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1 DISPOSITION BULLETIN 1319 September 14, 2012 NOTICE OF DISPOSITION DOCKET This notice reflects proposed amendments considered by the Commodity Classification Standards Board (CCSB) at the public meeting on September 10, 2012, 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 or arbitration is requested in accordance with the CCSB s rules. The supplement is scheduled to be issued on November 1, 2012, with an effective date of December 1, 2012, 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 and must be received in my office no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Time, October 10, If the proponent of a proposal or any party of record to a proposal disagrees with the disposition of that proposal, they may request neutral arbitration. Requests for arbitration must be made by mail, or fax and must be received in my office no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Time, October 10, Information on the CCSB, its procedures for amending the NMFC and its rules governing arbitration including a list of available neutral arbitrators may be obtained online at Go to CCSB 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 CLOTH, DRY GOODS, FABRICS OR TEXTILES GROUP: subject to item Cloth or Fabric, cotton or synthetic fiber, or cotton or synthetic fiber and natural fiber combined, not woven, knitted nor stitched, NOI, see Note, item 49162, in boxes, wrapped rolls or Package 2013, 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 NOTE Cancel; no further application Cloth or Fabric, cotton or synthetic fiber, etc... Cancel; see item Comment Item is canceled with reference to item Concurrently, item is amended to provide the CCSB s standard eleven-subprovision density scale that ranges from class 400 for densities of less than 1 pcf to class 60 for densities of 30 pcf or greater. Note, item is canceled as having no further application. Staff Contact: Daniel E. Horning Telephone (703) horning@nmfta.org Page 2

3 SUBJECT 2 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED NOTE No Change. MACHINERY GROUP: subject to item Business or Office: subject to item Machines, Systems or Devices, data processing, or Components, Parts or Peripherals thereof, see Note, item , viz.: Automated Teller Machines (ATMs); Computers, including Personal Computers, Laptops, Notebooks or Tablets, or Components, Parts or Peripherals thereof, NOI; Electronic Telephone Switching Systems, or Components thereof; Facsimile (Fax) Machines; Machines, Systems or Devices, data processing, or Components, Parts or Peripherals thereof, NOI; Printers or Scanners, computer or data processing network or system, or Parts thereof, NOI; Servers, or Storage or Networking Devices or Hardware, or Components or Parts thereof, NOI; Software, NOI, data processing machine, system or device; In boxes, crates or Packages 2050, 2253, 2254, 2286 or 2291, released to a value not exceeding $25.00 per pound, see Note, item , 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 Unless otherwise provided in individual participating carriers' tariffs, (NEW) articles moving under the provisions of item shall only be accepted subject to a maximum liability of $25.00 per pound. If shipper fails to declare a value, or declares a value in excess of $25.00 per pound, shipment will not be accepted, but if the shipment is inadvertently accepted, it will be considered as being released to a value not exceeding $25.00 per pound and the shipment will move subject to such limitation of liability. In no instance will carriers' liability exceed the actual value of the article lost or damaged NOTE Cancel; no further application. Page 3

4 SUBJECT 2 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Continued NOTE Provisions do not apply on cellular or radio telephones, including (NEW) smartphones. For cellular or radio telephones, including smartphones, see item 62820, Radio-telephone Transmitting or Transmitting and Receiving Sets, for provisions based on released value, and item 62850, Radiotelephones, cellular (Cellular Telephones), for provisions not based on released value. Concurrently, Item (Rule) 172 is amended as follows: ITEM 172 LIMITATION OF CARRIER LIABILITY WHERE VALUE IS NOT DECLARED BY SHIPPER Where item 62820, 63025, 70080, 88160, 99400, , , , or of this Classification applies, and shipper fails to declare a value as required by those provisions, the shipment will not be accepted, but if the shipment is inadvertently accepted, the carrier s liability shall be limited as follows: ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION VALUE LIMITATION Radio, Radio-telephone or Television Transmitting or Transmitting and Receiving Sets or other Radio Impulse or Wireless Audio (Sound) Impulse Transmitting or Transmitting and Receiving $10.00 per pound Sets, separate or combined Semiconductors, viz.: Devices, NOI; Diodes; Rectifiers; Thermistors; Transistors $20.00 per pound Flatware, Dresserware or Holloware, sterling silver; or Flatware, Dresserware or Holloware, with sterling silver parts, such as $5.00 per pound backs, covers, frames, handles or tops Glassware, NOI $19.00 per pound Hides, Pelts or Skins, dressed or tanned or not dressed nor tanned, NOI, dry $7.50 per pound Jewelry, costume or novelty, made of materials other than solid or filled precious metals, not mounted nor set with precious stones $5.00 per pound Machines, Systems or Devices, data processing, or $25.00 per Components, Parts or Peripherals thereof pound Metal, NOI, or Metal Alloys, NOI $5.00 per pound Radioactive Materials, Articles or Isotopes $5.00 per pound Watches or Watch Movements $10.00 each Where the provisions of other tariffs apply, and those provisions specify a limitation of the carrier s liability absent a release or value declaration by the shipper, the carrier s liability shall be limited to the extent provided by such applicable provisions when the shipper does not make the requisite or specified release or value declaration. Page 4

