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Appendix E: Presentations by Stakeholder Groups
Appendix E: Presentations by Stakeholder Groups
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He noted that the ATF was funding the production of this report by congressional mandate, and the ATF did not have an official position on the use of taggants in smokeless or black powders. He also reported that the ATF was in the process of producing its own study on various issues related to the illegal use of explosives, including marking and tagging.
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Special Agent Carl also expressed concerns about cross-contamination and difficulties in taggant retrieval, as often data collection at bombing scenes is performed by local law enforcement personnel, who do not have access to expensive equipment or extensive training in traceevidence preservation. The FBI would prefer improved detection technology, as finding and disarming devices before they explode prevents injuries, deaths, and property damage, and preserves evidence.
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The ATF runs training sessions for local and state police as well as providing special response teams with bomb scene expertise when requested. ATF trains dogs and keeps statistics on reported bombing incidents.
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,8 spoke about the legitimate users of smokeless and black powders and the goals and concerns of the NRA related to detecting and identifying explosive materials. She talked about the value of detection technologies and their ability to prevent incidents when deployed widely and effectively.
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The key characteristics of the finished black powder are the very low moisture content, the specific gravity or hardness, the grain size, and the burn rate. His concerns about introducing taggants into black powder included potential countermeasures, such as removal of the taggants with a magnet or production of homemade black powder, the wide range of granulations of powders that are produced, and the large amount of recycling that occurs in the manufacturing process.
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ADDITIONAL INPUT In addition to the presentations listed above, the Committee on Smokeless and Black Powder also received information from those stakeholder groups that made presentations or sent materials to the NRC Committee on Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials. These stakeholders are listed below, and summaries of their presentations can be found in National Research Council (19981: Agricultural Retailers Association, American Civil Liberties Union, American Iron Ore Association, American Portland Cement Alliance, American Pyrotechnics Association, American Road and Transportation Builders Association, Associated Builders and Contractors, Austin Powder Company, Chemical Manufacturers Association, Dyno Nobel, Inc., E1 Dorado Chemical, Glass Packaging Institute, Handgun Control, Inc., ICI Explosives, Indiana Limestone Institute, Institute of Makers of Explosives, Intel Corporation, International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators, International Fertilizer Development Center, International Society of Explosives Engineers, i4Presentation by Richard G
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APPENDIX E 129 Johnson Matthey Electronics, La Roche Industries, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, National Industrial Sand Association, National Lime Association, National Mining Association, National Stone Association, National Utility Contractors Association, The Associated General Contractors of America, The Fertilizer Institute, The Gypsum Association, and Wiley, Rein & Fielding (representing UNIMIN, a supplier of high-quality silica used in semiconductor manufacturing)
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