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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 91251-91252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26886]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 734, 740, 744, 746, and 774

[Docket: 241113-0294]
RIN 0694-AJ87

Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related 
Export Controls; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Interim final rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 23, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
published in the Federal Register the interim final rule, ``Export 
Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export 
Controls'' with comments originally due November 22, 2024. This 
notification extends the deadline for written comments to December 23, 
2024. This extension is being made to allow for commenters to have 
additional time to review the interim final rule and to be informed by 
the public outreach that BIS is conducting on the rule in preparing 
their comments. Extending the public comment period will not in any way 
undermine the rule or national security of the United States.

DATES: The comment period for the interim final rule published October 
23, 2024, at 89 FR 84770, is extended. Comments must be received by BIS 
no later than December 23, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this rule may be submitted to the Federal 
rulemaking portal at: www.regulations.gov. The regulations.gov ID for 
this rule is: BIS-2024-0031. Please refer to RIN 0694-AJ87 in all 
comments.

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    All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or 
entity submitting the comments as the name of their files, in 
accordance with the instructions below. Anyone submitting business 
confidential information should clearly identify the business 
confidential portion at the time of submission, file a statement 
justifying nondisclosure and referring to the specific legal authority 
claimed, and provide a non-confidential version of the submission. For 
comments submitted electronically containing business confidential 
information, the file name of the business confidential version should 
begin with the characters ``BC.'' Any page containing business 
confidential information must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS 
CONFIDENTIAL'' on the top of that page. The corresponding non-
confidential version of those comments must be clearly marked 
``PUBLIC.'' The file name of the non-confidential version should begin 
with the character ``P.'' Any submissions with file names that do not 
begin with either a ``BC'' or a ``P'' will be assumed to be public and 
will be made publicly available at: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Commenters submitting business confidential information are encouraged 
to scan a hard copy of the non-confidential version to create an image 
of the file, rather than submitting a digital copy with redactions 
applied, to avoid inadvertent redaction errors which could enable the 
public to read business confidential information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions, contact 
Joseph A. Cristofaro, Director, Sensors, Aerospace and Marine Division, 
Office of National Security Controls, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, at 202-482-2440 or by email: 
[email protected]. For general questions, contact 
Regulatory Policy Division, Office of Exporter Services, Bureau of 
Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce at 202-482-2440 or 
by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 23, 2024, BIS published in the Federal Register the 
interim final rule, ``Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to 
Space-Related Export Controls'' (RIN 0694-AJ87) (89 FR 84770), which 
makes changes to controls for spacecraft and related items under the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This IFR reduces license 
requirements on less sensitive items to reflect the close relations 
with certain countries to better facilitate space collaboration and 
makes refinements and clarifications to existing controls. These 
changes will better enable a globally competitive U.S. space industrial 
base while continuing to protect U.S. national security and foreign 
policy interests.
    In response to requests from the regulated community, the 
Department of Commerce is extending the comment period for this rule 
(RIN 0694-AJ87) by 30 days.

Matthew S. Borman,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade and Technology 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-26886 Filed 11-15-24; 4:15 pm]
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