Interpretation Response #06-0024 ([Allied Universal Corporation] [Ms. Robin J. Eddy Bolte])
Below is the interpretation response detail and a list of regulations sections applicable to this response.
Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Allied Universal Corporation
Individual Name: Ms. Robin J. Eddy Bolte
Location State: DC Country: US
View the Interpretation Document
Response text:
Feb 9, 2006
Ms. Robin J. Eddy Bolte
Reference No. 06-0024
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Allied Universal Corporation
3901 NW 115 Avenue
Miami, FL 33178
Ms. Eddy Bolte:
This is in response to your letter requesting clarification of the closure requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HIMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if § 173.24(f) and 173.29 require drums that contain only the residue of a hazardous material to be closed in accordance with the closure instructions supplied by the manufacturer (178.2(c)(1)).
Section 173.29(a) requires an empty packaging containing only the residue of a hazardous material to be offered for transportation and transported in the same manner as when it previously contained a greater quantity of that hazardous material, with certain exceptions (e.g., shipping papers, placarding). The HMR do not except a drum containing the residue of a hazardous material from the closure requirements in § 173.24(f). Therefore, in accordance with § 173.24(f)(2), a specification packaging that contains any amount of a hazardous material must conform to all applicable requirements of the standard to which it was manufactured and must be closed in accordance with the manufacturer's closure instructions required by § 178.2(c)(1).
I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require additional assistance.
Sincerely,
John A. Gale
Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
173.29