Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the April 2005 Australia Group (AG) Plenary Meeting, 45276-45283 [05-15530]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• Bureau of Industry and Security
• Industry and Security Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45276-45283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15530]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 738, 740, 745, 772, and 774

[Docket No. 050719191-5191-01]
RIN 0694-AD51


Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the April 2005 
Australia Group (AG) Plenary Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this 
final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to 
implement the understandings reached at the April 2005 plenary meeting 
of the Australia Group (AG). Specifically, this final rule amends the 
EAR to implement changes to the AG ``Control List of Dual-Use Chemical 
Manufacturing Facilities and Equipment and Related Technology'' by 
revising the Commerce Control List (CCL) entry that controls certain 
pumps that can be used to make chemical weapons or AG-controlled 
precursor chemicals. This rule also amends the EAR to implement changes 
to the AG ``Control List of Dual-Use Biological Equipment'' by revising 
the CCL entry that controls equipment capable of use in handling 
biological materials to add certain spraying or fogging systems, spray 
booms or arrays of aerosol generating units, and components therefor.
    In addition, this rule amends the CCL entry that controls certain 
genetic elements and genetically modified organisms by revising the 
Technical Note in the entry to clarify the scope of the controls on 
genetic elements and genetically modified organisms that contain 
nucleic acid sequences associated with the pathogenicity of any AG-
controlled microorganisms, consistent with the AG ``Control List of 
Biological Agents,'' the AG ``Control List of Animal Pathogens,'' and 
the AG ``Control List of Plant Pathogens.''
    This rule also amends the EAR to reflect the addition of Ukraine to 
the Australia Group and updates the definition of ``Australia Group'' 
in the EAR to include a current listing of all participating countries.
    Finally, this rule updates the list of countries that currently are 
States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) by adding 
``Niue,'' which recently became a State Party. As a result of this 
change, the CW (Chemical Weapons) license requirements and policies in 
the EAR that apply to Niue now conform with those applicable to other 
CWC States Parties. This rule also clarifies the entry for the 
``Netherlands'' on the list of CWC States Parties by adding a footnote 
to this entry to indicate that, for CWC purposes only, the Netherlands 
includes ``Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.'' This rule further 
updates the list by removing ``Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)'' and 
replacing it with ``Serbia and Montenegro.''

DATES: This rule is effective August 5, 2005. Although there is no 
formal comment period, public comments on this regulation are welcome 
on a continuing basis.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 0694-AD51, by any 
of the following methods:
     E-mail: public.comments@bis.doc.gov. Include ``RIN 0694-
AD51'' in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 482-3355. Please alert the Regulatory Policy 
Division, by calling (202) 482-2440, if you are faxing comments.
     Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier: Willard Fisher, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Regulatory 
Policy Division, 14th St. & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2705, 
Washington, DC 20230, Attn: RIN 0694-AD51.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Brown, Office of 
Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Bureau of Industry and 
Security, Telephone: (202) 482-7900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

A. Revisions to the EAR Based on the Understandings Reached at the 
April 2005 Plenary Meeting of the Australia Group

    The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export 
Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the understandings 
reached at the annual plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG) that 
was held in Sydney, Australia, on April 18-21, 2005. The Australia 
Group is a multilateral forum, consisting of 39 participating 
countries, that maintains export controls on a list of chemicals, 
biological agents, and related equipment and technology that could be 
used in a chemical or biological weapons program. The AG periodically 
reviews items on its control list to enhance the effectiveness of 
participating governments' national controls and to achieve greater 
harmonization among these controls.
    The understandings reached at the April 2005 plenary meeting 
included a decision to revise the AG ``Control List of Dual-Use 
Chemical Manufacturing Facilities and Equipment and Related 
Technology'' to clarify controls on pumps usable for making chemical 
weapons and AG-controlled precursor chemicals. This final rule 
implements this change by amending the EAR to clarify the types of 
pumps controlled under Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 
2B350 on the Commerce Control List (CCL) (Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 
of the EAR). Specifically, this rule revises the control language for 
certain pumps in ECCN 2B350.i to read ``multiple-seal and seal-less 
pumps with manufacturer's specified maximum flow rate greater than 0.6 
m\3\/hour'' in which all surfaces that come into direct contact with 
the chemical(s) being processed are made from certain specified 
materials. Prior to the publication of this rule, the control language 
in ECCN 2B350.i referred to ``multiple-seal, canned drive, magnetic 
drive, bellows or diaphragm pumps.'' This change is expected to 
simplify the process of determining if a particular type of pump is 
controlled

