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Offsets in Military Exports
Document Number: 05-19304
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-09-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Licensing Responsibilities and Enforcement
Document Number: 05-19303
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-09-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations
Document Number: 05-18373
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-09-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by deleting a redundant paragraph and redesignating the remaining paragraphs in one section for clarity; inserting material inadvertently omitted from previous rules in three places in the EAR; clarifying instructions for applying for authorization to transfer items subject to the EAR in-country; adding an alias for a previously listed entity on the Entity List; and removing references to two Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) that do not exist. The purpose of these amendments is to make corrections and clarifications to the EAR so the public will find them easier to use.
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 05-17580
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-09-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Removal of License Requirements for Exports and Reexports to India of Items Controlled Unilaterally for Nuclear Nonproliferation Reasons and Removal of Certain Indian Entities From the Entity List
Document Number: 05-17241
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-08-30
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
On July 18, 2005, President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the completion of the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) with India. The proposed cooperation outlined in the NSSP has progressed through a series of reciprocal steps that built on one another, including steps related to creating the appropriate environment for successful high-technology commerce. This rule implements two steps the United States has agreed to take as part of the final phase of NSSP, namely, the removal of license requirements for exports and reexports of items controlled unilaterally by the United States for nuclear nonproliferation reasons to India and the removal of six Indian entities from the Entity List.
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 05-17120
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
Document Number: 05-16686
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the April 2005 Australia Group (AG) Plenary Meeting
Document Number: 05-15530
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-08-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the understandings reached at the April 2005 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG). Specifically, this final rule amends the EAR to implement changes to the AG ``Control List of Dual-Use Chemical Manufacturing Facilities and Equipment and Related Technology'' by revising the Commerce Control List (CCL) entry that controls certain pumps that can be used to make chemical weapons or AG-controlled precursor chemicals. This rule also amends the EAR to implement changes to the AG ``Control List of Dual-Use Biological Equipment'' by revising the CCL entry that controls equipment capable of use in handling biological materials to add certain spraying or fogging systems, spray booms or arrays of aerosol generating units, and components therefor. In addition, this rule amends the CCL entry that controls certain genetic elements and genetically modified organisms by revising the Technical Note in the entry to clarify the scope of the controls on genetic elements and genetically modified organisms that contain nucleic acid sequences associated with the pathogenicity of any AG- controlled microorganisms, consistent with the AG ``Control List of Biological Agents,'' the AG ``Control List of Animal Pathogens,'' and the AG ``Control List of Plant Pathogens.'' This rule also amends the EAR to reflect the addition of Ukraine to the Australia Group and updates the definition of ``Australia Group'' in the EAR to include a current listing of all participating countries. Finally, this rule updates the list of countries that currently are States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) by adding ``Niue,'' which recently became a State Party. As a result of this change, the CW (Chemical Weapons) license requirements and policies in the EAR that apply to Niue now conform with those applicable to other CWC States Parties. This rule also clarifies the entry for the ``Netherlands'' on the list of CWC States Parties by adding a footnote to this entry to indicate that, for CWC purposes only, the Netherlands includes ``Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.'' This rule further updates the list by removing ``Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)'' and replacing it with ``Serbia and Montenegro.''
Action Affecting Export Privileges; Pakland PME Corporation and Humayun Khan; Order Renewing Order Temporarily Denying Export Privileges
Document Number: 05-15477
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
Document Number: 05-15364
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Action Affecting Export Privileges; Wen Enterprises; Ning Wen; Hailan Lin; Beijing Rich Linscience Electronics Company; Ruo Ling Wang
Document Number: 05-15140
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
December 2004 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Agreement Implementation: Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Part I (Telecommunications), 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Commerce Control List; Wassenaar Reporting Requirements; Definitions; and Certain New or Expanded Export Controls
Document Number: 05-14745
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-07-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
On Friday, July 15, 2005, the Bureau of Industry and Security published a final rule that amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the agreement reached at the December 2004 plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies. The July 15 final rule contained an inadvertent typographical error in the amendatory language for Export Control Classification Number 3A002, which controls general purpose electronic equipment. This document corrects that error. This rule also corrects a statement of the license requirements for deemed export license applications found in the Background section of the July 15 final rule.
Review Under Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act: Economic Impact of the Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations (CWCR) on Small Business Entities
Document Number: 05-14441
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-07-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
This document requests comments on the economic impact of the Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations (CWCR) on small business entities, pursuant to the requirements of Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). The comments sought in this document should be directed to the impact of the CWCR on small business entities, only. The public does not need to re-submit previous comments made during the comment period that closed on February 7, 2005, for the proposed CWCR published on December 7, 2004.
