ÿWPC  Å*ik_*‚€üà 'ÆÉȶjP~RöU„PÞ(ô^†ðò@µꜳ«×3Zˆ{-¥n¾wµi-’:ûDý°í„·o X´YÊ3k¢Ù ÌïI€ÏíõJت+~ªmEbtýÄ.òlüm0#ÀÛ)„|!¾ý;<õþ•h{ŸsÍ·Á+¡¡ŠC2‘6EÌû£Eöh$CË뇜KR`05býîQ!¬…ý9Iõà9E‡åù†Õž¯N^ŒÕ•\Ñ Ë(#é›Ïÿ Œ®­q7‰³ZäjK·jD ³´d‘ä’.ÝÇæVMˆ+‘iû Õ¾ât»ìôfnëõ¿üŸÚ”¼?Ä7ÅPÿdô¹®èÊ›ùŠiR-[¸€Íþ2~rgkL¸ÑBÖ—Ù¸n&Wëff2Ó»É} õÓ(Õ‡°ø³2žåêüò8 L%p¿ ðk¾š 1>Ä$CàT# ˜UN£ %ñ 0(÷w@4_s B‚U ŸŸ¿¿ 0lÇ 0D3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 BGw w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w ƾ 0„ ˜HP LaserJet 4/4MHPPCL5E,,,,0 (ÈhH  Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡ ÃEÄÅEÆÇÈÉÊEËÌDÄ:%3|xÌ dþ6X (((3üÝ$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóCTriple 1+| d d d1, 2, 3,Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5B?my21, 2, 3,Numbersà  àÚƒRÚ2Ú  Ú.Û€RÛÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý›Ñ  ÑÑ7€ 9ñ XXdðdÈ7ÑÓÓÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x àà Ð à¼à  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àBilling€Code:€3510„33„PÌà  àÌÓÓDEPARTMENT€OF€COMMERCEÌÌBureau€of€Export€AdministrationÌÌ15€CFR€Part€758Ì€€Ì[Docket€œNo.€980730200„8200„01]›ÌÌœRIN€€0694„AB71›ÌÌRevisions€to€the€Export€Administration€Regulations;€Shipperððs€Export€Declaration€requirementsÏfor€exports€valued€less€œthan›€$2,500Ì€ÌAGENCY:€€Bureau€of€Export€Administration,€CommerceÌÌACTION:€€Final€rule.ÌÌSUMMARY:€€To€further€the€Bureau€of€Export€Administrationððs€efforts€in€harmonizing€theÏExport€Administration€Regulations€(EAR)€with€the€Bureau€of€œthe€Census›€Foreign€TradeÏStatistics€Regulations,€this€final€rule€amends€the€EAR€by€revising€the€Shipperððs€ExportÏDeclaration€(SED)€provisions€to€expand€the€country€scope€of€the€$2,500€exemption€for€filing€anÏSED€with€the€Bureau€of€the€Census.€€This€final€rule€also€clarifies€that€the€Harmonized€TariffÏSchedule€number€may€be€used€in€lieu€of€the€Schedule€B€number€on€the€Shipperððs€ExportÏœDeclaration.›€€This€final€rule€will€œnot€significantly€affect€the›€paperwork€burden€on€U.S.€industry.ÌÌDATES:€This€rule€is€effective€òò(DATE€OF€PUBLICATIONóó).Ð  #ð! ÐÌFOR€FURTHER€INFORMATION€CONTACT:€€Nancy€Crowe,€Regulatory€Policy€Division,ÏBureau€of€Export€Administration,€at€(202)€482„2440.ÌÌSUPPLEMENTARY€INFORMATION:ÌÌÌBackgroundÌÌThe€Bureau€of€Export€Administration€(BXA)€is€amending€the€Export€Administration€RegulationsÏ(EAR)€to€further€its€efforts€in€harmonizing€œthe€EAR›€with€the€Bureau€of€the€Census€Foreign€TradeÐ ð-@), ÐStatistics€Regulations€(FTSR).€€Specifically,€this€rule€amends€ðð758.1(e)(1)(i)(A)€of€the€EAR€byÏrevising€the€œShipperððs€Export€Declaration€(SED)›€requirements€for€exports€of€items€valued€atÏ$2,500€or€less.