5 SUBJECT 2 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded Comment Item is amended to provide the CCSB s standard eleven-subprovision density scale that ranges from class 400 for densities of less than 1 pcf to class 60 for densities of 30 pcf or greater. The currently applicable maximum released value of $25.00 per pound is maintained. The description of item is amended to a viz. format. New Note, item is established stipulating that unless otherwise provided in carriers tariffs, shipments moving under item will only be accepted subject to the $25.00 per pound released valuation, and that if a higher valuation or no valuation is declared, the $25.00 per pound limitation will still apply. New Note, item is established to clarify that item does not apply on cellular or radio telephones, including smartphones, and directing the NMFC user to the applicable provisions. Note, item is canceled with no further application, and Item (Rule) 172 is amended to reflect the revised description of item and the value limitation of $25.00 per pound. Staff Contact: William F. Mascaro Telephone (703) mascaro@nmfta.org SUBJECT 3 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED BOILERS, FURNACES, STOVES AND RELATED ARTICLES GROUP: subject to item Heaters, water, tank type, see Notes, items and 26522: Sub 1 In boxes or Packages 208, 1016, 1277, 2055 or 2056, other than Sub NOTE No Change NOTE No Change. secured on lift truck skids or pallets In boxes or Packages 208, 1016, 1277, 2055 or 2056, secured on lift truck skids or pallets; or in crates or Package Package 2536 (NEW) (1) ARTICLES: Tank-type water heaters may be shipped on a lift truck skid or pallet, enclosed in a fiberboard shipping container with exterior protective pads. (2) EXTERIOR PACKAGING: (a) Article packaged as specified in Paragraphs (3)(a)-(d) must be placed on an open framework lift truck skid or pallet and placed within a singlewall corrugated fiberboard tray having an ECT value of not less than 44 ECT. Depth of fiberboard tray must be not less than 11 inches. (b) A singlewall corrugated fiberboard top cap having an ECT value of not less than 44 ECT must extend not less than 6 inches from top of article. (c) Full-height L-shaped triplewall corrugated fiberboard corner posts having an ECT value of not less than 67 ECT must be positioned at each vertical corner of packaged article. (d) Triplewall corrugated fiberboard center pads (spacers) having an ECT value of not less than 67 ECT, and not less than 17 inches in length, must be placed on all four sides of packaged article if width between corner posts exceeds 18 inches. Page 5

6 SUBJECT 3 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded Package 2536 (Continued) (3) INTERIOR PACKAGING: (a) Article must be placed on a doublewall corrugated fiberboard die-cut pad having an ECT value of not less than 42 ECT. (b) Top of article must be protected by a doublewall corrugated fiberboard die-cut pad having an ECT value of not less than 42 ECT. (c) Article must be enclosed in a flanged doublewall corrugated fiberboard body having an ECT value of not less than 42 ECT. (d) Fiberboard flanges must be glued and stapled to top and bottom die-cut pads. (4) PLASTIC FILM REQUIREMENTS: Exterior packaging components must be completely wrapped in plastic film to secure top cap, center pads and corner posts in place. (5) MARKINGS: Do Not Stack and other precautionary markings, as applicable, must be on at least two sides of the packaged article. (See Item 682.) Comment New Package 2536 is approved for tank-type water heaters, per item Staff Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org SUBJECT 4 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED BOILERS, FURNACES, STOVES AND RELATED ARTICLES GROUP: subject to item Heaters, water, tank type, see Notes, items and 26522: Sub 1 In boxes or Packages 208, 1016, 1277, 2055, 2056 or 2537, other than secured on lift truck skids or pallets... No Change Sub 2 In boxes or Packages 208, 1016, 1277, 2055, 2056 or 2537, secured on lift truck skids or pallets; or in crates... No Change NOTE No Change NOTE No Change. Package 2537 (NEW) (1) ARTICLES: Tank-type water heaters may be shipped enclosed in a fiberboard shipping container with interior protective pads. (2) EXTERIOR PACKAGING: (a) Article must be placed in singlewall corrugated fiberboard tray having an ECT value of not less than 44 ECT and must extend not less than 4 inches from bottom of article. (b) Article must be enclosed in a singlewall corrugated fiberboard body having an ECT value of not less than 40 ECT. (c) A singlewall corrugated fiberboard top cap having an ECT value of not less than 44 ECT must extend not less than 4 inches from top of article. (d) The bottom tray and top cap must be secured to body using 2-inch reinforced tape. Page 6

