Implementation in the Export Administration Regulations of the United States' Rescission of Sudan's Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, 4929-4936 [2020-29037]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• Bureau of Industry and Security

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4929-4936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29037]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 734, 738, 740, 742, 748, 750, 772, 774

[Docket No. 201221-0350]
RIN 0694-AI33


Implementation in the Export Administration Regulations of the 
United States' Rescission of Sudan's Designation as a State Sponsor of 
Terrorism

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 implement the 
rescission of Sudan's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism 
(SSOT). The Secretary of State rescinded this designation effective 
December 14, 2020 in accordance with established statutory procedures, 
including the President's October 26, 2020 submission to Congress of a 
report justifying the rescission and certifying Sudan had not provided 
any support for acts of international terrorism during the preceding 
six month period and that Sudan had provided assurances that it would 
not support acts of international terrorism in the future. Accordingly, 
BIS amends the EAR by removing Anti-Terrorism (AT) controls on the 
country and by removing Sudan from Country Group E:1 (Terrorist 
supporting countries). These actions render the country eligible for a 
general 25 percent de minimis level. As a consequence of these actions, 
as well as the addition of the country to Country Group B, Sudan is 
also potentially eligible for several new license exceptions under the 
EAR. However, pursuant to this rule, two license exceptions will be 
unavailable for exports and reexports to Sudan. BIS also makes 
conforming amendments in other applicable EAR provisions as part of 
this rule.

DATES: This rule is effective January 14, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Foreign Policy Division, Office of 
Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Bureau of Industry and 
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, by email at 
[email protected], or by phone at 202-482-4252.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

I. Brief History of Anti-Terrorism Controls on Sudan

A. Overview

    Sections 1753, 1754, and 1768 of the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018 (ECRA), 50 U.S.C. Sections 4801-4852, provide the legal authority 
for BIS's AT controls on SSOT destinations. On August 12, 1993, in 
accordance with Section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, 
then codified at 50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j), the Secretary of State 
designated Sudan as a SSOT, citing his determination that Sudan, then 
led by Omar al-Bashir, had repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism. See 58 FR 52523 (Oct. 8, 1993). Consistent 
with this designation, BIS imposed AT controls on Sudan in accordance 
with the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, formerly 
codified at 50 U.S.C. Sections 4601-4623, the legal authority at the 
time for BIS's export control regime. 61 FR 12714 (March 25, 1996). 
Pursuant to Sec.  742.10 (Anti-Terrorism) of the EAR, a license was 
also required for the export or reexport to Sudan of nearly all items 
on the Commerce Control List (CCL), Supp. No. 1 to part 774 of the EAR. 
License applications for such exports and reexports were reviewed under 
a general policy of denial. Consistent with Sudan's designation as a 
SSOT, the country was also placed in Country Group E (now Country Group 
E:1): (terrorist-supporting countries) in Supplement No. 1 to part 740 
of the EAR and made subject to a 10 percent de minimis threshold for 
controlled U.S.-origin content (see Sec.  734.4 of the EAR). Most 
license exceptions were also unavailable for exports and reexports of 
CCL items destined for Sudan due to its status as an ``E:1'' country.

B. Changes to Certain Licensing Policies and License Exceptions

    Notwithstanding the general policy of denial set forth in Sec.  
742.10 of the EAR, prior to the publication of this rule, BIS reviewed 
certain categories of CCL items proposed for export or reexport to 
Sudan under less stringent review policies. In particular, applications 
for the export and reexport of medical items to Sudan were subject to 
case-by-case review. Over time, consistent with U.S. foreign policy 
initiatives, BIS instituted case-by case review or a general policy of 
approval for additional categories of items. For example, acting in 
coordination with the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign 
Assets Control (OFAC), in order to promote the free flow of 
communications among the Sudanese people, in February 2015, BIS amended 
Sec.  742.10 to establish a case-by-case review policy for 
telecommunication equipment and associated items for civil end use, 
including items useful for the development of civil telecommunications 
infrastructure. See 80 FR 8520 (Feb. 18, 2015). Two years later, in 
January 2017, in response to positive developments in the U.S.-Sudan 
bilateral relationship, BIS amended Sec.  742.10, again in coordination 
with OFAC, to institute a general policy of approval for certain items, 
including parts, components, and equipment, that are controlled on the 
CCL solely for AT reasons and are intended to ensure the safety of 
civil aviation or the safe operation of fixed-wing commercial passenger 
aircraft, as well as items controlled on the CCL solely for AT reasons 
intended for use in the inspection and repair, among other activities, 
of railroads in Sudan. See 82 FR 4781 (Jan. 17, 2017).
    BIS also made changes to license exception eligibility in 
connection with foreign policy considerations and developments. In 
February 2005, BIS amended License Exception Temporary imports, 
exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) (TMP) to permit 
temporary exports to Sudan of certain computers, communication devices, 
and global positioning devices as ``tools of trade'' by employees and 
staff of certain organizations engaged in humanitarian work in Sudan. 
See 70 FR 8257 (Feb. 18, 2005) and 70 FR 9703 (Feb. 28, 2005). In 
February 2008, BIS amended TMP again in connection with exports and 
reexports destined for Sudan, including by expanding the number of 
activities and commodities eligible under the ``tools of trade'' 
category, an action taken in part to reflect the changing nature of 
humanitarian work undertaken in the country by nongovernmental 
organizations. See 73 FR 10668 (Feb. 28, 2008). In January 2017, as 
part of the same regulatory action described above that created a more 
favorable license review policy for certain items for use in civil 
aviation and railroad infrastructure in Sudan, BIS made License 
Exception Consumer Communications Devices (CCD) eligible for the export 
and reexport of certain consumer communications devices to Sudan.

C. Dual Licensing--BIS and OFAC

    For nearly twenty years, licenses from both BIS and OFAC were 
required to export and reexport items on the CCL to Sudan as a 
consequence of broad trade restrictions imposed in November 1997,

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including restrictions on U.S. persons' exports of U.S.-origin items to 
Sudan. Pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13067 of November 3, 1997, 
the U.S. Government imposed a comprehensive trade embargo in response 
to the Government of Sudan's policies and activities, including its 
support for terrorism, efforts to destabilize neighboring governments, 
and the prevalence of human rights violations. Specifically, this E.O. 
blocked the property of the Government of Sudan subject to U.S. 
jurisdiction and imposed restrictions on U.S. persons' activities with 
respect to Sudan. On July 1, 1998, OFAC published the Sudanese 
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 538 (SSR), implementing these 
restrictions. See 63 FR 35809 (July 1, 1998). Notably, as implemented 
in the SSR, E.O. 13067 required the Department of the Treasury to 
restrict the export or reexport to Sudan of goods, technology, or 
services from the U.S. or by a U.S. person, wherever located, or 
``requiring the issuance of a license by a Federal agency.'' See 
Section 2(b) of E.O. 13067 and 31 CFR 538.205 (2017). This language 
provided the basis for a dual licensing regime pursuant to which the 
export and reexport of CCL items to Sudan required authorization by 
both BIS and OFAC.
    On October 13, 2006, President George W. Bush issued E.O. 13412 
following the enactment of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 
2006, a response to continuing atrocities in Sudan's Darfur Region. 
This E.O. exempted certain regions in Sudan from several prohibitions 
established pursuant to E.O. 13067, including those applicable to 
exports, thereby effectively narrowing the scope of exports and 
reexports of CCL items subject to dual licensing.

