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15 CFR Chapter II, Subchapter F - REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRAFFIC AND CONDUCT | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
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PART 265 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRAFFIC AND CONDUCT ON THE GROUNDS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY, GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND, AND BOULDER AND FORT COLLINS, COLORADO (§§ 265.1 - 265.51)
Title 15 published on 2015-12-05The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to Title 15 after this date.* Only displaying the most recent 50 entries for Title 15. Please, view a Part for the full list of changes within that Part.2017-01-17; vol. 82 # 10 - Tuesday, January 17, 201782 FR 4781 - Revisions to Sudan Licensing Policy
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2017-00836 RIN0694-AH10 Docket No.160901810-6810-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. Effective Date: January 17, 2017. 15 CFR Part 742 SummaryThis rule revises the policy of review for applications for licenses to export or reexport to Sudan certain items that are intended to ensure the safety of civil aviation or the safe operation of fixed-wing, commercial passenger aircraft. Such applications will now be reviewed under a general policy of approval rather than a general policy of denial. This rule also revises the review policy from a general policy of denial to a general policy of approval for applications for licenses to export or reexport to Sudan certain items for use to inspect, design, construct, operate, improve, maintain, repair, overhaul or refurbish railroads in Sudan. This rule does not create any new license requirements or remove any existing license requirements for exports or reexports to Sudan. BIS is making these licensing policy changes in connection with ongoing U.S.-Sudan bilateral engagement, and with the aim of enhancing the safety of Sudan&apos;s civil aviation and improving the country&apos;s railroads. This action takes into account the United States&apos; goals to improve regional peace and security. This rule also removes two instances of “contract sanctity dates” pertaining to the export and reexport of certain items to Sudan from the EAR that currently serve no practical purpose. BIS is taking these actions in coordination with the Department of the Treasury&apos;s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which is amending the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations.
2017-01-10; vol. 82 # 6 - Tuesday, January 10, 201782 FR 2875 - Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31755 RIN0694-AG59 Docket No.150325297-6180-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective on January 15, 2017. 15 CFR Parts 740, 742, 750, and 774 SummaryThis final rule addresses issues raised in, and public comments on, the interim final rule that was published on May 13, 2014, as well as additional clarifications and corrections. The May 13 rule added controls to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for spacecraft and related items that the President has determined no longer warrant control under United States Munitions List (USML) Category XV—spacecraft and related items. This is the third final rule BIS has published related to the May 13 rule and completes the regulatory action for the interim final rule. These changes were also informed by comments received in response to the May 13 rule that included a request for comments, as well as interagency discussions on how best to address the comments. The changes made in this final rule are grouped into four types of changes: Changes to address the movement of additional spacecraft and related items from the USML to the Commerce Control List (CCL), as a result of changes in aperture size for spacecraft that warrant ITAR control, in response to public comments and further U.S. Government review; changes to address the movement of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) from the USML to the CCL; other corrections and clarifications to the spacecraft interim final rule; and addition of .y items to Export Control Classification Number 9A515. This final rule is being published in conjunction with the publication of a Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) final rule, which makes changes, including corrections and clarifications, to the provisions adopted in the State Department&apos;s own May 13, 2014 rule. The State May 13 rule revised USML Category XV (22 CFR 121.1) to control those articles the President has determined warrant control on the USML. Both May 13 rules and the subsequent related rules are part of the President&apos;s Export Control Reform Initiative. This rule is also part of Commerce&apos;s retrospective regulatory review plan under Executive Order (EO) 13563 (see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this rule for information on the availability of the plan).
82 FR 2875 - Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)
82 FR 2883 - Addition of Certain Persons and Revisions to Entries on the Entity List; and Removal of a Person From the Entity List
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31833 RIN0694-AH23 Docket No.161221999-6999-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective January 10, 2017. 15 CFR Part 744 SummaryThis rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding five persons to the Entity List. The five persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These five persons will be listed on the Entity List under the destination of Turkey. This final rule also removes one entity from the Entity List under the destination of India as the result of a request for removal received by BIS and a review of information provided in the removal request in accordance with the procedure for requesting removal or modification of an Entity List entity. Finally, this rule is also revising five existing entries in the Entity List, under the destinations of Armenia, Greece, Pakistan, Russia and the United Kingdom (U.K.). Four of these entries are modified to reflect the removal from the Entity List of the entity located in India. The license requirement for the entry under the destination of Russia is being revised to conform with a general license issued by the Department of the Treasury&apos;s Office of Foreign Assets Control on December 20, 2016.