7 SUBJECT 4 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED Concluded Package 2537 (Continued) (3) INTERIOR PACKAGING: (a) Article must be placed in 1.8 pcf expanded polystyrene interlocking pad. (b) A 1.8 pcf expanded polystyrene interlocking pad must be placed around center of article. (c) Top of article must be protected by 1.8 pcf expanded polystyrene interlocking pad. (4) MARKINGS: Do Not Clamp Below This Line, and pictorial markings indicating This Side Up, Stack 4 High and Do Not Forklift, must be printed on all sides of body, see Note; Do Not Lay This Side Down and a pictorial marking for Do Not Use Basiloid must be printed on three sides of body; Lay This Side Down For Shipment must be printed on one side of body; and other precautionary markings, as applicable, must be on at least two sides of the packaged article. (See Item 682.) Note If package is secured on lift truck skid or pallet forklift handling is permitted, and the Do Not Forklift markings must be obliterated or securely covered. Comment New Package 2537 is approved for tank-type water heaters, per item Staff Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org SUBJECT 5 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED COOLERS GROUP: subject to item Cooling or Freezing Boxes (Freezers) or Refrigerators, with cooling or freezing apparatus, household, see Notes, items and 53122, in boxes, crates or Packages 107, 147, 178, 301, 1012, 1019, 1024, 1056, 1082, 1215, 1329, 1426, 2262, 2408, 2424, 2427, 2461, 2482, 2492, 2531 or No Change NOTE No Change NOTE No Change. Package 2538 (NEW) (1) ARTICLES: Household refrigerators may be enclosed in a corrugated fiberboard shipping container with corner posts and protective pads. (2) EXTERIOR PACKAGING: (a) Article must be placed in base, constructed as follows: 1. Two sides must be protected by tubular rails constructed from three layers of inch fiberboard wrap, having a total thickness of not less than inch pcf expanded polystyrene inserts must be placed inside tubular fiberboard rails. 3. Two singlewall corrugated fiberboard rails must be securely glued perpendicularly to tubular fiberboard rails. Page 7

8 SUBJECT 5 DOCKET APPROVED AS MODIFIED Concluded Package 2538 (Continued) (b) Article must be enclosed in a singlewall corrugated fiberboard body having an ECT value of not less than 44 ECT. (c) A singlewall corrugated fiberboard top cap having an ECT value of not less than 44 ECT must extend not less than 4 3 /16 inches down the front and back of the body from top of article. (d) One 3 /4-inch x inch metal band must be secured horizontally around top cap, securing to body. (3) INTERIOR PACKAGING: (a) Front corners of article must be protected by tubular corner posts constructed from four layers of inch fiberboard wrap, having a total thickness of not less than inch. (b) Rear corners of article must be protected by 1.75 pcf expanded polystyrene corner posts. (c) Top edges of article must be protected by 2.75 pcf expanded polystyrene rails. (d) Door handles must be protected by 2.75 pcf expanded polystyrene pad. (e) Rear top edge of article must be protected by 2.00 pcf expanded polystyrene pad. (f) Electrical housing cover must be protected by 2.00 pcf expanded polystyrene pad. (g) Door end caps must be protected by 2.50 pcf expanded polystyrene pads. (h) Freezer door must have 2.00 pcf expanded polystyrene supports. (4) MARKINGS: Do Not Lay Down This Side and pictorial markings indicating Stack 4 High and Do Not Forklift must be printed on all sides, see Note; Do Not Clamp From This Side must be printed on three sides; Use Caution, Metal Under Tension: When Cut, It May Spring Back and Cause Injury and other precautionary markings, as applicable, must be on at least two sides of the packaged article. (See Item 682.) Note If package is secured on lift truck skid or pallet forklift handling is permitted, and the Do Not Forklift markings must be obliterated or securely covered. Comment New Package 2538 is approved for household refrigerators, per item Staff Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org SUBJECT 6 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT GROUP: subject to item Cable Terminals, NOI, see Notes, items and 61263; Cable Terminal Boxes or Housings or Electric Meter Sockets, steel or aluminum, with or without interior fittings or with or without clamps; or Cable Terminal or Junction Blocks, NOI; etc... Cancel; see item NOTE Cancel; no further application NOTE Cancel; see item NOTE No Change. Page 8

9 SUBJECT 6 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT GROUP: subject to item Switch Boxes, Electrical Enclosures or Electrical Wiring Equipment, viz.: Electric Meter Sockets; Electrical Enclosures, NOI; Junction Boxes or Cabinets; Outlet Box Covers, other than outlet box plates; Outlet Boxes; Switch Boxes, NOI; Terminal Boxes or Housings; Terminal or Junction Blocks; Terminals, electrical cable or wiring, NOI, including Connectors or Butt Splices, see Note, item 63163; With or without fittings, see Note, item 63162, in boxes, see Note, item 63161, 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 The following departures from packing requirements are permitted: 1. Terminals, terminal boxes or housings, electric meter sockets, or terminal or junction blocks may be shipped in Packages 1241 or Aluminum railway switch or junction boxes exceeding 140 pounds may be shipped on skids NOTE No Change NOTE Also applies on terminals joined by a web of metal forming continuous (NEW) strips to permit automatic machine assembly. Comment Item is canceled with reference to item 63160, which provides the CCSB s standard eleven-subprovision density scale that ranges from class 400 for densities of less than 1 pcf to class 60 for densities of 30 pcf or greater. Concurrently, the description of item is amended to include a reference for Electrical Wiring Equipment and to provide a viz. format. Note, item is canceled with no further application, and Note, item is canceled with reference to new Note, item Note, item is amended to maintain currently authorized packages. Staff Contact: William F. Mascaro Telephone (703) mascaro@nmfta.org Page 9

