{"operation":"document","citation":"11-0073","title":"International Titanium Powder — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2011-08-22","effective_on":null,"summary":"11-0073 response to International Titanium Powder concerning 173.28.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0073.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0073.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0073","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2011/110073.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Deportment 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE\nof Transportation Washington. DC 20590\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\nAUG 22 2011\nBill Murphy\nSupply Chain Specialist\nInternational Titanium Powder\n940 South Frontage Road\nSuite 2000\nWoodridge,IL 60517\nRef. No. 11-0073\nDear Mr. Murphy:\nThis responds to your March 17,2011 email and subsequent telephone conversation with a\nmember ofmy staff requesting clarification ofthe packaging reuse provisions of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). As indicated in your letter, you\nmanufacture a titanium metal pOWder, which you class and described for transportation as \"UN\n3089, Metal powders, flammable, n.o.s., 4.1, PG II.\" The powder is transported in UNIA2\nreconditioned steel drums designed to contain solids. The powder is placed in a low-density\npolyethylene (LDPE) liner with an inert gas, sealed, and placed inside the steel drum for\ntransportation. The combination package is transported to an outside entity for processing. The\noutside entity unpacks the material, processes the powder, then repackages the material in the\nsame drum and in the same manner as when it was originally packaged, except the outside entity\nuses a new LDPE liner. Specifically, you ask ifthe steel drum is required to be leakproofness\ntested prior to reuse in accordance with § 173.28.\nThe answer is no. Leakproofness testing in § 173.28 applies to a package originally required to\nbe leakproofness tested. Generally, this is a package intended to contain liquids. Your drum is\nnot subject to leakproof ness testing under § 173.28 because it is used for solids and the design\nwas not originally required to be leakproofness tested.\nI hope this answers your inquiry. If you need additional assistance, please contact this office\nat 202-366-8553.\nSincerely,\n~S~\nBen Supko\nChief, Standards Development\nStandards and Regulations Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n£,'ch a1 laLLh\n~ \"3· 29\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA) Reu,se...\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) 11-0073\nSent: Friday, March 18,2011 12:25 PM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nSubject: FW: Formal Letter of Interpretation\nHi Carolyn,\nThanks,\nVictoria\nWe received the following request for a letter of interpretation. The caller previously spoke with Scott Merkel.\nVictoria Lehman\nHazmat Information Center (HMIC)\nPipeline &Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,\nE21-119 Washington, D.C. 20590\nhttp://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/info-center\n(202) 366-1035\nFrom: William.Murphy@itponline.com [mailto:William.Murphy@itponline.com]\nsent: Thursday, March 17, 20111:16 PM\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter\nSubject: Formal Letter of Interpretation\nDear Sir or Madame;\nMy company, International Titanium Powder, manufactures a titanium metal powder, UN#3089, flammable metal, hazard\nclass 4.1, packing group II. We package the powder in UN1A21 Y400 I S reconditioned steel drums, with a LDPE plastic\nliner filled with Argon gas, The plastic liner is tied, containing the inert gas and material. The drum is a bolt type, open\nhead, with newly fabricated lid. The minimum thickness of the drum is .9mm (20 Gauge).\nWe will transport the combination package to an outside entity, who will discard the liner and manipulate the powder. No\nnew materials will be introduced. The material will then be repackaged and returned to International Titanium Powder for\nwarehousing and subsequent sale.\nWe request clarification of 49 CFR 173.28 with respect to our ability to re-use the identical drum as the outer package on\nthe return trip without perlorming a leakprofness test. Referencing 49 CFR 173.28 B-7, we read that the non bulk package\ncan be reused, providing the criterion listed in the section.\nCan the original UN1A21 Y400 I S carbon steel drums be considered as acceptable under 49 CFR 173.28 7(C) \"Another\nmaterial or thickness when approved under the conditions established by the Associate Administrator\"?\nBill Murphy\nSupply Chain Specialist\nInternational Titanium Powder\n(630) 410-0078 (Office)\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":4026}