April 2018 – K.L. Security Blog

Storage Requirements for NYSED Regent Exams

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) requires secure

examination materials to be stored in locked Regents boxes. In turn, locked Regent boxes must be stored in a NYSED-approved safe or walk-in vault that meets all of the listed specifications below.

Newly constructed vaults, modified existing vaults, or recently purchased safes must be inspected by a NYSED representative and approved by the department before secure materials can be stored.

Safes must meet or exceed Underwriters Laboratories (UL) TRTL-30 Safe performance standards for burglary resistance and must have:

Steel door at least 1 ½” thick
Steel walls at least 1” thick
750 lbs. minimum weight
Built-in combination lock
Sufficient capacity to store the locked Regents boxes or the school’s largest examination request (minimum acceptable unobstructed inside dimensions of 11”H x 20”W x 27D” to store one Regents box)

Walk-In Vaults must meet all of the following criteria:

Poured concrete floor
No windows or access panels
Walls of reinforced cement block or concrete sealed to a poured concrete floor below with structural floor or roof deck above
Metal door in a metal frame with interior or welded-pin hinges
Built-in dead-latch (deadbolt) with combination or key lock that allows exiting at all times

T K.L. Security we offer a full range of TRTL-30 rated safes for NYSED Regents Exam storage and can customize the interiors to meet your exact needs and requiremetns.

Contact Information for DEA Offices in the United States

Atlanta Division (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee)

Georgia

Atlanta (Head office): (404) 893-7000

Augusta: (706) 724-9021

Columbus: (706) 649-7850

Macon: (478) 330-7750

Rome: (706) 232-5104

Savannah: (912) 447-1035

North Carolina

Asheville: (828) 350-3440

Charlotte: (704) 770-2050

Greensboro: (336) 547-4210

Raleigh: (919) 790-3004

Wilmington: (910) 815-4513

South Carolina

Charleston: (843) 308-6660

Columbia: (803) 765-5251

Florence: (843) 661-2171

Greenville: (864) 234-0237

Tennessee

Chattanooga: (423) 855-6600

Jackson: (731) 422-2696

Johnson City: (423) 854-9100

Knoxville: (865) 584-9364

Memphis: (901) 969-3500

Nashville: (615) 736-5988

Chicago Division (Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin)

Illinois

Chicago (Head office): (312) 353-7875

Rockford: (815) 987-4494

Springfield: (217) 585-2750

Indiana

Evansville: (812) 465-6457

Ft. Wayne: (260) 420-4018

Indianapolis: (317) 226-7977

Merrillville: (219) 681-7000

Minnesota

Minneapolis: (612) 344-4100

North Dakota

Bismarck: (701) 250-4550

Fargo: (701) 476-5500

Wisconsin

Green Bay: (920) 492-4907

Madison: (608) 210-4300

Milwaukee: (414) 336-7300

Dallas Division (Texas and Oklahoma)

Texas

Dallas (Head office): (214) 366-6900

Fort Worth: (817) 639-2000

Lubbock: (806) 798-7189

Tyler: (903) 579-2400

Oklahoma

McAlester: (918) 426-5020

Oklahoma City: (405) 475-7500

Tulsa: (918) 459-9600

Denver Division (Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming)

Colorado

Centennial (Head office): (720) 895-4040

Colorado Springs: (719) 262-3000

Durango: (970) 385-5147

Glenwood Springs: (970) 945-0744

Grand Junction: (970) 683-322

Montana

Billings: (406) 655-2900

Missoula: (406) 552-6703

Utah

Salt Lake City: (801) 524-4156

St. George: (435) 673-6255

Wyoming

Casper: (307) 261-6200

Cheyenne: (307) 778-1500

Detroit Division (Michigan, Kentucky and Ohio)

Michigan

Detroit (Head office): (313) 234-4000

East Lansing: (517) 337-6604

Grand Rapids: (616) 458-0616

Flint: (810) 768-7600

Kentucky

Lexington: (859) 977-6100

London: (606) 862-4500

Louisville: (502) 582-5908

Madisonville: (270) 821-6899

Ohio

Cincinnati: (513) 684-3671

Cleveland: (216) 274-3600

Columbus: (614) 255 4200

Dayton: (937) 291-1988

Toledo: (419) 259-6490

Youngstown: (330) 740-7000

El Paso Division (New Mexico and Texas)

