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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Parts 738, 740, 742, 764, and 774
[Docket No. 040422128-5024-02]
RIN 0694--AD14
Revision of Export and Reexport Restrictions on Libya
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement further
changes to export and reexport controls with respect to Libya. The
majority of changes are based on comments submitted to BIS as requested
in an earlier interim rule. This rule also corrects an inadvertent
error in that interim rule.
DATES: This rule is effective March 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Although comments are not formally requested, comments on
this rule may be sent to Sheila Quarterman, Office of Exporter
Services, Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security,
Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 273, Washington, DC 20044, fax: (202)
482-3355, or e-mail: squarter@bis.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Roberts, Director, Foreign Policy
Division, Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Bureau of
Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 273,
Washington, DC 20044; Telephone: (202) 482-4252, or E-mail:
jroberts@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 29, 2004, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
published an interim rule with request for comments in the Federal
Register (69 FR 23626). That rule amended the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR) to implement the President's April 23, 2004 decision
to modify the United States' sanctions against Libya, in response to
Libya's continuing efforts to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction
and missile programs, and its renunciation of terrorism. On April 23,
2004, the President announced the termination of the application of the
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) with respect to Libya. On April 29,
2004, the Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC), modified its sanctions imposed on U.S. firms and individuals
under the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(IEEPA) to allow the resumption of most commercial activities,
financial transactions, and investments between the United States and
Libya. Consequently, OFAC issued a General License (31 CFR 550.575)
which transferred licensing jurisdiction for the export and reexport of
items subject to the EAR back to the Department of Commerce.
The BIS April 29, 2004 interim rule set forth the new license
requirements and licensing policy for exports and reexports to Libya
under BIS's licensing responsibility. That rule also implemented the
transfer to BIS from OFAC of the licensing jurisdiction for exports to
Libya of most items subject to the EAR.
Changes From April 29 Interim Rule
Based on public comments received in response to the April 29, 2004
interim rule, BIS is establishing a review policy and licensing
procedure for activities involving items subject to the EAR that may
have been illegally exported or reexported to Libya before the
comprehensive embargo on Libya ended (``installed base'' items). BIS is
also modifying the licensing policy for some commercial charges
classified under Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1C992.
In addition to changes made in response to public comments, BIS is
making a number of changes, including revision of License Exception
Aircraft and Vessels (AVS) to permit vessels to make temporary sojourns
to Libya without a license. BIS is also modifying the language in
License Exception Temporary Imports, Exports and Reexports (TMP) to
ensure clarity regarding certain software. Additionally, BIS is
modifying the licensing policy for the export or reexport of U.S.-
origin civil aircraft and helicopters subject to the EAR to Libya to
case-by-case review. In this rule, BIS also is clarifying that portable
electric power generators, controlled under ECCN 2A994, and related
software and technology, controlled under ECCNs 2D994 and 2E994,
require a license for export or reexport to Libya for anti-terrorism
reasons. Further, BIS is modifying ECCN 8A992 to clarify that it
addresses vessels in addition to submersible items. Finally, BIS is
correcting an inadvertent error in the April 29 interim rule, which
omitted an ``X'' in the NP:2 column for Libya on the Commerce Country
Chart, Supplement 1 to Part 738 of the EAR.
Comments
BIS received four comments on the April 29 interim rule, as
summarized below.
1. Anti-Terrorism Controls. Two respondents requested that BIS
remove unilateral anti-terrorism (AT) controls imposed on Libya.
Respondents offered the following points in support of their request:
a. The United States has repeatedly stated that the Libyan
Government has taken, and continues to take, extraordinary and concrete
steps to renounce terrorism and all its means. The retention of AT
controls is inconsistent with the United States' new Libya policy.
b. AT-controlled items do not contribute to the proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction.
c. Unilateral controls are ineffective because similar items are
commonly available from other countries which permit their export to
Libya.
d. Delays caused by licensing requirements disadvantage U.S.
industry.
