6682 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

15 CFR Parts 738, 740, 770, 772, and

774

[Docket No. 961219362–6362–01]

RIN 0694–AB52

Revisions to the Export Administration

Regulations: Addition of the Republic

of South Korea to Australia Group

(AG), Clarification to the Sample

Shipments Exemption in ECCN 1C350,

and Correction to the Commerce

Country Chart

AGENCY: Bureau of Export

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: As of October 1996, the

Republic of Korea (South Korea) is a

member of the Australia Group (AG).

Therefore, South Korea is to be treated

as an AG member under U.S.

regulations. This includes exemption

from certain requirements under the

Export Administration Regulations

(EAR) for items controlled for Chemical/

Biological weapons proliferation (CB)

reasons.

In addition, this rule makes a

clarification to the exemption for

sample shipments in ECCN 1C350 and

corrections to Supplement Number 1 to

part 738, the Commerce Country Chart,

CB Column 3 (Chemical and Biological

Weapons), by removing the license

requirement symbol ‘‘X’’ from Romania

and South Africa, as this symbol was

inadvertently included in previous

regulations, and removing all the license

requirement symbols ‘‘X’’ from the Iraq

row and replacing them with the phrase

that is common to all embargoed

destinations, ‘‘See part 746 of the EAR

to determine whether a license is

required in order to export or reexport

to this destination’’.

This action will lessen the

administrative burden on U.S.

exporters, by decreasing license

application requirements for exports of

items controlled for CB reasons to South

Korea, Romania, and South Africa.

DATE: This rule is effective February 12,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

questions of a general nature, call

Sharron Cook, Regulatory Policy

Division, at (202)482–2440.

For questions of a technical nature,

contact Jim Seevaratnam, Chemical and

Biological Controls Division, at

(202)482–3343 or at facsimile (202) 482–

0751.

For questions on Chemical and

Biological Warfare policy controls,

contact Patricia Sefcik, Chemical and

Biological Controls Division at (202)

482–0707 or at facsimile (202) 482–

0751.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

As a result of the Republic of Korea

(South Korea) being admitted to the

Australia Group (AG), this rule adds

South Korea to Supplement Number 1

to part 740, Country Group A, Column

A:3 (Australia Group) and removes the

license requirement symbol ‘‘X’’ from

South Korea in Supplement Number 1

to part 738, the Commerce Country

Chart, CB Column 2 (Chemical and

Biological Weapons).

In addition, the license requirement

symbol ‘‘X’’ is removed from Romania

and South Africa, in Supplement

Number 1 to part 738, the Commerce

Country Chart, CB Column 3 (Chemical

and Biological Weapons), as this symbol

was inadvertently included in previous

regulations.

Additional corrections are made to

Supplement Number 1 to part 738, the

Commerce Country Chart, by removing

all the license requirement symbols ‘‘X’’

from the Iraq row and replacing them

with the phrase, ‘‘See part 746 of the

EAR to determine whether a license is

required in order to export or reexport

to this destination’’, and removing the

footnote 1 reference from Bosnia &

Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia &

Montenegro.

In section 770.2(k) of the EAR,

interpretation 11, ‘‘precursor

chemicals’’, has been revised by adding

South Korea to the countries that are

exempt from the ECCN 1C350 license

requirements for the chemicals listed. In

addition, Poland, Romania, and Slovak

Republic have been added to this

paragraph, as they were inadvertently

omitted in previous regulations.

In addition, the definition for

‘‘Australia Group’’, in part 772, has been

revised to include South Korea.

Lastly, this rule makes a clarification

to the exemption for sample shipments

found in License Requirement Note 1 of

ECCN 1C350. The clarification is listed

in paragraph (c) of the note and states,

‘‘A consignee that receives a sample

shipment under this exclusion may not

resell, transfer, or reexport the sample

shipment but may use the sample

shipment for any other purpose

unrelated to chemical weapons.

However, a sample shipment received

under this exclusion remains subject to

all General Prohibitions including the

end-use restriction described in § 744.4

of the EAR.’’ This end-use restriction

was added to make clear to exporters

that when BXA deleted ‘‘for research or

evaluation’’ from the sample shipment

exclusion (60 F.R. 54030, October 19,

1995), BXA did not intend to allow the

resell, transfer or reexport of the sample

shipments by consignees.

