions we have.\n1. Can the requirements of 173.306 (b) apply in this case.\nPer our discussion you thought that 173.306 (b) would apply, but wanted to check for\nsimilar decisions. If you need more information you may contact Matt Newman at\n513-622-5335. Or you can contact me at 920-284-1157. Look forward to talking with you\nsoon.\nLen\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":3171}