Subject: ATF - List of Explosive Materials
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES

Commerce in Explosives; List of Explosive Materials

Updated: 4/26/02

Pursuant to the provisions of section 841(d) of title 18, United States
Code (U.S.C.), and 27 CFR 55.23, the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms, 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. chapter 40, Importation, Manufacture, Distribution, and Storage of
Explosive Materials. This chapter covers not only explosives, but also
blasting agents and detonators, all of which are defined as explosive
materials in section 841(c) of title 18, U.S.C. Accordingly, the following
is the 2002 List of Explosive Materials subject to regulation under 18
U.S.C. chapter 40. It includes both the list of explosives (including
detonators) required to be published in the Federal Register and blasting
agents.

The list is intended to include any and all mixtures containing any of
the materials on the list. 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 may not be on the list does
not mean that it is not within the coverage of the law if it otherwise
meets the statutory definitions in section 841 of title 18, U.S.C.
Explosive materials are listed alphabetically by their common names
followed, where applicable, by chemical names and synonyms in
brackets.

In the 2002 List of Explosive Materials, ATF has added five terms to
the list of explosives, has further defined two explosive materials, and
has made amendments to two explosive materials to more accurately
reference these materials.

The five additions to the list are as follows:
1. Azide
explosives
2. HMTD [hexamethylenetriperoxidediamine]
3. Nitrate
explosive mixtures
4. Picrate explosives
5. TATP
[triacetonetriperoxide]

We have added these explosive materials to the List because their
primary or common purpose is to function by explosion. ATF has encountered
the criminal use of some of these materials in improvised devices.
``Nitrate explosive mixtures'' is intended to be an all-encompassing term,
including all forms of sodium, potassium, barium, calcium, and strontium
nitrate explosive mixtures.

The two explosive materials that we have further defined by including
their chemical names are listed as follows:

1. DIPAM [dipicramide; diaminohexanitrobiphenyl]
2. EDNA
[ethylenedinitramine]

The two amendments to previously listed explosive materials are as
follows:

1. ``Nitrates of soda explosive mixtures'' has been deleted and
replaced with ``Sodium nitrate explosive mixtures'' to reflect current
terminology.

2. PBX was previously defined as ``RDX and plasticizer.'' We are
changing the definition to reflect that PBX is an acronym for ``plastic
bonded explosive.''

This revised list supersedes the List of Explosive Materials dated
September 14, 1999 (Notice No. 880, 64 FR 49840; correction notice of
September 28, 1999, 64 FR 52378) and will be effective on April 26,
2002.

List of Explosive Materials

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 composite propellant.
Ammonium
perchlorate explosive mixtures.
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.
*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.
Igniters.
Initiating tube systems.

K

KDNBF [potassium dinitrobenzo-furoxane].

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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.
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.
Special fireworks.
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].
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

Xanthamonas hydrophilic colloid explosive mixture.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chad Yoder, ATF Specialist, Arson and
Explosives Programs Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226 (202-927-7930).

Signed: April 19, 2002.
Bradley A. Buckles,
Director.
[FR Doc.
02-10324 Filed 4-25-02; 8:45 am]
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