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ÐÌÌÓÓDEPARTMENT€OF€COMMERCEÌÌBureau€of€Export€AdministrationÌÌ15€CFR€Part€774ÌÌ[Docket€No.€œ961206342„6342„01]›ÌÌœRIN›€€œ0694„AB46›€ÌÌRevisions€to€the€Commerce€Control€List:€Exports€of€MixturesÏContaining€Trace€Quantities€of€Precursor€œChemicals;€ECCNs€1C350Ïand€1C995›ÌÌAGENCY:€€Bureau€of€Export€Administration,€CommerceÌà  à€€€ÌACTION:€€Final€rule.ÌÌSUMMARY:€The€Bureau€of€Export€Administration€is€amending€theÏCommerce€Control€List€œ(CCL)€of›€the€Export€AdministrationÏRegulations€(15€CFR€parts€730„774)€œto€simplify€export€controls€on€›Ð -P(+ Ðmixtures€that€contain€relatively€small€amounts,€"traces",€ofÏcontrolled€precursor€chemicals.ÌœÌDATES:›€€This€rule€is€effective€(òòDATE€OF€PUBLICATIONóó).Ð Ø  Ð̜ր ÿÿÖ›FOR€FURTHER€INFORMATION€CONTACT:ÌÌà  àFor€questions€on€foreign€policy€controls,€call€PatriciaÏSefcik,€Bureau€of€Export€Administration,€Telephone:€œÌ(202)482„0707.›ÌÌà  àFor€questions€of€a€technical€nature€on€chemical€weaponÏprecursors,€biological€agents,€and€equipment€that€can€be€used€toÏproduce€chemical€and€biological€weapons€agents,€call€JamesÏSeevaratnam,€Bureau€of€Export€Administration,€Telephone:€€œÌ(202)›€482„3343.ÌÌœSUPPLEMENTARY›€INFORMATION:ÌÌœCurrently,›€Export€Control€Classification€Number€(ECCN)€1C350€onÐ Ø, #& Ðthe€Commerce€Control€List€(CCL)€includes€an€exemption€fromÏcontrols€for€mixtures€containing€certain€concentrations€ofÏprecursor€and€intermediate€chemicals€identified€by€that€entry.€ÏThis€exemption€is€on€a€solvent„free€basis.ÌÌThis€final€rule€amends€the€œCCL›€of€the€Export€AdministrationÏRegulations€(EAR)€to€implement€a€œnew€treatment€of€€"trace›Ïœchemicals"›€œunder›€œECCN›€1C350.€€œ€If€all€the€criteria€set€forth€areÏmet€and€the€relevant€General€Prohibitions€found€in€part€736€doÏnot€apply,€exports€may€be€made€under€ECCN€1C350€without€applyingÏfor€a€license,€for€mixtures€that€contain€a€cumulative€totalÏconcentration€of€no€more€than€10,000€parts€by€weight€(pbw)€perÏmillion,€of€all€precursor€or€intermediate€chemicals€listed€inÏECCN€1C350.›€€Such€mixtures€are€controlled€under€ECCN€1C995.€€ThisÏœtreatment›€is€not€available€for€mixtures€containing€the€followingÏprecursor€chemicals:€€0„Ethyl„2„diisopropylaminoethylÏmethylphosphonite€(QL)€(C.A.S.€#57856„11„8),€EthylphosphonylÏdifluoride€(C.A.S.€#753„98„0),€and€Methylphosphonyl€difluorideÏ(C.A.S.€œ#676„99„3).ÌÐ Ø, #& ÐThis€rule€also€revises€the€ð ðRelated€Definitionðð€section€of€ECCNÏ1C995€to€clarify€that€mixtures€containing€trace€quantities€areÏcontrolled€under€this€entry.›ÌÌThis€new€œtreatment›€will€œpermit€export€without€applying€for€aÏlicense€for›€many€common€commercial€products€while€œrequiringÏlicense€applications€for€those›€mixtures€that€contain€significantÏquantities€of€precursor€chemicals.Ì̛̜€œRulemaking›€RequirementsÌÌœà  à1.