17 February 1998 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: February 17, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 31)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 7699-7700] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17fe98-24] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Export Administration 15 CFR Parts 732, 740, 742, 743, 744, 746, 762 and 774 [Docket No. 971006239-7239-01] RIN 0694-AB35 Implementation of the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Items: Revisions to the Commerce Control List and Reporting Under the Wassenaar Arrangement AGENCY: Bureau of Export Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Interim final rule; conforming saving clause dates. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) is conforming the dates identified in the savings clause of the interim rule implementing the Wassenaar Arrangement published in the Federal Register on January 15, 1998 (63 FR 2452). Shipments of items removed from eligibility for export or reexport under a particular License Exception authorization or the designator NLR may now be exported or reexported under that License Exception authorization or designator until (and including) April 15, 1998. This action should minimize industry's concerns about implementing the new licensing requirement provisions of the interim rule by the original date of February 17, 1998. Note that this rule does not affect the reporting requirements of Section 743.1 of the Export Administration Regulations, and any item removed from License Exception or NLR eligibility as a result of the January 15 rule may be subject to reporting requirements. As this rule conforms the saving clause dates, the April 15 date concerning submission of license applications identifying the new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) as a result of revisions to the numbering and structure of certain entries on the [[Page 7700]] Commerce Control List remains unchanged. DATES: This correction is effective February 17, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Muldonian, Office of Exporter Services, Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Export Administration, telephone: (202) 482-2440. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 15, 1998, the Bureau of Export Administration published in the Federal Register an interim rule that made changes to the Commerce Control List necessary to implement the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Items. The rule also removed License Exception availability for certain items controlled for missile technology reasons and for certain other items controlled for national security reasons for which the U.S. has agreed to license with extreme vigilance. BXA has received many industry comments on the date of February 17, 1998, for submission of license applications for items removed from eligibility for export or reexport under a particular License Exception authorization or the designator NLR, stating that more time is required to determine how the rule affected their products and to develop and revise export compliance software necessary to implement the provisions of the Export Administration Regulations. To ensure that industry has adequate time to review and implement the changes to the EAR published on January 15, BXA is conforming the saving clause dates identified in the January 15 interim rule implementing the Wassenaar Arrangement. Shipments of items removed from eligibility for export or reexport under a particular License Exception authorization or NLR as a result of the January 15 rule may now be exported or reexported under that License Exception authorization or NLR until (and including) April 15, 1998. Note that this rule does not affect the reporting requirements of Section 743.1 of the Export Administration Regulations, and any item removed from License Exception or NLR eligibility as a result of the January 15 rule may be subject to reporting requirements. The April 15, 1998 date concerning submission of license applications identifying the new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) as a result of revisions to the numbering and structure of certain entries on the Commerce Control List is not changed by this rule. Therefore, in rule FR Doc. 98-1, published on January 15, 1998 (63 FR 2452), on page 2454, in the third column, in the Saving Clause paragraph, last line, ``February 17, 1998'' is revised to read ``April 15, 1998''. Dated: February 11, 1998. William V. Skidmore, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. [FR Doc. 98-3905 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-33-P