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copy of a purchase order required by
paragraph (b)(1) of this section; and
(4) If the replacement parts or
components are shipped, the exporter
must use the U. S. Postal Service, or
only those freight forwarders registered
with the Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls and eligible, or licensed
customs brokers that are subject to
background investigation and have
passed a comprehensive examination
administered by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection. If export is by hand
carry, the exporter must ensure that the
AES filing is completed at the time of
export; and
(5) Maintain records, to be provided
on request to the Directorate of Defense
Trade Controls, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, and other
authorized U.S. law enforcement
agencies, that support the exporter’s
authority to use the exemption in
accordance with the requirements of
paragraphs (a)(1) through (9) and (b)(1)
and (2) of this section.
(c) The authority to use this
exemption may be revoked at any time
by the Managing Director, Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls, if the exporter
is found to be not in compliance with
the requirements listed in this section.
PART 126—GENERAL POLICIES AND
PROVISIONS
3. The authority citation for part 126
continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 2, 38, 40, 42 and 71, Pub.
L. 90–629, 90 Stat. 744 (22 U.S.C. 2752, 2778,
2780, 2791 and 2797); E.O. 11958, 42 FR
4311; 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p.79; 22 U.S.C.
2651a; 22 U.S.C. 287c; E.O. 12918, 59 FR
28205; 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p.899; Sec. 1225,
Pub. L. 108–375.
4. Part 126 is amended by adding and
reserving §§ 126.16–126.18 to read as
follows:
§ 126.16
[Reserved]
§ 126.17
[Reserved]
§ 126.18
[Reserved]
5. Add § 126.19 to read as follows:
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§ 126.19 Policy on the export and re-export
of defense articles incorporated into
commodities ‘‘subject to the EAR.’’
(a) A license or other approval from
the Department of State is not required
for the export or re-export of a defense
article(s) that has/have been
incorporated into an end-item subject to
the Export Administration Regulations
(EAR) (see 15 CFR 734.3), when all of
the following conditions are met:
(1) The end-item would be rendered
inoperable, for purposes of intended
applications or enhanced capabilities
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for which the defense article was
incorporated into the end-item, by the
removal of the defense article(s); and
(2) ‘‘Technology’’ subject to the EAR
for the ‘‘production,’’ ‘‘development,’’ or
‘‘use’’ (as defined in 15 CFR 772.1) of the
end-item does not include any technical
data (as defined by § 120.10) or
‘‘technical assistance’’ (as defined in 15
CFR 772.1) qualifying as defense
services (as defined by § 120.9) about
the defense article(s) incorporated into
the end-item; and
(3) Incorporation of the defense
article(s) does/do not provide, nor is it
related to, a military application or
‘‘military end-use’’ (as defined in 15 CFR
744.21), or does not result in a ‘‘military
commodity’’ (as defined in 15 CFR
§ 772.1); and
(4) The value of the defense articles is
less than 1% of the value of the enditem.
(b) A license or other approval from
the Department of State is not required
for the export or re-export of a defense
article(s) that has/have been
incorporated into a component (as
defined in ITAR § 121.8(b)) subject to
the EAR or an end-item subject to the
EAR, when all the following conditions
are met:
(1) The defense article would be
destroyed (i.e., rendered useless beyond
the possibility of restoration) by its
removal from the component, major
assembly or end-item;
(2) ‘‘Technology’’ subject to the EAR
for the ‘‘production,’’ ‘‘development,’’ or
‘‘use’’ (as defined in 15 CFR 772.1) of the
component, or major assembly does not
include any technical data (as defined
by § 120.10) or ‘‘technical assistance’’ (as
defined in 15 CFR 772.1) qualifying as
defense services (as defined by § 120.9)
about the defense article incorporated
into the component or major assembly;
and
(3) Incorporation of the defense article
does not provide, nor is it related to, a
military application or ‘‘military enduse’’ (as defined in 15 CFR 744.21), or
does not result in a ‘‘military
commodity’’ (as defined in 15 CFR
772.1).
(c) A license or other approval from
the Department of State is required for
the export or re-export of the defense
article when exported or re-exported as
a replacement part or component for a
component, major assembly, or enditem subject to the EAR.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Ellen O. Tauscher,
Under Secretary, Arms Control and
International Security, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Chapter I
28 CFR Chapter XI
[Public Notice: 7351]
Department of State Retrospective
Review under E.O. 13563
Department of State.
