{"operation":"document","citation":"20-0096","title":"NEX-XOS Worldwide, LLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2021-07-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"20-0096 response to NEX-XOS Worldwide, LLC concerning 172.102, 173.222, 173.4a.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-20-0096.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-20-0096.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-20-0096","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/75461/200096.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nJuly 6, 2021\nMr. Saul Mishkin\nPresident – CEO\nNEX-XOS Worldwide, LLC\n3922 Pembroke Road\nPembroke Park, FL 33021\nReference No. 20-0096\nDear Mr. Mishkin:\nThis letter is in response to your December 11, 2020, letter and subsequent phone call requesting\nclarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable\nto flammable ration heaters (FRH) used in Individual Operational Rations, e.g., meal, ready-to-\neat (MRE). Specifically, you provide the following information and ask whether the aluminum-\nbased FRH contained in Individual Operational Rations, including but not limited to MREs, is\nsubject to the HMR.\n• Your company manufactures an aluminum-based FRH, which is analogous to\nmagnesium-based FRHs used in MREs sold by others in the industry;\n• Your aluminum-based FRH contains “UN2813, Water-reactive solid, n.o.s., (Aluminum\npowder, uncoated), 4.3, II”; and\n• Depending on the size of your aluminum-based FRH, it contains either 7 or 14 grams of\naluminum.\nThe answer is yes. Please note that the aluminum-based FRH—as part of the MRE—may be\ndescribed and transported as “UN3363, Dangerous goods in apparatus, 9.” A UN3363 material\nis subject to special provision 136. In accordance with § 172.102(c)(1), special provision 136\nspecifies that the Associate Administrator may except from the HMR a UN3363 material that\nmeets certain conditions; specifically, if: (1) it is shown that it does not pose a significant risk in\ntransportation; (2) the quantities of hazardous material(s) do not exceed those specified in\n§ 173.4a; and (3) the equipment, machinery, or apparatus conforms with § 173.222.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nTo apply for such an approval, you must submit an application in conformance with approval\nrequirements found in 49 CFR Part 107, Subpart H. For more information on the approval\napplication process, visit our website at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/approvals-and-\npermits/hazmat/general-approvals/general-approvals-overview.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nDirk Der Kinderen\nChief, Standard Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nGeller\n20-0096\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nTo: Hazmat Interps\nSubject: FW: Request for Letter of Interpretation\nDate: Friday, December 11, 2020 10:44:25 AM\nAttachments: LETTER DOT12.2020.NXH.pdf\nSee attached request for letter of interpretation.\nThanks,\nJonathon, HMIC\nFrom: Saul Mishkin [mailto:saul@nex-xos.com]\nSent: Friday, December 11, 2020 10:27 AM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) <INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov>\nSubject: Request for Letter of Interpretation\nCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Do not click on links or\nopen attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Attn: PHH-10\nTo Whom It May Concern:\nPlease fin attached request for Letter of Interpretation for Shipping Aluminum-Based Flameless Ration\nHeaters\nLooking forward to your response\nSincerely\nSaul Mishkin\nOffice: 305.433.8376 | Direct: 954.317.0576 | Fax: 305.489.7651\nNEX-XOS WORLDWIDE LLC\n3922 Pembroke Rd. | Pembroke Park, FL 33021\nwww.nex-xos.com\nCONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is intended for the exclusive use of the\nindividual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and\nconfidential intended solely for such addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the\nintended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the\nintended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of\nthis communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,\nor if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by\nreply email and then delete this message and any attachments. Thank you.\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>","truncated":false,"body_characters":4133}