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under ECCN 2B350.i, because exporters will no longer need to determine 
if a pump is a ``canned drive, magnetic drive, bellows, or diaphragm 
pump.'' The rationale for this change was to ensure a more uniform 
implementation of these AG controls by participating countries, thereby 
enhancing compliance and enforcement efforts.
    ECCN 2B350.i continues to control vacuum pumps with manufacturer's 
specified maximum flow-rate greater than 5 m \3\/hour (under standard 
temperature (273 K (0 [deg]C)) and pressure (101.3 kPa) conditions) in 
which all surfaces that come into direct contact with the chemical(s) 
being processed are made from certain specified materials. This ECCN 
also continues to control casings (pump bodies), preformed casing 
liners, impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for pumps 
controlled by 2B350.i. Items controlled by 2B350.i require a license to 
all countries or destinations indicated under CB Column 2 or AT Column 
1 on the Commerce Country Chart (Supplement No. 1 to Part 738 of the 
EAR). A license generally will not be required to export or reexport 
these systems and components to AG participating countries; however, 
certain transactions may be subject to license requirements described 
elsewhere in the EAR (e.g., Part 744 of the EAR).
    Another understanding reached at the April 2005 AG plenary meeting 
was the adoption of controls on complete spraying or fogging systems, 
spray booms or arrays of aerosol generating units, and components 
therefor that are: (1) Specially designed or modified for fitting to 
aircraft, ``lighter than air vehicles,'' or unmanned aerial vehicles 
(``UAVs'') and (2) capable of delivering, from a liquid suspension, an 
initial droplet ``VMD'' (volume median diameter) of less than 50 
microns at a flow rate of greater than 2 liters per minute. These 
controls do not apply to spraying or fogging systems demonstrated to be 
incapable of delivering biological agents in the form of infectious 
aerosols. This rule amends ECCN 2B352 on the CCL to include these 
systems, units, and certain components therefor. These items will 
require a license to all countries or destinations indicated under CB 
Column 2 or AT Column 1 on the Commerce Country Chart (Supplement No. 1 
to Part 738 of the EAR). A license generally will not be required to 
export or reexport these items to AG participating countries; however, 
certain transactions may be subject to license requirements described 
elsewhere in the EAR (e.g., Part 744 of the EAR).
    In a related change, this rule amends ECCN 9A120, which controls 
certain ``UAV'' systems designed or modified to dispense an aerosol, by 
revising the Related Controls paragraph in the List of Items Controlled 
for that ECCN to include a reference to the spraying and fogging 
systems, and components therefor, that are now controlled under ECCN 
2B352.h.
    A third understanding reached at the April 2005 AG plenary meeting 
was the revision of the Technical Note for certain AG-controlled 
genetic elements and genetically modified organisms.
    This rule revises the Technical Note in ECCN 1C353 to clarify the 
scope of the chemical/biological (CB) controls that apply to genetic 
elements and genetically modified organisms that contain nucleic acid 
sequences associated with the pathogenicity of any AG-controlled 
microorganisms in 1C351.a to .c, 1C352, or 1C354, consistent with the 
AG ``Control List of Biological Agents,'' the AG ``Control List of 
Animal Pathogens,'' and the AG ``Control List of Plant Pathogens.'' 
Specifically, this rule adds a new paragraph at the end of the 
Technical Note to indicate that the phrase ``nucleic acid sequences 
associated with the pathogenicity of any of the microorganisms 
controlled by 1C351.a to .c, 1C352, or 1C354'' refers to any sequence 
specific to the relevant AG-controlled microorganism that: (1) In 
itself or through its transcribed or translated products represents a 
significant hazard to human, animal or plant health or (2) is known to 
enhance the ability of an AG-controlled microorganism, or any other 
organism into which it may be inserted or otherwise integrated, to 
cause serious harm to human, animal or plant health.
    This rule also amends the EAR to reflect the addition of Ukraine as 
the newest participating country in the Australia Group (which now 
includes a total of 39 countries). Supplement No. 1 to Part 738 
(Commerce Country Chart) is revised to remove the license requirements 
indicated for Ukraine, under CB Column 2 and CB Column 3, to conform 
with the country scope of the CB license requirements that apply to 
other AG participating countries (see Section 742.2 of the EAR). 
Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 (Country Groups) is revised to add Ukraine 
to Country Group A:3 (Australia Group) and remove Ukraine from Country 
Group D:3 (Countries of Concern for Chemical and Biological Reasons).
    In addition, this rule updates the definition of ``Australia 
Group'' in Section 772.1 of the EAR to include a current listing of all 
participating countries.

