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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 91295-91296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26883]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 740 and 774

[Docket: 241113-0295]
RIN 0694-AH66

Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related 
Export Controls, Including Addition of License Exception Commercial 
Space Activities (CSA); Extension of Comment Period

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

ACTION: Proposed 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 proposed rule, ``Export 
Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export Controls, 
Including Addition of License Exception Commercial Space Activities 
(CSA)'' 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 proposed 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 proposed rule published October 23, 
2024, at 89 FR 84784, 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-2018-0029. Please refer to RIN 0694-AH66 in all 
comments.
    All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or 
entity submitting the comments as the name of

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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 
proposed rule, ``Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-
Related Export Controls, Including Addition of License Exception 
Commercial Space Activities (CSA)'' (RIN 0694-AH66) (89 FR 84784), 
which proposes changes to controls for spacecraft and related items 
under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that would conform to 
proposed changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations 
(ITAR) related to U.S. Munitions List (USML) Categories IV and XV. This 
rule also proposes the addition of a new license exception for certain 
Commercial Space Activities (CSA). This proposed rule is published 
alongside the Department of State proposed rule, ``International 
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR): U.S. Munitions List Categories IV 
and XV'' (1400-AE73), which includes proposed changes for certain 
space-related defense articles and related controls. These proposed 
rules are intended to 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-AH66) by 30 days.

Matthew S. Borman,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade and Technology 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-26883 Filed 11-15-24; 4:15 pm]
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