ATF E-Form 5400.13/5400.16
Revised November 2018
U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Application for Explosives License or Permit
OMB No. 1140-0070
Section A (Must be completed by all applicants.) Please print all information in block letters. FOR ATF USE ONLY
1. Name of Applicant (If partnership, include name of each partner)
2. Trade Name or Business Name, if any 3. Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Social
Security Number (SSN) (Voluntary-see Privacy Act
Information)
4. Name of County in Which
Business is Located
5a. Premises Address (No., Street, City, State, Zip Code)
5b. Mailing Address (If different from address in Item 5a.)
Attach 2" x 2" Photograph Here
(See Instruction 8)
NOTE: A completed FD-258 (Fingerprint
Identification Card) must accompany this
application. (See Instruction 8)
6. Location (If no street address listed in Item 5a, provide directions and
distance from nearest post office or city limits)
7. Telephone Number (Include Area Code)
Business ( )
Residence ( )
Emergency ( )
Fax ( )
E-Mail Address
8. Are you presently engaged in a business and/or operations for which a license or permit is required under 18 U.S.C., Chapter 40, Explosives?
(If yes, provide date business began.)
Yes/Date: No
9. Is or will your business and/or operations be: (Check appropriate box)
Sole Proprietor Partnership Corporation Other (Specify)
10. Method of Payment (Check one)
Check (Enclosed)
Cashier's Check or
Money Order (Enclosed)
Visa Mastercard
American
Express
Discover Diners Club
Credit/Debit Card Number (No dashes) Name as Printed on the Credit/Debit Card Expiration Date (Month & year)
Credit/Debit Card
Billing Address:
Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Please Complete to Ensure Payment is Credited to the Correct Application:
I am Paying the Application Fee for the Following Person, Corporation, or Partnership: Total Application Fees:
I Authorize ATF to Charge my Credit/Debit Card the Above Amount.
Signature of Cardholder Date
Your credit/debit card will be charged the above stated amount upon receipt of your application. The charge will be reflected on your credit/debit card
statement. In the event a license/permit is NOT issued, the above amount will be credited to the credit/debit card noted above.
Limited Liability Company
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Responsible Person(s) List
11. Provide information for each individual owner, partner, and all other responsible persons (See Definition 3) in the trade or business operations identified in section A, block 2. List all names used by each
responsible person (i.e., nicknames, maiden name, name from previous marriage, etc.) (If additional space is needed use a separate sheet.)
Full Name
(If the individual is an alien, also
provide his/her U.S.-issued alien
number or admission number.)
a
Position at
Business
b
Social Security
Number
(Voluntary - will
help prevent
misidentification)
c
Home Address and
E-mail Address
(Include ZIP Code)
d
Telephone
Numbers
(Home/Work)
e
Date of Birth
(Month/Day/
Year)
(XX/XX/XXXX)
f
Place of Birth
g
Country/
Countries
of Citizen-
ship
h
Sex
i
Ethnicity
j
Race
(Mark all that apply)
j
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Are you
Hispanic
or
Latino?
Yes
No
Are you
Hispanic
or
Latino?
Yes
No
Are you
Hispanic
or
Latino?
Yes
No
Are you
Hispanic
or
Latino?
Yes
No
Are you
Hispanic
or
Latino?
Yes
No
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African
American
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islanders
White
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African
American
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islanders
White
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African
American
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islanders
White
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African
American
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islanders
White
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African
American
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islanders
White
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12. Application is made for an explosives license or permit under 18 U.S.C., Chapter 40, as an: (See definitions 5 through 9)
Explosives License Fee Renewal
Fee
Explosives Permit Renewal
Fee
Fee
Manufacturer (Check the types of explosives you plan to
manufacture:)
High Explosives
Theatrical Flash Powders
Blasting Agents
Low Explosives
Fireworks
Other (Specify)
Importer (Check the types of explosives you plan to import:)
High Explosives
Blasting Agents
Low Explosives
Fireworks
Other (Specify)
User of Explosives (Check the types of explosives you plan to
use:)
Limited Permit (Intrastate Only) (Check the types of
explosives you plan to use:)
Dealer (Check the types of explosives you plan to deal in:)
$200
$200
$200
$100
$100
$100
$100
$25
$50
Total Fees
13. Is a State or local license or permit required for explosive business and/or operations? (If yes, provide license/permit numbers; if applied for license/
permit but not yet obtained, provide date of application.)
