DOD - FCR DOD 6055.9
DOD EXPLOSIVES SAFETY BOARD (DDESB) AND DOD COMPONENT EXPLOSIVES SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
| Organization: | DOD |
| Publication Date: | 29 July 1996 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 8 |
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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive:
1. Reissues reference (a), to update policy and responsibilities for the DDESB (enclosure 1) as a joint activity of the Department of Defense under reference (b).
2. Continues authorization of the publication of reference (c), consistent with reference (d). in accordance with reference (b) and consistent with the U.S. Attorney General opinion of October 27, 1949, the Board's ammunition and explosives safety standards must be considered binding, but only as minimum safety standards.
3. Redesignates the Secretary of Army as the DoD Executive Agent for DoD emergency response to transportation mishaps involving ammunition and explosives, as previously designated by reference (e).
APPLICABILITY
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, and the Defense Agencies (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components"). The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.
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