2017-01-09; vol. 82 # 5 - Monday, January 9, 201782 FR 2254 - Mallows Bay—Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Management Plan
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31742 RIN0648-BG02 Docket No.160907827-6827-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule. NOAA will consider all comments received by March 31, 2017. Public meetings will be held on the following dates: (1) March 7, 2017, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., La Plata, MD, and (2) March 9, 2017, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Arnold, MD. 15 CFR Part 922 SummaryThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposes to designate approximately 52 square miles of waters encompassing and surrounding Maryland&apos;s Mallows Bay as the Mallows Bay—Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary (MPNMS or sanctuary). NOAA also proposes regulations to implement the sanctuary designation and establish the sanctuary&apos;s terms of designation to protect historical, archeological, and cultural resources of national significance. A draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) and draft management plan (DMP) have also been prepared for this proposed action. The purpose of this action is to supplement and complement current Maryland state regulations and resource protection efforts to ensure long term protection of the nationally significant collection of historic shipwrecks and other maritime cultural heritage resources. NOAA is soliciting public comment on the proposed rule, draft environmental impact statement, and draft management plan. NOAA will also begin consultations under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and solicit public comments specifically related to the identification and assessment of the historic properties within the affected area in compliance with Section 106 review process.
82 FR 2269 - Wisconsin—Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Management Plan
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31741 RIN0648-BG01 Docket No.160907828-6828-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule. NOAA will consider all comments received by March 31, 2017. Public meetings will be held on the following dates: (1) March 13, 2017, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Algoma, WI; (2) March 14, 2017, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Manitowoc, WI; (3) March 15, 2017, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sheboygan, WI; and (4) March 16, 2017, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Port Washington, WI. 15 CFR Part 922 SummaryThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is proposing to designate an area of 1,075 square miles of Wisconsin state waters as the Wisconsin—Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary (WLMNMS or sanctuary). NOAA also proposes regulations to implement the sanctuary designation and establish the sanctuary&apos;s terms of designation. A draft environmental impact statement and draft management plan have also been prepared for this proposed action. The purpose of this action is to supplement current Wisconsin state regulations and resource protection efforts in a way that will ensure long term protection of the nationally significant collection of historic shipwrecks and other maritime heritage resources in the area. NOAA is soliciting public comment on the proposed rule, draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), and draft management plan (DMP). NOAA will also begin consultations under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and solicit public comments specifically related to the identification and assessment of the historic properties within the affected area in compliance with Section 106 review process.
2017-01-04; vol. 82 # 2 - Wednesday, January 4, 201782 FR 722 - Addition of Certain Entities to the Entity List
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31969 RIN0694-AH27 Docket No.161228999-6999-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective January 4, 2017. 15 CFR Part 744 SummaryThe Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding five entities to the Entity List. These five entities have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. BIS is taking this action in conjunction with the designations made by the Office of Foreign Asset Controls, Department of the Treasury, under amended Executive Order 13694. This final rule lists these entities on the Entity List under the destination of Russia.
2017-01-03; vol. 82 # 1 - Tuesday, January 3, 201782 FR 56 - Public Information, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Regulations
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31314 RIN0605-AA46 Docket No.161103999-6999-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Office of the Secretary Notice of proposed rulemaking. To be considered, written comments must be submitted on or before February 2, 2017. If no comments are received, the rule will become effective as proposed on the date of publication of a subsequent notice in the Federal Register . 15 CFR Part 4 SummaryThis rule proposes revisions to the Department of Commerce&apos;s (Department) regulations under the Privacy Act. The Department has issued a notice of its intent to establish a new system of records entitled “COMMERCE/DEPARTMENT-27, Investigation and Threat Management Records,” which includes system exemptions from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. The Privacy Act regulations are being updated to make technical changes to the applicable exemptions as a result of the new system of records, COMMERCE/DEPARTMENT-27. The Privacy Act regulations are also being updated to reflect organization changes affecting the Department&apos;s officials authorized to deny requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act, and requests for records and for correction or amendment under the Privacy Act.
2016-12-28; vol. 81 # 249 - Wednesday, December 28, 201681 FR 95432 - Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31292 RIN0605-AA47 Docket No.161220999-6999-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Office of the Secretary Final rule. This rule is effective January 15, 2017. 15 CFR Part 6 SummaryThis final rule is being issued to adjust for inflation each civil monetary penalty (CMP) provided by law within the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Commerce (Department of Commerce). The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, requires the head of each agency to adjust for inflation its CMP levels in effect as of November 2, 2015, under a revised methodology that was effective for 2016 which provided for initial catch up adjustments for inflation in 2016, and under a revised methodology for each year thereafter. The initial catch up adjustments for inflation to CMPs to the Department of Commerce&apos;s CMPs were published in the Federal Register on June 7, 2016 and became effective July 7, 2016, and, as required, did not exceed 150 percent of the amount of the CMP on the date of enactment of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (November 2, 2015). The revised methodology for agencies for 2017 and each year thereafter provides for the improvement of the effectiveness of CMPs and to maintain their deterrent effect. Effective 2017, agencies&apos; annual adjustments for inflation to CMPs shall take effect not later than January 15. The Department of Commerce&apos;s 2017 adjustments for inflation to CMPs apply only to CMPs with a dollar amount, and will not apply to CMPs written as functions of violations. The Department of Commerce&apos;s 2017 adjustments for inflation to CMPs apply only to those CMPs, including those whose associated violation predated such adjustment, which are assessed by the Department of Commerce after the effective date of the new CMP level.
