Restricting Additional Exports and Reexports to Cuba, 56117-56121 [2019-22876]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• Bureau of Industry and Security

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56117-56121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22876]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 734, 740, and 746

[Docket No. 191011-0062]
RIN 0694-AH90


Restricting Additional Exports and Reexports to Cuba

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to further restrict 
exports and reexports of items to Cuba. Specifically, this rule amends 
the Cuba licensing policy in the EAR to establish a general policy of 
denial for leases of aircraft to Cuban state-owned airlines. This rule 
also amends License Exception Aircraft, Vessels and Spacecraft (AVS) to 
clarify that aircraft and vessels are not eligible for the license 
exception if they are leased to or chartered by a national of Cuba or a 
State Sponsor of Terrorism. Additionally, this rule amends the EAR to 
establish a general 10-percent de minimis level for Cuba. Finally, this 
rule revises License Exception Support for the Cuban People (SCP) to 
make the Cuban government and communist party ineligible for certain 
donations, removes an authorization for promotional items that 
generally benefits the Cuban government, and clarifies the scope of 
telecommunications items that the Cuban government may receive without 
a license. BIS is making these amendments to further restrict the Cuban 
government's access to items subject to the EAR, thereby supporting the 
Administration's national security and foreign policy decision to hold 
the Cuban regime accountable for its repression of the Cuban people and 
its support for the Maduro regime in Venezuela; the Cuban regime denies 
its people fundamental freedoms while keeping Maduro in power using 
Cuban military intelligence and state security services. These 
amendments are consistent with the National Security Presidential 
Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward 
Cuba, signed by the President on June 16, 2017.

DATES: This rule is effective October 21, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan W. Christian, Foreign Policy 
Division, Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Bureau of 
Industry and Security at (202) 482-4252.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 16, 2017, President Trump announced changes to U.S. policy 
toward Cuba intended to: Enhance compliance with United States law; 
channel funds toward the Cuban people and away from the regime; 
encourage the Cuban government to address oppression and human rights 
abuses; further the national security and foreign policy interests of 
the United States, as well as express solidarity with the Cuban people; 
and lay the groundwork to improve human rights, encourage the rule of 
law, foster free markets and free enterprise, and promote democracy in 
Cuba. The President's policy is stated in the National Security 
Presidential Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United 
States Toward Cuba (NSPM-5), dated June 16, 2017 (82 FR 48875, October 
20, 2017). NSPM-5 also directs the Secretary of Commerce, as well as 
the Secretaries of State and the Treasury, to take certain actions to 
implement the President's Cuba policy. On November 9, 2017, the 
Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the 
Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) 
published rules in the Federal Register to implement certain portions 
of NSPM-5 (82 FR 51983 and 82 FR 51998, respectively). The Department 
of State also published the List of Restricted Entities and Subentities 
Associated with Cuba (Cuba Restricted List) (82 FR 52089), which is 
used by BIS in reviewing license applications submitted pursuant to the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730 through 774) 
and by OFAC in prohibiting certain direct financial transactions 
pursuant to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) (31 CFR part 
515). Additional entities and subentities have subsequently been added 
to the Cuba Restricted List (83 FR 57523, 84 FR 8939, 84 FR 17228, and 
84 FR 36154). Please also see the Department of State's website at: 
https://www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/cuba-restricted-list/.
    On April 17, 2019, the White House announced that the 
Administration is holding the Cuban regime accountable for repressing 
the Cuban people and supporting the Maduro regime in Venezuela through 
multiple actions, including by restricting non-family travel to Cuba, 
or in other words, ``veiled tourism.'' BIS and OFAC published rules in 
the Federal Register on June 5, 2019, to implement restrictions on non-
family travel to Cuba (84 FR 25986 and 84 FR 25992, respectively). 
Additionally, OFAC published a rule in the Federal Register on 
September 9, 2019, to remove certain authorizations for remittances to 
Cuba and amend the general license relating to ``U-turn'' financial 
transactions to eliminate the authorization to process such 
transactions and instead only allow the rejection of such transactions 
(84 FR 47121).
    The Cuban government has generated revenue or otherwise benefited 
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certain exports and reexports to Cuba. Consequently, BIS is amending 
the EAR to further restrict the Cuban government's access to items 
subject to the EAR, thereby supporting the Administration's policy to 
hold the Cuban regime accountable for its malign activities at home and 
abroad. Any party that violates the EAR may be subject to criminal and/
or civil penalties specified in section 1760 of the Export Control 
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801-4852), and any other sanctions 
available under U.S. law.

