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MARADMIN 575/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/LPC-4//
SUBJ/EUROPEAN UNION (EU) RESTRICTIONS REGARDING NON-MANUFACTURED
/WOOD PACKING MATERIALS (NMWPM)//
REF/A/DOC/EUROPEAN UNION/12MAR2001/(NOTAL)//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/280156ZAUG01//
NARR/ REF A IS EU'S EMERGENCY DECISION PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AS "COMMISSION DECISION OF
12 MARCH 2001 ON TEMPORARY EMERGENCY MEASURES IN RESPECT OF WOOD
PACKING COMPRISED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF NON-MANUFACTURED CONIFEROUS
WOOD (SOFTWOOD)". ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EU DECISION
CAN BE FOUND AT USDA'S WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.APHIS.USDA.GOV.
REF B IS MARADMIN 393/01 INTERIM MC GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION
CONCERNING THE EU RESTRICTIONS REGARDING NMWPM. //
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RMKS/1. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE
GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE REF A MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE EU.
2. BACKGROUND. AS DISCUSSED IN REF A AND B, THE EU ISSUED AN
EMERGENCY DECISION ON 12 MAR 01 TO REGULATE CONIFEROUS
NON-MANUFACTURED WOOD PACKING MATERIALS (NMWPM) SHIPPED INTO EUROPE
TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PINEWOOD NEMATODE (PWN) INTO
THEIR ECOSYSTEMS. THE EU DECISION TOOK EFFECT ON 1 OCT 01.
SHIPMENTS MADE PRIOR TO 1 OCT 01 (UP TO AND INCLUDING 30 SEP 01)
WERE NOT AFFECTED BY THESE MEASURES.
3. CURRENT DOD IMPLEMENTATION/GUIDANCE: DOD SHIPMENTS DEPARTING
THE U.S., CANADA, JAPAN, AND CHINA ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 01, ENROUTE TO
EU MEMBER COUNTRIES (AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE,
GERMANY, GREECE, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, IRELAND, THE NETHERLANDS,
PORTUGAL, SPAIN, SWEDEN AND THE UNITED KINGDOM) CONTAINING NMWPM
MUST BE EU COMPLIANT OR TREATED BY ONE OF THE APPROVED METHODS
IDENTIFIED BELOW. ALL SHIPMENTS DESTINED FOR EU MEMBER COUNTRIES
MUST BE PROCESSED THROUGH OR CERTIFIED BY A PRESERVATION, PACKAGING
AND PACKING (PPANDP) ACTIVITY. NMWPM IS DEFINED AS CONIFEROUS WOOD
PALLETS, SKIDS, BOXES, CRATES, REELS, AND WOODEN MATERIAL THAT HAS
NOT HAD SUFFICIENT PROCESSING TO KILL PESTS PRESENT IN THE RAW WOOD.
THE EUROPEAN DECISION DOES NOT AFFECT MANUFACTURED WOOD PACKAGING
MATERIALS, SUCH AS PLYWOOD AND PARTICLEBOARD. REF B PROVIDES
GUIDANCE FOR NEW PACKAGING DATA REQUIREMENTS, LOCAL PROCUREMENTS,
AND IMPAC CARDS BUYS OF NMWPM.
4. APPROVED TREATMENT METHODS: THE PREFERRED METHOD FOR
ELIMINATING THE PWN IN UNTREATED NMWPM IS TO HEAT-TREAT (HT) WOOD
SO THE CORE TEMPERATURE REACHES 56 DEGREES CELSIUS (133 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT) FOR 30 MINUTES (56/30). FUMIGATION AND CHEMICAL
PRESSURE TREATMENT ARE ALSO MEANS OF TREATING WOOD; HOWEVER, DUE
TO HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS THESE METHODS
SHOULD BE LIMITED IN USE.
