(g) Explosive power devices, class B, are devices designed to operate ejecting apparatus or other mechanisms by means of a propellant explosive, class B, and differ from explosive power devices, class C, in that they contain larger or more powerful propellants. The devices must not rupture on functioning and must be of a type approved by the Bureau of Explosives, except as otherwise provided in §§ 73.51(q) and 73.86(a).

[Paragraph (g) added by Order 42, 25 F.R. 3099, Apr. 12, 1960]

NOTE 3: A liquid monopropellant fuel is defined as any propellant in which the fuel and the oxidizer are physically or chemically combined in one form.

[Note 3 added by Order 44, 25 F.R. 10391, Oct. 29, 1960]

8 73.92 Jet thrust units (jato), class B, igniters, jet thrust (jato), class B, or starter cartridges, jet engine, class B. (a) Jet thrust units (jato), class B, must not be shipped with igniters assembled therein unless shipped by, for, or to the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Government. Jet thrust units (jato), class B, igniters, jet thrust (jato), class B, or starter cartridges, jet engine, class B, must be packed in outside containers complying with the following specifications:

[Heading and introductory text of paragraph (a) amended by Order 29, 22 F. R. 2225, Apr. 4, 1957]

(4) Jet thrust units (jato), class B, may be packed in the same outside shipping container with separately packaged igniters, jet thrust, class B, when the containers are approved by the Bureau of Explosives.

[Subparagraph (4) amended by Order 43, 25 F.R. 6625, July 14, 1960]

(c) Each outside package must be plainly marked "JET THRUST UNITS, CLASS B EXPLOSIVES," "IGNITERS, JET THRUST, CLASS B EXPLOSIVES," or "STARTER CARTRIDGES, JET ENGINE, CLASS B EXPLOSIVES." [Paragraph (c) amended by Order 29, 22 F. R. 2225, Apr. 4, 1957]

(d) Label. Each outside container of igniters, jet thrust (jato), class B explosives, jet thrust units (jato), class B explosives, or starter cartridges, jet engine, class B explosives, when offered

for transportation by rail express, must have securely and conspicuously attached to it a square red label as described in § 73.412.

CODIFICATION: Former paragraph (d) was revoked by Order 33, 22 F. R. 11030, Dec. 81, 1957. Subsequently, a new paragraph (d) was added by Order 36, 23 F.R. 7646, Oct. 3, 1958.

§ 73.93 Propellant explosives

(solid) for cannon, small arms, rockets, guided missiles, or other devices, and propellant explosives (liquid).

(a) Propellant explosives (solid) for cannon, small arms, rockets, guided missiles, or other devices, when offered for transportation by carriers by rail freight, highway, or water, must be packed in containers complying with the following: specifications (see paragraphs (g) (1) and (2) of this section and § 75.675 of this chapter for shipments by rail express):

[Section heading and introductory text of paragraph (a) amended, Order 44, 25 F.R. 10391, Oct. 29, 1960]

(8) Spec. 14, 15A, 15B, or 15C (§§ 78.165, 78.168, 78.169, or 78.170 of this chapter) wooden boxes, or spec. 12H, 23F, or 23H (§§ 78.209, 78.214, or 78.219 of this chapter) fiberboard boxes, with inside containers which must be fiber or metal containers of not more than 11⁄2 pounds capacity each. Gross weight not to exceed 200 pounds in wooden boxes or 65 pounds in fiberboard boxes.

[Subparagraph (8) amended by Order 34, 23 F. R. 2324, Apr. 10, 1958]

(d)

(4) Spec. 103, 103-W, or 111A100-W-1 (§§ 78.265, 78.280 or 78.303 of this chapter). Tank cars.

[Subparagraph (4) amended by Order 31, 22 F. R. 4789, July 9, 1957]

(liquid),

(e) Propellant explosives when offered for transportation by rail freight, highway, or water, must be packed in containers complying with the following specifications (see § 73.93 (g) for shipments by rail express):

(1) Spec. 15A, 15B, or 15E (§ 78.168, 78.169, or 78.172 of this chapter). Wooden box or wooden box fiberboard lined, with inside polyethylene bottles having taped screw-cap closures, not over 1 gallon capacity each. Each bottle must be entirely contained within a polyethylene

or other suitable plastic bag formed of material not less than 0.004 inch thickness, with ends securely closed. Each bottle in the plastic bag shall be enclosed in a tight metal container and be surrounded on all sides with at least 2 inches of incombustible cushioning material; cans in the outside box must likewise be cushioned from each other and sides, top, and bottom of the container.

