FAA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Hazmat Highlights - December 2023

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration sent this bulletin at 12/19/2023 04:36 PM EST

DECMBER 2023

“Hazmat Highlights” is the FAA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety monthly newsletter with public updates from government sources related to the safe transportation of hazardous materials by air.

Know Before You Ship

Planning to send gifts to friends, family and clients? Know the rules for shipping potentially dangerous goods by air. Check with your shipping company and learn more at SafeCargo!

PackSafe with Lithium Batteries

Do you know how to spot the signs of an overheating lithium battery? If it’s hot to the touch or starting to swell, get the attention of your cabin crew immediately. We all play a role in aviation safety.

Resources for Passengers

SafeCargo Holiday Shipping

Businesses: It’s the last minute push for shipping holiday gifts! Find out if your products could be dangerous and how to ship them to your customers safely by air as #SafeCargo. Check with your shipping company and learn more at SafeCargo.

Lithium Battery Air Incidents Involving Smoke, Fire or Extreme Heat

Note: These are lithium battery related events involving smoke, fire, or extreme heat that the FAA is aware of and should not be considered a complete listing of all such incidents. The methods of collecting and recording these incidents and the data involved has changed over the life span of this chart as the FAA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has evolved. The incident summaries included here are intended to be brief and objective. They do not represent all information the FAA has collected, nor do they include all investigative or enforcement action taken. This chart was last updated on December 18, 2023.

AC 413.13-1 - Guidance on Submitting a Complete Enough and Complete Application for a Vehicle Operator License, December 18, 2023.

Advisory Circulars

Orders & Notices

SAFOs

InFOs

RECENT NOTICES

Date	Agency	Title
11/30/2023	PHMSA	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Hazardous Materials: Streamlining Requirements for the Approval of Certain Energetic Materials
12/05/2023	Postal Service	Proposed Rule: Shipping Address Label
12/15/2023	Postal Service	Proposed Rule: New Mailing Standards for Hazardous Materials Outer Packaging and Nonregulated Toxic Materials
12/18/2023	PHMSA	Notice and Request for Comments: Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities

PHMSA INTERPRETATIONS

Issue Date	Reference #	Company	Subject Title
11/07/2023	23-0064	TEN-E Packaging Services, Inc.	Use of Plastic Resin Produced Through Pyrolysis in Specification Packaging
11/14/2023	23-0008	Leschaco, Inc.	The Use of a Technical Name Synonym
11/28/2023	23-0056	Hazmat Resources, Inc.	The Use of a Technical Name for Materials Without "G" in Column 1 in the HMT
11/30/2023	23-0058	Carbochem Inc,	Classification of Chemically Activated Carbon
12/05/2023	23-0082	The University of Alabama at Birmingham	Definition of "Culture" and Infectious Substance
12/12/2023	23-0088	Wabtec Corporation	Definition of a Strong, Impact-Resistant Outer Casing for Lithium Batteries

PHMSA's "Hazardous Matters" Newsletter - October-December 2023

“Hazardous Matters”—the quarterly newsletter for PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety. As always, it is packed with the latest news, expert tips, and essential insights for the safe handling and shipment of hazardous materials. Stay informed, stay safe!

To read the "Hazardous Matters" Newsletter, click here.