22 October 2008
[Federal Register: October 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 205)]
[Notices]
[Page 62951-62952]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Meeting With Interested Public on the Proposed Rule: Export
Administration Regulations: Establishment of License Exception Intra-
Company Transfer (ICT)
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will hold a public
meeting on October 27, 2008 for those companies, organizations, and
individuals that have an interest in learning about the new license
exception entitled ``Intra-Company Transfer (ICT)'' that would be
established under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) as
presented in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on
October 3, 2008. U.S. Government officials will explain the amendments
to the EAR proposed in the rule and answer questions from the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on October 27, 2008 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 4830, 14th Street between Pennsylvania
Avenue and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to this notice,
contact Yvette Springer, Office of Technology Evaluation; Telephone:
202-482-2813; e-mail: yspringer@bis.doc.gov. For questions related to
the proposed rule setting forth the ICT license exception, contact
Steven Emme, Regulatory Policy
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Division; Telephone: 202-482-2440; e-mail: semme@bis.doc.gov.
Status: This meeting will be open to the public. A limited number
of seats will be available for the meeting. Reservations are not
accepted. The meeting will be accessible via teleconference to 20
participants on a first come, first served basis. To join the meeting,
submit inquiries to Yvette Springer at yspringer@bis.doc.gov no later
than October 23, 2008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 22, 2008, the President announced a package of
directives to ensure that the export control policies and practices of
the United States support the National Security Strategy of 2006, while
facilitating the United States' continued international economic and
technological leadership. In addition, the Deemed Export Advisory
Committee (DEAC) recently undertook a comprehensive examination of the
national security, technology, and competitiveness aspects of the
deemed export rule and presented its findings to the Secretary of
Commerce in December 2007. The DEAC concluded that the deemed export
rule, ``no longer effectively serves its intended purpose and should be
replaced with an approach that better reflects the realities of today's
national security needs and global economy.'' Among its
recommendations, the DEAC proposed that BIS create a category of
``Trusted Entities'' that voluntarily elect to qualify for streamlined
treatment after meeting certain criteria. Further, the DEAC recommended
that these ``Trusted Entities'' include subsidiaries located abroad so
that individuals and ideas could move within the company structure
without the need for separate deemed export licenses.
In response to the President's directives on U.S. export control
reforms and the DEAC's recommendations on deemed export controls, BIS
published a proposed rule that would create a license exception for
intra-company transfers.
The proposed rule would amend the Export Administration Regulations
(EAR) to establish a new license exception entitled ``Intra-Company
Transfer (ICT).'' Pursuant to ICT, an approved parent company and its
approved wholly-owned or controlled in fact entities to export,
reexport, or transfer (in-country) many items on the Commerce Control
List among themselves for internal company use. Prior authorization
from BIS would be required to use the license exception, and certain
terms and conditions would apply. The proposed rule describes the
criteria pursuant to which entities would be eligible to use License
Exception ICT and the procedure by which they must apply for ICT
authorization.
The purpose of the public meeting is for U.S. Government officials
to explain the amendments to the EAR proposed in the rule and answer
questions from the public. This effort is intended to assist the public
submit helpful comments on the rule to BIS by the November 17, 2008
deadline.
Dated: October 16, 2008.
Christopher R. Wall,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-25180 Filed 10-21-08; 8:45 am]
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