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:: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations Based Upon a Systematic Review of the CCL
A Rule by the Industry and Security Bureau on 10/06/2008
58033-58041
E8-23289
Category 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms” & “Toxins”
1E001 “Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development” or “production” of items controlled by 1A001.b, 1A001.c, 1A002, 1A003, 1A004, 1A005, 1A101, 1B (except 1B999), or 1C (except 1C018, 1C355, 1C980 to 1C984, 1C988, 1C990, 1C991, 1C992, 1C995 to 1C999).
2B351 Toxic gas monitoring systems that operate on-line and dedicated detectors therefor, as follows, except those systems and detectors controlled by ECCN 1A004.c (see List of Items Controlled).
4A101 Analog computers, “digital computers” or digital differential analyzers, other than those controlled by 4A001 designed or modified for use in “missiles”, having any of the following (see List of Items Controlled).
4A980 Computers for fingerprint equipment, n.e.s.
4A994 Computers, “electronic assemblies”, and related equipment not controlled by 4A001 or 4A003, and specially designed components therefor.
4D993 “Program” proof and validation “software”, “software” allowing the automatic generation of “source codes”, and operating system “software” not controlled by 4D003 that are specially designed for real time processing equipment (see List of Items Controlled).
4E992 “Technology” other than that controlled in 4E001 for the “development”, “production”, or “use” of equipment controlled by 4A994 and 4B994, materials controlled by 4C994, or “software” controlled by 4D993 or 4D994.
9E101 “Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development”, “production”, or “use” of commodities or software controlled by 9A012, 9A101, 9A104 to 9A111, 9A115 to 9A119, 9C110, 9D101, 9D103, 9D104 or 9D105.
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2. In § 744.21 (Restrictions on Certain Military End-Uses in the People's Republic of China (PRC)), this rule makes two changes under paragraph (a) (General Prohibition) to clarify the intended scope of the items subject to this end-use control. Under the introductory text of paragraph (a), this rule clarifies that the items that are subject to the general prohibition are any items listed in Supplement No. 2 to part 744 that are subject to the EAR. Adding the phrase “subject to the EAR” will clarify that this prohibition does not extend to items that are not subject to the EAR, such as information that is publicly available. This change is needed because the § 772.1 definition of the term “item” does not distinguish between those items that are subject to the EAR and those that are not. Given this broad definition, in this paragraph the term “item” should be qualified with the phrase “subject to the EAR”.
The Commerce Control List (CCL) (Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 of the EAR) is amended by making various substantive revisions to the CCL that are divided below into four types of revisions: (I) Clarifications to Existing Controls, (II) Eliminating Redundant or Outdated Controls, (III) Establishing More Focused and Rationalized Start Printed Page 58034Controls, and (IV) Adding Additional Controls for Clarity or for Consistency with International Regimes.
ECCN 2B350 is amended by reordering the “Items” paragraph in the List of Items Controlled Section in order to improve the readability of the “Items” paragraph. This rule makes no changes to the items that are controlled under ECCN 2B350. This reordering of the “Items” paragraph for parallelism helps improve the readability of the “Items” paragraph of that ECCN entry. BIS is making this change to better assist the public in classifying their materials under this ECCN. In addition, this rule redesignates the “Technical Note” at the end of the “Items” paragraph in the List of Items Controlled section, as “Technical Note 1”, and adds a “Technical Note 2” to define the term “alloy”. This new definition of “alloy” clarifies to the public that the metal Start Printed Page 58035alloys in 2B350 are those containing a higher percentage by weight of the stated metal than any other element. Lastly, under this CCL entry, this rule moves the text of the “Related Controls” paragraph to a new “License Requirement Note” to clarify the intended scope of the control.
ECCN 4A101 is amended by adding a new note at the end of the “Items” paragraph in the List of Items Controlled section to provide a definition for “radiation hardened”. “Radiation hardened” is used in paragraph (b) of the “Items” paragraph, but no definition was provided, prior to publication of this rule, for this term. This new note clarifies that under this CCL entry, “radiation hardened” means that the component or equipment is designed or rated to withstand radiation levels which meet or exceed a total irradiation dose of 5 × 10 5 rads (Si). This revision will assist the public in understanding the types of analog computers, “digital computers” and differential analyzers that are controlled under this ECCN entry.