D. Termination of the Embargo

    In recognition of positive actions sustained by the Government of 
Sudan in several areas, including enhanced cooperation with the U.S. on 
counterterrorism efforts, effective October 12, 2017, President Donald 
J. Trump revoked Sections 1 and 2 of E.O. 13067, along with E.O. 13412 
in its entirety, pursuant to E.O. 13761 of January 13, 2017, as amended 
by E.O. 13804 of July 11, 2017. Consequently, as of October 12, 2017, 
U.S. persons were no longer prohibited from engaging in transactions 
with respect to Sudan, including exports and reexports of items 
destined for Sudan, or with the Government of Sudan, that had been 
prohibited by the SSR. These actions generally established BIS as the 
sole licensing agency for exports and reexports of items subject to the 
EAR to Sudan. To reflect the revocation of these authorities, OFAC 
removed the SSR from the Code of Federal Regulations on June 29, 2018. 
OFAC only retained jurisdiction over certain exports and reexports of 
agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices destined for 
Sudan pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act 
of 2000, 22 U.S.C. Section 7201 et seq., and authorized the export and 
reexport of such items through a general license incorporated into 
Section 596.506 of the Terrorism List Governments Sanctions 
Regulations, 31 CFR part 596.

II. Rescission-Related Developments

    Once a country is designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism, the 
designation remains in effect until it is rescinded in accordance with 
applicable law. On October 26, 2020, the President submitted to 
Congress the statutorily-required report justifying the rescission, and 
certifying that Sudan had not provided any support for acts of 
international terrorism during the preceding six month period and that 
Sudan had provided assurances that it would not support acts of 
international terrorism in the future. Effective December 14, 2020, the 
Secretary of State rescinded Sudan's designation as a SSOT, in 
accordance with Sections 1754(c) and 1768(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c) and 4826(c)), 
and in satisfaction of the provisions of Section 620A(c) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22. U.S.C. 2371(c)), Section 40(f) of the Arms 
Export Control Act of 1976 (22 U.S.C. 2708(f)), and, to the extent 
applicable, section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 
U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), as continued in effect by Executive Order 13222 
of August 17, 2001. BIS is publishing this rule amending the EAR to 
implement the rescission.
    On October 23, 2020, the date that President Trump notified 
Congress of his intention to rescind the SSOT designation, the White 
House heralded the development as marking the advancement of the United 
States' bilateral relationship with Sudan and the ongoing efforts of 
the civilian-led Sudanese transitional government toward democracy and 
the achievement of regional peace. See October 23, 2020 Statement of 
the Press Secretary on Sudan, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-sudan/. As noted by 
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, President's Trump decision 
``reflect[ed] the . . . transitional government's sustained efforts to 
make sure there is no support for acts of international terrorism.'' 
See November 2, 2020 State Department Press Statement, ``Sudan Making 
Progress,'' available at https://www.state.gov/sudan-making-progress/.

III. Specific Amendments in This Rule

A. Overview

    Consistent with the Secretary of State's rescission of Sudan's 
designation as a SSOT, effective December 14, 2020, this rule removes 
AT controls on the country and makes conforming changes to various EAR 
provisions. First, this rule removes Sudan from Country Group E:1 in 
Supplement No. 1 to part 740, the Country Group placement for terrorist 
supporting countries. This action raises the de minimis level from 10 
percent to 25 percent for most foreign-origin items located abroad that 
are destined for Sudan. These changes make Sudan potentially eligible 
for new license exceptions under the EAR. Second, this rule removes EAR 
Sec.  742.10 (Anti-Terrorism: Sudan) in its entirety. Additionally, it 
adds Sudan to Country Group B in Supplement No. 1 to part 740. As a 
general matter, countries in Country Group B are eligible for a greater 
number of license exceptions, and they are subject to relatively less 
stringent license review policies. However, pursuant to this rule, two 
license exceptions, License Exception Shipments to Country Group B 
countries (GBS) (Sec.  740.4) and License Exception Technology and 
software under restriction (TSR) (Sec.  740.6), will be unavailable for 
exports and reexports to Sudan. Moreover, Sudan's continued placement 
in Country Group D:5 (U.S. Arms Embargoed Countries) impacts the 
availability of certain license exceptions in connection with items 
controlled under certain Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs). 
Finally, this rule makes conforming amendments to parts 734, 738, 748, 
750, 772 and 774 of the EAR, and additional amendments to parts 740 and 
742, consistent with the removal of AT controls, the country's removal 
from Country Group E:1, and addition to Country Group B. Other 
previously-existing license requirements remain intact.
    Conforming changes include the removal of all references to Sudan 
from Supplement No. 2 to part 742, which specifies contract sanctity 
dates and related licensing review policies for certain items destined 
for countries subject to AT controls. This rule also amends License 
Exceptions GBS and

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TSR set forth in part 740 (License Exceptions) to state that they are 
not available for Sudan. Additionally, it amends part 740 to remove 
references to Sudan from three license exceptions. As detailed below, 
these license exceptions had authorized exports and reexports of 
certain CCL items to Sudan notwithstanding the imposition of AT 
controls and the country's related placement in Country Group E:1.

