31 October 1997
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[October 29, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 209)]
[Unified Agenda]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)
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Part IV
Department of Commerce
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
13 CFR Ch. III
15 CFR Subtitle A; Subtitle B, Chs. I, II, III, IV, VII, VIII, IX, and
XI
19 CFR Ch. III
37 CFR Chs. I, IV, and V
48 CFR Ch. 13
50 CFR Chs. II, III, IV, and VI
October 1997 Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Commerce.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with Executive Order 12866 entitled ``Regulatory
Planning and Review'' and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended,
the Department of Commerce, in April and October of each year,
publishes in the Federal Register an agenda of regulations under
development or review over the next 12 months. Rulemaking actions are
grouped according to prerulemaking, proposed rules, final rules, long-
term actions, and rulemaking actions completed since the April 1997
agenda. The purpose of the agenda is to provide information to the
public on regulations currently under review, being proposed, or issued
by the Department. The agenda is intended to facilitate comments and
views by interested members of the public.
The Department's October 1997 regulatory agenda includes
regulatory activities that are expected to be conducted during the
period October 1, 1997, through September 30, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Specific: For additional information about specific regulatory actions
listed in the agenda, contact the individual identified as the contact
person.
General: Comments or inquiries of a general nature about the agenda
should be directed to Michael A. Levitt, Assistant General Counsel for
Legislation and Regulation, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: 202-482-0846.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 requires agencies to
publish an agenda of those regulations that are under consideration
pursuant to this order. By memorandum of June 10, 1997, the Office of
Management and Budget issued guidelines and procedures for the
preparation and publication of the October 1997 Unified Agenda of
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Regulatory Flexibility
Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires agencies to publish, in April and
October of each year, a regulatory flexibility agenda which contains a
brief description of the subject area of any rule which is likely to
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The agenda also identifies those entries that have been
selected for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
Department of Commerce Regulatory Plan
For this edition of the Department of Commerce's agenda, the
most significant regulatory actions are included in The Regulatory
Plan, which appears in Part II of this issue of the Federal
Register. The Regulatory Plan entries are listed in the Table of
Contents below and are denoted by a bracketed bold reference, which
directs the reader to the appropriate Sequence Number in Part II.
Explanation of Information Contained in the Agenda
Within the Department, the Office of the Secretary and various
operating units may issue regulations. Operating units, such as the
Bureau of Export Administration, the International Trade
Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), and the Patent and Trademark Office, issue the greatest
share of the Department's regulations.
A large number of regulatory actions reported in the agenda
deal with fishery management programs of NOAA's National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS). To avoid repetition of programs and
definitions, as well as to provide some understanding of the
technical and institutional elements of the NMFS programs, a
section on ``Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS
Regulatory Entries'' is provided below.
Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS Regulatory Entries
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) (Act) governs the management of fisheries
within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The EEZ refers to those
waters from the outer edge of the State boundaries, generally 3
nautical miles, to a distance of 200 nautical miles. Fishery
Management Plans (FMPs) are to be prepared for fisheries which
require conservation and management measures. Regulations
implementing these FMPs regulate domestic fishing and foreign
fishing where permitted. Foreign fishing can be conducted in a
fishery for which there is no FMP only if a preliminary fishery
management plan has been issued to govern that foreign fishing.
Under the Act, eight Regional Fishery Management Councils
(Councils) prepare FMPs or amendments to FMPs for fisheries within
their respective areas. In the development of such plans or
amendments and their implementing regulations, the Councils are
required by law to conduct public hearings on the draft plans and
to consider the use of alternative means of regulating.
The Council process for developing FMPs and amendments makes it
difficult for NMFS to determine the significance and timing of some
regulatory actions under consideration by the Councils at the time
the semiannual regulatory agenda is published.
The DOC October 1997 regulatory agenda follows.
Dated: August 15, 1997.
Andrew Pincus,
General Counsel.