Technical Advisory Committees; Notice of Recruitment of Private-Sector Members
Document Number: 05-14415
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-07-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Six Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) advise the Department of Commerce on the technical parameters for export controls applicable to dual-use commodities and technology and on the administration of those controls. The TACs are composed of representatives from industry and Government representing diverse points of view on the concerns of the exporting community. Industry representatives are selected from firms producing a broad range of goods, technologies, and software presently controlled for national security, non-proliferation, foreign policy, and short supply reasons or that are proposed for such controls, balanced to the extent possible among large and small firms. TAC members are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and serve terms of not more than four consecutive years. The membership reflects the Department's commitment to attaining balance and diversity. TAC members must obtain secret-level clearances prior to appointment. These clearances are necessary so that members may be permitted access to the classified information needed to formulate recommendations to the Department of Commerce. Each TAC meets approximately 4 times per year. Members of the Committees will not be compensated for their services. The six TACs are responsible for advising the Department of Commerce on the technical parameters for export controls and the administration of those controls within the following areas: Information Systems TAC: Control List Categories 3 (electronics), 4 (computers), and 5 (telecommunications and information security); Materials TAC: Control List Category 1 (materials, chemicals, microorganisms, and toxins); Materials Processing Equipment TAC: Control List Category 2 (materials processing); Regulations and Procedures TAC: the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and procedures for implementing the EAR; Sensors and Instrumentation TAC: Control List Category 6 (sensors and lasers); Transportation and Related Equipment TAC: Control List Categories 7 (navigation and avionics), 8 (marine), and 9 (propulsion systems, space vehicles, and related equipment). To respond to this recruitment notice, please send a copy of your resume to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yspringer@bis.doc.gov. Deadline: This Notice of Recruitment will be open for one year from its date of publication in the Federal Register.
President's Export Council; Subcommittee on Export Administration; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 05-14414
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-07-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Materials Technical Advisory committee; Notice of Open Meeting
Document Number: 05-14413
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-07-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Exports of Nuclear Grade Graphite: Change in Licensing Jurisdiction.
Document Number: 05-14412
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-07-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security is publishing this final rule to make nuclear grade graphite intended for non-nuclear end uses subject to the Export Administration Regulations' licensing jurisdiction, and imposes a license requirement for exports and reexports to destinations of concern for nuclear proliferation reasons. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is discontinuing such jurisdiction in a corresponding final rule published in this same issue of the Federal Register. This transfer of jurisdiction and the imposition of license requirements only to destinations of concern for nuclear proliferation reasons are intended to remove the licensing burden on exporters of nuclear grade graphite intended for non-nuclear end uses to most destinations.
December 2004 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Agreement Implementation: Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Part I (Telecommunications), 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Commerce Control List; Wassenaar Reporting Requirements; Definitions; and Certain New or Expanded Export Controls
Document Number: 05-13581
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-07-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) maintains the Commerce Control List (CCL), which identifies items subject to Department of Commerce export controls. This final rule revises certain entries controlled for national security reasons in Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Part I (telecommunications), 6, 7, 8, and 9, and Definitions to conform with changes in the Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies and Statements of Understanding maintained and agreed to by governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar Arrangement). The Wassenaar Arrangement focuses on implementation of effective export controls on strategic items with the objective of improving regional and international security and stability. The purpose of this final rule is to make the necessary changes to the CCL, definitions of terms used in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Wassenaar reporting requirements to implement Wassenaar List revisions that were agreed upon in the December 2004 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Meeting. In addition, this rule adds Slovenia to the list of Wassenaar member countries in the EAR. This rule also adds or expands unilateral U.S. controls on certain items consistent with the amendments made to implement the Wassenaar Arrangement's decisions.
Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 05-13550
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-07-11
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 05-13549
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-07-11
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Action Affecting Export Privileges; Mohammed Arastafar; Order Relating to Mohammed Arastafar
Document Number: 05-12871
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-30
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Licensing Policy for Entities Sanctioned Under Specified Statutes; License Requirement for Certain Sanctioned Entities; and Imposition of License Requirement for Tula Instrument Design Bureau
Document Number: 05-11418
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
This document makes final, without change, a previously published interim final rule that stated the Bureau of Industry and Security's licensing policy regarding transactions involving entities sanctioned by the State Department under three specified statutes, imposed a new license requirement for certain entities sanctioned by the State Department, and identified one specific entity subject to this new license requirement, Tula Instrument Design Bureau of Russia.
