{"operation":"document","citation":"10-0177","title":"CSE Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2010-11-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"10-0177 response to CSE Corporation concerning 173.168, 173.56.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0177.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0177.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0177","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2010/100177.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nNOV 24 2010\nMr. Jeff Tocci\nCSE Corporation\n600 Seco Road \"\nMonroeville, P A 15146\n1200 New Jersey Ave, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nRef. No. 10-0177\nDear Mr. Tocci:\nThis responds to your August 19,2010 email and subsequent telephone conversation with a\nmember ofmy staff regarding the transportation of a chemical oxygen generator (COG) under\nthe Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you request\nclarification of the approval requirement and authorized packaging under § 173.168. Your\nquestions are paraphrased and answered as follows:\nQI. Our company held a competent authority approval to offer for transportation a COG. Our\ncompany manufactures the COG. It is our understanding that because of the incorporation of\n§ 173.168 ofthe HMR, a renewal of our approval is not needed?\nAI. Your understanding is correct. Aspects of COG approvals associated with shipment ofa\nCOG were incorporated into the HMR under final rule HM-224B (72 FR 4442; January 31,\n2007) and specifically focused on safety controls, packaging, and marking, thus, eliminating the\nneed for shipment approvals including the approval held by your company. However, a\nclassification approval is still necessary for manufacturers of a COG (See HM-224B; 72 FR\n4452). Therefore, based on your indication that your company manufactures a COG, your\ncompany must obtain a classification approval in accordance with § 173.168(a) ofthe HMR.\nQ2. Further, it is our understanding that a COG that uses an explosive means of initiation\nattached must obtain an approval as an explosive. Our COG design uses a non-explosive means\nof initiation. Thus, we believe our COG is excluded from the requirement to obtain an EX\nnumber. Is this correct?\nA2. Your understanding is not \"correct. The requirement under § 173.l68(a) to obtain an\napproval applies to a COG with either an explosive or non-explosive means of initiation\nattached. Although the COG must be classed and approved following the same procedures used\nfor the classification and approval of an explosive under § 173.56, it does not follow that the\nCOG will be classed as an explosive. However, the COG may still be assigned an EX approval\nnumber. EX approval numbers are not necessarily tied to explosives.\nQ3. Is Packing Group (PG) II performance level packaging the proper packaging for ground\ntransport ofa COG?\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carol\nFrom: Foster, Glenn (PHMSA)\nSent:\nTo:\nCc:\nSubject:\nThursday, August 19, 2010 1:33 PM\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nBetts, Charles (PHMSA); Billings, Delmer (PHMSA); Supko, Ben (PHMSA)\nFW: CSE Corp. request for Letter of Interpretation 49CFR173.168 - Oxygen Generator,\nChemical UN3356, Div. 5.1 Domestic Ground Transportation Packaging\nImportance:\nSensitivity:\nHigh\nConfidential\nFrom: Relerford, Darra I (PHMSA)\nsent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 1:15 PM\nTo: Burger, Donald (PHMSA); Paquet, Ryan (PHMSA); White, Nancy (PHMSA); Foster, Glenn (PHMSA)\nCc: Boyd, Felicia (PHMSA)\nSubject: FW: CSE Corp. request for Letter of Interpretation 49CFR173.168 - Oxygen Generator, Chemical UN3356, Div.\n5.1 Domestic Ground Transportation Packaging\nImportance: High\nSensitivity: Confidential\nPlease. see email from Mr. Tocci below.\nRegards\n~/.d~pr4\nSpecial Permits and Approvals PHH-31\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nU.S. Department of Transportation\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Building, Room E23-418\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nTel: 202-366-0260\nFax: 202-366-3308\n----------------\n---\n....--.-----..~----.---\nFrom: Jeff Tocci [mailto:jgt@csecorporation.com]\nsent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:59 AM\nTo: Relerford, Darral (PHMSA)\nSubject: CSE Corp. request for Letter of Interpretation 49CFR173.168 - Oxygen Generator, Chemical UN3356, Div. 5.1\nDomestic Ground Transportation Packaging\nImportance: High\nSensitivity: Confidential\nDear Darral:\nAn Interpretation of DOT Regulation is requested regarding:\n1) Renewal of our Competent Authority CA1999120010\n2) Classification of our CSE SR100 Self-Contained Self-Rescuer (SCSR)\n3) Packaging requirement for domestic ground shipments of our products\nAs discussed, pertaining to our request for a renewal of our Competent Authority Approval (CA1999120010), we\nunderstand that a renewal is no longer required for the CSE SR100 SCSR.\nFurther, we understand COGs that utilize an explosive starting device must now obtain an approval as an explosive.\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nCSE Corporation SR100 SCSR's starting mechanisms design does not require a means of ignition. The CSE Corporation\nCOG starting mechanism utilize an non-expLosive DOT-39 NR exempt (49CFR 173.306) Oxygen CyLinder. Therefore, we\nwouLd respectfully request an interpretation that the CSE SR100 SCSR is excluded from the requirement of obtaining\nan EX number.\nSince the change in the PHMSA regulation (HM-224B), all CSE SR100 SCSR products shipped by domestic a/or\ninternational air cargo are shipped in the new super packaging in compliance with Part 173.168(d). Our remaining\nquestion involves the Packing Group requirement for domestic ground shipments of our CSE SR100 SCSR.\n49 CFR 173.168 (d) Packaging (1 )(i) references Packing Group I or II performance level.\n49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table Oxygen Generator, ChemicaL UN3356, Div. 5.1, references Packing Group II.\nUpon reviewing these sections, one would come to the conclusion that Package Group II would be the proper packaging\nfor domestic ground movements.\nPlease advise as to the proper packing group requirement for shipping our CSE SR100 SCSR products by domestic\nground.\nIf you have any questions, please give me a call.\nThank you for your assistance.\nKind Regards,\nJeff Tocci\nPurchasingl Materials Manager\nCSE Corporation\n600 Seco Road\nMonroeville, PA 15146\n(412) 856-9200 PH\n(412) 646-9973 FX\n(412) 980-4366 Cell#\njgt@csecorporation.com\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":5953}