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DISPOSITION BULLETIN 1348 May 26, 2017 NOTICE OF DISPOSITION DOCKET 2017-2 This notice reflects proposed amendments considered by the Commodity Classification Standards Board (CCSB) at the public

1 DISPOSITION BULLETIN 1348 May 26, 2017 NOTICE OF DISPOSITION DOCKET This notice reflects proposed amendments considered by the Commodity Classification Standards Board (CCSB) at the public meeting on May 23, 2017, and the action of the CCSB on each proposal. Dispositions resulting in amendments to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC ) will be published in a supplement to the NMFC, unless reconsideration is granted in accordance with the CCSB s rules. The supplement is scheduled to be issued on July 6, 2017, with an effective date of August 5, 2017, except as otherwise noted. The CCSB may, in its discretion and for good cause shown, reconsider any docketed proposal on which disposition has been made. Requests for reconsideration must be made by mail, or fax by a party of record to the proposal and must be received in my office no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Time, June 12, Information on the CCSB and its procedures for amending the NMFC may be obtained online at Go to NMFC on the navigation bar. If you do not have Internet access, or if you need assistance, please contact me at or ringer@nmfta.org. Please reference the docket and subject numbers on all correspondence. COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD Joel L. Ringer Chairman 1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 600 Alexandria, VA ph: fax: web: ccsb@nmfta.org

2 SUBJECT 1 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED CONDUITS, OTHER THAN EARTHEN, GROUP: subject to item Conduits, electrical, aluminum, in straight lengths not exceeding 10 feet, inside diameter not exceeding 6 inches, with a wall thickness inch or thicker, threaded ends protected, with or without couplings or ferrules, etc... Cancel; see item NOTE Cancel; no further application Pipe, Tubing, or Pipe or Tubing Fittings, aluminum, combined or not Sub 1 combined with other materials, NOI, in packages: Greatest dimension exceeding 288 inches, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 2 Less than Sub 3 15 or greater Sub 4 Greatest dimension exceeding 192 inches but not exceeding 288 inches, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 5 Less than Sub 6 15 or greater Sub 7 Greatest dimension exceeding 96 inches but not exceeding 192 inches, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 8 Less than Sub 9 15 or greater Sub 10 Greatest dimension not exceeding 96 inches, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 11 Less than Sub or greater Item is canceled with reference to item 52175, and Note, item is canceled with no further application. Concurrently, item is amended to provide classes based on greatest dimension and density. CCSB Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org Page 2

3 SUBJECT 2 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED AUTOMOBILE PARTS GROUP: subject to item Windshields, framed or with metal fittings, not bent, etc.... Cancel; see item NOTE Cancel; no further application. BOAT GROUP: subject to item Windshields, plastic, with or without frames or fittings: Subs 1-4 No Change. GLASS: subject to item Automobile or Boat Glass, including Windshield Glass, cut to shape, etc.... Cancel; see item NOTE Cancel; see item Glass, automobile or boat, including Windshields or Windshield Glass, with or without frames or fittings, see Note, item 86631, in boxes, crates or Packages 304, 315, 1180, 1247, 2034, 2146, 2147, 2347, 2348 or 2483, or on shipping carriers or racks, see Note, item 86632, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 1 Less than Sub 2 4 but less than Sub 3 8 or greater NOTE Applies only on glass cut to size and shape for installation in automobiles or boats. NOTE Glass must be held securely in place within package or on shipping carrier or rack and be protected by packing forms necessary to afford adequate protection against damage Sash, glazed or not glazed, or Sash and Frames combined, or Windows, airplane or railway car, in boxes or crates... No Change Sash Parts or Window Frame Parts, airplane or railway car, in boxes or crates... No Change Cancel; no further application. Cancel; no further application. Cancel; no further application. Cancel; no further application. Package 305 Package 772 Package 774 Package 2223 Page 3

4 SUBJECT 2 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded Cancel; no further application. Package 2261 Items and are canceled with reference to new item for Glass, automobile or boat, including Windshields or Windshield Glass, with classes based on density breaks at 4 and 8 pcf. Additionally, glass windshields, framed or with fittings, are removed from item and are classified with other boat glass and windshields in new item Note, item is canceled as having no further application. Note, item is canceled with reference to new attendant Note, item An additional attendant Note, item is added requiring that glass be secured and protected with packing forms to afford adequate protection against damage. The references to boat or motor bus glass are removed from items and for clarification. Packages 305, 772, 774, 2223 and 2261 are canceled as having no further application. CCSB Contact: Daniel E. Horning Telephone (703) horning@nmfta.org SUBJECT 3 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED MACHINERY GROUP: subject to item Sewing Machine Cabinets, including Portable Sewing Machine Cases, wooden, finished or covered, etc.... Cancel; see item Sewing Machine Heads, etc.... Cancel; see item Sewing Machine Parts or Attachments, metal, NOI, etc.... Cancel; see provisions otherwise applicable Sewing Machine Stand Parts, iron, consisting of legs, braces, treadles, treadle rods, wheels or wheel guards, etc.... Cancel; see provisions otherwise applicable Sewing Machine Stand Table Tops, other than household type, wooden with or without facing of other materials, etc.... Cancel; see item Sewing Machine Stands, SU, iron, etc.... Cancel; see item Sewing Machines, etc.... Cancel; see item Sewing Machines, hand, etc.... Cancel; obsolete Page 4

