{"operation":"document","citation":"14-0194","title":"S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2015-03-13","effective_on":null,"summary":"14-0194 response to S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. concerning 178.33b.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0194.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0194.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0194","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2015/140194.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\nWashington DC 20590\n1200 New Jersey Avenue SE\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\nMAR 1 3 2015\nMr. Chris Kubicek\nS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.\n1525 Howe Street - MS 042\nRacine, WI 53403\nRef. No. 14-0194\nDear Mr. Kubicek:\nThis responds to your October 14, 2014 email requesting clarification on the design\nqualification requirements for DOT-2S containers under the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). You state that some manufacturers of 2S\ncontainers interpret that the drop test must be performed on a filled container with only the\nvalve cup installed - reflecting the product configuration of the container during the\nmanufacturing process immediately after filling. Additionally, you attached photographs of\nexamples of the containers with the valve only configurations and with the actuator overcap\nconfiguration. Specifically, you ask that when the container (i.e., the aerosol) is drop tested\nin accordance with § 178.33b-7, should the test be conducted with the actuator overcap\nremoved or should the container be tested in its assembled configuration for consumer use?\nThe container should not be tested in its assembled configuration. The drop test must be\nperformed with the valve only, i.e., without any covers/overcaps attached.\nI hope this answers your inquiry. If you need additional assistance, please contact this\nOffice at 202-366-8553.\nActing Chief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nBoothe\n178.336-7\nDesion Qualification\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\n1-0194\nFrom:\nSent:\nBetts, Charles (PHMSA)\nTuesday, October 14, 2014 11:06 AM\nTo:\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nCc:\nSubject:\nGoodall, Shante CTR (PHMSA)\nFw: Interpretation of 178.33b-7\nAttachments:\nconsumer 1.jpg; consumer 2.jpg; consumer 3.jpg; valve only 1.jpg; valve only 2.jpg; valve\nonly 3.jpg\nAlice-\nPlease log and assigned to a specialist.\nThanks,\nCharles\nFrom: Kubicek, Chris A. [mailto:CAKubice@scj.com]\nSent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 09:30 AM Eastern Standard Time\nTo: Betts, Charles (PHMSA)\nCc: Freeman, Cheryl (PHMSA); shane.kelly@dot.gov; Doug Fratz (dfratz@cspa.org)\n; Steve Engler (sengler@aerofil.com) \nSubject: FW: Interpretation of 178.33b-7\nCharles, thank you for your clarification to Mr. Fratz on the 49CFR178.33b-7 (DOT-2S) drop test protocol. We\nunderstand the aerosol product should be tested without it's shipping container.\nWe do need more clarification on the aerosol itself. Some of our CSPA members interpret the drop testing to be\nperformed on a filled container with only the valve cup installed (the product configuration of the aerosol during the\nmanufacturing process immediately after filling).\nWhen the individual aerosol is drop tested, should that aerosol container with the actuator overcap removed? Or\nshould the aerosol container be tested in the assembled configuration as the consumer would be using?\n• I am attaching three examples of 'valve only configurations, and 3 examples of the assembled aerosols for consumer\nuse.\nThank you for your help on this, we look forward to your response.\nChris\nCOLAS RATE\nSCIENCES\nCHRIS KUBICEK | Principal | ph 262.260.5419 txt 262.374.2089 | cakubice@scj.com\nS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | 1525 Howe Street - MS 042 - Racine, WI 53403\n1\n\n<<>>\n\n\"The information herein contains the Confidential and Proprietary Information of S.C. Johnson.\nNeither receipt nor possession thereof confers any right to reproduce, use, or disclose, in whole\nor in part, any of this information, except in accordance with a written agreement with S.C. Johnson.\"\nFrom: Doug Fratz [mailto:dfratz@cspa.org]\nTo: Kubicek, Chris A.\nSent: Friday, October 03, 2014 12:22 PM\nSubject: Fwd: Interpretation of 178.33b-7\nSee response below.\nD. Douglas Fratz\nSenior Science Fellow and\nAerosol Division Staff Executive\nConsumer Specialty Products Association\n1667 K Street NW, Suite 300\nWashington, DC 20006\nDirect: 202-833-7304\nOffice: 202-872-8110\nemail dfratz@cspa.org | www.cspa.org\nThis e-mail, including any attachments, contains information from the Consumer Specialty Products Association (SPA)\nand is intended solely for the use of the named recipient or recipients and CSPA member companies. This email,\nincluding any attachments or hyperlinks within it, may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged or\notherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are not entitled to use,\ndisclose, distribute, copy, print, disseminate or rely on this email in any way. Even if you are the intended recipient or a\nCSPA member company, you may not distribute, disclose or otherwise disseminate this email or its attachments outside\nthe membership of CSPA, without CSPA's prior written consent. Sent from my iPad\nBegin forwarded message:\nFrom: \nDate: October 3, 2014 at 8:37:02 AM EDT\nTo: \nCc: ,\nSubject: RE: Interpretation of 178.33b-7\nGood morning Mr. Fratz-\nAfter speaking with several staff members, it is our understanding that the drop test must be performed\non the filled DOT 25 container without the outer shipping container.\nWe hope that this helps.\nRegards,\n2\n\n<<>>\n\nCharles\nFrom: Doug Fratz [mailto: dfratz@cspa.org]\nTo: Kelley, Shane (PHMSA); Betts, Charles (PHMSA)\nSent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 9:15 AM\nSubject: Interpretation of 178.33b-7\nShane, Charles:\nWe have a question regarding the requirement in 49CFR178.33b-7 that, \"The closure, or sealing\ncomponent of the container, must not be protected during the test.\" (This relates to the design\nqualification drop test for 2S plastic aerosol containers.) Does this simply mean that the test is\nconducted on the filled aerosol product without the outer shipping container (usually a\ncardboard box)?\nThanks in advance.\nD. Douglas Fratz\nSenior Science Fellow and\nAerosol Products Division Staff Executive\n1667 K Street NW, Suite 300\nConsumer Specialty Products Association\nWashington, DC 20006\nDirect: 202-833-7304\nOffice: 202-872-8110\nemail dfratz@cspa.org | www.cspa.org\nThis e-mail, including any attachments, contains information from the Consumer Specialty Products Association (SPA) and is\nintended solely for the use of the named recipient or recipients and CSPA member companies. This email, including any attachments or\nthe intended recipient of this email, you are not entitled to use, disclose, distribute, copy. print, disseminate or rely on this email in any\nhyperlinks within it, may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not\nemail or its attachments outside the membership of CSPA, without SPA's prior written consent.\nway. 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