{"operation":"document","citation":"99-0253","title":"JL Shepherd & Associates — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1999-12-28","effective_on":null,"summary":"99-0253 response to JL Shepherd & Associates concerning 173.415.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0253.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0253.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0253","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1999/990253.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C.\n20590\nResearch and\nAdministration\nSpecial Programs\nDEC 2 8 1999\nMs. Mary F. Shepherd\nRef. No. 99-0253\nVice President\nJL Shepherd & Associates\n1010 Arroyo Ave..\nSan Fernando CA\n91340-1822\nDear Ms. Shepherd:\nThis is in response to your letter dated September 2, 1999,\nregarding the use of DOT Specification lA packagings that were\ndesigned in accordance with the requirements in effect on\nI am sorry for the delay and hope this has not\ncaused\nyou any inconvenience.\nSection 173.415 (a) states that \"use of Specification 7A\npackagings designed in accordance with the requirements of\n$ 178.350 of this subchapter in\neffect on June 30, 1983... is not\nauthorized after April 1, 1997.\" However, if it can be\nwith the requirements of § 178.350 in effect on June 30, 1983,\ndetermined that a packaging originally designed in accordance\nmeets the current requirements of 49 CFR 178.350, then the\npackaging would continue to be an authorized Type A packaging.\nI hope this satisfies your inquiry.\nSincerely,\nThe\nomar A. Allan\nThomas G. Allan\nSenior\nTransportation Regulations Specialist\nOffice of Hazardous Materials\nStandards\n173.415\n990253\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nyale\nSHEPHERd & ASSOCIATES\n3/73.415\nIOIO ARROYO AVE., SAN FERNANDO, CALIFORNIA 91340-1822\n99-0253\n818-898-2361 FAX 818-361-8095\nSeptember 2, 1999\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nMr. Ed Mazzullo\nM/S DHM-10\nU.S. Department of Transportation\n400 7th St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20509-0001\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nThis letter is to request a written clarification on 49 CFR 173.415.\nlance with the requirements of 178.350 of this subchapter in effect on June 30, 1983 ... is no\nSection (a) of this paragraph states that \"Use of Specification 7A packages designed in accor\nauthorized after April 1, 1997.\"\ncan be demonstrated to meet the October 1, 1982 revisions and current 1998 revisions.\nThis paragraph does not permit the continued use of packages manufactured prior to this, if they\nWe have received verbal confirmation from the RSPA that these packages may be used if it can\nbe demonstrated that they meet all these revisions.\nWe wish to receive written confirmation\nfrom the DOT that this indeed so.\nThank you for your time and attention to this matter.\nSincerely yours,\nJ.L. SHEPHERD AND ASSOCIATES\nmaryt. Shepherd\nMary F. Shepherd\nVice President\nCC: Dr. Fred Ferrate, RSPA, DOT","truncated":false,"body_characters":2428}