Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 87279 

* * * * * 

Matthew S. Borman, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Strategic Trade and Technology Security. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25411 Filed 10–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Parts 744 and 746 

[Docket No. 241028–0281] 

RIN 0694–AJ93 

Implementation of Additional Export 

Controls Against Russia and Belarus 

Under the Export Administration 

Regulations (EAR); and Clarifications 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this final rule, the Bureau 

of Industry and Security (BIS) makes 

changes to the export controls against 

Russia and Belarus under the Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR). This 

final rule expands the scope of the 

Russian and Belarusian Industry Sector 

Sanctions by imposing controls on nine 

key precursors for riot control agents 

and a chemical weapon that Russia has 

deployed against Ukraine in violation of 

the Chemical Weapons Convention 

(CWC). This final rule also makes 

adjustments to exclusions, exceptions, 

and licensing policy for exports, 

reexports, or transfers (in-country) to 

certain components of the governments 

of Country Group A:5 and A:6 

destinations that are in Russia and 

Belarus. Lastly, this final rule clarifies 

that the Russia/Belarus-Military End 

User and Procurement Foreign-Direct 

Product (FDP) rule and the EAR’s other 

Entity List FDP rules’ license 

requirements extend to or within any 

destination or to any end user or party 

that otherwise meets the criteria. This 

final rule is being published 

concurrently with a BIS final rule, 

‘‘Additions and Revisions of Entities to 

the Entity List’’ (RIN 0694–AJ94), which 

includes additional changes related to 

export controls related to Russia and 

Belarus. 

DATES: This rule is effective November 

1, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions on this final rule, 

contact Collmann Griffin, Senior Policy 

Advisor, International Policy Office, 

Bureau of Industry and Security, 

Department of Commerce, Phone: 202– 

482–1430, Email: william.griffin@

bis.doc.gov. 

For questions on the Entity List 

changes in this final rule, contact the 

Chair, End-User Review Committee, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Export Administration, Bureau of 

Industry and Security, Department of 

Commerce, Phone: (202) 482–5991, 

Email: ERC@bis.doc.gov. For emails, 

include ‘‘Russia and Belarus, October 

2024 export control measures’’ in the 

subject line. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

A. Export Controls Implemented Against 

Russia and Belarus 

In response to Russia’s February 2022 

full-scale invasion of Ukraine, BIS 

imposed extensive export controls on 

Russia under the EAR as part of the final 

rule, ‘‘Implementation of Sanctions 

Against Russia Under the Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR)’’ 

(‘‘Russia Sanctions Rule’’) (87 FR 12226, 

March 3, 2022). To address Belarus’s 

complicity in the invasion, BIS imposed 

similar export controls on Belarus under 

the EAR in a final rule, 

‘‘Implementation of Sanctions Against 

Belarus’’ (‘‘Belarus Sanctions Rule’’) (87 

FR 13048, March 6, 2022). Since March 

2022, BIS has published numerous final 

rules strengthening the export controls 

on Russia and Belarus, including 

measures undertaken in coordination 

with U.S. allies and partners. 

B. Overview of This Final Rule 

BIS is amending the EAR (15 CFR 

parts 730–744) to strengthen export 

controls against Russia and Belarus by 

expanding the scope of the Russian and 

Belarusian Industry Sector Sanctions 

and clarify the applicability of the 

Entity List FDP rules. BIS in this final 

rule is also making adjustments to 

exclusions, exceptions, and licensing 

policy for exports, reexports, or transfers 

(in-country) of items for the official 

business of diplomatic or consular 

missions of the governments of Country 

Group A:5 and A:6 destinations that are 

located in Russia and Belarus. 

The Export Control Reform Act 

(ECRA) provides the legal basis for BIS’s 

principal authorities and serves as the 

authority under which BIS issues this 

rule. 

The three sets of changes this final 

rule makes are described in section II as 

follows: 

A. Additions to supplement no. 6 to 

part 746 to control nine key precursors 

for riot control agents and a chemical 

weapon that Russia has deployed 

against Ukraine; 

B. Changes related to governments of 

Country Group A:5 and A:6 destinations 

for certain exclusions, license exception 

eligibility, and licensing policy; and 

C. Clarifying that the Entity List FDP 

rules’ license requirement extends to or 

within any destination or to any end 

user or party that otherwise meets the 

criteria. 

