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ÐFOR€FURTHER€INFORMATION€CONTACT:€Joan€Roberts,€Director,€Foreign€Policy€Division,€BureauÏof€Export€Administration,€Telephone:€(202)€482„0171.ÌÌSUPPLEMENTARY€INFORMATION:ÌÌBackground:ÌÌOn€November€14,€1997,€twenty„nine€members€of€the€Organization€of€American€States€(OAS),€includingÏthe€United€States,€signed€the€Inter„American€Convention€Against€the€Illicit€Manufacturing€of€andÏTrafficking€in€Firearms,€Ammunition,€Explosives,€and€Other€Related€Materials€(Firearms€Convention).€ÏSubsequently,€the€Bahamas€and€Trinidad€and€Tobago€signed€the€Treaty€bringing€the€number€ofÏsignatories€to€thirty„one.€€The€Firearms€Convention€requires€all€OAS€Member€States€to€establish€aÏprogram€to€issue€authorizations€for€the€import€and€export€of€firearms.€€The€Firearms€Convention€willÏenter€into€force€after€the€deposit€of€instruments€of€ratification€by€two€Signatory€States.€€To€date,€only€oneÏConvention€Signatory,€Belize,€has€ratified€the€Treaty.€€€€ÌÌThe€Firearms€Convention€constitutes€the€first€multilateral€treaty€of€its€kind€in€the€world,€and€it€is€expectedÏto€enhance€multilateral€cooperation€among€the€governments€of€the€Americas€in€the€battle€against€the€illicitÏmanufacturing€of€and€trafficking€in€firearms,€ammunition,€explosives,€and€other€related€materials.€€TheÏproblem€of€illicit€transnational€trade€in€firearms€is€of€particular€concern€to€the€governments€of€North€andÏSouth€America€due€to€the€violence€it€breeds€and€the€links€it€often€has€with€organized€criminal€activity,Ïsuch€as€drug€trafficking€and€terrorism.€€Ìâ âÐ ¸+x%, ÐThe€OAS€member€countries€include:€Antigua€and€Barbuda,€Argentina,€the€Bahamas,€Barbados,€Belize,Ïâ âBolivia,€Brazil,€Canada,€Chile,€Colombia,€Costa€Rica,€Dominica,€Dominican€Republic,€Ecuador,€ElÏSalvador,€Grenada,€Guatemala,€Guyana,€Haiti,€Honduras,€Jamaica,€Mexico,€Nicaragua,€Panama,ÏParaguay,€Peru,€Saint€Kitts€and€Nevis,€Saint€Lucia,€Saint€Vincent€and€the€Grenadines,€Suriname,€TrinidadÏand€Tobago,€the€United€States,€Uruguay,€and€Venezuela.ÌÌOAS€members€also€approved,€in€November€1997,€the€Model€Regulations€for€the€Control€of€theÏInternational€Movement€of€Firearms,€Their€Parts€and€Components€and€Ammunition€(OAS€ModelÏRegulations)€to€promote€harmonized€procedures€for€import€and€export€controls€over€the€legalÏinternational€movement€of€firearms.€€The€OAS€Model€Regulations€do€not€address€explosives€and€relatedÏmaterials.€Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àÌOn€April€18,€1998,€at€the€Santiago€Summit€held€in€Chile,€President€Clinton€announced€that€the€UnitedÏStates€would€issue€€regulations€based€on€the€OAS€Model€Regulations€and€that€the€Firearms€ConventionÏwould€be€sent€to€the€Senate€for€its€advice€and€consent€for€ratification.€€President€Clinton€stated€that€theseÏmeasures€will€further€multilateral€cooperation€to€prevent€and€combat€illicit€transnational€traffic€inÏfirearms€and€ammunition,€while€establishing€and€strengthening€systems€to€enhance€the€tracing€of€firearmsÏused€in€criminal€activities.ÌÌThe€OAS€Model€Regulations€affect€most€firearms€items€on€the€Commerce€Control€List€(CCL)€classifiedÏunder€the€following€Export€Control€Classification€Numbers€(ECCNs):€1)€0A984,€Shotguns€with€a€barrelÏlength€18€inches€or€over€and€related€parts,€and€buckshot€shotgun€shells;€2)€0A986,€Shotgun€shells,€andÏrelated€parts;€and€3)€0A987,€Optical€sighting€devices.€€Following€the€Presidentððs€directive,€BXA€isÏimposing€a€new€license€requirement€for€exports€to€Canada€of€all€items€controlled€by€ECCN€0A984,Ð l-,'. Ð0A986,€or€0A987.€€A€license€is€already€required€for€crime€control€reasons€albeit€subject€to€differentÏlicensing€policies€for€the€export€of€most€firearms€items€to€other€OAS€member€countries.ÌÌÌThe€OAS€Model€Regulations€also€set€forth€requirements€for€the€government€of€OAS€importing€countriesÏto€issue€an€Import€Certificate€to€the€importer€of€firearms,€which€is€to€include€the€total€quantity€of€firearmsÏand€a€detailed€description€of€the€item(s).€€Accordingly,€BXA€is€imposing€a€new€Import€CertificateÏrequirement€for€export€of€items€classified€as€ECCNs€0A984,€0A986,€or€0A987€to€all€OAS€memberÏcountries,€including€Canada.