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with promoting safe flight of civil 

aircraft in air commerce by prescribing 

regulations for practices, methods, and 

procedures the Administrator finds 

necessary for safety in air commerce. 

This regulation is within the scope of 

that authority because it addresses an 

unsafe condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on products identified in this 

rulemaking action. 

Regulatory Findings 

The FAA determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would not 

have a substantial direct effect on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national Government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that the proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Would not affect intrastate 

aviation in Alaska, and 

(3) Would not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

2021–13–07, Amendment 39–21612 (86 

FR 31601, June 15, 2021); and 

■ b. Adding the following new 

airworthiness directive: 

GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (Type Certificate 

Previously held by WALTER Engines 

a.s., Walter a.s., and MOTORLET a.s.): 

Docket No. FAA–2023–2002; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00176–E. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by December 11, 

2023. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2021–13–07, 

Amendment 39–21612 (86 FR 31601, June 

15, 2021). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to GE Aviation Czech 

s.r.o. (type certificate previously held by 

WALTER Engines a.s., Walter a.s., and 

MOTORLET a.s.) Model M601E–11, M601E– 

11A, M601E–11AS, and M601E–11S engines 

with a centrifugal compressor case having 

part number (P/N) M601–154.61 installed. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 7230, Turbine Engine Compressor 

Section. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by the 

manufacturer determining that the life limit 

of a compressor case having P/N M601– 

154.61 is not listed in the airworthiness 

limitations section of the existing engine 

maintenance manual. The FAA is issuing this 

AD to prevent the failure of the engine. The 

unsafe condition, if not addressed, could 

result in uncontained release of a critical 

part, damage to the engine, and damage to 

the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Perform all required actions within the 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021–0125R1, 

dated January 30, 2023 (EASA AD 2021– 

0125R1). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0125R1 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0125R1 refers to 

May 11, 2021 (the effective date of EASA 

Emergency AD 2021–0125–E, dated May 7, 

2021), this AD requires using June 30, 2021 

(the effective date of AD 2021–13–07). 

(2) This AD does not adopt the Remarks 

paragraph of EASA AD 2021–0125R1. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In 

accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (j) of this AD and 

email to ANE-AD-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(j) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Barbara Caufield, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (781) 238– 

7146; email: barbara.caufield@faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2021–0125R1, dated January 30, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0125R1, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 000; 

email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; website: 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA AD 

on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locationsoremailfr.inspection@nara.gov. 

Issued on October 19, 2023. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23634 Filed 10–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2005; Project 

Identifier AD–2022–01523–A] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; WACO 

Classic Aircraft Corporation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain WACO Classic Aircraft 

Corporation Model 2T–1A–2 airplanes. 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

reports of multiple types of cracks at the 

leading edge former ribs and trailing 

edge former ribs in the upper wing 


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center section. This proposed AD would 

require installing maneuver restriction 

placards in the front and rear cockpits, 

inspecting the leading and trailing edge 

former ribs for cracking, replacing any 

cracked ribs, modifying the upper wing 

center section assembly, and removing 

the maneuver restriction placards after 

completing the modification. The FAA 

is proposing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by December 11, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–2005; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this NPRM, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations is 

listed above. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For service information identified 

in this NPRM, contact WACO Classic 

Aircraft Corporation, 15955 South 

Airport Road, Battle Creek, MI 49015; 

phone: (269) 565–1000; email: hello@

wacoaircraft.com.; website: 

wacoaircraft.com. 

• You may view this service 

information at the FAA, Airworthiness 

Products Section, Operational Safety 

Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 

64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Eichor, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 

1801 S Airport Road, Wichita, KS 

67209; phone: (847) 294–7141; email: 

tim.d.eichor@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2023–2005; Project Identifier AD– 

2022–01523–A’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Tim Eichor, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, FAA, 1801 S Airport 

Road, Wichita, KS 67209. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives 

which is not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this rulemaking. 

Background 

The FAA received reports of multiple 

types of cracks after low flight hours on 

WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation 

Model 2T–1A–2 airplanes. The cracks 

were approximately 1 to 1.5 inches long 

and located in the leading edge former 

ribs and trailing edge former ribs in the 

upper wing center section, along the top 

flange where the ribs attach to the spar. 

Due to the cracking, the fabric support 

channels have come close to separating 

from the trailing edge former ribs. When 

fabric support channels detach from a 

rib, they would still be attached to the 

fabric, but the upper center wing airfoil 

may not maintain its shape due to the 

fabric support channels being pulled up 

by aerodynamic loads, which could lead 

to unexpected and unknown flight 

characteristics. The type certificate 

holder determined that this unsafe 

condition affects airplane serial 

numbers 1200 and subsequent with the 

upper wing center section assembly 

30116–100 configuration. 