5. EXISTING/PREVIOUSLY PACKAGED MATERIEL:
A. PREVIOUSLY PACKAGED MATERIEL, CAN BE TESTED, INSPECTED AND
CERTIFIED AS PEST FREE IF THE NMWPM MEETS ALL THREE OF THE FOLLOWING
REQUIREMENTS:
(1) THE THICKEST MEMBER OF THE NMWPM REGISTERS A MOISTURE CONTENT
READING OF 19 PER CENT OR LESS WHEN TESTED WITH A MOISTURE METER.
(2) VISUAL VERIFICATION CONFIRMS THE NMWPM CONTAINS NO BORE OR GRUB
HOLES LARGER THAN 3MM (0.12 INCHES).
(3) VISUAL VERIFICATION CONFIRMS THE NMWPM SHOWS NO PRESENCE OF BARK.
B. PREVIOUSLY PACKAGED MATERIEL THAT FAILS ANY OF THREE REQUIREMENTS
IDENTIFIED IN PARA 5A MUST BE REPACKAGED USING CERTIFIED HEAT
TREATED WOOD, REUTILIZED PACKAGING MATERIAL THAT PASSES INSPECTION
REFERRED TO IN PARAS 5A(1),(2), (3), OR TREATED BY ONE OF THE
APPROVED METHODS IDENTIFIED IN PARA 4. PREVIOUSLY PACKAGED MATERIEL
THAT FAILS ANY OF THE THREE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE USED FOR SHIPMENTS
TO OTHER THAN EU MEMBER COUNTRIES WITHOUT FURTHER TREATMENT.
6. PREVIOUSLY PACKAGED MATERIEL THAT CAN BE VERIFIED TO BE FIVE
YEARS OR OLDER (I.E., UTILIZING THE PACK DATE) DOES NOT REQUIRE
MOISTURE TESTING AS DESCRIBED IN PARA 5A(1). HOWEVER, IT MUST BE
CAPABLE OF PASSING THE VISUAL INSPECTIONS IDENTIFIED IN PARAS 5A(2)
AND (3) AND SHOW NO SIGNS OF PEST INFESTATION. IF IT FAILS ANY OF
THE VISUAL INSPECTIONS IT MUST BE REPACKAGED USING CERTIFIED HEAT
TREATED WOOD, REUTILIZED PACKAGING MATERIAL THAT PASSES INSPECTION
REFERRED TO IN PARAS 5A(1), (2) AND (3), OR TREATED BY ONE OF THE
APPROVED METHODS IN PARA 4. MATERIEL THAT FAILS THE VISUAL
INSPECTIONS CAN BE USED FOR SHIPMENTS TO OTHER THAN EU MEMBER
COUNTRIES WITHOUT FURTHER TREATMENT.
7. CONTAINERIZED SHIPMENTS (20/40 FT). WOODEN FLOORS WILL BE
INSPECTED FOR PEST INFESTATION AND THE DUNNAGE (BLOCKING AND
BRACING) USED IN CONTAINERIZED SHIPMENTS WILL BE HT COMPLIANT. FOR
THOSE PIECES OF LUMBER WHERE THE MANUFACTURER'S HT CERTIFICATION HAS
BEEN CUT OFF, THE STUFFING ACTIVITY (TMO) WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
MARKING THE NMWPM AS OUTLINED IN PARA 10 AND 11.
8. MOISTURE METERS: THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES PROVIDE SOURCES FOR
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOISTURE METERS. OTHER SOURCES ARE ALSO
AVAILABLE USING A SEARCH ENGINE AND SEARCHING "LUMBER MOISTURE
METER" OR "PIN TYPE MOISTURE METER". ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN DOD THAT
HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED MOISTURE METERS RECOMMEND RADIO FREQUENCY
(RF) TYPES. THE RF MODELS (MID-PRICE RANGE) ARE PREFERRED BECAUSE
THEY MEASURE MOISTURE CONTENT WITHOUT HAVING TO PROBE THE WOOD.
ACTIVITIES SHIPPING ELECTRICALLY INITIATED MUNITIONS WILL NOT USE
RF TYPE METERS.
