Safe Explosives Act
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Regulation Information
- Common and Contract Carriers No Longer Have to Complete an Explosives
Delivery Record Form (9/11/03)
The Department of Justice issued an interim rule today removing the requirement that common or contract carriers taking possession of explosive materials for delivery to a licensee or permittee complete ATF Form 5400.8 (Explosives Delivery Record) prior to taking possession of explosive materials. Read entire text - Read the Interim Final Rule.
- ATF Ruling 2003-5, Distribution of Explosives to Limited Permittees
(5/23/03)
Distributors distributing explosive materials to holders of limited permits via common or contract carrier may verify receipt of the explosive materials by telephone, facsimile, e-mail, or other means within three business days of shipment in lieu of requiring the common or contract carrier to verify the identity of the person accepting delivery of the explosives. Read entire article.
- Implementation of the Safe Explosives Act - Interim Rule (03/20/03)
Forms
- Link to Explosives Act Web page
- Two New Forms Available (5/09/03)
Two new forms, the ATF F 5400.4, Limited Permittee Transaction Report (LPTR), formerly titled Explosives Transaction Record, and the ATF F 5400.8, Explosives Delivery Record, are available on the ATF website. These forms will be required to be used effective May 24, 2003. Until May 24, 2003, the ATF F 5400.4, Explosives Transaction Record, dated 12/10/02, and the ATF F 5400.8, Explosives Delivery Record, dated 7/98, should continue to be used. ATF is making every effort to have these forms distributed to Federal explosives licensees by May 24, 2003. If you do not receive a supply of these forms by May 24, 2003, you may download them and copy them for use until you receive your supply. If you have any questions regarding these forms, please call the Public Safety Branch at 202-927-2310.
To view the new ATF F 5400.4, please click here. To view the new ATF F 5400.8, please click here.
- Announcement of the New Federal Explosives License and Permit
Application
Effective immediately, please be advised that in order to apply for a Federal explosives license/permit (FEL), you MUST contact the National Explosives Licensing Center (NELC) at (404) 417-2750. However, for your convenience the new Federal explosives license/permit application and Employee Possessor Questionnaire may be downloaded from the links below. Please be advised that your application package will not be considered complete without the proper FD-258, FBI Fingerprint Card (ORI # ATF-GA-9900), which can only be obtained by contacting the NELC.
- ATF Form 5400.13/5400.16 (2/03) - Application for Explosives License or Permit
- ATF Form 5400.21
- Application for Permit, User Limited Display Fireworks
- ATF Form 5400.28 - Employee Possessor Questionnaire (EPQ)
- FD-258, FBI Fingerprint Card, ORI# ATF-GA-9900 (available by contacting the NELC)
- ATF Notice No. 2 - a notice reopening the comment period for ATF Notice No. 968
- ATF I 5400.4 Informational Poster
A poster will be sent to all Federal explosives licensees and permittees. An insert accompanies the poster. It requests that the poster be displayed as a reminder to customers that beginning May 24, 2003, they must have a Federal explosives license or permit to receive or purchase explosive materials.
Relief from Disabilities
Transportation Information
- Recent Regulations Issued by the Department of Transportation and
the Transportation Security Administration on Commercial Transportation
of Explosives (8/11/03)
On May 2, 2003, and on June 9, 2003, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) promulgated three interim final rules and a notice generally exempting from 18 U.S.C. § 842(i) the transporting, shipping, receiving, and possessing of explosives incident to and in connection with the commercial transport of explosives by motor carrier, water, and air and rail. Read entire text.
- Explosives Transportation Issues Related to the Safe Explosives
Act
On February 3, 2003, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), an agency of the Department of Transportation (DOT), issued a regulation regarding the transportation of explosives by commercial motor vehicles and railroads. See 68 Fed. Reg. 6083 (February 6, 2003) (to be codified at 49 C.F.R. pt. 1572). The regulation sets forth rules for the lawful commercial transportation of explosives into the United States from Canada by railroad and commercial motor carrier not using United States citizens or lawful permanent residents as drivers or railroad crews (2/11/03). Read entire text.
Open Letters to All Industry Members
- Open Letter to All Federal Explosives Licensees and Permittees
(5/16/03)
The purpose of this letter is to remind you about the provisions of the Safe Explosives Act (the Act). The first provisions of the Act went into effect on January 24, 2003, and the remaining provisions go into effect on May 24, 2003. Read entire article.
- Open Letter to Blasting/Mining
Educators
- Open Letter to Licensees and Permittees
Frequently Asked Questions
National Licensing Center
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Licensing Center