II. Amendments to the EAR 

A. Additions to Supplement No. 6 to 

Part 746 To Control Key Precursors for 

Riot Control Agents and a Chemical 

Weapon That Russia Has Deployed 

Against Ukraine 

The U.S. Department of Commerce is 

expanding controls under the EAR to 

include certain chemical precursors that 

are essential for the ‘‘production’’ of 

chemical riot control agents (RCAs) and 

chloropicrin that Russia has deployed 

against Ukraine in violation of the 

Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). 

These new regulatory restrictions, 

which are specific to Russia and 

Belarus, aim to limit the use of these 

chemical precursors in the context of 

the war in Ukraine. 

RCAs such as tear gas and other 

crowd dispersal chemicals have the 

potential for misuse in the context of 

armed conflict. While RCAs are 

commonly used by law enforcement, 

their use as a method of warfare is 

prohibited by Article I of the CWC. 

Chloropicrin is a toxic chemical 

included on Schedule 3 of the CWC’s 

Annex on Chemicals. Its use against 

Ukrainian armed forces constitutes use 

of a chemical weapon and is also 

prohibited under Article I of the CWC. 

On April 4, 2024, the Department of 

State published its annual report to 

Congress on Compliance with the 

Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), 

which stated that Russia had used RCAs 

as a method of warfare against 

Ukrainian forces in violation of the 

CWC. This report concluded that ‘‘the 

United States assesses that Russia has 

repeatedly used RCAs as a method of 

warfare across the frontlines in 

Ukraine.’’ On May 1, 2024, the 

Department of State announced that it 

had made a determination pursuant to 

the Chemical and Biological Weapons 

Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 

1991 (CBW Act of 1991) (22 U.S.C. 

5604–5605) that Russia had used 

chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops in 

violation of the CWC (see May 1, 2024 

State Dept. Fact Sheet (Imposing New 

Measures on Russia for its Full-Scale 

War and Use of Chemical Weapons 

Against Ukraine)). On June 7, 2024, in 

connection with this determination 

under the CBW Act of 1991, the Acting 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES
87280 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 

Under Secretary of State for Political 

Affairs imposed restrictions on Russia, 

including on arms sales and related 

financing. The Federal Register Notice 

announcing these restrictions made 

reference to the export controls that 

Commerce maintains on Russia under 

parts 744 and 746 (see 89 FR 48701, 

June 7, 2024). 

Russia’s use of RCAs as a method of 

warfare and its use of chloropicrin as a 

chemical weapon during its war of 

aggression in Ukraine raise concerns 

about Russia’s further production and 

weaponization of these chemicals. 

Controlling the export of key chemical 

precursors, therefore, represents a 

critical step toward preventing the 

misuse of these chemicals in 

furtherance of Russia’s military efforts. 

This final rule builds upon a BIS final 

rule that imposed controls on two 

precursors of chloropicrin, 

nitromethane and picric acid, as part of 

a set of restrictions on Russia and 

Belarus by targeting chemicals that 

could be useful for Russia’s chemical 

and biological weapons production 

capabilities or diverted from Belarus to 

Russia for these activities of concern (87 

FR 57068, September 16, 2022). Adding 

additional chemical precursors of 

chloropicrin in this current rule further 

supports that objective. 

In assessing whether to impose these 

new controls, it is important to 

acknowledge that the chemical 

precursors listed for control play a 

significant role in civilian applications. 

For example, these chemical precursors 

are used in the production of 

pharmaceuticals for treating respiratory 

ailments and in anesthetic formulations. 

In agriculture, these precursor 

chemicals can function as pest control 

agents or can be used for the production 

of fertilizers, both crucial to food 

security and medical treatments. 

Recognizing these civilian applications, 

these new controls are narrowly tailored 

to apply only to Russia and Belarus. The 

restrictions address the CWC Treaty’s 

objective regarding the need to guard 

against the potential misuse of these 

chemical precursors while ensuring 

continuing exports, reexports, and 

transfers (in-country) as part of supply 

chains related to legitimate use under 

the CWC, particularly in medical and 

agricultural sectors, in all destinations, 

which for purposes of license 

applications for Russia and Belarus is 

addressed under the case-by-case 

license review policy under 

§ 746.8(b)(3)(iii). 