10 SUBJECT 7 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, OPTICAL GOODS OR SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS: subject to item Cable, lightguide or lightwave, glass fiber, or Fiber Optic Cable, with plastic or metal sheathing, with or without one or more steel support strands, with or without necessary hardware, on reels, see Note, item 57771, or in boxes, see Notes, items and 57773: Sub 1 Cut to specified length, see Note, item 57774, 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 Other than cut to specified length as defined in Note, item 57774, 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 No Change NOTE No Change NOTE Also applies on cable connectors, splice kits and necessary optical instruments to install cable when shipped in same package with cable (NEW) Comment NOTE The term 'cut to specified length' embraces fiber optic cable which has been prepared for a specific installation when any damage to the cable will result in a claim for the entire length, and bills of lading and shipping orders are so notated. Shipping containers or packages must also be marked to indicate that any damage will result in a claim for the entire length of cable. Item is amended to provide classes based on whether or not the cable is cut to specified length and on density. Note, item is updated for clarification, and new Note, item is established to define the term cut to specified length. Staff Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org Page 10

11 SUBJECT 8 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED FLOOR OR WALL COVERINGS AND RELATED ARTICLES GROUP: Flooring, Wall Coverings or Wallpaper, NOI, other than tile or molding, (NEW) see Note, item 70951, in boxes or wrapped rolls: Sub 1 Greatest dimension exceeding 96 inches, see Note, item 70952, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 2 Less than Sub 3 15 but less than Sub or greater Sub 5 Greatest dimension not exceeding 96 inches, see Note, item 70952, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 6 Less than Sub 7 15 but less than Sub or greater NOTE Also applies on Wall Covering or Wallpaper Samples or Sample Books. (NEW) NOTE Greatest dimension refers to the longest straight-line dimension of the (NEW) handling unit as tendered for shipment Wall Coverings; or Facings or Flooring; cork; felt paper based, plain or decorated, or linoleum, with or without cellular or expanded plastic or rubber backing of not more than 1 /8 inch thickness; or plastic or rubber, NOI; other than tile or molding, etc... Cancel; see item NOTE Cancel; no further application. PAPER: subject to item Wallpaper, NOI, or Wallpaper Samples or Sample Books, etc... Cancel; see item Wallpaper, blank, unfinished, other than oatmeal or ingrain wallpaper, fiber content consisting of not less than 60 percent ground wood, not including unfinished blank wallpaper that has passed through a further process after its original manufacture, etc... Cancel; see item Wallpaper, blank, unfinished, other than oatmeal or ingrain wallpaper, fiber content consisting of less than 60 percent ground wood, etc... Cancel; see item NOTE Cancel; no further application Wallpaper, blank, unfinished, oatmeal, not colored nor printed, not including paper that has passed through a further process after its original manufacture, etc... Cancel; see item Wallpaper, oatmeal or ingrain, not printed, etc... Cancel; see item Page 11

12 SUBJECT 8 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded Comment Items 71080, , , , and are canceled with reference to new item for flooring, wall coverings or wallpaper, NOI, other than tile or molding. The new item assigns classes based on greatest dimension and density. New Notes, items and are added to clarify that item also applies on wall covering or wallpaper samples or sample books and to define the term greatest dimension, respectively. The generic heading, item 70500, is amended to read Floor or Wall Coverings and Related Articles Group, in the interest of clarification and uniformity. Notes, items and are canceled as having no further application. Staff Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org SUBJECT 9 DOCKET WITHDRAWN Page 12 THIS SUBJECT PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS THAT WERE NOT ADOPTED BUILDING METALWORK GROUP: subject to item Ceiling or Interior Siding or Ceiling or Interior Siding Moldings, Panels or Ornaments, NOI, aluminum, etc... Cancel; see item A-NEW Ceiling or Siding, or Ceiling or Siding Moldings, Panels or Ornaments, enameled, iron or steel, etc... Cancel; see item A-NEW NOTE Cancel; no further application Ceiling or Siding, or Ceiling or Siding Moldings, Panels or Ornaments, other than enameled, iron or steel, etc... Cancel; see item A-NEW A-NEW Ceiling or Interior Siding, or Ceiling or Interior Siding Moldings, Panels, Pans or Ornaments, metal, combined or not combined with other materials, Sub 1 see Note, item B-NEW, in boxes: Greatest dimension exceeding 96 inches, see Note, item C-NEW, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 2 Less than Sub 3 10 but less than Sub or greater Sub 5 Greatest dimension not exceeding 96 inches, see Note, item C-NEW, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 6 Less than Sub 7 10 but less than Sub or greater B-NEW NOTE Also applies on geometric or three-dimensional (3-D) panels. C-NEW NOTE Greatest dimension refers to the longest straight-line dimension of the handling unit as tendered for shipment Panels or Pans, acoustical ceiling, aluminum, etc... Cancel; see item A-NEW

13 SUBJECT 9 DOCKET WITHDRAWN Concluded Comment The CCSB voted to withdraw this proposal and continue research. The current provisions will continue to apply. Staff Contact: Daniel E. Horning Telephone (703) horning@nmfta.org SUBJECT 10 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED HARDWARE GROUP: subject to item Skids, iron or steel, NOI, see Note, item NOTE Does not apply on steel Pallets; Platforms; Racks, shipping, NOI; or Skids; (NEW) for lift trucks, as named in item LUMBER GROUP: subject to item Lumber, NOI; or Wood, built-up or combined, or Plywood, NOI; see Notes, items and , in packages, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Sub 1 Less than Sub 2 12 but less than Sub 3 30 or greater NOTE No Change NOTE Does not apply on wood Pallets; Platforms; Racks, shipping, NOI; or Skids; (NEW) for lift trucks, as named in item PALLETS GROUP: subject to item Pallets; Platforms; Racks, shipping, NOI; or Skids; for lift trucks, steel or wood, with or without bodies, enclosures, ends, sides, stakes, standards or stacking posts, 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. WOODENWARE OR WOODEN ARTICLES GROUP: subject to item Skids, NOI, see Note, item NOTE Does not apply on wood Pallets; Platforms; Racks, shipping, NOI; or Skids; (NEW) for lift trucks, as named in item Page 13