€€The€Import€Certificate€or€an€equivalent€official€document€must€be€sent€byÏthe€importer€to€the€exporter€as€support€documentation€for€a€license€application.€€The€exporter€must€obtainÏthe€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€official€document€prior€to€applying€for€a€license.€€While€the€exporterÏmay€submit€the€application€on€receipt€of€a€facsimile€copy€of€the€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€officialÏdocument,€he€must€have€the€original€in€his€possession€before€export.€€The€exporter€must€retain€the€ImportÏCertificate€or€equivalent€official€document€in€his€files€and€produce€it€if€requested€to€do€so€by€BXA,€inÏaccordance€with€the€recordkeeping€requirements€of€the€EAR.ÌÌIn€addition,€for€clarity€and€consistency,€this€rule€transfers€optical€sighting€devices€from€ECCN€0A985€to€aÏnewly€created€ECCN€0A987.ÌÌAlthough€the€Export€Administration€Act€(EAA)€expired€on€August€20,€1994,€the€President€invoked€theÏInternational€Emergency€Economic€Powers€Act€and€continued€in€effect€the€Export€AdministrationÏRegulations€and,€to€the€extent€permitted€by€law,€the€provisions€of€the€EAA€in€Executive€Order€12924€ofÏAugust€19,€1994,€as€extended€by€the€President's€notices€of€August€15,€1995€(60€FR€42767),€August€14,Ï1996€(61€FR€42527),€August€13,€1997€(62€FR€43629)€and€August€13,€1998€(63€FR€44121).€Ð l-,'. ЇUnder€a€policy€of€conforming€actions€under€the€Executive€Order€to€those€under€the€EAA,€insofar€asÏappropriate,€the€Department€of€Commerce€notified€the€Congress€of€this€imposition€of€foreign€policyÏcontrols€on€December€28,€1998.ÌÌÌRulemaking€RequirementsÌÌà  à1.€€This€interim€rule€has€been€determined€to€be€significant€for€purposes€of€€E.O.€12866.ÌÌà  à2.€€Notwithstanding€any€other€provision€of€law,€no€person€is€required€to,€nor€shall€any€person€beÏsubject€to€a€penalty€for€failure€to€comply€with€a€collection€of€information,€subject€to€the€PaperworkÏReduction€Act€(PRA),€unless€that€collection€of€information€displays€a€currently€valid€OMB€ControlÏNumber.€This€rule€also€contains€a€new€collection„of„information€requirement€subject€to€the€PRA€that€hasÏreceived€emergency€approval€under€OMB€control€number€0694„0114.€€The€new€information€requirementÏand€estimated€public€burden€hours€include:€import€certificates€and€associated€activities€(5€minutes€to€oneÏhour€each)€and€licenses€to€Canada€(42.5€minutes€each).€This€rule€also€involves€a€collection€of€informationÏapproved€by€the€Office€of€Management€and€Budget€under€control€number€0694„0088,€ð ðMulti„PurposeÏApplication,ðð€which€carries€a€burden€hour€estimate€of€42.5€minutes€per€submission.€These€estimatesÏinclude€the€time€for€reviewing€instructions,€searching€existing€data€sources,€gathering€and€maintaining€theÏdata€needed,€and€completing€and€reviewing€the€collections€of€information.€€Comments€are€invited€on:€(a)Ïwhether€the€collection€of€information€is€necessary€for€the€proper€performance€of€the€functions€of€theÏagency,€including€whether€the€information€shall€have€practical€utility;€(b)€€the€accuracy€of€the€agency'sÏestimate€of€the€burden€of€the€proposed€collection€of€information;€(c)€€ways€to€enhance€the€quality,€utility,Ïand€clarity€of€the€information€to€be€collected;€and€(d)€ways€to€minimize€the€burden€of€the€collection€ofÐ l-,'. Ðinformation€on€respondents,€including€through€the€use€of€automated€collection€techniques€or€other€formsÏof€information€technology.€€Comments€regarding€these€burden€estimates€or€any€other€aspect€of€theÏcollection€of€information,€including€suggestions€for€reducing€the€burdens,€should€be€forwarded€to€PatriciaÏMuldonian,€Regulatory€Policy€Division,€Office€of€Exporter€Services,€Bureau€of€Export€Administration,ÏDepartment€of€Commerce,€P.O.€Box€273,€Washington,€DC€20044,€and€David€Rostker,€Office€ofÏManagement€and€Budget,€OMB/OIRA,€725€17th€Street,€NW,€NEOB€Rm.€10202,€Washington,€DC€20503.ÌÌà  à3.€€This€rule€does€not€contain€policies€with€Federalism€implications€sufficient€to€warrantÏpreparation€of€a€Federalism€assessment€under€Executive€Order€12612.ÌÌà  à4.€€The€provisions€of€the€Administrative€Procedure€Act€(5€U.S.C.€553)€requiring€notice€ofÏproposed€rulemaking,€the€opportunity€for€public€participation,€and€a€delay€in€effective€date,€areÏinapplicable€because€this€regulation€involves€a€military€and€foreign€affairs€function€of€the€United€StatesÏ(Sec.€5€U.S.C.€553(a)(1)).€€Further,€no€other€law€requires€that€a€notice€of€proposed€rulemaking€and€anÏopportunity€for€public€comment€be€given€for€this€interim€rule.€€Because€a€notice€of€proposed€rulemakingÏand€an€opportunity€for€public€comment€are€not€required€to€be€given€for€this€rule€under€5€U.S.C.€553€or€byÏany€other€law,€the€analytical€requirements€of€the€Regulatory€Flexibility€Act€(5€U.S.C.€601€òòet€seq.óó)€are€notÐ €!@  Ðapplicable.ÌÌHowever,€because€of€the€importance€of€the€issues€raised€by€these€regulations,€this€rule€is€being€issued€inÏinterim€form€and€BXA€will€consider€comments€in€the€development€of€the€final€regulations.€ÌÌAccordingly,€the€Department€encourages€interested€persons€who€wish€to€comment€to€do€it€at€the€earliestÏpossible€time€to€permit€the€fullest€consideration€of€their€views.Ð l-,'. ЇThe€period€for€submission€of€comments€will€close€œññMay€28,€1999ñññ€ñ(45›€DAYS›€AFTER›€DATE›€OF›€PUBLICATION)ñ€ñ.›€€The€Department€will€consider€allÏcomments€received€before€the€close€of€the€comment€period€in€developing€final€regulations.€€CommentsÏreceived€after€the€end€of€the€comment€period€will€be€considered€if€possible,€but€their€consideration€cannotÏbe€assured.€€The€Department€will€not€accept€public€comments€accompanied€by€a€request€that€a€part€or€allÏof€the€material€be€treated€confidentially€because€of€its€business€proprietary€nature€or€for€any€other€reason.€ÏThe€Department€will€return€such€comments€and€materials€to€the€persons€submitting€the€comments€andÏwill€not€consider€them€in€the€development€of€final€regulations.€€All€public€comments€on€these€regulationsÏwill€be€a€matter€of€public€record€and€will€be€available€for€public€inspection€and€copying.€€In€the€interest€ofÏaccuracy€and€completeness,€the€Department€requires€comments€in€written€form.ÌÌOral€comments€must€be€followed€by€written€memoranda,€which€will€also€be€a€matter€of€public€record€andÏwill€be€available€for€public€review€and€copying.€ÌÌThe€public€record€concerning€these€regulations€will€be€maintained€in€the€Bureau€of€ExportÏAdministration€Freedom€of€Information€Records€Inspection€Facility,€Room€6881,€Department€ofÏCommerce,€14th€Street€and€Pennsylvania€Avenue,€N.W.,€Washington,€D.C.€20230.€€Records€in€thisÏfacility,€including€written€public€comments€and€memoranda€summarizing€the€substance€of€oralÏcommunications,€may€be€inspected€and€copied€in€accordance€with€regulations€published€in€part€4€of€TitleÏ15€of€the€Code€of€Federal€Regulations.€€Information€about€the€inspection€and€copying€of€records€at€theÏfacility€may€be€obtained€from€Henry€Gaston,€Bureau€of€Export€Administration€Freedom€of€InformationÏOfficer,€at€the€above€address€or€by€calling€(202)€482„5653.ÌÌList€of€SubjectsÌÐ l-,'. Ї15€CFR€parts€738,€742€and€774Ìà  àExports,€Foreign€Trade.€ÌÌ15€CFR€parts€740€and€748Ìà  àAdministrative€practice€and€procedure,€Exports,€Foreign€Trade,€Reporting€and€recordkeepingÏrequirements.ÌÌ15€CFR€part€762Ìà  àAdministrative€practice€and€procedures,€Business€and€industry,€Confidential€businessÏinformation,€Exports,€Foreign€Trade,€Reporting€and€recordkeeping€requirements.ÌÌAccordingly,€parts€738,€740,€742,€748,€762,€and€774€of€the€Export€Administration€Regulations€(15€CFRÏparts€730„799)€are€amended€to€read€as€follows:ÌÌà  à1.€€The€authority€citation€for€parts€738€and€774€is€revised€€to€read€as€follows:Ì€Ìà  àòòAuthorityóó:€€50€U.S.C.€app.€2401€òòet€seqóó.,€1701€òòet€seqóó.,€app.€5;€10€U.S.C.€7420,€7430(e);€18€U.S.C.Ð 4#ô" Ð2510€òòet€seqóó.;€22€U.S.C.€287c,€3201€òòet€seqóó.,€6004;€Sec.€201,€Pub.€L.€104„58,€109€Stat.€557€(30€U.S.C.Ð è$¨$ Ð185(s),€185(u));€42€U.S.C.€2139a,€6212;€43€U.S.C.€1354;€46€U.S.C.€app.€466c;€E.O.€12924,€3€CFR,€1994ÏComp.,€p.€917;€E.O.€13026,€3€CFR,€1996€Comp.,€p.€228;€and€Notice€of€August€13,€1998€(63€FR€44121,ÏAugust€17,€1998).Ô€4&‹Ü&&?&‹ÜÔÐ *Ä#* ÐÌÐ l-,'. Ðà  à2.€€The€authority€citation€for€parts€740,€748,€and€762€is€revised€to€read€as€follows:ÌÌà  àòòAuthority:óó€€50€U.S.C.€app.€2401€òòet€seq.óó,€1701€òòet€seq.óó;€E.O.€12924,€€3€CFR,€1994€Comp.,€p.€917;Ð ¨ h ÐE.O.€13026,€€3€CFR,€1996€Comp.,€p.€228€(1997);€Notice€of€August€13,€1998€(63€FR€44121,€August€17,Ï1998);€and€P.L.€105„85,€111€Stat.€1629.ÌÌà  à3.€€The€authority€citation€for€part€742€is€revised€to€read€as€follows:ÌÌà  àòòAuthority:óó€€50€U.S.C.€app.€2401€òòet€seq.óó,€1701€òòet€seq.óó;€18€U.S.C.€2510€òòet€seq.óó;€22€U.S.C.€3201€òòetÐ à   Ðseq.óó;€42€U.S.C.€2139a;€E.O.€12058,€3€CFR,€1978€Comp.,€p.€179;€E.O.€12851,€3€CFR€1993€Comp.,€p.€608;Ð ”T ÐE.O.€12924,€3€CFR,€1994€Comp.,€p.€917;€E.O.€12938,€3€CFR,€1994€Comp.,€p.€950;€E.O.€13026,€3€CFR,Ï1996€Comp.,€p.€228€(1997);€€Notice€of€August€13,€1998€(63€FR€44121,€August€17,€1998);€and€P.L.€105„¼85,€111€Stat.€1629.ÌÌPART€738€„€[AMENDED]ÌÌà  à4.€€Section€738.2€is€amended€by€adding€ð ðFC€Firearms€Conventionðð€in€alphabetical€order€to€theÏlist€of€Reasons€for€Control€in€paragraph€(d)(2)(i)(A).ÌÌà  à5.€€Supplement€No.€1€to€part€738,€the€Commerce€Country€Chart,€is€amended€by€adding€ð ðFCÏColumn€1".€€For€the€œconvñzñenñzñience›€of€the€reader,€the€Chart€is€revised€to€read€as€follows:ÌÌÌÐ  l-,'. ÐÌ€€€€€€ÌPART€740€„€[AMENDED]ÌÌà  à6.€€Section€740.14€is€amended€by€adding€a€sentence€to€the€end€of€paragraph€(e)(1)(iii)€to€read€asÏfollows:ÌÌðð740.14€Baggage€(BAG).ÌÌà@::ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌ(e)€*€€€€*€€€€*ÌÌà  à(1)€*€€€€*€€€€*ÌÌà  àà ` à(iii)€*€€€€*€€€€*€€€Note€that€since€certain€countries€may€require€an€Import€Certificate€or€aÏU.S.€export€license€before€allowing€the€import€of€a€shotgun,€you€should€determine€the€importÏrequirements€of€your€country€of€destination€in€advance.ÌÌÌÌà@::ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌÌPART€742€„€[AMENDED]Ð l-,'. Їà@ìì*ìàˆÌà  à7.à ` àPart€742€is€amended€by€adding€a€new€ðð742.17€to€read€as€follows:Ð ô´ ÐÌÌðð742.17€Exports€of€firearms€to€OAS€member€countries.ÌÌ(a)€òòLicense€requirementsóó.€€BXA€maintains€a€licensing€system€for€the€export€of€shotguns€and€related€itemsÐ x8  Ðto€all€OAS€member€countries.€€This€action€is€based€on€the€Organization€of€American€States€(OAS)€ModelÏRegulations€for€the€Control€of€the€International€Movement€of€Firearms,€their€Parts€and€Components€andÏMunitions€(OAS€Model€Regulations)€which€were€developed€to€assist€OAS€member€countries€toÏimplement€the€Inter„American€Convention€Against€the€Illicit€Manufacturing€of€and€Trafficking€inÏFirearms,€Ammunition,€Explosives,€and€Other€Related€Materials€(Firearms€Convention)ñoñ׃6×ñoññoñ׃B×ñoñÝ ƒ5ÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×.€€Items€subjectÐ ü¼ Ðto€these€controls€are€identified€by€ð ðFC€Column€1"€in€the€ð ðLicense€Requirementsðð€section€of€their€ExportÏControl€Classification€Number€(ECCN)€on€the€Commerce€Control€List€(CCL).€€If€ð ðFC€Column€1"€of€theÏCommerce€Country€Chart€(Supplement€No.€1€to€part€738€of€the€EAR)€is€indicated€for€a€particularÏcountry,€a€license€is€required€for€export€to€that€destination.€€Licenses€will€generally€be€issued€on€anÏImport€Certificate€or€equivalent€official€document,€satisfactory€to€BXA,€issued€by€the€government€of€theÏimporting€country€is€also€required€for€the€export€of€such€items€to€OAS€member€countries.ÌÌ(b)€òòLicensing€policyóó.€Applications€supported€by€an€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€official€documentÐ œ&\ & Ðissued€by€the€government€of€the€importing€country€for€such€items€will€generally€be€approved,€exceptÏthere€is€a€policy€of€denial€for€applications€to€export€items€linked€to€such€activities€as€drug€trafficking,Ð *Ä#* Ðterrorism,€and€transnational€organized€crime.Ìâ âÌ(c)€òòContract€sanctityóó.€€Contract€sanctity€provisions€are€not€available€for€license€applications€under€thisÐ \  Ððð742.17.ÌÌ(d)€òòOAS€Model€Regulationsóó.