Commerce in Explosives; 2018 Annual List of Explosive Materials

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)

Notices

Pages 63906-63908

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2018-26856

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Docket No. 2018R-03

Commerce in Explosives; 2018 Annual List of Explosive Materials

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of List of Explosive Materials.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to United States Code and the Code of Federal Regulations, the Department must publish and revise at least annually in the Federal Register a list of explosives determined to be within the coverage of pertinent United States Code. The list covers not only explosives, but also blasting agents and detonators, all of which are defined as ``explosive materials'' in pertinent United States Code. The 2017 Annual List of Explosives inadvertently omitted a letter in one of the explosive materials. This notice does not make any substantive changes to the 2017 annual list; however, it corrects the list and publishes the 2018 Annual List of Explosive Materials.

DATES: The list becomes effective December 12, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krissy Carlson, Chief; Firearms and Explosives Industry Division; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; United States Department of Justice; 99 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20226; (202) 648-7120.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 841(d) and 27 CFR 555.23, the Department must publish and revise at least annually in the Federal Register a list of explosives determined to be within the coverage of 18 U.S.C. 841 et seq. The list covers not only explosives, but also blasting agents and detonators, all of which are defined as ``explosive materials'' in 18 U.S.C. 841(c).

Each material listed, as well as all mixtures containing any of these materials, constitute ``explosive materials'' under 18 U.S.C. 841(c). Materials constituting blasting agents are marked by an asterisk. While the list is comprehensive, it is not all-inclusive. The fact that an explosive material is not on the list does not mean that it is not within the coverage of the law if it otherwise meets the statutory definition in 18 U.S.C. 841. Explosive materials are listed alphabetically and, where applicable, followed by their common names, chemical names, and/or synonyms in brackets.

On December 28, 2017, the Department published in the Federal Register the 2017 Annual List of Explosive Materials (Docket No. 2017RR-19, 82 FR 61589). The Federal Register inadvertently omitted the letter ``A'' from ``ANFO'' which is the acronym for ammonium nitrate-

fuel oil. This notice does not make any substantive changes to the 2017 annual list; however, it corrects this error and supersedes the List of Explosive Materials dated December 28, 2017.

Notice of the 2018 Annual List of Explosive Materials

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 841(d) and 27 CFR 555.23, I hereby designate the following as ``explosive materials'' covered under 18 U.S.C. 841(c):

A

Acetylides of heavy metals.

Aluminum containing polymeric propellant.

Aluminum ophorite explosive.

Amatex.

Amatol.

Ammonal.

Ammonium nitrate explosive mixtures (cap sensitive).

*Ammonium nitrate explosive mixtures (non-cap sensitive).

Ammonium perchlorate having particle size less than 15 microns.

Ammonium perchlorate explosive mixtures (excluding ammonium perchlorate composite propellant (APCP)).

Ammonium picrate picrate of ammonia, Explosive D.

Ammonium salt lattice with isomorphously substituted inorganic salts.

*ANFO ammonium nitrate-fuel oil.

Aromatic nitro-compound explosive mixtures.

Azide explosives.

B

Baranol.

Baratol.

BEAF 1, 2-bis (2, 2-difluoro-2-nitroacetoxyethane).

Black powder.

Black powder based explosive mixtures.

Black powder substitutes.

*Blasting agents, nitro-carbo-nitrates, including non-cap sensitive slurry and water gel explosives.

Blasting caps.

Blasting gelatin.

Blasting powder.

BTNEC bis (trinitroethyl) carbonate.

BTNEN bis (trinitroethyl) nitramine.

BTTN 1,2,4 butanetriol trinitrate.

Bulk salutes.

Butyl tetryl.

C

Calcium nitrate explosive mixture.

Cellulose hexanitrate explosive mixture.

Chlorate explosive mixtures.

Composition A and variations.

Composition B and variations.

Composition C and variations.

Copper acetylide.

Cyanuric triazide.

Cyclonite RDX.

Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine HMX.

Cyclotol.

Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine RDX.

D

DATB diaminotrinitrobenzene.

DDNP diazodinitrophenol.

