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NOTE: THE ABOVE POP MARKINGS

ARE FOR DOD USE ONLY.

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT D: DISTRIBUTION AUTHORIZED TO DOD AND U.S. DOD CONTRACTORS ONLY, ADMINISTRATIVE OR OPERATIONAL USE, 27 DECEMBER 2017. 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.

NOTES

1. WRAP ITEM IN REF.-3, PLACE WRAPPED ITEM IN BARRIER BAG, REF.-2. REMOVE AIR AND SEAL.

2. CUSHION BAGGED ITEM WITH REF.-1, PLACE IN SHIPPING CONTAINER. USE REF.-1 TO PREVENT ITEM FROM TOUCHING

SIDES OF CONTAINER AND PREVENT MOVEMENT.

3.MAY PLACE UP TO 5 ITEMS IN SHIPPING CONTAINER.

4. CLOSE BOX USING REF.-4 ACCORDING TO THE DRAWING.

INTERNATIONAL 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."

MUNITION NOTICES

NOTICE 1: FOR LEVEL A PACKING REQUIREMENTS: THE LEVEL B PACKS SHALL BE OVERBOXED IN A LEVEL A SPECIFIED

CONTAINER SHOWN ON PAGE 1 UNDER PACKAGING LEVEL A. MARK THE OUTSIDE OF THE OVERBOX "OVERPACK." THE

SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE OVERBOX WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF ITEMS BEING SHIPPED. USE FILLER

PAD OF ASTM D4727, CF, DOM, GR 275 (OR EQUAL) TO ENSURE A TIGHT FIT IN THE OVERBOX.

NOTICE 2: ASSETS PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS SPI DO NOT REQUIRE REPACKAGING

IF THE INTEGRITY OF THE SPI IS MAINTAINED.

NOTICE 3: SEE SPIRES FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF NSN's ASSIGNED TO THIS SPI.

NOTICE 4: THIS SPI IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE WITHOUT PROPER HAZARD CLASSIFICATION. UNLESS A FINAL

HAZARD CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN ISSUED, A COPY OF THE VALID INTERIM HAZARD CLASSIFICATION LETTER ALONG

WITH DOT SP 15448 MUST ACCOMPANY EACH SHIPMENT.

NOTICE 5: LEVEL A PROTECTION REQUIRED TO MEET THE MOST SEVERE WORLDWIDE SHIPMENT, HANDLING, AND

STORAGE CONDITIONS. EXAMPLES OF SITUATIONS ARE: WAR RESERVE MATERIAL, MOBILIZATION, STRATEGIC AND

THEATER DEPLOYMENT, OPEN STORAGE AND DECK LOADING. SECURITY ASSISTANCE ITEMS, INCLUDING FMS, ARE

ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE DUE TO UNKNOWN AND UNFAVORABLE TRANSPORTATION, CLIMATIC, AND

STORAGE CONDITIONS. PROVIDE LEVEL B PACKING UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE PROCURING COUNTRY.