Specific Amendments in This Rule

Cuba Licensing Policy
    Consistent with the embargo of Cuba, BIS authorization in the form 
of a license or license exception is required for the export or 
reexport to Cuba of all items subject to the EAR. Section 746.2(b) of 
the EAR explains that license applications for the export or reexport 
to Cuba of items requiring a license are subject to a general policy of 
denial unless otherwise specified in that paragraph. This rule amends 
paragraph (b)(2)(v) to remove the general policy of approval for 
applications to export or reexport aircraft leased to Cuban state-owned 
airlines. Consequently, license applications to lease aircraft to Cuban 
state-owned airlines are now subject to the general policy of denial in 
Sec.  746.2(b) of the EAR. BIS will also revoke licenses within seven 
days, through individual notifications to licensees pursuant to Sec.  
750.8 of the EAR, for aircraft leased to Cuban state-owned airlines 
under the former policy. BIS is making these changes because the Cuban 
government generates revenue from tourists that it transports on leased 
aircraft.
License Exception Aircraft, Vessels and Spacecraft (AVS)
    Section 746.2(a)(1) of the EAR identifies the license exceptions, 
or portions thereof, that are available for exports and reexports to 
Cuba, including paragraphs (a) and (d) of License Exception AVS in 
Sec.  740.15 for, respectively, certain aircraft and vessels on 
temporary sojourn.
    Paragraph (a) of License Exception AVS authorizes the export or 
reexport to Cuba of certain aircraft on temporary sojourn, provided all 
of the associated terms and conditions are met. Paragraph (a)(3) 
identifies the criteria that must be met if a flight is to qualify as a 
temporary sojourn. This rule adds paragraph (a)(3)(x) to clarify that 
aircraft leased to or chartered by a Cuban national are not eligible 
for License Exception AVS. New paragraph (a)(3)(x) also clarifies that 
aircraft are not eligible for License Exception AVS if leased to or 
chartered by a national of a destination in Country Group E:1 
(Terrorist supporting countries). Additionally, this rule adds Cuba to 
restrictions in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of License Exception AVS 
regarding the sale or transfer of operational control of foreign 
registered aircraft and to restrictions in paragraphs (a)(3)(iv) 
through (ix) of License Exception AVS regarding the operational control 
of foreign and U.S. registered aircraft. Instead of identifying Cuba by 
name, this rule adds references to Country Group E:2 (Unilateral 
embargo), which currently only includes Cuba. For consistency, this 
rule changes a reference to Cuba in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of License 
Exception AVS to Country Group E:2. This rule also clarifies the 
existing list of aircraft eligible for paragraph (a)(2)(i) of License 
Exception AVS.
    Paragraph (d) of License Exception AVS authorizes the export or 
reexport to Cuba of cargo vessels for hire on temporary sojourn, 
provided all of the associated terms and conditions are met. Paragraph 
(d)(3) identifies the criteria that must be met if a voyage is to 
qualify as a temporary sojourn. This rule adds paragraph (d)(3)(v) to 
clarify that vessels leased to or chartered by a Cuban national are not 
eligible for License Exception AVS. New paragraph (d)(3)(v) also 
clarifies that vessels are not eligible for License Exception AVS if 
leased to or chartered by a national of a destination in Country Group 
E:1. Additionally, this rule adds Cuba to the restriction in paragraphs 
(d)(1)(i) and (ii) of License Exception AVS regarding the sale or 
transfer of operational control of foreign flagged vessels and to 
restrictions in paragraphs (d)(2)(v) through (vii), (d)(3)(iv), and 
(d)(4)(v) through (vii) of License Exception AVS regarding the 
operational control of and related activities involving foreign and 
U.S. flagged vessels. As is done in paragraph (a), the changes to 
paragraph (d) reference Country Group E:2 instead of referencing Cuba 
by name.
    License applications for the export or reexport of aircraft or 
vessels leased to or chartered by, or on the behalf of, the Cuban 
government, including state-owned airlines or other enterprises, will 
generally be denied pursuant to the licensing policy in Sec.  746.2(b) 
of the EAR. License applications for aircraft or vessels leased to or 
chartered by other nationals of Cuba will be reviewed pursuant to the 
applicable licensing policy described in Sec.  746.2(b) of the EAR. BIS 
is making these changes to License Exception AVS because the Cuban 
government has generated revenue or otherwise benefited from the lease 
or charter of aircraft and vessels.