New Mexico

Albuquerque: (505) 452-4500

Las Cruces: (575) 526-0700

Texas

Alpine: (432) 837-6000

El Paso (Head office): (915) 832-6000

Midland: (432) 686-4085

Houston Division (Texas)

Texas

Austin: (512) 344-4900

Beaumont: (409) 981-7400

Brownsville: (956) 504-7000

Corpus Christi: (361) 887-1200

Del Rio: (830) 778-7886

Eagle Pass: (830) 752-4000

Galveston: (281) 335-2900

Houston (Head office): (713) 693-3000

Laredo: (956) 523-6000

McAllen: (956) 992-8400

San Antonio: (210) 442-5600

Waco: (254) 297-0300

Los Angeles Division (California, Hawaii and Nevada)

California

Los Angeles (Head office): (213) 621-6700

Riverside: (951) 328-6000

Santa Ana: (714) 647-4900

Ventura: (805) 383-6454

Hawaii

Honolulu: (808) 541-1930

Maui: (808) 244-1136

Nevada

Las Vegas: (702) 759-8000

Reno: (775) 327-8900

Louisville Division (Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia)

West Virginia

Charleston: (304) 347-5209

Clarksburg: (304) 623-3700

Wheeling: (304) 234-6092

Tennessee

Chattanooga: (423) 855-6600

Jackson: (731) 422-2696

Johnson City: (423) 854-9100

Knoxville: (865) 584-9364

Memphis: (901) 969-3500

Nashville: (615) 736-5988

Kentucky

Lexington: (859) 977-6100

London: (606) 862-4500

Louisville (Head office): (502) 582-5908

Madisonville: (270) 821-6899

Miami Division (Florida)

Florida

Fort Myers: (239) 275-3662

Gainesville: (352) 371-2077

Homestead: (305) 224-9850

Jacksonville: (904) 348-5225

Key West: (305) 295-8603

Orlando: (407) 333-7000

Panama City: (850) 913-2700

Pensacola: (850) 469-9060

Port St. Lucie: (772) 873-3600

Tallahassee: (850) 350-7300

Tampa: (813) 287-5160

Titusville: (321) 633-1216

Weston (Head office): (954) 660-4500

West Palm Beach: (561) 684-8000

New England Division (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)

Connecticut

Bridgeport: (203) 579-5591

Hartford: (860) 240-3233

New Haven: (203) 497-5200

Maine

Bangor: (207) 262-4666

Portland: (207) 780-3331

Massachusetts

Boston (Head office): (617) 557-2100

Cape Cod: (508) 790-3713

New Bedford: (508) 996-4804

Springfield: (413) 306-6920

Worcester: (508) 793-0110

Manchester: (603) 628-7411

Portsmouth: (603) 433-0650

Rhode Island

Providence: (401) 732-2550

Vermont

Burlington: (802) 951-2900

New Jersey Division

New Jersey

Atlantic City: (609) 383-3322

Camden: (856) 321-2420

Paterson: (973) 357-4037

Newark (Head office): (973) 776-1100

New Orleans Division (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi)

Alabama

Birmingham: (205) 321-1300

Huntsville: (256) 519-6722

Mobile: (251) 441-5831

Montgomery: (334) 273-7300

Arkansas

Fayetteville: (479) 442-2618

Fort Smith: (479) 783-6300

Little Rock: (501) 217-6500

Louisiana

Baton Rouge: (225) 389-0254

Lafayette: (337) 706-3940

Metaire (Head office): (504) 840-1100

Monroe: (318) 651-7117

Shreveport: (318) 676-4080

Mississippi

Gulfport: (228) 863-2992

Jackson: (601) 965-4400

Oxford: (662) 234-8542

New York Division

New York

Albany: (518) 782-2000

Buffalo: (716) 846-6000

Long Island: (631) 420-4500

New York (Head office): (212) 337-3900

Plattsburgh: (518) 562-6900

Rochester: (585) 263-3180

Syracuse: (315) 426-5300

Westchester: (914) 682-6256

Philadelphia Division (Delaware and Pennsylvania)