€€With€this€change,€no€SED€is€required€for€any€shipment,€other€than€a€shipmentÏmade€under€a€license€issued€by€BXA€or€œshipments€to›€Cuba,€Iran,€Iraq,€Libya,€North€Korea,ÏSudan,€or€Syria,€if€the€shipment€is€valued€at€$2,500€or€less€per€Schedule€B€œNumber.›€€ConformingÏamendments€to€the€FTSR€will€be€published€in€the€òòFederal€Registeróó€by€the€Bureau€of€œthe€Census.›Ð  ° ÐÌThis€rule€also€amends€ðððð758.1€and€758.3€of€the€EAR€by€replacing€the€phrase€ð ðor€other€numberÏacceptable€to€the€Foreign€Trade€Division,€Bureau€of€the€Censusðð€with€the€phrase€ð ðor€HarmonizedÏTariff€Schedule€œnumber.ð𛀀This€will€clarify€an€existing€policy€of€the€Bureau€of€the€Census€toÏallow€exporters€to€use€œeither€the€Schedule€B€number€or€the›€Harmonized€Tariff€Schedule€numberÏœwhen€preparing€the€SED.›ÌÌAlthough€the€Export€Administration€Act€(œEAA›)€expired€on€August€20,€1994,€the€PresidentÏinvoked€the€International€Emergency€Economic€Powers€Act€and€continued€in€effect€the€EAR,Ïand,€to€the€extent€permitted€by€law,€the€provisions€of€the€EAA€€in€Executive€Order€12924€ofÏAugust€19,€1994,€extended€by€Presidential€œnoticeñÌñsñÌñ›€œofñÈññÂñ€August€15,€1995ñÂññÈññÉñ€August€ñÉññÊññÉñ63ñÉññÊññËñ13,€1998€(63€FR€44121,€August€17,Ï1998).ñËññÃññÂñ6€ñÂññÃññÈññÄñ€(60€FR€42767),€AugustÏ14,€1996€(ñÄññÈññÅññÄñ5ñÄññÅññÈññÆñ61€FR€42527),ñÆñ›€August€13,€1997€œ(3€C.F.R.,€1997€Comp.€306ñÇñ€ñÇñ(1998),€.ñÈñ›ÌÌRulemaking€RequirementsÌÌà  à1.€€This€interim€rule€has€been€determined€to€be€not€significant€for€purposes€of€E.O.Ï12866.€€ÌÌà  à2.€€œNotwithstanding›€any€other€provision€of€law,€no€person€is€required€to,€nor€shall€anyÏperson€be€subject€to€a€penalty€for€failure€to€comply€with€a€collection€of€information,€subject€toÏthe€Paperwork€Reduction€Act€(PRA),€unless€that€collection€of€information€displays€a€currentlyÏvalid€OMB€Control€Number.€€This€rule€involves€a€collection€of€information€subject€to€theÏPaperwork€Reduction€Act€of€1995€(44€U.S.C.€3501€òòet€seq.óó).€€œThis€collection›€œhas›€been€approvedÐ ¨ @ Ðby€the€Office€of€Management€and€Budget€under€control€number€œ0607„0152.Ô‡ X9ñXXXÔò ò›Ð ˜!0 Ðó óÌà  à3.€€€€This€rule€does€not€contain€policies€with€Federalism€implications€sufficient€toÏwarrant€preparation€of€a€Federalism€assessment€under€Executive€Order€12612.ÌÌà  à4.€€The€provisions€of€the€Administrative€Procedure€Act€(5€U.S.C.€553)€requiring€noticeÏof€proposed€rulemaking,€the€opportunity€for€public€participation,€and€a€delay€in€effective€date,Ïare€inapplicable€because€this€regulation€involves€a€military€and€foreign€affairs€function€of€theÏUnited€States€(Sec.€5€U.S.C.€553(a)(1)).€€Further,€no€other€law€requires€that€a€notice€ofÏproposed€rulemaking€and€an€opportunity€for€public€comment€be€given€for€this€rule.€€BecauseÏa€notice€of€proposed€rulemaking€and€an€opportunity€for€public€comment€are€not€required€toÏbe€given€for€this€rule€under€5€U.S.C.