A Proposed Rule by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on
01/07/2013
In this document, PHMSA is seeking additional comment on the impact of
changes to the requirements for the air transport of lithium cells and
batteries that have been adopted into the 2013-2014 International Civil
Aviation Organization Technical Instructions on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Technical Instructions), and subsequently
incorporated by reference in a final rule published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register. PHMSA is
considering the long-term impacts of permitting shippers and carriers to
choose between compliance with the existing HMR, or compliance with the
ICAO Technical Instructions 2013-2014 edition, when transporting
batteries domestically by air. Incorporation by reference of the
2013-2014 Edition of the ICAO Technical Instructions will allow each
shipper and carrier to choose the method of compliance that is most
appropriate for its operation; likewise, each shipper and carrier will
have the responsibility to ensure that the proper method of compliance
is chosen for each shipment, since the chosen method may not comply with
the ICAO Technical Instructions.
Read the NPRM here: FEDERAL REGISTER
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