In the Matter of: Petrom GmbH International Trade, Maria-Theresa Strasse 26, Munich 81675, Germany, Respondent; Decision and Order
Document Number: 05-10983
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Revision and Clarification of Deemed Export Related Regulatory Requirements
Document Number: 05-10672
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-05-27
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
This notice extends the comment period on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking addressing potential regulatory and policy changes that would effect existing BIS deemed export licensing practices. BIS is continuing to seek comments on how these revisions would impact industry, the academic community, and U.S. government agencies involved in research. The new comment period deadline is June 27, 2005.
National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of Revised Stockpile Disposal Levels for FY 2006
Document Number: 05-10617
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-27
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
This notice is to advise the public that the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of proposed changes in the disposal levels of excess Chromium Metal, Ferrochromium, and Tungsten ores and concentrates under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Annual Materials Plan (AMP).
Proposed Rule: Imposition of License Requirement for Exports and Reexports of Missile Technology-Controlled Items Destined to Canada
Document Number: 05-10356
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-05-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is proposing to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by imposing a license requirement for exports and reexports of items controlled for missile technology (MT) reasons to Canada. To date, the EAR have required a license for MT-controlled items to all destinations except Canada, and generally no license exceptions are available for MT-controlled items. This rule is consistent with a recommendation made by the General Accounting Office (GAO (renamed the Government Accountability Office)) in a 2001 report that BIS either impose a license requirement for exports and reexports of MT-controlled items to Canada, based on section 6(l) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, or seek a statutory change. The effect of this rule is that all exports and reexports of MT-controlled items to any destination require a license, and generally no license exceptions are available, so that all exports and reexports of MT-controlled items subject to the EAR are subject to prior review.
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 05-10213
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
In the Matter of: Petrochemical Commercial Co. Ltd., NIOC House, 4 Victoria Street, London, UK SW1H One, Respondent; Decision and Order
Document Number: 05-9118
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Transportation and Related Equipment, Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
Document Number: 05-8908
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
Document Number: 05-8616
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Revised Contact Information, Nomenclature Change and Correction of Citation Error
Document Number: 05-8535
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-04-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
This rule revises delivery addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers; makes a nomenclature change, and corrects a citation error. This rule revises the delivery address for the ENC Encryption Request Coordinator and the office within BIS that receives encryption review requests and reports. The rule also revises the facsimile number for the Office of Exporter Services, corrects the name of the Outreach and Educational Services Division, revises the office to which a voluntary self-disclosure may be sent, revises the title and address of the official to whom a voluntary self-disclosure may be sent, and corrects a citation error. These actions are being taken to reflect the reorganization or movement of certain offices or functions, and to correct an error in the regulations. This action is not intended to have a substantive effect on the rights or obligations of the public.
Revision to the Unverified List-Guidance as to “Red Flags”
Document Number: 05-8332
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
On June 14, 2002, the Bureau of Industry and Security (``BIS'') published a notice in the Federal Register that set forth a list of persons in foreign countries who were parties to past export transactions where pre-license checks or post-shipment verifications could not be conducted for reasons outside the control of the U.S. Government (``Unverified List''). Additionally, on July 16, 2004, BIS published a notice in the Federal Register that advised exporters that the Unverified List would also include persons in foreign countries in transactions where BIS is not able to verify the existence or authenticity of the end-user, intermediate consignee, ultimate consignee, or other party to the transaction. These notices advised exporters that the involvement of a listed person as a party to a proposed transaction constitutes a ``red flag'' as described in the guidance set forth in Supplement No. 3 to 15 CFR part 732, requiring heightened scrutiny by the exporter before proceeding with such a transaction. This notice adds one entity to the Unverified List. The entity is: Parrlab Technical Solutions, LTD, 1204, 12F Shanghai Industrial Building, 48-62 Hennesey Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Expansion of the Country Scope of the License Requirements that Apply to Chemical/Biological (CB) Equipment and Related Technology; Amendments to CB-Related End-User/End-Use and U.S. Person Controls
Document Number: C5-7523
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-04-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
National Security and Critical Technology Assessment of the U.S. Industrial Base
Document Number: 05-7917
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Requests for the Appointment of a Technical Advisory Committee
Document Number: 05-7915
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Miscellaneous Activities
Document Number: 05-7911
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Expansion of the Country Scope of the License Requirements that Apply to Chemical/Biological (CB) Equipment and Related Technology; Amendments to CB-Related End-User/End-Use and U.S. Person Controls
Document Number: 05-7523
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-04-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by increasing the country scope of chemical/biological (CB) controls on those Commerce Control List (CCL) entries that contain chemical/ biological equipment and related technology included on the Australia Group (AG) Common Control Lists. Specifically, this final rule expands the country scope of the CB license requirements for these CCL entries from certain countries of concern for chemical/biological weapons reasons to all destinations, worldwide, except for those countries that participate in the Australia Group (AG). These changes are intended to make the EAR license requirements that apply to chemical/biological equipment and related technology identified on the AG Common Control Lists consistent with the AG ``Guidelines for Transfers of Sensitive Chemical or Biological Items.'' In addition, this rule amends certain end-user and end-use based controls in the EAR by expanding these controls to include transfers (in-country), as well as exports and reexports. Specifically, this final rule expands the EAR restrictions on certain chemical and biological weapons end-uses to apply to exports, reexports, and transfers of items subject to the EAR to or within any country or destination, worldwide. Prior to the publication of this rule, such restrictions applied only to exports and reexports. Finally, this rule amends the EAR by expanding the country scope of the restrictions on certain activities of U.S. persons to include activities in support of the design, development, production, stockpiling, or use of chemical or biological weapons in or by any country or destination, worldwide. This change makes the country scope of these U.S. person controls consistent with the country scope of the chemical and biological weapons end-user/end-use controls in Section 744.4 of the EAR, as described above.
