21616 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 74 / Thursday, April 17, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Part 126 

[Public Notice 8698] 

RIN 1400–AD49 

Amendment to the International Traffic 

in Arms Regulations: Changes to 

Authorized Officials and the UK 

Defense Trade Treaty Exemption; 

Correction of Errors in Lebanon Policy 

and Violations; and Adoption of 

Recent Amendments as Final; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Final rule, correcting 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

correcting the inadvertent omission of 

regulatory text in a recent final rule. 

DATES: This rule is effective April 17, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

C. Edward Peartree, Director, Office of 

Defense Trade Controls Policy, U.S. 

Department of State, telephone (202) 

663–2792, or email 

DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov. ATTN: 

Correction to 126.17. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 11, 2014, the Department 

amended the International Traffic in 

Arms Regulations (ITAR) to, among 

other things, update the text of the 

licensing exemption created pursuant to 

the Treaty Between the Government of 

the United States of America and the 

Government of the United Kingdom 

Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, 

at ITAR § 126.17, so that it is a clearer 

representation of treaty requirements 

and is also consistent with ITAR 

§ 126.16 (the Australia defense trade 

treaty exemption) (79 FR 8082). As a 

result of an error in amendatory 

instruction, ITAR § 126.17(o)(2)(i) 

through (iv) were removed. This 

amendment restores those paragraphs. 

The Department’s regulatory analyses 

with respect to this rule were published 

at 79 FR 8082, and are hereby 

incorporated by reference. 

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 126 

Arms and munitions, Exports. 

Accordingly, for the reason set forth 

above, Title 22, Chapter I, Subchapter 

M, part 126 is corrected by making the 

following correcting amendment: 

PART 126—GENERAL POLICIES AND 

PROVISIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 126 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 2, 38, 40, 42, and 71, Pub. 

L. 90–629, 90 Stat. 744 (22 U.S.C. 2752, 2778, 

2780, 2791, and 2797); 22 U.S.C. 2651a; 22 

U.S.C. 287c; E.O. 12918, 59 FR 28205; 3 CFR, 

1994 Comp., p. 899; Sec. 1225, Pub. L. 108– 

375; Sec. 7089, Pub. L. 111–117; Pub. L. 111– 

266; Sections 7045 and 7046, Pub. L. 112–74; 

E.O. 13637, 78 FR 16129. 

■ 2. Section 126.17 is amended by 

adding paragraphs (o)(2)(i) through (iv), 

to read as follows: 

§ 126.17 Exemption pursuant to the 

Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty between 

the United States and the United Kingdom. 

* * * * * 

(o) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) The information identified in 

§ 130.10 and § 130.11 of this subchapter; 

(ii) A statement regarding whether 

any offset agreement is final to be 

entered into in connection with the 

export and a description of any such 

offset agreement; 

(iii) A copy of the signed contract; and 

(iv) If the notification is for paragraph 

(o)(1)(ii) of this section, a statement of 

what will happen to the weapons in 

their inventory (for example, whether 

the current inventory will be sold, 

reassigned to another service branch, 

destroyed, etc.). 

* * * * * 

Rose E. Gottemoeller, 

Under Secretary, Arms Control and 

International Security, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08779 Filed 4–16–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Part 126 

[Public Notice: 8699] 

RIN 1400–AD56 

Amendment to the International Traffic 

in Arms Regulations: Central African 

Republic 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

amending the International Traffic in 

Arms Regulations (ITAR) to provide the 

defense trade policy regarding the 

Central African Republic to reflect 

certain resolutions adopted by the 

United Nations Security Council. 

DATES: This rule is effective April 17, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

C. Edward Peartree, Director, Office of 

Defense Trade Controls Policy, U.S. 

Department of State, telephone (202) 

663–2792, or email 

DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov. ATTN: 

Regulatory Change, Central African 

Republic. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 5, 2013, the United Nations 

Security Council (UNSC) adopted 

resolution 2127, which imposes an arms 

embargo against the Central African 

Republic, with certain enumerated 

exceptions. On January 28, 2014, the 

UNSC adopted resolution 2134, which 

extended the embargo, and added the 

European Union operation to the list of 

exceptions to the embargo. The 

Department of State is adding ITAR 

§ 126.1(u) to implement the embargo. 

Regulatory Analysis and Notices 

Administrative Procedure Act 

The Department of State is of the 

opinion that controlling the import and 

export of defense articles and services is 

a foreign affairs function of the United 

States Government and that rules 

implementing this function are exempt 

from sections 553 (rulemaking) and 554 

(adjudications) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act. Since the Department is 

of the opinion that this rule is exempt 

from 5 U.S.C. 553, it is the view of the 

Department that the provisions of 

§ 553(d) do not apply to this 

rulemaking. Therefore, this rule is 

effective upon publication. The 

Department also finds that, given the 

national security issues surrounding 

U.S. policy towards the Central African 

Republic, notice and public procedure 

on this rule would be impracticable; for 

this reason also, this rule is effective 

upon publication. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Since the Department is of the 

opinion that this rule is exempt from the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553, there is no 

requirement for an analysis under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

This rulemaking does not involve a 

mandate that will result in the 

expenditure by state, local, and tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of $100 million or more 

in any year and it will not significantly 

or uniquely affect small governments. 

Therefore, no actions were deemed 

necessary under the provisions of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 

The Department does not believe this 

rulemaking is a major rule within the 

definition of 5 U.S.C. 804. 


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