# 2026-19694: Store Explosives? Notify Firefighters Yearly, Feds Say

2026-19694, Annual Notices on Explosive Materials Storage Facilities to Local Fire Authority, is a Federal Register rule from Justice Department, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau published 2026-09-25, effective 2026-10-26; deemed significant under Executive Order 12866; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19694
- As of: 2026-10-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19694
- Title: Annual Notices on Explosive Materials Storage Facilities to Local Fire Authority
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Justice Department; Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
- Citation: 91 FR 60803
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: 2026-10-26
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: yes (FR_METADATA)
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1140-AA51
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

Store Explosives? Notify Firefighters Yearly, Feds Say

## Summary

If you store explosives, you now have to tell your local fire department every year and when you stop storing them. This new rule helps keep firefighters and the public safer by making sure they always know where explosives are stored. It starts on October 26, 2026, and you must keep your notices for five years—no extra fees, just more safety!

## Abstract

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 thereafter and when the person ceases storing explosives at that location and to retain copies of the notices for five years. These changes are intended to increase public safety, particularly for first responders.

## Effects PRIA read

- Annual and Stop Notices Required: cost, low. If you store explosive materials subject to ATF's rules, you must send a written notice to the local fire authority every 12 months and also send a written notice when you stop storing explosives at that location. Each notice must include the type of explosive, the magazine capacity, and the locati…
- Keep Notices for Five Years: cost, low. You must keep a copy of each written notice for five years from the date of the notice; copies may be maintained in digital form. For licensees/permittees, copies retained are subject to ATF inspection at reasonable times.
- Rule Applies Only to ATF‑Regulated Explosives: benefit, low. The annual and related requirements apply only to explosive materials subject to ATF's regulations in 27 CFR part 555. The rule does not apply to items specifically exempted from ATF regulation, including consumer fireworks, small-arms ammunition and its components, and commercially manufactured bl…
- Intended Safety Gain for First Responders: benefit, medium. The rule is intended to increase public safety, especially for first responders, by ensuring local fire authorities receive updated information about where regulated explosives are stored so they can better plan and respond to incidents.

## Related documents

- [2026-19693](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19693): Implementing the Safe Explosives Act, 2026-09-25
- [2026-16981](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16981): Application for Relief From Disabilities Imposed by Federal Laws With Respect to the Acquisition, Receipt, Transfer, Shipment, Transportati…, 2026-08-20
- [2026-13586](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13586): Registering NFA Firearms That Fall Out of Government Contract, 2026-07-06
- [2026-09160](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-09160): Implementing PATRIOT Act Improvements: Contraband Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco, 2026-05-08
- [2026-09155](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-09155): Changes to National Firearms Act Tax Remittance Provisions, 2026-05-08
- [2026-09154](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-09154): Joint Registration for Spouses Under the National Firearms Act, 2026-05-08

## Sources
- [2026-19694 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19694/annual-notices-on-explosive-materials-storage-facilities-to-local-fire-authority)
- [2026-19694 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19694.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-19693, Implementing the Safe Explosives Act](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19693)
- [Next: 2026-19696, Driving Efficiency in Farm Loan Delivery; Correction](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19696)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19694 (as of 2026-10-02).