Clarification on the Division 1.1 Fireworks Approvals Policy
pipeline-safety · Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Published 2012-02-21 · Effective 2012-02-21 · 77 FR 9865
Document
Document number
2012-3894
Federal Register citation
77 FR 9865
CFR reference
49 CFR 173
Type
Rule
Action
Clarification.
Category
pipeline-safety
Sub-agency
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Publication date
2012-02-21
Effective date
2012-02-21
DOT docket
Docket No. PHMSA-2011-0157
Abstract
In this document, PHMSA is responding to comments received from its initial Notice No. 11-6 clarifying PHMSA's policy regarding the fireworks approvals program. Furthermore, in this document PHMSA is restating its policy clarification that it will accept only those classification approval applications for Division 1.1 fireworks that have been examined and assigned a recommended shipping description, division, and compatibility group by a DOT-approved explosives test laboratory, or those that have been issued an approval for the explosive by the competent authority of a foreign government acknowledged by PHMSA's Associate Administrator. This policy clarification is intended to enhance safety by ensuring that fireworks transported in commerce meet the established criteria for their assigned classification, thereby minimizing the potential shipment of incorrectly classified or forbidden fireworks.