Therefore, this final rule adds a new 

paragraph (i) (Precursors for riot control 

agents and chloropicrin as follows) to 

supplement no. 6 to part 746 to control 

certain precursors of CS (oChlorobenzylidenemalononitrile or oChlorobenzalmalononitrile) (CAS 2698– 

41–1); CN (Phenylacyl chloride or wChloroacetophenone) (CAS 532–27–4); 

and Trichloro(nitro)methane 

(Chloropicrin—CAS 76–06–2) and CR 

(Dibenzoxazpine—CAS 257–07–8). 

Specifically, this final rule adds 

paragraphs (i)(1) through (9) to describe 

these chemical precursors that will be 

controlled under the EAR’s Russian and 

Belarusian Industry Sector Sanctions. 

The chemical precursors listed below 

may be utilized in the production of 

RCAs and chloropicrin: 

1. Malononitrile (CAS 109–77–3) 

2. 2-Chlorobenzaldehyde (CAS 89–98–5) 

3. 2-Chlorobenzyl Alcohol (CAS 17849– 

38–6) 

4. 2-Chlorobenzylamine (CAS 89–97–4) 

5. Benzene, 1-chloro-2- 

(dimethoxymethyl) (CAS 70380–66–4) 

6. Acetophenone (CAS 98–86–2) 

7. Chloroacetyl Chloride (CAS 79–04–9) 

8. Chloroform (CAS 67–66–3) 

9. o-Aminophenol (CAS 95–55–6) 

These expanded controls will 

supplement the existing CCL controls 

under ECCNs 1A984, 1C607, and 1C350. 

BIS estimates that these changes will 

result in an increase of ten license 

applications submitted to BIS annually. 

B. Changes Related to Governments of 

Country Group A:5 and A:6 Destinations 

for Certain Exclusions, License 

Exception Eligibility, and Licensing 

Policy 

This final rule makes the following 

changes to reduce the licensing burden 

on certain government entities located 

in Russia and Belarus by granting them 

the same eligibility for certain 

exclusions, license exceptions, and 

licensing policy as is currently available 

for private sector entities headquartered 

in Country Group A:5 and A:6 

countries. 

1. Addition of license exception 

eligibility in § 746.8(c)(2)(vi) for official 

business of diplomatic or consular 

missions of the governments of Country 

Group A:5 and A:6 destinations 

In § 746.8, this final rule expands the 

scope of paragraph (c)(2)(vi) to add the 

phrase ‘‘or for the official business of 

diplomatic or consular missions of the 

governments of Country Group A:5 and 

A:6 destinations’’ that are operating in 

Russia or Belarus as entities eligible 

under this paragraph to receive items 

under License Exception Encryption 

commodities, software, and technology 

(ENC). In order to receive items under 

License Exception ENC, the export, 

reexport, or transfer (in-country) would 

also need to not be restricted under 

§ 740.2 and meet all of the applicable 

terms and conditions of License 

Exception ENC under § 740.17. The 

addition of license exception eligibility 

for the embassies and consulates of 

Country Group A:5 and A:6 destinations 

is consistent with U.S. national security 

and foreign policy interests. BIS decided 

to make this change after reviewing a 

question from the public that asked 

whether License Exception ENC could 

be used for an export that otherwise met 

the terms of License Exception ENC for 

an export to an embassy for the official 

use of a Country Group A:5 and A:6 

destination. Prior to this final rule, 

paragraph (c)(2) of § 746.8 would have 

excluded the use of License Exception 

ENC by such government entities. 

BIS estimates that these changes will 

result in a decrease of five license 

applications submitted to BIS annually. 

2. Addition to exclusion in 

§ 746.8(a)(12)(ii) for official business of 

diplomatic or consular missions of the 

governments of Country Group A:5 and 

A:6 destinations. 

In § 746.8(a)(12)(ii) (Mass market 

encryption commodities and software, 

and software designated EAR99), this 

final rule revises this paragraph to add 

a new exclusion under paragraph 

(a)(12)(ii)(F) to specify that exports, 

reexports, and transfers (in-country) for 

the official business of diplomatic or 

consular missions of the governments of 

Country Group A:5 and A:6 destinations 

that are operating in Russia or Belarus 

are also within the scope of this 

paragraph (a)(12) exclusion. This final 

rule also revises paragraph (a)(12)(ii)(D) 

to remove the word ‘or’ and revises 

paragraph (a)(12)(E) to remove the 

period and add a semi-colon and the 

word ‘or’ at the end of the paragraph to 

reflect the addition of new paragraph 

(a)(12)(ii)(F). 