B. Revisions to the EAR Based on the Addition of a New State Party to 
the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and Other Updates and 
Clarifications to the List of CWC States Parties in the EAR

    This rule revises Supplement No. 2 to Part 745 of the EAR (titled 
``States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and 
on Their Destruction'') by adding Niue, which became a State Party to 
the CWC on May 21, 2005. As a result of this change, the CW (Chemical 
Weapons) license requirements and policies that apply to Niue now 
conform with those applicable to other CWC States Parties, as described 
in Section 742.18 of the EAR. This rule also clarifies the entry for 
the ``Netherlands'' in the list of CWC States Parties by adding a 
footnote to this entry to indicate that, for CWC purposes only, the 
Netherlands includes ``Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.'' In 
addition, this rule updates the list by removing ``Yugoslavia (Federal 
Republic of)'' and replacing it with ``Serbia and Montenegro.''

Saving Clause

    Shipments of items removed from eligibility for export or reexport 
under a license exception or without a license (i.e., under the 
designator ``NLR'') as a result of this regulatory action that were on 
dock for loading, on lighter, laden aboard an exporting carrier, or en 
route aboard a carrier to a port of export, on September 6, 2005, 
pursuant to actual orders for export or reexport to a foreign 
destination, may proceed to that destination under the previously 
applicable license exception or without a license (NLR) so long as they 
are exported or reexported before September 19, 2005. Any such items 
not actually exported or reexported before midnight, on September 19, 
2005, require a license in accordance with this regulation.
    Deemed'' exports of ``technology'' and ``source code'' removed from 
eligibility for export under a license exception or without a license 
(under the designator ``NLR'') as a result of this regulatory action 
may continue to be made under the previously available license 
exception or without a license (NLR) before September 19, 2005. 
Beginning at midnight on September 19, 2005, such ``technology'' and 
``source code'' may no longer be released, without a license, to a 
foreign national subject to the ``deemed'' export controls in the EAR

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when a license would be required to the home country of the foreign 
national in accordance with this regulation.