This condition, if not addressed, 

could result in reduced structural 

integrity of the airplane and the reduced 

ability of the flightcrew to maintain the 

safe flight and landing of the airplane. 

FAA’s Determination 

The FAA is issuing this NPRM after 

determining that the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed WACO Great 

Lakes 2T–1A–2 Service Bulletin GL– 

SB0002, Revision NR, dated July 6, 2023 

(WACO SB 2T–1A–2, Revision NR). 

This service information specifies 

procedures for inspecting the leading 

edge former ribs and trailing edge 

former ribs in the upper wing center 

section for cracking, replacing any 

cracked ribs, and modifying the upper 

wing center section assembly by 

installing new fabric support channels, 

saddles, and brackets. Modifying the 

upper wing center section assembly 

changes the configuration from the 

30116–100 upper wing center section 

assembly configuration to the 30116– 

104 upper wing center section assembly 

configuration. This service information 

is reasonably available because the 

interested parties have access to it 

through their normal course of business 

or by the means identified in 

ADDRESSES. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

installing maneuver restriction placards 

in the front and rear cockpits, inspecting 

the leading and trailing edge former ribs 

for cracking, replacing any cracked rib, 

modifying the upper wing center section 

assembly, and removing the maneuver 

restriction placards after completing the 

modification. 

Difference Between This Proposed AD 

and the Service Information 

Although section B of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in WACO 

SB 2T–1A–2, Revision NR, specifies to 

record the locations of all identified 

cracks found on the leading edge former 

ribs and the trailing edge former ribs 


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and share this information with WACO 

Aircraft, this proposed AD would not 

require those actions. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD, if 

adopted as proposed, would affect 19 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Maneuver restriction placard installation/ .......

removal ...........................................................

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ................. $10 $95 $1,805 

Rib inspection ................................................. 4 work-hours × $85 per hour = $340 ............. 0 340 6,460 

Upper wing center assembly modification ...... 185 work-hours × $85 per hour = $15,725 .... 4,063 19,788 375,972 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to do any necessary rib 

replacement that would be required 

based on the results of the proposed 

inspection. The agency has no way of 

determining the number of airplanes 

that might need this replacement: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product 

Rib replacement (8 ribs) ......................................... 16 work-hours × $85 per hour = $1,360 (8 ribs) .... $1,032 (8 ribs) ..... $2,392 (8 ribs) 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

The FAA is issuing this rulemaking 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 

44701: General requirements. Under 

that section, Congress charges the FAA 

with promoting safe flight of civil 

aircraft in air commerce by prescribing 

regulations for practices, methods, and 

procedures the Administrator finds 

necessary for safety in air commerce. 

This regulation is within the scope of 

that authority because it addresses an 

unsafe condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on products identified in this 

rulemaking action. 

Regulatory Findings 

The FAA determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would not 

have a substantial direct effect on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Would not affect intrastate 

aviation in Alaska and 

(3) Would not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation: Docket 

No. FAA–2023–2005; Project Identifier 

AD–2022–01523–A. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by December 11, 

2023. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to WACO Classic Aircraft 

Corporation Model 2T–1A–2 airplanes, serial 

numbers 1200 and subsequent with the 

30116–100 upper wing center section 

assembly configuration, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 5712, Wing, Rib/Bulkhead. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

multiple cracks at the leading edge former 

ribs and trailing edge former ribs in the upper 

wing center section along the top flange 

where the ribs attach to the spar after low 

flight hours. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

detect and correct cracks in the leading and 

trailing edge former ribs in the upper wing 

center section. The unsafe condition, if not 

addressed, could result in reduced structural 

integrity of the airplane and the reduced 

ability of the flightcrew to maintain the safe 

flight and landing of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) Within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD, insert maneuver restriction 

placards on the instrument panel of the front 

and rear cockpits, and next to the operating 

placard in the rear cockpit, stating ‘‘NO 

AEROBATIC MANEUVERS ALLOWED.’’ 

(2) Within 100 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

or within 12 months after the effective date 

of this AD, whichever occurs first, 

accomplish the following: 

(i) Inspect the leading edge former ribs and 

trailing edge former ribs in the upper wing 

center section for cracking in accordance 

with section B and before further flight, 

replace any cracked rib in accordance with 

section C of the Accomplishment 

Instructions in WACO Great Lakes 2T–1A–2 

Service Bulletin GL–SB0002, Revision NR, 


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dated July 6, 2023 (WACO SB 2T–1A–2, 

Revision NR). Although section B of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in WACO SB 

2T–1A–2, Revision NR, specifies to record 

the locations of all identified cracks found on 

the leading edge former ribs and the trailing 

edge former ribs and share this information 

with WACO Aircraft, this AD does not 

require those actions. 

(ii) Modify the center section to the 30116– 

104 upper wing center section assembly 

configuration in accordance with section C of 

the Accomplishment Instructions in WACO 

SB 2T–1A–2, Revision NR. 

