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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Part 730
[Docket No. 050202023-5023-01]
RIN 0694-AD40
Editorial Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations
to update a fax number and to update the list of information
collections. The Paperwork Collection List identifies the control
numbers assigned to information collection requirements under the
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by the Office of Management and
Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. This action makes
editorial corrections and updates and is not intended to have a
substantive effect on the rights or obligations of the public.
DATES: This rule is effective March 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 0694-AD40, by any
of the following methods:
E-mail: scook@bis.doc.gov. Include ``RIN 0694-AD40'' in
the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 482-3355.
Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier: Sharron Cook, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Regulatory
Policy Division, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2705,
Washington, DC 20230, ATTN: RIN 0694-AD40.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharron Cook, Regulatory Policy
Division, Office of Exporter Services, Bureau of Industry and Security,
Telephone: (202) 482-2440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This rule amends section 730.8 of the EAR by correcting the fax
number of the Outreach & Exporter Services Division of the Bureau of
Industry and Security to (202) 482-2927.
In addition, this rule updates the Paperwork Collections List to
delete information collections that are no longer in effect and to add
new information collections that have been approved.
Although the Export Administration Act expired on August 20, 2001,
Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (66 FR 44025, August 22,
2001), 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.
Rulemaking Requirements
1. This final rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of E.O. 12866.
2. Paperwork Reduction Act: Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person 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 rule does not affect or include any
collections of information.
3. This rule does not contain policies with federalism implications
as that term is defined under E.O. 13132.
4. The Department finds that there is good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) to waive the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
(5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking and the
opportunity for public participation. This rule makes changes to part
730 of the EAR that are purely administrative and do not affect the
rights or obligations of the public. The information in part 730 is
general and not regulatory. The controlling regulatory language is the
language of succeeding parts of the EAR and of any other law or
regulation referred to or applicable. This rule makes editorial
corrections to update the contact information of the offices in the
Bureau of Industry and Security, and updates the Paperwork Collections
List.
Because these revisions are not substantive changes to the EAR, it
is unnecessary to provide notice and opportunity for public comment. In
addition, because this is not a substantive rule, the delay in
effective date pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) is not applicable.
Further, no other law requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking and
an opportunity for public comment be given for this final rule. Because
a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment
are not required to be given for this rule under the Administrative
Procedure Act 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. Please refer to the ADDRESSES section
cited above for comment submission.
List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 730
Administrative practice and procedure, Advisory committees,
Exports, Reporting and, recordkeeping requirements, Strategic and
critical materials.
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Accordingly, part 730 of the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR
parts 730-799) is amended as follows:
PART 730--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 730 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. 2151 note, Pub. L. 108-175; 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. 11912, 41
FR 15825, 3 CFR, 1976 Comp., p. 114; E.O. 12002, 42 FR 35623, 3 CFR,
1977 Comp., p.133; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 20947, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p.
179; E.O. 12214, 45 FR 29783, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 256; E.O. 12851,
58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 608; E.O. 12854, 58 FR 36587, 3
CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 179; E.O. 12918, 59 FR 28205, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp.,
p. 899; E.O. 12938, 59 FR
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59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 12947, 60 FR 5079, 3 CFR,
1995 Comp., p. 356; E.O. 12981, 60 FR 62981, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p.
419; E.O. 13020, 61 FR 54079, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp. p. 219; E.O. 13026,
61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13099, 63 FR 45167, 3
CFR, 1998 Comp., p.208; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp.,
p. 783; E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786; E.O.
13338, 69 FR 26751, May 13, 2004; 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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2. Revise paragraph (c) in Sec. 730.8 to read as follows:
Sec. 730.8 How to proceed and where to get help.
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(c) Where to get help. Throughout the EAR you will find information
on offices you can contact for various purposes and types of
information. General information including assistance in understanding
the EAR, information on how to obtain forms, electronic services,
publications, and information on training programs offered by BIS, is
available from the Office of Export Services at the following
locations:
Outreach & Exporter Services Division, U.S. Department of Commerce,
14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room H1009D, Washington, DC
20230, Tel: (202) 482-4811, Fax: (202) 482-2927; and
Western Regional Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, 3300 Irvine
Avenue, Suite 345, Newport Beach, California 92660, Tel: (949) 660-
0144, Fax: (949) 660-9347; and
U.S. Export Assistance Center, Bureau of Industry and Security, 152
N. Third Street, Suite 550, San Jose, California 95112-5591, Tel:
(408) 998-7402, Fax: (408) 998-7470.
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3. Revise the chart in Supplement No. 1 to Part 730 to read as follows:
Supplement No. 1 to Part 730--Information Collection Requirements Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act: OMB Control Numbers
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Collection number Title Reference in the EAR
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0694-0004................... Foreign Availability part 768.
Procedures and
Criteria.
