The House approved legislation that would prevent the U.S. from enacting a proposed rule limiting lithium-ion battery shipments by treating them as hazardous materials. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) along with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) support a rule that would control the handling and shipment of lithium-ion batteries in the United States.
The rule would cost companies including Apple an initial $1.3 billion to comply with the new packaging, training and handling requirements designed to limit overheating and potential explosion of these batteries while in transit. This rule would apply to stand-alone batteries as well as those included in noteb
