WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has issued a rule called: Annual Notices on Explosive Materials Storage Facilities to Local Fire Authority.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 25 by Robert Cekada, Director.

Summary: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") is amending Department of Justice ("Department") regulations on reporting explosive materials storage. Currently, any person who stores explosive materials subject to ATF's explosives regulations must notify the authority having jurisdiction for fire safety in that locality when they begin storing explosives at that site. This rule adds a requirement to also submit written notices every 12 months th...