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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 187 / Thursday, September 26, 2024 / Proposed Rules
(89 FR 60985), which proposed changes
to existing restrictions under the Export
Administration Regulations (15 CFR
parts 730 through 744) on military and
intelligence end uses and end users and
related U.S. persons activities controls,
as well as the proposed addition of a
military-support end-user control. On
that same day, the Department of State
published a complementary proposed
rule entitled ‘‘International Traffic in
Arms Regulations: Revisions to
Definition and Controls Related to
Defense Services’’ (89 FR 60980)
proposing a revision to the definition of
defense service at 22 CFR 120.32 of the
International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (22 CFR parts 120 through
130) and additions to the United States
Munitions List at 22 CFR 121.1. In
response to requests from the regulated
community, the Department of
Commerce is extending the comment
period for this rule (RIN 0694–AJ43) by
15 days.
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Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024–22146 Filed 9–24–24; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Parts 736, 744, and 774
[Docket No. 240923–0250]
RIN 0694–AI35
Export Administration Regulations:
Crime Controls and Expansion/Update
of U.S. Persons Controls; Extension of
Comment Period
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
On July 29, 2024, the Bureau
of Industry and Security (BIS) published
in the Federal Register a proposed rule,
‘‘Export Administration Regulations:
Crime Controls and Expansion/Update
of U.S. Persons Controls’’ with
comments originally due September 27,
2024. This notification extends the
deadline for written comments to
October 15, 2024. This extension is
being made to allow for commenters to
have additional time to review the
proposed rule and to benefit from the
significant amount of public outreach
that BIS is conducting on the rule in
preparing their comments. Extending
the public comment period will not in
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any way undermine the rule or national
security of the United States.
DATES: The comments period for the
proposed rule published July 29, 2024,
at 89 FR 60998 is extended. Comments
must be received by BIS no later than
October 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this rule may
be submitted to the Federal rulemaking
portal (www.regulations.gov). The
regulations.gov ID for the rule entitled
‘‘Export Administration Regulations:
Crime Controls and Expansion/Update
of U.S. Persons Controls’’ is BIS–2023–
0006. Please refer to RIN 0694–AI35 in
all comments.
All filers using the portal should use
the name of the person or entity
submitting the comments as the name of
their files, in accordance with the
instructions below. Anyone submitting
business confidential information
should clearly identify the business
confidential portion at the time of
submission, file a statement justifying
nondisclosure and referring to the
specific legal authority claimed, and
provide a non-confidential version of
the submission. For comments
submitted electronically containing
business confidential information, the
file name of the business confidential
version should begin with the characters
‘‘BC.’’ Any page containing business
confidential information must be clearly
marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’
on the top of that page. The
corresponding non-confidential version
of those comments must be clearly
marked ‘‘PUBLIC.’’ The file name of the
non-confidential version should begin
with the character ‘‘P.’’ Any
submissions with file names that do not
begin with either a ‘‘BC’’ or a ‘‘P’’ will
be assumed to be public and will be
made publicly available through https://
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
submitting business confidential
information are encouraged to scan a
hard copy of the non-confidential
version to create an image of the file,
rather than submitting a digital copy
with redactions applied, to avoid
inadvertent redaction errors which
could enable the public to read business
confidential information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions specific to the human rights
or foreign-security end-user provisions
set forth in the rule entitled, ‘‘Export
Administration Regulations: Crime
Controls and Expansion/Update of U.S.
Persons Controls’’ contact Anthony
Christino, Director Human Rights and
Embargoes Division,
Anthony.Christino@bis.doc.gov, Phone:
(202) 482–3241. For general questions,
contact Hillary Hess, Director
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Regulatory Policy Division, rpd2@
bis.doc.gov. Include, ‘‘Human Rights
End Users’’ on subject line of emails.