Although the Export Administration

Act (EAA) expired on August 20, 1994,

the President invoked the International

Emergency Economic Powers Act and

continued in effect, to the extent

permitted by law, the provisions of the

EAA and the EAR in Executive Order

12924 of August 19, 1994, as extended

by the President’s notice of August 15,

1995 (60 FR 42767) and August 14, 1996

(61 FR 42527).

Rulemaking Requirements

1. This final rule has been determined

to be not significant for purposes of

Executive Order 12866.

2. This rule involves collections of

information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.). These collections have been

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget under control numbers

0694–0086 and 0694–0088. The effect of

this rule will decrease license

application requirements, thus reduce

the paperwork burden on the public.

Notwithstanding any other provision of

law, no person is required to respond

nor shall a person be subject to a

penalty for failure to comply with a

collection of information subject to the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB Control Number.

3. This rule does not contain policies

with Federalism implications sufficient

to warrant preparation of a Federalism

assessment under Executive Order

12612.

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 and

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 inapplicable.

Therefore, this regulation is issued in

final form. Although there is no formal
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comment period, public comments on

this regulation are welcome on a

continuing basis. Comments should be

submitted to Sharron Cook, Regulatory

Policy Division, Office of Exporter

Services, Bureau of Export

Administration, Department of

Commerce, P.O. Box 273, Washington,

DC 20044.

List of Subjects

15 CFR Parts 738, 770, 772, and 774

Exports, Foreign trade.

15 CFR Part 740

Administrative practice and

procedure, Exports, Foreign trade,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Accordingly, parts 738, 740, 770, 772

and 774 of the Export Administration

Regulations (15 CFR parts 730–799A)

are amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 15 CFR

parts 738 and 774 continue 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;

Sec. 201, Pub. L. 104–58, 109 Stat. 557 (30

U.S.C. 185(s)); 30 U.S.C. 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; E.O.

12924, 59 FR 43437, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p.

917; Notice of August 15, 1995, 3 C.F.R. 1995

Comp. 501 (1996); Notice of August 14, 1996

(61 FR 42527, August 15, 1996).

2. The authority citation for 15 CFR

parts 740, 770 and 772 continue to read

as follows:

Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 12924, 59 FR 43437,

3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 917; Notice of August

15, 1995, 3 C.F.R. 1995 Comp. 501 (1996);

Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527,

August 15, 1996).

PART 738—[AMENDED]

3. Supplement Number 1 to Part 738,

Commerce Country Chart, is revised to

read as follows:

COMMERCE COUNTRY CHART

Reason for Control

Countries

Chemical & biological

weapons

Nuclear nonproliferationNational

security

Missile

tech

Regional

stability

Crime

control

Antiterrorism

CB

column

CB

column

CB

column

NP

column

NP

column

NS

column

NS

column

MT

column

RS

column

RS

column

CC

column

CC

column

CC

column

AT

column

AT

column

1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2

Afghanistan ................................. X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Albania ........................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Algeria ......................................... X X ............ X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Andorra ....................................... X X ............ X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Angola 1 ...................................... X X ............ X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Antigua & Barbuda ..................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Argentina .................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Armenia ...................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Australia ...................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Austria ......................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Azerbaijan ................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Bahamas, The ............................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Bahrain ....................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Bangladesh ................................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Barbados .................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Belarus ........................................ X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Belgium ....................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Belize .......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Benin ........................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Bhutan ........................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Bolivia ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Bosnia & Herzegovina ................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Botswana .................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Brazil ........................................... X X ............ ............ ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Brunei ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Bulgaria ....................................... X X X ............ ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Burkina Faso .............................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Burma ......................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Burundi ....................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Cambodia ................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Cameroon ................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Canada ....................................... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Cape Verde ................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Central African Republic ............. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Chad ........................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Chile ............................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

China .......................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Colombia ..................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Comoros ..................................... X X ............ X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Congo ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Costa Rica .................................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Cote d’Ivoire ............................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Croatia ........................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Cuba ........................................... See part 746 of the EAR to determine whether a license is required in order to export or reexport to this destination.