Request for information and
comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As part of its implementation
of Executive Order 13563, ‘‘Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review,’’
issued by the President on January 18,
2011, the Department of State (DOS) is
seeking comments and information from
interested parties to assist DOS in
reviewing its existing regulations to
determine if any of them should be
modified or repealed. The purpose of
this review is to make DOS’s regulatory
program more effective and less
burdensome in achieving its regulatory
objectives.
DATES: Written comments and
information are requested on or before
March 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
encouraged to submit comments,
identified by ‘‘Regulatory Review,’’ by
any of the following methods:
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal
e-Rulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov and search on
docket number DOS–2011–0047.
Mail: U.S. Department of State,
A/GIS/DIR, SA–22, Washington, DC
20522–2201.
E-Mail: RegulatoryReview@State.gov.
Include ‘‘Regulatory Review’’ in the
subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thelma Furlong, 202–216–9600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 18, 2011, the President issued
Executive Order 13563, ‘‘Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review,’’ to
ensure that Federal regulations seek
more affordable, less intrusive means to
achieve policy goals, and that agencies
give careful consideration to the benefits
and costs of those regulations. The
Executive Order can be found at:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-201101-21/pdf/2011-1385.pdf.
To implement the Executive Order,
the Department is taking two immediate
steps to launch its retrospective review
of existing regulatory and reporting
requirements. First, the Department
issues this Request for Information (RFI)
seeking public comment on how best to
SUMMARY:
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review its existing regulations and to
identify whether any of its existing
regulations should be modified or
repealed. Second, the Department has
created a link on the DOS Internet site
to an e-mail in-box at
RegulatoryReview@State.gov, which
interested parties can use to identify to
DOS—on a continuing basis—
regulations that may be in need of
review in the future. These steps will
help the Department ensure that its
regulations remain necessary, properly
tailored, and have up-to-date
requirements that effectively achieve
regulatory objectives without imposing
unwarranted costs.
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Request for Information
Pursuant to the Executive Order, the
Department is developing a preliminary
plan for the periodic review of its
existing regulations and reporting
obligations. The Department’s goal is to
create a systematic method for
identifying those significant rules that
are obsolete or simply no longer make
sense. While this review will focus on
the elimination of rules that are no
longer warranted, DOS will also
consider strengthening, complementing,
or modernizing rules where necessary or
appropriate—including, as relevant,
undertaking new rulemakings.
Consistent with the Department’s
commitment to public participation in
the rulemaking process, the Department
is beginning this process by soliciting
views from the public on how best to
conduct its analysis of existing DOS
rules and how best to identify those
rules that might be modified or
repealed. It is also seeking views from
the public on specific rules or
Department-imposed obligations that
should be altered or eliminated. In
short, engaging the public in an open,
transparent process is a crucial first step
in DOS’s review of its existing
regulations.
List of Questions for Commenters
The following list of questions is
intended solely to assist in the
formulation of comments and is not
intended to be exhaustive or restrict the
issues that the public might want to
address. The Department requests that
anyone submitting comments specify
the regulation or reporting requirement
at issue, providing legal citation when
known, and the reasons why the
regulation or reporting requirement
should be modified or repealed.
(1) How can the Department best
promote meaningful periodic reviews of
its existing rules and how can it best
identify those rules that might be
modified or repealed?
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(2) What factors should the agency
consider in selecting and prioritizing
rules and reporting requirements for
review?
(3) Are there regulations that simply
make no sense or have become
unnecessary, ineffective, or ill advised
and, if so, what are they?
(4) Are there rules that are still
necessary, but have not operated as well
as expected such that a stronger or
different approach is justified?
(5) Does the Department currently
collect information that it does not need
or use effectively to achieve regulatory
objectives?
(6) Are there regulations, reporting
requirements, or regulatory processes
that are unnecessarily complicated or
could be streamlined to achieve
regulatory objectives in more efficient
ways?
(7) Can new technologies be leveraged
to modify or do away with existing
regulatory or reporting requirements?
(8) How can the Department best
obtain and consider accurate, objective
information and data about the costs,
burdens, and benefits of existing
regulations? Are there existing sources
of data the Department can use to
evaluate the post-promulgation effects
of regulations over time?
(9) Are there regulations that are
working well that can be expanded or
used as a model to fill gaps in other
DOS regulatory programs?
(10) Are there other concerns that
DOS should consider consistent with
Executive Order 13563?
The Department notes that this RFI is
issued solely for information and
program-planning purposes. While
responses to this RFI do not bind DOS
to any further actions related to the
response, all submissions will be made
publicly available on https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: March 3, 2011.