A. HTTP://WWW.MOISTUREREGISTERPRODUCTS.COM (MODEL L FOR LUMBER
DOES NOT USE PROBES AND COSTS APPROXIMATELY $700)
B. HTTP://WWW.SENSORCONTROLS.COM
C. HTTP://WWW.PROFESSIONALEQUIPMENT.COM/DEFAULT.ASP?PRODUCTID=332
D. HTTP://WWW.PROFESSIONALEQUIPMENT.COM/XQ/ASP/PRODUCTID.332/ID.17/
QX/DEFAULT
E. HTTP://WWW.WOODWEB.COM/KNOWLEDGE BASE/PIN AND PINLESS MOISTURE
METERS.HTML
F. HTTP://WWW.WOODMAGAZINE.COM/WOODMALL/CHARTS/MOISTURE_METERS/
G. HTTP://WWW.WOODWORKERSDEPOT.COM/VENDORS/MOISTUREMETERS/MOISTURE
%20METERS.HTML
H. HTTP://WWW.MACGREGORMILLSYSTEMS.COM/WOOD.HTML
I. HTTP://WWW.INSPECTORTOOLS.COM
9. REF B IDENTIFIES THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY'S DEFENSE SUPPLY
CENTER PHILADELPHIA (DSCP) (S9I) AS THE ITEM MANAGER AND STANDARD
SUPPLY POINT FOR LUMBER AND PALLETS. IT ALSO IDENTIFIES THE ACTIONS
TAKEN BY DSCP TO ENSURE SYSTEM NSN'S ARE HT COMPLIANT AND MARKED
ACCORDINGLY.
10. MARKINGS:
A. EXISTING/PREVIOUSLY PACKAGED NMWPM THAT PASS THE TESTS AND
VISUAL INSPECTIONS IDENTIFIED IN PARA 5 AND 6 WILL BE MARKED
(STENCILED OR STAMPED) "USA DOD CERTIFIED PEST FREE" FOLLOWED BY THE
PACKAGING ACTIVITY'S DODAAC (RUC). (I.E., USA DOD CERTIFIED PEST
FREE - M201970). PREVIOUSLY PACKAGED AND PALLETIZIED LOADS OF
MATERIEL THAT PASS THE TESTS AND VISUAL INSPECTIONS IDENTIFIED IN
PARA 5 AND 6 CAN BE MARKED UTILIZING MARKER BOARDS ON TWO OPPOSITE
SIDES OF THE LOAD.
B. NMWPM (PALLETS, WOODEN CONTAINERS, REELS, BOXES, CRATES, ETC.)
MADE AT A MARINE CORPS FACILITY UTILIZING HT COMPLIANT LUMBER WILL
BE MARKED "USA DOD CERTIFIED PEST FREE" FOLLOWED BY THE CONSTRUCTING
ACTIVITIES DODAAC (RUC).
C. DUNNAGE USED IN CONTAINERIZED SHIPMENTS WHERE THE MANUFACTURER'S
HT COMPLIANT MARKING HAS BEEN CUT OFF WILL BE MARKED "USA DOD
CERTIFIED PEST FREE" FOLLOWING BY THE TMO "DODAAC".
D. WOODEN CONTAINERS AND PALLETS CONSTRUCTED UTILIZING
NON-CONIFEROUS WOOD (HARDWOOD) WILL BE MARKED: "USA DOD NC" FOLLOWED
BY THE CONSTRUCTING ACTIVITIES DODAAC (RUC).
