Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHMSA has terminated the Explosive (EX) classification approvals listed below. PHMSA published a Federal Register Notice on May 4, 2021, notifying the approval holders listed below that PHMSA intended to terminate their approvals for failure to provide proof that the approved explosives successfully completed the UN Test Series 6(d) of Part I of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria. The notice advised approval holders that they must either show why their approvals should not be terminated or apply for a modification of their approval prior to June 3, 2021.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA-2017-0108 (Notice No. 2021-07)] AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notification of termination of explosive approvals. SUMMARY: PHMSA has terminated the Explosive (EX) classification approvals listed below. PHMSA published a Federal Register Notice on May 4, 2021, notifying the approval holders listed below that PHMSA intended to terminate their approvals for failure to provide proof that the approved explosives successfully completed the UN Test Series 6(d) of Part I of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria. The notice advised approval holders that they must either show why their approvals should not be terminated or apply for a modification of their approval prior to June 3, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Harpreet Singh, Chief, Energetic Materials Branch, Sciences and Engineering Division, 202-366-4535, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) provides notice of the termination of the approvals listed below. The below-listed approval holders failed to provide evidence that their explosives successfully passed UN Test Series 6(d) of Part I of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (UN 6(d) testing) as required by 49 CFR 172.102 , Special Provisi…
Citation: 88 FR 38935
