Interpretation Response #10-0044 ([Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control] [Mr. Melvin D. Schubert])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control
Individual Name: Mr. Melvin D. Schubert
Location State: AL Country: US
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Response text:
June 25, 2010
Mr. Melvin D. Schubert, Site Director
Pike County Operations
Lockheed Martin
Missiles & Fire Control
5500 County Road 37
Troy, Alabama 36081
Dear Mr. Schubert:
This responds to your letter regarding the definition of "Consumer commodity" under
§ 171.8 of the Hazardous Materials Regulation (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask whether the products your company uses in the workplace and occasionally offers for transportation in commerce meet the definition of a consumer commodity under the HMR and its international equivalents. You cite examples of commercially available products such as paint and isopropanol that are packaged and distributed in a form suitable for household use or personal care. Additionally, you ask whether any exceptions apply to the air transportation of such products under domestic or international standards authorized by the HMR.
The definitions for "consumer commodity" in both the HMR and ICAO Technical Instructions are essentially the same. The product must be packaged and distributed in a form that is suitable or intended for retail sale and consumption by individual for purpose of household use or personal care. Such products packaged as limited quantities under the HMR may be offered for transportation by all modes, including air. The International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Technical Instructions) include some limitations related to hazard class, division and packing group eligibility for the consumer commodity designation. See Special Provision A112. With respect to the specific materials you refer to in your letter, both isopropanol and paint are eligible for transportation as consumer commodities provided they are packaged and distributed as prescribed in §173.150 of the HMR or Packing Instruction 910 of the ICAO Technical Instructions.
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 Material Standards
171.8, 173.150
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 171.8 | Definitions and abbreviations |