3. Addition of governments of Country 

Group A:5 and A:6 destinations to the 

case-by-case licensing policy under 

§ 746.8(b)(3)(vi). 

In § 746.8(b)(3)(vi), this final rule 

revises the case-by-case licensing policy 

for license applications submitted 

pursuant to paragraphs (a)(1), (2), and 

(4) through (8) of this section, to add a 

new paragraph (b)(3)(vi)(F). With this 

revision, the case-by-case license review 

policy to determine whether the 

transaction in question would benefit 

the Russian or Belarusian government or 

defense sector will also apply to 

applications involving items destined 

for official business of governments of 

Country Group A:5 and A:6 destinations 

that are operating in Russia or Belarus. 

This final rule also revises paragraph 

(b)(3)(vi)(D) to remove the word ‘or’ and 

revises paragraph (b)(3)(vi)(E) to remove 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 87281 

the period and add a semi-colon and the 

word ‘or’ at the end of the paragraph to 

reflect the addition of new paragraph 

(b)(3)(vi)(F). 

C. Clarifying That the Entity List-Related 

FDP Rules License Requirement Extends 

to or Within Any Destination or to Any 

End User or Party That Otherwise Meets 

the Criteria 

This final rule revises §§ 744.11 and 

746.8 of the EAR to clarify that the three 

Entity List-related FDP rules’ license 

requirements extend to or within any 

destination or to any end user or party. 

This final rule makes clarifying changes 

to § 744.11 by revising paragraphs 

(a)(2)(i) (Footnote 1 entities) and 

(a)(2)(iv) (Footnote 4 entities) to specify 

that parties may not, without a license, 

reexport, export from abroad, or transfer 

(in-country) to or within any destination 

or to any end user or party any foreignproduced item subject to the EAR 

pursuant to the referenced FDP rules 

under § 734.9(e)(1) or (2), respectively. 

Specifically, this final rule adds the 

phrase ‘to or within any destination or 

to any end user or party’ to clarify the 

scope of this license requirement. This 

final rule makes the same clarifying 

revision in § 746.8(a)(3) (Russia/BelarusMilitary End User and Procurement FDP 

rule) (Footnote 3 entities). 

BIS estimates these changes described 

in section II.C will not result in any 

change to the number of license 

applications submitted to BIS annually. 

Savings Clause 

For the changes being made in this 

final rule, shipments of items removed 

from eligibility for a License Exception 

or export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) without a license (NLR) as a 

result of this regulatory action that were 

en route aboard a carrier to a port of 

export, reexport, or transfer (in-country), 

on November 1, 2024, pursuant to actual 

orders for export, reexport, or transfer 

(in-country) to or within a foreign 

destination, may proceed to that 

destination under the previous 

eligibility for a License Exception or 

export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) 

without a license (NLR), provided the 

export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) 

is completed no later than on December 

2, 2024. 

Export Control Reform Act of 2018 

On August 13, 2018, the President 

signed into law the John S. McCain 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2019, which included the 

Export Control Reform Act of 2018 

(ECRA) (codified, as amended, at 50 

U.S.C. 4801–4852). ECRA provides the 

legal basis for BIS’s principal authorities 

and serves as the authority under which 

BIS issues this rule. In particular, and as 

noted elsewhere, Section 1753 of ECRA 

(50 U.S.C. 4812) authorizes the 

regulation of exports, reexports, and 

transfers (in-country) of items subject to 

U.S. jurisdiction. Further, Section 

1754(a)(1)–(16) of ECRA (50 U.S.C. 

4813(a)(1)–(16)) authorizes, inter alia: 

(1) the establishment of a list of 

controlled items; (2) the prohibition of 

unauthorized exports, reexports, and 

transfers (in-country); (3) the 

requirement of licenses or other 

authorizations for exports, reexports, 

and transfers (in-country) of controlled 

items; (4) the apprising of the public of 

changes in policy, regulations, and 

procedures; and (5) any other action 

necessary to carry out ECRA that is not 

otherwise prohibited by law. Pursuant 

to Section 1762(a) of ECRA (50 U.S.C. 

4821(a)), these changes can be imposed 

in a final rule without prior notice and 

comment. 

Rulemaking Requirements 

1. BIS has examined the impact of this 

rule as required by Executive Orders 

(E.O.) 12866, 13563, and 14094, which 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(e.g., potential economic, 

environmental, public, health, and 

safety effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). Pursuant to E.O. 12866, as 

amended, this final rule has not been 

determined to be a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action.’’ 

