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All approval applications can be submitted using the Online Application, by email to explo@dot.gov, or mailed to Department of Transportation, East Building, PHH-24, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
The explosive approval request should contain the following:
...49 CFR 173.56(b)(1) provides that new explosives must be examined and assigned a recommended shipping description, classification, and compatibility group by a person who has been approved by the Associate Administrator to do so.
The organizations...
Must be sent to:
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials SafetyPHMSAU.S. Department of TransportationAttention: PHH-301200 New Jersey Avenue, SE East Building, 2nd FloorWashington, DC 20590-0001
Identify Section of the Regulations for which approval or...The Energetic Materials Office reviews explosives, oxygen generators, self-reactive materials, organic peroxides, and fireworks applications for the approval to perform a function that requires prior consent under subchapter C of this chapter (49 CFR parts 171 through 180).
An Approval...
PHMSA's Approvals and Permits Division is responsible for the issuance of DOT Special Permits and Approvals. A Special Permit sets forth alternative requirements, or variances, to the requirements in the HMR. Federal hazardous materials transportation law...
The materials contained in these documents consist of guidance and other information for PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) and its supporting program offices. This document is issued exclusively for the internal management of PHMSA and the guidance of its officers and...