Interpretation Response #23-0034

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Interpretation Response Details

Response Publish Date: 07/25/2023

Company Name: KTM North America, Inc.

Individual Name: Mr. John Hinz

Location State: CA Country: US

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Response text:

July 25, 2023

Mr. John Hinz
CEO
KTM North America, Inc.
38429 Innovation Court
Murrieta, CA  92563

Reference No. 23-0034

Dear Mr. Hinz,

This responds to your February 22, 2023, letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to accumulators. Specifically, you are requesting an updated letter of interpretation (LOI) pertaining to the carriage of accumulators in closed-case suspension systems on board passenger-carrying aircraft. You reference LOI No. 15-0220, previously issued to you on February 22, 2016, for the purpose of clarity and confirmation for air carriers of the permitted status of your accumulators. In your most recent letter, you ask whether accumulators meeting the criteria specified in § 173.306(f)(4) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions Special Provision "A114" are subject to the HMR.

The answer is no. Accumulators meeting the criteria specified in § 173.306(f)(4) and ICAO Technical Instructions Special Provision "A114" are not subject to the HMR. Provided that your accumulators continue to meet these criteria, shipments of your accumulators would continue to not be subject to the HMR.

I hope this information is helpful. Please reach out if you have any further questions.

Sincerely,

T. Glenn Foster
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division

173.306(f)(4)

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