Yes, the explosives regulations contained in 27 CFR 555.121(a)(2) require all ATF explosives licensees/permittees to keep records required under Subpart G, for a minimum period of five years or until they discontinue business or operations. Under § 555.128 (OMB control number 1140-0102, expiration date 2-28-2026), these records must be delivered within 30 days after absolute discontinuance of business or operations (i.e., no successor licensee or permittee), to the local ATF Field Office or to the ATF Out–of–Business (OOB) Records Center at the following address:

National Tracing Center
Out–of–Business Records Center
244 Needy Road
Martinsburg, WV 25405

If any explosives records were maintained electronically pursuant to ATF Ruling 2007–1, ATF Ruling 2023–1, or an ATF-approved variance, these electronic records, in addition to any paper records, must be shipped/delivered to ATF as described above. Electronic explosives records may be 1) printed; 2) downloaded to a physical storage device (e.g., USB flash drive, DVD, CD); or 3) emailed to OOB Records Center at: NTC-OBRRReceivingSection@atf.gov, if the file size permits. Electronic records should be in PDF, ASCII text file, or MS Excel/CSV (comma separated value or other tab delimited file) format.