2. Installed base. Two respondents also requested that BIS provide
relief from General Prohibition Ten of Part 736 of the EAR enabling
exporters to make use of, repair, maintain, service or upgrade U.S.-
origin controlled items that may have been exported or
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reexported to Libya in violation of the EAR during the comprehensive
U.S. embargo (``installed base'' items). In support of this request,
they noted:
a. Many of the installed base items are either no longer controlled
or of little strategic value.
b. Retaining a prohibition on U.S. based companies' interaction
with low level installed base items is inconsistent with the United
States' current Libya policy because the United States has repeatedly
stated that the Libyan Government has taken, and continues to take,
extraordinary and concrete steps to renounce terrorism and all its
means.
c. The current prohibition, which restricts U.S. companies from
working on the installed base items in Libya, puts U.S. companies at a
competitive disadvantage in Libya because other countries do not place
similar restrictions on their companies operating in Libya.
d. BIS issued a waiver for East Germany (55 FR 26652, June 29,
1990) under a similar set of circumstances.
3. Encryption Software. One respondent requested that the general
policy of denial for software controlled under ECCN 5D002 for national
security (NS), encryption (EI), and AT reasons be altered to one of
case-by-case review, particularly for transactions in which the
software is a small portion of a larger transaction.
4. Commercial Charges. Two respondents requested that BIS lift the
general policy of denial for oil well perforators, a type of commercial
charge controlled under ECCN 1C992.a. In support of this request, they
noted:
a. A general policy of denial is too broad. The implementation of a
policy of case-by-case review to ensure that the perforators are
destined to legitimate oil operations, and a requirement for companies
exporting U.S-origin perforators to have a security plan in place,
would maintain rigorous controls while allowing legitimate business to
proceed.
b. Unilateral restrictions on oil well perforators are ineffective
because similar items are widely available from a large number of
countries that do not restrict their sale to Libya.
c. Foreign-made charges may perform the task of well perforation
adequately but they are often not as safe as U.S. perforators. U.S.-
based oil drillers prefer to use U.S.-made perforators because of this
safety concern, but they may be forced to use less safe alternatives
given the policy of denial delineated in the April 29th BIS Rule.
d. As a result of their design, oil well perforators are not useful
as weapons or as a source of explosives for use in weapons. In
addition, the respondents note that less expensive sources for both
weapons and explosive materials are plentiful outside the United
States.
e. Retaining a general policy of denial on perforators is
inconsistent with the United States' Libya policy. The United States
has repeatedly stated that the Libyan Government has taken and
continues to take extraordinary and concrete steps to renounce
terrorism and all its means.
BIS Response to Public Comments
AT Controls
Although Libya has made progress in altering its behavior, BIS, in
consultation with the Department of State, has determined that Libya
has not yet met all the conditions for its removal from the State
Department's List of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Many AT-controlled
items could be used in the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction, or in terrorist acts. Although there may be foreign
sources for items similar to those subject to AT controls, the
continued maintenance of U.S. sanctions limits their availability to
Libya. In addition, the continuation of the controls serve foreign
policy interests that override the impact of foreign availability and
licensing delays. Consequently, the United States will continue to
impose AT controls on Libya as deemed appropriate.
Installed Base
Section 764.2(e) of the EAR prohibits ordering, buying, removing,
concealing, storing, using, selling, loaning, disposing of,
transferring, financing, forwarding, or otherwise servicing, in whole
or in part, any items that may have been originally illegally exported
or reexported to Libya by third parties (``installed base'' items).
This prohibition is restated in General Prohibition No. 10 in Section
736.2(b) of the EAR. Nonetheless, BIS recognizes the need to support
U.S. companies' participation in Libya's newly opened markets while
working to prevent the unlawful diversion of U.S.-origin commodities
and facilitating the prosecution of persons involved in such diversion.
BIS has determined that granting a general amnesty for activities
involving installed base items would be detrimental to future BIS
export control polices. BIS further notes that the precedent of 55 FR
26652 (i.e., the East German amnesty) is not fully applicable because
the U.S. Government continues to maintain greater restrictions on
exports to Libya today than it did on East Germany in 1990.
