The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a correction to certain text in its April 20, 2011 final rule which implemented the understandings reached at the June 2010 plenary meeting of the Australia Group, among other things. BIS is correcting the text regarding ECCN 2B350.g (valves) to remove a semicolon that was not in the previous regulations. (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/20/11 news, 11042026, for BP summary of the final rule.)
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective April 29, 2011, to correct a number of provisions in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In particular, the rule corrects the country entry for Syria on the Commerce Country Chart to more clearly identify for exporters the licensing requirements that apply to this destination. In addition, the rule corrects other errors in the Commerce Control List (CCL) such as inaccurate references, spelling and technical errors, and removes superfluous wording to ensure accuracy in the EAR.
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.
The Bureau of Industry and Security announces that the Materials Technical Advisory Committee will hold a partially open meeting on May 12, 2011. The agenda for the open session includes a report of the Composite Working Group (CWG) and Export Control Classification Number Review Subgroup and an update on regime-based activities.
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.