Yes/Numbers or Date No
14. Is the applicant or any person named in item 11: (ALL questions must be answered by checking the "YES" or "NO" box.) (Give full details on a
separate sheet for all "yes" answers in item 14.)
Yes No
a. A fugitive from justice?
b. An unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?
c. Under indictment or information in any court for a felony, or any crime, for which the judge could imprison that person for more than one
year? (An information is a formal accusation of a crime by a prosecutor.) (See Definition 1.)
d. An alien in the United States? (If "yes," attach an explanatory statement showing that the person is a lawful permanent resident or a lawful
nonimmigrant or refugee/asylee.) (See Definition 2 and Exception 2.)
If the individual is an alien, provide the U.S.-issued alien number or admission number in item 11.
Statement Attached.
e. Presently appealing a conviction of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year? (If "yes," attach an explanatory
statement showing date of conviction, court in which convicted, and court in which appeal is pending.)
Statement Attached.
15. Has the applicant or any person named in item 11 EVER: (Give full details on a separate sheet for all "yes" answers in item 15.) Yes No
a. Been convicted in any court of a felony, or any other crime, for which the judge could have imprisoned that person for more than one year,
even if he or she received a shorter sentence, including probation? (See Definition 1 and Exception 1.)
b. Been adjudicated mentally defective (which includes having been adjudicated incompetent to manage his or her own affairs) or been
committed to a mental institution?
c. Been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions?
d. Renounced his or her United States citizenship?
Section B (Must be completed)
16. Hours of Operation and/or Availability of Business Activity (Please provide at least one hour in which you may be contacted by ATF Personnel.)
Time
Open
Close
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
17. Applicant's Business and/or Operation is Located in:
A Commercial Building A Residence Other (Specify)
High Explosives
Blasting Agents
Low Explosives
Fireworks
Other (Specify)
High Explosives
Blasting Agents
Low Explosives
Fireworks
Other (Specify)
$12
High Explosives
Blasting Agents
Black Powder
Low Explosives
Fireworks
Other (Specify)
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21. Do you Intend to Deal in Black Powder? Do You Have a Federal Firearms License? (If "yes," provide the Federal firearms license number)
No Yes Federal Firearms License #: No
Storage Facility Data
Section 842(j), 18 U.S.C., provides "It shall be unlawful for any person to store any explosive material in a manner not in conformity with regulations
promulgated by the Attorney General." Before applying for a license or permit, the applicant must read and be familiar with the requirements as set forth in
27 CFR, Part 555, Subpart K - STORAGE. An application for a license will be denied if upon an investigation it is found that storage facilities are
inadequate.
22a. All of the applicant's storage facilities listed on the attached Explosives Storage Magazine Description Worksheet(s) and meet the minimum
requirements as set forth in 27 CFR, Part 555, Subpart K - Storage. If "no" i.e., storage facilities do not meet minimum requirements) explain on separate
sheet. (See Instruction 10.)
22b. Please indicate the total number of explosives storage magazine(s).
22c. If the applicant has no storage facilities, provide contingency plan for unexpected surplus explosive materials by completing Explosives Storage
Magazine Description Worksheet Item J. (See Instruction 10.)
Section C - Certification (Must be completed by all applicants)
23. Under the penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 844, I certify that the answers are true, correct, and complete. I also certify that I am familiar with all
published State laws and local ordinances relating to explosive materials for the location in which I intend to do business. In addition, if the application is
for a Limited Permit, I certify that I will not receive explosive materials on more than 6 separate occasions during the 12-month period for which my
limited permit is valid.