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. This rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes 
of Executive Order 12866.
    2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is 
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty 
for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.) (PRA), unless that collection of information displays a currently 
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. This rule 
contains a collection of information subject to the requirements of the 
PRA. This collection has been approved by OMB under Control Number 
0694-0088 (Multi-Purpose Application), which carries a burden hour 
estimate of 58 minutes to prepare and submit form BIS-748. Send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to David Rostker, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by e-
mail to David--Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or by fax to (202) 395-7285; and to 
the Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 273, Washington, DC 20044.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications 
as that term is defined in Executive Order 13132.
    4. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity for 
public participation, and a delay in effective date, are inapplicable 
because this regulation involves a military and foreign affairs 
function of the United States (Sec. 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). Further, no 
other law requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking and an 
opportunity for public comment be given for this final rule. Because a 
notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment are 
not required to be given for this rule under 5 U.S.C. 553 or by any 
other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are not applicable.
    Therefore, this regulation is issued in final form. Although there 
is no formal comment period, public comments on this regulation are 
welcome on a continuing basis.

List of Subjects

15 CFR Part 738

    Administrative practice and procedure, Exports, Foreign trade.

15 CFR Part 740

    Administrative practice and procedure, Exports, Foreign trade, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

15 CFR Part 745

    Administrative practice and procedure, Chemicals, Exports, Foreign 
trade, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

15 CFR Part 772

    Exports.

15 CFR Part 774

    Exports, Foreign trade, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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Accordingly, parts 738, 740, 745, 772, and 774 of the Export 
Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730 through 799) are amended 
as follows:

PART 738--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 738 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C. 7430(e); 18 U.S.C. 2510 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 
287c; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s), 
185(u); 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 46 U.S.C. 
app. 466c; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; Sec. 901-911, Pub. L. 106-387; Sec. 
221, Pub. L. 107-56; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 
228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of 
August 6, 2004, 69 FR 48763 (August 10, 2004).


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2. Supplement No. 1 to part 738 is amended by revising the entry for 
``Ukraine'' to read as follows:

BILLING CODE 3510-33-P

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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR05AU05.027

BILLING CODE 3510-33-C

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PART 740--[AMENDED]

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3. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 740 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
Sec. 901-911, Pub. L. 106-387; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 
Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; 
Notice of August 6, 2004, 69 FR 48763 (August 10, 2004).


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4. In Supplement No. 1 to part 740, Country Groups, Country Group A is 
amended by revising the entry for ``Ukraine'' to read as follows:

                                                      Supplement No. 1 to Part 740.--Country Groups
                                                                    [Country Group A]
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                                                                                       Missile technology      Australia  group      Nuclear suppliers
                                                                                         control regime    -----------------------         group
                           Country                                    [A:1]         -----------------------                       ----------------------
                                                                                             [A:2]                  [A:3]                  [A:4]
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Ukraine.....................................................  .....................                     X                      X                      X
 
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5. In Supplement No. 1 topart 740, Country Groups, Country Group D is 
amended by removing the ``X'' under the column labeled ``[D:3] Chemical 
& Biological'' in the entry for Ukraine.

PART 745--[AMENDED]

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6. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 745 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 
CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; Notice of October 29, 2003, 68 FR 62209, 3 
CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 347.


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7. Supplement No. 2 to Part 745 is amended:
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a. By revising the undesignated center heading ``List of States Parties 
as of December 1, 2004'' to read ``List of States Parties as of August 
1, 2005'';
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b. By revising the entry for ``Netherlands'' to read ``Netherlands**'' 
and adding a footnote for the Netherlands to read ``** For CWC purposes 
only, the Netherlands includes Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.'';
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c. By adding, in alphabetical order, the countries ``Niue'' and 
``Serbia and Montenegro'';
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d. By correctly placing in alphabetical order the entry for 
``Ukraine''; and
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e. By removing the country ``Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)''.

PART 772--[AMENDED]

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8. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 772 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 
6, 2004, 69 FR 48763 (August 10, 2004).


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9. In Sec.  772.1, the definition of ``Australia Group'' is revised to 
read as follows:


Sec.  772.1  Definitions of terms as used in the Export Administration 
Regulations (EAR).