Cyprus ........................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Czech Republic .......................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Denmark ..................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Djibouti ........................................ X X ............ X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Dominica ..................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Dominican Republic .................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Ecuador ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Egypt ........................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............
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COMMERCE COUNTRY CHART—Continued

Reason for Control

Countries

Chemical & biological

weapons

Nuclear nonproliferationNational

security

Missile

tech

Regional

stability

Crime

control

Antiterrorism

CB

column

CB

column

CB

column

NP

column

NP

column

NS

column

NS

column

MT

column

RS

column

RS

column

CC

column

CC

column

CC

column

AT

column

AT

column

1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2

El Salvador ................................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Equatorial Guinea ....................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Eritrea ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Estonia ........................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Ethiopia ....................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Fiji ............................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Finland ........................................ X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X X X ............ X ............ ............

France ......................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Gabon ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Gambia, The ............................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Georgia ....................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Germany ..................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Ghana ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Greece ........................................ X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Grenada ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Guatemala .................................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Guinea ........................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Guinea-Bissau ............................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Guyana ....................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Haiti ............................................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Honduras .................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Hong Kong .................................. X X ............ X ............ X X2 X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Hungary ...................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Iceland ........................................ X ............ ............ X ............ X X X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

India ............................................ X X X X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Indonesia .................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Iran .............................................. See part 746 of the EAR to determine whether a license is required in order to export or reexport to this destination.

Iraq 1 ........................................... See part 746 of the EAR to determine whether a license is required in order to export or reexport to this destination.

Ireland ......................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X X X ............ X ............

Israel ........................................... X X X X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Italy ............................................. X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Jamaica ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Japan .......................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Jordan ......................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Kazakhstan ................................. X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Kenya .......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Kiribati ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Korea, North ............................... See part 746 of the EAR to determine whether a license is required in order to export or reexport to this destination.

Korea, South ............................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X X2 X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Kuwait ......................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Kyrgyzstan .................................. X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Laos ............................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Latvia .......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Lebanon ...................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Lesotho ....................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Liberia ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Libya ........................................... See part 746 of the EAR to determine whether a license is required in order to export or reexport to this destination.

Liechtenstein ............................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Lithuania ..................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Luxembourg ................................ X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

FYROM (Macedonia) .................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Madagascar ................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Malawi ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Malaysia ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Maldives ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Mali ............................................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Malta ........................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Marshall Islands .......................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Mauritania ................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Mauritius ..................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Mexico ........................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Micronesia .................................. X X ............ X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Moldova ...................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ ............ ............ ............

Monaco ....................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Mongolia ..................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Morocco ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Mozambique ............................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Namibia ....................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Nauru .......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Nepal .......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Netherlands ................................ X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

New Zealand .............................. X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Nicaragua ................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Niger ........................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............
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COMMERCE COUNTRY CHART—Continued

Reason for Control

Countries

Chemical & biological

weapons

Nuclear nonproliferationNational

security

Missile

tech

Regional

stability

Crime

control

Antiterrorism

CB

column

CB

column

CB

column

NP

column

NP

column

NS

column

NS

column

MT

column

RS

column

RS

column

CC

column

CC

column

CC

column

AT

column

AT

column

1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2

Nigeria ........................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Norway ........................................ X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Oman .......................................... X X X X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Pakistan ...................................... X X X X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Palau ........................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Panama ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Papua New Guinea .................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Paraguay .................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Peru ............................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Philippines .................................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Poland ......................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Portugal ...................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Qatar ........................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Romania ..................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Russia ......................................... X X X ............ ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Rwanda 1 .................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X X X ............ ............

St. Kitts & Nevis ......................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

St. Lucia ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

St. Vincent & Grenadines ........... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

San Marino ................................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Sao Tome & Principe ................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Saudi Arabia ............................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Senegal ....................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Serbia & Montenegro ................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Seychelles .................................. X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Sierra Leone ............................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Singapore ................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Slovakia ...................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Slovenia ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Solomon Islands ......................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Somalia ....................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

South Africa ................................ X X ............ ............ ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Spain ........................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Sri Lanka .................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Sudan ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X X X

Surinam ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Swaziland ................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Sweden ....................................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Switzerland ................................. X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Syria ............................................ X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X X ............

