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Enforcement Decisions

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Shenzhen Union Trading Company, Itd.

Docket Order: PHMSA-2011-0164

Respondent was assessed a civil penalty of $ for one violationthe HMR when it offered for transportation in commerce fireworks, a Class 1 (explosive) hazardous material, in packages marked with an invalid EX number, when the fireworks had not been approved by PHMSA and assigned an EX number. One alleged violation dismissed.

Mixed Gas Technologies d/b/a Gulf Coast Breathing Air

Docket Order: PHMSA-2011-0201

Respondent was assessed a civil penalty of $3,877 for one violation of the HMR when it represented, marked, and certified DOT specification and special permit cylinders as qualified for continued service when it failed to assure the accuracy of its hydrostatic retest equipment and maintain records of calibration.

Production Chemical Manufacturing, Inc.

Docket Order: PHMSA-2011-0205

Respondent was assessed a civil penalty of $6,300 for one violation of the HMR when it offered a Packing Group II corrosive hazardous material for transportation in commerce in combination packages which were not authorized for this material because this package design (1) was originally certified only for Packing Group III materials having a lower gross mass and was fabricated by a different box manufacturer, and (2) had not been tested or retested within the two year period before the packagings were fabricated.

Superior Barrel and Drum Co., Inc.

Docket Order: PHMSA-2011-0200

Respondent was assessed a civil penalty of $8,900 for two violations of the HMR when it represented, marked, certified and sold remanufactured open-head steel drums as meeting the UN1A2 performance standard in the HMR when design qualification testing and production leakproofness testing had not been performed as required (violations Nos. 1 & 2, combined), and it allowed employees to perform functions subject to the HMR when records of hazmat employee training were not created and retained (violation No. 3).

Texas Moving Company, Inc.

Docket Order: PHMSA-2011-0182

Alleged violation dismissed because of insufficient evidence to show that Respondent failed to load this shipment of batteries so as to prevent damage in transit.

Kelly Fire Extinguisher

Docket Order: PHMSA-2011-0181

Alleged violations dismissed because of insufficient evidence to show that Respondent represented, marked or certified DOT specification cylinders as qualified for continued use, that he transported pressurized DOT specification cylinders in commerce, or that he performed any other function subject to requirements in the HMR which would require its owner and sole employee to have received hazmat employee training, in violation of, as alleged in the Ticket.