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Recordkeeping Requirements - Explosives

Can anyone in the office maintain the explosive inventory books?

Registration and Other Compliance Options

Once the firearm is registered as a short-barreled rifle (SBR) can I remove/change the “stabilizing brace” or attach an item marketed as a stock? If so, am I required to notify ATF in advance?

Is there a limit of how many firearms with a “stabilizing brace” that I can register as short-barreled rifles (SBRs) for free during the tax forbearance period?

If my short-barreled rifle (SBR) is made after the date of publication of the final rule, can I still register it as an SBR for free during the tax forbearance period?

If I no longer want a short-barreled rifle (SBR) and I remove the “brace,” do I need to contact the NFA to un-register my SBR with an attached “stabilizing brace”?

If I attached my “stabilizing brace” on a rifle with a 16” barrel, will the firearm fall within the purview of the National Firearms Act (NFA)?

I possess a pistol, which was imported and then subsequently equipped with a stabilizing brace. Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(r) apply to my firearm?

I am a pawnbroker and I have in pawned inventory a customer’s pistol with a stabilizing brace. What do I do?

Can I register my firearm with a “stabilizing brace” to my trust?

As a federal firearms licensee (FFL), a pistol with a stabilizing brace arrived at my licensed premises after January 31st when the final rule took effect. What options do I now have to comply with the final rule?

As a deployed member of the military, what options do I have to comply with this final rule?

State Law

If the State I reside in prohibits the ownership/possession of a short-barreled rifle (SBR), can I still register my firearm as an SBR?

Storage Requirements

With the exception of 3⁄32" pyrotechnic safety fuse for use in small arms, must black powder fuses generally be stored in approved explosives magazines?

Who must comply with the storage requirements?

Which table of distances do I use when storing blasting agents or ammonium nitrate near high explosives or other blasting agents?

When low and high explosives are stored together, how is the distance determined to meet the table of distance requirements?

What are the requirements for making changes or additions to an approved storage facility?

What are the classes of explosive materials for storage purposes?

My office building, in which company employees work during the day in connection with my explosives business, is located in the area of my explosives magazine. Do the regulations and Table of Distances apply to this building as an “inhabited building"?

May a person store explosive materials in a residence or dwelling?

Is smokeless powder designed for use in small arms ammunition subject to the explosives storage requirements?

Is it necessary to inspect my explosives magazines on a regular basis?

Is a parking lot a highway for table of distance (TOD) purposes?

Can detonators be stored with detonating cord?

Are there storage requirements for oxidizers, such as ammonium nitrate?