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DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT D: DISTRIBUTION AUTHORIZED TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND U.S. DOD CONTRACTORS ONLY, ADMINISTRATIVE OR OPERATIONAL USE, 09 JANUARY 2018. OTHER REQUESTS FOR THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE REFERRED TO 406 SCMS/GULAA, (PACKAGING DIVISION), HILL AFB, UTAH 84056. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES IN DOD 5220.22-M, NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY PROGRAM OPERATING MANUAL (NISPOM), SECTION 5-705, OR DOD 5200.1-R, INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM, CHAPTER VI. FOR UNCLASSIFIED, LIMITED DOCUMENTS, DESTROY BY ANY METHOD THAT WILL PREVENT DISCLOSURE OF CONTENTS OR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DOCUMENT.

CAUTION NOTICES

I NTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES

REVISION OF ISPM NO. 15

REVISION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS-IMPLEMENTED RESTRICTIONS ON WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM). THIS REQUIREMENT IS SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH INVASIVE SPECIES SUCH AS THE PINEWOOD NEMATODE. WPM IS DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET COLLARS, WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAMES, AND CLEATS. THE STATEMENT BELOW CITES THE REQUIREMENTS IN DETAIL AND COVERS LUMBER FOR BUILDING CONTAINERS AND PALLETS USED FOR DELIVERIES, RESULTING IN SHIPMENTS WORLDWIDE (DIRECT, OR THROUGH AIR LOGISTICS CENTERS (ALC), CONTAINER CONSOLIDATION POINTS (CCP), OR OTHER BASES).

WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLET AND PACKAGING/CONTAINER STATEMENT:

ALL WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLETS, AND WOODEN CONTAINERS PRODUCED ENTIRELY OR IN PART OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM DEBARKED WOOD IN ADDITION TO THE APPLICATION OF HEAT-TREATED (HT) MATERIAL (HT TO 56 DEGREES CENTIGRADE OR 133 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 30 MINUTES). CERTIFICATION/MARKING IS REQUIRED BY AN ACCREDITED AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARDS COMMITTEE (ALSC). FOR REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION, SEE LATEST REVISION OF "INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES (ISPM NO. 15), "REGULATION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE."

NOTES

1. PRESERVE ALL CRITICAL SURFACES WITH MIL-PRF-23827. WRAP WITH REF.-2 AND SECURE WITH REF.-3, TAPE. 2. PLACE REF.-4 SADDLES APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES FROM THE INSIDE EDGE OF REF.-5 SADDLES. 3. TAKE UP ANY SLACK OR END PLAY WITH SUITABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL NEXT TO THE CONTAINER END. SUCH MATERIAL MAY BE ASTM D4727 FIBERBOARD AS REQUIRED.