Applicant's Signature Title Date
For Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Use Only
24. Application is
Approved
Disapproved*
Withdrawn*
* (Fee will be refunded)
Reason for Disapproval/Termination
DateSignature of Licensing Official
18. Applicant's Business and/or Operations Premises are:
Owned A Leased/Rented* Other (Specify)
19. Does User Permit Applicant Intend to Transport Explosive Materials in
Interstate or Foreign Commerce? (If "yes," state where)
N/A No Yes
20. Does User Permit Applicant Intend to Purchase Explosive Materials in
Interstate or Foreign Commerce? (If "yes," state where)
N/A No Yes
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Explosives Storage Magazine Description Worksheet
(Submit one for each magazine; you may photocopy for additional magazines)
For ATF Use Only
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Coordinates
Applicant name:
Magazine ID no:
State/local explosives magazine certificate number, if any:
Storage magazine address:
A. Type of magazine (e.g., permanent, mobile/portable, indoor/outdoor, building, igloo, tunnel, dugout, box, trailer, semitrailer, or other mobile magazine):
ATF Type: (Check one)
I II III IV V
B. Location of magazine and distance from licensed place of business and other magazine:
C. Distance to nearest storage magazine, regardless of ownership:
D. Describe terrain features, roads, structures, buildings, utilities, etc., that could be damaged if the contents of the magazine exploded:
E. Distance(s) between the magazine and the feature(s):
Indicate if magazine is:
Barricaded Unbarricaded
Show distance in feet to: Closest highway:
Closest inhabited bldg:
Closest passenger railway:
F. Materials, including thicknesses, used in construction of magazine:
Roof:
Doors:
Top:
Floor:
Walls: Bottom:
G.
1. Security, physical safeguards, safety equipment, and anti-theft measures:
2. Locks (Check all that apply): Three-point Lock Mortise Locks Padlocks
3. If Padlocks: Shackle Diameter: No. of Tumblers: Steel Hoods: Yes No Case-hardened: Yes No
H. Dimensions and capacity of magazine:
Capacity (in pounds or number of detonators):
Height: Length: Width:
I. Explosives to be stored: Quantity or Weight
Class: High Low Blasting Agents Detonators
J.
1. Magazine is (Check one):
Owned Borrowed Leased Rented Contingency Plan
2. Owner of magazine if borrowed, leased, rented, or on contingency:
3. Address and phone number of owner:
K. Names and telephone numbers of persons who can open magazine for inspection:
L. Special conditions, such as difficulty accessing in winter, etc.:
M. A plat plan must be furnished, not necessarily to scale, which will indicate, at a minimum, (1) all buildings on the premises, and (2) all magazines
identified. with distances between the magazines, as well as the distances between magazines and inhabited buildings, public highways, and passenger railways.
Prepared by:
Date:
(Name and Title)
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Revised November 2018
All Applications are to be Submitted with Fees to:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Federal Explosives Licensing Center
PO Box 6200-18
Portland, OR 97228-6200
Instructions
1. Issuance of your license or permit under 18 U.S.C., Chapter 40, will be
delayed if the fee is omitted or incorrect, or if the application is
incomplete or otherwise improperly prepared. This application should be
submitted at least 90 days prior to the time the license or permit is
required.
2. Submit the original of this form (either typewritten or printed legibly)
and total fees payable to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives to the post office box listed above. (CAUTION: Submission
of this application does NOT authorize you to engage in any of the
activities covered by the requested license or permit. The license or
permit must be received before operations commence.) Include your
social security or employer identification number on your check or
money order.
3. If separate sheets are needed to respond to the questions, they must be
identified with your name and address at the top of the page and
reference the question number being explained.
4. A separate or additional license is not required for storage facilities
operated by the applicant as an integral part of one business premises, or
to cover a location used by the applicant solely for maintaining required
records.
5. One PERMIT is required for an individual or business entity to acquire
use, or transport explosives.
6. A separate application and LICENSE fee are required for each premises
on which explosive materials are, or will be, manufactured, imported, or
distributed.
7. It is not necessary for a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer (for
purposes of sale or distribution) to also obtain a dealer's license in order
to engage in business on his or her licensed premises as a dealer in
explosives materials. In the case of a licensed manufacturer, a separate
license is not required with respect to on site manufacturing.