€€This€final€rule€has€been€determined€to€be€notÏsignificant€for€purposes€of€Executive€Order€12866.ÌÌà  à2.€This€rule€involves€collections€of€information€subject€toÏthe€Paperwork€Reduction€Act€of€1980€(44€U.S.C.€3501€òòet€seq.óó).€Ð 8'  ÐThese€collections€have€been€approved€by€the€Office€of€ManagementÏand€Budget€under€control€number€0694„0088.€€The€effect€of€thisÏrule€will€decrease€license€application€requirements,€thus€reduceÐ Ø, #& Ðthe€paperwork€burden€on€the€public.€€Notwithstanding€any€otherÏprovision€of€law,€no€person€is€required€to€respond€nor€shall€aÏperson€be€subject€to€a€penalty€for€failure€to€comply€with€aÏcollection€of€information€subject€to€the€requirements€of€theÏPaperwork€Reduction€Act€unless€that€collection€of€informationÏdisplays€a€currently€valid€OMB€Control€Number.ÌÌà  à3.€€This€rule€does€not€contain€policies€with€FederalismÏimplications€sufficient€to€warrant€preparation€of€a€FederalismÏassessment€under€Executive€Order€12612.ÌÌà  à4.€€The€provisions€of€the€Administrative€Procedure€Act€(5ÏU.S.C.€553)€requiring€notice€of€proposed€rulemaking,€theÏopportunity€for€public€participation,€and€a€delay€in€effectiveÏdate,€are€inapplicable€because€this€regulation€involves€aÏmilitary€and€foreign€affairs€function€of€the€United€States€(see€5ÏU.S.C.€553(a)(1)).€€€Further,€no€other€law€requires€that€a€noticeÏof€proposed€rulemaking€and€an€opportunity€for€public€comment€beÏgiven€for€this€rule.€€€Because€a€notice€of€proposed€rulemakingÏand€an€opportunity€for€public€comment€are€not€required€to€beÐ Ø, #& Ðgiven€for€this€rule€by€5€U.S.C€553,€or€by€any€other€law,€theÏanalytical€requirements€of€the€Regulatory€Flexibility€Act,€5ÏU.S.C.€601òòetóó€òòseqóó.,€are€inapplicable.Ð ø À ÐÌTherefore,€this€regulation€is€issued€in€final€form.€€AlthoughÏthere€is€no€formal€comment€period,€public€comments€on€thisÏregulation€are€welcome€on€a€continuing€basis.€€Comments€should€beÏsubmitted€to€Sharron€Cook,€Regulatory€Policy€Division,€Office€ofÏExporter€Services,€Bureau€of€Export€Administration,€Department€ofÏCommerce,€P.O.€Box€273,€Washington,€DC€20044.ÌÌList›€of€SubjectsÌÌ15€CFR€part€774Ìà  àExports,€Foreign€trade.€à À àÐ x#@ ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€part€774€of€the€Export€AdministrationÏRegulations€(15€CFR€Parts€730„799)€are€amended€as€follows:Ìà  à1.€€The€authority€citation€for€part€774€continues€to€read€asÏfollows:Ð Ø, #& Їò òà  àó óAuthority:€€50€U.S.C.€app.€2401€òòet€seqóó.;€50€U.S.C.€1701€òòetÐ 8  Ðseqóó.;€10€U.S.C.€7420;€10€U.S.C.€7430(e);€18€U.S.C.€2510€òòet€seqóó.;Ð  à Ð22€U.S.C.€287c;€22€U.S.C.€3201€òòet€seqóó.;€22€U.S.C.€6004;€Sec.€201,Ð ø À ÐPub.€L.€104„58,€109€Stat.€557€(30€U.S.C.€185(s));€30€U.S.C.Ï185(u);€42€U.S.C.€2139a;€42€U.S.C.€6212;€43€U.S.C.€1354;€46ÏU.S.C.€app.€466c;€50€U.S.C.€app.€5;€E.O.€œ12924,›€œ(3›€œCFR,1994›ÏComp.,€p.€œ917€(1995));›€Notice€of€August€15,€1995€œ(3€CFR,€1995ÏComp.