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    Australia Group. The countries participating in the Australia Group 
have agreed to adopt harmonized controls on certain dual-use chemicals 
(i.e., precursor chemicals), biological agents, related manufacturing 
facilities and equipment, and related technology in order to ensure 
that exports of these items do not contribute to the proliferation of 
chemical or biological weapons. Countries participating in the 
Australia Group as of August 1, 2005, include: Argentina, Australia, 
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, 
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, 
Italy, Japan, Korea (South), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the 
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak 
Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the 
United Kingdom, and the United States. See also Sec.  742.2 of the EAR.
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PART 774--[AMENDED]

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10. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 774 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C. 7430(e); 18 U.S.C. 2510 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 
287c; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s), 
185(u); 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 46 U.S.C. 
app. 466c; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; Sec. 901-911, Pub. L. 106-387; Sec. 
221, Pub. L. 107-56; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 
228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of 
August 6, 2004, 69 FR 48763 (August 10, 2004).


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11. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), 
Category 1--Materials, Chemicals, ``Microorganisms''& ``Toxins,'' ECCN 
1C353 is amended by revising the List of Items Controlled to read as 
follows:

1C353 Genetic elements and genetically-modified organisms, as follows 
(see List of Items Controlled).

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List of Items Controlled

    Unit: $ value.
    Related Controls: Vaccines that contain genetic elements or 
genetically modified organisms identified in this entry are controlled 
by ECCN 1C991.
    Related Definition: N/A.
    Items:
    a. Genetic elements, as follows:
    a.1. Genetic elements that contain nucleic acid sequences 
associated with the pathogenicity of microorganisms controlled by 
1C351.a to .c, 1C352, or 1C354;
    a.2. Genetic elements that contain nucleic acid sequences coding 
for any of the ``toxins'' controlled by 1C351.d or ``sub-units of 
toxins'' thereof.
    b. Genetically modified organisms, as follows:
    b.1. Genetically modified organisms that contain nucleic acid 
sequences associated with the pathogenicity of microorganisms 
controlled by 1C351.a to .c, 1C352, or 1C354;
    b.2. Genetically modified organisms that contain nucleic acid 
sequences coding for any of the ``toxins'' controlled by 1C351.d or 
``sub-units of toxins'' thereof.
    Technical Note: 1. ``Genetic elements'' include, inter alia, 
chromosomes, genomes, plasmids, transposons, and vectors, whether 
genetically modified or unmodified.
    2. This ECCN does not control nucleic acid sequences associated 
with the pathogenicity of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli, serotype 
O157 and other verotoxin producing strains, except those nucleic acid 
sequences that contain coding for the verotoxin or its sub-units.

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    3. ``Nucleic acid sequences associated with the pathogenicity of 
any of the microorganisms controlled by 1C351.a to .c, 1C352, or 
1C354'' means any sequence specific to the relevant controlled 
microorganism that:
    a. In itself or through its transcribed or translated products 
represents a significant hazard to human, animal or plant health; or
    b. Is known to enhance the ability of a microorganism controlled by 
1C351.a to .c, 1C352, or 1C354, or any other organism into which it may 
be inserted or otherwise integrated, to cause serious harm to human, 
animal or plant health.

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12. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), 
Category 2--Materials Processing, ECCN 2B350 is amended by revising the 
List of Items Controlled to read as follows:

2B350 Chemical manufacturing facilities and equipment, except valves 
controlled by 2A226 or 2A292, as follows (see List of Items 
Controlled).