Phone: (202) 482–2440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 29, 2024, the Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS) published in
the Federal Register a proposed rule
entitled, ‘‘Export Administration
Regulations: Crime Controls and
Expansion/Update of U.S. Persons
Controls’’ (89 FR 60998), which
proposed to establish certain ForeignSecurity End User (FSEU) and ‘‘U.S.
persons’’ activities controls and
Commerce Control List-based (CCL)
controls. The proposed additions of the
foreign-security end user control and
‘‘U.S. persons’’ activities controls would
implement expanded authority under
the Export Control Reform Act of 2018
(ECRA), as amended, to control certain
‘‘U.S. persons’’ activities under the EAR.
BIS is proposing amendments to control
‘‘support’’ furnished by ‘‘U.S. persons’’
to identified FSEUs. In addition, BIS is
proposing to add to the CCL two new
unilateral item controls on facial
recognition technology.
In response to requests from the
regulated community, the Department of
Commerce is extending the comment
period for 15 days.
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Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
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ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Parts 736, 744, and 774
[Docket No. 240923-0250]
RIN 0694-AI35
Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/
Update of U.S. Persons Controls; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On July 29, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
published in the Federal Register a proposed rule, ``Export
Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/Update of U.S.
Persons Controls'' with comments originally due September 27, 2024.
This notification extends the deadline for written comments to October
15, 2024. This extension is being made to allow for commenters to have
additional time to review the proposed rule and to benefit from the
significant amount of public outreach that BIS is conducting on the
rule in preparing their comments. Extending the public comment period
will not in any way undermine the rule or national security of the
United States.
DATES: The comments period for the proposed rule published July 29,
2024, at 89 FR 60998 is extended. Comments must be received by BIS no
later than October 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this rule may be submitted to the Federal
rulemaking portal (www.regulations.gov). The regulations.gov ID for the
rule entitled ``Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and
Expansion/Update of U.S. Persons Controls'' is BIS-2023-0006. Please
refer to RIN 0694-AI35 in all comments.
All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or
entity submitting the comments as the name of their files, in
accordance with the instructions below. Anyone submitting business
confidential information should clearly identify the business
confidential portion at the time of submission, file a statement
justifying nondisclosure and referring to the specific legal authority
claimed, and provide a non-confidential version of the submission. For
comments submitted electronically containing business confidential
information, the file name of the business confidential version should
begin with the characters ``BC.'' Any page containing business
confidential information must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL'' on the top of that page. The corresponding non-
confidential version of those comments must be clearly marked
``PUBLIC.'' The file name of the non-confidential version should begin
with the character ``P.'' Any submissions with file names that do not
begin with either a ``BC'' or a ``P'' will be assumed to be public and
will be made publicly available through https://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters submitting business confidential information are encouraged
to scan a hard copy of the non-confidential version to create an image
of the file, rather than submitting a digital copy with redactions
applied, to avoid inadvertent redaction errors which could enable the
public to read business confidential information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions specific to the human
rights or foreign-security end-user provisions set forth in the rule
entitled, ``Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and
Expansion/Update of U.S. Persons Controls'' contact Anthony Christino,
Director Human Rights and Embargoes Division,
[email protected], Phone: (202) 482-3241. For general
questions, contact Hillary Hess, Director Regulatory Policy Division,
[email protected]. Include, ``Human Rights End Users'' on subject line
of emails. Phone: (202) 482-2440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 29, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
published in the Federal Register a proposed rule entitled, ``Export
Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/Update of U.S.
Persons Controls'' (89 FR 60998), which proposed to establish certain
Foreign-Security End User (FSEU) and ``U.S. persons'' activities
controls and Commerce Control List-based (CCL) controls. The proposed
additions of the foreign-security end user control and ``U.S. persons''
activities controls would implement expanded authority under the Export
Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), as amended, to control certain
``U.S. persons'' activities under the EAR. BIS is proposing amendments
to control ``support'' furnished by ``U.S. persons'' to identified
FSEUs. In addition, BIS is proposing to add to the CCL two new
unilateral item controls on facial recognition technology.
In response to requests from the regulated community, the
Department of Commerce is extending the comment period for 15 days.
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Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-22145 Filed 9-24-24; 4:15 pm]
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