DEGDN diethyleneglycol dinitrate.

Detonating cord.

Detonators.

Dimethylol dimethyl methane dinitrate composition.

Dinitroethyleneurea.

Dinitroglycerine glycerol dinitrate.

Dinitrophenol.

Dinitrophenolates.

Dinitrophenyl hydrazine.

Dinitroresorcinol.

Dinitrotoluene-sodium nitrate explosive mixtures.

DIPAM dipicramide; diaminohexanitrobiphenyl.

Dipicryl sulfone.

Dipicrylamine.

Display fireworks.

DNPA 2,2-dinitropropyl acrylate.

DNPD dinitropentano nitrile.

Dynamite.

E

EDDN ethylene diamine dinitrate.

EDNA ethylenedinitramine.

Ednatol.

EDNP ethyl 4,4-dinitropentanoate.

EGDN ethylene glycol dinitrate.

Erythritol tetranitrate explosives.

Esters of nitro-substituted alcohols.

Ethyl-tetryl.

Explosive conitrates.

Explosive gelatins.

Explosive liquids.

Explosive mixtures containing oxygen-releasing inorganic salts and hydrocarbons.

Explosive mixtures containing oxygen-releasing inorganic salts and nitro bodies.

Explosive mixtures containing oxygen-releasing inorganic salts and water insoluble fuels.

Explosive mixtures containing oxygen-releasing inorganic salts and water soluble fuels.

Explosive mixtures containing sensitized nitromethane.

Explosive mixtures containing tetranitromethane (nitroform).

Explosive nitro compounds of aromatic hydrocarbons.

Explosive organic nitrate mixtures.

Explosive powders.

F

Flash powder.

Fulminate of mercury.

Fulminate of silver.

Fulminating gold.

Fulminating mercury.

Fulminating platinum.

Fulminating silver.

G

Gelatinized nitrocellulose.

Gem-dinitro aliphatic explosive mixtures.

Guanyl nitrosamino guanyl tetrazene.

Guanyl nitrosamino guanylidene hydrazine.

Guncotton.

H

Heavy metal azides.

Hexanite.

Hexanitrodiphenylamine.

Hexanitrostilbene.

Hexogen RDX.

Hexogene or octogene and a nitrated N-methylaniline.

Hexolites.

HMTD hexamethylenetriperoxidediamine.

HMX cyclo-1,3,5,7-tetramethylene 2,4,6,8-tetranitramine; Octogen.

Hydrazinium nitrate/hydrazine/aluminum explosive system.

Hydrazoic acid.

I

Igniter cord.

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Igniters.

Initiating tube systems.

K

KDNBF potassium dinitrobenzo-furoxane.

L

Lead azide.

Lead mannite.

Lead mononitroresorcinate.

Lead picrate.

Lead salts, explosive.

Lead styphnate styphnate of lead, lead trinitroresorcinate.

Liquid nitrated polyol and trimethylolethane.

Liquid oxygen explosives.

M

Magnesium ophorite explosives.

Mannitol hexanitrate.

MDNP methyl 4,4-dinitropentanoate.

MEAN monoethanolamine nitrate.

Mercuric fulminate.

Mercury oxalate.

Mercury tartrate.

Metriol trinitrate.

Minol-2 40% TNT, 40% ammonium nitrate, 20% aluminum.

MMAN monomethylamine nitrate; methylamine nitrate.

Mononitrotoluene-nitroglycerin mixture.

Monopropellants.

N

NIBTN nitroisobutametriol trinitrate.

Nitrate explosive mixtures.

Nitrate sensitized with gelled nitroparaffin.

Nitrated carbohydrate explosive.

Nitrated glucoside explosive.

Nitrated polyhydric alcohol explosives.

Nitric acid and a nitro aromatic compound explosive.

Nitric acid and carboxylic fuel explosive.

Nitric acid explosive mixtures.

Nitro aromatic explosive mixtures.

Nitro compounds of furane explosive mixtures.

Nitrocellulose explosive.

Nitroderivative of urea explosive mixture.

Nitrogelatin explosive.

Nitrogen trichloride.

Nitrogen tri-iodide.

