27 CFR 555.201 Storage

[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]