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Time is running out and The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has decided to create a new committee dedicated to lithium ion battery safety. PHMSA will only be accepting nominations until June 4, 2019. All submissions should be emailed to the Advisory Committee’s Program Manager, Lindsey Constantino, at lithiumbatteryFACA@dot.gov or mailed to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, PHH-4, E23-442, Washington, DC 20590, to the attention of Lindsey Constantino. Advisory Committee Program Manager, PHH-4.

If chosen to sit on the board you will act as a mechanism for:

• Facilitating communication among manufacturers of lithium ion and lithium metal cells and batteries and the Federal Government
• Providing the Secretary, the Federal Aviation Administration (FFA), and PHMSA with timely information on new lithium ion and metal battery technology
• Providing a forum for the Secretary to distribute information on this topic.

To find out more about membership, terms of Participation, and the full nomination procedures, click HERE to read the full announcement in the Federal Register.

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