De Minimis Rule

    Pursuant to part 734 of the EAR, foreign-made items located abroad 
are subject to the EAR under specified circumstances, including when 
they incorporate, or are bundled or commingled with, specified levels 
of controlled U.S.-origin commodities, software, or technology. 
Paragraph (a) of Sec.  734.4 identifies items for which there is no de 
minimis level, and thus are subject to the EAR if they contain any 
controlled U.S.-origin content, and paragraph (b) identifies special 
requirements for certain encryption items. When paragraphs (a) and (b) 
of Sec.  734.4 are not applicable, either the 10-percent de minimis 
rule described in paragraph (c) or the 25-percent de minimis rule 
described in paragraph (d) applies, depending upon the destination of 
the items.
    This rule amends Sec.  734.4(d) of the EAR to make Cuba subject to 
the general 10-percent de minimis rule in Sec.  734.4(c). Now, a BIS 
license or an applicable license exception specified in Sec.  
746.2(a)(1) of the EAR is required for the reexport to Cuba of foreign-
made items that contain greater than 10 percent of U.S.-origin content 
or, when Sec.  734.4(a) applies, contain any U.S.-origin content. 
License applications for such items are subject to a general policy of 
denial, unless eligible for another licensing policy described in Sec.  
746.2(b) of the EAR. Instead of referencing Cuba by name in Sec.  
734.4, this rule makes Cuba subject to the general 10-percent de 
minimis rule by referencing Country Group E:2. BIS is making this 
change to de minimis because the Cuban government could generate 
revenue or otherwise benefit from the receipt of items containing 
greater than 10 percent of U.S.-origin content.

License Exception Support for the Cuban People

    License Exception Support for the Cuban People (SCP) in Sec.  
740.21 of the EAR was created to authorize certain exports and 
reexports to Cuba that are intended to support the Cuban people by 
improving their living conditions and supporting independent economic 
activity; strengthening civil society in Cuba; and improving the free 
flow of information to, from, and among the Cuban people. Items 
exported or reexported pursuant to certain provisions of License 
Exception SCP may be consigned to or, in some instances, used by the 
Cuban