To facilitate U.S. companies' participation in the Libyan markets
while protecting U.S. national security interests, and consistent with
the provisions set forth in section 764.5(f) of the EAR, and the
precedent of 55 FR 26652 (i.e., the East German amnesty), BIS has added
Section 764.7 of the EAR. This new section addresses the application of
section 764.2(e), as restated in General Prohibition Ten at section
736.2(b), to activities involving installed base items in Libya. These
activities are divided into two categories: those that require a report
to BIS, but not a license, in order to overcome the prohibition stated
in section 764.2(e), and those that require a license in order to
overcome the prohibition. Activities involving the following installed
base items will generally only require a report to BIS: items that are
subject to the EAR but are not on the Commerce Control List (CCL);
items on the CCL that are now authorized for export and reexport to
Libya under a License Exception; and items on the CCL that are
controlled only for NS and AT or AT reasons only and are not on the
Wassenaar Arrangement's Sensitive List or Very Sensitive List.
Activities involving all other installed base items listed on the CCL
will require a BIS license to overcome the prohibition.
Software Controlled Under ECCN 5D002
BIS has determined that a general policy of denial best represents
the concerns of the United States regarding Libyan access to 5D002
software. This policy allows the U.S. Government the flexibility to
approve those transactions that it believes will further U.S. foreign
policy goals in Libya, while denying those that do not.
Explosive Charges Controlled Under 1C992 (Perforators)
BIS has determined that controls on commercial charges classified
under ECCN 1C992 are an important tool in limiting Libya's ability to
obtain items that could be used to support terrorist activities or
contribute significantly to Libya's military potential. However, BIS
also recognizes that similar items may be available from other
countries and that these items are important to ensure that oil
development and production occurs in a safe manner. Rather than
maintaining a general policy of denial, BIS has concluded that it is
appropriate to take into account not only the end-use and end-user, but
also the ability of the exporter and consignee to ensure the safety of
the charges during transport to and within Libya, and while in storage
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in Libya. Therefore, BIS has amended section 742.20(b) to permit a
case-by-case review of exports of perforators.
Other Changes
This rule revises the EAR to permit the temporary export of vessels
departing U.S. waters and the reexport of vessels subject to the EAR on
temporary sojourn to Libya, as set forth in section 740.15(d) of the
EAR (License Exception AVS). Most vessels are classified on the
Commerce Control List under ECCN 8A992. Prior to the publication of
this rule, all vessels subject to the EAR bound for Libya required a
license from BIS.
In addition, this rule amends License Exception TMP in section
740.9, paragraph (a)(2)(i), to clarify that software controlled under
ECCN 5D992 may be exported to any destination that permits use of
License Exception TMP. The language in License Exception TMP did not
specifically address 5D992, but it did reference other types of
software, making the availability of the License Exception TMP for
5D992 software unclear. This revision removes this ambiguity.
This rule revises the licensing policy for applications to export
or reexport aircraft and helicopters to Libya, as set forth in section
742.20(b). The U.S. Government will now review applications for export
or reexport of civil aircraft or helicopters on a case-by-case basis
rather than under a general policy of denial.
In section 742.20 and Supplement No. 2 to part 742 of the EAR, this
rule clarifies that portable electric power generators, controlled
under ECCN 2A994, and related software and technology, controlled under
ECCNs 2D994 and 2E994, require a license for export or reexport to
Libya for anti-terrrorism reasons. Applications to export or reexport
these items to non-military end-users or for non-military end-uses in
Libya will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This rule also amends
ECCNs 2A994, 2D994 and 2E994 to refer exporters to section 742.20 of
the EAR for additional information on anti-terrorism controls on Libya.
This rule amends part 774 of the EAR by adding the word ``Vessels''
to the heading of ECCN 8A992 and to ECCN 8A992.f. The previous language
in the heading of 8A992.f was imprecise and could lead applicants to
misunderstand what items were controlled by ECCN 8A992.
Finally, this rule corrects an inadvertent error in the April 29
rule, which omitted the placement of an ``X'' in the NP:2 column for
Libya on the Commerce Country Chart, Supplement 1 to part 738 of the
EAR. Placing an ``X'' in the NP:2 column for Libya on the Commerce
Country Chart is appropriate because Libya remains in Country Group D:2
in Supplement 1 to part 740 (License Exceptions) of the EAR.
Although the Export Administration Act of 1979 (EAA), as amended,
expired on August 20, 2001, Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3
CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783 (2002)) as extended by the Notice of August 6,
2004 (69 FR 48763, August 10, 2004), continues the EAR in effect under
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. BIS amends the EAR in
this rule under the provisions of the EAA as continued in effect under
IEEPA and Executive Order 13222.