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List of Items Controlled

    Unit: Equipment in number.
    Related Controls: The controls in this entry do not apply to 
equipment that is:
    (a.) specially designed for use in civil applications (e.g., food 
processing, pulp and paper processing, or water purification); AND (b.) 
inappropriate, by the nature of its design, for use in storing, 
processing, producing or conducting and controlling the flow of 
chemical weapons precursors controlled by 1C350.
    Related Definitions: For purposes of this entry the term ``chemical 
warfare agents'' are those agents subject to the export licensing 
authority of the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade 
Controls. (See 22 CFR part 121.)
    Items:
    a. Reaction vessels or reactors, with or without agitators, with 
total internal (geometric) volume greater than 0.1 m\3\ (100 liters) 
and less than 20 m\3\ (20,000 liters), where all surfaces that come in 
direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are 
made from any of the following materials:
    a.1. Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
    a.2. Fluoropolymers;
    a.3. Glass (including vitrified or enameled coating or glass 
lining);
    a.4. Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;
    a.5. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;
    a.6. Titanium or titanium alloys; or
    a.7. Zirconium or zirconium alloys.
    b. Agitators for use in reaction vessels or reactors described in 
2B350.a, and impellers, blades or shafts designed for such agitators, 
where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) 
being processed or contained are made from any of the following 
materials:
    b.1. Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
    b.2. Fluoropolymers;
    b.3. Glass (including vitrified or enameled coatings or glass 
lining);
    b.4. Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;
    b.5. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;
    b.6. Titanium or titanium alloys; or
    b.7. Zirconium or zirconium alloys.
    c. Storage tanks, containers or receivers with a total internal 
(geometric) volume greater than 0.1 m\3\ (100 liters) where all 
surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being 
processed or contained are made from any of the following materials:
    c.1. Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
    c.2. Fluoropolymers;
    c.3. Glass (including vitrified or enameled coatings or glass 
lining);
    c.4. Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;
    c.5. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;
    c.6. Titanium or titanium alloys; or
    c.7. Zirconium or zirconium alloys.
    d. Heat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area 
of less than 20 m\2\, but greater than 0.15 m\2\, and tubes, plates, 
coils or blocks (cores) designed for such heat exchangers or 
condensers, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the 
chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following 
materials:
    d.1. Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
    d.2. Fluoropolymers;
    d.3. Glass (including vitrified or enameled coatings or glass 
lining);
    d.4. Graphite or carbon-graphite;
    d.5. Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;
    d.6. Silicon carbide;
    d.7. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;
    d.8. Titanium or titanium alloys;
    d.9. Titanium carbide; or
    d.10. Zirconium or zirconium alloys.
    e. Distillation or absorption columns of internal diameter greater 
than 0.1 m, and liquid distributors, vapor distributors or liquid 
collectors designed for such distillation or absorption columns, where 
all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being 
processed are made from any of the following materials:
    e.1. Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
    e.2. Fluoropolymers;
    e.3. Glass (including vitrified or enameled coatings or glass 
lining);
    e.4. Graphite or carbon-graphite;
    e.5. Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;
    e.6. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;
    e.7. Titanium or titanium alloys; or
    e.8. Zirconium or zirconium alloys.
    f. Remotely operated filling equipment in which all surfaces that 
come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made 
from any of the following materials:
    f.1. Alloys with more than 25% nickels and 20% chromium by weight; 
or
    f.2. Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight.
    g. Valves with nominal sizes greater than 1.0 cm (\3/8\ in.), and 
casings (valve bodies) or preformed casing liners designed for such 
valves, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the 
chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the 
following materials:
    g.1. Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;
    g.2. Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
    g.3. Fluoropolymers;
    g.4. Glass or glass lined (including vitrified or enameled 
coatings);
    g.5. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;
    g.6. Titanium or titanium alloys; or
    g.7. Zirconium or zirconium alloys.
    h. Multi-walled piping incorporating a leak detection port, in 
which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) 
being processed or contained are made from any of the following 
materials:
    h.1. Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
    h.2. Fluoropolymers;
    h.3. Glass (including vitrified or enameled coatings or glass 
lining);
    h.4. Graphite or carbon-graphite;
    h.5. Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;
    h.6. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;
    h.7. Titanium or titanium alloys; or
    h.8. Zirconium or zirconium alloys.
    i. Multiple-seal and seal-less pumps with manufacturer's specified 
maximum flow-rate greater than 0.6 m\3\/hour, or vacuum pumps with 
manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 5 m\3\/hour 
(under standard temperature (273 K (0[deg] C)) and pressure (101.3 kPa) 
conditions), and casings (pump bodies), preformed casing liners, 
impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which 
all surfaces that come into direct contact with the chemical(s) being 
processed are made from any of the of the following materials:
    i.1. Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
    i.2. Ceramics;

