Interpretation Response #08-0212 ([International Logistics Brown-Forman Corporation] [Ms. Christy Larimore])
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Interpretation Response Details
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Company Name: International Logistics Brown-Forman Corporation
Individual Name: Ms. Christy Larimore
Location State: KY Country: US
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Response text:
September 12, 2008
Ms. Christy Larimore
Manager, International Logistics
Brown-Forman Corporation
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40210
Ref. No.: 08-0212
Dear Ms. Larimore:
This responds to your August 22, 2008 request for clarification on the exception for alcoholic beverages in §173.150(d) of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). You reference a previous letter of interpretation Ref. No. 99-0049, dated March 29, 1999. Specifically, you ask if this exception applies to shipments of alcoholic beverages by aircraft.
Section 173.150(d) excepts an alcoholic beverage from the HMR if it: (1) contains 24% or less alcohol by volume; (2) is in an inner packaging of 5 L (1.3 gallons) or less, and for transportation on passenger-carrying aircraft, it conforms to §175.10(a)(4) of the HMR as checked or carry-on baggage; and (3) is a Packing Group III alcoholic beverage in a packaging of 250 L (66 gallons) or less, unless transported by air.
Alcoholic beverages carried by aircraft passengers or crewmembers are excepted from the HMR if the alcoholic beverages contain 24% or less alcohol by volume. Passengers or crewmembers may carry alcoholic beverages that contain more than 24% alcohol by volume and not more than 70% when in unopened retail packagings not exceeding 5 L (1.3 gallons) carried in carry-on or checked baggage; the total net quantity per person may not exceed 5 L (1.3 gallons) for such beverages. See §175.10(a)(4).
I hope this answers your inquiry.
Sincerely,
Susan Gorsky
Acting Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
173.150, 175.10(a)(4)
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 173.150 | Exceptions for Class 3 (flammable and combustible liquids) |