Interpretation Response #21-0033
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Hunter Aviation International, Inc.
Individual Name: John Lusa
Location State: NJ Country: US
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Response text:
June 17, 2021
John Lusa
Hunter Aviation International, Inc.
2915 Ogletown Road
Newark, DE 19713
Reference No. 21-0033
Dear Mr. Lusa:
This letter is in response to your March 12, 2021, letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to cylinders containing a Division 2.2 material. Specifically, you ask whether the HMR is applicable to cylinders containing "UN1072, Oxygen, compressed, 2.2" charged to a pressure less than 200 kPa (29.0 psig/43.8 psia) at 20 °C.
As provided in § 173.115(b), the HMR defines a Division 2.2 gas—which includes oxidizing gases—as a material (or mixture) which exerts in the packaging a gauge pressure of 200 kPa (29.0 psig/43.8 psia) or greater at 20 °C (68 °F), is a liquefied gas or a cryogenic liquid, and does not meet the definition of a Division 2.1 (flammable gas) or 2.3 (gas poisonous by inhalation) material. Therefore, provided the compressed oxygen in the cylinders exert a gauge pressure of less than 200 kPa (29.0 psig/43.8 psia) in the packaging and do not meet the definition of a Division 2.1 or 2.3 material, then they are not subject to the HMR.
I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
T. Glenn Foster
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division
173.115(b)
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 173.115 | Class 2, Divisions 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3-Definitions |