Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
This final rule expands the authority of a Fireworks Certification Agency (FCA) to obtain the ability to approve fireworks constructed to certain requirements. These amendments will streamline PHMSA's fireworks approval process and provide the industry with improved regulatory flexibility.
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 49 CFR Parts 107, 171, 172, and 173 [Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0105 (HM-268Q)] RIN 2137-AG19 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule expands the authority of a Fireworks Certification Agency (FCA) to obtain the ability to approve fireworks constructed to certain requirements. These amendments will streamline PHMSA's fireworks approval process and provide the industry with improved regulatory flexibility. DATES: This final rule is effective September 8, 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of September 8, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugenio Cardez, Standards and Rulemaking Division, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-8553, eugenio.cardez@dot.gov . I. PHMSA Action A. What action is PHMSA taking in this Final Rule? PHMSA is expanding the authority of an FCA to obtain the ability to approve fireworks constructed to the requirements of APA 87-1A Standard for the Construction, Classification, Approval, and Transportation of Consumer Fireworks to include those fireworks constructed to meet the requirements of APA 87-1B, Standard for the Construction, Classification, Approval, and Transportation of Dis…
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Citation: 91 FR 51098