B. Highlights of Key Changes

1. Changes to the Applicable De Minimis Level for Controlled U.S.-
Origin Content
    The EAR apply to foreign-made items located outside the United 
States that contain more than a de minimis amount of controlled U.S.-
origin content by value. For most items, the de minimis level is 10 
percent if the destination of the foreign-made item is in Country Group 
E:1 and 25 percent if the destination is in any other Country Group. 
The removal of Sudan from Country Group E:1 raises the de minimis level 
to 25 percent for most items destined for Sudan. Additionally, this 25 
percent de minimis level will apply to certain foreign-made encryption 
items destined for Sudan that meet the criteria specified in Sec.  
734.4(b)(1) of the EAR. Foreign-made items destined for Sudan that 
incorporate U.S.-origin 9x515 or ``600 series'' paragraphs a. through 
.x content will continue to be subject to the EAR regardless of the 
level of U.S.-origin content, i.e., there is no de minimis level for 
such items when they are destined for Sudan.
2. Applicable Controls and Related Licensing Policies
    Sudan will be subject to licensing requirements that apply to the 
export and reexport of items on the multilateral export control regime 
lists (the Wassenaar Arrangement, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the 
Australia Group and the Missile Technology Control Regime) and 
sensitive items controlled unilaterally for Crime Control (CC) or 
Regional Stability (RS) reasons. These license requirements are set 
forth in part 742 of the EAR and are reflected in the relevant columns 
of the Country Chart in Supplement No. 1 to part 738 of the EAR. (See 
``Xs'' reflecting the applicability of various multilateral and 
unilateral controls on Sudan.) Other categories of items that are 
controlled for reasons not included on the Country Chart (e.g., 
encryption (EI) and Chemical Weapons (CW)) will also require a license 
for export or reexport to Sudan. End User and End-Use-based controls 
set forth in part 744 of the EAR will also continue to apply. BIS will 
review license applications for exports or reexports to Sudan on a 
case-by-case basis pursuant to applicable licensing policies set forth 
in parts 742 and 744, or elsewhere in the EAR. Exporters should also be 
aware that the United States continues to maintain an arms embargo on 
Sudan, as implemented in Country Group D:5, which also implements the 
United Nations arms embargo, imposed in 2004, that applies to certain 
items controlled for United Nations (UN) reasons that are destined for 
the Darfur region in Sudan, as implemented in Sec.  746.1 of the EAR.
3. Changes to License Exceptions
    Consistent with the removal of AT controls on Sudan (and the 
related removal of the country from Country Group E:1), BIS is amending 
four license exceptions that make specific reference to Sudan or to 
Sudanese nationals. Through revising three of these license exceptions 
to reflect policy changes that occurred following Sudan's designation 
as a SSOT, BIS had authorized certain categories of transactions that 
were destined for Sudan notwithstanding the imposition of AT controls 
and the country's related placement in Country Group E:1. BIS also 
removes restrictions on releases to Sudanese nationals of technology 
and source code pertaining to computers from a fourth license 
exception.
License Exception Computers (APP)
    Sudan is removed from Sec.  740.7, paragraph (b)(2)(ii), which 
restricts technology and source code from release to nationals of 
Country Groups E:1 and E:2. The country is added to paragraph (d)(1) 
(Computer Tier 3 destinations), which will permit the release of 
technology and source code to Sudanese nationals up to the prescribed 
limit.
License Exception Temporary Imports, Exports, Reexports, and Transfers 
(In-Country) (TMP)
    Paragraph (a)(2) of Sec.  740.9, which referred to tools of the 
trade (as identified in Sec.  740.19(b)) as exempted from paragraph 
(a)(1) restrictions on Country Group E:1 when destined for Sudan, is no 
longer applicable and is deleted.
License Exception Additional Permissive Reexports (APR)
    Paragraph (i) of Sec.  740.16, which authorized certain exports and 
reexports of Anti-Terrorism controlled items to Sudan, is no longer 
applicable and is deleted.
License Exception Consumer Communications Devices (CCD)
    Section 740.19 (Consumer Communications Devices) no longer requires 
any reference to Sudan, as the eligible commodities and software 
specified therein may now be exported and reexported (barring end-use 
or end-user restrictions) to Sudan, including to the Sudanese 
Government. In light of the U.S. Government's ``unblocking'' of the 
Government of Sudan effective October 2017, the license exception's 
reference to restrictions on the Government of Sudan is inapplicable. 
This rule consequently removes the reference to Sudan in paragraph (a), 
and in the introductory text to paragraph (b), which identified Sudan 
as an eligible destination for this license exception. It also removes 
paragraph (c)(iii), which identified the Government of Sudan as an 
ineligible end-user for the license exception. Additionally, this rule 
removes altogether paragraph (b)(18), which permitted the export and 
reexport of items controlled under Export Control Classification Number 
7A994 to Sudan only.
4. Availability of Other License Exceptions
    As an E:1 country, Sudan was eligible for only a limited number of 
license exceptions. Many license exceptions contain restrictions that 
apply to countries in Country Group E:1 or to nationals of such 
countries. As a consequence of Sudan's removal from Country Group E:1, 
Sudan and/or Sudanese nationals are newly eligible for several license 
exceptions. No changes are required to the text of these license 
exceptions, as they do not refer specifically to Sudan or to Sudanese 
nationals. Additionally, as noted above, Sudan's addition to Country 
Group B by this rule makes the country potentially available for a 
broader range of license exceptions. However, BIS has determined that 
exports and reexports to Sudan are not eligible for License Exceptions 
GBS and TSR. This rule makes conforming changes in part 740 consistent 
with that policy. Specifically, amendments in Sec. Sec.  740.4 and 
740.6 clearly set forth that License Exceptions GBS and TSR, 
respectively, are unavailable for Sudan. As with all license 
exceptions, a specific transaction must meet all enumerated criteria, 
and persons should ensure that the restrictions set forth in Sec.  
740.2 (Restrictions on all license exceptions) do not apply. In 
particular, persons should be aware of limitations on the availability 
of license exceptions for exports and reexports to Sudan of items

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in a 9x515 or ``600 series'' ECCN as set forth in paragraphs (a)(12) 
and (13) of Sec.  740.2 that stem from Sudan's placement in Country 
Group D:5.
5. Other U.S. Government Regulatory Obligations
    The amendments to the EAR made in this final rule do not apply to 
regulatory requirements administered by other U.S. Government agencies, 
such as OFAC and the Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade 
Controls. In particular, U.S. persons should be aware of restrictions 
that may apply to transactions involving the Darfur region of Sudan. On 
October 30, 2020, President Trump continued in effect the national 
emergency initially declared with respect to the Government of Sudan in 
E.O. 13067, as expanded by subsequent E.O.s, including E.O. 13400 of 
April 26, 2006, due to violence in Sudan's Darfur region. See 
Presidential Notice, 85 FR 69463 (Nov. 2, 2020). OFAC administers 
sanctions on individuals and entities in connection with the conflict 
in Darfur based on this national emergency. See Darfur Sanctions 
Regulations, 31 CFR part 546. OFAC may also designate Sudanese persons 
under authorities apart from E.O. 13067 and E.O. 13400 and add such 
persons to the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked 
Persons (SDN List), available at https://www.treasury.gov/ofac. 
Additional information regarding OFAC's sanctions programs may be 
located at https://www.treasury.gov/ofac.

