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(2) if the standards for classification
under E.O. 13526 are met, the
information shall be declassified after
10 years from the date of the original
classification, unless the original
classification authority determines that
the sensitivity of the information
requires that it remain classified for up
to 25 years from the date of the original
classification, as provided in section
1.5.(b) of E.O. 13526.
■ 7. Amend § 4a.7 by revising
paragraphs (a), (c), (d), and (e) to read
as follows:
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§ 4a.7 Mandatory review for
declassification.
(a) Requests. Classified information
under the jurisdiction of the Department
is subject to review for declassification
in accordance with 32 CFR 2001.33,
upon receipt of a written request that
describes the information with
sufficient specificity to locate it with a
reasonable amount of effort. Requests
must be submitted to the Director for
Security, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
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(c) Processing requirements. (1) For
requests for review of classified
information not received from the
National Archives and Records
Administration, the Director for
Security, or their designate, shall
acknowledge receipt of the request
directly to the requester. If a request
does not adequately describe the
information sought in accordance with
paragraph (a) of this section, the
requester shall be notified that unless
additional information is provided, no
further action will be taken. The request
shall be forwarded to the component
that originated the information or that
has primary interest in the subject
matter. The component assigned action
shall review the information in
accordance with § 4a.7(c)(2) through (4)
within twenty working days.
(2) The component assigned action
shall determine whether, under the
declassification provisions of the U.S.
Department of Commerce’s Manual of
Security, the entire document or
portions thereof may be declassified.
Declassification of the information shall
be accomplished by a designated
declassification authority. Upon
declassification, the information shall
be remarked. If the information is not
partially or entirely declassified, the
reviewing official shall provide the
reasons for denial by citing the
applicable provisions of E.O. 13526. If
the classification is a derivative decision
based on classified source material of
another Federal agency, the component
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shall provide the information to the
originator for review.
(3) If information is declassified, the
component shall also determine
whether it is releasable under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as
amended (5 U.S.C. 552). If the
information is not releasable, the
component shall advise the Director for
Security that the information has been
declassified but that it is exempt from
disclosure, citing the appropriate
exemption of the FOIA as amended.
(4) If the request for declassification is
denied in whole or in part, the requester
shall be notified of the right to appeal
the determination within sixty calendar
days and of the procedures for such an
appeal. If declassified information
remains exempt from disclosure under
the FOIA as amended, the requester
shall be advised of the appellate
procedures under that law.
(d) Fees. If the request requires
services for which fees are chargeable,
the component assigned action shall
calculate the anticipated fees to be
charged, and may be required to
ascertain the requester’s willingness to
pay the allowable charges as a
precondition to taking further action on
the request, in accordance with
Department of Commerce rules
promulgated under 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4)(A)
of the Freedom of Information Act as
amended and Department of Commerce
rules promulgated under 5 U.S.C.
552a(f)(5) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a).
(e) Right of appeal. (1) A requester
may appeal to the Director for Security
when information requested under this
section is not completely declassified
and released after expiration of the
applicable time limits. Within thirty
working days (i.e., excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and legal public holidays) of
receipt of a written appeal:
(i) The Director for Security shall
determine whether continued
classification of the requested
information is required in whole or in
part;
(ii) If information is declassified,
determine whether it is releasable under
the Freedom of Information Act as
amended; and
(iii) Notify the requester of his or her
determination, making available any
information determined to be releasable.
If continued classification is required
under the provisions of the Department
of Commerce Manual for Security, the
Director for Security shall notify the
requester of his or her determination,
including the reasons for denial based
on applicable provisions of E.O. 13526,
and of the right of final appeal to the
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Appeals Panel.
(2) During the declassification review
of information under appeal the Director
for Security may overrule previous
determinations in whole or in part if
continued protection in the interest of
national security is no longer required.
If the Director for Security determines
that the information no longer requires
classification, it shall be declassified
and, unless it is otherwise exempt from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act as amended, released to
the requester. The Director for Security
shall advise the original reviewing
component of his or her decision.