1. ECCN 1E001 is amended by adding Australia and Norway to the list of countries that are eligible to receive technology controlled under this ECCN under the provisions of License Exception TSR (Technology and software restricted) (§ 740.6), as described under paragraphs (a) or (b) of the License Exception TSR paragraph in the License Exceptions section of this ECCN entry. Prior to publication of this rule, there were seventeen countries that were eligible for License Exception TSR under this CCL entry. When this list of seventeen countries eligible for License Exception TSR was added to the CCL entry on January 15, 1998 (63 FR 2482), Australia and Norway were inadvertently not included, which is being corrected with this rule. With the addition of Australia and Norway, nineteen countries are now eligible to receive technology under License Exception TSR. As with any EAR list-based license exception, the provisions of § 740.2 and the specific provisions of the list-based license exception, in this case License Exception TSR, determine whether a list-based license exception can be used to authorize a specific transaction.
2. ECCN 2B018 is amended by removing an advisory note from the “Items” paragraph and converting that note into License Exception GBS eligibility (Shipments to Country Group B Countries) (15 CFR 740.4). The items that were described in that advisory note, prior to publication of this rule, will now be eligible for License Exception GBS, provided the transaction meets the terms and conditions of License Exception GBS and § 740.2. Under ECCN 2B018, the entire entry is controlled for national security reasons under NS column 1 and regional stability reasons under RS column 2, among others reasons for control. To be eligible for License Exception GBS, the ultimate destination must be subject to a license requirement for national security reasons only on the Commerce Country Chart and the destination must be listed in Country Group B in Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 of the EAR. The only countries listed in Country Group B that do not require a license under RS column 2 are Australia, Japan, New Zealand and countries in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Therefore, this new License Exception GBS availability Start Printed Page 58036under this ECCN entry is limited to these countries in Country Group B.
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, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget Control Number. This rule contains a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0694-0088, “Multi-Purpose Application,” which carries a burden hour estimate of 58 minutes for a manual or electronic submission. 3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications as that term is defined under E.O. 13132.
Start Amendment PartAccordingly, parts 742, 744 and 774 of the Export Administration Regulations (End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part2. Supplement No. 7 to Part 742 is amended by revising paragraph (7)(c), to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part4. Section 744.21 is amended by revising the introductory text of paragraph (a) to read as follows:End Amendment Part
§ 744.21 Restrictions on certain military end-uses in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Start Amendment Part6. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins,” is amended by adding a new Note, immediately following the heading of Category 1, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part7. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins,” Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1C350 is amended by revising paragraph (b) of Note 2 (End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part8. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins,” Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1C351 is amended by adding three “License Requirement Notes,” at the end of the “License Requirements” section, and by revising the “Related Controls” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Related Controls: (1) Certain forms of ricin and saxitoxin in 1C351.d.5. and d.6 are CWC Schedule 1 chemicals (see § 742.18 of the EAR). The U.S. Government must provide advance notification and annual reports to the OPCW of all exports of Schedule 1 chemicals. See § 745.1 of the EAR for notification procedures. See 22 CFR part 121, Category XIV and § 121.7 for additional CWC Schedule 1 chemicals controlled by the Department of State.
Start Amendment Part9. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins,” Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1C352 is amended by adding a “License Requirement Note,” at the end of the “License Requirements” section,End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part10. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins,” Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1C353 is amended by adding a “License Requirement Note,” at the end of the “License Requirements” section, and by revising the “Related controls” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part11. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins,” Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1C354 is amended by adding a “License Requirement Note,” at the end of the “License Requirements” section, and by revising the “Related controls” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part12. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins,” Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1C360 is amended by adding a “License Requirement Note,” at the end of the “License Requirements” section, and by revising the “Related controls” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part13. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins,” Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1E001 is amended by revising the “License Exceptions” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part14. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins,” Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1E002 is amended by revising the “License Requirements” section to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Control(s)Country ChartNS applies to entire entry, except 1E002.gNS Column 1.NS applies to 1E002.gNS Column 2.MT applies to 1E002.eMT Column 1.NP applies to “technology” for items controlled by 1A002 for NP reasonsNP Column 1.AT applies to entire entryAT Column 1.
Start Amendment Part15. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 2—Materials Processing, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 2B018 is amended:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Parta. By revising the “License Exceptions” section; andEnd Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partb. By removing the “Advisory Note” at the end of the “Items” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
LVS: $3,000, except N/A for Rwanda.