5 SUBJECT 3 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED Concluded CONCURRENTLY, ADD THE FOLLOWING NEW ITEMS: MACHINERY GROUP: subject to item Sewing Machines, or Components or Parts thereof: see Note, item NOTE Provisions also apply on machines represented as Embroidery Machines, Quilting Machines or Serger Machines, or components or parts thereof Cabinets, wooden, in boxes, crates or Packages 2F or 21F Sewing Machine Heads, see Note, item , in boxes NOTE Sewing machine heads are sewing machines without an integral or accompanying motor Sewing Machines, in boxes or crates: Sub 1 Cabinet, stand or table: Sub 2 SU Sub 3 KD Sub 4 Portable Stands or Tables, with or without motors, in boxes or crates Tops, sewing machine stand or table, wooden, with or without facing of other materials, in boxes Cancel; no further application. Cancel; no further application. Package 160 Package 179 A new subgeneric heading, item , is established for Sewing Machines, or Components or Parts thereof under the Machinery Group. Items , , , and are canceled with reference to new items , , , and , respectively, under this subgeneric, with adjusted class levels and/or amended item descriptions. As modified, class 110 is assigned to sub 4 of new item Items and are canceled with reference to provisions otherwise applicable. Item is canceled as obsolete. New Notes, items and are established for clarification. Packages 160 and 179 are canceled as having no further application. CCSB Contact: Allison L. Austin Telephone (703) austin@nmfta.org Page 5

6 SUBJECT 4 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED CARRIERS, SHIPPING, GROUP: subject to item Containers, shipping, temperature-controlled, with battery-powered mechanical cooling, freezing or heating apparatus, with integral lift truck skid or pallet base New item is established for temperature-controlled shipping containers, at class CCSB Contact: Nathan D. Ripke Telephone (703) ripke@nmfta.org SUBJECT 5 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED FILTERS GROUP: subject to item Filters, liquid or gas, NOI, cartridge-type, or tank-type with fittings, iron or steel, other than water filters, in boxes or crates, see Note, item 69096: Sub 1 Sub 2 Empty... No Change Containing filter cartridges or filtering material necessary for operation... No Change NOTE No Change Filters or Purifiers, water, NOI; Tanks, water filter, purifier or softener, iron or steel, see Note, item 69106; or Water Softeners: Sub 1 In boxes or crates, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 2 Less than Sub 3 6 but less than Sub 4 10 or greater Sub 5 In packages other than boxes or crates, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 6 Less than Sub 7 6 but less than Sub 8 10 or greater NOTE Applies on tanks for water filters, purifiers or softeners, with or without fittings, and with or without water filtering, purifying or softening material Filters, water, cast iron, etc... Cancel; see item MACHINERY GROUP: subject to item Filters or Purifiers, water, tank type, NOI; or Water Softeners, NOI; with fittings, wooden, KD, or iron or steel, etc... Cancel; see item Water Softeners, NOI, plastic, etc... Cancel; see item Page 6

7 SUBJECT 5 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED Concluded NOTE Cancel; no further application. PLUMBERS GOODS GROUP: subject to item Tank Unit, replacement, water softener assembly, not electric nor mechanical, containing all softening material necessary for operation... Cancel; see item TANKS: subject to item Filter or Water Softener, iron or steel, without fittings... Cancel; see item Water Softener, iron or steel, not exceeding 15 gallons in capacity, filled with water softening material, without regenerating equipment... Cancel; see item Item is amended by the addition of the restriction other than water filters. New item is established for Filters or Purifiers, water, NOI; Tanks, water filter, purifier or softener, iron or steel; or Water Softeners, with classes based on packaging and density. As modified, classes 77.5 and 85 are assigned to subs 4 and 8, respectively. New attendant Note, item is established to clarify that the item applies on tanks for water filters, purifiers or softeners, with or without fittings, and, as modified, with or without water filtering, purifying or softening material. Concurrently, items 69110, , , , and are canceled with reference to new item CCSB Contact: William F. Mascaro Telephone (703) mascaro@nmfta.org SUBJECT 6 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Dietary Supplements, including Vitamins, NOI, see Note, item 57301, in boxes, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 1 Less than Sub 2 8 but less than Sub 3 12 or greater NOTE Applies on products for human consumption intended to supplement an individual s dietary needs. DRUGS, MEDICINES OR TOILET PREPARATIONS: subject to item NOTE No Change Drugs or Medicines, NOI, other than toxic or corrosive materials, see Notes, items and See item for class dependent upon released value: Subs 1-2 No Change NOTE No Change NOTE No Change. Page 7

