Saw this on the tsa blog at
http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/01/ligh...d-lithium.html and thought it was worth posting here. Emphasis mine:
Originally Posted by TSA TSO NY
Read the last line "TSA does not have plans to change security regulations for electronic devices powered by lithium batteries"
The FAA posted the Lithium rules. TSA is NOT changing it's procedures to do ANYTHING about Lithium batteries.
We initially recvd a notice telling us to screen for Lithium batteries. Within a day that was rescinded. We were told that it's NOT TSAs job to enforce FAA policeies. I'm surprised our extremely knowledgeable, hand picked bloggers aren't aware of TSAs own policies.
Make me wonder if that's why we only had two reports of battery-related abuse or potential abuse with regard to carry-ons at the checkpoint (camera battery confiscated at SEA and report from DCA that TSOs were told 1-spare-only). Maybe, just maybe, TSA knew better than to mess with this one.