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[Deletion of non-BXA agendas]
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Bureau of Export Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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598 Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS)..................................... 0694-AA02
599 Implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention........................................ 0694-AB06
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Bureau of Export Administration--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
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600 Transfer of Dual-Use Items From U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List..... 0694-AA52
601 Transfer of Certain Remote Sensing Satellites From the U.S. Munitions List to the CCL 0694-AB09
602 Implementation of the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Items: Revisions to the
Commerce Control List and Reporting Under the Wassenaar Arrangement................... 0694-AB35
603 Change the Commerce Control List To Revise Controls on Communication Intercepting
Devices (Export Commerce Control Number ECCN 5A980)................................... 0694-AB41
604 Licensing of, and Expansion of National Security and Foreign Policy Controls on,
Recoverable Encryption Software....................................................... 0694-AB47
605 Clarification of License Exception GFT (Humanitarian Donations)...................... 0694-AB49
606 Revisions to EAR as a Result of the Addition of Brazil and Ukraine to the Nuclear
Suppliers Group....................................................................... 0694-AB50
607 Revisions to Commerce Control List: Addition of Technology and Software Controls for
Certain Crime Control Commodities..................................................... 0694-AB53
608 Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations; Commerce
Control List.......................................................................... 0694-AB55
609 Exports of Technology and Software; Release of Technology or Source Code to Foreign
Nationals in the United States........................................................ 0694-AB59
610 Oscilloscopes: ECCNs 3A202 and 3E201................................................. 0694-AB61
611 De Minimis Exclusion for Technology and Software..................................... 0694-AB62
612 Revisions to Antiterrorism Controls.................................................. 0694-AB63
613 Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Duty To Inquire.................. 0694-AB64
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Bureau of Export Administration--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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614 Revision of Foreign Boycott Provisions of Export Administration Regulations.......... 0694-AA11
615 Clarification of Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative (EPCI) ``Catch-All''
Provision and Validated License Requirements.......................................... 0694-AB10
616 Administration of State Log Exports Ban.............................................. 0694-AB25
617 Libya: Expansion of Foreign Policy Controls.......................................... 0694-AB28
618 Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; Additions to the Entity List..... 0694-AB60
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Bureau of Export Administration--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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619 Revisions to the EAR: Establishment of a Standard Saving Clause...................... 0694-AB15
620 Revisions to Licensing Policy for North Korea........................................ 0694-AB19
621 Chemical Weapons Convention Implementing Regulations (Enforcement)................... 0694-AB39
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622 Changes to the Export Administrative Regulations To Implement the Guidelines and
Information Sharing Provisions of the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for
Conventional Arms and Dual-Use........................................................ 0694-AB40
623 Export Regulation for Certain Exports of Business Equipment for Support to the Cuban
People................................................................................ 0694-AB43
624 Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations................ 0694-AB56
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[October 29, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 209)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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598. DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (DPAS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
duplication, or streamline requirements.
Legal Authority: 50 USC app 2061 et seq; 50 USC app 468; EO 12656; EO
12742; EO 12919
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS)
implements the priorities and allocations authority of title I of the
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and the priorities
authority of section 18 of the Selective Service Act of 1948. The DPAS
was published as a final rule on July 30, 1984. Based on the findings
and recommendations of an interagency sponsored study concerning the
controlled materials program, and comments from both defense agency and
industry users, this proposed rule would amend the DPAS to remove the
controlled materials provisions and make certain revisions to its
procedural requirements. These amendments will have no costs associated
with them, would reduce the regulatory and information reporting burden
on industry and make the DPAS more effective and efficient, would
result in cost savings for defense contractors, would update certain
other provisions to conform to statutory and jurisdictional changes,
and would make the DPAS more compatible with current industry
practices.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Sectors Affected: Multiple
Agency Contact: Richard V. Meyers, DPAS Program Manager, Department of
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Off of Strategic Industries
Econ Security, National Security Preparedness Div., Room 3878,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-3634
Fax: 202 482-5650
Email: rmeyers@bxa.doc.gov
RIN: 0694-AA02
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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599. IMPLEMENTATION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
Notice of August 14, 1995 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration is developing regulations
and procedures that specify industry obligations under the chemical
weapons convention.
