Interpretation Response #07-0009 ([gh Package & Product Testing and Consulting, Inc.] [Mr. H. Perry Hock])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: gh Package & Product Testing and Consulting, Inc.
Individual Name: Mr. H. Perry Hock
Location State: DC Country: US
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Response text:
Mar 20, 2007
Mr. H. Perry Hock
Reference No. 07-0009
Technical Director
gh Package & Product Testing
and Consulting, Inc.
4090 Thunderbird Lane
Fairfield, OH 45014-2234
Dear Mr. Hock:
This is in response to your January 16, 2007 letter regarding selective testing of packagings under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if partition dividers may be added to a packaging tested in accordance with Variation 2 under § 178.601(g)(2).
The answer is yes, provided the dividers do not replace any integral cushioning material present in the original testing of the packaging design type. Variation 2 allows inner
packagings of any type in an outer packaging without retesting if the specific conditions of the variation are met. Therefore, as long as the conditions in § 178.601(g)(2) are met, the addition of dividers does not require further testing.
I hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Sincerely,
Hattie L. Mitchell
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
178.601(g)(2)
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 178.601 | General requirements |