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• § 555.218 Table of distances for storage of explosive materials.

  |Quantity of explosives|Pounds over|Pounds not over|Distances in feet|Inhabited buildings|Barricaded|Unbarricaded|Public highways with traffic volume of 3000 or fewer vehicles/day|Barricaded|Unbarricaded|Passenger railways—public highways with traffic volume of more than 3,000 vehicles/day|Barricaded|Unbarricaded|Separation of magazines|Barricaded|Unbarricaded| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |0|5|70|140|30|60|51|102|6|12| |5|10|90|180|35|70|64|128|8|16| |10|20|110|220|45|90|81|162|10|20| |20|30|125|250|50|100|93|186|11|22| |30|40|140|280|55|110|103|206|12|24| |40|50|150|300|60|120|110|220|14|28| |50|75|170|340|70|140|127|254|15|30| |75|100|190|380|75|150|139|278|16|32| |100|125|200|400|80|160|150|300|18|36| |125|150|215|430|85|170|159|318|19|38| |150|200|235|470|95|190|175|350|21|42| |200|250|255|510|105|210|189|378|23|46| |250|300|270|540|110|220|201|402|24|48| |300|400|295|590|120|240|221|442|27|54| |400|500|320|640|130|260|238|476|29|58| |500|600|340|680|135|270|253|506|31|62| |600|700|355|710|145|290|266|532|32|64| |700|800|375|750|150|300|278|556|33|66| |800|900|390|780|155|310|289|578|35|70| |900|1,000|400|800|160|320|300|600|36|72| |1,000|1,200|425|850|165|330|318|636|39|78| |1,200|1,400|450|900|170|340|336|672|41|82| |1,400|1,600|470|940|175|350|351|702|43|86| |1,600|1,800|490|980|180|360|366|732|44|88| |1,800|2,000|505|1,010|185|370|378|756|45|90| |2,000|2,500|545|1,090|190|380|408|816|49|98| |2,500|3,000|580|1,160|195|390|432|864|52|104| |3,000|4,000|635|1,270|210|420|474|948|58|116| |4,000|5,000|685|1,370|225|450|513|1,026|61|122| |5,000|6,000|730|1,460|235|470|546|1,092|65|130| |6,000|7,000|770|1,540|245|490|573|1,146|68|136| |7,000|8,000|800|1,600|250|500|600|1,200|72|144| |8,000|9,000|835|1,670|255|510|624|1,248|75|150| |9,000|10,000|865|1,730|260|520|645|1,290|78|156| |10,000|12,000|875|1,750|270|540|687|1,374|82|164| |12,000|14,000|885|1,770|275|550|723|1,446|87|174| |14,000|16,000|900|1,800|280|560|756|1,512|90|180| |16,000|18,000|940|1,880|285|570|786|1,572|94|188| |18,000|20,000|975|1,950|290|580|813|1,626|98|196| |20,000|25,000|1,055|2,000|315|630|876|1,752|105|210| |25,000|30,000|1,130|2,000|340|680|933|1,866|112|224| |30,000|35,000|1,205|2,000|360|720|981|1,962|119|238| |35,000|40,000|1,275|2,000|380|760|1,026|2,000|124|248| |40,000|45,000|1,340|2,000|400|800|1,068|2,000|129|258| |45,000|50,000|1,400|2,000|420|840|1,104|2,000|135|270| |50,000|55,000|1,460|2,000|440|880|1,140|2,000|140|280| |55,000|60,000|1,515|2,000|455|910|1,173|2,000|145|290| |60,000|65,000|1,565|2,000|470|940|1,206|2,000|150|300| |65,000|70,000|1,610|2,000|485|970|1,236|2,000|155|310| |70,000|75,000|1,655|2,000|500|1,000|1,263|2,000|160|320| |75,000|80,000|1,695|2,000|510|1,020|1,293|2,000|165|330| |80,000|85,000|1,730|2,000|520|1,040|1,317|2,000|170|340| |85,000|90,000|1,760|2,000|530|1,060|1,344|2,000|175|350| |90,000|95,000|1,790|2,000|540|1,080|1,368|2,000|180|360| |95,000|100,000|1,815|2,000|545|1,090|1,392|2,000|185|370| |100,000|110,000|1,835|2,000|550|1,100|1,437|2,000|195|390| |110,000|120,000|1,855|2,000|555|1,110|1,479|2,000|205|410| |120,000|130,000|1,875|2,000|560|1,120|1,521|2,000|215|430| |130,000|140,000|1,890|2,000|565|1,130|1,557|2,000|225|450| |140,000|150,000|1,900|2,000|570|1,140|1,593|2,000|235|470| |150,000|160,000|1,935|2,000|580|1,160|1,629|2,000|245|490| |160,000|170,000|1,965|2,000|590|1,180|1,662|2,000|255|510| |170,000|180,000|1,990|2,000|600|1,200|1,695|2,000|265|530| |180,000|190,000|2,010|2,010|605|1,210|1,725|2,000|275|550| |190,000|200,000|2,030|2,030|610|1,220|1,755|2,000|285|570| |200,000|210,000|2,055|2,055|620|1,240|1,782|2,000|295|590| |210,000|230,000|2,100|2,100|635|1,270|1,836|2,000|315|630| |230,000|250,000|2,155|2,155|650|1,300|1,890|2,000|335|670| |250,000|275,000|2,215|2,215|670|1,340|1,950|2,000|360|720| |275,000|300,000|2,275|2,275|690|1,380|2,000|2,000|385|770|

