At the Bureau of Industry and Security’s 2011 Update Conference, officials discussed BIS’ plans to finalize an updated list of “best practices” for industry regarding the transit, transshipment, and reexport of dual-use items in order to prevent diversion. A final version of the updated list is expected to be issued soon.
The Commerce Department’s Assistant Secretary for Export Administration will be holding weekly teleconferences, beginning July 27, 2011, to discuss BIS’ recently published proposed rule to, among other things, create a framework for controlling militarily less significant defense articles on the Commerce Control List rather than the U.S. Munitions List. Questions must be submitted in advance.
At the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Update 2011 conference, Under Secretary for Industry and Security Eric Hirschorn gave an overview of the Administration’s Export Control Reform plans, which for 2012 include having all U.S. Munitions List categories, and corresponding revised ECCNs, in final form and for the State, Commerce, and Defense Departments to link to a single information technology system.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a proposed rule that would implement a control structure under the Export Administration Regulations in order to transfer less significant items that no longer warrant control on the U.S. Munitions List to control under the Commerce Control List.
The Commerce Department has published its spring 2011 semi-annual regulatory agenda for the Bureau of Industry and Security.
As part of the Administration’s Export Control Reform Initiative, the Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a proposed rule to, among other things, establish a framework for transferring certain items from the U.S. Munitions List to Commerce Control List, transfer an initial tranche of items on USML Category VII to the CCL, establish a process for making certain transferred items eligible for License Exception STA, establishing new definitions for “specially designed,” etc.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an order denying certain export privileges for a period of five years and imposing a civil penalty of $15,000 against Eric Cohen for his involvement with the export of thermal imaging cameras from the U.S. to Komeco Co., Ltd., in South Korea, without the required Department of Commerce license, in violation of the Export Administration Regulations. The thermal imaging cameras are classified under Export Control Classification Number (ECCN') 6A003.b.4, and are controlled for reasons of regional stability (RS).
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 28, 2011, which amends the Export Administration Regulations to add an Export Control Classification Number for multi-layer masks to the list of items that may be exported, reexported, or transferred (in-country) to CSMC Technologies Corporation in China under Authorization Validated End-User1.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 24, 2011, which raises the Adjusted Peak Performance (APP) for digital computers under Export Control Classification Number 4A003, and moves Albania and Croatia from Computer Tier 3 to Computer Tier 11 with regard to export control requirements for high performance computers (HPCs).
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 16, 2011, which adds a new License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA) to the Export Administration Regulations to authorize the export, reexport, and transfer (in-country) of specified items to destinations that pose relatively low risk of misuse.