Docket Number: PHMSA-2017-0050

Appellant was assessed a civil penalty of $11,208 in four payments of $2,802 for three violations of the HMR when it represented and certified UN 4G fiberboard box specification packaging as meeting the requirements of the HMR when failing to properly conduct testing by not applying the required weight during the stack test; it represented and certified UN 4G specification combination packaging as meeting the requirement of the HMR while failing to notify customers of closure instructions that provide for a consistent and repeatable means of closure as "hand tightened,"; and it represented and certified UN 4G specification combination packaging as meeting the requirement of the HMR while failing to provide a full description of the packaging design type in the design qualification test.