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Ý[Federal€Register:€August€27,€1998€(Volume€63,€Number€166)]Ì[Rules€and€Regulations]€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì[Page€45697-45698]ÌFrom€the€Federal€Register€Online€via€GPO€Access€[wais.access.gpo.gov]Ì[DOCID:fr27au98-17]ÌÌ=====================================================================¼==Ì-----------------------------------------------------------------------ÌÌDEPARTMENT€OF€COMMERCEÌÌBureau€of€the€CensusÌÌ15€CFR€Part€30ÌÌ[Docket€No.€980729198-8198-01]ÌRIN€0607--AA28ÌÌ€ÌShipper's€Export€Declaration€Requirements€for€Exports€Valued€at€ÌLess€Than€$2,500ÌÌAGENCY:€Bureau€of€the€Census,€Commerce.ÌÌACTION:€Final€rule.ÌÌ-----------------------------------------------------------------------ÌÌSUMMARY:€To€further€the€Bureau€of€the€Census'€efforts€in€harmonizing€Ìthe€Foreign€Trade€Statistics€Regulations€(FTSR)€with€the€Bureau€of€ÌExport€Administration's€Export€Administration€Regulations€(EAR),€this€Ìfinal€rule€amends€the€FTSR€by€revising€the€Shipper's€Export€Declaration€Ì(SED)€provisions€to€expand€the€country€scope€of€the€$2,500€exemption€Ìfor€filing€an€SED€with€the€Bureau€of€the€Census.Ì€€€€The€revisions€contained€in€this€document€are€consistent€with€Ìconcurrent€revisions€to€the€provisions€of€the€Bureau€of€Export€ÌAdministration's€EAR.€The€Department€of€Treasury€concurs€with€the€Ìprovisions€contained€in€this€final€rule.ÌÌEFFECTIVE€DATE:€August€27,€1998.ÌÌFOR€FURTHER€INFORMATION€CONTACT:€C.€Harvey€Monk,€Jr.,€Chief,€Foreign€ÌTrade€Division,€Bureau€of€the€Census,€Room€2104,€Federal€Building€3,€ÌWashington,€D.C.€20233-6700,€by€telephone€on€(301)€457-2255€or€by€fax€Ð @-(, Ðon€(301)€457-2645.ÌÌSUPPLEMENTARY€INFORMATION:ÌÌBackgroundÌÌ€€€€The€Bureau€of€the€Census€is€amending€the€FTSR€to€further€its€Ìefforts€in€harmonizing€the€FTSR€with€the€Bureau€of€Export€ÌAdministration's€EAR.€Specifically,€this€rule€amends€Sec.€30.55(h)€of€Ìthe€FTSR€by€revising€the€SED€requirements€for€exports€of€items€valued€Ìat€$2,500€or€less€that€do€not€require€a€license.€With€this€change,€no€ÌSED€is€required€for€any€shipment,€except€for€shipments€to€Cuba,€Iran,€ÌIraq,€Libya,€North€Korea,€Sudan,€or€Syria,€if€the€shipment€is€valued€at€Ì$2,500€or€less€per€Schedule€B€Number.€The€current€exemption€applied€Ìonly€to€countries€in€Country€Group€B€and€China.€Note€that€this€Ìexemption€does€not€apply€to€shipments€exported€through€the€U.S.€Postal€ÌService,€shipments€requiring€a€license€from€the€Department€of€Commerce,€ÌDepartment€of€State,€or€Department€of€Justice,€or€shipments€of€items€Ìsubject€to€the€International€Traffic€in€Arms€Regulations€but€exempt€Ìfrom€license€requirements.€Conforming€amendments€to€the€EAR€will€be€Ìpublished€in€the€Federal€Register€by€the€Bureau€of€Export€ÌAdministration.ÌÌRulemaking€RequirementsÌÌ€€€€This€rule€is€exempt€from€all€requirements€of€Section€553€of€the€ÌAdministrative€Procedure€Act€because€it€deals€with€a€foreign€affairs€Ìfunction€(5€U.S.C.€(A)€(1)).ÌÌRegulatory€Flexibility€ActÌÌ€€€€Because€a€notice€of€proposed€rulemaking€is€not€required€by€5€U.S.C.