0694-0009................... Approval of Sec. 748.10(e).
Triangular
Transactions
Involving
Commodities Covered
by a U.S. Import
Certificate.
0694-0012................... Report of Requests part 760 and Sec.
for Restrictive 762.2(b).
Trade Practice or
Boycott--Single or
Multiple
Transactions.
0694-0013................... Computers and part 774.
Related Equipment
EAR Supplement 2 to
Part 748.
0694-0016................... Delivery Sec. Sec. 748.13
Verification and 762.2(b).
Certificate.
0694-0017................... International Import Sec. 748.10
Certificate.
0694-0021................... Statement by Sec. Sec. 748.11
Ultimate Consignee and 762.2(b).
and Purchaser.
0694-0023................... Written Assurance Sec. Sec.
Requirement of 740.3(d) and
License Exception 740.4(c).
TSR (Technology and
Software Under
Restriction).
0694-0025................... Short Supply Sec. Sec. 754.4
Regulations--Unproc and 762.2(b).
essed Western Red
Cedar.
0694-0026................... Short Supply Sec. 754.3.
Regulations--Petrol
eum Products.
0694-0027................... Short Supply Sec. 754.2.
Regulations
Petroleum (Crude
Oil).
0694-0029................... License Exception Sec.
TMP: Special 740.9(a)(2)(viii)(B
Requirements. ).
0694-0033................... License Exception, Sec. Sec.
Humanitarian 740.12(b)(7),
Donations. 762.2(b), Supp. No.
2 to part 740.
0694-0047................... Technology Letter of Supplement No. 2 to
Explanation. part 748, paragraph
(o)(2).
0694-0058................... Procedure for Sec. Sec.
Voluntary Self- 762.2(b) and 764.5.
Disclosure of
Violations.
0694-0073................... Export Controls of Sec. 742.12,
High Performance Supplement No. 3 to
Computers. part 742, and Sec.
762.2(b).
0694-0086................... Report of Sample Supplement No. 1 to
Shipments of part 774.
Chemical Weapon
Precursors.
0694-0088................... Simplified Network parts 746, 748, and
Application 752; Sec.
Processing+ System 762.2(b).
(SNAP+) and the
Multipurpose Export
License Application.
0694-0089................... Special part 752 and Sec.
Comprehensive 762.2(b).
License Procedure.
0694-0093................... Import Certificates Sec. Sec. 748.9,
And End-User 748.10, 762.5(d),
Certificates. 762.6 764.2(g)(2).
0694-0096................... Five Year Records part 760, Sec.
Retention Period. 762.6(a).
0694-0100................... Requests for Supplement No. 1 to
Appointment of part 730.
Technical Advisory
Committee.
0694-0101................... One-Time Report For Sec. 734.4.
Foreign Software or
Technology Eligible
For De Minimis
Exclusion.
0694-0102................... Registration of U.S. Sec. Sec. 754.6
Agricultural and 754.7.
Commodities For
Exemption From
Short Supply
Limitations on
Export'', and
``Petitions For The
Imposition of
Monitoring Or
Controls On
Recyclable Metallic
matrials; Public
Hearings.
0694-0104................... Review, Reporting, Sec. Sec.
and Notification of 740.9(c),
Commercial 740.13(e), 740.17
Encryption Items. and 742.15(b).
0694-0106................... Reporting and Sec. 743.1.
Recordkeeping
Requirements under
the Wassenaar
Arrangement.
0694-0107................... National Defense Sec. Sec. 740.7,
Authorization Act 742.12.
(NDAA).
0694-0117................... Chemical Weapons Part 745.
Convention
Provisions of the
Export
Administration
Regulations
(Schedule 1 Advance
Notifications and
Reports and
Schedule 3 End-use
Certificates).
0694-0122................... Licensing Part 758, and Sec.
Responsibilities 748.4.
and Enforcement.
0694-0123................... Prior Notification Sec. 740.18.
of Exports under
License Exception
AGR.
0694-0125................... BIS Seminar N/A
Evaluation.
0694-0126................... Export License Sec. 750.9.
Services--Transfer
of License
Ownership, Requests
for a Duplicate
License.
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0694-0129................... Export and Reexport Sec. 732.3, 738,
Controls For Iraq. 744.18,
746.3(b)(1), 747,
750, 758, 762, 772,
774.
0607-0152................... Shipper's Export Sec. Sec.
Declaration (SED)/ 740.1(d)
Automated Export 740.3(a)(3),
System (AES) 752.7(b), Sec.
Program FORMS: 7525- Sec. 752.15(a).
V AES. Sec. Sec.
754.2(h) and
754.4(c), 758.1,
Sec. Sec. 758.2,
and 758.3 of the
EAR.
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Dated: March 14, 2005.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-5548 Filed 3-21-05; 8:45 am]
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