Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

by the Industry and Security Bureau on 10/19/2020.

Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

by the Industry and Security Bureau on 10/14/2020.

Procedures To Grant Relief From the Quantitative Limitation Applicable to Certain Steel Articles for Brazil for Parties With Preexisting Contracts That Meet Specified Criteria

by the Industry and Security Bureau on 10/13/2020.

This temporary final rule establishes procedures to grant relief from the quantitative limitation applicable to certain steel articles for Brazil for parties with preexisting contracts that meet specified criteria as authorized by the President as part of the action he took to adjust imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962,...

Revisions to the Unverified List (UVL)

by the Industry and Security Bureau on 10/09/2020.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing forty (40) persons from the Unverified List (``UVL'') and adding twenty-six (26) persons to the UVL. The 40 persons are removed from the UVL on the basis that BIS was able to verify their bona fides (i.e., legitimacy and reliability...

Identification and Review of Controls for Certain Foundational Technologies; Correction

by the Industry and Security Bureau on 10/09/2020.

On August 27, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), Identification and Review of Controls for Certain Foundational Technologies. This document makes a correction to the August 27 ANPRM to clarify that it is permissible to submit confidential business information in response...

Information Sharing for Purposes of Judicial Review

by the Industry and Security Bureau on 10/06/2020.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has the authority under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) to enforce the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This rule sets forth the procedure for classified national security information to be submitted ex parte and in camera to a court reviewing any agency action under the EAR. BIS is...

Amendment to Licensing Policy for Items Controlled for Crime Control Reasons

by the Industry and Security Bureau on 10/06/2020.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by revising, in part, the licensing policy for items controlled for crime control (CC) reasons, which is designed to promote respect for human rights throughout the world. BIS also is amending the EAR to provide that, except for items controlled for...

Controls on Exports and Reexports of Water Cannon Systems

by the Industry and Security Bureau on 10/06/2020.

In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations to impose a license requirement on exports and reexports of water cannon systems for riot or crowd control and parts and components specially designed therefor. This action furthers U.S. foreign policy interests for crime control (CC) reasons and...

Implementation of Certain New Controls on Emerging Technologies Agreed at Wassenaar Arrangement 2019 Plenary

by the Industry and Security Bureau on 10/05/2020.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) maintains, as part of its Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Commerce Control List (CCL), which identifies certain items subject to Department of Commerce jurisdiction. This final rule revises the CCL, as well as corresponding parts of the EAR, to implement certain changes made to the Wassenaar...

Reopening of Comment Period for Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Vanadium

by the Industry and Security Bureau on 09/25/2020.

On June 3, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Vanadium. The June 3 notice specified that the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of vanadium. This...