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    i.3. Ferrosilicon;
    i.4. Fluoropolymers;
    i.5. Glass (including vitrified or enameled coatings or glass 
lining);
    i.6. Graphite or carbon-graphite;
    i.7. Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;
    i.8. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;
    i.9. Titanium or titanium alloys, or
    i.10. Zirconium or zirconium alloys.
    j. Incinerators designed to destroy chemical warfare agents, 
chemical weapons precursors controlled by 1C350, or chemical munitions 
having specially designed waste supply systems, special handling 
facilities and an average combustion chamber temperature greater than 
1000[deg] C in which all surfaces in the waste supply system that come 
into direct contact with the waste products are made from or lined with 
any of the following materials:
    j.1. Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
    j.2. Ceramics; or
    j.3. Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight.
    Technical Note: Carbon-graphite is a composition consisting 
primarily of graphite and amorphous carbon, in which the graphite is 8 
percent or more by weight of the composition.

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13. In Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 (the Commerce Control List), 
Category 2--Materials Processing, ECCN 2B352 is amended by revising the 
List of Items Controlled to read as follows:

2B352 Equipment capable of use in handling biological materials, as 
follows (see List of Items Controlled).

* * * * *

List of Items Controlled

    Unit: Equipment in number
    Related Controls: See ECCNs 1A004 and 1A995 for protective 
equipment that is not covered by this entry. Also see ECCN 9A120 for 
controls on certain ``UAV'' systems designed or modified to dispense an 
aerosol and capable of carrying elements of a payload in the form of a 
particulate or liquid, other than fuel components of such vehicles, of 
a volume greater than 20 liters.
    Related Definitions: (1) ``Lighter than air vehicles''--balloons 
and airships that rely on hot air or on lighter-than-air gases, such as 
helium or hydrogen, for their lift. (2) ``UAVs''--Unmanned Aerial 
Vehicles. (3) ``VMD''--Volume Median Diameter.
    Items:
    a. Complete containment facilities at P3 or P4 containment level.
    Technical Note: P3 or P4 (BL3, BL4, L3, L4) containment levels are 
as specified in the WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual (Geneva, 1983).
    b. Fermenters capable of cultivation of pathogenic microorganisms, 
viruses, or for toxin production, without the propagation of aerosols, 
having a capacity equal to or greater than 20 liters.
    Technical Note: Fermenters include bioreactors, chemostats, and 
continuous-flow systems.
    c. Centrifugal separators capable of the continuous separation of 
pathogenic microorganisms, without the propagation of aerosols, and 
having all of the following characteristics:
    c.1. One or more sealing joints within the steam containment area;
    c.2. A flow rate greater than 100 liters per hour;
    c.3. Components of polished stainless steel or titanium; and
    c.4. Capable of in-situ steam sterilization in a closed state.
    Technical Note: Centrifugal separators include decanters.
    d. Cross (tangential) flow filtration equipment and accessories, as 
follows:
    d.1. Cross (tangential) flow filtration equipment capable of 
separation of pathogenic microorganisms, viruses, toxins or cell 
cultures, without the propagation of aerosols, having all of the 
following characteristics:
    d.1.a. A total filtration area equal to or greater than 1 square 
meter (1 m\2\); and
    d.1.b. Capable of being sterilized or disinfected in-situ.
    N.B.: 2B352.d.1 does not control reverse osmosis equipment, as 
specified by the manufacturer.
    d.2. Cross (tangential) flow filtration components (e.g., modules, 
elements, cassettes, cartridges, units or plates) with filtration area 
equal to or greater than 0.2 square meters (0.2 m\2\) for each 
component and designed for use in cross (tangential) flow filtration 
equipment controlled by 2B352.d.1.