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government provided the items would be used to benefit the Cuban 
people.
    Paragraph (c)(1) of License Exception SCP authorizes the export or 
reexport to Cuba of certain donated items for use in scientific, 
archeological, cultural, ecological, educational, historic 
preservation, or sporting activities provided specified conditions are 
met. This rule amends paragraph (c)(1) to exclude donations to 
organizations administered or controlled by the Cuban government or 
communist party. Consequently, an exporter or reexporter wanting to 
donate items to organizations administered or controlled by the Cuban 
government or communist party must submit a license application to BIS, 
which will be reviewed pursuant to the licensing policy in Sec.  
746.2(b) of the EAR. This change will give the U.S. Government the 
opportunity to determine whether donations to those entities would 
benefit the Cuban people. Paragraph (c)(1) of License Exception SCP is 
still available for eligible donations to the Cuban people and civil 
society organizations provided the items would be used to support 
activities independent of the Cuban government and communist party.
    Paragraph (d)(1) of License Exception SCP authorizes the export or 
reexport to Cuba of certain items for telecommunications infrastructure 
creation and upgrades. This rule amends paragraph (d)(1) to clarify 
that it is limited to eligible items for the creation and upgrades of 
telecommunications infrastructure to improve the free flow of 
information to, from, and among the Cuban people. For infrastructure 
items that would be used to connect specific end users (i.e., non-
backbone items), those items may be used to connect individual Cubans 
or the Cuban private sector only. A license is required for the export 
or reexport to Cuba of items for telecommunications infrastructure that 
would be used to connect other specific end users (e.g., Cuban 
government ministries and state-owned hotels), which will be reviewed 
pursuant to the licensing policy in Sec.  746.2(b) of the EAR. 
Separately, License Exception Consumer Communications Devices (CCD) in 
Sec.  740.19 of the EAR authorizes the export or reexport to Cuba of 
certain consumer communications devices for use by eligible individuals 
and independent non-governmental organizations.
    This rule also revises paragraph (e)(2) of License Exception SCP to 
eliminate an authorization for items to be given away for free for 
promotional purposes. This provision regarding such promotional items 
has been primarily beneficial to the Cuban government since it has a 
virtual monopoly on importing items into the country. However, items 
for use by the Cuban private sector for private sector economic 
activities remain eligible for paragraph (b)(1) of License Exception 
SCP, provided the associated terms and conditions are met. License 
applications for the export or reexport of promotional items to the 
Cuban government will be reviewed pursuant to the general policy of 
denial in Sec.  746.2(b) of the EAR.
    BIS is making these changes to License Exception SCP to ensure that 
the Cuban people, not the Cuban government or communist party, benefit 
from items exported or reexported pursuant to the license exception.

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess all 
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distribute impacts, and equity). Executive 
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and 
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting 
flexibility. This final rule has been designated a ``significant 
regulatory action,'' although not economically significant, under 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866.
    2. This final rule is not subject to the requirements of E.O. 13771 
(82 FR 9339, February 3, 2017) because it is issued with respect to a 
national security function of the United States. This rule supports the 
Administration's national security and foreign policy objectives per 
the direction provided to agencies in National Security Presidential 
Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba 
(NSPM-5). National Security Presidential Memoranda are used to 
promulgate Presidential decisions on national security matters. Thus, 
the primary direct benefit of this rule is to improve national 
security. Restricting additional exports and reexports to Cuba, 
including leased aircraft, will reduce the ability of the Cuban 
government, including its military, intelligence, and security 
services, to generate revenue or otherwise derive benefits from the use 
of items subject to the EAR. Accordingly, this rule meets the 
requirements set forth in the April 5, 2017, OMB guidance implementing 
E.O. 13771. See https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2017/M-17-21-OMB.pdf.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications 
as that term is defined under Executive Order 13132.
    4. Pursuant to section 1762 of the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801-4852), enacted as part of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, this action is 
exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) 
requirements for notice of proposed rulemaking, opportunity for public 
participation, and delay in effective date.
    5. Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for 
public comment are not required to be given for this rule by 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. 
Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility analysis is required and none 
has been prepared.
    6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may be 
required to respond to or 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 regulation involves a 
collection currently approved by OMB under control number 0694-0088, 
Simplified Network Application Processing System. This collection 
includes, among other things, license applications, and carries a 
burden estimate of 42.5 minutes for a manual or electronic submission 
for a total burden estimate of 31,878 hours. BIS expects the burden 
hours associated with this collection to minimally increase and have 
limited impact on the existing estimates. Any comments regarding the 
collection of information associated with this rule, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, may be sent to Jasmeet K. Seehra, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by email to 
[email protected], or by fax to (202) 395-7285.

List of Subjects

15 CFR Part 734

    Administrative practice and procedure, Exports, Inventions and 
patents, Research, Science and technology.