This rule will also set forth the acts which constitute a violation
under the Chemical Weapons Convention and the penalties for violators.
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In addition, this rule will implement the provisions of the Chemical
Weapons Convention that affect exports and reexports subject to the
jurisdiction of the Commerce Department.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 12/23/94 59 FR 66291
ANPRM Comment Period End 01/23/95
NPRM 10/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB06
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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600. TRANSFER OF DUAL-USE ITEMS FROM U.S. MUNITIONS LIST TO THE COMMERCE
CONTROL LIST
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 74301(e); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 799.1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The former COCOM Industrial List (IL) controls so-called
dual-use items, which have both civil and military uses. There is not a
direct correspondence between the IL and BXA's Commerce Control List
(CCL) because some IL items are controlled by the State Department in
the U.S. Munitions List. In his November 15, 1990, memorandum of
disapproval of H.R. 4653, the President determined that, ``By June 1,
1991, the United States will remove from the U.S. Munitions List all
items contained on the COCOM dual-use list unless significant U.S.
national security interests would be jeopardized.'' This rule will
implement BXA controls through the CCL on those items removed from the
U.S. Munitions List as a result of the President's decision.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Transfer of Communications
Satellites 10/23/92 57 FR 48312
Navigation and Avionics 06/23/93 58 FR 34211
Final Rule: Transfer of
Commercial Communication
Satellites 09/08/93 58 FR 47322
Transfer of Items From the USMI
to the CCL; Imposition of
Certain Foreign Policy Controls 10/26/93 58 FR 57549
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James A. Lewis, Director, Office of Strategic Trade &
Foreign Policy Controls, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export
Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-4196
Fax: 202 482-4094
Email: jlewis@bxa.doc.gov
RIN: 0694-AA52
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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601. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN REMOTE SENSING SATELLITES FROM THE U.S.
MUNITIONS LIST TO THE CCL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The former COCOM Industrial List (IL) controls dual-use
items, which have both civil and military applications. At present,
there is not a direct correspondence between the IL and the Commerce
Control List (CCL) because some IL items are controlled by the State
Department under the United States Munitions List (USML). In his
November 15, 1990 memorandum disapproving H.R. 4653, former President
Bush determined that ``by June 1, 1991, the United States will remove
from the U.S. Munitions List all items contained on the COCOM dual-use
list unless significant U.S. national security interests would be
jeopardized.'' This rule will implement Commerce controls on those
items removed from the USML as a result of the President's 1990
decision. Remote sensing satellites are such an item, and this rule
specifically provides for their transfer from the USML to the CCL.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule 10/21/96 61 FR 54540
Final Action 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James A. Lewis, Director, Office of Strategic Trade and
Foreign Policy Control, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export
Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-4196
Fax: 202 482-4094
Email: jlewis@bxa.doc.gov
RIN: 0694-AB09
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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602. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT LIST OF DUAL-USE ITEMS:
REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST AND REPORTING UNDER THE WASSENAAR
ARRANGEMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
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Abstract: The United States and 27 allied countries are implementing a
new regime to succeed the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral
Export Controls (COCOM) which dissolved on March 31, 1994. The new
organization, called the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for
Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies, is expected to
implement controls in April 1996. New lists of goods to be controlled
have been agreed by the members, who will each have to amend their
existing national procedures to harmonize them with the Wassenaar
Arrangement. Commerce will need to make extensive changes in the
Commerce Control List when the Wassenaar Arrangement dual-use control
list becomes effective.