(2) Spec. 5B, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6J; also 17C or 17H (single-trip containers) (§§ 78.82, 78.97, 78.98, 78.99, 78.100, 78.115 or 78.118 of this chapter). Metal barrel or drum, with inside spec. 2S (§ 78.35 of this chapter) polyethylene drum, packed inside a strong, tight metal drum securely closed, or with inside glass-lined aluminum carboy not over 12 gallons capacity. Inside steel drum or glass-lined aluminum carboy must be surrounded on all sides with at least 2 inches of incombustible absorbent cushioning material uniformly distributed. Polyethylene drums are authorized only for liquids that will not react dangerously with the plastic or result in container failure.

CODIFICATION: Paragraph (e) was redesignated paragraph (f) and a new paragraph (e) was added by Order 44, 25 F.R. 10391, Oct. 29, 1960.

(f) Each outside container must be plainly marked "PROPELLANT EXPLOSIVES (LIQUID), CLASS B," "PROPELLANT EXPLOSIVES

(SOLID), CLASS B," or "PROPELLANT EXPLOSIVES (SOLID), CLASS B, IN WATER," as the case may be. There may be added such additional marking as "Smokeless Powder for Cannon" or "Smokeless Powder for Small Arms," as the case may be.

CODIFICATION: Former paragraph (e) was redesignated paragraph (f) and amended as set forth above by Order 44, 25 F.R. 10391, Oct. 29, 1960.

(g) Propellant explosives when offered for transportation by rail express must be packed as follows (also authorized for transportation by carriers by rail freight, highway, or water):

(1) Solids in tightly closed metal cans or fiber containers, not exceeding 1 pound each, or in inside metal cans or fiber containers containing not more than one grain of propellant, not exceeding 5 pounds each, and liquids in polyethylene bottles compatible with contained liquid, with screw cap closures

taped, not exceeding 1 pound or 16 fluid ounces capacity each, packed in outside wooden box, spec. 15A, 15B, or 15C (§§ 78.168, 78.169, or 78.170 of this chapter), or outside fiberboard box, spec. 12B, 23F, or 23H (§§ 78.205, 78.214, or 78.219 of this chapter). Not more than 10 pounds of propellant explosives may be shipped in one outside container. Each outside container must be plainly marked "PROPELLANT EXPLOSIVES (LIQUID), CLASS B," or "PROPELLANT EXPLOSIVES (SOLID), CLASS B," as the case may be.

(2) Label: Each outside container of propellant explosives, when offered for transportation by rail express, must have securely and conspicuously attached to it a square red label as described in § 73.412.

CODIFICATION: Former paragraph (f) was redesignated paragraph (g) and amended as set forth above by Order 44, 25 F.R. 10391, Oct. 29, 1960.

Prior Amendments 1957: 22 F.R. 11030, Dec. 31.

§ 73.94 Explosive power devices, class B.

(a) Explosive power devices, class B, must not be shipped with igniters assembled therein unless shipped by, for, or to the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Government or unless of a type approved by the Bureau of Explosives. Explosive power devices, class B, must be packed in outside containers complying with the following specifications:

(1) Spec. 14, 15A, 15E, or 16A (§§ 78.165, 78.168, 78.172, or 78.185 of this chapter). Wooden boxes or wooden boxes, fiberboard lined.

(2) Strong wooden or metal boxes or containers. Authorized only for shipments made by, for, or to the Departments of the Army, Navy, or Air Force of the United States Government.

(b) Explosive power devices, class B, packed in any other manner must be in containers of a type approved by the Bureau of Explosives.

(c) Each outside container must be plainly marked "EXPLOSIVE POWER DEVICES, CLASS B" and "HANDLE CAREFULLYKEEP FIRE AWAY."

(d) Label: Each outside container of explosive power devices when offered for transportation by rail express, must have securely and conspicuously attached to

(b) Small-arms ammunition is fixed ammunition consisting of a metallic, plastic composition, or paper cartridge case, a primer, and a propelling charge, with or without bullet, shot, tear gas material, tracer components, or incendiary compositions or mixtures, but not including bullets loaded with high explosives, and is further limited to the following:

(1) Ammunition designed to be fired from a pistol, revolver, rifle, or shotgun held by the hand or to the shoulder.

(2) Ammunition of caliber less than .75 designed to be fired from machine guns.

(3) Blank cartridges including canopy remover cartridges, starter cartridges, and seat ejector cartridges, containing not more than 500 grains of propellant powder, provided that such cartridges shall be incapable of functioning en masse as a result of the functioning of any single cartridge in the container or as a result of exposure to external flame.

