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Billing Code - PHMSA - Department of Transportation

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Nucon International Inc. (Nucon)<br />

PRBA-The Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA)<br />

Saft America (Saft)<br />

Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturing Institute (SAAMI)<br />

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United Airlines (United)<br />

United Parcel Service (UPS)<br />

VaporLok Products, LLC (Vaporlok)<br />

Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C. (Veolia)<br />

Below is a listing <strong>of</strong> major amendments to the international transportation<br />

regulations that we proposed for adoption into the HMR, a brief synopsis <strong>of</strong> the comments<br />

we received regarding those proposals and <strong>PHMSA</strong>’s position regarding the comments.<br />

Additional comments are addressed in the section-by-section analysis section.<br />

Incorporation by Reference:<br />

In the NPRM, <strong>PHMSA</strong> proposed to incorporate by reference the latest editions <strong>of</strong><br />

various international transport standards including the 2013–2014 ICAO Technical<br />

Instructions, Amendment 36–12 <strong>of</strong> the IMDG <strong>Code</strong>, the 17 th Revised Edition <strong>of</strong> the UN<br />

Model Regulations, and the Canadian <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>of</strong> Dangerous Goods Regulations to<br />

include Amendments 8, 9, and 10. Finally, <strong>PHMSA</strong> proposed the incorporation by<br />

reference <strong>of</strong> new and updated standards published by the International Organization for<br />

Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). <strong>PHMSA</strong><br />

received general support from the commenters on the principle <strong>of</strong> harmonizing the U.S.<br />

regulations with international transport and technical standards. We did not receive any<br />

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