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This is a Special Packaging Instruction (SPI) document for the SQUIB ASSEMBLY, ELECTRIC item (National Stock Number 1336-00-236-4782), controlled by 406 SCMS at Hill Air Force Base and designated as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

The document specifies packaging requirements for Class 1 (explosive) material following military preservation standards MIL-STD-2073-1 and marking standards MIL-STD-129. For Level A packing (most severe worldwide shipment conditions including war reserve, mobilization, and strategic deployment), Level B packs must be overboxed in a specified Level A container and marked "OVERPACK," with filler padding of ASTM D4727 to ensure tight fit. For Level B packing, up to 20 items may be placed in a shipping container after wrapping with specified materials and placing into barrier bags with air removed and sealed. The document requires all wooden pallets, skids, and packaging materials to be constructed from debarked, heat-treated wood (56°C for 30 minutes minimum) with certification by an accredited agency recognized by the American Lumber Standards Committee, in compliance with International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM No. 15). Detailed palletization procedures for Level B packs specify use of 40 boxes at 28 pounds each on 40 x 48 inch four-way entry pallets, with steel strapping, plywood, and edge protectors, resulting in a total pallet weight of 1,203.35 pounds. The SPI includes two revisions, with the most recent revision (AA, dated 23326) decreasing POP tested weight and updating Level B closure and notices, and notation that assets packaged under previous SPI editions do not require repackaging if integrity is maintained.

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CONTROLLED BY: 406 SCMS

CONTROLLED BY: GULAA-HILL AFB

CONTROLLED BY: CUI/SP-CTI

DISTRIBUTION/DISSEMINATION CONTROL: FEDCON

POC: 406SCMS.GULAA.CONTRACTSHILL@US.AF.MIL

NOTE: THE ABOVE POP MARKINGS

ARE FOR DOD USE ONLY.

CUI

MUNITION NOTICES

NOTICE 1: CLASS 1 (EXPLOSIVE) MATERIAL OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) PACKAGED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1990 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS IN EFFECT AT THAT TIME ARE EXCEPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF PERFORMANCE ORIENTED PACKAGING (POP) PROVIDED THE PACKAGING HAVE MAINTAINED THEIR INTEGRITY AND THE GOODS ARE DECLARED AS GOVERNMENT OWNED GOODS PACKAGED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1990. THIS CLAUSE DOES NOT APPLY TO COMMERCIAL AIR SHIPMENTS. (REF DLAD 4145.41/AFJI 24-210.)

NOTICE 2: 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 3: 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.

NOTICE 4: ASSETS PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS SPI DO NOT REQUIRE REPACKAGING

IF THE INTEGRITY OF THE SPI IS MAINTAINED.

NOTICE 5: SEE SPIRES FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF NSN's ASSIGNED TO THIS SPI.

NOTICE 6: 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.

NOTES

1. MAY PLACE UP TO 20 ITEMS IN SHIPPING CONTAINER.

2. WRAP ITEM WITH REF.-3 AND PLACE INTO BARRIER BAG REF.-2. REMOVE AIR AND SEAL.

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."

REFER TO MIL-STD-129 FOR MARKING

REQUIREMENTS OF PALLETIZED UNIT

LOADS OF AMMUNITION.

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