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15 CFR Part 740

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

15 CFR Part 746

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 15 CFR chapter VII, 
subchapter C, is amended as follows:

PART 734--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 734 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. 4801-4852; 50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 
950; E.O. 13020, 61 FR 54079, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 219; E.O. 13026, 
61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 
CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; E.O. 13637, 78 FR 16129, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp., 
p. 223; Notice of November 8, 2018, 83 FR 56253 (November 9, 2018).


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2. Section 734.4 is amended by revising the introductory text of 
paragraph (d) to read as follows:


Sec.  734.4  De minimis U.S. content.

* * * * *
    (d) 25% De Minimis Rule. Except as provided in paragraph (a) of 
this section and subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this 
section, the following reexports are not subject to the EAR when made 
to countries other than those listed in Country Group E:1 or E:2 of 
supplement no. 1 to part 740 of the EAR. See supplement no. 2 to this 
part for guidance on calculating values.
* * * * *

PART 740--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. 4801-4852; 50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 
58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 
2001 Comp., p. 783.


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4. Section 740.15 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii), (a)(2)(i) introductory text, 
(a)(2)(ii) introductory text, (a)(3) introductory text, and (a)(3)(iv), 
(v), (vi), (vii), (viii), and (ix);
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b. Adding paragraph (a)(3)(x);
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c. Revising paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii), (d)(2)(v), (vi), and (vii), 
and (d)(3)(iv);
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d. Adding paragraph (d)(3)(v); and
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e. Revising paragraphs (d)(4)(v), (vi), and (vii).
    The revisions and additions read as follows:


Sec.  740.15  Aircraft, Vessels and Spacecraft (AVS).

* * * * *
    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) No sale or transfer of operational control of the aircraft to a 
national of a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement 
no. 1 to this part) has occurred while in the United States;
    (ii) The aircraft is not departing for the purpose of sale or 
transfer of operational control to a national of a destination in 
Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement no. 1 to this part); and
* * * * *
    (2) U.S. registered aircraft. (i) A civil aircraft of U.S. registry 
operating under an Air Carrier Operating Certificate, Commercial 
Operating Certificate, or Air Taxi Operating Certificate issued by the 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or conducting flights under 
operating specifications approved by the FAA pursuant to 14 CFR part 
129, or an air ambulance of U.S. registry operating under 14 CFR part 
135, may depart from the United States under its own power for any 
destination, provided that:
* * * * *
    (ii) Any other operating civil aircraft of U.S. registry may depart 
from the United States under its own power for any destination, except 
to or a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement no. 1 
to this part) (flights to these destinations require a license), 
provided that:
* * * * *
    (3) Criteria. The following ten criteria each must be met if the 
flight is to qualify as a temporary sojourn. To be considered a 
temporary sojourn, the flight must not be for the purpose of sale or 
transfer of operational control. An export is for the transfer of 
operational control unless the exporter retains each of the following 
indicia of control:
* * * * *
    (iv) Place of maintenance. Right to perform or obtain the principal 
maintenance on the aircraft, which principal maintenance is conducted 
outside a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement no. 1 
to this part), under the control of a party who is not a national of 
any of these countries. (The minimum necessary in-transit maintenance 
may be performed in any country).
    (v) Location of spares. Spares are not located in a destination in 
Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement no. 1 to this part).
    (vi) Place of registration. The place of registration is not 
changed to a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement 
no. 1 to this part).
    (vii) Transfer of technology. No technology is transferred to a 
national of a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement 
no. 1 to this part), except the minimum necessary for in-transit 
maintenance to perform flight line servicing required to depart safely.
    (viii) Color and logos. The aircraft does not bear the livery, 
colors, or logos of a national of a destination in Country Group E:1 or 
E:2 (see supplement no. 1 to this part).
    (ix) Flight number. The aircraft does not fly under a flight number 
issued to a national of a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see 
supplement no. 1 to this part) as such number appears in the Official 
Airline Guide.
    (x) Lease or charter. The aircraft is not leased to or chartered by 
a national of a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement 
no. 1 to this part).
* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) No sale or transfer of operational control of the vessel to a 
national of a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement 
no. 1 to this part) has occurred while in the United States;
    (ii) The vessel is not departing for the purpose of sale or 
transfer of operational control to a national of a destination in 
Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement no. 1 to this part); and
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (v) Spares for the vessel are not located in a destination in 
Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement no. 1 to this part);
    (vi) Technology is not transferred to a national of a destination 
in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement no. 1 to this part), except 
the minimum necessary in-transit maintenance to perform servicing 
required to depart and enter a port safely; and
    (vii) The vessel does not bear the livery, colors, or logos of a 
national of a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement 
no. 1 to this part).
    (3) * * *
    (iv) Place of maintenance. Right to perform or obtain the principal 
maintenance on the vessel, which principal maintenance is conducted 
outside a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement no. 1 
to this part), under the control of a party who is not a national of 
any of these countries. (The minimum necessary in-transit maintenance 
may be performed in any country).
    (v) Lease or charter. The vessel is not leased to or chartered by a 
national of a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement 
no. 1 to this part).