2. 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 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Control Number. This rule 

involves the following OMB-approved 

collections of information subject to the 

PRA: 

• 0694–0088, ‘‘Simple Network 

Application Process and Multipurpose 

Application Form,’’ which carries a 

burden hour estimate of 29.4 minutes 

for a manual or electronic submission; 

• 0694–0096 ‘‘Five Year Records 

Retention Period,’’ which carries a 

burden hour estimate of less than 1 

minute for a manual or electronic 

submission; and 

• 0607–0152 ‘‘Automated Export 

System (AES) Program,’’ which carries a 

burden hour estimate of 3 minutes per 

electronic submission. 

BIS estimates that these new controls 

on Russia and Belarus under the EAR 

will result in an increase of five license 

applications submitted annually to BIS. 

However, the additional burden falls 

within the existing estimates currently 

associated with these control numbers. 

Additional information regarding these 

collections of information—including 

all background materials—can be found 

at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain by using the search function 

to enter either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number. 

3. This rule does not contain policies 

with Federalism implications as that 

term is defined under E.O. 13132. 

4. Pursuant to section 1762 of ECRA 

(50 U.S.C. 4821), this action is exempt 

from the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) requirements for 

notice of proposed rulemaking, 

opportunity for public participation, 

and delay in effective date. While 

section 1762 of ECRA provides 

sufficient authority for such an 

exemption, this action is also 

independently exempt from these APA 

requirements because it involves a 

military or foreign affairs function of the 

United States (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). 

5. Because neither the Administrative 

Procedure Act nor any other law 

requires that notice of proposed 

rulemaking and an opportunity for 

public comment be given for this rule, 

the analytical requirements of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.) are not applicable. Accordingly, 

no Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

is required, and none has been 

prepared. 

List of Subjects 

15 CFR Part 744 

Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Terrorism. 

15 CFR Part 746 

Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Accordingly, parts 744 and 746 of the 

Export Administration Regulations (15 

CFR parts 730 through 774) are revised 

to read as follows: 

PART 744—END-USE AND END-USER 

CONTROLS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 744 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852; 50 U.S.C. 

4601 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 

3201 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 22 U.S.C. 7201 

et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 

20947, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 179; E.O. 

12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES
87282 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 

608; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 

Comp., p. 950; 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; Notice of November 8, 2022, 

87 FR 68015, 3 CFR, 2022 Comp., p. 563; 

Notice of September 18, 2024, 89 FR 77011 

(September 20, 2024). 

■ 2. Section 744.11 is amended by 

revising the first sentence of paragraph 

(a)(2)(i) and the first sentence of 

paragraph (a)(2)(iv) to read as follows: 

§ 744.11 License requirements that apply 

to entities acting or at significant risk of 

acting contrary to the national security or 

foreign policy interests of the United States. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) Footnote 1 entities. You may not, 

without a license or license exception, 

reexport, export from abroad, or transfer 

(in-country) to or within any destination 

or to any end user or party any foreignproduced item subject to the EAR 

pursuant to § 734.9(e)(1) of the EAR. 

* * * 

* * * * * 

(iv) Footnote 4 entities. You may not, 

without a license, reexport, export from 

abroad, or transfer (in-country) to or 

within any destination or to any end 

user or party any foreign-produced item 

subject to the EAR pursuant to 

§ 734.9(e)(2) of the EAR. * * * 

* * * * * 

PART 746—EMBARGOES AND OTHER 

SPECIAL CONTROLS 

■ 3. The authority citation for 15 CFR 

part 746 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852; 50 U.S.C. 

4601 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 

287c; Sec 1503, Pub. L. 108–11, 117 Stat. 559; 

22 U.S.C. 2151 note; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 22 

U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 

12854, 58 FR 36587, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 

614; E.O. 12918, 59 FR 28205, 3 CFR, 1994 

Comp., p. 899; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 

CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; E.O. 13338, 69 FR 

26751, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p 168; 

Presidential Determination 2003–23, 68 FR 

26459, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 320; 

Presidential Determination 2007–7, 72 FR 

1899, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 325; Notice of 

May 8, 2024, 89 FR 40355 (May 9, 2024). 