Rulemaking Requirements
1. This rule has been determined to be significant for the purposes
of Executive Order 12866.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is
required to respond to nor be subject to a penalty for failure to
comply with a collection of information, subject to the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA),
unless that collection of information displays a currently valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. This regulation involves
collections previously approved by the OMB under control numbers 0694-
0088, ``Multi-Purpose Application,'' which carries a burden hour
estimate of 58 minutes to prepare and submit form BIS-748, and 0694-
0058, ``Procedure for Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Violations of the
Export Administration Regulations,'' which carries a burden hour
estimate of 10 hours. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or
any other aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to David Rostker, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), by e-mail to David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov,
or by fax to (202) 395-7285; and to the Regulatory Policy Division,
Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 273,
Washington, DC 20044.
3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism
implications, as that term is defined under Executive Order 13132.
4. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity for
public participation, and a delay in effective date, are inapplicable
because this regulation involves a military or foreign affairs function
of the United States (see 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). Further, no other law
requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for
public comment be given for this rule. Because a notice of proposed
rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment are not required to be
given for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or by any other law, the
analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
et seq., are not applicable.
Therefore, this regulation is issued in final form. Although there
is no formal comment period, public comments on this regulation are
welcome on a continuing basis. Comments on this rule may be sent to
Sheila Quarterman, Office of Exporter Services, Regulatory Policy
Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, P.O.
Box 273, Washington, DC 20044, fax: (202) 482-3355, or e-mail:
squarter@bis.doc.gov.
List of Subjects
15 CFR Part 738
Exports.
15 CFR Parts 740, 742 and 774
Exports, Foreign trade.
15 CFR Part 764
Administrative practice and procedure, Exports, Foreign trade, Law
enforcement, Penalties.
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Accordingly, parts 738, 740, 742, 764, and 774 of the Export
Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730-799) are amended as
follows:
PART 738--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 738 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C. 7430(e); 18 U.S.C. 2510 et seq.; 22 U.S.C.
287c; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s),
185(u); 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 46 U.S.C.
app. 466c; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; Sec. 901-911, Pub. L. 106-387; Sec.
221, Pub. L. 107-56; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p.
228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of
August 6, 2004, 69 FR 48763 (August 10, 2004).
Supplement 1 to Part 738--[Amended]
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2. Supplement 1 to part 738 entry for Libya is amended by adding an
``X'' under the NP:2 column.
PART 740--[AMENDED]
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3. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 740 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
Sec. 901-911, Pub. L. 106-387; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR,
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1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p.
783; Notice of August 6, 2004, 69 FR 48763 (August 10, 2004).
Sec. 740.9 [Amended]
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4. Section 740.9 is amended by removing the last sentence of paragraph
(a)(2)(i) introductory text and adding in its place the following two
sentences: ``Exports of items controlled under ECCN 5D992 are permitted
pursuant to this section. For other exports under this License
Exception of laptops, handheld devices and other computers and
equipment loaded with encryption commodities or software, including
items controlled for NS and EI reasons, refer to note 2 to Category 5,
Part 2 of Supplement No. 1 to Part 774.''
Sec. 740.10 [Amended]
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5. Section 740.10 is amended
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(a) By adding the parenthetical sentence ``(For exports or reexports to
the installed base in Libya see Sec. 764.7 of the EAR).'' after the
phrase ``or made in a foreign country incorporating authorized U.S.-
origin parts.'' in paragraph (a)(2)(ii); and
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(b) By adding the sentence ``See Sec. 764.7 of the EAR for exports or
reexports to the installed base in Libya.'' to the end of paragraph
(b)(3)(ii)(D).
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6. Section 740.15 is amended by adding new paragraph (d) to read as
follows:
Sec. 740.15 Aircraft and vessels (AVS).
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(d) Vessels on temporary sojourn. (1) Foreign flagged vessels. A
foreign flagged vessel in the United States may depart from the United
States under its own power for any destination, provided that:
(i) No sale or transfer of operational control of the vessel to
nationals of a destination in Country Group E:1 (see Supplement No.1 to
this part) has occurred while in the United States;
(ii) The vessel is not departing for the purpose of sale or
transfer of operational control to nationals of a destination in
Country Group E:1 (see Supplement No. 1 to this part); and
(iii) The vessel does not carry from the United States any item for
which a license is required and has not been granted by the U.S.
