Lufthansa Cargo the Americas — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

Page 1U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 FEB 1 1 2014 Mr. Hilmar Leng Process and Dangerous Goods Manager Lufthansa Cargo- the Americas 3400 Peachtree Road N.E. Suite 1225 Atlanta, GA 30326 Ref. No.: 14-0021 Dear Mr. Leng: This is in response to your letter dated January 14, 2014, requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CPR Parts 171-180) relating to the air transportation ofhazardous material. You ask whether the HMR apply to aircraft transporting hazardous material and overflying U.S. airspace without landing in in U.S. jurisdiction. You further ask if the HMR apply if an aircraft transporting hazardous material lands in U.S. jurisdiction en-route to its final destination and the hazardous material remains onboard the aircraft. In both instances, the HMR would apply. Section 171.1 (c) provides that the requirements of the HMR apply to transportation of a hazardous material in commerce and to each person who transports a hazardous material in commerce. The definition of commerce in § 171.8 is trade 'or transportation in the jurisdiction of the United States. The jurisdiction of the United States includes the airspace. However, § 171.22 authorizes, with certain conditions and limitations, the transportation of hazardous materials in commerce in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO TI). The hazardous materials being transported must be subject to and in conformance with the ICAO TI, and must conform to all applicable requirements of subpart C of part 171 ofthe HMR. I trust this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Sincerely, Q '\1&.9¥ -- '". {) ~( Duane A. Pfund International Standards Coordinator Standards and Rulemaking Division ~#

Page 2e:ub\ch ~ \'1l. I ~ill. 1).J §1{1,23., Apr.hCabd, ~ p-}- D021 Lufthansa Cargo AG The Americas 3400 Peachtree Rd. N.E., Suite 1225, Atlanta GA 30326 USA United States Department of Transportation PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards Attention: PHH-10 East Building 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE. Washington, DC 20590 - 0001 USA lhre Zeichen Your Reference Unsem Zeichen/Datum Our RE3ference/Date Telefon!T elefax Telephone!T elefax 14.JAN.14 Tel: + 1 (404) 814-5158 Email: hilmar.leng@dlh.de Re: U.S./DOT regulations for Hazmat overflying I in transit U.S. territory To whom it may concern, 1) Do the U.S./DOT Hazmat Regulations apply for hazardous material loaded on board an aircraft just overflying U.S. airspace without making a landing in U.S. territory? e.g. Frankfurt, Germany to Mexico City, Mexico just flying over U.S. territory 2) Same scenario as above but loaded on board an aircraft which transits the U.S. but the hazardous material remains on board the aircraft? e.g. Frankfurt, Germany to Chicago, U.S. onto final destination Mexico City, Mexico With kindest regards, Lufthansa Cargo AG Hilmar Leng Process and Dangerous Goods Manager Lufthansa Cargo - the Americas Sitz der Gesellschaft/Corporate Headquarters: Lufthansa Cargo AG, Langer Kornweg 34i, 65451 Kelsterbach Registereintragung/Registration: Amtsgericht Darmstadt HR B 83326 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Stefan Lauer Vorstand/Executive Board: Carsten Spohr (Vorsitzender/Chairman), Dr. Roland Busch, Dr. Andreas Otto, Karl-Heinz Kbpfle Attention: This message contains confidential information intended only for the person(s) named above. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately and delete this message and any attachment from your computer.#