CODIFICATION: Paragraph (b) was amended by Order 30, 22 F.R. 3925, June 5, 1957. Subsequently, the introductory paragraph was amended as set forth by Order 42, 25 F.R. 3099, Apr. 12, 1960, and subparagraph (3) was amended by Order 37, 24 F.R. 903, Feb. 6, 1959.

position not to exceed one hundred grams each in weight.

[Paragraph (7) amended by Order 36, 23 F. R. 7646, Oct. 3, 1958]

(8) Dipped sticks, the pyrotechnic composition of which contains any chlorate or perchlorate shall not exceed 5 grams. Sparklers, the composition of which does not exceed 100 grams each and which contain no magnesium or magnesium and a chlorate or perchlorate, are not subject to the regulations in Parts 71-78 and 197 of this chapter. [Subparagraph (8) amended by Order 29, 22 F. R. 2225, Apr. 4, 1957]

(y) Smoke candles, smoke pots, smoke grenades, and smoke signals containing not more than 200 grams of pyrotechnic composition each, without bursting charges, hand signal devices, very signal cartridges, and highway or railway fusees are devices designed to produce visible effects for signal purposes.

(z) Explosive release devices consist of a rod or link fitted with means for mechanical attachment to other apparatus or equipment and containing a small electrically initiated explosive charge which will break the rod or link upon functioning. These devices must be so designed that they will not function other explosive devices in the package sympathetically.

[Paragraphs (y) and (z) amended by Order 36, 23 F. R. 7646, Oct. 3, 1958]

(aa) Explosive power devices, class C, are devices designed to drive generators or mechanical apparatus by means of propellant explosives, class B. The devices consist of a housing with a contained propellant charge and an electric igniter or squib. The devices must be of a type approved by the Bureau of Explosives for this classification.

CODIFICATION: Paragraph (aa) was added by Order 36, 23 F.R. 7646, Oct. 3, 1958, and subsequently amended by Order 42, 25 F.R. 3099, Apr. 12, 1960, and further amended as set forth above by Order 43, 25 F.R. 6625, July 14, 1960.

(bb) Detonating fuzes, class C explosives, are used in the military service to detonate high explosive bursting charges of projectiles, mines, bombs, torpedoes, and grenades. They contain a detonator and a quantity of high explosive. Detonating fuzes, class C explosives, must be made and packed so that they will not cause functioning of other fuzes, explosives or explosive devices if one of the fuzes detonates in a shipping container or in adjacent containers.

[Paragraphs (aa) and (bb) added by Order 36, 23 F. R. 7646, Oct. 3, 1958]

(cc) Mild detonating fuse, metal clad, consists of a core containing not more than 21⁄2 grains of high explosive composition per lineal foot, clad with metal either with or without a covering of tapes, yarns, plastics, or waterproofing compounds.

[Paragraph (cc) added by Order 38, 24 F.R. 3596, May 5, 1959]

(dd) Igniter fuse-metal clad consists of a base lead tube with a core of high explosive composition in quantity not exceeding 20 grains per foot.

[Paragraph (dd) added by Order 39, 24 F.R. 5639, July 14, 1959]

§ 73.101 Small-arms ammunition.

(a) Small-arms ammunition must be packed in pasteboard or other inside boxes, or in partitions designed to fit snugly in the outside container, or must be packed in metal clips. The partitions and metal clips must be so designed as to protect the primers from accidental injury. The inside boxes, partitions and metal clips must be packed in securely closed strong outside wooden or fiberboard boxes or metal containers.

[Paragraph (a) amended by Order 38, 24 F.R. 3596, May 5, 1959]

Prior Amendments

1957: 22 F.R. 7835, Oct. 3.

(f) Shipments of small-arms ammunition, including broken lots which have lost their identity (lot number identification), may be shipped loosely packed in securely closed strong wooden boxes or metal boxes, in carload or truckload lots, when shipments are made by or for the Departments of the Army, Navy or Air Force of the United States Government to depots or manufacturing plants for reprocessing or demilitarization. Seriously deteriorated ammunition or ammunition damaged to the point of exposing incendiary or tracer composition, spillage of propellant powder, or ammunition with other hazardous defects must not be shipped. Each outside package must be plainly marked "SMALL-ARMS AMMUNITION."

[Paragraph (f) added by Order 44, 25 F.R. 10392, Oct. 29, 1960]

§ 73.102 Explosive cable cutters, explosive power devices, class C, or explosive release devices.

(a) Explosive cable cutters, explosive power devices, class C, or explosive release devices must be packed in strong wooden or metal boxes.