Export Control Reform Act of 2018

    On August 13, 2018, the President signed into law the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which 
included the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), 50 U.S.C. 
Sections 4801-4852. ECRA provides the legal basis for BIS's principal 
authorities and serves as the authority under which BIS issues this 
rule.

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'' 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. In particular, this 
rule implements an important U.S. foreign policy change, the rescission 
of Sudan's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, that is closely 
linked with U.S. national security and regional security objectives. 
The amendments to the EAR made by this rule are consistent with the 
rescission and therefore serve U.S. foreign policy and national 
security interests.
    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. 4821), 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. The 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 
hour estimates associated with this collection to decrease slightly, as 
the removal of Anti-terrorism controls on Sudan should result in the 
submission of fewer license applications. Any comments regarding the 
collection of information associated with this rule, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function.

List of Subjects

15 CFR Part 734

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

15 CFR Parts 738 and 772

    Exports.

15 CFR Parts 740, 748 and 750

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

15 CFR Part 742

    Exports, Terrorism.

15 CFR 746

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

15 CFR Parts 774

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.

    Accordingly, parts 734, 738, 740, 742, 748, 750, 772, 774 of the 
Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730 through 774) are 
amended as follows:

PART 734--SCOPE OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS

0
1. The authority citation for part 734 continues 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 12, 2019, 84 FR 61817, 3 CFR, 2019 Comp., 
p. 479.


Sec.  734.4  [Amended]

0
2. Amend Sec.  734.4 by removing ``Sudan,'' from paragraph (a)(1).

PART 738--COMMERCE CONTROL LIST OVERVIEW AND THE COUNTRY CHART

0
3. The authority citation for part 738 continues 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.; 10 U.S.C. 8720; 10 U.S.C. 8730(e); 22 U.S.C. 
287c; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 
42 U.S.C. 2139a; 15 U.S.C. 1824;

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50 U.S.C. 4305; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 13026, 
61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 
CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783.

Supplement No. 1 to Part 738 [Amended]

0
4. In Supplement No. 1 to part 738, the entry for ``Sudan \1\'' is 
amended by removing the ``X'' from Anti-Terrorism Columns 1 and 2.

PART 740--LICENSE EXCEPTIONS

0
5. The authority citation for part 740 continues 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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6. Section 740.4 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  740.4  Shipments to Country Group B countries (GBS).

    License Exception GBS authorizes exports and reexports to Country 
Group B (see Supplement No. 1 to part 740), except Sudan and Ukraine, 
of those commodities where the Commerce Country Chart (Supplement No. 1 
to part 738 of the EAR) indicates a license requirement to the ultimate 
destination for national security reasons only and identified by 
``GBS--Yes'' on the CCL. See Sec.  743.1 of the EAR for reporting 
requirements for exports of certain commodities under License Exception 
GBS.

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7. Section 740.6 is amended by revising paragraph (a) introductory text 
to read as follows:


Sec.  740.6  Technology and software under restriction (TSR).

    (a) Scope. License Exception TSR permits exports and reexports of 
technology and software where the Commerce Country Chart (Supplement 
No. 1 to part 738 of the EAR) indicates a license requirement to the 
ultimate destination for national security reasons only and identified 
by ``TSR--Yes'' in entries on the CCL, provided the software or 
technology is destined to Country Group B, except Sudan and Ukraine. 
(See Supplement No. 1 to part 740.) A written assurance is required 
from the consignee before exporting or reexporting under this License 
Exception.
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Sec.  740.7  [Amended]

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8. Amend Sec.  740.7 by
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a. Removing ``Sudan,'' from paragraph (b)(2)(ii); and
0
b. Adding ``Sudan,'' between ``Serbia,'' and ``Tajikistan,'' in 
paragraph (d)(1).


Sec.  740.9  [Amended]

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9. Amend Sec.  740.9 by
0
a. Removing and reserving paragraph (a)(2);
0
b. Removing ``Sudan,'' from paragraph (a)(9)(i); and
0
c. In paragraph (c)(2), removing the phrase ``,and Sudan'' and adding 
``and'' in front of ``Iran''.


Sec.  740.16  [Amended]

0
10. Amend Sec.  740.16 by removing and reserving paragraph (i).


Sec.  740.19  [Amended]

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11. Amend Sec.  740.19 by
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a. Removing ``or Sudan'' from paragraphs (a), (b), and (c)(i);
0
b. Removing paragraph (b)(18); and
0
c. Removing and reserving paragraph (c)(iii).

0
12. Amend Supplement No. 1 to part 740 by:
0
a. Amending the ``Country Group B'' table, by adding Sudan in 
alphabetical order.
0
b. Revising the ``Country Group E \1\'' table.
    The revision reads as follows:

Supplement No. 1 to Part 740

* * * * *

                           Country Group E \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  [E:1]
                                                Terrorist       [E:2]
                   Country                     supporting    Unilateral
                                                countries      embargo
                                                   \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cuba........................................  ............            X
Iran........................................            X   ............
Korea, North................................            X   ............
Syria.......................................            X   ............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ In addition to the controls maintained by the Bureau of Industry and
  Security pursuant to the EAR, note that the Department of the Treasury
  administers:
(a) A comprehensive embargo against Cuba and Iran; and
(b) An embargo against certain persons, e.g., Specially Designated
  Terrorists (SDT), Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO), Specially
  Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT), and Specially Designated
  Narcotics Traffickers (SDNT). Please see part 744 of the EAR for
  controls maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security on these
  and other persons.
\2\ The President made inapplicable with respect to Iraq provisions of
  law that apply to countries that have supported terrorism.

PART 742--CONTROL POLICY--CCL BASED CONTROLS

0
13. The authority citation for part 742 continues 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. 3201 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 22 
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; Sec. 1503, Pub. L. 108-11, 117 
Stat. 559; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 20947, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 179; E.O. 
12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 608; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 
59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 
1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 
783; Presidential Determination 2003-23, 68 FR 26459, 3 CFR, 2004 
Comp., p. 320; Notice of November 12, 2019, 84 FR 61817, 3 CFR, 2019 
Comp., p. 479.


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14. Amend Sec.  742.1 by revising paragraph (d) to read as follows:


Sec.  742.1  Introduction.

