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#2075 Incheon International Airport Passenger Terminal — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
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Page 1U.S. Department 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE of Transportation Washington, DC 20590 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration JAN 2 0 20m Mr. Changsik Ko United Airlines c/o Inch eon Customer Service #2075 Inch eon International Airport Passenger Terminal 2851 UnSeo-Dong, Joong-Gu Incheon, South Korea Ref. No. 09-0280 Dear Mr. Ko: This responds to your e-mail to Ms. Janet McLaughlin of the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Hazardous Materials regarding the applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) to "empty" or "new" lighters carried aboard an aircraft bya passenger or crew member. You ask if the regulatory requirements apply equally to new, unused or empty unpressurized Wick-style (e.g., ZippO©) and refillable type lighters. The answer is yes. Under §172.102(c)(1) Special Provision 168 of the HMR, a lighter that is new, unused or is cleaned of all residue and purged of vapors is not subject to the HMR. This applies whether the lighters are carried aboard on one's person or placed in checked baggage. Additionally, because the lighters are not subject to the HMR. there are no restrictions on the number that may be carried aboard on one's person or in their checked baggage. I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance. Sin~.erel , ~ ~ Hattie L. Mitchell Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Office of Hazardous Materials Standards#
Page 2prakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA) From: Sent: To: Subject: Betts, Charles (PHMSA) Wednesday, November 25,20097:12 AM S+e.vens Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA) FW: Zippo Lighters g 113 .3a~ Importance: High ~ ll1.. '02 Sf ('=>8 Ll~ ~4-eys Carolyn, Please log this in as a new request for interpretation. 09-- 021(0 Thanks, Charles -----Original Message----From: Janet.McLaughlin@faa.gov [mailto:Janet.McLaughlin@faa.gov] Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 5:49 AM To: Betts, Charles (PHMSA) Subject: Fw: Zippo Lighters I think this is more an interp question. Janet McLaughlin Federal Aviation Administration Office of Hazardous Material Div Manager, International and Outreach Div Cell 202-437-7651 Office 202-385-4897 This is from my BlackBerry Original Message ----From: "Ko, Changsik [ICNCS]" [CS.Ko@united.com] Sent: 11/19/2009 06:13 PM MST . To: Janet McLaughlin; "DG-Bag-Discrepan;cy" <dg-bag-discrepancy@united.com> Cc: "Chang, Ohjae [ICNOZ]" <OJ.Chang@united.com>i "Kim, SE [ICNCS]" <SE.Kim@united.com>i "Kim, Inkyung [ICNCS]" <Inkyung.Kim@united.com>i "Park, Jinchul [ICNCS]" <JC.Park@united.com> Subject: RE: Zippo Lighters Dear Janet , How are you Could you tell me some details about lighters especially on the "Zippo Lighter'. what I understand is that empty lighters are permitted in checked baggage. If this is empty zippo also can be checked in customer*s checked baggage? and how many per person or per checked bag ? and please advise me some guidelines fo~ the word "empty"lighter or "new"lighter for the acceptanc or rej ection of these lighter' types on the spot. Thank you Changsik,Ko Incheon Customer Service 1#
Page 3Page 1 of 1 Betts. Charles (PHMSA) From: Ko, Changsik [ICNCS] Sent: Tuesday, November 24,20097:10 PM To: Betts, Charles (PHMSA) Subject: RE: Zippo lighters Dear Charles, I I was waiting your reply. I Belows are the additional contact informatior I • Email: c:::§.Is()@~§II.c:::9m ! • Fax: 82-32-744-6676 • Office Phone: 82-32-744-6688 • Cell Phone: 82-11-9767-0023 Thank you for your response Regards Changsik,Ko (Mr.) -----Original Message----From: charles.betts@dot.gov [mailto:charles.betts@dot.gov] Sent: Tuesday, November 24,200910:2 PM To: Ko, Changsik [ICNCS] Cc: Janet.McLaughlin@faa.dot.gov Subject: Zippo lighters Importance: High Good morning Ms. Ko, Your request for interpretation of the Haza[dous Materials Regulations was forwarded to my office for a formal response. However, in order to log your request into our tracking system, I need some additional contact information (i.e., complete mailing address, fax number and telephone number). Once received, your request will then be logged into our d~tabase and assigned to a specialist for handling. A formal response typically takes about 4 to 6 wee s. Regards, Charles Betts Chief, Standards Development Office of Hazardous Materials Standards Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety dministration 11/25/2009#
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