Interpretation Response #99-0270 ([Sperry-Sun Drilling Services] [Mr. Jack E. Gilbert, Jr.])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Sperry-Sun Drilling Services
Individual Name: Mr. Jack E. Gilbert, Jr.
Location State: LA Country: US
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Response text:
March 15, 2000
Mr. Jack E. Gilbert, Jr. Ref. No. 99-0270
Sperry-Sun Drilling Services
4607 Highway 90 East
Broussard, LA 70518
Dear Mr. Gilbert:
This is in response to your letter dated September 21,1999, requesting clarification on the packaging requirements for gas samples under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171 180). Specifically, you ask whether shipping gas samples in bags placed in an open top can such as a coffee can or paint can with a friction lid sealed with plastic-ring seals is permissible under the HMR.
Section 173.306(a)(4)(iii) requires that non-pressurized gases, flammable be packed in hermetically sealed glass or metal inner packagings of not more than 2.5 L (0.5 gallons) overpacked in a strong outer packaging. You have proposed to place the gas sample in a plastic bag which is enclosed in a one gallon round metal can closed with a friction lid and a HAZLOC ring lock.
You have provided no information to show that your proposed packaging meets the definition of hermetically sealed in § 171.8. If you determine that a 2.5 L (0.5 gallon) metal can closed with a friction lid and a HAZLOC ring lock meets the definition of hermetically sealed, it can be used as an inner packaging as specified in § 173.306 (a)(4)(iii). The use of a one gallon metal can will require an exemption from the HMR. Exemption application procedures and requirements are provided in § 107.105 of the HMR.
I hope this answers your inquiry.
Sincerely,
Delmer F.
Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
173.22
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 173.22 | Shipper's responsibility |