* * * * *
    (d) Anti-terrorism Controls on Iran, North Korea, and Syria. 
Commerce maintains anti-terrorism controls on Iran, North Korea, and 
Syria under section 6(a) of the Export Administration Act. Items 
controlled under section 6(a) to Iran, Syria, and North Korea are 
described in Sec. Sec.  742.8, 742.9, 742.10, and 742.19, respectively, 
and in Supplement No. 2 to part 742. Commerce also maintains controls 
under section 6(j) of the EAA to Iran, North Korea, and Syria. Items 
controlled to these countries under EAA section 6(j) are also described 
in Supplement 2 to part 742. The Secretaries of Commerce and State are 
required to notify appropriate Committees of the Congress 30 days 
before issuing a license for an item controlled under section 6(j) to 
North Korea, Iran, or Syria. If you are exporting or reexporting to 
Iran, North Korea, or Syria, you should review part 746 of the EAR, 
Embargoes and Other Special Controls.
* * * * *


Sec.  742.10   [Removed and Reserved]

0
15. Remove and reserve Sec.  742.10.

0
16. Amend Supplement No. 2 to Part 742 by:
0
a. Removing ``and Sudan'' from the heading;
0
b. Removing ``Sudan'' from paragraph (a);
0
c. Removing ``Sudan,'' from paragraph (b)(1);
0
d. Removing ``Sudan'' from paragraph (b)(3) introductory text;
0
e. Removing ``for Sudan, items in paragraphs (c)(6) through (c)(14) and 
(c)(16) through (c)(44) of this Supplement:'' from paragraph 
(b)(3)(ii);
0
f. Revising paragraph (c) introductory text;
0
g. Removing and reserving paragraph (c)(1)(iii);
0
h. Revising paragraphs (c)(2) and (3);
0
i. Removing paragraphs (c)(10)(iii), (c)(11)(iii), (c)(12)(iii), 
(c)(13)(iii),

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(c)(14)(iii), (c)(16)(iii), (c)(17)(iii), (c)(18)(iii), (c)(19)(iii), 
(c)(20)(ii), (c)(21)(ii), (c)(22)(iii), (c)(23)(iii), (c)(24)(iii), 
(c)(25)(iv), (c)(26)(i)(C), (c)(27)(iii), (c)(28)(iii), (c)(29)(iii), 
(c)(30)(iii), (c)(31)(iii), (c)(32)(iii), (c)(33)(iii), (c)(34)(iii), 
(c)(35)(iii), (c)(36)(iii), (c)(37)(iii), (c)(38)(iii), (c)(39)(i)(C), 
(c)(40)(iii), (c)(41)(iii), (c)(42)(iii), (c)(43)(iii), (c)(44)(iii), 
(c)(46)(ii), (c)(47)(ii), and (c)(48)(ii).

Supplement No. 2 to Part 742--Anti-Terrorism Controls: North Korea and 
Syria

* * * * *
    (c) The license requirements and licensing policies for items 
controlled for anti-terrorism reasons to Syria and North Korea are 
generally described in Sec. Sec.  742.9 and 742.19 of this part, 
respectively. This Supplement provides guidance on licensing policies 
for North Korea and Syria and related contract sanctity dates that may 
be available for transactions benefiting from pre-existing contracts 
involving Syria.
* * * * *
    (2) All items subject to chemical and biological weapons 
proliferation controls. Applications for all end-users in North Korea 
and Syria of these items will generally be denied. See Supplement No. 1 
to part 742 for contract sanctity dates for Syria.
    (3) All items subject to missile proliferation controls (MTCR). 
Applications for all end-users in North Korea and Syria will generally 
be denied. Contract sanctity provisions for Syria are not available.
* * * * *

PART 748--APPLICATIONS (CLASSIFICATION, ADVISORY, AND LICENSE) AND 
DOCUMENTATION

0
17. The authority citation for part 748 continues 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. 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 13, 2020, 85 FR 49939 (August 14, 2020).

Supplement No. 2 to Part 748 [Amended]

0
18. Amend Supplement No. 2 to part 748 by removing ``Sudan,'' from 
paragraph (c)(2).


Sec.  750.4   [Amended]

0
19. Amend Sec.  750.4 by removing ``Sudan,'' from paragraph (b)(6)(i).

PART 772--DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

0
20. The authority citation for part 772 continues 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. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 
783.


Sec.  772.1  [Amended]

0
21. Amend Sec.  772.1 by
0
a. Removing ``and Sudan'' from ``NOTE 3'' to the definition of 
```Agricultural commodities''.';
0
b. Removing ``Sudan,'' from the definition of ``Countries supporting 
international terrorism.''.
0
c. Removing ``Sudan,'' from the definition of ``Medical devices''; and
0
d. Removing ``Sudan,'' from the definition of ``Medicines.''.

PART 774--THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST

0
22. The authority citation for part 774 continues 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.; 10 U.S.C. 8720; 10 U.S.C. 8730(e); 22 U.S.C. 
287c, 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 15 
U.S.C. 1824; 50 U.S.C. 4305; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; 
E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 
FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783.


0
23. Supplement 1 to part 774 is amended in category 1 by revising ECCN 
1C350 and ECCN 1C355 to read as follows:

Supplement No. 1 to Part 774--The Commerce Control List

* * * * *
    Category 1--Special Materials and Related Equipment, Chemicals, 
``Microorganisms,'' and ``Toxins''
* * * * *
1C350 Chemicals that may be used as precursors for toxic chemical 
agents (see List of Items Controlled).

License Requirements

Reason for Control: CB, CW, AT.

 
                                            Country chart (see Supp. No.
                Control(s)                         1 to part 738)
 
CB applies to entire entry................  CB Column 2
 

    CW applies to 1C350 .b, and .c. The Commerce Country Chart is 
not designed to determine licensing requirements for items 
controlled for CW reasons. A license is required, for CW reasons, to 
export or reexport Schedule 2 chemicals and mixtures identified in 
1C350.b to States not Party to the CWC (destinations not listed in 
Supplement No. 2 to part 745 of the EAR). A license is required, for 
CW reasons, to export Schedule 3 chemicals and mixtures identified 
in 1C350.c to States not Party to the CWC, unless an End-Use 
Certificate issued by the government of the importing country has 
been obtained by the exporter prior to export. A license is 
required, for CW reasons, to reexport Schedule 3 chemicals and 
mixtures identified in 1C350.c from a State not Party to the CWC to 
any other State not Party to the CWC. (See Sec.  742.18 of the EAR 
for license requirements and policies for toxic and precursor 
chemicals controlled for CW reasons. See Sec.  745.2 of the EAR for 
End-Use Certificate requirements that apply to exports of Schedule 3 
chemicals to countries not listed in Supplement No. 2 to part 745 of 
the EAR.)
    AT applies to entire entry. The Commerce Country Chart is not 
designed to determine licensing requirements for items controlled 
for AT reasons in 1C350. A license is required, for AT reasons, to 
export or reexport items controlled by 1C350 to a country in Country 
Group E:1 of Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the EAR. (See part 742 
of the EAR for additional information on the AT controls that apply 
to Iran, North Korea, and Syria. See part 746 of the EAR for 
additional information on sanctions that apply to Iran, North Korea, 
and Syria.)

License Requirement Notes

    1. SAMPLE SHIPMENTS: Subject to the following requirements and 
restrictions, a license is not required for sample shipments when 
the cumulative total of these shipments does not exceed a 55-gallon 
container or 200 kg of a single chemical to any one consignee during 
a calendar year. A consignee that receives a sample shipment under 
this exclusion may not resell, transfer, or reexport the sample 
shipment, but may use the sample shipment for any other legal 
purpose unrelated to chemical weapons.
    a. Chemicals Not Eligible:
    A. [Reserved]
    B. CWC Schedule 2 chemicals (States not Party to the CWC). No 
CWC Schedule 2 chemical or mixture identified in 1C350.b is eligible 
for sample shipment to States not Party to the CWC (destinations not 
listed in Supplement No. 2 to part 745 of the EAR) without a 
license.
    b. Countries Not Eligible: Countries in Country Group E:1 of 
Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the EAR are not eligible to receive 
sample shipments of any chemicals controlled by this ECCN without a 
license.
    c. Sample shipments that require an End-Use Certificate for CW 
reasons: No CWC Schedule 3 chemical or mixture identified in 1C350.c 
is eligible for sample shipment to States not Party to the CWC 
(destinations not listed in Supplement No. 2 to part 745 of the EAR) 
without a license, unless an End-Use Certificate issued by the 
government of the importing country is obtained by the exporter 
prior to export (see Sec.  745.2 of the EAR for End-Use Certificate 
requirements).
    d. Sample shipments that require a license for reasons set forth 
elsewhere in the EAR: Sample shipments, as described in this Note 1, 
may require a license for reasons set forth elsewhere in the EAR. 
See, in particular, the end-use/end-user restrictions in part 744 of 
the EAR, and the restrictions that apply to embargoed countries in 
part 746 of the EAR.
    e. Annual report requirement. The exporter is required to submit 
an annual written report for shipments of samples made under this 
Note 1. The report must be on company letterhead stationery (titled 
``Report of

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Sample Shipments of Chemical Precursors'' at the top of the first 
page) and identify the chemical(s), Chemical Abstract Service 
Registry (C.A.S.) number(s), quantity(ies), the ultimate consignee's 
name and address, and the date of export for all sample shipments 
that were made during the previous calendar year. The report must be 
submitted no later than February 28 of the year following the 
calendar year in which the sample shipments were made, to: U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, 14th Street 
and Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 2099B, Washington, DC 20230, Attn: 
``Report of Sample Shipments of Chemical Precursors.''
    2. MIXTURES:
    a. Mixtures that contain precursor chemicals identified in ECCN 
1C350, in concentrations that are below the levels indicated in 
1C350.b through .d, are controlled by ECCN 1C395 or 1C995 and are 
subject to the licensing requirements specified in those ECCNs.
    b. A license is not required under this ECCN for a mixture, when 
the controlled chemical in the mixture is a normal ingredient in 
consumer goods packaged for retail sale for personal use. Such 
consumer goods are designated EAR99. However, a license may be 
required for reasons set forth elsewhere in the EAR.

    Note to Mixtures: Calculation of concentrations of AG-controlled 
chemicals:
    a. Exclusion. No chemical may be added to the mixture (solution) 
for the sole purpose of circumventing the Export Administration 
Regulations;
    b. Percent Weight Calculation. When calculating the percentage, 
by weight, of ingredients in a chemical mixture, include all 
ingredients of the mixture, including those that act as solvents.

    3. COMPOUNDS. Compounds created with any chemicals identified in 
this ECCN 1C350 may be shipped NLR (No License Required), without 
obtaining an End-Use Certificate, unless those compounds are also 
identified in this entry or require a license for reasons set forth 
elsewhere in the EAR.
    4. TESTING KITS: Certain medical, analytical, diagnostic, and 
food testing kits containing small quantities of chemicals 
identified in this ECCN 1C350, are excluded from the scope of this 
ECCN and are controlled under ECCN 1C395 or 1C995. (Note that 
replacement reagents for such kits are controlled by this ECCN 1C350 
if the reagents contain one or more of the precursor chemicals 
identified in 1C350 in concentrations equal to or greater than the 
control levels for mixtures indicated in 1C350.)

    Technical Notes: 
    1. For purposes of this entry, a ``mixture'' is defined as a 
solid, liquid or gaseous product made up of two or more ingredients 
that do not react together under normal storage conditions.
    2. The scope of this control applicable to Hydrogen Fluoride 
(see 1C350.d.14 in the List of Items Controlled) includes its 
liquid, gaseous, and aqueous phases, and hydrates.
    3. Precursor chemicals in ECCN 1C350 are listed by name, 
Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number and CWC Schedule (where 
applicable). Precursor chemicals of the same structural formula 
(e.g., hydrates) are controlled by ECCN 1C350, regardless of name or 
CAS number. CAS numbers are shown to assist in identifying whether a 
particular precursor chemical or mixture is controlled under ECCN 
1C350, irrespective of nomenclature. However, CAS numbers cannot be 
used as unique identifiers in all situations because some forms of 
the listed precursor chemical have different CAS numbers, and 
mixtures containing a precursor chemical listed in ECCN 1C350 may 
also have different CAS numbers.

List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a description of all 
license exceptions)

LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A

List of Items Controlled

Related Controls: See USML Category XIV(c) for related chemicals 
``subject to the ITAR'' (see 22 CFR parts 120 through 130).
Related Definitions: See Sec.  770.2(k) of the EAR for synonyms for 
the chemicals listed in this entry.
Items:

    a. [Reserved]
    b. Australia Group-controlled precursor chemicals also 
identified as Schedule 2 chemicals under the CWC, as follows, and 
mixtures in which at least one of the following chemicals 
constitutes 30 percent or more of the weight of the mixture:
    b.1. (C.A.S. #7784-34-1) Arsenic trichloride;
    b.2. (C.A.S. #76-93-7) Benzilic acid;
    b.3. (C.A.S. #78-38-6) Diethyl ethylphosphonate;
    b.4. (C.A.S. #683-08-9) Diethyl methylphosphonate;
    b.5. (C.A.S. #15715-41-0) Diethyl methylphosphonite;
    b.6. (C.A.S. #2404-03-7) Diethyl-N,N-dimethylphosphoroamidate;
    b.7. (C.A.S. #41480-75-5) N,N-Diisopropylaminoethanethiol 
hydrochloride;
    b.8. (C.A.S. #5842-07-9) N,N-Diisopropyl-beta-aminoethane thiol;
    b.9. (C.A.S. #96-80-0) N,N-Diisopropyl-beta-aminoethanol;
    b.10. (C.A.S. #96-79-7), N,N-Diisopropyl-beta-aminoethyl 
chloride;
    b.11. (C.A.S. #4261-68-1) N,N-Diisopropyl-beta-aminoethyl 
chloride hydrochloride;
    b.12. (C.A.S. #6163-75-3) Dimethyl ethylphosphonate;
    b.13. (C.A.S. #756-79-6) Dimethyl methylphosphonate;
    b.14. (C.A.S. #677-43-0) N,N-dimethylamino-phosphoryl 
dichloride;
    b.15. (C.A.S. #1498-40-4) Ethyl phosphonous dichloride [Ethyl 
phosphinyl dichloride];
    b.16. (C.A.S. #430-78-4) Ethyl phosphonus difluoride [Ethyl 
phosphinyl difluoride];
    b.17. (C.A.S. #1066-50-8) Ethyl phosphonyl dichloride;
    b.18. (C.A.S. #993-13-5) Methylphosphonic acid;
    b.19. (C.A.S. #676-98-2) Methylphosphonothioic dichloride.
    b.20. (C.A.S. #464-07-3) Pinacolyl alcohol;
    b.21. (C.A.S. #1619-34-7) 3-Quinuclidinol;
    b.22. (C.A.S. #111-48-8) Thiodiglycol.
    c. Australia Group-controlled precursor chemicals also 
identified as Schedule 3 chemicals under the CWC, as follows, and 
mixtures in which at least one of the following chemicals 
constitutes 30 percent or more of the weight of the mixture:
    c.1. (C.A.S. #762-04-9) Diethyl phosphite;
    c.2. (C.A.S. #868-85-9) Dimethyl phosphite (dimethyl hydrogen 
phosphite);
    c.3. (C.A.S. #139-87-7) Ethyldiethanolamine;
    c.4. (C.A.S. #10025-87-3) Phosphorus oxychloride;
    c.5. (C.A.S. #10026-13-8) Phosphorus pentachloride;
    c.6. (C.A.S. #7719-12-2) Phosphorus trichloride;
    c.7. (C.A.S. #10545-99-0) Sulfur dichloride;
    c.8. (C.A.S. #10025-67-9) Sulfur monochloride;
    c.9. (C.A.S. #7719-09-7) Thionyl chloride;
    c.10. (C.A.S. #102-71-6) Triethanolamine;
    c.11. (C.A.S. #122-52-1) Triethyl phosphite;
    c.12. (C.A.S. #121-45-9) Trimethyl phosphite.
    d. Other Australia Group-controlled precursor chemicals not also 
identified as Schedule 1, 2, or 3 chemicals under the CWC, as 
follows, and mixtures in which at least one of the following 
chemicals constitutes 30 percent or more of the weight of the 
mixture:
    d.1. (C.A.S. #1341-49-7) Ammonium hydrogen fluoride;
    d.2. (C.A.S. #107-07-3) 2-Chloroethanol;
    d.3. (C.A.S. #109-89-7) Diethylamine;
    d.4. (C.A.S. #100-37-8) N,N-Diethylaminoethanol;
    d.5. (C.A.S. #589-57-1) Diethyl chlorophosphite;
    d.6. (C.A.S. #298-06-6) O,O-Diethyl phosphorodithioate;
    d.7. (C.A.S. #2465-65-8) O,O-Diethyl phosphorothioate;
    d.8. (C.A.S. #108-18-9) Di-isopropylamine;
    d.9. (C.A.S. #124-40-3) Dimethylamine;
    d.10. (C.A.S. #506-59-2) Dimethylamine hydrochloride;
    d.11. (C.A.S. #762-77-6) Ethyl chlorofluorophosphate;
    d.12. (C.A.S. #1498-51-7) Ethyl dichlorophosphate;
    d.13. (C.A.S. #460-52-6) Ethyl difluorophosphate;
    d.14. (C.A.S. #7664-39-3) Hydrogen fluoride;
    d.15. (C.A.S. #3554-74-3) 3-Hydroxyl-1-methylpiperidine;
    d.16. (C.A.S. #76-89-1) Methyl benzilate;
    d.17. (C.A.S. #754-01-8) Methyl chlorofluorophosphate;
    d.18. (C.A.S. #677-24-7) Methyl dichlorophosphate;
    d.19. (C.A.S. #22382-13-4) Methyl difluorophosphate;
    d.20. (C.A.S. #14277-06-6) N,N Diethylacetamidine;
    d.21. (C.A.S. #53510-30-8) N,N-Diethylbutanamidine;
    d.22. (C.A.S. #90324-67-7) N,N-Diethylformamidine;
    d.23. (C.A.S. #1342789-47-2) N,N Diethylisobutanamidine;

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    d.24. (C.A.S. #84764-73-8) N,N-Diethylpropanamidine;
    d.25. (C.A.S. #1315467-17-4) N,N-Diisopropylbutanamidine;
    d.26. (C.A.S. #857522-08-8) N,N-Diisopropylformamidine;
    d.27. (C.A.S. #2909-14-0) N,N-Dimethylacetamidine;
    d.28. (C.A.S. #1340437-35-5) N,N-Dimethylbutanamidine;
    d.29. (C.A.S. #44205-42-7) N,N-Dimethylformamidine;
    d.30. (C.A.S. #321881-25-8) N,N-Dimethylisobutanamidine;
    d.31. (C.A.S. #56776-14-8) N,N-Dimethylpropanamidine;
    d.32. (C.A.S. #1339586-99-0) N,N-Dipropylacetamidine;
    d.33. C.A.S. #1342422-35-8) N,N-Dipropylbutanamidine;
