Interpretation Response #15-0102 ([Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, formally Ikaria, Inc.] [Mr. Juan Miró])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, formally Ikaria, Inc.
Individual Name: Mr. Juan Miró
Location State: LA Country: US
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Response text:
December 8, 2015
Mr. Juan Miró
Project Manager, Engineering Department
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, formally Ikaria, Inc.
1060 Allendale Dr.
Port Allen, LA 70767
Reference No. 15-0102
Dear Mr. Miró:
This is response to your May 22, 2015 e-mail requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to filling Department of Transportation (DOT) specification cylinders. In your e-mail, you ask whether it is permissible to overfill a cylinder by 350 psia during the filling process to compensate for losing 350 psia when detaching the cylinder from the gas transfer system. The final pressure after the cylinder is ejected from the filling nozzle is below the marked service pressure.
The filling of the cylinder must comply with the applicable requirements in Part 173 Subpart G of the HMR. This subpart does not address the variation in pressure during the filling process. Section 173.301a(c) states that when offered for transportation, the pressure in a cylinder at 21 °C (70 °F) must not exceed the service pressure for which the cylinder is marked or designated, except as provided in § 173.302a(b) of the HMR. Except as otherwise provided in § 173.301a(d), the pressure in a cylinder may not exceed 5/4 times the service pressure at 55 °C (131 °F) when the cylinder is offered for transportation. Therefore, your operating procedures must ensure that these requirements are met when the cylinder is offered for transportation.
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
T. Glenn Foster
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division
173.301a(c), 173.302a(b), 173.301a(d)