{"operation":"document","citation":"15-0016","title":"American Airlines — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2015-03-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"15-0016 response to American Airlines concerning 173.448, 175.700.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-15-0016.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-15-0016.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-15-0016","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2015/150016.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nSafety Administration\nMr. Michel A. Wentz\nManager, Dangerous Goods Compliance\nMAR 2 4 2015\nSafety, Security, & Environmental\nAmerican Airlines\n4333 Amon Carter Blvd.\nFort Worth, TX 76155\nReference No. 15-0016\nDear Mr. Wentz:\nThis responds to your December 22, 2014 letter requesting clarification on transporting\nClass 7 materials under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-\n180) aboard passenger aircraft. Section 175.700(a) prescribes that no person may carry\nany Class 7 materials aboard a passenger-carrying aircraft unless that material is intended\nfor use in, or incident to research, medical diagnosis or treatment. Regardless of its\nintended use, no person may carry a Type B(M) package aboard a passenger-carrying\naircraft, a vented Type B(M) package aboard any aircraft, or a liquid pyrophoric Class 7\nmaterial aboard any aircraft.\nYou ask if a passenger aircraft operator may transport Type B(U) packages containing\nvials of liquid radioactive Molybdenum 99 (Mo99) and the return of empty Type B(U)\ncontainers as Type A packages, provided the requirements applicable to radioactive\nmaterials incident to research, medical diagnosis or treatment are satisfied.\nThe answer to your question is yes. Radioactive materials in Type B(U) and Type A\npackages that do not exceed a transport index of 3.0 and intended for use in or incident to\nresearch, medical diagnosis, or treatment may be transported on board passenger-carrying\naircraft in accordance with §§ 173.448(f) and 175.700(a).\nI trust this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to\ncontact this office.\nSincerely,\nJane A.\nDuane A. Pfund\nInternational Standards Coordinator\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nManager, Dangerous Goods Compliance\nMichel A. Wentz\nAmerican Airlines\nSafety, Security & Environmental\nluiener\n$10 706)\nDecember 22, 2014\n1'13. 10:\nOper 0 limitatious\nU.S. DOT\nPHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\n15-0016\nAttn: PHH-10\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\nRE: Type B(U) packages of radioactive materials transported by air\nDear Sir,\nIn 49 CFR 175.700 (a) it states:\n(a) Except as provided in 173.4a, 173.422 and 173.423 of this subchapter, no person may\ncarry any Class 7 materials aboard a passenger-carrying aircraft unless that material is\nintended for use in, or incident to research (See 171.8 of this subchapter), medical diagnosis\nor treatment. Regardless of its intended use, no person may carry a Type B(M) package\naboard a passenger-carrying aircraft, a vented Type B(M) package aboard any aircraft, or a\nliquid pyrophoric Class 7 material aboard any aircraft.\nIn 49 CFR 173.403, Definitions under \"Package\" it states;\n(4) \"Type B package\" means a packaging designed to transport greater than an A1 or Az\nquantity of radioactive material that, together with its radioactive contents, is designed to\nretain the integrity of containment and shielding required by this part when subjected to\nthe normal conditions of transport and hypothetical accident test conditions set forth in 10\nCFR part 71.\n(i) \"Type B(U) package\" means a Type B packaging that, together with its radioactive\ncontents, for international shipments requires unilateral approval only of the package\ndesign and of any stowage provisions that may be necessary for heat dissipation.\nFort Worth, TX 76155\n4333 Amon Carter Blvd.\n817 931 6892 Office\nMike.wentz@aa.com\n817 931 6392 Fax\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nAmerican Airlines\nWe are requesting clarity that authorized type B(U) packages with materials intended for\nuse in, or incident to research, medical diagnosis or treatment are acceptable for air\ntransport per 49 CFR 175.700.\nProvided all other requirements of 49 CFR for transportation of radioactive materials\nincident to research, medical diagnosis or treatment are met, is a passenger carrier\nsuch as American Airlines permitted to carry authorized Type B(U) packages as defined\nin 49 CFR 173.416 containing vials of liquid radioactive Molybdenum 99 (Mo99) and the\nreturn of empty Type B(U) containers as Type A packages?\nSincerely,\nmichla.Wat\nMichel A. Wentz\nManager, Dangerous Goods Compliance\nSafety, Security & Environmental","truncated":false,"body_characters":4337}