■ 8. Amend § 4a.8 by revising paragraph
(b)(5) introductory text to read as
follows:
§ 4a.8 Access to classified information by
individuals outside the Government.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 120, 122, 123, 124, and
129
[Public Notice: 11137]
International Traffic in Arms
Regulations: Request for Comment
Regarding the Temporary Suspension,
Modification, or Exception to
Regulations During SARS–COV2
Public Health Emergency
Department of State.
Request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of State, is
requesting comment from the public
regarding certain temporary
suspensions, modifications, and
exceptions to several provisions of the
International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (ITAR) recently issued in
order to ensure continuity of operations
within the Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls (DDTC) and among entities
registered with DDTC pursuant to the
ITAR during the current SARS–COV2
public health emergency.
DATES: Comments are due by June 25,
2020.
SUMMARY:
Interested parties may
submit comments by one of the
following methods:
• Email: DDTCPublicComments@
state.gov with the subject line, ‘‘Request
ADDRESSES:
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for Comment: ITAR Suspension,
Modification, or Exception—SARS–
COV2.’’
• Internet: At www.regulations.gov,
search for this notice using its docket
number, DOS–2020–0024.
Comments submitted through
www.regulations.gov will be visible to
other members of the public; the
Department will publish responsive
comments on the DDTC website
(www.pmddtc.state.gov). Commenters
are therefore cautioned not to include
proprietary or other sensitive
information in their comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Hart, Office of Defense Trade
Controls Policy, U.S. Department of
State, telephone (202) 632–2788, or
email DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov.
ATTN: Request for Comment:
Suspension, Modification, or
Exception—SARS–COV2.
In order to
ensure continuity of operations within
the Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls (DDTC) and among entities
registered with DDTC pursuant to part
122 of the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (ITAR), on May 1, 2020,
DDTC issued a document (85 FR 25287)
informing the public of the temporary
suspension, modification, and exception
to several ITAR provisions. These
actions were taken in the interest of the
security and foreign policy of the United
States as warranted due to the
exceptional and undue hardships and
risks to safety caused by the public
health emergency related to the SARS–
COV2 pandemic. DDTC is limiting its
consideration of comments to the
following three areas and requests
commenters confine their submissions
to the requested topics.
1. The efficacy of each of the
temporary suspensions, modifications,
and exceptions to the ITAR on the
operating environments of the regulated
community members during the
COVID–19 emergency.
2. Expiration dates of suspensions,
modifications, and exceptions to the
ITAR—for each expiration date, is the
period of efficacy sufficient, or should
DDTC consider an extension of the
expiration date, and why?
3. Are there additional temporary
suspensions, modifications, or
exceptions to the ITAR that DDTC
should consider in response to specific
difficulties in operating conditions
under the regulations that have arisen
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for the regulated community as a direct
result of the crisis, and why?
Michael F. Miller,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade
Controls, U.S. Department of State.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[EPA–R05–OAR–2020–0042; FRL–10009–
61–Region 5]
Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin;
Redesignation of the Newport State
Park Area in Door County to
Attainment of the 2015 Ozone NAAQS
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) finds that the Newport
State Park area in Door County
Wisconsin is attaining the 2015 ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
(NAAQS or standard). EPA is acting in
accordance with a request from the
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (WDNR) to redesignate the
area to attainment for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS because the request meets the
statutory requirements for redesignation
under the Clean Air Act (CAA), which
WDNR submitted on January 27, 2020.
EPA is also approving, as a revision to
the Wisconsin State Implementation
Plan (SIP), the State’s plan for
maintaining the 2015 ozone NAAQS
through 2030 in the area. Finally, EPA
finds adequate and is approving
Wisconsin’s 2023 and 2030 volatile
organic compound (VOC) and oxides of
nitrogen (NOX) Motor Vehicle Emission
Budgets (MVEBs) for the area.
DATES: This final rule is effective June
10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R05–OAR–2020–0042. All
documents in the docket are listed in
the https://www.regulations.gov website.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., Confidential Business Information
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either through
https://www.regulations.gov, or please
contact the person identified in the FOR
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for additional availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenny Liljegren, Physical Scientist,
Attainment Planning and Maintenance
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6832,
Liljegren.Jennifer@epa.gov. The EPA
Region 5 office is open from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding Federal holidays and facility
closures due to COVID 19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
I. What is being addressed in this
document?