Delaware

Dover: (302) 672-6383

Wilmington: (302) 395-4600

Pennsylvania

Allentown: (610) 770-0940

Harrisburg: (717) 221-2270

Philadelphia (Head office): (215) 861-3474

Pittsburgh: (412) 777-6940

Scranton: (570) 496-1020

Phoenix Division

Arizona DEA Offices

Flagstaff: (928) 226-1659

Lake Havasu: (928) 955-9496

Nogales: (520) 281-1727

Phoenix (Head office): (602) 664-5600

Sierra Vista: (520) 458-3691

Tucson: (520) 573-5500

Yuma: (928) 344-9550

San Diego Division

California

Carlsbad: (760) 268-5700

Imperial County: (760) 355-0857

San Diego (Head office): (858) 616-4100

San Ysidro: (619) 671-4500

San Francisco Division

California

Bakersfield: (661) 396-3736

Fresno: (559) 487-5402

Modesto: (209) 558-6300

Oakland: (510) 637-5600

Redding: (530) 722-2056

Sacramento: (916) 480-7100

San Francisco (Head office): (415) 436-7900

San Jose: (408) 282-3400

Santa Rosa: (707) 837-2324

Seattle Division (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington)

Alaska

Anchorage: (907) 271-5033

Fairbanks: (907) 455-1818

Idaho

Boise: (208) 386-2100

Oregon

Bend: (541) 385-8798

Eugene: (541) 465-6861

Medford: (541) 776-4260

Portland: (503) 721-6600

Salem: (503) 399-5902

Washington

Bellingham: (360) 676-3100

Seattle (Head office): (206) 553-5443

Spokane: (509) 353-2964

Tacoma: (253) 383-7901

Tri-Cities, Kennewick: (509) 374-3444

Yakima: (509) 454-4407

St. Louis Division (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota)

Illinois

Carbondale: (618) 457-3605

Fairview Heights: (618) 628-0025

Quad Cities: (309) 793-5708

Iowa

Cedar Rapids: (319) 393-6085

Des Moines: (515) 284-4700

Sioux City: (712) 255-9128

Kansas

Garden City: (620) 275-7798

Kansas City: (913) 951-4000

Topeka: (785) 232-4065

Wichita: (316) 838-2500

Missouri

Cape Girardeau: (573) 334-1534

Jefferson City: (573) 635-1331

St. Louis (Head office): (314) 538-4600

Springfield: (417) 888-9800

Nebraska

Omaha: (402) 965-3600

South Dakota

Rapid City: (605) 343-4947

Sioux Falls: (605) 330-4421

Washington, DC Division (Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia)

Maryland

Baltimore: (410) 244-3500

Hagerstown: (301) 223-1997

Salisbury: (410) 860-4800

Virginia

Bristol: (276) 466-4057

Hampton: (757) 825-5799

Norfolk: (757) 314-2200

Richmond: (804) 627-6300

Roanoke: (540) 857-2555

Springfield (DEA Headquarters): (202) 307-1000

Winchester: (540) 662-5879

Washington, DC

Head office: (202) 305-8500

West Virginia

Charleston: (304) 347-5209

Clarksburg: (304) 623-3700

Wheeling: (304) 234-6092

Type 1 Storage Requirements & Specifications for Approved Storage Regulations

Type-1 Storage Requirements

Type 1 Storage Magazines for approved storage. Get prices and pricing for budgetary purposes from KL Security

High explosives (including blasting caps, detonating cord, dynamite, shaped charges, boosters, etc.) must be stored in Type-1 permanent magazines. Blasting agents stored with high explosives must be stored in Type-1 or Type-2 magazine. Low explosives must be stored in Type-1, -2, or -4 magazines.

