The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective April 20, 2011, which amends certain entries under the Commerce Control List (Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 of the EAR) to implement understandings reached at the June 2010 plenary meeting of the Australia Group1 and makes certain AG-related editorial clarifications and corrections to the Export Administration Regulations.
At the recent National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) Annual Conference, a Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) official discussed BIS’ compliance measurement of “no license required” (NLR) shipments, its updated list of “best practices” to prevent diversion of dual use exports, and the potential for Automated Export System (AES) changes based on that updated list.
The Bureau of Industry and Security received 55 comments on its December 2010 advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on revising the Commerce Control List (CCL) to make it more clear, positive, and tiered. Commenters expressed concerns on the tier placement criteria for items and on the foreign availability aspects of the CCL.
The Bureau of Industry and Security received 41 public comments on its December 2010 proposed rule to add a new License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA). Commenters expressed concerns that the proposed exception is too conservative and will not benefit many companies, and provided recommendations for new licensing mechanisms.
The Bureau of Industry and Security's Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) held a partially open meeting on March 15, 2011 to discuss updates to proposed export control reform regulations, including a rulemaking on license exception STA.
The Bureau of Industry and Security's Materials Technical Advisory Committee held a partially open meeting on February 10, 2011. The agenda for the open session included a presentation on the High Performance Fiber Council, a report by the Composite Working Group and Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) Review Subgroup.
The Census Bureau has issued a proposed rule to amend the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR, 15 CFR Part 30) to modify the post-departure filing program (also referred to as Option 4) by changing the filing time frame to five calendar days (from ten) and only allowing post-departure reporting for certain listed approved commodities.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective January 25, 2011, which amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement several components of the November 2010 bilateral understanding between the U.S. and India on export control reform, including removing India’s defense and space-related entities from the Entity List, removing India from three country groups and adding it to one country group in the EAR.
The Bureau of Industry and Security announces that the Materials Technical Advisory Committee will hold a partially open meeting on February 10, 2011. The agenda for the open session includes a presentation on the High Performance Fiber Council, a report by the Composite Working Group and Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) Review Subgroup. The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. Requests are due by February 3, 2011.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective January 18, 2011, which adds CSMC Technologies Corporation and its facilities to its list of validated end-users in China, and revises the VEU authorization for Advanced Micro Devices China, Inc. (AMD) by amending the list of buildings and updating the description of items eligible for export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) to its approved facilities.