Mark Bundick specifically stated he had no interest in such a plan and stated NAR is not a trade association.

The things that would be helpful IMHO would be to have the CPSC, TPD, and USPS limits unified and increased to the FAA, NAR, and NFPA model rocket limit of 125g per grain segment.

Furthermore propellants which are not "explosives", should not be shipped as explosives, either by DOT means or by USPS means. That would possibly open up international shipping of model rockets as well. The only reason DOT classifies our slow burning solids as explosives is they claim they are for "pyrotechnic display". That is not technically accurate. They are Technical articles for the purpose of performing work and contain a flammable solid, if it burns above 22mm/sec and is an unregulated plastic if it burns under that.

DOT uses an undefined term in TB-700.2 to incorrectly shoehorn Technical articles into the Pyrotechnic display class. Gee, DOT would not be acting like ATF on the regulatory writing and interpreting front, would they?

Given most shipments of consumer rockets contain under 25 KG net per box and there has never been an incident, one would think a class of goods could be arrived at with negotiation with DOT and the Obama administration, their boss, to arrive at a commercially satisfactory compromise.

The current system crushes small business and schools.

Jerry