ATF Newsletter Index

Newsletter

Topic

Summary

Nicotine Delivery Systems & Small Arms Ammunition

Clarifies use of vape devices near explosives

Remote Avalanche Control Systems

Storage of Explosives in Remote Avalanche Control Systems

Reporting EPs

Clarifies EP definition and who is an EP

Persons Authorized to Accept Explosives

Cannot use company Notice of Clearance as authorized list

FEL/P EZ Check

Verify status of FEL/P

Structures used for indoor storage

Clarifies building/structure definitions

Read FEL/P Number

How to read a FEL/P number

Marijuana Use

Cannot use marijuana - no medical exception

Remote Storage local and RPs-EPs

Can be RP or EP if location only used for storage

Marking and Recording Bulk Explosives

Required info still must be recorded w/o manufacturing marks of ID

Internal Transfer of Explosive Materials

Must keep all required records for transfer

How to address a loss

Procedures for addressing missing loss of explosives

Seismic Operations and Explosives

Procedures for Supplier-Driller- Seismic company

Inventories and Records

Annual inventory requirement special inventories

Acquiring, Changing, Discontinuing Explosive Business

FEL/Ps not transferable with except and disp. of OOB explosive material

Contingency/Shared Storage

Clarifies requirements procedures

Binary Explosives

Prohibited persons cannot mix binary explosives

Interior Walls of Type 1 Magazine

Clarifies indoor Type 1 storage requirements

Gun Loading Facilities

Supermag gun loading facilities do not meet reg. requirements

Type 4 Magazines with Wood Floors

Wood floors acceptable with qualifying conditions

Table of Distance for Blasting Agents

Donor weight is key in calculating TOD involving blasting agents

ATF Regulation of 1.4 Explosive Materials

DOT and ATF classifications not totally computable

Entries in Magazine Record

Clarifies types of entries in the magazine record

Advertised as "ATF Approved"

ATF does NOT endorse products

Binary Exploding Targets

Commerce and transportation are elements in FEL/P determination

Smokeless Powder Exemption

Only applies to small arms ammunition

Storage Bins and Silos

Clarifies locking requirements

Pressure Gas Systems

Must obtain FEL/P to use

Dosed Gas Systems

Insight – definition

Storage of Perforated Guns

Establishes procedures

Activities at Remote Storage Facilities

Establishes rules and procedures

Change of ownership verses control

Difference between events defined

Storage of shock tube with detonations

Practice allowed

Day Boxes

Must be attended

DOD Exemption

Clarifies when exemption applies

Simplified FEL/P Structure

Eliminate H/L/BA for FEL/Ps

reporting requirements

Change of Control

Clarifies events effecting FEL/Ps

Variance/Determination Exemption Requests

Clarifies requirements for each type of request

Securing Magazines

Clarifies locking requirements

Submission of EP Questionnaires

Allowed to use photocopies with qualifications

Identification Markings

Clarifies marking requirements for manufacturing and importing explosives

Reporting Changes in RPs and EPs

Must report changes within 30 days

Reporting Explosive Transactions

Requirements for explosive deliveries

Manufacture Binary Explosives

Clarifies manufacturing/storage definitions. Prohibited persons cannot use binary explosives

Theft and Loss Reporting

Clarifies reporting requirements

Sales Away from Licensed Premises

Sales not allowed with few exceptions

SAFE Explosives Act

Covers the SAFE Explosives Act and new requirements

Variances

Procedures reviewed for processing

ATF First Response

Covers new response vehicles

Ownership Changes

How change of ownership and control effects FEL/P

In-State Explosive Transfer

Must follow state laws

Black Powder Sales

FEL/P required to sell but not needed to buy

Have it in Writing

Written determinations are better than verbal interpretations

On Site Manufacturing

Single manufacturing license covers on-site operations nationwide

Computerized Record keeping Systems

Establishes guideline for computer record keeping systems