Document ID: BIS-2011-0046-0001
Agency: bis
Document Type: Rule
Title: Continuation of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12938; Updates
Posted Date: 2011-12-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76892-76894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31687]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 730, 734, 736, 742, 744, and 745

[Docket No. 111031662-1691-01]
RIN 0694-AF44

Updated Statements of Legal Authority To Reflect Continuation of 
Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12938

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule updates the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) legal 
authority citations for the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to 
replace citations to the President's Notice of November 4, 2010, 
Continuation of Emergency Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, with 
citations to the President's Notice of November 9, 2011 on the same 
subject. BIS is making these changes to keep the CFR's legal authority 
citations for the EAR current.

DATES: Effective Date: December 9, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this rule should be sent to 
publiccomments@bis.doc.gov, or to Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of 
Industry and Security, Room H2099B, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Washington, DC 20230. Please refer to regulatory identification number 
(RIN) 0694-AF44 in all comments, and in the subject line of email 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Arvin, Regulatory Policy 
Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, telephone: (202) 482-2440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994 (59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 
1994 Comp., p. 950), the President declared a national emergency with 
respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
security, foreign policy and economy of the United States posed by the 
proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and the means 
of delivering such weapons. That emergency has been continued in effect 
through successive annual presidential notices. The authority for parts 
730, 734, 736, 742, 744 and 745 of the EAR (15 CFR parts 730, 734, 736, 
742, 744 and 745) rests in part on E.O. 12938, as amended, and on the 
successive annual notices continuing the emergency. This rule revises 
the authority citations in those parts of the

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CFR to cite the notice of November 9, 2011, which is the most recent 
such annual Presidential notice, and to remove the citation to the 
notice of November 4, 2010 on the same topic.
    BIS is making these revisions so that title 15 of the CFR will cite 
the current authority for the parts mentioned above. This rule is 
purely procedural, and makes no changes other than to revise CFR 
authority citations paragraphs. It does not change the text of any 
section of the EAR, nor does it alter any right, obligation or 
prohibition that applies to any person under the EAR.

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 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 (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). This rule 
does not impose any regulatory burden on the public and is consistent 
with the goals of Executive Order 13563. This rule has been determined 
not to be a significant rule for purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    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 does not involve any collection of information.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications 
as that term is defined under Executive Order 13132.
    4. The Department finds that there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(3)(B) to waive the provisions of the Administrative Procedure 
Act requiring prior notice and the opportunity for public comment 
because they are unnecessary. This rule only updates legal authority 
citations and is nondiscretionary. This rule does not alter any right, 
obligation or prohibition that applies to any person under the EAR. 
Because these revisions are not substantive changes, it is unnecessary 
to provide notice and opportunity for public comment. In addition, the 
30-day delay in effectiveness required by 5 U.S.C. 553(d) is not 
applicable because this rule is not a substantive rule. 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.

List of Subjects

15 CFR Part 730

    Administrative practice and procedure, Advisory committees, 
Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Strategic and 
critical materials.

15 CFR Part 734

    Administrative practice and procedure, Exports, Inventions and 
patents, Research, Science and technology.

15 CFR Part 736

    Exports.

15 CFR Part 742

    Exports, Terrorism.

15 CFR Part 744

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.

15 CFR Part 745

    Administrative practice and procedure, Chemicals, Exports, Foreign 
trade, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, the EAR (15 CFR parts 730-774) is amended as follows:

PART 730--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 730 is revised 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); 22 U.S.C. 287c; 22 U.S.C. 2151 
note; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s), 
185(u); 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 15 U.S.C. 
1824a; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; 
E.O. 11912, 41 FR 15825, 3 CFR, 1976 Comp., p. 114; E.O. 12002, 42 
FR 35623, 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 133; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 20947, 3 CFR, 
1978 Comp., p. 179; E.O. 12214, 45 FR 29783, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 
256; E.O. 12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 608; E.O. 12854, 
58 FR 36587, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 179; E.O. 12918, 59 FR 28205, 3 
CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 899; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., 
p. 950; E.O. 12947, 60 FR 5079, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 356; E.O. 
12981, 60 FR 62981, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 419; E.O. 13020, 61 FR 
54079, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 219; 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; E.O. 13338, 69 FR 26751, 3 
CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 168; Notice of January 13, 2011, 76 FR 3009 
(January 18, 2011); Notice of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 
16, 2011); Notice of November 9, 2011, 76 FR 70319 (November 10, 
2011).

PART 734--[AMENDED]

0
2. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 734 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13020, 61 
FR 54079, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 219; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 
1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 
783; Notice of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 16, 2011); 
Notice of November 9, 2011, 76 FR 70319 (November 10, 2011).

PART 736--[AMENDED]

0
3. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 736 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
22 U.S.C. 2151 note; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 
950; E.O. 13020, 61 FR 54079, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 219; E.O. 13026, 
61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 
CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; E.O. 13338, 69 FR 26751, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., 
p. 168; Notice of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 16, 2011); 
Notice of November 9, 2011, 76 FR 70319 (November 10, 2011).

PART 742--[AMENDED]

0
4. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 742 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 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; Sec. 1503, Pub. L. 108-11, 117 Stat. 559; E.O. 12058, 
43 FR 20947, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 179; E.O. 12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 
CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 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. 
13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Presidential 
Determination 2003-23 of May 7, 2003, 68 FR 26459, May 16, 2003; 
Notice of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 16, 2011); Notice of 
November 9, 2011, 76 FR 70319 (November 10, 2011).

PART 744--[AMENDED]

0
5. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 744 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 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. 608; E.O. 12938, 59 
FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 12947, 60 FR 5079, 3 CFR, 
1995 Comp., p. 356; 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 January 13, 2011, 76 FR 3009

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(January 18, 2011); Notice of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 
16, 2011); Notice of November 9, 2011, 76 FR 70319 (November 10, 
2011).

PART 745--[AMENDED]

0
6. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 745 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 
CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; Notice of November 9, 2011, 76 FR 70319 
(November 10, 2011).

    Dated: December 5, 2011.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
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