8 SUBJECT 6 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded Item is amended by removing the reference to Vitamins. Concurrently, new item is established for Dietary Supplements, including Vitamins, NOI, with classes based on density breaks at 8 and 12 pcf. New attendant Note, item is established to clarify that the item applies on products for human consumption intended to supplement an individual s dietary needs. CCSB Contact: Matthew S. Erim Telephone (703) erim@nmfta.org SUBJECT 7 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED Item (Rule) 680, Packing or Packaging General, is amended as follows: ITEM 680 PACKING OR PACKAGING GENERAL Secs No Change. Articles or Containers with Wheels or Casters Sec. 14. Articles that are tendered for shipment with wheels or casters attached, or in containers with wheels or casters attached, must be equipped with locking or retracting devices or be packaged in such a manner as to prevent movement during transportation. When tendered on lift truck skids, pallets or platforms, articles or containers with wheels or casters attached must be secured to prevent any shifting during transportation and to prevent wheels or casters from falling through the lift truck skid, pallet or platform deck. New Sec. 14 is added to Item (Rule) 680 to provide additional packaging requirements for articles with wheels or casters or, as modified, containers with wheels or casters. CCSB Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org Page 8

9 SUBJECT 8 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Item (Rule) 680, Packing or Packaging General, is amended as follows: ITEM 680 PACKING OR PACKAGING GENERAL Secs No Change. Where Damage to the Shipping Package Will Result in a Claim Sec. 15. Unless otherwise provided in individual descriptions of articles, when damage to the shipping package, including cosmetic damage, will result in a claim for loss or damage, such package(s) must be overpacked or otherwise protected by packaging materials sufficient to prevent damage to the package(s). See also Item 222-1, Note 6. New Sec. 15 is added to Item (Rule) 680 to provide additional packaging requirements for articles tendered in shipping packages that will result in a claim if damage to the shipping package, including cosmetic damage, occurs. CCSB Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org SUBJECT 9 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT GROUP: subject to item Fryers (Deep Fryers), NOI, without covers or with covers in same package, in boxes, crates or Package Item is amended to provide class 100. CCSB Contact: Keith L. Charles, Jr. Telephone (703) charles@nmfta.org SUBJECT 10 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT GROUP: subject to item Dryers, hair; hand-held; household bonnet-type; or wall mounting, other than salon-type, etc... Cancel; see item Hair Dryers, in boxes or crates MACHINERY GROUP: subject to item Hair Dryers, NOI, etc... Cancel; see item Page 9

10 SUBJECT 10 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded Items and are canceled with reference to new item 62180, naming Hair Dryers, at class 125. CCSB Contact: Ashley L. Gencarelli Telephone (703) SUBJECT 11 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED AIRCRAFT GROUP: subject to item Seats, etc... Cancel; see item BOAT GROUP: subject to item Seats, NOI, other than portable, etc... Cancel; see item Seats, viz.: Agricultural Implement; Aircraft; Automobile, see Note, item ; Bicycle; Boat; Motorcycle; Tractor; Vehicle, NOI; In boxes or crates, subject to Items 170 and 171 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 1 Less than Sub 2 1 but less than Sub 3 2 but less than Sub 4 4 but less than Sub 5 6 but less than Sub 6 8 but less than Sub 7 10 but less than Sub 8 12 but less than Sub 9 15 but less than Sub but less than Sub or greater NOTE No Change. Items and are canceled with reference to item The description of item is concurrently amended to name aircraft, boat and motorcycle seats, and to provide a viz. format. (See Subject 16 for additional action on item ) CCSB Contact: Matthew S. Erim Telephone (703) erim@nmfta.org Page 10