14 SUBJECT 10 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded Comment Item is amended to provide the CCSB s standard eleven-subprovision density scale that ranges from class 400 for densities of less than 1 pcf to class 60 for densities of 30 pcf or greater. New Notes, items 96761, and are established to clarify that items 96760, and , respectively, do not apply on lift truck pallets, platforms, shipping racks or skids, as named in item Staff Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org SUBJECT 11 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Item (Rule) 180 is amended as follows: ITEM 180 PERFORMANCE TESTING OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS [Introductory Paragraphs No Change.] Orientation and Nomenclature for Test Specimens Consisting of a Shipping Container without Lift Truck Skid or Pallet Outside Base: For test specimens consisting of a shipping container not on or not having a lift truck skid or pallet outside base, place the container in its normal shipping orientation with the front facing forward and then proceed with marking the faces according to the diagram shown below. Note the Manufacturer s Joint, when present, may or may not be located in the same position as shown in the diagram. Page 14

15 SUBJECT 11 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Continued Orientation and Nomenclature for Test Specimens with Lift Truck Skid or Pallet Outside Base: For test specimens consisting of one or more shipping containers on or having a lift truck skid or pallet outside base, place the shipping unit in its normal shipping orientation with the front facing forward. Use the diagram below to determine the dimensions of the product(s), and the overall dimensions of the shipping unit. PERFORMANCE TEST REQUIREMENTS: All applicable shipping units must be tested as follows: No Change. Section I. Conditioning Section II. Compression/Vibration Test Two alternate methods of testing are permissible: Method (A) Stacked Compressive Load/Vibration Testing, or Method (B) Separate Compressive Load/Vibration Testing. Either may be utilized, depending on test capability or product characteristics. Unless the shipping container has a lift truck skid or pallet outside base, or is marked with upright arrow symbols, the container must be tested on Faces 3, 4 and 6. If the shipping unit has either a lift truck skid or pallet outside base or is marked with upright arrow symbols, the compressive load or force requirements in Methods (A) and (B) for Faces 4 and 6 may be omitted. If the shipping unit is 6 ft (1.83 m) or taller in height, and has a lift truck skid or pallet outside base, the compressive load or force requirements in Methods (A) and (B) may be omitted. Method (A) Stacked Compressive Load/Vibration Testing Shipping units must be vibration tested under a stacked compressive load using either an identical shipping unit, or a concentrated dead weight load as described below. (1) Calculating Concentrated Dead Weight Loads: When conducting concentrated dead weight load vibration tests, the size of the package changes with the three shipping orientations of the package, and the concentrated dead load weights on the top of the package will change accordingly. Use a concentrated dead load (see Description of Load Apparatus in Paragraph (2)(a) below) to simulate miscellaneous freight loaded on top of a floor-stowed shipping unit in a trailer. Determine the required loads, rounded to the nearest 5 pounds (lbs), from the formulas in Table 1 or 2: Page 15

16 SUBJECT 11 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Continued Table 1: Method (A) Load Calculation Orientation Face 3 Down: 10 x (108 h) x (l x w) LOAD = 1728 Orientation Face 4 Down: 10 x (108 w) x (l x h) LOAD = 1728 Orientation Face 6 Down: 10 x (108 l) x (w x h) LOAD = 1728 Where: LOAD = pounds (lbs) average density of LTL freight 10 = (pcf) inside height of trailer (in), see 108 = Note = conversion factor (in 3 /ft 3 ) height of product(s) or shipping h = unit (in) l = length of product(s) (in) w = width of product(s) (in) Table 2: Method (A) Load Calculation (Metric) Orientation Face 3 Down: LOAD = 162 x (2.7 h) x (l x w) x 9.8 Orientation Face 4 Down: LOAD = 162 x (2.7 w) x (l x h) x 9.8 Orientation Face 6 Down: LOAD = 162 x (2.7 l) x (w x h) x 9.8 NOTE 2 No Change. Where: LOAD = kilograms (kg) average density of LTL freight 162 = (kg/m 3 ) inside height of trailer (m), see 2.7 = Note 2 height of product(s) or shipping h = unit (m) l = length of product(s) (m) w = width of product(s) (m) 9.8 = metric conversion factor (m/s 2 ) Page 16

