Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors (1998) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix E
Appendix E
Pages 191-197
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Among the stakeholder groups participating in discussions were the follow~ng: American Pyrotechnics Association, Chemical Manufacturers Association. E1 Dorado Chemical, Institute of Makers of Explosives, International Society of Explosives Engineers, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, National Mining Association, National Rifle Association, Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, and The Fertilizer Institute.
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Given below are brief descriptions of stakeholder positions culled from presentations and/or written materials supplied to the committee.) Agricultural Retailers Association In written testimony,2 the Agricultural Retailers Association noted that it provides agricultural retailers with legislative and regulatory representation, helpful products, and information and educational resources.
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fireworks companies faced with significant pressure from imports; and effects on fireworks distribution methods. Chemical Manufacturers Association Marybeth Kelliher, manager of international trade, presented the Chemical Manufacturers Association viewpoint about the use of taggants and possible imposition of additional controls on precursors.6 Her main concerns were prod 3"The Feinstein Amendment on Disseminating Information on Explosives," an open letter to Sena tor Diane Feinstein, by Laura Murphy Lee and Donald Haines, American Civil Liberties Union, http://www.aclu.org/congress/fein.html, May 26, 1995.
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The company reported that it has conducted tests to verify this position. El Dorado Chemical Paul Rydlund, vice president of E1 Dorado Chemical, discussed the production of both high-density, fertilizer-grade and low-density, explosive-grade ammonium nitrated He pointed out that among the difficulties associated with possible tagging approaches for this bulk explosive chemical is the fact that it is usually transported and stored as a bulk, unpackaged material, allowing significant comingling of material between different batches or even suppliers.
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product in explosive materials, stating that they can pose safety risks, will have an adverse effect on the environment and on mined products, will have minimal law enforcement benefits, and will present significant issues regarding costs and economic competitiveness. Intel Corporation In written testimony,l2 Intel Corporation expressed its concern that adding taggants and/or tracers to explosives could adversely affect the semiconductor raw material supply chain by contaminating quartz ore and negatively affecting industrial economics.
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Howard Rechtshaffen, members of the bomb squad of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, indicated that while taggant approaches could offer another tool to locate and convict criminals, new legislation requiring taggants would not address the substantial quantities of explosive materials already in the hands of the public.l5 They also indicated a strong preference for preblast detection technologies rather than postblast identification schemes. National Industrial Sand Association In written testimony,l6 the National Industrial Sand Association expressed its concern that the unqualified introduction of identification taggants into explosives could compromise the businesses of U.S.
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They also discussed "Be Aware for America" a cooperative industry program to encourage reporting of suspicious sales of fertilizergrade ammonium nitrate.20 SUMMARY STAKEHOLDERS' CONCERNS follows: Viewed collectively, the various concerns of stakeholders can be grouped as · Potential for adverse environmental effects from widespread use of taggants; · Lack of or minimal additional usefulness of taggants for law enforcement; · Safety risks due to incompatibilities between taggants and explosives; · Significant cost impacts on tagged explosives and resultant loss of commercial competitiveness; · Contamination of mined products following blasting, necessitating additional purification steps or rejection of products; and · Record-keeping burden and distribution requirements. 19Written testimony provided by James J
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