Taiwan ........................................ X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Tajikistan ..................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Tanzania ..................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Thailand ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Togo ............................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Tonga .......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Trinidad & Tobago ...................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Tunisia ........................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Turkey ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Turkmenistan .............................. X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Tuvalu ......................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Uganda ....................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Ukraine ....................................... X X X ............ ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

United Arab Emirates ................. X X X X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

United Kingdom .......................... X ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ X X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Uruguay ...................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Uzbekistan .................................. X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Vanuatu ...................................... X X ............ X X X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Vatican City ................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Venezuela ................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Vietnam ....................................... X X X X ............ X X X X X X X ............ ............ ............

Western Sahara .......................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Western Samoa .......................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Yemen ........................................ X X X X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Zaire ............................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............ ............

Zambia ........................................ X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............

Zimbabwe ................................... X X ............ X ............ X X X X X X ............ X ............

1This country is subject to United Nations Sanctions. See part 746 of the EAR for additional OFAC licensing requirements that may apply to your proposed transaction. 2A license is required only for computers controlled by 4A001, 4A002, & 4A003 if the CTP is greater than 10,000 Mtops. A license is NOT required for any other

items subject to NS Column 2.

PART 740—[AMENDED]

4. In Supplement Number 1 to Part 740, Country Groups, Country Group A is revised to read as follows:
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COUNTRY GROUP A

Country

Missile

technology

control regime

Australia

group

Nuclear

suppliers

group

[A:1] [A:2] [A:3] [A:4]

Argentina .......................................................................................................................... .................... X X X

Australia ............................................................................................................................ X X X X

Austria 1 ............................................................................................................................ .................... X X X

Belgium ............................................................................................................................. X X X X

Brazil ................................................................................................................................. .................... X .................... ....................

Bulgaria ............................................................................................................................. .................... .................... .................... X

Canada ............................................................................................................................. X X X X

Czech Republic ................................................................................................................ .................... .................... X X

Denmark ........................................................................................................................... X X X X

Finland 1 ............................................................................................................................ .................... X X X

France ............................................................................................................................... X X X X

Germany ........................................................................................................................... X X X X

Greece .............................................................................................................................. X X X X

Hong Kong 1 ..................................................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... ....................

Hungary ............................................................................................................................ .................... X X X

Iceland .............................................................................................................................. .................... X X ....................

Ireland 1 ............................................................................................................................. .................... X X X

Italy ................................................................................................................................... X X X X

Japan ................................................................................................................................ X X X X

Korea, South 1 .................................................................................................................. .................... .................... X X

Luxembourg ...................................................................................................................... X X X X

Netherlands ...................................................................................................................... X X X X

New Zealand 1 .................................................................................................................. .................... X X X

Norway .............................................................................................................................. X X X X

Poland ............................................................................................................................... .................... .................... X X

Portugal ............................................................................................................................ X X X X

Romania ........................................................................................................................... .................... .................... X X

Russia ............................................................................................................................... .................... X .................... X

Slovakia ............................................................................................................................ .................... .................... X X

South Africa ...................................................................................................................... .................... X .................... X

Spain ................................................................................................................................. X X X X

Sweden 1 ........................................................................................................................... .................... X X X

Switzerland 1 ..................................................................................................................... .................... X X X

Turkey ............................................................................................................................... X .................... .................... ....................

United Kingdom ................................................................................................................ X X X X

United States .................................................................................................................... X X X X

1 Cooperating Countries.

PART 770—[AMENDED]

5. In section 770.2 paragraph (k) is

amended by revising the third sentence

to read as follows:

§ 770.2 Commodity interpretations.

* * * * *

(k) * * * These chemicals require a

license to all countries except

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium,

Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece,

Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan,

Korea (South), Luxembourg, the

Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak

Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,

and the United Kingdom.