■ 4. Section 746.8 is amended by: 

■ a. Revising paragraphs (a)(3), 

(a)(12)(ii)(D) and (E); 

■ b. Adding paragraph (a)(12)(ii)(F); 

■ c. Revising paragraphs (b)(3)(vi)(D) 

and (E); 

■ d. Adding paragraph (b)(3)(vi)(F); and 

■ e. Revising paragraph (c)(2)(vi). 

The additions and revisions read as 

follows: 

§ 746.8 Sanctions against Russia and 

Belarus. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * 

(3) Russia/Belarus-Military End User 

and Procurement FDP rule. A license is 

required to reexport, export from 

abroad, or transfer (in-country) to or 

within any destination or to any end 

user or party any foreign-produced item 

subject to the EAR under § 734.9(g) of 

the EAR. 

* * * * * 

(12) * * * 

(ii) * * * 

(D) Wholly owned subsidiaries, 

branches, or sales offices of companies 

headquartered in countries from 

Country Group A:5 and A:6 in 

supplement no. 1 to part 740; 

(E) Joint ventures between two or 

more companies headquartered in 

Country Group A:5 and A:6 in 

supplement no. 1 to part 740, including 

the wholly owned subsidiaries, 

branches, or sales offices of such joint 

ventures; or 

(F) For official business of diplomatic 

or consular missions of the governments 

of Country Group A:5 and A:6 

destinations. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(vi) * * * 

(D) The wholly owned subsidiaries, 

branches, or sales offices of companies 

headquartered in countries from 

Country Group A:5 and A:6 in 

supplement no. 1 to part 740; 

(E) Joint ventures of companies 

headquartered in Country Groups A:5 

and A:6 with other companies 

headquartered in Country Groups A:5 

and A:6; or 

(F) For official business of 

governments of Country Group A:5 and 

A:6 destinations. 

(vii) Applications for companies 

headquartered in Country Groups A:5 

and A:6 to support civil 

telecommunications infrastructure. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(vi) License Exception Encryption 

commodities, software, and technology 

(ENC) for civil end-users that are 

wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries, 

branches, or sales offices; foreign 

subsidiaries, branches, or sales offices of 

U.S. companies that are joint ventures 

with other U.S. companies; joint 

ventures of U.S. companies with 

companies headquartered in countries 

from Country Group A:5 and A:6 in 

supplement no. 1 to part 740 of the EAR 

countries; the wholly-owned 

subsidiaries, branches, or sales offices of 

companies headquartered in countries 

from Country Group A:5 and A:6 in 

supplement no. 1 to part 740; joint 

ventures of companies headquartered in 

Country Group A:5 and A:6 with other 

companies headquartered in Country 

Groups A:5 and A:6; or for official 

business of diplomatic or consular 

missions of the governments of Country 

Group A:5 and A:6 destinations 

(§§ 740.13(c) and 740.17 of the EAR). 

■ 5. Supplement no. 6 to part 746 is 

amended by adding paragraph (i) to read 

as follows: 

Supplement No. 6 to Part 746—Russian 

and Belarusian Industry Sector 

Sanctions Pursuant to § 746.8(a)(6) 

(i) Pre-cursors for riot control agents and 

chloropicrin as follows: 

(1) Malononitrile (CAS 109–77–3); 

(2) 2-Chlorobenzaldehyde (CAS 89–98–5); 

(3) 2-Chlorobenzyl Alcohol (CAS 17849– 

38–6); 

(4) 2-Chlorobenzylamine (CAS 89–97–4); 

(5) Benzene, 1-chloro-2-(dimethoxymethyl) 

(CAS 70380–66–4); 

(6) Acetophenone (CAS 98–86–2); 

(7) Chloroacetyl Chloride (CAS 79–04–9); 

(8) Chloroform (CAS 67–66–3); and 

(9) o-Aminophenol (CAS 95–55–6). 

Matthew S. Borman, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Strategic Trade and Technology Security. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25445 Filed 10–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

23 CFR Part 630 

[Docket No. FHWA–2022–0017] 

RIN 2125–AG05 

Work Zone Safety and Mobility and 

Temporary Traffic Control Devices 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA amends its 

regulations that govern traffic safety and 

mobility in highway and street work 

zones. The FHWA recognizes that 

increasing road construction activity on 

our highways can lead to travel 

disruptions which could potentially 

result in congestion and crashes, as well 

as loss in productivity and public 

frustration with work zones. The 

changes will facilitate consideration of 

the broader safety and mobility impacts 

of work zones in a more coordinated 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES