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December 2005 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 333.3 KB]
What's In This Issue: Changes Within the Office of Enforcement Programs Services; Changes in the Arson and Explosives Programs Division; Explosives Industry Programs Branch (EIPB) Is Now on the Web!; You’ve Got EIPB-Mail!; ATF’s Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; Changes in ATF Regulation27 CFR 555.55; Submission of Employee Possessor Questionnaires; New Requirements for Identification Markings on Explosives Materials; Definition of “Highways” as Defined in 27 CFR 555.11 and Guidance on Different “Private Roads”; Construction and Recordkeeping: Storage Bins for Blasting Agents; Variances for Continuing Authority Concerning Preloading of Trucks for Temporary Storage of Fireworks for Shows; REMINDER: Licensees and Permittees are Required to Maintain Records Published/Revised: December 31, 2005 |
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June 2005 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 725.99 KB]
What's In This Issue: Changes in the Arson and Explosives Programs Division; Director's Speech at the ISEE National Conference; New Federal Explosives Licensing Center; Reporting Changes in Responsible Persons and Employees Authorized to Possess Explosive Materials; Reporting Procedures for Explosives Transactions; Storage of More Than 300,000 Pounds of Explosives; ATF Inspections Published/Revised: June 30, 2005 |
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June 2004 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 610.99 KB]
What's In This Issue: A Message from the Chief, Arson & Explosives Programs Division; New Director, Deputy Director of ATF Announced; Lewis P. Raden Named Assistant Director; Changes in the Arson and Explosives Programs Division; Volatile Organic Compounds; Day Boxes; Manufacture of Binary Explosives; Indoor Storage Magazine Locking Requirements; ATF Attends Conferences; Thefts and Loss Reporting Requirements; New Annual List of Explosives Published; Theft of Explosives as Reported to ATF Published/Revised: June 30, 2004 |
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December 2003 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 464.34 KB]
What's In This Issue: Changes in the Public Safety Branch; New Chief of the National Licensing Center; Requirements for Distraction Devices; ATF Meets With Mining Industry and ISEE; Limited Permit Procedures Detailed; Sales of Explosives Away From the Licensed Premises; Changes at the National Licensing Center; Theft of Explosives as Reported to ATF; Reporting Changes in Responsible Persons and Employee Possessors Published/Revised: December 31, 2004 |
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May 2003 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 255.79 KB]
What's In This Issue: Safe Explosives Act of 2002 - Key Provisions Outlined; Application for Restoration of Explosives Privileges; Changes Within ATF Resulting From the Signing of the Homeland Security Bill; Frequently Asked Questions; The New Federal Explosives License and Permit Application - Explosive Applications and Renewals Published/Revised: May 31, 2003 |
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November 2002 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 1.29 MB]
What's In This Issue: A Message From the Chief, Arson & Explosives Programs Division; ATF Hosts Explosives Industry Executive Meeting; Variances; EPA and the Toxic Substances Control Act; New Industry Circulars; International Explosives Assistance & Coordination; Fugitive Corner Published/Revised: November 30, 2002 |
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May 2002 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 1.3 MB]
What's In This Issue: A Message From the Chief, Arson & Explosives Programs Division; Changes in the A&E Division; Violent Offender Branch Gets New Chief; Bulk Salutes and Licensing; Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC) Restrictions; Phone Number for National Licensing Center Changed; ATF's Lab New First Response Field Lab Vehicles; ATF Meets With ISEE, APA; Explosives Forms; Explosives Questions; Fugitive Corner; First Quarter 2002 Explosive Thefts Published/Revised: May 31, 2002 |
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February 2002 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 1.04 MB]
What's In This Issue: A Message from the Chief, Arson & Explosives Programs Division; Changes in Arson & Explosives Programs Division; ISEE, APA, to Host Annual Conferences in February; Change of Ownership Licensing Requirements; Magazine Reporting Requirements; Storage Requirements for Delays & Detonators; Variance Requests Notice; Daily Magazine Transaction Summary; Fugitive Corner; Fourth Quarter 2001 Explosive Thefts Published/Revised: February 28, 2002 |
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November 2001 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 799.28 KB]
What's In This Issue: A Message From the Chief, Arson & Explosives Programs Division; Transfers of Explosives In-State; ATF Meets With ISEE, PGI; Fugitive Corner; Third Quarter 2001 Explosives Thefts Published/Revised: November 30, 2001 |
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September 2001 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 498.85 KB]
What's In This Issue: A Message from the Chief, Arson and Explosives Programs Division (AEPD); Changes in Arson and Explosives Programs Division; International Explosives Assistance; Bunker Explosion in Arkansas; Advanced Explosives Destruction Techniques; Shock Tube Storage Requirements; License and Permit Simplification; Bombing Case in Virginia Solved; Fugitive Corner; ATF National Laboratory Project Update; Second Quarter 2001 Explosives Thefts; Correction of National Repository Fax Number Published/Revised: September 30, 2001 |
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June 2001 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 705.6 KB]
What's In This Issue: A Message from the Chief, Arson & Explosives Programs; International Explosives Assistance; Philadelphia Field Division Bombing Incidents; Black Powder Sales; Barricades; Safety, Storage, and Illegal Devices; Special Events Fireworks Variances; First Quarter 2001 Explosives Thefts; Address and Phone Number Corrections Published/Revised: June 30, 2001 |
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January 2001 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 835.54 KB]
What's In This Issue: A Message from the Chief, Arson & Explosives Programs Division; The New Orange Book; Variances; User Permits and User-Limited Permits; Fireworks Table of Distance Issues; Verbal Opinions vs. "Have-it-in-Writing"; Plastic Explosives; Thefts or Losses of Explosives; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Markings on Imported Explosives; Personnel Changes Within the Arson and Explosives Programs Division; International Explosives Assistance; Summary of Explosives Thefts Published/Revised: January 31, 2001 |
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August 2000 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 328.16 KB]
What's In This Issue: The New ATF Structure; ATF Publishes Final Rule in Federal Register; Storage Requirements - Display Fireworks; Amendment to Licensing Requirements Intended to Ease Burden for On-Site Manufacturers; Construction Requirements for Type 4 Magazines Clarified; Letters to the Editor; Disposing of Deteriorated Explosives; ATF Reaches Industry Members via Internet; U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Published/Revised: August 31, 2000 |
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June 1997 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 473.1 KB]
What's In This Issue: Computerized Recordkeeping Systems; Letters to the Editor; Items of Interest; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996; National Repository of Arson and Explosive Incidents; ATF and the Internet; Explosives Security; Airbags; Theatrical Flash Powder Published/Revised: June 30, 1997 |
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1991 - Volume 4 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 915.43 KB]
What's In This Issue: Computerized Recordkeeping Systems; A Message From the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME); Accidental Explosion of Detonators Reported to ATF; Quantity and Storage Restrictions; 27 CFR 55.63 - Explosives Magazine Changes; Storage of Explosives/Explosive Materials; 5-Year Record Retention; Multi State Explosives Licensing; Letters to the Editor; A Message From the National Explosives Tracing Center; Illegal Storage Led to Tragedy Published/Revised: December 31, 1992 |
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1991 - Volume 5 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 10.13 MB]
What's In This Issue: Theatrical Flash Powder; DOT Eliminates Class A, B, and C Explosives; Good Storage Practices; News Release; Letters to the Editor; Law Enforcement Corner Published/Revised: December 31, 1992 |
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1990 - Volume 1 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 4.21 MB]
What's In This Issue: A Letter of Thanks; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Letters to the Editor; Lock and Key Control; Law Enforcement Corner Published/Revised: December 31, 1991 |
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1990 - Volume 2 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 615.06 KB]
What's In This Issue: New Fireworks Regulations; Letters to the Editor; Law Enforcement Corner Published/Revised: December 31, 1991 |
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1989 - Federal Explosives Licensee (FEL) Newsletter
[PDF - 5.71 MB]
What's In This Issue: Open Letter; Movement of Explosive Materials Pertaining to Fireworks; Explosives Security; Binary Explosives Requirements; Black Powder Dealers' Records; Special Notice; ATF's Most Wanted Published/Revised: December 31, 1989 |
