Hazardous Materials: Streamlining Requirements for the Approval of Certain Energetic Materials

Document 2026-10962 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Transportation in the Federal Register on June 2, 2026, with an effective date of July 2, 2026. 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. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/02/2026-10962/hazardous-materials-streamlining-requirements-for-the-approval-of-certain-energetic-materials.

No. Document 2026-10962 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.