(3) After replacing all cracked ribs and 

modifying the center section to the 30116– 

104 upper wing center section assembly 

configuration, aerobatic maneuvers can 

resume and the ‘‘NO AEROBATIC 

MANEUVERS ALLOWED’’ maneuver 

restriction placards can be removed from the 

front and rear cockpits. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Central Certification 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In 

accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the Central Certification 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (i) of this AD. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(i) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Tim Eichor, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1801 S Airport Road, 

Wichita, KS 67209; phone: (847) 294–7141; 

email: tim.d.eichor@faa.gov. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) WACO Great Lakes 2T–1A–2 Service 

Bulletin GL–SB0002, Revision NR, dated July 

6, 2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact WACO Classic Aircraft 

Corporation, 15955 South Airport Road, 

Battle Creek, MI 49015; phone: (269) 565– 

1000; email: hello@wacoaircraft.com; 

website: wacoaircraft.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on 

the availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. 

Issued on October 20, 2023. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23633 Filed 10–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Parts 732, 734, 736, 740, 742, 

744, 746, 748, 758, 770, 772, and 774 

[Docket No. 231024–0253] 

RIN 0694–XC101 

Procedures for Access to the Public 

Briefing on Additional Export Controls 

on Certain Advanced Computing and 

Supercomputing Items; and 

Semiconductor Manufacturing Items 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, U.S. Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Procedures for accessing a 

public briefing on regulatory actions. 

SUMMARY: On October 25, 2023, the 

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is 

publishing in the Federal Register two 

interim final rules, ‘‘Implementation of 

Additional Export Controls: Certain 

Advanced Computing Items; 

Supercomputer and Semiconductor End 

Use; Updates and Corrections’’ and 

‘‘Export Controls on Semiconductor 

Manufacturing Items,’’ which were both 

filed for public inspection at the Federal 

Register on October 18, 2023. BIS 

published an associated final rule, 

‘‘Entity List Additions,’’ in the Federal 

Register on October 19, 2023. On 

November 6, 2023, Assistant Secretary 

for Export Administration Thea D. 

Rozman Kendler will conduct a public 

briefing on these two interim final rules 

and one final rule. This announcement 

provides details on the procedures for 

participating in the public briefing. 

DATES: 

Public briefing: The public briefing 

call will be held on November 6, 2023. 

The public briefing call will begin at 3 

p.m. Eastern Daylight (EDT) local time 

and conclude at 5 p.m. EDT. The 

registration link for attending this event 

will be posted no later than October 30, 

2023. 

Deadline for submitting questions for 

the public briefing: Questions for the 

briefing must be received no later than 

November 1, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The registration link for 

attending this event will be posted on 

the BIS website at https://

www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis/ 

newsroom/2082. This briefing will be 

virtual; no in-person attendance is 

available. 

Submitting questions: Questions for 

BIS for the public briefing may be 

submitted in writing to BIS_

briefingquestions@bis.doc.gov no later 

than November 1, 2023. Please tag the 

questions submitted by adding ‘‘Public 

Briefing on AC/S and SME IFRs,’’ along 

with a brief description of the question, 

e.g., 744.23, AI, or SME, in the subject 

line. 

Recording: Within 7 business days 

after this public briefing is completed, 

BIS will add a link to a recording, 

including captioning, of the public 

briefing to make the recording 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Nies-Vogel, Director, Office of 

Exporter Services, Bureau of Industry 

and Security, Department of Commerce, 

phone: (202) 482–0436, email: BIS_

briefingquestions@bis.doc.gov. For 

emails, include ‘‘Public Briefing on AC/ 

S and SME IFRs’’ in the subject line. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 7, 2022, BIS released the 

interim final rule (IFR) ‘‘Implementation 

of Additional Export Controls: Certain 

Advanced Computing and 

Semiconductor Manufacturing Items; 

Supercomputer and Semiconductor End 

Use; Entity List Modification’’ (October 

7 IFR) (87 FR 62186), which amended 

the Export Administration Regulations 

(EAR) to implement controls on 

advanced computing integrated circuits 

(ICs), computer commodities that 

contain such ICs, and certain 

semiconductor manufacturing items, 

and to make other EAR changes to 

implement appropriate related controls, 

including on certain ‘‘U.S. person’’ 

activities. 

In October 2023, BIS took further 

regulatory actions to address the 

national security and foreign policy 

concerns identified in the October 7 

IFR. Specifically, on October 25, 2023, 

BIS is publishing in the Federal 

Register two interim final rules, 

‘‘Implementation of Additional Export 

Controls: Certain Advanced Computing 

Items; Supercomputer and 

Semiconductor End Use; Updates and 

Corrections’’ and ‘‘Export Controls on 

Semiconductor Manufacturing Items,’’ 

which were both filed for public 

inspection at the Federal Register on 

October 18, 2023. BIS published an 


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