8. A photograph of each responsible person listed in item 11 MUST
accompany this application. The photograph must be 2 x 2 inches in
size, clearly showing a full frontal view of the features of the responsible
person with head bare, with the distance from the top of the head to the
point of the chin approximately 1 1/4 inches, and which shall have been
taken within the last 6 months prior to the date of application.
A completed FD-258 (Fingerprint Identification Card) for each
responsible person, including sole proprietors, MUST also accompany
this application. The fingerprints must be clear for accurate classification
and must be taken at a local law enforcement agency. In addition, if you
are an alien, you must place your U.S.-issued alien number or admission
number in the miscellaneous block of the FD-258.
9. This application must include the names and identifying information of
EACH employee authorized to possess explosive materials in the course
of his/her employment with the applicant. This information MUST be
submitted on ATF F 5400.28, Employee Possessor Questionnaire, and
included with the submission of this application.
11. The certification in item 23 must be signed (executed) by the owner, a
partner, or in the case of a corporation, association, etc., by an officer
duty authorized to sign for the applicant.
12. If you have any questions relating to this application, please contact
the ATF Federal Explosives Licensing Center, 244 Needy Road,
Martinsburg, WV 25405, (877) 283-3352, or review information
online at www.atf.gov.
13. If the application is approved, the ATF Federal Explosives Licensing
Center (FELC) will forward an explosives license or permit to you. If
the application is denied, you will be advised in writing of the reason(s)
for the denial. If the application is abandoned, denied, or withdrawn,
your application fee will be refunded. However, in order to refund the
fee, a social security number or employer identification number is
REQUIRED.
14. Additional forms can be downloaded from ATF's website in Adobe
PDF format at www.atf.gov/forms/download/atf-f5400-13.pdf
. The
form can be ordered using ATF's Online Distribution Center Order
Form at www.atf.gov/dcof or by calling ATF's Distribution Center at
(202)648-6420.
Definitions
1. Under Indictment or Information or Convicted in Any Court. An
indictment, information, or conviction in any Federal, State, or local
court.
2. Alien. An alien in the United States means any person who is not a
citizen or national of the United States.
3. Responsible Person. An individual who has the power to direct the
management and policies of the applicant pertaining to explosive
materials. For example, responsible persons generally include sole
proprietors and explosives facility site managers. In the case of a
corporation, association, or similar organization, responsible persons
generally include corporate directors and officers, as well as stockholders
who have the power to direct management and policies.
4. Employee Possessor. An employee possessor is an individual who has
actual or constructive possession of explosive materials during the
course of his employment. Actual possession exists when a person is in
immediate possession or control of explosive materials (e.g., an
employee who physically handles explosive materials as part of the
production process; an employee who handles explosive materials in
order to ship, transport, or sell them; or an employee, such as a blaster,
who actually uses explosive materials).
You Must Immediately Contact ATF To Report Lost Or Stolen Explosives!
Call Toll Free: 1-888-ATF-BOMB
10. For item 22 use the attached Explosives Storage Magazine Description
Worksheet to describe each storage facility (magazine). You may
photocopy the worksheet if you have more than one magazine. For the
purpose of this worksheet, "barricade" is defined as the effective
screening of a magazine containing explosive materials from another
magazine, a building, a railway, or a highway, either by a natural
barricade or by an artificial barricade. To be properly barricaded, a
straight line from the top of any sidewall of the magazine containing
explosive materials to the eave line of any other magazine or building,
or to a point 12 feet above the center of a railway or highway, will pass
through the natural or artificial barricade. A "contingency plan" is
required in the event the explosive materials cannot be used within the
same day of receipt. For example, a sufficient "contingency plan"
would include a letter or statement from someone having approved
storage facilities allowing the applicant use of his facilities should the
need arise.
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7. Manufacturer. Any person engaged in the business of manufacturing
explosive materials for purposes of sale or distribution or for his own use.
8. Importer. Any person engaged in the business of importing or bringing
explosive materials into the United States for purposes of sale or
distribution.
9. Dealer. Any person engaged in the business of distributing explosive
materials at wholesale or retail.
10. High Explosives. Explosive materials which can be caused to detonate
by means of a blasting cap when unconfined (for example, dynamite).
