DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

[Docket No. 080416579-81111-02]

 
Reopening of Request for Public Comments on Deemed Export 
Advisory Committee Recommendations: Narrowing the Scope of Technologies 
on the Commerce Control List Subject to Deemed Export Licensing 
Requirements and Implementing a More Comprehensive Set of Criteria for 
Assessing Probable Country Affiliation for Foreign Nationals

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of inquiry; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice reopens the comment period on the notice of 
inquiry (73 FR 28795) that sought comments regarding two specific 
recommendations made by the Deemed Export Advisory Committee (DEAC) 
with respect to the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS's) deemed 
export licensing policy. The new comment period deadline is September 
22, 2008.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than September 22, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Emme, Regulatory Policy 
Division, 202-482-2440,

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semme@bis.doc.gov. The DEAC report may be accessed at http://
tac.bis.doc.gov/2007/deacreport.pdf.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``DEAC Report 
comments,'' by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: rpd2@bis.doc.gov. Include ``DEAC Report comments'' 
in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-482-3355
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Steven Emme, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Regulatory Policy Division, 
14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2705, Washington, DC 20230, ATTN: 
DEAC Report comments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 19, 2008, the Bureau of Industry and 
Security (BIS) published a notice of inquiry (73 FR 28795) to elicit 
comments regarding two specific recommendations made by the Deemed 
Export Advisory Committee (DEAC) with respect to the Bureau of Industry 
and Security's (BIS's) deemed export licensing policy. BIS is 
continuing to seek comments on whether the scope of technologies on the 
Commerce Control List that are subject to deemed export licensing 
requirements should be narrowed, and if so, which technologies should 
be subject to deemed export licensing requirements. Additionally, BIS 
is continuing to seek comments on whether a more comprehensive set of 
criteria should be used to assess country affiliation for foreign 
nationals with respect to deemed exports.
    The original deadline for comments was August 18, 2008. BIS is now 
reopening the comment period to allow the public more time to comment 
on this notice of inquiry. The new comment period will end September 
22, 2008.

    Dated: August 18, 2008.
Bernard Kritzer,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
 [FR Doc. E8-19558 Filed 8-21-08; 8:45 am]

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