Hazardous Materials: Damaged, Defective, Recalled Lithium Cells or Batteries or Portable Electronic Devices

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title: "Hazardous Materials: Damaged, Defective, Recalled Lithium Cells or Batteries or Portable Electronic Devices"
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#  Hazardous Materials: Damaged, Defective, Recalled Lithium Cells or Batteries or Portable Electronic Devices

**AGENCY:**

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT.

**ACTION:**

Withdrawal of Safety Advisory Notice No. 2016-18.

**SUMMARY:**

Safety Advisory Notice 2016-18 is withdrawn effective at noon (ET) on October 15, 2016. At that time, it will be superseded by an Emergency Restriction/Prohibition Order [Order No. FAA-2016-9288] by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5121(d).

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Kevin Leary, Standards and Rulemaking Division, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, telephone: (202) 366-8553.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

**Additional Information**

Additional information pertinent to the Order is available through the Office of the Federal Register Web site ( *https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/current* ).

Additional information pertinent to the traveling public is available through the DOT Safe Travel Web site (see *http://phmsa.dot.gov/safetravel/batteries* ) and through the FAA Pack Safe Web site (see *http://www.faa.gov/Go/PackSafe* ). For additional information on returning your device to the manufacturer, please call 1-800-SAMSUNG or 1-800-726-7864. For additional information on the recall please visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Web site at *www.cpsc.gov.*

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2016.

Marie Therese Dominguez,

Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.