PRBA Urges PHMSA to Align US Air Transport Rules For Lithium Batteries with Stricter International Standards

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PRB A-The Rechargeable Battery Association has filed comments with the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reiterating that it fully supports a proposal that would harmonize US rules for air shipment of lithium batteries with the more stringent international standards. But PRBA questioned PHMSA's plan to permit a dual system of regulation for the transport of lithium batteries, which would give carriers and shippers the option of complying with either existing PHMSA regulations or the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for domestic-only shipments.