# The Chemours Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **operation:** document - **citation:** 18-0008 - **title:** The Chemours Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **source type:** guidance - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** guidance - **official:** true - **published on:** 2018-05-31 - **effective on:** Not available - **summary:** 18-0008 response to The Chemours Company concerning 178.33a, 178.504. - **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0008.json - **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0008.md - **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0008 - **source url:** https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/69771/180008.pdf **body:** <<>> U.S. Department 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE of Transportation Washington, DC 20590 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety MAY 3 1 2018 Administration Randolph Martin Sr. Consultant The Chemours Company 1007 Market Street, Room 3088 Wilmington, DE 19899 Reference No. 18-0008 Dear Mr. Martin: This letter is in response to your January 10, 2018, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to a manufacturer's dual marking of containers. Specifically, you ask whether it is permissible for a container to be dual marked as both a United Nations specification 1A1 (UN 1A1) non-removable head steel drum and either a Department of Transportation specification 2Q (DOT 2Q) inner, non-refillable metal receptacle. • The answer is yes, provided that the packaging meets the design and testing standard in the HMR for both package specifications, in all aspects. For example, the 1 liter (L) maximum capacity specified for DOT 2Q containers is smaller than the 450 L maximum capacity specified for UN 1A1 drums (see §§ 178.33a-2 and 178.504, respectively). Therefore, a dual marked UN 1A1 drum and DOT 2Q container could not exceed 1 L capacity. The requirements for DOT 2Q design and testing are specified in Part 178 Subpart B. The requirements for UN 1A1 drum design and testing are specified in Part 178 Subparts L and M. I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely, I Mean Taste T. Glenn Foster Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch Standards and Rulemaking Division <<>> hehman Portan Packaging January, Ikeya CTR (PHMSA) 18-0008 From: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 2:27 PM Subject: To: Hazmat Interps FW: Formal Interpretation Hello All, Please see the below request for interp. Regards, -Breanna From: Martin, Randy [mailto:RANDOLPH.MARTIN@chemours.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:58 PM To: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) Subject: Formal Interpretation This is to request a formal interpretation of the hazmat regulations. Many retail stores (such as Walmart, Auto Zone, Home Depot and others) offer for sale R134a, a Div. 2.2 refrigerant gas, in 12 oz. cans. This product is generally used by consumers for re-charging automotive A/C systems. Usually these cans are marked as either "DOT-2Q" or "DOT-SP XXXXX". But lately we have seen imported cans marked as both "DOT-2Q" and "UN1A1/Y/100/16/CN/3302004". While we think it is permissible for a packaging to be dual-certified, we don't believe it is possible to be dual-certified as both a DOT 2Q inner nonrefillable metal receptacle and a UN1A1 non-removable head steel drum. So our question - is it permissible to have a packaging dual-certified (and marked) as both a DOT 2Q inner nonrefillable metal receptacle and a UN1A1 non-removable head steel drum? Thanks for your prompt attention to this request, and please let me know if you have any questions. Sr. Consultant, Hazardous Materials Distribution Randolph Martin 302-383-4174 mobile 302-773-2266 office 1007 Market Street, Rm 3088 The Chemours Company Wilmington, DE 19899 Chemours™ Linkedin | Iwitter | Chemours.com <<>> This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be privileged, confidential or copyrighted under applicable law. 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