11 SUBJECT 12 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED BRICK GROUP: subject to item Brick, thermal energy storage, ceramic, in packages MACHINERY GROUP: subject to item Heaters or Furnaces, air or hydronic, electric thermal energy storage, residential or commercial, with blowers or fans and thermostat, with or without complement of ceramic thermal energy storage bricks, see Note, item , in packages, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 1 Less than Sub 2 7 but less than Sub 3 15 or greater NOTE Applies only on air or hydronic heaters or furnaces for permanent installation that collect and store heat by means of ceramic thermal energy storage bricks. New item 32270, naming ceramic thermal energy storage brick, is established, at class 50. New item , naming electric thermal energy storage heaters or furnaces, is established, with classes predicated on density breaks at 7 and 15 pcf. Furthermore, new Note, item is added to clarify that those provisions apply only on air or hydronic heaters or furnaces for permanent installation that collect and store heat by means of ceramic thermal energy storage bricks. CCSB Contact: Nathan D. Ripke Telephone (703) ripke@nmfta.org SUBJECT 13 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Solar Collectors, Modules or Panels, including Photovoltaic (PV) Cells or Modules, with or without glass or plastic glazing components; Solar Absorber Plates, see Note, item ; or Solar Water Heaters: Sub 1 In boxes or Packages 2149, 2327, 2333, 2340 or 2434, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 2 Less than Sub 3 8 but less than Sub 4 12 or greater Sub 5 In packages other than as set forth in sub 1, see Note, item , subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 6 Less than Sub 7 8 but less than Sub 8 12 or greater Page 11

12 SUBJECT 13 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded NOTE Articles tendered for shipment on lift truck skids or pallets must not overhang the skid or pallet deck, and all exposed surfaces and edges must be completely wrapped with plastic film or corrugated fiberboard. Articles on lift truck skids or pallets must be secured to the lift truck skid or pallet so as to withstand the normal rigors of the less-than-truckload environment NOTE Cancel; no further application NOTE No Change. Item is amended to name solar collectors, modules or panels, including photovoltaic (PV) cells or modules, and to provide classes predicated on packaging and density. New Note, item is added to provide additional packaging requirements. Note, item is canceled with no further application. CCSB Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) SUBJECT 14 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED PAPER: subject to item Wax Paper (Waxed Paper), in boxes New item is established for Wax Paper (Waxed Paper), at class 65. CCSB Contact: Allison L. Austin Telephone (703) SUBJECT 15 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED PAPER ARTICLES GROUP: subject to item Cups, paper, pulpboard or wood pulp, NOI, nested or KD flat, see Note, item , in boxes or Package NOTE No Change. Item is amended to provide class 125. CCSB Contact: Keith L. Charles, Jr. Telephone (703) Page 12

13 SUBJECT 16 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED The items listed below are amended to provide the density/class progression that follows: Sub 1 Less than Sub 2 1 but less than Sub 3 2 but less than Sub 4 4 but less than Sub 5 6 but less than Sub 6 8 but less than Sub 7 10 but less than Sub 8 12 but less than Sub 9 15 but less than Sub but less than Sub or greater As modified, item is amended to provide the following density/class progression: Sub 1 Less than Sub 2 1 but less than Sub 3 2 but less than Sub 4 4 but less than Sub 5 6 but less than Sub 6 8 but less than Sub 7 10 but less than Sub 8 12 but less than Sub 9 15 or greater Page 13

14 SUBJECT 16 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED Concluded The full-scale density classifications in the NMFC, as listed, are amended to provide the 11-subprovision density/class progression shown, with class 175 assigned to the 4 but less than 6 pcf density interval. As modified, item 43525, which names Borax (Sodium Borate), puffed or expanded, NOI, is amended to assign class 175 to the 4 but less than 6 pcf density interval, but to avoid conflict with companion item 43520, will otherwise retain the nine-subprovision density/class progression shown. Also as modified, item , which names Solar Collectors; Solar Absorber Plates; or Solar Water Heaters, is removed from this proposal, reflective of action taken on Subject 13. (See Subject 11 for additional action on item ) CCSB Contact: Joel L. Ringer Telephone (703) ringer@nmfta.org SUBJECT 17 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED ATHLETIC GOODS GROUP: subject to item Gambling Devices or Subassemblies or Essential Parts thereof, the transportation of which is not prohibited by law, see Note, item 16341, prepaid, in boxes or crates: Subs 1-2 No Change NOTE Shipper must certify on shipping orders and bills of lading at time of shipment that transportation of the gambling devices, subassemblies or essential parts, as the case may be, is not prohibited by law Gambling Devices or Subassemblies or Essential Parts thereof, the transportation of which is prohibited by law... No Change Item and Note, item are amended to add reference to Subassemblies or Essential Parts of gambling devices, the transportation of which is not prohibited by law, with no class change. CCSB Contact: Matthew S. Erim Telephone (703) erim@nmfta.org Page 14

DOCKET MAY 2017

DOCKET MAY 2017 DOCKET 2017-2 MAY 2017 A public meeting on National Motor Freight Classification provisions will be held on May 23, 2017 at: Hilton Alexandria Old Town 1767 King Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 703.837.0440