€or€by€any€other€law,€the€requirements€of€the€RegulatoryÏFlexibility€Act€(5€U.S.C.€601€òòet€seq.óó€)€are€not€applicable.Ð Ø,p&) ÐÔ#†X®—XX X9ñ›#ÔÔ‡ X9ñXXX®—ÔÐ È-`'* ÐÔ#†X®—XX X9ñ#ÔÌList€of€SubjectsÌÌÌÌ15€CFR€Part€758ÌÌà  àAdministrative€practice€and€procedure,€Exports,€Foreign€trade,€Reporting€and€RecordÏkeeping€requirements.ÌÌÌà  àAccordingly,€part€758€of€the€Export€Administration€Regulations€(15€CFR€Parts€730„799)Ïare€amended€as€follows:ÌÌÝ‚SmyÿÝÝ  ÝÝ‚SmyÝà  àÚƒRÚ1Ú  Ú.Û€RÛÝ  Ý€€€The€authority€citation€for€15€CFR€part€758€continues€to€read€as€follows:݃SmyÝŒÌŒÝ  ÝÌà  àòòAuthorityóó:€€50€U.S.C.€app.€2401€òòet€seqóó.;€50€U.S.C.€1701€òòet€seqóó.;€E.O.€12924,€3€CFR,€1994Ð h ÐComp.,€p.€917;€Notice€of€August€13,€1997€(62€FR€43629,€August€15,€1997).€€ÌÌÌPART€758€„€[AMENDED]ÌÌÝ‚SmyÿÝÝ  ÝÝ‚Smy×Ýà  àÚƒRÚ2Ú  Ú.Û€RÛÝ  Ý€€€Section€758.1€is€amended€by€revising€the€paragraph€(e)(1(i)(A)€to€read€as€follows:݃Smy×òÝŒÌŒÝ  ÝÌÌÌðð758.1€Export€clearance€requirementsÌÌà@þþìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌ(e)€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌà  à(1)€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÌà  àà ` à(i)€*€€€€€*€€€€€*Ìà  àà ` àÌà  àà ` àà ¸ à(A)€Any€shipment,€other€than€a€shipment€made€under€a€license€issued€byÏBXA€or€œshipments€to›€Cuba,€Iran,€Iraq,€Libya,€North€Korea,€Sudan€or€Syria€if€the€shipment€isÏvalued€at€$2,500€or€less€per€Schedule€B€œNumber.›€€The€Schedule€B€number€of€an€item€is€shown€inÏthe€current€edition€of€the€Schedule€B,€òòStatistical€Classification€of€Domestic€and€ForeignÐ ø*$' ÐCommodities€Exported€from€the€United€Statesóó.€€œAs€used€in€this›€paragraph€œ(e),›€ð ðshipmentðð€meansÐ è+€%( Ðall€items€classified€under€a€single€Schedule€B€number€(or€Harmonized€Tariff€Schedule€number€ifÏthe€Schedule€B€number€is€not€available),€shipped€on€the€same€carrier,€from€one€exporter€to€oneÐ È-`'* Ðimporter.€€The€Foreign€Trade€Statistics€Regulations€of€the€Bureau€of€the€Census€(15€CFR€partÏ30)€shall€govern€the€valuation€of€items€when€determining€whether€a€shipment€meets€the€$2,500Ïthreshold€of€this€paragraph.€ÌÌà@þþìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌà  à3.€€Section€758.3€is€amended€by€revising€the€parenthetical€phrase€ð ð(or€other€numberÏacceptable€to€the€Foreign€Trade€Division,€Bureau€of€the€Census)ðð€to€read€ð ð(or€Harmonized€TariffÏSchedule€œnumberñ¨ñ€if€the€Schedule€B€Number€is€not€availableñ¨ñ)ðð›€in€the€following€places:ÌÌà  àðð758.3(f)(1)Ìà  àðð758.3(g)(1)Ìà  àðð758.3(g)(2)(i)Ìà  àðð758.3(g)(2)(ii)€„€2€referencesÌà  àðð758.3(g)(3)Ìà  àðð758.3(h)(1)ÌÌÌÌDated:ÌÌÌÌR.€Roger€MajakÌAssistant€Secretary€Ìfor€Export€Administration