* * * * *

PART 772—[AMENDED]

6. In part 772, the definition of

‘‘Australia Group’’ is revised to read as

follows:

PART 772—DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

* * * * *

Australia Group. The members

belonging to this group have agreed to

adopt controls on dual-use chemicals,

i.e., weapons precursors, equipment,

and biological microorganisms and

related equipment in order to prevent

the proliferation of chemical and

biological weapons. Member countries

as of October 1996 include: Argentina,

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,

Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,

France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,

Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea

(South), Luxembourg, the Netherlands,

New Zealand, Norway, Poland,

Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic,

Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United

Kingdom, and the United States. See

also § 742.2 of the EAR.

* * * * *

PART 774—[AMENDED]

In Supplement No. 1 to part 774,

Category 1—Materials, Chemicals,

‘‘Microorganisms’’, and Toxins, ECCN

1C350 is amended by revising the

License Requirement Notes section to

read as follows:

1C350 Chemicals, that may be used as

precursors for toxic chemical agents.

* * * * *

License Requirement Notes

1. SAMPLE SHIPMENTS: Certain

sample shipments of chemicals

controlled under ECCN 1C350 may be

made without a license, as provided by

the following: a. Chemicals Not Eligible:

The following chemicals are not eligible

for sample shipments: 0-Ethyl-2-

diisopropylaminoethyl

methylphosphonite (QL) (C.A.S.

#57856–11–8), Ethylphosphonyl

difluoride (C.A.S. #753–98–0), and
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Methylphosphonyl difluoride (C.A.S.

#676–99–3).

b. Countries Not Eligible: The

following countries are not eligible to

receive sample shipments: Cuba, Iran,

Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria.

c. Sample Shipments: A license is not

required for sample shipments when the

cumulative total of these shipments

does not exceed a 55-gallon container or

200 kg of each chemical to any one

consignee per calendar year. Multiple

sample shipments, in any quantity, not

exceeding the totals indicated in this

paragraph may be exported without a

license, in accordance with the

provisions of this NOTE 1. A consignee

that receives a sample shipment under

this exclusion may not resell, transfer or

reexport the sample shipment, but may

use the sample shipment for any other

legal purpose unrelated to chemical

weapons. However, a sample shipment

received under this exclusion remains

subject to all General Prohibitions

including the end-use restriction

described in § 744.4 of the EAR.

d. The exporter is required to submit

a quarterly written report for shipments

of samples made under this Note 1. The

report must be on company letterhead

stationery (titled ‘‘Report of Sample

Shipments of Chemical Precursors’’ at

the top of the first page) and identify the

chemical(s), Chemical Abstract Service

Registry (C.A.S.) number(s),

quantity(ies), the ultimate consignee’s

name and address, and the date

exported. The report must be sent to the

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau

of Export Administration, Room 2705,

Washington, DC 20230, Attn: ‘‘Report of

Sample Shipments of Chemical

Precursors’’.

2. MIXTURES: Mixtures controlled by

this entry that contain certain

concentrations of precursor and

intermediate chemicals are subject to

the following licensing requirements:

a. A license is required, regardless of

the concentrations in the mixture, for

the following chemicals: 0-Ethyl-2-

diisopropylaminoethyl

methylphosphonite (QL) (C.A.S.

#57856–11–8), Ethylphosphonyl

difluoride (C.A.S. #753–98–0) and

Methylphosphonyl difluoride (C.A.S.

#676–99–3);

b. A license is required when at least

one of the following chemicals

constitutes more than 10 percent of the

weight of the mixture on a solvent free

basis: Arsenic trichloride (C.A.S. #7784–

34–1), Benzilic acid (C.A.S. #76–93–7),

Diethyl ethylphosphonate (C.A.S. #78–

38–6), Diethyl methylphosphonite

(C.A.S. #15715–41–0), Diethyl-N,Ndimethylphosphoroamidate (C.A.S.