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    (4) * * *
    (v) Spares for the vessel are not located in a destination in 
Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement no. 1 to this part);
    (vi) Technology is not transferred to a national of a destination 
in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement no. 1 to this part), except 
the minimum necessary in-transit maintenance to perform servicing 
required to depart and enter a port safely; and
    (vii) The vessel does not bear the livery, colors, or logos of a 
national of a destination in Country Group E:1 or E:2 (see supplement 
no. 1 to this part).
* * * * *

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5. Section 740.21 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (c)(1) and (d)(1); and
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b. Removing and reserving paragraph (e)(2).
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  740.21   Support for the Cuban People (SCP).

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) The export or reexport to Cuba of donated items for use in 
scientific, archaeological, cultural, ecological, educational, historic 
preservation, or sporting activities. The items may not be donated to 
organizations administered or controlled by the Cuban government or 
communist party, and must support eligible activities independent of 
the Cuban government and communist party. The activities may not relate 
to the ``development,'' ``production,'' ``use,'' operation, 
installation, maintenance, repair, overhaul or refurbishing of any item 
enumerated or otherwise described on the United States Munitions List 
(22 CFR part 121) or of any item enumerated or otherwise described on 
the Commerce Control List (supplement no. 1 to part 774 of the EAR) 
unless the only reason for control that applies to that item, as set 
forth in the ECCN that controls that item, is anti-terrorism.
* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (1) The export or reexport to Cuba of items for the creation and 
upgrade of telecommunications infrastructure to improve the free flow 
of information to, from, and among the Cuban people, including 
infrastructure that enables access to the internet and use of internet 
services. For infrastructure items that would be used to connect 
specific end users, those items may be used to connect individual 
Cubans or the Cuban private sector only (e.g., not Cuban government 
ministries or state-owned enterprises).
* * * * *

PART 746--[AMENDED]

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6. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 746 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. 4801-4852; 50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Sec 1503, Pub. L. 108-11, 117 
Stat. 559; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et 
seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 12854, 58 FR 36587, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 
614; E.O. 12918, 59 FR 28205, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 899; E.O. 13222, 
66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; E.O. 13338, 69 FR 26751, 3 
CFR, 2004 Comp., p 168; Presidential Determination 2003-23, 68 FR 
26459, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 320; Presidential Determination 2007-7, 
72 FR 1899, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 325; Notice of May 8, 2019, 84 FR 
20537 (May 10, 2019).

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7. Section 746.2 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(2)(v) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  746.2  Cuba.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (v) Items necessary to ensure the safety of civil aviation and the 
safe operation of commercial aircraft engaged in international air 
transportation, excluding the export or reexport of such aircraft 
leased to state-owned enterprises; and
* * * * *

    Dated: October 15, 2019.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-22876 Filed 10-18-19; 8:45 am]
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