Retailers, Manufacturers Win Extension On Non-Air Transport of Lithium Batteries

Retailers and battery manufacturers will have six additional months to address information, technology, business process and training challenges in implementing portions of a final rule on lithium cells and batteries as it applies to surface transportation and certain other modes of transport, according to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Several major trade groups, including PRBA-the Rechargeable Battery Association and the Retail Industry Leaders Association, told the agency their members wouldn’t be able to comply by the Feb. 6 effective date of the rule, which could affect the transport of “tens of thousands of consumer products” and require training ...