Government.
(2) U.S. flagged vessels. A U.S. flagged vessel may depart from the
United States under its own power for any destination, provided that:
(i) The vessel does not depart for the purpose of sale, lease, or
transfer of operational control of the vessel, or its equipment, parts,
accessories, or components, to a foreign country or any national
thereof;
(ii) The vessel's U.S. flag will not be changed while abroad;
(iii) The vessel will not be used in any foreign military activity
while abroad;
(iv) The vessel will not carry from the United States any item for
which a license is required and has not been granted by the U.S.
Government;
(v) Spares for the vessel are not located in a destination in
Country Group E:1 (see Supplement No. 1 to this part);
(vi) Technology is not transferred to a national of a destination
in Country Group E:1 (see Supplement No. 1 to this part), except the
minimum necessary in-transit maintenance to perform servicing required
to depart and enter a port safely; and
(vii) The vessel does not bear the livery, colors, or logos of a
national of a destination in Country Group E:1 (see Supplement No. 1 to
this part).
(3) Criteria for temporary sojourn of vessels. The following
criteria must be met if a voyage is to be considered a temporary
sojourn under this paragraph (d). To be considered a temporary sojourn,
the voyage must not be for the purpose of sale or transfer of
operational control. A transfer of operational control occurs unless
the exporter or reexporter retains each of the following indicia of
control:
(i) Hiring of crew. Right to hire and fire the crew.
(ii) Dispatch of vessel. Right to dispatch the vessel.
(iii) Selection of routes. Right to determine the vessel's routes
(except for contractual commitments entered into by the exporter for
specifically designated routes).
(iv) Place of maintenance. Right to perform or obtain the principal
maintenance on the vessel, which principal maintenance is conducted
outside a destination in Country Group E:1 (see Supplement No. 1 to
this part), under the control of a party who is not a national of any
of these countries. (The minimum necessary in-transit maintenance may
be performed in any country).
(4) Reexports. Vessels subject to the EAR may be reexported under
this section on temporary sojourn, provided that:
(i) The vessel does not depart for the purpose of sale, lease, or
transfer of operational control of the vessel, or its equipment, parts,
accessories, or components, to a foreign country or any national
thereof;
(ii) The vessel's flag will not be changed while abroad;
(iii) The vessel will not be used in any foreign military activity
while abroad;
(iv) The vessel will not carry any item for which a license is
required and has not been granted by the U.S. Government;
(v) Spares for the vessel are not located in a destination in
Country Group E:1 (see Supplement No. 1 to this part);
(vi) Technology is not transferred to a national of a destination
in Country Group E:1 (see Supplement No. 1 to this part), except the
minimum necessary in-transit maintenance to perform servicing required
to depart and enter a port safely; and
(vii) The vessel does not bear the livery, colors, or logos of a
national of a destination in Country Group E:1 (see Supplement No. 1 to
this part).
(5) No vessels may be exported or reexported under this License
Exception to a country in Country Group E:1, except Libya.
PART 742--[AMENDED]
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7. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 742 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
18 U.S.C. 2510 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2139a;
Sec. 901-911, Pub. L. 106-387; Sec. 221, Pub. L. 107-56; Sec 1503,
Pub.L. 108-11,117 Stat. 559; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 20947, 3 CFR, 1978
Comp., p. 179; E.O. 12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 608;
E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13026, 61
FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR,
2001 Comp., p. 783; Presidential Determination 2003-23 of May 7,
2003, 68 FR 26459, May 16, 2003; Notice of August 6, 2004, 69 FR
48763 (August 10, 2004); Notice of November 4, 2004, 69 FR 64637
(November 8, 2004).
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8. Section 742.20 is amended:
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(a) By revising paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(3)(ii);
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(b) By removing paragraph (b)(1)(iv) and (b)(1)(ix) and redesignating
paragraphs (b)(1)(v) through (b)(1)(xi) as paragraphs (b)(1)(iv)
through (b)(1)(ix);
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(c) By redesignating paragraphs (b)(2) through (b)(4) as paragraphs
(b)(3) through (b)(5) and adding a new paragraph (b)(2); and
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(d) By revising newly designated paragraph (b)(4) to read as follows:
Sec. 742.20 Anti-terrorism: Libya.