GBS: Yes, as follows, except N/A for Rwanda, MT-controlled items, or Start Printed Page 58039destinations for which a license is required for RS reasons: Equipment used to determine the safety data of explosives as required by the International Convention on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (C.I.M.) Articles 3 and 4 in Annex 1 RID, provided that such equipment will be used only by the railway authorities of current C.I.M. members, or by the Government-accredited testing facilities in those countries, for the testing of explosives to transport safety standards, of the following description:
Start Amendment Part16. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 2—Materials Processing, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 2B119 is amended by revising the “Related Controls” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part17. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 2—Materials Processing, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 2B350 is amended:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Parta. By adding a “License Requirement Note,” at the end of the “License Requirements” section;End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partb. By revising the “Related Controls” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section; andEnd Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partc. By revising the “Items” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
h.7. Zirconium or zirconium alloys;Start Printed Page 58040
i. Multiple-seal and seal-less pumps with manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 0.6 m 3/hour, or vacuum pumps with manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 5 m 3/hour (under standard temperature (273 K (0 °C)) and pressure (101.3 kPa) conditions), and casings (pump bodies), preformed casing liners, impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which all surfaces that come into direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the of the following materials:
Start Amendment Part18. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 2—Materials Processing, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 2B351 is amended by revising the ECCN heading to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part19. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 4—Computers, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 4A101 is amended by revising the “Items” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
‘Radiation hardened' means that the component or equipment is designed or rated to withstand radiation levels which meet or exceed a total irradiation dose of 5 × 105 rads (Si).
Start Amendment Part20. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 4—Computers, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 4A980 is amended by revising the “Items” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part21. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 4—Computers, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 4A994 is amended by revising the “Items” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
b. The “digital computers” or related equipment are not a “principal element” of the other equipment or systems; and, N.B. 1: The control status of “signal processing” or “image enhancement” equipment specially designed for other equipment with functions limited to those required for the other equipment is determined by the control status of the other equipment even if it exceeds the “principal element” criterion.
a. Electronic computers and related equipment, and “electronic assemblies” and specially designed components therefor, rated for operation at an ambient temperature above 343 K (70 °C); b. “Digital computers”, including equipment of “signal processing” or image enhancement”, having an “Adjusted Peak Performance” (“APP”) equal to or greater than 0.0128 Weighted TeraFLOPS (WT);
e. [Reserved]; f. Equipment for “signal processing” or “image enhancement” having an “Adjusted Peak Performance” (“APP”) equal to or greater than [0.0128] Weighted TeraFLOPS WT];
k. “Hybrid computers” and “electronic assemblies” and specially designed Start Printed Page 58041components therefor containing analog-to-digital converters having all of the following characteristics:
k.1. 32 channels or more; and, k.2. A resolution of 14 bit (plus sign bit) or more with a conversion rate of 200,000 conversions/s or more.
Start Amendment Part22. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 4—Computers, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 4D993 is amended by revising the ECCN heading and by revising paragraphs (b) and (c) of the “Items” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part23. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 4—Computers, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 4E992 is amended by revising the “Related Controls” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part24. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 5—Telecommunications and “Information Security”, Part 1 Telecommunications, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 5A991 is amended:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Parta. By removing paragraph (b)(8) from the “Items” paragraph in the “List of Items Controlled” section;End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partb. By removing and reserving paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(4) of the “Items” paragraph in the “List of Items Controlled” section, and End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Partc. By revising the “Note” at the end of paragraph (c)(4) of the “Items” paragraph in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
c.2. [Reserved]; c.3. Routing or switching of ‘datagram’ packets;
Start Amendment Part25. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 6—Sensors and Lasers, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 6A995 is amended by revising the ECCN heading, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part26. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 7—Navigation and Avionics, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 7D001 is amended by removing the ECCN reference “7A007,” from the second sentence of the “Related Controls” paragraph in the “List of Items Controlled” section.End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part27. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 7—Navigation and Avionics, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 7E001 is amended by removing the ECCN reference “7A007,” from the second sentence of the “Related Controls” paragraph in the “List of Items Controlled” section.End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part28. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 7—Navigation and Avionics, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 7E002 is amended by removing the ECCN reference “7A007,” from the second sentence of the “Related Controls” paragraph in the “List of Items Controlled” section.End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part29. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 7—Navigation and Avionics, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 7E101 is amended by revising the “Related Controls” paragraph, in the “List of Items Controlled” section, to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part30. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List), Category 9—Propulsion Systems, Space Vehicles and Related Equipment, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 9E101 is amended by revising the ECCN heading, to read as follows:End Amendment Part