# TEN-E Packaging Services, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **operation:** document - **citation:** 10-0092 - **title:** TEN-E Packaging Services, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **source type:** guidance - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** guidance - **official:** true - **published on:** 2011-02-16 - **effective on:** Not available - **summary:** 10-0092 response to TEN-E Packaging Services, Inc. concerning 173.158. - **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0092.json - **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0092.md - **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0092 - **source url:** https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2010/100092.pdf **body:** <<>> U.S. Department ofTronsportotion 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington. D.C. 20590 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration fEB 162011 Mr. Robert1. Ten Eyck Director, Technical Services TEN-E Packaging Services, Inc. 1666 County Road 74 Newport, MN 55055 Ref. No. 10-0092 Dear Mr. Ten Eyck: This responds to your letter dated, requesting clarification of the inner packaging quantity limitations for nitric acid under § 173. 158(b)(2), (d)(I), (d)(2), (e), (t)(2), (t)(3), (h)(l) and (h)(2) of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask whether the "not over 2.5 L" inner packaging quantity limitation as specified in the above referenced paragraphs of the § 173.158 packaging instruction for nitric acid refers to overflow capacity or nominal capacity while recognizing the latter to infer a certain amount of outage manufactured into the packaging when necessary. Nitric acid of 70% or less concentration offered for transport by rail, highway, or water may be packaged in certain combination packagings with plastic, glass, or earthenware inner packagings not over 2.5 L capacity each. The term "not over" as used in § 173.158 means that you may not use an inner packaging with a maximum capacity greater than 2.5 L (i.e., overflow capacity). I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely, T. Glenn Foster Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch Standards and Rulemaking Division <<>> TEl sun KG THE 5TH HUBR 0 April 21, 2010 Susan Gorsky U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, PHH-10 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Building, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20590 Dear Susan: TEN-E Packaging Services, Inc. is writing to request a clarification concerning maximum capacity for 2.5 liter glass and plastic bottles referenced in Sections 173.158(b)(2), (d)(1), (d)(2),(e), (f)(2), (f)(3) , (h)(1) and (h)(2) of Title 49 CFR. Does the statement "not over 2.5 L" used in these sections mean overflow capacity or nominal capacity with a recognition for the latter that a certain outage can be built into the packaging? TEN-E Packaging Services would appreciate having the agency's viewpoint on this capacity matter. Sincerley, TEN-E Packaging Services. Inc. 1666 County Road 74 Newport, MN 55055· Phone: 651-459-0671 Fax: 651-459-1430 Email: info@ten-e.com Web: www.ten-e.com UNITED STATES - MN - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 2513