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December 2006
12/22/06 Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Announced-
WASHINGTON - The
Department of Homeland Security made available
for public review, an aggressive and
comprehensive set of proposed regulations that
will improve security at high-risk chemical
facilities nationwide.........
12/15/06 DHS Targets High
Risk Hazardous Materials in Transit-
WASHINGTON - The Department
of Homeland Security issued today a notice of
proposed rulemaking to vastly strengthen the
security of the nation's rail systems in the
highest threat urban areas.........
November 2006
11/15/06 Orica USA Inc
Completes Asset Acquisition-
Orica USA Inc recently
announced the closing of the purchase of the
explosives manufacturing plant formerly owned by
Slurry Explosives Corporation in Hallowell,
Kansas.
October 2006
10/25/06 ATF Posts
Industry Newsletter-
ATF has posted the most
recent industry newsletter with discussions
about a number of subjects relating to important
topics.
10/02/06 ATF Publishes
Notice of Annual List of Explosive Materials-
Pursuant to 18
U.S.C. 841(d) and 27 CFR 555.23, the Department
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. 841 et
seq.........
September 2006
09/01/06 Federal
Prosecutor Tapped for the Top Job at ATF-
President Bush has
appointed a federal prosecutor to head the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives. Michael Sullivan, U.S. Attorney in
Massachusetts, will be acting director,
succeeding Carl J. Truscott, who left in August
facing a potentially negative inspector general
report regarding construction issues at the
agency’s new Washington, D.C. headquarters.
August 2006
08/08/06 ATF Director
Carl Truscott Resigns....Cites Important
Contributions made by ATF Employees -
Carl J. Truscott - the
first Director of the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) since its
move to the Department of Justice and the sixth
in the Bureau's history.......
July 2006
07/12/06 Biggest Trade
Show Planned for ISEE's 33rd Annual Conference -
The International
Society of Explosives Engineers will hold its
33rd Annual Conference on Explosives and
Blasting Technique at the Gaylord Opryland
Resort, Nashville, Tennessee, January 28-31,
2007.
June 2006
06/07/06 ISEE Certificate
Program Level One Available in Spanish -
The International
Society of Explosives Engineers is pleased to
announce that the ISEE Certificate Program Level
One - Practical Blasting Fundamentals, an eight
Lesson Workbook Series has been translated into
Spanish.
April 2006
04/25/06 Dyno Nobel
Acquires ETI -
Dyno Nobel has finalized the purchase of ETI's
commercial explosives business uniting two
uniquely positioned organizations and utilizing
integrated capabilities to provide greater
customer benefits through a strengthened
organization in North America.
March 2006
03/10/06 Blaster's
Leadership Award Winner Announced at ISEE's 32nd
Annual Conference -
ISEE's 2006 Blaster's
Leadership Award was presented to Thomas Barkley
at the recent 32nd Annual Conference on
Explosives & Blasting Technique.
February 2006
02/10/06 Court remands
case of Rocketeers vs ATF -
In National Association of
Rocketeers case against ATF, US Court of Appeals
has remanded the case for further consideration
saying that ATF's ..."explanation for its
determination that APCP deflagrates lacks any
coherence.
January 2006
01/11/06 ATF Posts
Industry Newsletter -
ATF has posted the most
recent industry newsletter with discussions
about a number of subjects relating to
regulation and licensing.
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