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WASHINGTON –  The National Fireworks Association (NFA) President Steve Houser today released the following statement after the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted down the staff package on a proposed rule to amend current fireworks regulations: “The NFA is pleased that the commission recognized the deficiencies that were in the proposed rule and chose not to implement them. “We are very happy they saw the flaws pertaining to the powdered metals portion.  There was no data to show that the rule would have led to safer products.   In fact some data showed that the rule could have potentially led to a more energetic and explosive product. “Aside from the powdered metals, the NFA supported the other provisions of the proposed rule.  Today’s vote indicates that there is still work to be done.  The NFA is wholly committed to the safety of the public and the safe use of our products. “To Commissioner Baiocco’s point this morning, our industry n

  Steve Houser, President of Crazy Debbies Fireworks, LLC Elected President Branson, MO –  The nation’s leading trade association of fireworks professionals, the National Fireworks Association (NFA) today announced Steve Houser, President of Crazy Debbies Fireworks, LLC was elected as its new President. Houser replaces Don Lantis of Lantis Fireworks who previously served multiple times as NFA President and has been a long-time board member. “I’m honored by the opportunity to serve the NFA and our members as President,”  said Houser.  “Together, there is nothing that the NFA and our members can’t accomplish and I’m thankful for the confidence of our members as we move through a challenging time for our industry.” Houser has been the NFA’s champion in Washington leading the organization’s advocacy efforts to push for changes to proposed regulation that would drastically affect the fireworks industry. Also elected to the board; replacing Houser as Secretary; was S

From the Product Safety Letter: "The National Fireworks Association (NFA) August 23 promoted three ideas it presented to CPSC members the week before. They regard the 2016 rulemaking proposal that aimed to address issues like burst charges, chemical compositions, pyrotechnic weights, device bases, and others. Many were uncontroversial, but provisions targeting fine mesh metals in burst charges garnered the most opposition from some stakeholders like NFA. That group's three ideas – which it called "common sense compromise we can all support" – involved: Eliminating the metals provision. It pointed to test data it had submitted last year and which it said showed powders that would be compliant with CPSC's proposal had more burst energy than those that would be banned. Getting rid of the "ear test" – the method of listening for a "poof" versus a "bang" for deciding if a device is meant to produce audible effects. Adop