(a) License requirements. (1) If AT Column 1 of the Country Chart
(Supplement No. 1 to part 738 of the EAR) is indicated in the
appropriate ECCN, or the License Requirements Section of an ECCN on the
Commerce Control List (Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the EAR)
indicates that such an ECCN is otherwise controlled to Libya for AT
reasons without reference to a particular column on the Country Chart,
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BIS requires a license for export and reexport to Libya for
antiterrorism purposes. Portable electric power generators and related
software and technology (ECCNs 2A994, 2D994 and 2E994) are controlled
for export to Libya for anti-terrorism reasons.
(2) * * *
(3) * * *
(ii) Items listed in paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(5) of Supplement
No. 2 to part 742 destined to other end-users in Libya, as well as
items to all end-users listed in (c)(6) through (c)(8), (c)(10) through
(c)(19), and (c)(22) through (c)(44) of Supplement No. 2 to part 742,
are controlled to Libya under section 6(a) of the EAA.
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(2)(i) Applications to export or reexport aircraft, helicopters,
engines, or related spare parts and components will be reviewed on a
case-by-case basis. Applications for military end-use or end-users in
Libya will generally be denied. Notwithstanding the general policy of
denial for MT controlled items to Libya, those MT items used for safety
of flight in civil aircraft or helicopters will be reviewed on a case-
by-case basis.
(ii) Applications to export or reexport oil well perforators and
devices controlled under ECCN 1C992 will be reviewed on a case-by-case
basis.
(3) * * *
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2),
and (b)(3) of this section, applications for Libya will be considered
on a case-by-case basis if:
(i) The U.S. content of foreign-produced commodities is 20% or less
by value; or
(ii) The commodities are medical items.
Note to paragraph (b) of this section: Applicants who wish any
of the factors described in paragraph (b) of this section to be
considered in reviewing their license applications must submit
adequate documentation demonstrating the value of the U.S. content
or the specifications and medical use of the equipment.
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9. Supplement No. 2 to Part 742 is amended by revising paragraphs
(b)(3)(ii), (c)(6)(v) and (c)(43)(v), and by adding paragraph
(c)(15)(iii) to read as follows:
Supplement No. 2 to Part 742--Anti-Terrorism Controls: Iran, Libya,
North Korea, Syria and Sudan Contract Sanctity Dates and Related
Policies
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(b) * * *
(3) * * *
(ii) The following items to all end-users: for Iran, items in
paragraphs (c)(6) through (c)(44) of this Supplement; for North
Korea, items in paragraph (c)(6) through (c)(45) of this Supplement;
for Sudan, items in paragraphs (c)(6) through (c)(14), and (c)(16)
through (c)(44) of this Supplement; for Libya, items in paragraphs
(c)(6) through (c)(8), (c)(10) through (c)(19), and (c)(22) through
(c)(44) of this Supplement; and for Syria, items in paragraphs
(c)(6) through (c)(8), (c)(10) through (c)(14), (c)(16) through
(c)(19), and (c)(22) through (c)(44) of this Supplement.
(c) * * *
(6) * * *
(v) Aircraft, helicopters, engines, and related spare parts and
components will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Applications
for military end-uses or end-users in Libya will generally be
denied.
* * * * *
(15) * * *
(iii) Libya. Applications for all military end-users or for
military end-uses in Libya of such equipment will generally be
denied. Applications for non-military end-users or for non-military
end-uses in Libya of such equipment will be considered on a case-by-
case basis.
* * * * *
(43) * * *
(v) Libya. Applications for all military end-uses or military
end-users in Libya of such equipment will generally be denied.
Applications for non-military end-users and non-military end-uses in
Libya will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applications to
export or reexport oil well perforators and devices controlled under
ECCN 1C992 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
* * * * *
PART 764--[AMENDED]
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10. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 764 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of August
6, 2004, 69 FR 48763 (August 10, 2004).
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11. Section 764.4 is amended by adding new paragraph (d) to read as
follows:
Sec. 764.4 Reporting of violations.
* * * * *
(d) Formerly embargoed destinations. Reporting requirements for
activities within the scope of Sec. 764.2(e) that involve items
subject to the EAR which may have been illegally exported or reexported
to Libya prior to the lifting of the comprehensive embargo on Libya are
found in Sec. 764.7 of the EAR.
