{"operation":"document","citation":"11-0223","title":"Lockheed Martin - Sippican — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2011-10-27","effective_on":null,"summary":"11-0223 response to Lockheed Martin - Sippican concerning 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0223.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0223.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0223","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2011/110223.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n1200 New Jersey Avenue SE\nu.s. Department Washington. DC 20590\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\nOCT 2 7 2D11\nMr. Matthew Sears\nEHS Department\nLockheed Mar tin - Sippican\n7 Barnabas Rd.\nMarion, MA 02738\nRef. No.: 11-0223\nDear Mr. Sears:\nThis responds to your September 1, 2011 request for clarification on use of an overpack for\nthe shipment of lithium batteries under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR\nParts 171-180). Specifically you ask ifthe 35 kg weight limitation for lithium metal batteries\ncontained in equipment, UN3091 , in column 9B ofthe § 172.101 hazardous materials table\nand packing instruction 970 ofthe International Civil Aviation Organizations Technical\nInstructions for the Safe Transport ofDangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Technical Instructions)\napply to the weight of individual packages or to the gross weight of all packages contained on\nthe pallet.\nThe quantity limitations in the HMR apply to the weight of lithium batteries per package. The\nquantity limitations in the 2011-2012 ICAO Technical Instructions apply to the weight of\nlithium batteries per piece ofequipment. Multiple packages consolidated onto a pallet would\nconstitute an overpack as defined by the HMR and the ICAO Technical Instructions, and the\ngross weight ofthe overpack may exceed 35 kg.\nI hope this answers your inquiry. If you need additional assistance, please contact the\nStandards and Rulemaking Division at (202) 366-8553.\nSincerely,\nBenSupko\nActing Chief, Standards Development\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nLockheed Marrin Sippican, Inc.\nSeven Barnabas Road Marion, MA 02738\nTelephone 508·748·1160\nDarral Relerford\nSpecial Pennits and Approvals PHH-31\nPHMSA\nU.S Department ofTransportation\n1200 New Jersey Ave\nSE East Building, Room E23-418\nWashington, DC 20590\nRe: Lockheed Martin Sippican, Inc. - Request for interpretation to ship lithium metal\nbatteries contained in equipment UN 3091 without a Competent Authority\nApproval Letter .\nDear Mr. Relerford:\nOn behalf of Lockheed Martin Sippican, Inc. (Lockheed), we are writing you to request\nan interpretation, so that we would be able to ship lithium metal batteries contained in\nequipment UN 3091. without an Competent Authority Approval Letter but instead foHow\nthe proper shipping requirements as outlined in 49 CFR 172.101, ICAO packing\ninstruction 970 and 49 CFR 173.25\nLockheed consolidates an individually packaged product (EMA TT) contained within a\nUN approved package and marked accordingly, and then secures it onto a pallet with\nstraps tor ease of transportation. Depending on the needs of our customers we may ship\none (1) individually packaged EMA TT, or up to thirty-six (36) individually pack<\\ged\nEMATTs on a pallet. Each EMATT weighs (including packaging) 15.9 kg and contains\n.0810 kg oflithiwn in a lithium metal battery pack. The battery pack is also UN tested\nand contains all of the required safety features including diodes and fuses.\nLockheed would like to confirm our interpretation of 49 CFR 173.25 which we\nunderstand that when a pallet is used to consolidate packages it is considered to be an\noverpack and is not subject to a 35 kg weight limitation. Therefore we wOl,lld not be\nrequired to have a Competent Authority approval to ship EMA TIs.\nAlso attached is a June 28, 2007 interpretation letter which we beHeve applies to our\nsituation. However we wanted to confinn with your off1ce that we will he shipping\nEMA TTs proper1y.\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nShould you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (774) 553 6584\nor write me at the address above.\n~_~_~rely,\n\\) \\ V \\;J~ ..Q~--\nMatthew Sears\nEnvironmental, Health, and Safety Engineer\nAttacrhment","truncated":false,"body_characters":3742}