2015-2016 Regulatory Outlook on the Transportation of Primary and Secondary Lithium Batteries

摘要

1. Current law, FAA Reauthorization & Reform Act of 2012, expires October 2015 2. U.S Congress working on new legislation to authorize funding and set policy priorities for FAA 3. Air Line Pilots Association seeking Congressional action on lithium batteries 4. Current law prohibits U.S. DOT from adopting lithium battery air transport regulations more stringent than ICAO TI (1) Why? 5. Last two U.S. DOT lithium battery rulemakings (2007 and 2010) took Agency 10 years to promulgate