49 C.F.R. § 173.308 Cigarette lighter or other similar device charged with fuel.
Title 49 - Transportation
Link to an amendment published at 71 FR 3427, Jan. 23, 2006. (a) In addition to the requirements of §173.21(i), a cigarette lighter or other similar device charged with a flammable gas must be shipped as follows: (1) No more than 70 mL (2.3 fluid ounces) of liquefied gas may be loaded into each device; (2) The liquid portion of the gas may not exceed 85 percent of the volumetric capacity of each fluid chamber at 15 °C (59 °F); (3) Each device, including closures, must be capable of withstanding without leakage or rupture an internal pressure of at least two times the vapor pressure of the fuel at 55 °C (131 °F); and (4) Devices must be overpacked in packaging that is designed or arranged to prevent moving of the device itself. (b) When no more than 1,500 devices covered by this section are transported in one motor vehicle by highway, the requirements of subparts C through H of part 172 of this subchapter, and part 177 of this subchapter do not apply. However, no person may offer for transportation or transport the devices or prepare the devices for shipment unless that person has been specifically informed of the requirements of this section. The outer packaging, as specified in Special Provision N10 of §172.102(c)(5) of this subchapter, must be plainly and durably marked with the required proper shipping name specified in §172.101 of this subchapter, or the words “CIGARETTE LIGHTERS” and the number of devices contained in the package. (c) For transportation by water in a closed transport vehicle or a closed freight container, the following warning must be affixed to the access doors:
WARNING—MAY CONTAIN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR—KEEP IGNITION SOURCES AWAY WHEN OPENING. The warning must be on a contrasting background and must be readily legible from a distance of 8 m (26 feet). [Amdt. 173–94, 41 FR 16081, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 173–94A, 41 FR 40683, Sept. 20, 1976; Amdt. 173–120, 43 FR 39792, Sept. 7, 1978; Amdt. 173–165, 48 FR 28101, June 20, 1983; Amdt. 173–224, 55 FR 52665 Dec. 21, 1990; 56 FR 66276, Dec. 20, 1991; 63 FR 37461, July 10, 1998; 66 FR 45381, Aug. 28, 2001; 68 FR 61941, Oct. 30, 2003]
Title 49: Transportation
PART 173—SHIPPERS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS AND PACKAGINGS
Subpart G—Gases; Preparation and Packaging
§ 173.308 Cigarette lighter or other similar device charged with fuel.
