Interpretation Response #10-0171 ([AWE] [Mr. David A. Cocks])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: AWE
Individual Name: Mr. David A. Cocks
Country: UK
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Response text:
April 8, 2011
Mr. David A. Cocks
Hazard Classification Officer
AWE
Aldermaston, Reading
RG7 4PR Berkshire
United Kingdom
Ref. No. 10-0171
Dear Mr. Cocks:
This letter responds to your e-mail inquiry requesting clarification of the approval process under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to foreign-manufactured explosives. Specifically, you ask whether a new explosive approved by a foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) competent authority must also be approved by the Competent Authority of the United States prior to U.S. import.
The answer is yes. Section § 173.56(f) of the HMR states in part that, the Associate Administrator may approve a new explosive on the basis of an approval issued for the explosive by the competent authority of a foreign government. Once reviewed, a reciprocal approval is issued by the Associate Administrator, in writing, acknowledging whether the new explosive may be transported in commerce to, through, or from, the United States.
I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
T. Glenn Foster
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division
173.56(f)