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Hazardous Materials: Streamlining Requirements for the Approval of Certain Energetic Materials
The United States issued an addendum on 3 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/2072. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 1 December 2023. The comment period closed on 28 February 2024.
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Energetic materials; Fireworks; Bombs, grenades, torpedos, mines, missiles, cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, incl. buckshot, shot and cartridge wads, n.e.s.; Explosion protection; Explosives. Pyrotechnics
Latest notice (G/TBT/N/USA/2072/Add.1, 3 June 2026)
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Hazardous Materials: Streamlining Requirements for the Approval of Certain Energetic Materials
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) by streamlining the classification and approval process for transporting certain low-hazard fireworks, revising the criteria for small arms cartridges to include tracer ammunition as eligible for self- classification, designating the PHMSA portal as the sole method to submit applications for all explosives approvals, and authorizing voluntary termination of an explosive approval by the approval holder. Effective Date: This final rule is effective on 2 July 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 28 December 2020. Voluntary Compliance Date: 2 June 2026. Delayed Compliance Date: 31 August 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 32889, 2 June 2026; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 107, 171, and 173: This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2072 are identified by Docket Number PHMSA-2020-0103. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.
Notice of proposed rulemaking - PHMSA proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to revise the classification and approval process for certain low-hazard fireworks; to revise classification criteria for small arms cartridges to include tracer ammunition; to include the PHMSA portal as the method to submit applications for all explosives approvals; and to allow for voluntary termination of an explosive approval by the approval holder.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/2072/Add.1
Hazardous Materials: Streamlining Requirements for the Approval of Certain Energetic Materials
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) by streamlining the classification and approval process for transporting certain low-hazard fireworks, revising the criteria for small arms cartridges to include tracer ammunition as eligible for self- classification, designating the PHMSA portal as the sole method to submit applications for all explosives approvals, and authorizing voluntary termination of an explosive approval by the approval holder. Effective Date: This final rule is effective on 2 July 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 28 December 2020. Voluntary Compliance Date: 2 June 2026. Delayed Compliance Date: 31 August 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 32889, 2 June 2026; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 107, 171, and 173: This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2072 are identified by Docket Number PHMSA-2020-0103. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/2072
Comment deadline: Closed on 28 February 2024
Hazardous Materials: Streamlining Requirements for the Approval of Certain Energetic Materials
Notice of proposed rulemaking - PHMSA proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to revise the classification and approval process for certain low-hazard fireworks; to revise classification criteria for small arms cartridges to include tracer ammunition; to include the PHMSA portal as the method to submit applications for all explosives approvals; and to allow for voluntary termination of an explosive approval by the approval holder.
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