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PRBA applauds enactment of bipartisan #FAAReauthorization. For details bit.ly/2OZoRp3

PRBA ED George Kerchner addresses concerns with 'right to repair' at task force hearing in Vermont: “Consumers, unauthorized facilities pulling cells out and not fully understanding the risks is a very significant concern.” vtdigger.org/2018/11/19/tas…

PRBA urges passengers traveling by air with #lithiumbatteries and consumer products powered by those batteries to heed FAA Safety guidelines. More info here bit.ly/2s0EsYs

ICYMI: US DOE to spend $21.5 million to boost recycling of lithium ion batteries. bit.ly/2B1beh1

Good stuff.

Wow. The numbers for lithium ion batteries are incredible. New study by Global Markets Insight predicts global lithium-ion battery market to exceed $60B by 2024. For more: bit.ly/2RTpMsS

PRBA has filed comments PHMSA on the agency's harmonization regs. We support PHMSA’s efforts to harmonize U.S. hazardous materials rules with international dangerous goods regulations but also identified two concerns. PRBA comments: bit.ly/2Tc16MG

ICYMI: OSHA_DOL has issued has issued a bulletin on preventing fires and injuries from small lithium-powered devices. It includes lithium battery safety guidelines that employers could use as part of their safety and health program. For more info: bit.ly/2EpTuhp

PRBA + 7 trade groups have sent a letter bit.ly/2Y6pL58 to PHMSA supporting its IFR harmonizing air shipment safety regs with ICAO rules but urging a delay in enforcing new package labeling rules for lithium batteries shipped by highway and rail.

ICYMI: IATA highlights challenges with non-compliant shippers of lithium ion batters #lithiumion and disappointing lack of government enforcement. Check out this story here bit.ly/2W7To3W. PRBA endorses IATA's position.

PRBA looks forward to expressing our lithium ion battery safety concerns tomorrow FTC Nixing the Fix workshop bit.ly/2XIpIQs on consumer and unauthorized third-party repairs of consumer products with lithium ion batteries. #NixtheFixFTC

A great day for lithium ion batteries. Congrats to the winners of the The Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to the inventors of the lithium ion battery #lithiumbattery. A great headline too. "Lithium Batteries Finally Get their Due with Nobel Prize Win."Union of Concerned Scientists.

#NobelPrize2019 What an accolade for #lithiumion batteries. "They have laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society, and are of the greatest benefit to humankind." More here: nobelprize.org/prizes/chemist…

George Kerchner, executive director of PRBA, named by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao to the new 20-member Lithium Ion Battery Safety Advisory Committee #LBSAC. More here: bit.ly/2qUQwxg

Shipments of rogue LI batteries put aircraft & pax at risk & must be criminalized! 🚫🦹‍♂️ TIACA @fiatainternati1 Global Shippers Forum & #IATA demand govts step-up, ensure international regulations are enforced & are backed up with penalties: bit.ly/2YFz6Bi #IATAMediaDay

Several of my pro-utility dereg friends have responded to my tweets regarding restructuring saying (basically), "Tony, you're wrong - dereg is great. The % rate decline in dereg states looks good compared to regulated the last few years." But this is a red herring, IMO. /thread

PRBA files 3 co-authored proposals to amend UNITED NATION lithium battery transport regulations, including new test summary requirements. For more prba.org/general/prba-f…

PRBA Fire Code Com working on NFPA and International Fire Code battery storage proposals. It's a big deal with possible impact on all battery chemistries. More info here: prba.org/general/prba-b…… .

PRBA filed petition backing Biden ExOr bit.ly/3sIGTMe for agencies to develop US sustainable supply chain for high-capacity batteries. Petition seeks reg relief for cos shipping lithium batteries as part of normal biz operations. See:bit.ly/3eky6Ld

PRBA supports Senator Angus King bipartisan battery recycling bill that will boost clean energy and decrease U.S. dependence on critical mineral imports. bit.ly/3z6YQss. Details on recycling bill here.bit.ly/3ptwFiF