11. MARKING LOCATIONS AND STENCIL MARKING MATERIAL. MINIMUM
MARKINGS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 10 MUST BE READABLE AND WILL BE
PLACED ON THE IDENTIFICATION SIDE OF THE WOODEN CONTAINER IN CAPITAL
LETTERS OF EQUAL HEIGHT AND PROPORTIONATE IN SIZE TO THE OTHER
MARKINGS. WOODEN CONTAINERS 10 CUBIC FEET AND OVER WILL ALSO BE
MARKED ON THE END OF THE WOODEN CONTAINER TO THE LEFT OF THE
IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS. PALLETIZIED LOADS OF PREVIOUSLY PACKAGED
MATERIEL WILL BE MARKED ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES UTILIZING MARKER
BOARDS. WOODEN PALLETS WILL BE MARKED ON ONE STRINGER. ANY OPAQUE,
NONFADING, FAST DRYING, WEATHER RESISTANT STENCIL INK, LACQUER,
PAINT, OR ENAMEL CAN BE USED. COLOR WILL BE THE SAME AS USED FOR
THE IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS.
12. MARITIME PREPOSITIONING FORCE (MPF) AND LFORM VESSELS.
A. MPF AND LFORM VESSELS WILL BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE DURING
THEIR NEXT SCHEDULED ROTATION. THIS INCLUDES ALL COMMANDS, NAVY OR
MARINE CORPS, WHO HAVE ASSETS PREPOSITIONED ONBOARD THE MPF SHIPS
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS, NAVAL
BEACH GROUPS AND THE FLEET HOSPITAL PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, ALL
WEAPONS PACKAGED BY NON-USMC COMMANDS (I.E., CRANE) ARE REQUIRED TO
BE COMPLIANT AS WELL.
B. PARAS 5 AND 6 ABOVE PROVIDE OPTIONS CONCERNING COMPLIANCE AND
PARAS 10 AND 11 PROVIDE MARKING REQUIREMENTS.
13. AUDIT REQUIREMENTS. DATA MUST BE MAINTAINED FOR EACH SHIPMENT
BY THE PREPARING ACTIVITY (I.E., PACKAGING, EMBARKATION) AND
AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST DURING FIELD SUPPLY MAINTAINENCE
ANALYSIS OFFICE (FSMAO) AND/OR INSPECTOR GENERAL (IG) VISITS. THIS
REQUIREMENT ALSO APPLIES TO ACTIVITIES THAT DIRECT SHIP AND BYPASS
PACKAGING AND/OR TMO FUNCTIONS. THE RECORDING ACTIVITY WILL
DETERMINE HOW BEST TO MAINTAIN THIS DATA (I.E., MANUAL OR AUTOMATED
FILES). FOLLOWING ARE THE MINIMUM DATA REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR
TRACKING DOD COMPLIANCE WITH THE EU EMERGENCY MEASURES.
A. FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF WOODEN CONTAINERS/PALLETS/SKIDS ETC.,
UTILIZING HT COMPLIANT LUMBER RECORD THE FOLLOWING:
(1) PURCHASE ORDER/REQUISITION/RECEIPT AND QUANTITY OF HT LUMBER
PURCHASED.
(2) BOARD FEET HT LUMBER CONSUMED.
B. FOR DUNNAGE USED IN BLOCKING AND BRACING FOR CONTAINERIZATION
OPERATIONS RECORD THE FOLLOWING:
(1) PURCHASE ORDER/REQUISITION/RECEIPT AND QUANTITY OF HT LUMBER
PURCHASED.
(2) BOARD FEET HT LUMBER CONSUMED.
C. FOR EXISTING PACKAGED MATERIEL LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD, RECORD
THE FOLLOWING FOR EACH SHIPMENT TO THE EU:
(1) NSN.
(2) QUANTITY.
(3) TCN.
(4) TESTED MOISTURE PERCENTAGE.
D. FOR EXISTING PACKAGED MATERIEL 5 YEARS OR OLDER, RECORD THE
FOLLOWING FOR EACH SHIPMENT TO EU:
(1) NSN
(2) QUANTITY
(3) TCN
(4) NMWPM AGE (I.E. PACK DATE)
14. TRAINING: TRAINING IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED AND WILL BE
ACCESSIBLE ON THE WEB. ACCESS INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS SOON
AS THE SITE IS COMPLETE.//
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