€The€OAS€Model€Regulations€on€which€regulations€are€based€are€designedÐ x8  Ðby€OAS€member€countries€to€combat€illicit€manufacturing€of€and€trafficking€in€firearms,€ammunition,Ïexplosives,€and€other€related€materials€in€North€and€South€America€because€of€their€links€to€suchÏactivities€as€drug€trafficking,€terrorism,€and€transnational€organized€crime.€€ÌÌ(e)€òòOAS€member€countries€to€which€firearms€controls€under€this€section€applyóó.€€The€OAS€memberÐ ü¼ Ðcountries€include:€Antigua€and€Barbuda,€Argentina,€the€Bahamas,€Barbados,€Belize,€Bolivia,€Brazil,ÏCanada,€Chile,€Colombia,€Costa€Rica,€Dominica,€Dominican€Republic,€Ecuador,€El€Salvador,€Grenada,ÏGuatemala,€Guyana,€Haiti,€Honduras,€Jamaica,€Mexico,€Nicaragua,€Panama,€Paraguay,€Peru,€St.€Kitts€andÏNevis,€Saint€Lucia,€Saint€Vincent€and€the€Grenadines,€Suriname,€Trinidad€and€Tobago,€the€United€States,ÏUruguay,€and€Venezuela.ÌÌ(f)€òòItems/Commoditiesóó.€Items€requiring€a€license€under€this€section€are€ECCNs€0A984€(shotguns€with€aÐ è$¨$ Ðbarrel€length€18€inches€or€over€and€related€parts,€and€buckshot€shotgun€shells),€0A986€(shotgun€shells,Ïand€related€parts)€and€0A987€(optical€sighting€devices).€€(See€Supplement€No.€1€to€Part€774€of€the€EAR.)ÌÌ(g)€òòValidity€period€for€licensesóó.€€Although€licenses€generally€will€be€valid€for€a€period€of€two€years,€yourÐ ¸+x%, Ðability€to€ship€items€that€require€an€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€official€document€under€this€sectionÐ l-,'. Ðmay€be€affected€by€the€validity€of€the€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€official€document€(see€ðð748.14(f)Ïof€the€EAR).€€ÌÌÌPART€748€„€[AMENDED]ÌÌà  à8.€€Section€748.9€is€amended€by€revising€the€introductory€text€of€paragraph€(a)€to€read€as€follows:ÌÌðð748.9€Support€documents€for€license€applications.ÌÌ(a)€òòExemptionsóó.€€If€you€plan€to€submit€a€license€application€involving€one€of€the€following€situations€andÐ H Ðyour€item€is€not€a€firearms€item€destined€for€an€OAS€member€country,€no€support€documentation€isÏrequired.€€Simply€submit€the€license€application.€€If€your€item€is€a€firearms€item€(Reason€for€ControlÏidentified€as€ð ðFCðð€on€the€Commerce€Control€List,€Supplement€No.€1€to€part€774€of€the€EAR)€destined€forÏan€OAS€member€country,€proceed€to€ðð748.14€of€this€part.ÌÌà@QQìà*€€€€€*€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌà  à9.à ` àPart€748€is€amended€by€adding€a€new€Section€748.14€to€read€as€follows:€€Ð è$¨$ ÐÌðð748.14€€Import€Certificate€for€firearms€destined€for€Organization€of€American€States€member€countries.ÌÌ(a)€òòScopeóó.€€Consistent€with€the€OAS€Model€Regulations,€BXA€requires€from€all€OAS€member€countriesÐ ¸+x%, Ðan€Import€Certificate€issued€by€the€government€of€the€importing€country€for€items€classified€as€ECCNsÐ l-,'. Ð0A984,€0A986,€or€0A987.€For€those€OAS€member€countries€that€have€not€yet€established€or€implementedÏan€Import€Certificate€procedure,€BXA€will€accept€an€equivalent€official€document€(e.g.,€import€license€orÏletter€of€authorization)€issued€by€the€government€of€the€importing€country€as€supporting€documentationÏfor€the€export€of€firearms.€€This€section€describes€the€requirements€for€Import€Certificates€or€officialÏequivalents€in€support€of€license€applications€submitted€to€BXA€for€firearms€items€that€are€identified€byÏð ðFC€Column€1"€in€the€ð ðLicense€Requirementsðð€section€of€the€Commerce€Control€List.ÌÌ(b)€òòImport€Certificate€Procedureóó.€€An€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€official€document€must€be€obtainedÐ ,ì  Ðfrom€the€government€of€the€importing€OAS€member€country€for€firearms€items€classified€as€ECCNsÏ0A984,€0A986,€or€0A987.€€Except€as€provided€by€ðð748.9(a)€of€the€EAR,€the€applicant€must€obtain€andÏretain€on€file€either€the€original€or€certified€copy€of€the€Import€Certificate,€or€an€original€or€certified€copyÏof€equivalent€official€document€issued€by€the€government€of€the€importing€country€in€support€of€anyÏlicense€application€for€export€of€firearms€items€classified€as€0A984,€0A986,€or€0A987.€€All€theÏrecordkeeping€provisions€of€ðð762.2€of€the€EAR€apply€to€this€requirement.