17 SUBJECT 11 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Continued (2)(a) Description of Load Apparatus: The concentrated dead load shall consist of the following: corrugated trays or HSC-style container(s) of doublewall construction having a corrugated medium maximum basis weight of 33 lbs (15 kg); a plywood sheet with a minimum thickness of 0.5 in (13 mm) resting inside the container on the complete area of the bottom inner flaps of the container; and a block of lead or sand contained in plastic bag(s) evenly distributed over the bottom surface of the container to complete the required calculated load (sand weighs approximately 110 pcf (50 kg/m 3 )). The dead load container(s) must be larger than the test specimen, but must not overhang the specimen by more than 1.5 in (38 mm). The dead load container(s) must be affixed so that it cannot move inside the perimeter of the test specimen during testing. The test specimen should not be fastened to the vibration table and should be allowed some lateral movement, yet restricted so that it does not move from under the perimeter of the dead load. (2)(b) When test units have large top surfaces, i.e., any dimension exceeding 18 in (0.46 m), the dead load must be subdivided into smaller portions. If only one dimension exceeds 18 in (0.46 m), the load must be divided into two equal portions along the longer dimension. If both dimensions exceed 18 in (0.46 m), the load must be divided into four equal portions, as shown in the diagram below. (3) Vibration Testing: Properly position either the identical shipping unit or the concentrated dead weight load on the shipping unit. Using procedure ASTM D4169 Schedule D, Assurance Level II, for random vibration under a stacked compressive load, test the shipping unit. Conduct the vibration testing on all three faces, except as noted below. Face 3 must be tested for one hour and Faces 4 and 6 must be tested for 30 minutes each, for a total duration of two hours. If the shipping unit has either a lift truck skid or pallet outside base or is marked with upright arrow symbols, only Face 3 must be vibrated under the compressive load for two hours. Page 17

18 SUBJECT 11 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Continued Method (B) Separate Compressive Load/Vibration Testing Shipping units must be subjected to compression and vibration in separate tests. The compression test is conducted first and then the same shipping unit is vibration tested. (1) Compression Testing: Except as noted below, compression testing is required to be conducted on Faces 3, 4 and 6 of the same shipping unit, using either a machine compression test (per ASTM D642) or a constant load (dead weight) test (per ASTM D4577), see Table 3. When conducting compression tests, the size of the package changes with the three shipping orientations of the package, so the required concentrated forces or dead loads on the top of the package will change accordingly. Using the formulas below in Table 4 or 5, calculate the required force or load, depending upon which compression method is used, for each of the three faces, rounded to the nearest 5 pounds force (lbf) or pounds (lbs), respectively. Apply the required compressive force or load on the shipping unit depending upon selected method found in Table 3. If the shipping container has a lift truck skid or pallet outside base, or is marked with upright arrow symbols, only Face 3 should be compressed. Table 3 1 : Compression Method Compression Type Machine Compression Test per ASTM D642 Constant Load (Dead Weight) Test per ASTM D4577 Length of Compression Time Remove immediately once required force is reached Compression Value Designation FORCE 1 hour/face LOAD Table 4: Method (B) Force or Load Calculation Orientation Face 3 Down: 10 x (108 h) x (l x w) x DF FORCE or LOAD = 1728 Orientation Face 4 Down: 10 x (108 w) x (l x h) x DF FORCE or LOAD = 1728 Orientation Face 6 Down: 10 x (108 l) x (w x h) x DF FORCE or LOAD = Subsequent Tables in Item 180 will be renumbered as necessary. Page 18

19 SUBJECT 11 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Continued Where: FORCE = or LOAD = pounds force (lbf) or pounds (lbs) average density of LTL freight 10 = (pcf) inside height of trailer (in), see 108 = Note = conversion factor (in 3 /ft 3 ) height of product(s) or shipping h = unit (in) l = length of product(s) (in) w = width of product(s) (in) DF = Design Factor from Table 6 Table 5: Method (B) Force or Load Calculation (Metric) Orientation Face 3 Down: FORCE or LOAD = 162 x (2.7 h) x (l x w) x DF x 9.8 Orientation Face 4 Down: FORCE or LOAD = 162 x (2.7 w) x (l x h) x DF x 9.8 Orientation Face 6 Down: FORCE or LOAD = 162 x (2.7 l) x (w x h) x DF x 9.8 NOTE 3 No Change. Where: FORCE = or LOAD = 162 = Newtons of force (Nf) or Newtons (N) average density of LTL freight (kg/m 3 ) inside height of trailer (m), see 2.7 = Note 3 height of product(s) or shipping h = unit (m) l = length of product(s) (m) w = width of product(s) (m) DF = Design Factor from Table = metric conversion factor (m/s 2 ) Page 19

20 SUBJECT 11 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded Table 6: Design Factor Shipping Unit Construction (a) A corrugated fiberboard or plastic container that may or may not have stress-bearing interior packaging using these materials, and where the product does not support any of the load. An example is a plastic bottled product in a corrugated box with a corrugated interior packing. (b) A corrugated fiberboard or plastic container that has stress-bearing interior packaging with rigid inserts such as wood. An example is an appliance packed in a corrugated box with wood-reinforced corner posts. (c) A container constructed of materials other than fiberboard or plastic that are not temperature or humidity sensitive or where the product supports the load directly. An example is a wood crate or box. Design Factor (DF) Machine Compression Dead Weight ASTM D642 ASTM D , see Note 4 5.3, see Note NOTE 4 2 When testing fiberboard containers that have been conditioned to 40 F (4 C) and 85% RH or 100 F (38 C) and 85% RH, the Design Factor should be reduced by 50%. (2) Vibration Testing: Using the same shipping unit, conduct vibration testing on all three faces, except as noted below. Face 3 must be tested for one hour and Faces 4 and 6 must be tested for 30 minutes each, for a total duration of two hours, using any of the three following vibration methods, see Note 5: (a) Random Vibration, ASTM D4169 Schedule E Level II; (b) Repetitive Shock, ASTM D4169 Schedule F (vertical-linear motion); or (c) Repetitive Shock, ASTM D4169 Schedule F (rotary motion). If the shipping unit has a lift truck skid or pallet outside base, or is marked with upright arrow symbols, only Face 3 should be vibrated under the compressive load for two hours. NOTE 5 For high or unstable shipping units, random or vertical-linear tests may be preferred. Comment [Sections III-VII No Change.] The introduction of Item (Rule) 180 is amended to provide orientation and nomenclature for test specimens. Section II of the rule, Compression/Vibration Test, is amended to better simulate the dynamics of the motor carrier environment. Staff Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org 2 Subsequent Notes in Item 180 will be renumbered as necessary. Page 20

