Henry S. Atterbury - Comment

This pending legislation regarding Division 1.4 pyrotechnical materials and Desensitized explosives is a direct threat to my livelyhood. I am a Special Effects Co-ordintor in the Film,TV, and Video Market. I maintain more Licenses, Permits, and pay more fees thanyou can shake a stick at. The current regulations and procedures regarding transportation of the pyrotechnical materials I use are already very strict, precise, sucessful and concise. The legislation propsed would increase the cost of tranportation,( already at times a 300% increase), to that which would make my business costs untenable. I will lose my career. Clients will not order the work because I will not be able to get my materials. Please consider this: Not one single incident of domestic or foreign terrorist acts involved these materials. Not one theft of pyrotechnical materials stolen from a shipper has EVER been used in a crime. The 9-11 attacks were conducted with stolen aircraft taken with razorknifes. The Murrah Building blast was done with materials stolen directly from a mining company. The Anthrax murders and panic was commited with spores stolen directly from a U S Government Lab (not far from my home). The existing security arrangements , placarding, Packaging, Signatures and Tracking procedures are quite adequate and should not be increased. Thank You, Henry S. Atterbury, Keymar, Maryland.