In addition, procedural guidelines and provisions for sharing
information between members will have to be harmonized in members'
national regulations. Commerce will need to amend the Export
Administration Regulations to reflect the Wassenaar guidelines and
information-sharing provision agreed on by the members.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action 10/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James A. Lewis, Director, Office of Strategic Trade and
Foreign Policy Controls, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export
Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-4196
Fax: 202 482-4094
Email: jlewis@bxa.doc.gov
RIN: 0694-AB35
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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603. CHANGE THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST TO REVISE CONTROLS ON
COMMUNICATION INTERCEPTING DEVICES (EXPORT COMMERCE CONTROL NUMBER ECCN
5A980)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Individual validated licenses are required for the export of
all communication intercept devices to all destinations (including
Canada). The Export Administration Regulations specify that such
exports will only be issued to: (1) a provider of wire or electronic
communication service or an officer, agent or employee of or person
under contract with such a provider in the normal course of the
business of providing that wire or electronic communication service; or
(2) officers, agents, or employees of, or person under contract with
the United States, one of the 50 States, or a political subdivision
thereof, when engaged in the normal course of government activities.
Commerce will need to make changes to the Commerce Control List and the
Export Administration Regulations to clarify the requirements for
issuing export licenses.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James A. Lewis, Director, Office of Strategic Trade and
Foreign Policy Controls, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export
Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-4196
Fax: 202 482-4094
Email: jlewis@bxa.doc.gov
RIN: 0694-AB41
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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604. LICENSING OF, AND EXPANSION OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY
CONTROLS ON, RECOVERABLE ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the Export Administration Regulations by
imposing enhanced national security and foreign policy controls on
certain recoverable encryption to supplement the national security
controls on those items. This rule will also amend the FAR to exclude
recoverable encryption software from the de minimis provisions for
exports from abroad of foreign-origin software incorporating U.S.-
origin software. In addition, this rule amends the Commerce Control
List by adding ECCNs to control recoverable encryption software
transferred from the U.S. Munitions List.
The December 13, 1996, and December 30, 1996, rules were inadvertently
published with the RIN (regulatory identifier number) 0648-AB09.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Licensing of Key Escrow
Encryption Equipment and
Software 12/13/96 61 FR 65460
Encryption Items Transferred
From the USMC to the CCC 12/30/96 61 FR 68572
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe, Export Policy Analyst, Department of
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB47
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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605. CLARIFICATION OF LICENSE EXCEPTION GFT (HUMANITARIAN DONATIONS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations by
clarifying the terms and conditions of applying to the shipment of
humanitarian donations under license exception GFT. This rule provides
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guidance on the types of donors, end-users, and items that are eligible
for this license exception.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB49
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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606. REVISIONS TO EAR AS A RESULT OF THE ADDITION OF BRAZIL AND UKRAINE
TO THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2570 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 24091 et seq; 46 USC 466 9e 0; EO
12924; Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As a result of Brazil and Ukraine being admitted to the
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), this rule adds Brazil and Ukraine to
Supplement Number 1 to part 740-, Country Group A, Column A:4 (Nuclear
Suppliers) and removes Brazil and Ukraine from the Commerce Country
Chart, NP Column 1 (Nuclear Nonproliferation). The subscribing
governments have agreed to establish export licensing procedures for
the transfer of items identified on the Annex to the ``Nuclear-Related
Dual-Use Equipment, Materials, and Related Technology List,'' which is
published by the International Atomic Energy Agency and adhered to by
the United States and other subscribing governments in the Nuclear
Suppliers Group.