€€The€applicant€must€clearlyÏnote€the€number€and€date€of€the€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€official€document€on€all€export€licenseÏapplications€(BXA€Form€ñqññpñœñpññqñ748P,€Multipurpose€Application€Form,€Block€13)€supported€by€that€CertificateÏor€equivalent€official€document.€€The€applicant€must€also€indicate€in€Block€7€of€the€application€that€theÏCertificate€or€equivalent€official€document€has€been€received€and€will€be€retained€on€file.€€However,€theÏapplicant€may€submit€an€application€before€obtaining€the€original€or€certified€copy€of€the€ImportÏCertificate,€or€the€official€original€or€certified€copy€of€the€equivalent€document,€provided€that:ÌÌà  à(1)€€The€applicant€has€received€a€facsimile€of€the€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€officialÏdocument€at€the€time€the€license€application€is€filed;€andÌÐ l-,'. Ðà  à(2)€€The€applicant€states€on€the€application€that€a€facsimile€of€the€Import€Certificate€or€equivalentÏofficial€document€has€been€received€and€that€no€shipment€will€be€made€against€the€license€prior€toÏobtaining€the€original€or€certified€copy€of€the€Import€Certificate€or€the€original€or€certified€copy€of€theÏequivalent€official€document€issued€by€the€importing€country€and€retaining€it€on€file.€€Generally,€BXAÏwill€not€consider€any€license€application€for€the€export€of€firearms€items€if€the€application€is€notÏsupported€by€an€Import€Certificate€or€its€official€equivalent.€€If€the€government€of€the€importing€countryÏwill€not€issue€an€Import€Certificate€or€its€official€equivalent,€the€applicant€must€supply€the€informationÏdescribed€in€paragraphs€(g)(2)(i)€and€(g)(2)(vi)€through€(viii)€of€this€section€on€company€letterhead.ÌÌ(c)€òòCountries€to€which€firearms€controls€applyóó.€€The€firearms€controls€apply€to€all€OAS€memberÐ ”T Ðcountries:€Antigua€and€Barbuda,€Argentina,€the€Bahamas,€Barbados,€Belize,€Bolivia,€Brazil,€Canada,ÏChile,€Colombia,€Costa€Rica,€Dominica,€Dominican€Republic,€Ecuador,€El€Salvador,€Grenada,ÏGuatemala,€Guyana,€Haiti,€Honduras,€Jamaica,€Mexico,€Nicaragua,€Panama,€Paraguay,€Peru,€St.€Kitts€andÏNevis,€Saint€Lucia,€Saint€Vincent€and€the€Grenadines,€Suriname,€Trinidad€and€Tobago,€the€United€States,ÏUruguay,€and€Venezuela.ÌÌ(d)€òòItems/Commoditiesóó.€€An€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€official€document€is€required€for€itemsÐ €!@  Ðcontrolled€under€Export€Control€Classification€Numbers€(ECCNs)€0A984,€0A986,€or€0A987.€€€€ÌÌ(e)€òòUse€of€the€Import€Certificateóó.€€An€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€official€document€can€only€be€usedÐ œ&\ & Ðto€support€one€BXA€Form„748P,€Multipurpose€Application.€€The€BXA€Form„748P,€MultipurposeÏApplication,€must€include€the€same€items€as€those€listed€on€the€Import€Certificate€or€the€equivalentÏofficial€document.Ì€€Ð l-,'. Ð(f)€òòValidity€Periodóó.€€Import€Certificates€or€equivalent€official€documents€issued€by€an€OAS€memberÐ @ Ðcountry€will€be€valid€for€a€period€of€one€year€or€less.€€Although€licenses€generally€are€valid€for€two€years,Ïyour€ability€to€ship€may€be€affected€by€the€validity€of€the€Import€Certificate€or€equivalent€officialÏdocument.ÌÌ(g)€òòHow€to€obtain€an€Import€Certificate€for€€firearms€items€destined€to€OAS€member€countriesóó.€€(1)Ð Ä„  ÐApplicants€must€request€that€the€importer€(e.g.,€ultimate€consignee€or€purchaser)€obtain€the€ImportÏCertificate€or€an€equivalent€official€document€from€the€government€of€the€importing€country,€and€that€itÏbe€issued€covering€the€quantities€and€types€of€items€that€the€applicant€intends€to€export.€€Upon€receipt€ofÏthe€Import€Certificate€or€its€official€equivalent,€the€importer€must€provide€the€original€or€a€certified€copyÏof€the€Import€Certificate€or€the€original€or€a€certified€copy€of€the€equivalent€official€document€to€theÏapplicant.€€The€applicant€shall€obtain€the€required€documents€prior€to€submitting€a€license€application,Ïexcept€as€provided€in€paragraphs€(b)(1)€and€(b)(2)€of€this€section.ÌÌà  à(2)€The€Import€Certificate€or€its€official€equivalent€must€contain€the€following€information:ÌÌà  àà ` à(i)à ¸ àApplicantððs€name€and€address.€€The€applicant€may€be€either€the€exporter,Ð €!@  Ðsupplier,€or€order€party.