# Explosives Magazine Safety Requirements

**Action Urgency Score:** 55/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Justice Department; Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau |
| Type | Proposed rule |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking. |
| Published | 2026-09-25 |
| Comments close | 2026-11-24 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 27 CFR 555 |
| Summary | The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") proposes amending Department of Justice ("Department") regulations to streamline requirements for maintaining structures used for storing explosives, called "magazines." ATF proposes consolidating many requirements from four regulatory sections into one, while eliminating other provisions within those sections. The new section would address three topics: safety requirements outside a magazine, inside a magazine, and storing requirements. This proposal would remove unnecessary provisions and examples confusing to the public; updat |
| Document number | 2026-19691 |

## Why this score
- Comment deadline within 30 days.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19691/explosives-magazine-safety-requirements). Last refreshed: 2026-11-05T14:36:47.995Z.
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