    d.34. (C.A.S. #48044-20-8) N,N-Dipropylformamidine;
    d.35. (C.A.S. #1342700-45-1) N,N-Dipropylisobutanamidine;
    d.36. (C.A.S. #1341496-89-6) N,N-Dipropylpropanamidine;
    d.37. (C.A.S. #1314-80-3) Phosphorus pentasulfide;
    d.38. (C.A.S. #75-97-8) Pinacolone;
    d.39. (C.A.S. #7789-29-9) Potassium bifluoride;
    d.40. (C.A.S. #151-50-8) Potassium cyanide;
    d.41. (C.A.S. #7789-23-3) Potassium fluoride;
    d.42. (C.A.S. #3731-38-2) 3-Quinuclidone;
    d.43. (C.A.S. #1333-83-1) Sodium bifluoride;
    d.44. (C.A.S. #143-33-9) Sodium cyanide;
    d.45. (C.A.S. #7681-49-4) Sodium fluoride;
    d.46. (C.A.S. #16893-85-9) Sodium hexafluorosilicate;
    d.47. (C.A.S. #1313-82-2) Sodium sulfide;
    d.48. (C.A.S. #637-39-8) Triethanolamine hydrochloride;
    d.49. (C.A.S. #116-17-6) Tri-isopropyl phosphite.
* * * * *
1C355 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Schedule 2 and 3 chemicals 
and families of chemicals not controlled by ECCN 1C350 or ``subject 
to the ITAR'' (see 22 CFR parts) (see List of Items Controlled).

License Requirements

Reason for Control: CW, AT.
Control(s)

    CW applies to entire entry. The Commerce Country Chart is not 
designed to determine licensing requirements for items controlled 
for CW reasons. A license is required to export or reexport CWC 
Schedule 2 chemicals and mixtures identified in 1C355.a to States 
not Party to the CWC (destinations not listed in Supplement No. 2 to 
part 745 of the EAR). A license is required to export CWC Schedule 3 
chemicals and mixtures identified in 1C355.b to States not Party to 
the CWC, unless an End Use Certificate issued by the government of 
the importing country is obtained by the exporter, prior to export. 
A license is required to reexport CWC Schedule 3 chemicals and 
mixtures identified in 1C355.b from a State not Party to the CWC to 
any other State not Party to the CWC. (See Sec.  742.18 of the EAR 
for license requirements and policies for toxic and precursor 
chemicals controlled for CW reasons.)
    AT applies to entire entry. The Commerce Country Chart is not 
designed to determine licensing requirements for items controlled 
for AT reasons in 1C350. A license is required, for AT reasons, to 
export or reexport items controlled by 1C350 to a country in Country 
Group E:1 of Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the EAR. (See part 742 
of the EAR for additional information on the AT controls that apply 
to Iran, North Korea, and Syria. See part 746 of the EAR for 
additional information on sanctions that apply to Iran, North Korea, 
and Syria.)

License Requirements Notes:

    1. MIXTURES:
    a. Mixtures containing toxic and precursor chemicals identified 
in ECCN 1C355, in concentrations that are below the control levels 
indicated in 1C355.a and .b, are controlled by ECCN 1C995 and are 
subject to the license requirements specified in that ECCN.
    b. Mixtures containing chemicals identified in this entry are 
not controlled by ECCN 1C355 when the controlled chemical is a 
normal ingredient in consumer goods packaged for retail sale for 
personal use or packaged for individual use. Such consumer goods are 
classified as EAR99.

    Note to mixtures: Calculation of concentrations of CW-controlled 
chemicals:
    a. Exclusion. No chemical may be added to the mixture (solution) 
for the sole purpose of circumventing the Export Administration 
Regulations;
    b. Percent Weight Calculation. When calculating the percentage, 
by weight, of ingredients in a chemical mixture, include all 
ingredients of the mixture, including those that act as solvents.

    2. COMPOUNDS: Compounds created with any chemicals identified in 
this ECCN 1C355 may be shipped NLR (No License Required), without 
obtaining an End-Use Certificate, unless those compounds are also 
identified in this entry or require a license for reasons set forth 
elsewhere in the EAR.

    Technical Notes: For purposes of this entry, a ``mixture'' is 
defined as a solid, liquid or gaseous product made up of two or more 
ingredients that do not react together under normal storage 
conditions.

List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a description of all 
license exceptions)

LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A

List of Items Controlled

Related Controls: See also ECCNs 1C350 1C351, 1C395, and 1C995. See 
Sec. Sec.  742.18 and 745.2 of the EAR for End-Use Certification 
requirements.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:

    a. CWC Schedule 2 chemicals and mixtures containing Schedule 2 
chemicals:
    a.1. Toxic chemicals, as follows, and mixtures containing toxic 
chemicals:
    a.1.a. PFIB: 1,1,3,3,3-Pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-propene 
(C.A.S. 382-21-8) and mixtures in which PFIB constitutes more than 1 
percent of the weight of the mixture;
    a.1.b. [Reserved]
    a.2. Precursor chemicals, as follows, and mixtures in which at 
least one of the following precursor chemicals constitutes more than 
10 percent of the weight of the mixture:
    a.2.a. Chemicals, except for those listed in Schedule 1, 
containing a phosphorus atom to which is bonded one methyl, ethyl, 
or propyl (normal or iso) group but not further carbon atoms.

    Note: 1C355.a.2.a does not control Fonofos: O-Ethyl S-phenyl 
ethylphosphonothiolothionate (C.A.S. 944-22-9).

    a.2.b. FAMILY: N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphoramidic 
dihalides;
    a.2.c. FAMILY: Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) N,N-dialkyl (Me, 
Et, n-Pr, or i-Pr)-phosphoramidates;
    a.2.d. FAMILY: N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoethyl-2-
chlorides and corresponding protonated salts;
    a.2.e. FAMILY: N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoethane-2-
ols and corresponding protonated salts;

    Note: 1C355.a.2.e. does not control N,N-Dimethylaminoethanol and 
corresponding protonated salts (C.A.S. 108-01-0) or N,N-
Diethylaminoethanol and corresponding protonated salts (C.A.S. 100-
37-8).

    a.2.f. FAMILY: N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoethane-2-
thiols and corresponding protonated salts.
    b. CWC Schedule 3 chemicals and mixtures containing Schedule 3 
chemicals:
    b.1. Toxic chemicals, as follows, and mixtures in which at least 
one of the following toxic chemicals constitutes 30 percent or more 
of the weight of the mixture:
    b.1.a. Phosgene: Carbonyl dichloride (C.A.S. 75-44-5);
    b.1.b. Cyanogen chloride (C.A.S. 506-77-4);
    b.1.c. Hydrogen cyanide (C.A.S. 74-90-8);
    b.1.d. Chloropicrin: Trichloronitromethane (CAS 76-06-2).
    b.2. Precursor chemicals, as follows, and mixtures in which at 
least one of the following precursor chemicals constitutes 30 
percent or more of the weight of the mixture:
    b.2.a. [Reserved];
    b.2.b. Methyldiethanolamine (C.A.S. 105-59-9).
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Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
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