11. Low Explosives. Explosive materials which can be caused to
deflagrate when confined (for example, black powder).
12. Blasting Agents. Any material or mixture, consisting of fuel and
oxidizer, intended for blasting, not otherwise defined as an explosive:
Provided that the finished product, as mixed for use or shipment, cannot
be detonated by means of a numbered eight test blasting cap when
unconfined (for example, ammonium nitrate fuel oil).
Note: There are now five broad categories of explosives licenses and
permits that shall determine the type of business each licensee or
permittee is engaged in: Manufacturer of Explosives, Dealer of
Explosives, Importer of Explosives, User of Explosives, and Limited
Permit (Intrastate Only).
Exceptions
1. A person who has been convicted of a felony, or any other crime, for
which the judge could have imprisoned the person for more than one
year, is not prohibited from shipping, transporting, possessing, or
receiving explosives if: (1) the conviction was properly invalidated by a
court on the basis that the conviction was unconstitutional; (2) in the case
of a Federal conviction, the person received a Presidential pardon; or (3)
ATF granted relief from Federal explosives disabilities under 18 U.S.C.
845(b), 27 CFR 555.142.
2. For purposes of this form, aliens can be responsible persons if they are
lawful permanent residents or lawful nonimmigrants (or refugees/
asylees). 18 U.S.C. 842(d)(7); (i)(5).
Privacy Act Information
The following information is provided pursuant to Sections 3 and 7(b) of the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(3));
1. Authority. Solicitation of this information is made pursuant to 18
U.S.C. 843(a). Disclosure of this information by the applicant is
mandatory if the applicant wishes to obtain a Federal explosives license
or permit.
2. Purpose. To identify the applicant; to identify the location of the
premises; to determine the eligibility of the applicant to obtain such
license or permit; to determine the ownership of the business or
operations; and to identify responsible persons in the business or
operations.
3. Routine uses. The information will be used by ATF to make a
determination as set forth in paragraph 2. In addition, information may
be directly disclosed to other Federal, State, foreign and local law
enforcement and regulatory agency personnel to verify information on
the application and to aid in the performance of their duties with respect
to the regulation of explosives unless such disclosure is prohibited by
law. Finally, the information may be disclosed to member of the public
in order to verify the information on the application where such
disclosure is not prohibited by law.
4. Effects of not supplying the requested information. Failure to supply
complete information will delay processing and may cause denial of the
application.
5. Disclosure of social security number. Disclosure of the individual's
social security number is voluntary. Under 18 U.S.C. 842(f), 843, and
Executive Order 9397, November 22, 1943, ATF has the authority to
solicit an individual's social security number. The number may be used
to verify the individual's identity.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
This request is in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The information collection is used to determine the eligibility of the
applicant to engage in certain operations, to determine the location and
extent of operations, and to determine whether the operations will be in
conformity with Federal laws and regulations. The information requested is
required to obtain or retain a benefit and is mandatory by statue (18 U.S.C.
843).
The estimated average burden associated with this collection is 1 hour and
30 minutes per respondent or recordkeeper, depending on individual
circumstances. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate
and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to Reports
Management Officer, Document Services Section, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Washington, DC 20226.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
5. A User Permit. A User Permit authorizes the holder, on a continuing
basis, to acquire for his own use and not for resale, explosive materials
from an explosives licensee in interstate or foreign commerce, and to
transport explosive materials so acquired in interstate or foreign
commerce. A User Permit is issued for 3 years and is renewable.
6. Limited Permit. A limited permit authorizes the holder to receive for
his use explosive materials from a licensee or permittee in his State of
residence on no more than 6 occasions during the 12-month period in
which the permit is valid. A limited permit does not authorize the receipt
or transportation of explosive materials in interstate or foreign
commerce.
Constructive possession exists when an employee lacks direct physical
control over explosive materials, but knowingly has the power and
intention to exercise dominion and control over the explosive materials,
either directly or indirectly through others (e.g., an employee at a
construction site who keeps keys for magazines in which explosive
materials are stored, or who directs the use of explosive materials by
other employees.)