#2404–03–7), N,N-Diisopropyl-betaaminoethane thiol (C.A.S. #5842–07–9),

N,N-Diisopropyl-2-aminoethyl chloride

hydrochloride (C.A.S. #4261–68–1),

N,N-Diisopropyl-beta-aminoethanol

(C.A.S. #96–80–0), N,N-Diisopropylbeta-aminoethyl chloride (C.A.S. #96–

79–7), Dimethyl ethylphosphonate

(C.A.S. #6163–75–3), Dimethyl

methylphosphonate (C.A.S. #756–79–6),

Ethylphosphonous dichloride

[Ethylphosphinyl dichloride] (C.A.S.

#1498–40–4), Ethylphosphonus

difluoride [Ethylphosphinyl difluoride]

(C.A.S. #430–78–4), Ethylphosphonyl

dichloride (C.A.S. #1066–50–8),

Methylphosphonous dichloride

[Methylphosphinyl dicloride] (C.A.S.

#676–83–5), Methylphosphonous

difluoride [Methylphosphinyl

difluoride] (C.A.S. #753–59–3),

Methylphosphonyl dichloride (C.A.S.

#676–97–1), Pinacolyl alcohol (C.A.S.

#464–07–3), 3-Quinuclidinol (C.A.S.

#1619–34–7), and Thiodiglycol (C.A.S.

#111–48–8); (Related ECCN: 1C995)

c. A license is required when at least

one of all other chemicals in the List of

Items Controlled constitutes more than

25 percent of the weight of the mixture

on a solvent free basis (related ECCN:

1C995); and

d. A license is not required under this

entry for mixtures when the controlled

chemical is a normal ingredient in

consumer goods packaged for retail sale

for personal use. Such consumer goods

are controlled by ECCN EAR99.

e. Calculation of concentrations of

AG-controlled chemicals.

1. Usual Commercial Purposes. In

calculating the percentage of an AG

controlled chemical in a mixture

(solution), any other chemical must be

excluded if it was not added for usual

commercial purposes, but was added for

the sole purpose of circumventing the

Export Administration Regulations.

2. ‘‘Solvent Free Basis Requirement.’’

When calculating the percentage, by

weight, of components in a chemical

mixture, you must exclude from the

calculation any component of the

mixture that acts as a solvent.

3. Solvent—For purposes of this

ECCN ‘‘A substance capable of

dissolving another substance to form a

uniformly dispersed mixture

(solution)’’.

• Solvents are liquids at standard

temperature and pressure (STP).

• In no instance is an AG controlled

chemical considered a ‘‘solvent’’.

• All ingredients of mixtures are

expressed in terms of weight.

• The solvent component of the

mixture converts it into a solution.

3. COMPOUNDS: A license is not

required under this entry for chemical

compounds created with any chemicals

identified in this ECCN 1C350, unless

those compounds are also identified in

this entry.

* * * * *

Dated: February 7, 1997.

Sue E. Eckert,

Assistant Secretary for Export

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–3490 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

15 CFR Part 774

[Docket No. 961206342–6342–01]

RIN 0694–AB46

Revisions to the Commerce Control

List: Exports of Mixtures Containing

Trace Quantities of Precursor

Chemicals; ECCNs 1C350 and 1C995

AGENCY: Bureau of Export

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Export

Administration is amending the

Commerce Control List (CCL) of the

Export Administration Regulations (15

CFR parts 730–774) to simplify export

controls on mixtures that contain

relatively small amounts, ‘‘traces’’, of

controlled precursor chemicals.

DATES: This rule is effective February

12, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

questions on foreign policy controls,

call Patricia Sefcik, Bureau of Export

Administration, Telephone: (202) 482–

0707.

For questions of a technical nature on

chemical weapon precursors, biological

agents, and equipment that can be used

to produce chemical and biological

weapons agents, call James

Seevaratnam, Bureau of Export

Administration, Telephone: (202) 482–

3343.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently,

Export Control Classification Number

(ECCN) 1C350 on the Commerce Control

List (CCL) includes an exemption from

controls for mixtures containing certain

concentrations of precursor and

intermediate chemicals identified by

that entry. This exemption is on a

solvent-free basis.

This final rule amends the CCL of the

Export Administration Regulations

(EAR) to implement a new treatment of

‘‘trace chemicals’’ under ECCN 1C350. If

all the criteria set forth are met and the

relevant General Prohibitions found in