This rule takes action on the January
27, 2020, submission from WDNR
requesting redesignation of the Newport
State Park area in Door County,
Wisconsin to attainment for the 2015
ozone standard. The background for this
action is discussed in detail in EPA’s
proposal, dated March 13, 2020 (85 FR
14608). In that rulemaking, we noted
that, under EPA regulations at 40 CFR
part 50, the 2015 ozone NAAQS is
attained in an area when the 3-year
average of the annual fourth highest
daily maximum 8-hour average ozone
concentration is equal to or less than
0.070 parts per million, when truncated
after the third decimal place, at all of
the ozone monitoring sites in the area.
(See 40 CFR 50.19 and appendix U of
part 50.) Under the CAA, EPA may
redesignate nonattainment areas to
attainment if sufficient, complete,
quality-assured data are available to
determine that the area has attained the
standard and meets the other CAA
redesignation requirements in section
107(d)(3)(E). The proposed rule
provides a detailed discussion of how
Wisconsin has met these CAA
requirements.
As discussed in the proposed rule,
quality-assured and certified monitoring
data for 2017–2019 show that the area
has attained the 2015 ozone standard. In
the maintenance plan submitted for the
area, Wisconsin has demonstrated that
the ozone standard will be maintained
in the area through 2030. Finally,
Wisconsin has adopted 2023 and 2030
VOC and NOX MVEBs for the area that
are supported by Wisconsin’s
maintenance demonstration.
II. What comments did we receive on
the proposed rule?
EPA provided a 30-day review and
comment period for the March 13, 2020,
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[FR Doc No: 2020-12580]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 120, 122, 123, 124, and 129
[Public Notice: 11137]
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Request for Comment
Regarding the Temporary Suspension, Modification, or Exception to
Regulations During SARS-COV2 Public Health Emergency
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State, is requesting comment from the public
regarding certain temporary suspensions, modifications, and exceptions
to several provisions of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(ITAR) recently issued in order to ensure continuity of operations
within the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and among
entities registered with DDTC pursuant to the ITAR during the current
SARS-COV2 public health emergency.
DATES: Comments are due by June 25, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments by one of the
following methods:
Email: [email protected] with the subject line,
``Request
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for Comment: ITAR Suspension, Modification, or Exception--SARS-COV2.''
Internet: At www.regulations.gov, search for this notice
using its docket number, DOS-2020-0024.
Comments submitted through www.regulations.gov will be visible to
other members of the public; the Department will publish responsive
comments on the DDTC website (www.pmddtc.state.gov). Commenters are
therefore cautioned not to include proprietary or other sensitive
information in their comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hart, Office of Defense Trade
Controls Policy, U.S. Department of State, telephone (202) 632-2788, or
email [email protected]. ATTN: Request for Comment:
Suspension, Modification, or Exception--SARS-COV2.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to ensure continuity of operations
within the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and among
entities registered with DDTC pursuant to part 122 of the International
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), on May 1, 2020, DDTC issued a
document (85 FR 25287) informing the public of the temporary
suspension, modification, and exception to several ITAR provisions.
These actions were taken in the interest of the security and foreign
policy of the United States as warranted due to the exceptional and
undue hardships and risks to safety caused by the public health
emergency related to the SARS-COV2 pandemic. DDTC is limiting its
consideration of comments to the following three areas and requests
commenters confine their submissions to the requested topics.
1. The efficacy of each of the temporary suspensions,
modifications, and exceptions to the ITAR on the operating environments
of the regulated community members during the COVID-19 emergency.
2. Expiration dates of suspensions, modifications, and exceptions
to the ITAR--for each expiration date, is the period of efficacy
sufficient, or should DDTC consider an extension of the expiration
date, and why?
3. Are there additional temporary suspensions, modifications, or
exceptions to the ITAR that DDTC should consider in response to
specific difficulties in operating conditions under the regulations
that have arisen for the regulated community as a direct result of the
crisis, and why?
Michael F. Miller,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls, U.S. Department
of State.
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