# Federal Register #2026-21306

PHMSA hazardous-materials special permit applications for public comment

**Buyer:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation
**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** November 18, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21306

PHMSA is inviting comments on hazardous-materials special permit applications; this is a regulatory notice, not a purchase of products or services.
- **Government buyer / issuing office:** U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.
- **Applicants and vendors named:** Raytheon Company; Electronic Recyclers International Inc.; Jiangus Huanqiu Can Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; BIC Corporation; Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.; South 8 Technologies, Inc.; American Lithium Energy Corp.; Techknowserv Corporation; and Bygone Aviation LLC.
- **Requested authorizations:**
  - Raytheon Company — application **22398-N** for transport of compressed argon in certain non-DOT specification containers; application **22402-N** for transport of compressed argon in composite fiberglass-wrapped stainless-steel high-pressure cylinders.
  - Electronic Recyclers International Inc. — application **22399-N** for manufacturing, marking, selling, and using UN specification packaging for lithium-ion cells and batteries, including batteries in equipment, for disposal or recycling.
  - Jiangus Huanqiu Can Manufacturing Co. Ltd. — application **22400-N** for manufacturing, marking, selling, and using non-refillable, non-DOT specification containers conforming to requirements for DOT specification 2Q containers.
  - BIC Corporation — application **22404-N** for transporting lighters without a test report identifier on shipping papers and packaging.
  - Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. — application **22406-N** for a one-time movement of certain Division 1.1 and 1.2 explosives otherwise forbidden on cargo-only aircraft.
  - South 8 Technologies, Inc. — application **22408-N** for transporting non-DOT specification cylinders containing Division 2.1 hazardous materials.
  - American Lithium Energy Corp. — application **22412-N** for transporting prototype lithium-ion battery packs not tested under UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Section III, Subsection 38.3.
  - Techknowserv Corporation — application **22414-N** for transporting certain composite overwrapped pressure vessels requalified using Modal Acoustic Emission instead of hydrostatic requalification.
  - Bygone Aviation LLC — application **22419-N** for transporting radioactive materials aboard cargo-only aircraft when the combined transport index exceeds the limit and the required separation distance cannot be met.
- **Quantities:** None specified; the notice concerns permit applications rather than a purchase.
- **Notable requirements:** The applications seek exemptions or alternative compliance for specified hazardous-material transportation, packaging, testing, and requalification requirements. The applications identify permitted transportation modes; no products, service quantities, or contract value are stated.

### Description

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) gives notice that it has received applications for new special permits under the Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Materials Regulations. The applications cover transportation of hazardous materials, including compressed gases, lithium-ion batteries, lighters, explosives, pressure vessels, and radioactive materials. The notice lists the applicants, affected regulations, and requested special-permit activities. Comments must be received by November 18, 2026.

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