    Technical Note: In this ECCN, ``sterilized'' denotes the 
elimination of all viable microbes from the equipment through the use 
of either physical (e.g., steam) or chemical agents. ``Disinfected'' 
denotes the destruction of potential microbial infectivity in the 
equipment through the use of chemical agents with a germicidal effect. 
``Disinfection'' and ``sterilization'' are distinct from 
``sanitization'', the latter referring to cleaning procedures designed 
to lower the microbial content of equipment without necessarily 
achieving elimination of all microbial infectivity or viability.
    e. Steam sterilizable freeze-drying equipment with a condenser 
capacity of 10 kgs of ice or greater in 24 hours, but less than 1,000 
kgs of ice in 24 hours.
    f. Protective and containment equipment, as follows:
    f.1. Protective full or half suits, or hoods dependant upon a 
tethered external air supply and operating under positive pressure;
    Technical Note: This entry does not control suits designed to be 
worn with self-contained breathing apparatus.
    f.2. Class III biological safety cabinets or isolators with similar 
performance standards, e.g., flexible isolators, dry boxes, anaerobic 
chambers, glove boxes or laminar flow hoods (closed with vertical 
flow).
    g. Chambers designed for aerosol challenge testing with 
microorganisms, viruses, or toxins and having a capacity of 1 m\3\ or 
greater.
    h. Spraying or fogging systems and components therefor, as follows:
    h.1. Complete spraying or fogging systems, specially designed or 
modified for fitting to aircraft, ``lighter than air vehicles,'' or 
``UAVs,'' capable of delivering, from a liquid suspension, an initial 
droplet ``VMD'' of less than 50 microns at a flow rate of greater than 
2 liters per minute;
    h.2. Spray booms or arrays of aerosol generating units, specially 
designed or modified for fitting to aircraft, ``lighter than air 
vehicles,'' or ``UAVs,'' capable of delivering, from a liquid 
suspension, an initial droplet ``VMD'' of less than 50 microns at a 
flow rate of greater than 2 liters per minute;
    h.3. Aerosol generating units specially designed for fitting to the 
systems specified in paragraphs h.1 and h.2 of this ECCN.
    Technical Notes: 1. ``Aerosol generating units'' are devices 
specially designed or modified for fitting to aircraft and include 
nozzles, rotary drum atomizers and similar devices.
    2. This ECCN does not control spraying or fogging systems and 
components, as specified in 2B352.h., that are demonstrated not to be 
capable of delivering biological agents in the form of infectious 
aerosols.
    3. Droplet size for spray equipment or nozzles specially designed 
for use on aircraft or ``UAVs'' should be measured using either of the 
following methods (pending the adoption of internationally accepted 
standards):
    a. Doppler laser method,
    b. Forward laser diffraction method.

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14. In Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 (the Commerce Control List), 
Category 9--Propulsion Systems, Space Vehicles and Related Equipment, 
ECCN 9A120 is amended by revising the Related Controls paragraph in the 
List of Items Controlled to read as follows:

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9A120 Complete unmanned aerial vehicles designed or modified to 
dispense an aerosol, capable of carrying elements of a payload in the 
form of a particulate or liquid other than fuel components of such 
vehicles of volume greater than 20 liters, and having any of the 
following:

* * * * *

List of Items Controlled

    Unit: * * *
    Related Controls: See ECCN 9A012 or the U.S. Munitions List 
Category VIII (22 CFR part 121). Also see ECCN 2B352.h for controls on 
certain spraying or fogging systems, and components therefor, specially 
designed or modified for fitting to aircraft, ``lighter than air 
vehicles,'' or ``UAVs.''
    Related Definitions: * * *
    Items:
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    Dated: July 29, 2005.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-15530 Filed 8-4-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-33-P