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Transportable gas cylinders—Cylinder valves for non-refillable cylinders—Specification
and prototype testing, First edition, 2004-04-01” are added.
The Transport Canada entry, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations,
including Clear Language Amendments 1 through 7 is revised to include Amendments 8, 9
and 10.
The United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods—
Model Regulations, 16th Revised Edition (2009), Volumes I and II, is revised to
incorporate the 17 th Revised Edition (2011), Volumes I and II.
The United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods—
Manual of Tests and Criteria, Fifth Revised Edition (2009), is revised to incorporate
Amendment 1 (2011). One commenter (DGAC) requested that we do not require
compliance with the lithium battery testing requirements contained in Amendment 1 for
lithium cells and batteries manufactured before January 1, 2014. Since PHMSA has
specified a delayed compliance date of January 1, 2014 for this final rule, compliance with
Amendment 1 will only be required for lithium cells and batteries manufactured on or after
January 1, 2014.
In addition to the revisions and additions above, PHMSA is restructuring § 171.7 to
comply with National Archives and Records Administration requirements for centralized
IBR section formatting. This change is not intended to remove or change any IBR
materials previously incorporated by reference, with the exception of those references
mentioned above.
Section 171.8
This section defines terms generally used throughout the HMR that have broad or
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