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12. Part 764 is amended by adding new Sec. 764.7 to read as follows:
Sec. 764.7 Activities involving items that may have been illegally
exported or reexported to Libya.
(a) Introduction. As set forth in Sec. 764.2(e) of this part, and
restated in General Prohibition Ten at Sec. 736.2(b)(10) of the EAR,
no person (including a non-U.S. Third Party) may order, buy, remove,
conceal, store, use, sell, loan, dispose of, transfer, finance,
forward, or otherwise service, in whole or in part, any item subject to
the EAR with knowledge that a violation has occurred, or will occur, in
connection with the item. This section addresses the application of
Sec. 764.2(e) of this part to activities involving items subject to
the EAR that may have been illegally exported or reexported to Libya
before the comprehensive embargo on Libya ended (April 29, 2004)
(``installed base'' items).
(b) Libya. (1) Activities involving installed base items in Libya
for which no license is required. Subject to the reporting requirement
set forth in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, activities within
the scope of Sec. 764.2(e) of this part involving installed base items
described in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section that are located in
Libya and that were exported or reexported before April 29, 2004 do not
require a license from BIS.
(i) Scope. An installed base item is within the scope of paragraph
(b)(1) of this section if:
(A) It is not on the Commerce Control List in Supplement No.1 to
Part 774 of the EAR;
(B) It is on the Commerce Control List, but is authorized for
export or reexport pursuant to a License Exception to Libya; or
(C) It is on the Commerce Control List and controlled only for AT
reasons or for NS and AT reasons only, and is not listed on the
Wassenaar Arrangement's Sensitive List (Annex 1) or Very Sensitive List
(Annex 2) posted on the Wassenaar Arrangement's Web site
(http://www.wassenaar.org) at the Control Lists web page.
Note 1 to paragraph (b)(1)(i): An item being exported or
reexported to Libya may require a license based on the
classification of the item to be exported or reexported regardless
of whether the item will be used in connection with an installed
base item. See paragraph (b)(4) of this section.
Note 2 to paragraph (b)(1)(i): Not all items listed on the
Wassenaar Arrangement's Annex 1, Sensitive List, and Annex 2, Very
Sensitive List, fall under the export licensing jurisdiction of the
Department of Commerce. Please refer to the Commerce Control List
for additional jurisdictional information related to those items.
Also, if you do not have access to the internet to review the
Wassenaar Arrangement's Sensitive List and Very Sensitive List,
please contact the Office of Exporter Services, Division of Exporter
Counseling for assistance at telephone number (202) 482-4811.
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(ii) Reporting requirement. Any person engaging in activity
described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must submit to BIS's
Office of Export Enforcement (OEE) a report including all known
material facts with respect to how the installed base item arrived in
Libya. The report must be submitted to OEE at the address identified in
Sec. 764.4(a) of the EAR within ninety (90) days of the first activity
relating to the installed base item in Libya. A report may address more
than one activity and/or more than one installed base item. An
additional report must be submitted if any new material information
regarding the export or reexport to Libya of the installed base item is
discovered.
(2) Licensing procedure for activities involving installed base
items in Libya. (i) License requirement. Any person seeking to
undertake activities within the scope of Sec. 764.2(e) of the EAR with
respect to any installed base item located in Libya and not described
in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section must obtain a license from BIS
prior to engaging in any such activities. License applications should
be submitted on standard form BIS 748-P or the electronic equivalent,
and should fully describe the relevant activity within the scope of
Sec. 764.2(e) of this part which is the basis of the application.
License applications should include all known material facts as to how
the installed base item originally was exported or reexported to Libya.
This section also applies if you know that an item to be exported or
reexported to a third party will be used on an installed base item not
described in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section.
(ii) Licensing policy. BIS will review license applications
submitted pursuant to paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section on a case-by-
case basis. Favorable consideration will be given for those
applications related to civil end-uses in Libya. Applications related
to military, police, intelligence, or other sensitive end-uses in Libya
will be subject to a general policy of denial.
