{"operation":"document","citation":"10-0065","title":"TSO3, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2010-04-26","effective_on":null,"summary":"10-0065 response to TSO3, Inc. concerning 171.22, 171.23, 173.12, 173.24.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0065.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0065.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0065","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2010/100065.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\nAPR 26 2010\n1200 New Jersey Ave, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMr. Jean~Martin Vallieres\nMechanical Engineer\nTS03, Inc.\n2505 A venue Dalton\nQuebec, Quebec, Canada, GIP 3S5\nRef. No. 10-0065\nDear Mr. Vallieres:\nThis responds to your March 15, 2010 email regarding UN Specification packaging authorized\nunder the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171 ~ 180). Specifically, you\nask whether your company must submit packaging compatibility test results and obtain an\napproval from DOT to use a foreign manufactured UN Specification packaging authorized by\nTransport Canada's Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations for the\ntransportation of an aqueous solution of 50% hydrogen peroxide. You questions are\nparaphrased and answered as follows:\nQl. Our company is not required to resubmit chemical compatibility test results for the\npackaging to Transport Canada because of the availability of test results generated by the\ncompany filling the bottles in the packaging for similar packaging. Do we have to submit\nchemical compatibility tests results to DOT in order to transport our product in the U.S.?\nA1. No. In accordance with § 173 .24( e), compatibility tests for packaging materials and\ncontents are required for plastic packaging or receptacles used for Packing Group (PG) I\nmaterials. Aqueous solutions of50% hydrogen peroxide are assigned PG II. Thus, no\ncompatibility testing is required. Note that the packaging must conform to the general\ncompatibility requirements of § 173 .24( e).\nQ2. Is our company required to obtain approval for use ofthe packaging from DOT if the\ncompany is registered with and has an approval for use ofthe packaging from Transport\nCanada?\nA2. No. In accordance with § 173. 12(a)(2), a UN Specification packaging authorized by\nTransport Canada's TDG Regulations may be used to transport hazardous material to the United\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nStates subject to the limitations of §§ 171.12, 171.22, and 171.23 and provided the packaging is\nequivalent to the UN Specification authorized by the HMR. See § 173.24(d)(2).\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please contact this office.\nSil'~\nCharles E. Betts\n. ,Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nDrakeford. Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) Packets I f)4_\nSent: Monday, March 15,20102:26 PM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA) (0 --00 Ii5\nSubject: FW: Questions regarding UN packaging in Forein country\nFrom: Jean-Martin Vallieres [mailto:jmvallieres@ts03.com]\nSent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:05 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSubject: Questions regarding UN packaging in Forein country\nHello,\nTS03, a company based in Canada, is now in a process to get transport approval for the shipment of a box with 4 bottles\nof hydrogen peroxide 50%. All the files/documentation has been submitted to Transport Canada in order to obtain the UN\ncertification of the packaging and a certificate of registration that include the incorporation certificate of our company and a\ndeclaration of chemical compatibility testing as per CAN/CGSB.43-150-97 section 6.1 (equivalent of 49CFR173.24 (e».\nWe have two questions for the DOT:\n1­ In Canada, we don't have to resubmit the chemical compatibility test as per CAN/CGSB.43-150-97 section 6.1\nbecause TS03 is using the same resin/liner than a well know chemical company in charge of filling TS03 bottle\n(Fisher Scientific item number H341-500). Do we have to submit test results to the DOT in order to ship the\nproduct in US?\n2­ Do we have a register our company or obtain a certificate from the DOT before sh~ping the packaging in US if\nwe have: 1 sl a UN certificate of our packaging emitted by Transport Canada and 2n a certificate of registration\nemitted by Transport Canada? Do you need of copy of documents emitted by Transport Canada?\nPlease answer by email for traceability purposes\nRef:\nhttp://www.fishersci.com/wps/portal/PRODUCTDET AIL ?prodcutdetail='prod'&productld=683664&catalogld=291 04&match\nedCatNo=H341500&pos=1 &catCode=RE SC&endecaSearchQuery=%23store%3DScientific%23N%3DO%23rpp%3D15&\nfromCat=yes&keepSessionSearchOutPut=true&fromSearch=Y&searchKey=h341 &highlightProductsltemsFlag=Y\nBest regards,\nJean-Martin Vallieres, Eng.\nMechanical Engineer, R&D\n418651-0003/251\njmvallieres@ts03,com\nTS03 STERIZONE® Sterilization System\nCreating the Improved Standard in Healthcare Sterilization\n2505. avenue Dalton, Quebec (Quebec) G1 P 3S5 CANADA\nCustomer Service: 866715-0003 Technical Service: 888651-8763\nT 418 651-0003 F 418 653-5726\nwww.ts03.com/Ticker Symbol: TOS on the TSX\nCONFIDENTIALITY NOTE:\nThis document contains information from the offices of TS03 Inc. That information is confidential, and/or legally privileged and is intended only for the\nuse of the named recipient(s), If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any\naction in reliance on the contents of this report information is strictly prohibited and that the document should be returned to this company immediately. If\nyou have in fact receive this report in error, please notify us by telephone at 418651-0003 immediately so that we may correct the situation. Thank you,\nTS03 and STERIZONE® are registered trademark ofTS03 Inc.\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":5388}