[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]
 BILLING CODE 4410-FY-P