21 SUBJECT 12 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED BAGS: subject to item NOTE No Change Barracks or Duffel, etc.... Cancel; see item TRUNKS, TRAVELING BAGS OR RELATED ARTICLES: subject to item Carrying Cases or Bags, viz.: Duffel or Barracks Bags; [Other Articles Listed No Change.] In boxes, crates or Packages 826 or 2213, see Note, item , 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 or greater NOTE No Change. Comment Item is canceled with reference to item , which provides the CCSB s standard nine-subprovision density scale that ranges from class 400 for densities of less than 1 pcf to class 70 for densities of 15 pcf or greater. Concurrently, the description of item is amended by adding a listing for Duffel or Barracks Bags. Staff Contact: Allison L. Austin Telephone (703) austin@nmfta.org Page 21

22 SUBJECT 13 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED FURNITURE GROUP: subject to item Metallic or Wooden: subject to item NOTE No Change Tables, folding leg, steel and wood combined, etc... Cancel; see item NOTE Cancel; no further application Tables, NOI, with or without tops of other materials, see Notes, items and 82102, in Packages 2354, 1F, 2F, 3F, 5F, 19F, 21F, 22F, 25F, 34F, 38F, 85F, 109F, 132F, 133F, 138F, 140F, 141F, 146F or 152F, see Notes, items and 82103, 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 NOTE No Change NOTE No Change Tables, with sheet steel tops and tubular metal legs, etc... Cancel; see item NOTE Cancel; no further application. Comment Items and are canceled with reference to item 82100, which provides the CCSB s standard eleven-subprovision density scale that ranges from class 400 for densities of less than 1 pcf to class 60 for densities of 30 pcf or greater. Concurrently, the attendant Notes, items and are canceled as having no further application. Staff Contact: Daniel E. Horning Telephone (703) horning@nmfta.org Page 22

23 SUBJECT 14 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED CARRIERS, SHIPPING, GROUP: subject to item NOTE No Change Cores, paper winding, steel, etc... Cancel; obsolete Transformer Shipping Containers, etc... Cancel; obsolete MACHINERY GROUP: subject to item Textile Machine Parts: subject to item Card Flats, steel, old, used, etc... Cancel; obsolete OUTFITS GROUP: subject to item Forage Grain Sprouting, etc... Cancel; obsolete Mine Field Marking, etc... Cancel; obsolete Comment Items 41130, 41440, , and are canceled as obsolete. Staff Contact: Nathan D. Ripke Telephone (703) SUBJECT 15 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED LEAD: subject to item Antimonial, in pigs or slabs, in packages... No Change Bar, Block or Ingot, in packages... No Change Scrap, NOI, in packages... No Change MACHINERY GROUP: subject to item Blades, blast or blower wheel, or Fan Blades, single or multiple, without hubs, NOI; or Hubs, propeller wheel, fan or blast or blower wheel, see Note, item ; in packages: Subs 1-3 No Change NOTE No Change. Elevators, Conveyors, or Parts Named: subject to item Spiral Screw Conveyor Parts: subject to item Couplings, spiral conveyor or shaft, steel, in packages... No Change Gear or Speed Increasing or Reducing Machines, weighing each less than five pounds, other than gear-motors, or Gear or Speed Increasing or Reducing Machine Parts, NOI, in boxes or crates; or Hydromatic Braking Machines, in boxes or crates or on skids... No Change Gear or Speed Increasing or Reducing Machines, weighing each five pounds or more, other than gear-motors; or Drives, pump, right angle, without motors; in boxes or crates or on skids... No Change Holders, die or mold, stamping, punching or molding machine, iron or steel, see Note, item , in boxes or crates or on skids... No Change NOTE No Change. Page 23