Nitroglycerine NG, RNG, nitro, glyceryl trinitrate, trinitroglycerine.

Nitroglycide.

Nitroglycol ethylene glycol dinitrate, EGDN.

Nitroguanidine explosives.

Nitronium perchlorate propellant mixtures.

Nitroparaffins Explosive Grade and ammonium nitrate mixtures.

Nitrostarch.

Nitro-substituted carboxylic acids.

Nitrourea.

O

Octogen HMX.

Octol 75 percent HMX, 25 percent TNT.

Organic amine nitrates.

Organic nitramines.

P

PBX plastic bonded explosives.

Pellet powder.

Penthrinite composition.

Pentolite.

Perchlorate explosive mixtures.

Peroxide based explosive mixtures.

PETN nitropentaerythrite, pentaerythrite tetranitrate, pentaerythritol tetranitrate.

Picramic acid and its salts.

Picramide.

Picrate explosives.

Picrate of potassium explosive mixtures.

Picratol.

Picric acid (manufactured as an explosive).

Picryl chloride.

Picryl fluoride.

PLX 95% nitromethane, 5% ethylenediamine.

Polynitro aliphatic compounds.

Polyolpolynitrate-nitrocellulose explosive gels.

Potassium chlorate and lead sulfocyanate explosive.

Potassium nitrate explosive mixtures.

Potassium nitroaminotetrazole.

Pyrotechnic compositions.

Pyrotechnic fuses.

PYX 2,6-bis(picrylamino) 3,5-dinitropyridine.

R

RDX cyclonite, hexogen, T4, cyclo-1,3,5,-trimethylene-2,4,6,-

trinitramine; hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-S-triazine.

S

Safety fuse.

Salts of organic amino sulfonic acid explosive mixture.

Salutes (bulk).

Silver acetylide.

Silver azide.

Silver fulminate.

Silver oxalate explosive mixtures.

Silver styphnate.

Silver tartrate explosive mixtures.

Silver tetrazene.

Slurried explosive mixtures of water, inorganic oxidizing salt, gelling agent, fuel, and sensitizer (cap sensitive).

Smokeless powder.

Sodatol.

Sodium amatol.

Sodium azide explosive mixture.

Sodium dinitro-ortho-cresolate.

Sodium nitrate explosive mixtures.

Sodium nitrate-potassium nitrate explosive mixture.

Sodium picramate.

Squibs.

Styphnic acid explosives.

T

Tacot tetranitro-2,3,5,6-dibenzo-1,3a,4,6a tetrazapentalene.

TATB triaminotrinitrobenzene.

TATP triacetonetriperoxide.

TEGDN triethylene glycol dinitrate.

Tetranitrocarbazole.

Tetrazene tetracene, tetrazine, 1(5-tetrazolyl)-4-guanyl tetrazene hydrate.

Tetrazole explosives.

Tetryl 2,4,6 tetranitro-N-methylaniline.

Tetrytol.

Thickened inorganic oxidizer salt slurried explosive mixture.

TMETN trimethylolethane trinitrate.

TNEF trinitroethyl formal.

TNEOC trinitroethylorthocarbonate.

TNEOF trinitroethylorthoformate.

TNT trinitrotoluene, trotyl, trilite, triton.

Torpex.

Tridite.

Trimethylol ethyl methane trinitrate composition.

Trimethylolthane trinitrate-nitrocellulose.

Trimonite.

Trinitroanisole.

Trinitrobenzene.

Trinitrobenzoic acid.

Trinitrocresol.

Trinitro-meta-cresol.

Trinitronaphthalene.

Trinitrophenetol.

Trinitrophloroglucinol.

Trinitroresorcinol.

Tritonal.

U

Urea nitrate.

W

Water-bearing explosives having salts of oxidizing acids and nitrogen bases, sulfates, or sulfamates (cap sensitive).

Water-in-oil emulsion explosive compositions.

X

Xanthomonas hydrophilic colloid explosive mixture.

Date approved: November 26, 2018.

Thomas E. Brandon,

Deputy Director.

FR Doc. 2018-26856 Filed 12-11-18; 8:45 am

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