(b) Each outside container must be plainly marked "EXPLOSIVE CABLE CUTTERS," "EXPLOSIVE POWER DEVICES, CLASS c," or "EXPLOSIVE RELEASE DEVICES" and "HANDLE CAREFULLY-KEEP FIRE AWAY." [25 F.R. 3099, Apr. 12, 1960] Prior Amendments 1958: 23 F.R. 7647, Oct. 3.

§ 73.104 Cordeau detonant fuse or mild detonating fuse, metal clad.

(a) Cordeau detonant fuse or mild detonating fuse, metal clad must not be packed in the same package with detonators or with any high explosive.

(b) Cordeau detonant fuse or mild detonating fuse, metal clad must be packed in wooden boxes or fiberboard boxes.

(c) Each outside container must be plainly marked "Cordeau Detonant Fuse-Handle Carefully" or "Mild Detonating Fuse, Metal Clad-Handle Carefully," as the case may be.

[Order 38, 24 F.R. 3596, May 5, 1959]

§ 73.106 Cartridge bags, empty, with black powder igniters, igniters, safety squibs, electric squibs, delay electric igniters, igniter fuse-metal clad, and fuse lighters or fuse igniters.

(a) Cartridge bags, empty, with black powder igniters, igniters, safety squibs, electric squibs, delay electric igniters, igniter fuse-metal clad, and fuse lighters or fuse igniters must be packed in strong fiberboard or wooden boxes or wooden or metal barrels or drums properly described and properly marked with the name of the article packed therein. [Order 39, 24 F.R. 5639, July 14, 1959]

§ 73.108 Common fireworks, signal flares, hand signal devices, railway or highway fusees, smoke signals, smoke candles, smoke grenades, smoke pots, and Very signal cartridges. (a) Common fireworks, signal flares, hand signal devices, railway or highway fusees, smoke signals, smoke candles, smoke grenades, smoke pots, and Very signal cartridges, unless otherwise specifically provided for, must be securely packed in containers complying with the following specifications:

[Headnote and introductory text amended by Order 36, 23 F. R. 7647, Oct. 3, 1958]

(d) Each outside package must be plainly marked in letters not less than 16 inch in height "Common Fireworks”, "Signal Flares", "Hand Signal Devices", "Railway Fusees", "Highway Fusees", "Smoke Signals", "Smoke Candles", "Smoke Pots", "Smoke Grenades", or "Very Signal Cartridges", as the case may be, and with the additional words "Handle Carefully-Keep Fire Away”. [Paragraph (d) amended by Order 36, 23 F. R. 7647, Oct. 3, 1958]

§ 73.110 Charged oil well jet perforating guns, total explosive content in guns not exceeding 20 pounds per motor vehicle.

(a) Charged oil well jet perforating guns transported by motor vehicles op

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erated by private carriers engaged in oil well operations in which the total weight of the explosive contents of shaped charges assembled to guns being transported does not exceed 20 pounds per such vehicle must be packed as prescribed in § 73.80 (b), (c), (d) and (e).

(b) Charged oil well jet perforating guns must not be offered for transportation or transported by carriers by rail freight, rail express, rail baggage, water, or by common or contract carriers by public highway.

[Order 40, 24 F.R. 8057, Oct. 6, 1959]

§ 73.111 Cigarette loads, explosive auto alarms, toy propellant devices, toy smoke devices, trick matches, and trick noise makers, explosive. (a) Cigarette loads, explosive auto alarms, toy propellant devices, toy smoke devices, trick matches, and trick noise makers, explosive must be packed in specification containers as follows:

[Headnote and introductory text amended by Order 35, 23 F. R. 4028, June 10, 1958]

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§ 73.113 Detonating fuzes, class C explosives.

(a) Detonating fuzes, class C explosives, must be packed in specification containers as follows:

(1) Spec. 12H (§ 78.209 of this chapter). Fiberboard boxes without liners, with well secured inside pasteboard cartons.

(2) In addition to specification containers prescribed in this section, detonating fuzes, class C explosive, may be packed in well secured strong, tight outside wooden or metal boxes. The gross weight of the outside wooden or metal box must not exceed 190 pounds.

(b) Each outside package must be plainly marked "Detonating fuzes, Class C Explosives-Handle Carefully".

CODIFICATION: § 73.113 was revised by Order 36, 23 F.R. 7647, Oct. 3, 1958; subsequently, paragraph (a) was amended by Order 40, 24 F.R. 8057, Oct. 6, 1959.

Prior Amendments 1957: 22 F. R. 2225, Apr. 4.

§ 73.114 Actuating cartridges, explosive, fire extinguisher or valve. (a) Actuating cartridges, explosive, fire extinguisher or valve must be packed in strong wooden or fiberboard boxes.

(b) Each outside container must be plainly marked "ACTUATING CARTRIDGES, Page 33