# 2026-12312: Fireworks Haulers Seek Extra Hours Behind the Wheel

2026-12312, Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; American Pyrotechnics Association (APA); Request To Include an Additional Member Company to Current APA HOS Exemptions, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published 2026-06-18, effective 2025-06-28; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12312
- As of: 2026-06-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12312
- Title: Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; American Pyrotechnics Association (APA); Request To Include an Additional Member Company to Current APA HOS Exemptions
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 36937
- Published: 2026-06-18
- Effective: 2025-06-28
- Comments close: 2026-07-20
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-25

## In one line

Fireworks Haulers Seek Extra Hours Behind the Wheel

## Summary

The American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) wants to add North Star Fireworks LLC to its special group that’s exempt from certain driver hours-of-service rules. This means drivers for North Star could have more flexible work hours, helping them deliver fireworks safely and on time. The public can share their thoughts by July 20, 2026, before the government decides.

## Abstract

FMCSA requests public comment on the American Pyrotechnics Association's (APA) application requesting extension of its current exemptions from the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations to one new member, North Star Fireworks LLC. FMCSA is required by statute to publish a notice explaining each exemption request. This notice does not indicate what decision FMCSA will ultimately reach on the request. After reviewing the application, safety analyses, and public comments submitted, FMCSA will grant or deny the exemption.

## Effects PRIA read

- Pyrotechnics Driver HOS Exemption Addition: benefit, low. If you drive for North Star Fireworks LLC (DOT #3753525), the APA has asked that your company be included in existing hours-of-service exemptions that apply each year from June 28 through July 8. If FMCSA grants the request, drivers for this carrier would be exempt from 49 CFR 395.3(a)(2) and 395.8…

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## Sources
- [2026-12312 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12312/hours-of-service-hos-of-drivers-american-pyrotechnics-association-apa-request-to-include-an)
- [2026-12312 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12312.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12312 (as of 2026-06-25).