(3) Exclusion. The provisions of this section are not applicable to
any activities within the scope of Sec. 764.2(e) of the EAR undertaken
with respect to an installed base item in Libya by a person who was
party to the original illegal export or reexport of the related
installed base item to Libya. Such persons should voluntarily self-
disclose violations pursuant to the procedures set forth in Sec. 764.5
of this part, which in some cases may allow activities related to
unlawfully exported or reexported items to be undertaken based on
permission from BIS.
(4) Relationship to other Libya license requirements.
Notwithstanding this section, a license may be required pursuant to
another provision of the EAR (e.g., Sec. 742.20 of the EAR) to engage
in activity involving Libya. If a license is required pursuant to
another section of the EAR, and the transaction also involves activity
within the scope of Sec. 764.2(e) of this part related to an installed
base item in Libya, this information should be specified on the license
application. Such applications must also include all known information
as to how the installed base item originally arrived in Libya. If
granted, the license for the proposed transaction will also authorize
the related activity within the scope of Sec. 764.2(e) of this part.
PART 774--[AMENDED]
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13. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 774 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C. 7430(e); 18 U.S.C. 2510 et seq.; 22 U.S.C.
287c, 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq., 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s),
185(u); 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 46 U.S.C.
app. 466c; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; Sec. 901-911, Pub. L. 106-387; Sec.
221, Pub. L. 107-56; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p.
228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of
August 6, 2004, 69 FR 48763 (August 10, 2004).
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14. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List),
Category 2--Systems, Equipment and Components, Export Control
Classification Number (ECCN) 2A994 is amended by revising the License
Requirements Section and the Related Controls Paragraph in the List of
Items Controlled section to read as follows:
Supplement No. 1 to Part 774--The Commerce Control List
2A994 Portable Electric Generators and Specially Designed Parts
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
Control(s)
AT applies to entire entry. A license is required for items
controlled by this entry to Cuba, Iran, Libya, and North Korea for
anti-terrorism reasons. The Commerce Country Chart is not designed to
determine licensing requirements for this entry. See part 746 of the
EAR for additional information on Cuba and Iran. See Sec. 742.20 for
additional information on Libya. See Sec. 742.19 of the EAR for
additional information on North Korea.
* * * * *
List of Items Controlled
Unit: * * *
Related Controls: See also 2D994 and 2E994
Related Definitions: * * *
Items: * * *
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15. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List),
Category 2--Systems, Equipment and Components, Export Control
Classification Number (ECCN) 2D994 is amended by revising the License
Requirements section to read as follows:
2D994 ``Software'' Specially Designed for the ``Development'' or
``Production'' of Portable Electric Generators Controlled by 2A994
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
Control(s)
AT applies to entire entry. A license is required for items
controlled by this entry to Cuba, Iran, Libya, and North Korea for
anti-terrorism reasons. The Commerce Country Chart is not designed
to determine licensing requirements for this entry. See part 746 of
the EAR for additional information on Cuba and Iran. See Sec.
742.20 for additional information on Libya. See Sec. 742.19 of the
EAR for additional information on North Korea.
* * * * *
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16. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List),
Category 2--Systems, Equipment and Components, Export Control
Classification Number (ECCN) 2E994 is amended by revising the License
Requirements section to read as follows:
2E994 ``Technology'' for the ``Use'' of Portable Electric Generators
Controlled by 2A994
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
Control(s)
AT applies to entire entry. A license is required for items
controlled by this entry to Cuba, Iran, Libya, and North Korea for
anti-terrorism reasons. The Commerce Country Chart is not designed
to determine licensing requirements for this entry. See part 746 of
the EAR for additional information on Cuba and Iran. See Sec.
742.20 for additional information on Libya. See Sec. 742.19 of the
EAR for additional information on North Korea.
* * * * *
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17. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List),
Category 8--Marine, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 8A992
is amended by revising the heading, and the Paragraph (f) of the Items
section in the List of Items Controlled section to read as follows:
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8A992 Vessels, Marine Systems or Equipment, Not Controlled by 8A001,
8A002 or 8A018, and Specially Designed Parts Therefor
* * * * *
List of Items Controlled
Unit: * * *
Related Controls: * * *
Related Definitions: * * *
Items: * * *
* * * * *
(f) Vessels, n.e.s., including inflatable boats, and specially
designed components therefor, n.e.s.
* * * * *
Dated: March 16, 2005.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-5537 Filed 3-21-05; 8:45 am]
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