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DOJ/ATF RIN: 1140-AA25 Publication ID: Spring 2006 
Title: ●Commerce in Explosives--Hobby Rocket Motors 
Abstract: The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to clarify that the requirements of part 555 do not apply to model rocket motors consisting of ammonium perchlorate composite propellant, black powder, or other similar low explosives; containing no more than 62.5 grams of total propellant weight; and designed as single-use motors or as reload kits capable of reloading no more than 62.5 grams of propellant into a reusable motor casing. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 555   
Legal Authority: 18 USC 847   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/29/2003  68 FR 4406   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/29/2003    
NPRM Comment Period Reopened  06/23/2003  68 FR 37109   
Second NPRM Comment Period End  07/07/2003    
Final Action  05/00/2006    
Additional Information: This rule addresses the proposal relating to hobby rocket motors made in RIN 1140-AA01; transferred from RIN 1512-AB48.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Brenda R. Friend
Attorney
Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
99 New York Avenue NE.,
Washington, DC 20226
Phone:202 648-7070