• § 555.224 Table of distances for the storage of display fireworks (except bulk salutes).

  |Net weight of firework [^1](Net weight is the weight of all pyrotechnic compositions, and explosive materials and fuse only.) (pounds)|Distance between magazine and inhabited building, passenger railway, or public highway [^3](For fireworks storage magazines in use prior to March 7, 1990, the distances in this table may be halved if properly barricaded between the magazine and potential receptor sites \(55 FR 3717\).)[^4](This table does not apply to the storage of bulk salutes. Use table at § 555.218.) (feet)|Distance between magazines [^2](For the purposes of applying this table, the term “magazine” also includes fireworks shipping buildings for display fireworks.)[^3](For fireworks storage magazines in use prior to March 7, 1990, the distances in this table may be halved if properly barricaded between the magazine and potential receptor sites \(55 FR 3717\).) (feet)| |---|---|---| |0-1000|150|100| |1001-5000|230|150| |5001-10000|300|200| |Above 10000|Use table § 555.218||

• § 555.164 Unlawful storage.

  Any person who stores any explosive material in a manner not in conformity with this part, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

• § 555.213 Quantity and storage restrictions.

  (a) Explosive materials in excess of 300,000 pounds or detonators in excess of 20 million are not to be stored in one magazine unless approved by the Director.

• § 555.214 Storage within types 1, 2, 3, and 4 magazines.

  (a) Explosive materials within a magazine are not to be placed directly against interior walls and must be stored so as not to interfere with ventilation. To prevent contact of stored explosive materials with walls, a nonsparking lattice work or other nonsparking material may be used.

• § 555.29 Unlawful storage.

  No person shall store any explosive materials in a manner not in conformity with this part.

• § 555.219 Table of distances for storage of low explosives.

  |Pounds|Over|Not over|From inhabited building distance (feet)|From public railroad and highway distance (feet)|From above ground magazine (feet)| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |0|1,000|75|75|50| |1,000|5,000|115|115|75| |5,000|10,000|150|150|100| |10,000|20,000|190|190|125| |20,000|30,000|215|215|145| |30,000|40,000|235|235|155| |40,000|50,000|250|250|165| |50,000|60,000|260|260|175| |60,000|70,000|270|270|185| |70,000|80,000|280|280|190| |80,000|90,000|295|295|195| |90,000|100,000|300|300|200| |100,000|200,000|375|375|250| |200,000|300,000|450|450|300|

• § 555.201 General.

  (a) Section 842(j) of the Act and § 555.29 of this part require that the storage of explosive materials by any person must be in accordance with the regulations in this part. Further, section 846 of this Act authorizes regulations to prevent the recurrence of accidental explosions in which explosive materials were involved. The storage standards prescribed by this subpart confer no right or privileges to store explosive materials in a manner contrary to State or local law.

• § 555.203 Types of magazines.

  (a) Type 1 magazines. Permanent magazines for the storage of high explosives, subject to the limitations prescribed by §§ 555.206 and 555.213. Other classes of explosive materials may also be stored in type 1 magazines.

• § 555.206 Location of magazines.

  (a) Outdoor magazines in which high explosives are stored must be located no closer to inhabited buildings, passenger railways, public highways, or other magazines in which high explosives are stored, than the minimum distances specified in the table of distances for storage of explosive materials in § 555.218.