Type-1 permanent magazines must be:

Bullet-resistant
Fire-resistant
Weather-resistant
Theft-resistant
Inspected at least once every 7 days

Type-1 Storage Specifications

Locations of Outdoor Magazines
- No closer to inhabited buildings, passenger railways, public highways, or other magazines than minimum distances specified in Tables of Distances

(https://www.atf.gov/explosives/table-distances)

Locations of Indoor Magazines
- May not be located in a residence or dwelling
Vehicular Magazines (used only for low explosive storage)
- Immobilize by removing wheels or installing a kingpin locking device when unattended

Type-1 Housekeeping and Construction

Hinges and hasps must be installed so that they cannot be removed when doors are closed and locked. They must be attached to doors by:
- Welding, Riveting, or Bolting (nuts inside door)
Locks must be protected by ¼″ steel hoods to prevent theft. This doesn’t apply to doors secured on inside via bolt, lock, or bar that cannot be actuated from the outside. Each door must have:
- 2 mortise locks

○ 2 padlocks fastened in separate hasps & staples

■ Padlocks must have at least 5 tumblers and casehardened shackles (at least a 3/8″ diameter)

○ A combination of mortise lock and padlock

○ A mortise lock requiring 2 keys; or a 3-point lock

Lighting must meet National Electrical Code and/or NFPA 70-81 standards
- Electrical switches and wiring must be located outside of the magazine

■ Battery-activated safety lights or lanterns are acceptable

Ground must slope away for drainage or provide other acceptable means for drainage
Magazines must be clean, dry, and free of grit, paper, empty packages/containers and trash
Spark-producing utensils cannot be stored in magazine
Explosive leakage stains must be cleaned
Deteriorated explosives must be destroyed per manufacturer instructions
The surrounding area must be kept clear of trash, brush, dry grass, or trees (less than 10′ tall), for no less than 25′ radius
Volatile materials must be kept at least 50′ away from outdoor magazines ● Live foliage to stabilize an earthen covering is acceptable

Item

Requirements

Foundation

Brick, concrete, cement block, stone, or wood posts. If piers or posts are used in lieu of continuous foundation, the space under buildings must be enclosed with metal.

Floors

Strong enough to bear maximum storage weight and non-sparking (pallets constructed of, or covered with, non-sparking material is acceptable).

Masonry Wall	Brick, concrete, tile, cement block, or cinder block no less than 6” thick. Hollow masonry spaces filled with well-tamped, coarse, dry sand or weak concrete (1 part cement to 8 parts sand with water to dampen while tamping).
Metal Wall	Fabricated sectional sheet steel or aluminum (no less than 14-gauge) securely fastened to metal framework. Interior walls lined with brick, solid cement blocks, hardwood (no less than 4” thick) or at least 6” sand fill between interior and exterior walls.
Interior Walls (Masonry and metal walls)	Constructed of, or covered with, non-sparking material. Ferrous metal nails in floor and walls must be blind nailed, countersunk, or covered with non-sparking material.
Wood Wall	Exterior walls must be covered with iron or aluminum no less than 26-gauge. Inner walls must be covered with non-sparking material constructed to provide at least 6″ space between outer and inner walls. Space filled with coarse dry sand or weak concrete.
Ventilation (no openings except for entrances and ventilation)	Ventilation must be provided to prevent dampness and heating of explosives. Vent openings must be screened. Openings in side walls and foundations must be offset or shielded for bullet-resistance. Magazines with foundation and roof ventilators with air circulating between side walls and floors, or

	side walls and ceiling must have a wooden lattice lining (or equivalent) to prevent stacking explosives against walls.
Roof (bullet-resistant ceiling /roof)	For buildings without fabricated metal roofs, outer roof must be covered with no less than 26-guage iron or aluminum, fastened to at least 7/8″ sheathing. If a bullet could be fired directly through the roof into magazine at an angle to strike explosives, the roof must: ● Include a sand tray lined with a layer of nonporous material, filled with at least 4″ coarse, dry sand—located at tops of inner walls covering entire ceiling area (except ventilation); or ● Be a fabricated metal roof of 3/16″ plate steel lined with 4″ hardwood. (For each additional 1/6″ plate steel, hardwood lining may be decreased by 1″.) ● For roofs not of fabricated metal, outer roof must be covered with no less than 26-guage iron or aluminum, fastened to at least 7/8″ sheathing.
Doors	Must be constructed of at least ¼″ plate steel and lined with at least 2″ hardwood
Igloo, “Army-type structure”, tunnel, and dugout	Must be built of reinforced concrete, metal, masonry, or combination. If not bullet- resistant, must have earth mound covering of
	at least 24” on top, sides and rear. Interior walls and floors must be constructed of, or covered with, non-sparking material.

Sources: ATF Publication 5400.17 (May 2016) and atf.gov.