[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR555.201]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
   CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, 
                          DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 555_COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart K_Storage
 
Sec. 555.201  General.


    (a) Section 842(j) of the Act and Sec. 555.29 of this part require 
that the storage of explosive materials by any person must be in 
accordance with the regulations in this part. Further, section 846 of 
this Act authorizes regulations to prevent the recurrence of accidental 
explosions in which explosive materials were involved. The storage 
standards prescribed by this subpart confer no right or privileges to 
store

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explosive materials in a manner contrary to State or local law.
    (b) The Director may authorize alternate construction for explosives 
storage magazines when it is shown that the alternate magazine 
construction is substantially equivalent to the standards of safety and 
security contained in this subpart. Any alternate explosive magazine 
construction approved by the Director prior to August 9, 1982, will 
continue as approved unless notified in writing by the Director. Any 
person intending to use alternate magazine construction shall submit a 
letter application to the regional director (compliance) for transmittal 
to the Director, specifically describing the proposed magazine. 
Explosive materials may not be stored in alternate magazines before the 
applicant has been notified that the application has been approved.
    (c) A licensee or permittee who intends to make changes in his 
magazines, or who intends to construct or acquire additional magazines, 
shall comply with Sec. 555.63.
    (d) The regulations set forth in Sec. Sec. 555.221 through 555.224 
pertain to the storage of display fireworks, pyrotechnic compositions, 
and explosive materials used in assembling fireworks and articles 
pyrotechnic.
    (e) The provisions of Sec. 555.202(a) classifying flash powder and 
bulk salutes as high explosives are mandatory after March 7, 1990: 
Provided, that those persons who hold licenses or permits under this 
part on that date shall, with respect to the premises covered by such 
licenses or permits, comply with the high explosives storage 
requirements for flash powder and bulk salutes by March 7, 1991.
    (f) Any person who stores explosive materials shall notify the 
authority having jurisdiction for fire safety in the locality in which 
the explosive materials are being stored of the type, magazine capacity, 
and location of each site where such explosive materials are stored. 
Such notification shall be made orally before the end of the day on 
which storage of the explosive materials commenced and in writing within 
48 hours from the time such storage commenced.

(Paragraph (f) approved by the Office of Management and Budget under 
control number 1512-0536)

[T.D. ATF-87, 46 FR 40384, Aug. 7, 1981, as amended by T.D. ATF-293, 55 
FR 3722, Feb. 5, 1990; T.D. ATF-400, 63 FR 45003, Aug. 24, 1998]