24 SUBJECT 15 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Continued MACHINERY GROUP: subject to item Regulators: subject to item Feed Water, in packages... No Change Sewing Machine Stand Parts, iron, consisting of legs, braces, treadles, treadle rods, wheels or wheel guards, in packages or on skids: Subs 1-2 No Change Mast Arms (Brackets), with or without mast arm supports, street lighting, aluminum, in packages... No Change Mats or Runways, airfield or aircraft landing: Sub 1 Sub 2 Aluminum alloy, in packages... No Change No Change. METALS GROUP: subject to item Babbitt Metal (white metal alloys containing in excess of 10 percent tin), bars, pigs, slabs or scraps, in packages... No Change Cable, scrap, lead covered copper, consisting of lead covered copper cable worn out or otherwise rendered unfit for use, having value only for remelting purposes, in packages... No Change Solder, NOI, other than with gold, palladium or silver content: Sub 1 Tin content exceeding 10 percent, in packages, see Note, item No Change Subs 2-4 No Change NOTE No Change. NICKEL GROUP: subject to item Anodes, nickel, in packages... No Change Bars, Billets, Briquettes, Cathodes, Cubes, Granules, Ingots, Pellets, Pigs, Rods, Shot or Slabs, in packages... No Change Flats, in packages... No Change ROOFING OR SIDING MATERIALS GROUP: subject to item Roofing, steel, corrugated or not corrugated, plain, galvanized or painted, priming coat only, or coated with lead, terne or tin, see Note, item , in packages... No Change NOTE No Change Roofing, steel, NOI, in packages... No Change SPRINGS: subject to item Springs, coiled, overhead door tension, in boxes or drums... No Change TOOLS, OR PARTS NAMED: subject to item Jacks, hydraulic, other than cantilever, not wheeled: Sub 1 In packages other than boxes or crates... No Change Sub 2 No Change Tubes, cyclone dust collector, cast iron, machined or not machined, in packages... No Change VEHICLE PARTS: subject to item Freight Trailer Parts, NOI, see Note, item , iron or steel, cast or forged, or plate or sheet not thinner than 12 gauge, in packages... No Change NOTE No Change. Page 24

25 SUBJECT 15 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Concluded Weights, wheel, iron, NOI, in packages... No Change WHEELS OR WHEEL BLANKS: subject to item Wheels, cog, gear or pinion, iron or steel, in packages... No Change WIRE GOODS GROUP: subject to item Cloth, metal, other than paper machine clothing, with or without coating of other materials, in packages, subject to Item 170 and having a density in pounds per cubic foot of: Subs 1-2 No Change. Comment The packaging exceptions based on product weight are removed from the items shown, with no changes to the applicable classes. Staff Contact: Erin N. Topper Telephone (703) topper@nmfta.org SUBJECT 16 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Automobile Towing Slings, iron or steel, with rubber slings, or Parts thereof, NOI; or Attachments, towing vehicle, power operated finger wheel lifting type, see Note, item 20252; in boxes... No Change NOTE No Change. DENTAL, HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL SUPPLY GROUP: subject to item Chests, X-ray film, sheet steel, lead lined, in boxes... No Change DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, OPTICAL GOODS OR SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS: subject to item Optical Comparators or Contour Projectors, gauging, see Note, item 58081, in boxes or Package No Change NOTE No Change. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT GROUP: subject to item Electrodes, electrostatic precipitator discharge, steel wire, in boxes... No Change Phonographs, NOI, or Dictating Machines, other than tape recorders, in boxes or Packages 809 or 829; or Coin- or Currency-Operated Phonographs (Jukeboxes), in boxes or Package No Change Recorders or Players, tape, NOI, separate or combined, with or without equipment of loudspeakers in same or separate packages, see Note, item 62862, in boxes or Packages 809, 829 or No Change NOTE No Change. GLASSWARE GROUP: subject to item Plates, face or implosion, television or television tube, in boxes, crates or Package No Change Page 25

26 SUBJECT 16 DOCKET APPROVED AS DOCKETED Continued HIDES GROUP: subject to item Hides, Pelts or Skins, not dressed nor tanned: subject to item Goat or Sheep, dry: Sub 1 Sub 2 In packages not machine pressed... No Change In machine pressed bales or in machine pressed bales in boxes... No Change LAMPS OR LIGHTING GROUP: subject to item Lamps (Lightbulbs or Tubes), electric, fluorescent, other than neon, see Note, item , in boxes or Packages 256, 257 or No Change NOTE No Change. MACHINERY GROUP: subject to item Laundry: subject to item Household: subject to item Machines, washing and drying combined (Washer-Dryer Combinations or Combination Washer-Dryers), in boxes, crates or Packages 1019, 1082 or No Change Stokers, coal: Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Endless chain grate type, or Parts thereof, NOI, see Note, item No Change Other than endless chain grate type, or Parts thereof, NOI, see Note, item No Change Parts, cast iron, in mixed packages or mixed shipments with parts made of other than cast iron, in boxes, metal drums or strapped to pallets, see Note, item No Change NOTE Parts or pieces weighing each less than 15 pounds must be in packages. Fan, drive or gear box or motor must be protected against damage NOTE The weight of parts classed higher than the class set forth in this entry must not exceed 20 percent of the weight of shipment. MOLDS: subject to item Metal Molding; iron, NOI; or sand, in boxes... No Change Plates, bench, lapping, layout surface or surface, in boxes or crates: Sub 1 Steel... No Change Sub 2 Stone... No Change Pots, smoke, non-poisonous, non-explosive, in boxes... No Change Towers, water cooling, air conditioner, with or without blowers or fans: Sub 1 Plastic, with or without metal fittings or connections... No Change Sub 2 Sheet steel, 20 gauge or thinner, aluminum or aluminum and sheet steel combined: Sub 3 SU, in boxes... No Change Sub 4 KD, in packages... No Change Sub 5 Sheet steel, thicker than 20 gauge or steel and wood combined: Sub 6 SU... No Change Sub 7 KD, in boxes or crates... No Change Page 26