This action will lessen the administrative burden on U.S. Exporters by
decreasing licensing requirements for exports of items controlled for
nuclear nonproliferation reasons to Brazil and Ukraine.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB50
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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607. REVISIONS TO COMMERCE CONTROL LIST: ADDITION OF TECHNOLOGY AND
SOFTWARE CONTROLS FOR CERTAIN CRIME CONTROL COMMODITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2570 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration is amending the Commerce
Control List (CCL) of the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR
parts 730 to 774) to add technology and software controls for certain
crime control commodities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB53
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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608. REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
REGULATIONS; COMMERCE CONTROL LIST
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
EO 12924; Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 425527)R
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 774
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) published an
interim final rule on March 25, 1996 (61 FR 12714) that restructured
and reorganized the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The
interim final rule clarified the language of the EAR and simplified the
application and made the export control regulatory regime more user-
friendly. BXA now plans to amend the Commerce Control List of the EAR
by making certain revisions and clarifications, and in some cases,
inserting material inadvertently omitted from the March 25 interim
final rule.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action 10/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB55
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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609. <bullet> EXPORTS OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE; RELEASE OF TECHNOLOGY
OR SOURCE CODE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THE UNITED STATES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 10 USC 7429; 50 USC
1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC
app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; EO 12924; Notice of August
14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 730 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will modify the Department of Commerce's current
``deemed export'' rule covering foreign nationals working on controlled
U.S. high technology or source code in the United States or abroad.
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Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB59
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Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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610. <bullet> OSCILLOSCOPES: ECCNS 3A202 AND 3E201
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 10 USC 7429; 50 USC
1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC
app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; EO 12924; Notice of August
14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 730 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule revises the nuclear reason for control for
oscilloscopes (including certain transient recorders) from NP column 1
to NP column 2. In addition, revisions are made to NP column 2 of the
Commerce Country Chart and Country Column D:2, to reflect that Algeria,
Andorra, Angola, Comoros, Djibouti, Micronesia, Oman, United Arab
Emirates, and Vanuatu have signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
This revision will substantially reduce the paperwork burden on the
public by decreasing the number of license applications exporters and
reexporters are required to submit for oscilloscopes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 11/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB61
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Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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611. <bullet> DE MINIMIS EXCLUSION FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 10 USC 7429; 50 USC
1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139(a); 50 USC app 2401 et
seq; 46 USC 466(e); 43 USC 1354; EO 11912; EO 12924; Notice of August
14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 730 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim rule will amend the Export Administration
Regulations by revising the one-time reporting requirement for reliance
on calculation for the ``de minimis'' exclusion for software and
technology. This rule will make the report voluntary.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 12/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB62
_______________________________________________________________________
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Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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612. <bullet> REVISIONS TO ANTITERRORISM CONTROLS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
EO 12924; Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 730 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise the antiterrorism provisions of the
Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The rule will be published in
two parts. The first part makes export or reexport to entities named on
the Office of Foreign Assets Control's list of Specially Designated
Terrorists a violation of the EAR, and it is not significant. The
second part of the rule, which is significant, prohibits exports of
parts or components for the service or repair of civil aircraft owned
or controlled by the military of a terrorist-supporting country and
expands the list of items controlled for antiterrorism reasons on the
Commerce Control List.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 10/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB63
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Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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613. <bullet> REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS: DUTY
TO INQUIRE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
EO 12924; Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 730 to 799
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of Commerce maintains export controls to limit
the proliferation of chemical or biological weapons, nuclear weapons,
or explosive devices, and missile systems. The Export Administration
Regulations (EAR) provide that the Bureau of Export Administration may
inform exporters, individually or through amendment to the EAR, that a
license is required for exports or reexports to certain end-users when
there exists an unacceptable risk of use in or diversion to certain
nuclear missile or chemical or biological weapons end-uses. This rule
amends the EAR to provide a duty to inquire of any party on the Entity
List that is also a party to your export or reexport transaction
regarding the end-use of items not specified in the Entity List.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 10/00/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
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Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB64
_______________________________________________________________________
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Long-Term Actions
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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614. REVISION OF FOREIGN BOYCOTT PROVISIONS OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 769