Patrick F. Kennedy,
Under Secretary, Office of the Undersecretary
for Management, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Chapter I
28 CFR Chapter XI
[Public Notice: 7351]
Department of State Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Request for information and comment.
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SUMMARY: As part of its implementation of Executive Order 13563,
``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' issued by the President
on January 18, 2011, the Department of State (DOS) is seeking comments
and information from interested parties to assist DOS in reviewing its
existing regulations to determine if any of them should be modified or
repealed. The purpose of this review is to make DOS's regulatory
program more effective and less burdensome in achieving its regulatory
objectives.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before
March 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments,
identified by ``Regulatory Review,'' by any of the following methods:
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and search on docket number DOS-2011-0047.
Mail: U.S. Department of State, A/GIS/DIR, SA-22, Washington, DC
20522-2201.
E-Mail: RegulatoryReview@State.gov. Include ``Regulatory Review''
in the subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thelma Furlong, 202-216-9600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 18, 2011, the President issued
Executive Order 13563, ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,''
to ensure that Federal regulations seek more affordable, less intrusive
means to achieve policy goals, and that agencies give careful
consideration to the benefits and costs of those regulations. The
Executive Order can be found at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-01-21/pdf/2011-1385.pdf.
To implement the Executive Order, the Department is taking two
immediate steps to launch its retrospective review of existing
regulatory and reporting requirements. First, the Department issues
this Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment on how best
to
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review its existing regulations and to identify whether any of its
existing regulations should be modified or repealed. Second, the
Department has created a link on the DOS Internet site to an e-mail in-
box at RegulatoryReview@State.gov, which interested parties can use to
identify to DOS--on a continuing basis--regulations that may be in need
of review in the future. These steps will help the Department ensure
that its regulations remain necessary, properly tailored, and have up-
to-date requirements that effectively achieve regulatory objectives
without imposing unwarranted costs.
Request for Information
Pursuant to the Executive Order, the Department is developing a
preliminary plan for the periodic review of its existing regulations
and reporting obligations. The Department's goal is to create a
systematic method for identifying those significant rules that are
obsolete or simply no longer make sense. While this review will focus
on the elimination of rules that are no longer warranted, DOS will also
consider strengthening, complementing, or modernizing rules where
necessary or appropriate--including, as relevant, undertaking new
rulemakings.
Consistent with the Department's commitment to public participation
in the rulemaking process, the Department is beginning this process by
soliciting views from the public on how best to conduct its analysis of
existing DOS rules and how best to identify those rules that might be
modified or repealed. It is also seeking views from the public on
specific rules or Department-imposed obligations that should be altered
or eliminated. In short, engaging the public in an open, transparent
process is a crucial first step in DOS's review of its existing
regulations.
List of Questions for Commenters
The following list of questions is intended solely to assist in the
formulation of comments and is not intended to be exhaustive or
restrict the issues that the public might want to address. The
Department requests that anyone submitting comments specify the
regulation or reporting requirement at issue, providing legal citation
when known, and the reasons why the regulation or reporting requirement
should be modified or repealed.
(1) How can the Department best promote meaningful periodic reviews
of its existing rules and how can it best identify those rules that
might be modified or repealed?
(2) What factors should the agency consider in selecting and
prioritizing rules and reporting requirements for review?
(3) Are there regulations that simply make no sense or have become
unnecessary, ineffective, or ill advised and, if so, what are they?
(4) Are there rules that are still necessary, but have not operated
as well as expected such that a stronger or different approach is
justified?
(5) Does the Department currently collect information that it does
not need or use effectively to achieve regulatory objectives?
(6) Are there regulations, reporting requirements, or regulatory
processes that are unnecessarily complicated or could be streamlined to
achieve regulatory objectives in more efficient ways?
(7) Can new technologies be leveraged to modify or do away with
existing regulatory or reporting requirements?
(8) How can the Department best obtain and consider accurate,
objective information and data about the costs, burdens, and benefits
of existing regulations? Are there existing sources of data the
Department can use to evaluate the post-promulgation effects of
regulations over time?
(9) Are there regulations that are working well that can be
expanded or used as a model to fill gaps in other DOS regulatory
programs?
(10) Are there other concerns that DOS should consider consistent
with Executive Order 13563?
The Department notes that this RFI is issued solely for information
and program-planning purposes. While responses to this RFI do not bind
DOS to any further actions related to the response, all submissions
will be made publicly available on https://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: March 3, 2011.
Patrick F. Kennedy,
Under Secretary, Office of the Undersecretary for Management,
Department of State.
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