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Enforcement Decisions

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China Skysong Fireworks Co., Ltd.

Docket Order: PHMSA-2012-0066

Respondent was assessed a civil penalty of $42,000 for one violation of the HMR when it offered for transportation in commerce fireworks, a Class 1 hazardous material, that had not been classed and approved by PHMSA.

Phoenix Container, Inc.

Docket Order: PHMSA-2012-0115

Respondent was assessed a civil penalty of $11,300 for violations of the HMR when it manufactured, marked, and certified steel pails as meeting a UN performance standard in the HMR for use in transportation of hazardous material when design qualification testing of the drum design types had not been performed (violation No. 1), and it marked and certified steel pails as having removable heads and meeting a UN performance standard in the HMR for use in transportation of hazardous material when the pails had non-removable heads.

Phoenix Container, Inc.

Docket Order: PHMSA-2012-0115

Respondent was assessed a civil penalty of $11,300 for violations of the HMR when it manufactured, marked, and certified steel pails as meeting a UN performance standard in the HMR for use in transportation of hazardous material when design qualification testing of the drum design types had not been performed (violation No. 1), and it marked and certified steel pails as having removable heads and meeting a UN performance standard in the HMR for use in transportation of hazardous material when the pails had non-removable heads.

Phoenix Container, Inc.

Docket Order: PHMSA-2012-0115

Respondent was assessed a civil penalty of $11,300 for violations of the HMR when it manufactured, marked, and certified steel pails as meeting a UN performance standard in the HMR for use in transportation of hazardous material when design qualification testing of the drum design types had not been performed (violation No. 1), and it marked and certified steel pails as having removable heads and meeting a UN performance standard in the HMR for use in transportation of hazardous material when the pails had non-removable heads.

HD Products, Inc.

Docket Order: PHMSA-2012-0101

Respondent was assessed a civil penalty of $11,500 for two violations of the HMR when it offered for transportation in commerce a flammable liquid hazardous material in a packaging which was not authorized for this material and in packagings that were not marked with the proper shipping name and UN identification number for this material.