€ÌÌà  àà ` à(ii)€Import€Certificate€Identifier/Number.ÌÌà  àà ` à(iii)€Name€of€the€country€issuing€the€certificate€or€unique€country€code.Ìâ âÐ ¸+x%, Ðà  àà ` à(iv)€Date€the€Import€Certificate€was€issued,€in€international€date€format€(e.g.,€24/12/98Ïâ â(24€December€1998),€or€€3/1/99€(3€January€1999)).ÌÌà  àà ` à(v)€Name€of€the€agency€issuing€the€certificate,€address,€telephone€and€facsimile€numbers,Ïsigning€officer€name,€and€signature.ÌÌà  àà ` à(vi)€Name€of€the€importer,€address,€telephone€and€facsimile€numbers,€country€ofÏresidence,€representativeððs€name€if€commercial€or€government€body,€citizenship,€and€signature.ÌÌà  àà ` à(vii)€Name€of€the€end„user(s),€if€known€and€different€from€the€importer,€address,Ïtelephone€and€facsimile€numbers,€country€of€residence,€representativeððs€name€if€commercial€(authorizedÏdistributor€or€reseller)€or€government€body,€citizenship,€and€signature.€€Note€that€BXA€does€not€requireÏthe€identification€of€each€end„user€when€the€firearms€items€will€be€resold€by€a€distributor€or€reseller€ifÏunknown€at€the€time€of€export.€€€ÌÌà  àà ` à(viii)€Description€of€the€items€approved€for€import€including€a€technical€description€andÏtotal€quantity€of€firearms,€parts€and€components,€ammunition€and€parts.€€Ìà0  àÐ (#(# Ðà0  àNote€to€paragraph€(g)(2)(viii):€You€must€furnish€the€consignee€with€a€detailed€technicalÏdescription€of€each€item€to€be€given€to€the€government€for€its€use€in€issuing€the€ImportÏCertificate.€€For€example,€for€shotguns,€provide€the€type,€barrel€length,€overall€length,€number€ofÏshots,€the€manufacturerððs€name,€the€country€of€manufacture,€and€the€serial€number€for€eachÏshotgun.€€For€ammunition,€provide€the€caliber,€velocity€and€force,€type€of€bullet,€manufacturerððsÏname€and€country€of€manufacture.€Ðl-,'.(#(# Їà  àà ` à(ix)€Expiration€date€of€the€Import€Certificate€in€international€date€format€(e.g.,€24/12/98)Ïor€the€date€the€items€must€be€imported,€whichever€is€earlier.ÌÌà  àà ` à(x)€Name€of€the€country€of€export€(i.e.,€United€States).€ÌÌà  àà ` à(xi)€òòAdditional€informationóó.€€Certain€countries€may€require€the€tariff€classificationÐ Ä„  Ðnumber,€by€class,€under€the€Brussels€Convention€(Harmonized€Tariff€Code)€or€the€specific€technicalÏdescription€of€an€item.€€For€example,€shotguns€may€need€to€be€described€in€barrel€length,€overall€length,Ïnumber€of€shots,€manufacturerððs€name€and€country€of€manufacture.€€The€technical€description€is€not€theÏExport€Control€Classification€Number€(ECCN).ÌÌ(h)€òòWhere€to€obtain€Import€Certificatesóó.€€See€Supplement€No.€6€to€this€part€for€a€list€of€the€OAS€memberÐ ü¼ Ðcountries'€authorities€administering€the€Import€Certificate€System.€€€ÌÌ(i)€òòAlterationsóó.€€After€an€Import€Certificate€or€official€equivalent€document€is€used€to€support€the€issuanceÐ Ø Ðof€a€license,€no€corrections,€additions,€or€alterations€may€be€made€on€the€Certificate€by€any€person.€€IfÏyou€desire€to€explain€any€information€contained€on€the€Import€Certificate€or€official€equivalent€document,Ïyou€may€attach€a€signed€statement€to€the€Import€Certificate€or€official€equivalent.ÌÌ(j)€€òòRequest€for€return€of€Import€Certificatesóó.€€A€U.S.€exporter€may€be€requested€by€a€foreign€importer€toÐ œ&\ & Ðreturn€an€unused€Import€Certificate.€€Refer€to€ðð748.9(j)€of€this€part€for€procedures€and€recordkeepingÏrequirements€for€returning€an€Import€Certificate€retained€by€the€applicant.ÌÌÐ l-,'. Ѐà  à10.€€Part€748€is€amended€by€adding€a€new€Supplement€No.€6€to€read€as€follows:Ð @ ЀÌSUPPLEMENT€NO.€6€TO€PART€748€„„€AUTHORITIES€ISSUING€IMPORT€CERTIFICATES€UNDERÏTHE€FIREARMS€CONVENTIONÌÌ[RESERVED]Ì[Status€of€Convention€as€of€(DATE€OF€PUBLICATION)€had€not€entered€into€force.]ÌÌPART€762€„€[AMENDED]ÌÌà  à11.€€Section€762.2€is€amended€by€revising€paragraph€(b)(36)€and€by€adding€new€paragraphñjñsñjñÏñkñ(b)(3ñkññlññkñ6ñkññlññmñ7)€and€ñmñ(b)(38)€to€read€as€follows:ÌÌðð762.2€€Records€to€be€retained.ÌÌà@::ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌ(b)€*€€€*€€€*Ìà  à(36)€€ðð766.10,€Subpoenas;Ìà  à(37)€€ðð743.1,€Wassenaar€reports;€andÌà  à(38)€€ðð748.14,€Exports€of€firearms.