Bureau of Industry and Security August 19, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On January 23, 2020, the Department of Commerce published a final rule in conjunction with a Department of State final rule to revise Categories I (firearms, close assault weapons and combat shotguns), II (guns and armaments), and III (ammunition/ordnance) of the United States Munitions List (USML) and transfer items that no longer warrant control on the USML in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to the Commerce Control List (CCL). This final rule makes corrections and clarifications to the January 23 rule. The changes made in this final rule are intended to make the requirements easier to understand, interpreted consistently, and in accordance with the intent of the Commerce January 23 rule.