€501€(1996));€Notice€of€August€14,€1996€(61€FR€42527,€AugustÏ15,€1996).›ÌœÌ›ÌPART€774€„€[AMENDED]Ìà  à2.€€In€Supplement€No.€1€to€part€774€(the€Commerce€ControlÏList),€Category€1€„€Materials,€Chemicals,€ð ðMicroorganismsðð,€andÏœToxins:›ñuñÔ% € Ôñuñ̛̜à  àà ` àa.€€œThe€License€Requirements€section€of€Export›€ControlÏClassification€Number€(ECCN)€1C350€is€amended€by€redesignatingÏLicense€Requirement€œnote›€œ3€ñuñ›ñuñas€ñlñnote€ñlñ4ñmñ,€respectivelyñmñ,›€and€by€adding€a€new€LicenseÏRequirement€note€3;€andÐ Ø, #& Ðà  àà ` àÌà  àà ` àb.€€the€List€of€Items€Controlled€under€ECCN€1C995€œis›Ïrevised€to€read€as€follows:ÌÌ1C350€Chemicals€that€may€be€used€as€precursors€for€toxic€chemicalÏagents.€€€€€à ¸ àÐ ˜`  ÐÌLicense€RequirementsÌÌà@ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌLicense€Requirement€NotesÌÌà@ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌà  àÌà  à3.€€òòTRACE€QUANTITIESóó:€€Ð X%  ÐÌà  àa.€€A€license€is€required€for€mixtures€containing€any€Ïamount€(including€trace€quantities)€of€the€following€chemicals:€Ï0„Ethyl„2„diisopropylaminoethyl€methylphosphonite€(QL)€(C.A.S.Ð Ø, #& Ð#57856„11„8),€Ethylphosphonyl€difluoride€(C.A.S.€#753„98„0),€andÏMethylphosphonyl€difluoride€(C.A.S.€#676„99„3).ÌÌà  àb.€€œExcept€as€noted€in€paragraph€ñ|ññvñ(3)ñvññ|ññwñ(ñwññ|ññxñ(ñxññ|ññ}ñ(ñ}ña)ñyñ€of€tñyññzññyñhe€licenseñyññzññ{ñhis€noteñ{ñ,€a›€licenseÏis€òònotóó€required€under€this€entry€for€mixtures€that€contain€œaÐ ¸€ Ðcumulative€total€concentration€of€no€more€than€10,000€parts€byÏweight€(pbw)€per€million€of€all€precursor€or€intermediateÏchemicals€listed€in€this€entry.€€The€calñtñculation€for€thisÏparagraph€(b)€should€not€be€done€on€a€solvent„free€basisñtñ€(relatedÏECCN:€1C995).›€ÌœÌà  àc.€€Countries€Not€Eligible:€The€following€countries€are€notÏeligible€for€exports€under€this€Trace€Quantities€Note:€Cuba,ÏIran,€Iraq,€Libya,€North€Korea,€Sudan,€and€Syria.€›ÌœÌ›à@ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌ1C995€Mixtures€containing€precursor€and€intermediate€chemicalsÏused€in€the€ð ðproductionðð€of€chemical€warfare€agents€that€are€notÏcontrolled€by€ECCN€1C350.€Ð Ø, #& Ðñyñœñyñ‡ÌLicense€RequirementsÌà@ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌLicense€ExceptionsÌà@ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌList€of€Items€ControlledÌÌòòUnitóó:€KilogramsÐ à ÐòòRelated€Controlsóó:€N/AÐ øÀ ÐœòòRelated›€Definitionóó:€For€calculation€of€òòde€minimisóó€quantities€ofÐ Ø  Ðcontrolled€chemicals€in€mixtures,€see€License€œRequirement›€œñ~ñNñ~ñññnññotes›€2Ïand€3€under€ECCN€1C350,€œand€ðð770.4ñ€ñ€of€the€EARñ€ñññÔ% € Ôññ.Ð  ˜!` Л€ÌòòItemsóó:€The€list€of€items€controlled€is€contained€in€the€ECCNÐ  à Ðheading.ÌÌà@ìà*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ˆÌÌDated:ÌÌÌSue€E.€EckertÌAssistant€Secretary€forÌExport€Administration