Department of State November 25, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department is amending its regulations to add new classification symbols to the immigrant and nonimmigrant classification tables. This amendment is necessary to implement legislation that created additional immigrant and nonimmigrant classifications as described herein. Additionally, the Department is amending or removing existing classifications that have changed as a result of new legislation or the expiration of legislative provisions that had temporarily authorized them.

As announced in the Federal Register (Volume 74, Number 218, Pages 58675-58676) the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) will meet in open session from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2009. The meeting agenda will be as follows: 1 until 1:15 Opening Remarks; 1:15-2:45 Export Control Reform; 2:45-3:00 Break; 3-3:45 Draft revision to ITAR Section 126.4; 3:45-4:45 Draft revision to ITAR Section 129; 4:45-5 Concluding Remarks. The draft revisions to ITAR Sections 126.4 and 129 that will be discussed at the meeting will be posted on the PM/DDTC Web site (https://www.pmddtc.state.gov) prior to the meeting in order to provide attendees with the opportunity to review before the meeting. Please refer to the Federal Register Notice referenced above for particulars regarding location of meeting and attendance.

The Department of State is proposing to amend Section 126.6 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) pertaining to U.S. Government transfer programs and foreign-owned military aircraft and naval vessels. Section 126.6 is being amended to clarify the particular circumstances when a license is not required by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.