ÌÌÌPART€774€„€[AMENDED]Ð l-,'. Їà  à12.€€In€Supplement€No.€1€to€part€774€(the€Commerce€Control€List),€Category€0€„NuclearÏMaterials,€Facilities,€and€Equipment€[and€Miscellaneous€Items],€the€following€Export€ControlÏClassification€Numbers€(ECCNs)€are€amended:Ìà  àa.€€By€revising€the€License€Requirements€section€for€ECCNs€0A984€and€0A986;Ìà  àb.€€By€revising€the€entry€heading€for€ECCN€0A985;€andÌà  àc.€€By€adding€a€new€ECCN€0A987,€to€read€as€follows:ÌÌò ò0A984€€Shotguns,€barrel€length€18€inches€(45.72€cm)€inches€or€over;€buckshot€shotgun€shells;€exceptÐ ,ì  Ðequipment€used€exclusively€to€treat€or€tranquilize€animals,€and€except€arms€designed€solely€forÏsignal,€flare,€or€saluting€use;€and€parts,€n.e.s.Ìó óÌò òLicense€Requirementsó óÐ ü¼ ÐÌà  àReason€for€Control:€€€CC,€FC,€UNÌÌControl(s)à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCountry€ChartÐ ÌŒ ÐÌFC€applies€to€entire€entryà  àà h àà À àà  àFC€Column€1Ð 4#ô" ÐÌCC€applies€to€shotgunsà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCC€Column€1Ð œ&\ & Ðwith€a€barrel€length€overÌ18€in.€(45.72€cm)€but€lessÌthan€24€in.€(60.96€cm)€orÌbuckshot€shotgun€shellsÐ l-,'. Ðcontrolled€by€this€entry,€Ìregardless€of€end„userÌÌCC€applies€to€shotgunsà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCC€Column€2Ð \  Ðwith€a€barrel€length€greater€than€à h àÐ  Ð Ðor€equal€to€24€in.€(60.96€cm),Ìregardless€of€end„userÌÌCC€applies€to€shotgunsà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCC€Column€3Ð à   Ðwith€a€barrel€length€greaterà  àà h àÐ ”T Ðthan€or€equal€to€24€in.€(60.96€cm)Ìif€for€sale€or€resale€to€policeÌor€law€enforcementÌÌUN€applies€to€entire€entryà  àà h àà À àà  àRwanda;€FederalÐ Ø Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àRepublic€of€YugoslaviaÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à(Serbia€and€Montenegro)ÌÌÌà@::ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌÌâ âÐ ¸+x%, Ðò ò0A985€€Discharge€type€arms€(for€example,€stun€guns,€shock€batons,€electric€cattle€prods,Ïâ âimmobilization€guns€and€projectiles,€etc.)€except€equipment€used€exclusively€to€treat€or€tranquilizeÏanimals,€and€except€arms€designed€solely€for€signal,€flare,€or€saluting€use;€and€parts,€n.e.s.Ìó óñnñÌò òLicense€Requirementsó óÐ  Ð ÐÌà  àReason€for€Control:€€€CC,€UNÌÌControl(s)à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCountry€ChartÐ à   ÐÌÌCC€applies€to€entire€entryà  àà h àà À àà  àCC€Column€1Ð ü¼ ÐÌUN€applies€to€entire€entryà  àà h àà À àà  àRwanda;€FederalÐ d$ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àRepublic€of€YugoslaviaÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à(Serbia€and€Montenegro)ÌÌñnñÌÌà@::ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌò ò0A986€€Shotgun€shells,€except€buckshot€shotgun€shells,€and€parts.ó óÐ ”T ÐÌò òLicense€Requirementsó óÐ ü¼ ÐÌà  àReason€for€Control:€€€FC,€UNÌÌControl(s)à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àCountry€ChartÐ ÌŒ ÐÌFC€applies€to€entire€entryà  àà h àà À àFC€Column€1Ð 4#ô" ÐÌUN€applies€to€entire€entryà  àà h àà À àRwanda;€Federal€Republic€of€à  àà x àà Ð àÐ œ&\ & Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àYugoslavia€(Serbia€and€Montenegro)ÌÌà@::ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÐ l-,'. ÐÐ  @ ÐÓÓÌÌò ò0A987€€Optical€sighting€devices€for€firearms€(including€shotguns€controlled€by€0A984);€and€parts,Ð ô´ Ðn.e.s.Ìó óÌò òLicense€Requirementsó óÐ ‚ B ÐÌà  àReason€for€Control:€€€FC,€CC,€UNÌÌControl(s)à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àCountry€ChartÐ ê ª  ÐÌFC€applies€to€optical€sights€à  àà h àà À àà  àFC€Column€1Ð ž^  Ðfor€firearms,€including€shotgunsÌdescribed€in€ECCN€0A984,€andÌrelated€partsÌÌCC€applies€to€entire€entryà  àà h àà À àà  àCC€Column€1Ð à   ÐÌUN€applies€to€entire€entryà  àà h àà À àà  àRwanda;€FederalÐ ”T Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àRepublic€of€YugoslaviaÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à(Serbia€and€Montenegro)ÌÌÌÌà@::ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌÌDATED:ÌÌÌR.€Roger€MajakÌAssistant€SecretaryÌfor€Export€Administration