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/26/89 54 FR 39415
NPRM Comment Period End 10/26/89
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dexter Price
Phone: 202 482-5775
RIN: 0694-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________
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Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
_______________________________________________________________________
615. CLARIFICATION OF ENHANCED PROLIFERATION CONTROL INITIATIVE (EPCI)
``CATCH-ALL'' PROVISION AND VALIDATED LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Hillary Hess
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB10
_______________________________________________________________________
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Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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616. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LOG EXPORTS BAN
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 06/07/95 60 FR 30030
ANPRM Comment Period End 07/07/95
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: Bernard Kritzer
Phone: 202 482-0894
Fax: 202 482-0751
RIN: 0694-AB25
_______________________________________________________________________
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Long-Term Actions
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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617. LIBYA: EXPANSION OF FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Cook
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB28
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Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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618. <bullet> REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS;
ADDITIONS TO THE ENTITY LIST
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 10 USC 7429; 50 USC
1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC
app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; EO 12924; Notice of August
14, 1996 (61 FR 42527)
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) provide that the
Bureau of Export Administration may inform exporters, individually or
through amendment to the EAR, that a license is required for exports or
reexports to certain entities. The EAR contains a list of such
entities. This rule adds entities to the Entity List, and requires a
license for all exports and reexports of all items subject to the EAR.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Addition to Entity List 05/16/97 62 FR 26922
Addition to Entity List 06/30/97 62 FR 35334
Addition to Entity List 06/30/97 62 FR 35335
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB60
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Completed Actions
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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619. REVISIONS TO THE EAR: ESTABLISHMENT OF A STANDARD SAVING CLAUSE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn 06/30/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Cook
Phone: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB15
_______________________________________________________________________
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Completed Actions
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
_______________________________________________________________________
620. REVISIONS TO LICENSING POLICY FOR NORTH KOREA
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn 07/21/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB19
_______________________________________________________________________
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Completed Actions
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
_______________________________________________________________________
621. CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS (ENFORCEMENT)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Combined With Proposed Rule -
RIN 0694-AB06 07/07/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: William H. Arvin
Phone: 202 482-1564
Fax: 202 482-4173
Email: warvin@bxa.doc.gov
RIN: 0694-AB39
_______________________________________________________________________
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Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
_______________________________________________________________________
622. CHANGES TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE
GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION SHARING PROVISIONS OF THE WASSENAAR
ARRANGEMENT ON EXPORT CONTROLS FOR CONVENTIONAL ARMS AND DUAL-USE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Combined With RIN 0694-AB35 06/30/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James A. Lewis
Phone: 202 482-4196
Fax: 202 482-4094
RIN: 0694-AB40
_______________________________________________________________________
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Completed Actions
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
_______________________________________________________________________
623. EXPORT REGULATION FOR CERTAIN EXPORTS OF BUSINESS EQUIPMENT FOR
SUPPORT TO THE CUBAN PEOPLE
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 700 to 799
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 03/03/97 62 FR 9364
Final Action Effective 03/03/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James A. Lewis
Phone: 202 482-4196
Fax: 202 482-4094
Email: jlewis@bxa.doc.gov
RIN: 0694-AB43
_______________________________________________________________________
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Completed Actions
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
_______________________________________________________________________
624. REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 730 to 799
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 05/09/97 62 FR 25451
Final Action Effective 05/09/97
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian
Phone: 202 482-2440
Fax: 202 482-3355
RIN: 0694-AB56
_______________________________________________________________________
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Completed Actions
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
_______________________________________________________________________
625. <bullet> PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FASTENER QUALITY ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 101-592; PL 104-113
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 280
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the
Bureau of Export Administration plan to amend the Fastener Quality Act
regulations to allow accreditation of in-process inspection activities
of qualifying statistical process control manufacturing facilities,
address the issue of passing laboratory inspection and testing reports
along the supply chain to the fastener manufacturer, address the issue
of significant alteration by removal of manufacturer or grade
identification markings for decorative purposes at the customer's
request, address the issue of grandfathering fasteners, and revise
definitions and related sections for clarity and to correct editorial
errors.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/08/97 62 FR 47240
NPRM Comment Period End 11/07/97
Final Action 01/00/98
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dr. Subhas Malghan, FQA Program Manager, Department of
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Room 311 Tech
Building 820, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Phone: 301 975-4510
RIN: 0693-AB43
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