Materials Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 05-7163
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-11
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 05-7162
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-11
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 05-7161
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-11
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Amendments Affecting the Country Scope of the Chemical/Biological End-User/End-Use Controls
Document Number: 05-6271
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-03-30
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this final rule to amend the chemical and biological weapons end-user/end- use controls in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Specifically, this final rule expands the country scope of the EAR restrictions on certain chemical and biological weapons end-uses to apply to exports and reexports of items subject to the EAR to any destination, worldwide. Prior to the publication of this rule, such restrictions applied only to exports and reexports of items subject to the EAR to certain countries of concern for chemical and/or biological reasons. The amendments are consistent with the ``catch-all'' provisions in the Australia Group's (AG) ``Guidelines for Transfers of Sensitive Chemical or Biological Items.''
Revision and Clarification of Deemed Export Related Regulatory Requirements
Document Number: 05-6057
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-03-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is reviewing the recommendations contained in the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General Report entitled ``Deemed Export Controls May Not Stop the Transfer of Sensitive Technology to Foreign Nationals in the U.S.'' (Final Inspection Report No. IPE-16176-March 2004). Certain of these recommendations would require regulatory changes that would affect existing requirements and policies for deemed export licenses. BIS is seeking comments on how these revisions would affect industry, the academic community, and U.S. government agencies involved in research.
Editorial Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations
Document Number: 05-5548
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-03-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations to update a fax number and to update the list of information collections. The Paperwork Collection List identifies the control numbers assigned to information collection requirements under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. This action makes editorial corrections and updates and is not intended to have a substantive effect on the rights or obligations of the public.
Revision of Export and Reexport Restrictions on Libya
Document Number: 05-5537
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-03-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement further changes to export and reexport controls with respect to Libya. The majority of changes are based on comments submitted to BIS as requested in an earlier interim rule. This rule also corrects an inadvertent error in that interim rule.
Meeting With Interested Public on Humanitarian Shipments to Sudan
Document Number: 05-4737
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-03-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this notice to announce that the agency will hold a meeting on March 28, 2005 for organizations interested in exporting ``tools of trade'' items for humanitarian work in Sudan under a License Exception, as provided under the rule BIS published in the Federal Register on February 18, 2005. U.S. Government officials will provide information at this meeting on the use of this License Exception for Sudan. This meeting is open to the public.
Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations based on the 2004 Missile Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements; Additions to the Entity List; Revisions to the Missile Catch-All Controls
Document Number: 05-4626
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-03-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), including various entries on the Commerce Control List (CCL), to reflect changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex that were agreed to by MTCR member countries at the October 2004 Plenary in Seoul, South Korea, as well as the plenary decision to allow Bulgaria to become a member of the MTCR. In addition to these changes, this rule adds four entities located in Syria to the Entity List. The Entity List is a compilation of end- users that present an unacceptable risk of using or diverting certain items to activities related to weapons of mass destruction. BIS requires a license for most exports or reexports to these entities and maintains the Entity List to inform the public of these license requirements. Lastly, this rule revises the missile catch-all controls for Restrictions on Certain Rocket Systems, by clarifying that the general prohibition includes a license requirement for items that will be used, anywhere in the world except by governmental programs for nuclear weapons delivery of NPT Nuclear Weapons States that are also members of NATO, in ``the design, development, production or use of'' rocket systems or unmanned air vehicles, regardless of range capabilities, for the delivery of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. This is a clarification of revisions published November 8, 2004 (69 FR 64657).
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