€Ì553€or€any€other€law,€a€Regulatory€Flexibility€Analysis€is€not€required€Ìand€has€not€been€prepared€(5€U.S.C.€603€(a)).ÌÌExecutive€OrdersÌÌ€€€€This€rule€has€been€determined€not€to€be€significant€for€purposes€of€ÌExecutive€Order€12866.€This€rule€does€not€contain€policies€with€Ìfederalism€implications€sufficient€to€warrant€preparation€of€a€Ìfederalism€assessment€under€Executive€Order€12612.ÌÌPaperwork€Reduction€ActÌÌ€€€€Notwithstanding€any€other€provisions€of€law,€no€person€is€required€Ìto€respond€to,€nor€shall€a€person€be€subject€to€a€penalty€for€failure€Ìto€comply€with,€a€collection€of€information€subject€to€the€requirements€Ìof€the€Paperwork€Reduction€Act€(PRA)€unless€that€collection€of€Ìinformation€displays€a€currently€valid€Office€of€Management€and€Budget€Ì(OMB)€control€number.Ì€€€€This€rule€covers€collections€of€information€subject€to€the€Ìprovisions€of€the€PRA,€which€are€cleared€by€the€OMB€under€OMB€Control€ÌNumber€0607-0152.Ì€€€€This€rule€will€result€in€a€nonmeasurable€reduction€in€the€Ìreporting-hour€burden€requirements.€The€expansion€of€the€country€scope€Ìof€the€exemption€will€affect€only€a€small€percentage€of€SEDs.€It€will€Ìnot€measurably€impact€the€current€response€burden€requirement€as€Ìapproved€under€OMB€Control€number€0607-0152,€under€provisions€of€the€ÌPaperwork€Reduction€Act€of€1995,€Public€Law€104-13.ÌÌList€of€Subjects€in€15€CFR€Part€30ÌÌ€€€€Economic€statistics,€Foreign€trade,€Exports,€Reporting€and€Ìrecordkeeping€requirements.Ì€€€€For€the€reasons€set€out€in€the€preamble,€15€CFR€Part€30€is€amended€Ìas€follows:ÌÌPART€30--FOREIGN€TRADE€STATISTICSÌÌ€€€€1.€The€authority€citation€for€15€CFR€Part€30€continues€to€read€as€Ìfollows:ÌÌ€€€€Authority:€5€U.S.C.€301;€13€U.S.C.€301-307;€Reorganization€Plan€ÌNo.€5€of€1950€(3€CFR€1949-1953€Comp.,€1004);€Department€of€Commerce€ÌOrganization€Order€No.€35-2A,€August€4,€1975,€40€CFR€42765.ÌÌSubpart€A--General€Requirements--ExporterÌÌ€€€€2.€Section€30.55€is€amended€by€revising€paragraphs€(h)€introductory€Ìtext€and€(h)(1)€to€read€as€follows:ÌÌÌSec.€30.55€€Miscellaneous€exemptions.ÌÌ*€*€*€*€*Ì€€€€(h)€Except€as€noted€in€paragraph€(h)(2)€of€this€section€and€for€Ìexports€to€Cuba,€Iran,€Iraq,€Libya,€North€Korea,€Sudan,€and€Syria,€Ìshipments€of€commodities€where€the€value€of€the€commodities,€shipped€Ìfrom€one€exporter€to€one€consignee€on€a€single€exporting€carrier,€Ìclassified€under€an€individual€Schedule€B€number,€is€$2,500€or€less.€ÌFor€Cuba,€Iran,€Iraq,€Libya,€North€Korea,€Sudan€and€Syria,€a€SED€is€Ìrequired€regardless€of€the€value€of€the€shipment.Ì€€€€(1)€This€exemption€applies€to€individual€Schedule€B€commodity€Ìnumbers€regardless€of€the€totalÌÌ[[Page€45698]]ÌÌshipment€value.€In€instances€where€a€shipment€contains€a€mixture€of€Ìindividual€Schedule€B€commodity€numbers€valued€$2,500€or€less€and€Ìindividual€Schedule€B€commodity€numbers€valued€over€$2,500,€only€those€Ìcommodity€numbers€valued€$2,500€or€more€need€be€reported€on€a€Shipper's€ÌExport€Declaration.Ì*€*€*€*€*ÌÌ€€€€Dated:€July€29,€1998.ÌJames€F.€HolmesÌActing€Director,€Bureau€of€the€CensusÌ[FR€Doc.€98-23017€Filed€8-26-98;€8:45€am]ÌBILLING€CODE€3510-07-PÌÌÌÌ