Interpretation Response #09-0070 ([Thermo Fisher Scientific] [Mr. Gene Sanders])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Individual Name: Mr. Gene Sanders
Location State: PA Country: US
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Response text:
August 26, 2009
Mr. Gene Sanders
Thermo Fisher Scientific
2000 Park Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Ref. No. 09-0070
Dear Mr. Sanders:
This responds to your e-mail requesting confirmation that your company"s High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) column is not regulated under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). According to your e-mail, the HPLC columns are constructed of steel tubing and filled with inert packing material that is wetted with a flammable liquid. The columns contain no free-flowing liquid and the ends are sealed with caps or plugs.
Based on the information provided in your e-mail, it is the opinion of this Office that your company"s HPLC columns are in a quantity and form that do not pose a risk in transportation. Therefore, the HPLC columns are not regulated under the HMR.
I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Hattie L. Mitchell
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
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