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Title 27:
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 555—COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES
Subpart K—Storage

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§ 555.201   General.

(a) Section 842(j) of the Act and §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 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 §555.63.

(d) The regulations set forth in §§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 §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 1140–0071)

[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; ATF–11F,
73 FR 57242, Oct. 2, 2008]

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