81 FR 95435 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allow the Use of Longline Pot Gear in the Gulf of Alaska Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Fishery; Amendment 101
2016-12-27; vol. 81 # 248 - Tuesday, December 27, 201681 FR 94962 - Burma: Amendment of the Export Administration Regulations Consistent With an Executive Order That Terminated U.S. Government&apos;s Sanctions
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31208 RIN0694-AH18 Docket No.161005929-6929-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective December 27, 2016. 15 CFR Parts 740 and 744 SummaryIn this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) consistent with Executive Order 13742 of October 7, 2016. That Executive Order terminated the national emergency with respect to the actions and policies of the Government of Burma (Burma) and revoked several Burma-related Executive Orders in recognition of Burma&apos;s substantial advances to promote democracy, including historic elections held in November 2015 that resulted in the formation of a democratically elected, civilian-led government. Specifically, in this rule, BIS removes license requirements and other restrictions on exports, reexports or transfers (in country) of items subject to the EAR made to persons whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to three Burma-related Executive Orders that were revoked on October 7, 2016. Consistent with the revised U.S. policy toward Burma, this rule also moves Burma from Country Group D:1 to Country Group B, a less restrictive country group placement under the EAR.
81 FR 94962 - Burma: Amendment of the Export Administration Regulations Consistent With an Executive Order That Terminated U.S. Government&apos;s Sanctions
81 FR 94963 - Russian Sanctions: Addition of Certain Entities to the Entity List, and Clarification of License Review Policy
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31124 RIN0694-AH25 Docket No.161206999-6999-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective December 27, 2016. 15 CFR Parts 742 and 744 SummaryThe Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding twenty-three entities to the Entity List. The twenty-three entities who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. BIS is taking this action to ensure the efficacy of existing sanctions on the Russian Federation (Russia) for violating international law and fueling the conflict in eastern Ukraine. These entities will be listed on the Entity List under the destinations of Russia and the Crimea region of Ukraine. In addition to the Entity List changes described above, this final rule revises the licensing policy in three sections of the Commerce Control List (CCL)-based controls in the EAR to clarify that BIS&apos;s review of license applications for exports, reexports and transfers (in-country) to Russia will take into account and protect U.S. national security interests.
81 FR 94971 - Commerce Control List: Updates Based on the 2015 and 2016 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meetings; Conforming Changes and Corrections to Certain Nuclear Nonproliferation (NP) Controls
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31120 RIN0694-AH20 Docket No.161102999-6999-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective December 27, 2016. 15 CFR Part 774 SummaryThe Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect the understandings reached at the June 2015 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary meeting held in Bariloche, Argentina, and certain understandings reached at the 2016 NSG Plenary meeting held in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The amendments to the EAR based on the 2015 meeting address the nuclear nonproliferation (NP) controls that apply to certain centrifugal multiplane balancing machines described on the Commerce Control List (CCL). The amendments to the EAR based on the 2016 meeting address the NP controls that apply to certain linear displacement measuring systems identified on the CCL. This rule also makes additional changes to the description of these systems on the CCL to fully conform to their description on the NSG Annex. In addition, this rule corrects an error in the technical parameters of the CCL entry that describes certain radiation-hardened TV cameras (including lenses therefor) that are subject to NP controls.
2016-12-22; vol. 81 # 246 - Thursday, December 22, 201681 FR 93857 - Privacy Act Policies and Procedures
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-30495 RIN0350-AA09 Docket No.USTR-2016-0027 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Proposed rule. We must receive your written comments on or before January 23, 2017. 15 CFR Parts 2004 and 2005 SummaryAs part of a comprehensive review of agency practices related to the disclosure of records and information, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is updating both its systems of records and implementing rule under the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act). This proposed rule describes how individuals can find out if a USTR system of records contains information about them and, if so, how to access or amend a record. The proposed rule would move the Privacy Act regulation from part 2005 into a new subpart C to part 2004. USTR previously renamed and reorganized part 2004 to include all of the rules governing disclosure of USTR records and information. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, USTR is publishing a notice concerning updates to its Privacy Act systems of records.
81 FR 93857 - Privacy Act Policies and Procedures
2016-12-16; vol. 81 # 242 - Friday, December 16, 201681 FR 90983 - Implementation of the February 2016 Australia Group (AG) Intersessional Decisions and the June 2016 AG Plenary Understandings
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-30099 RIN0694-AH14 Docket No.160922876-6876-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective December 16, 2016. 15 CFR Part 774 SummaryThe Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the recommendations presented at the February 2016 Australia Group (AG) Intersessional Implementation Meeting, and later adopted pursuant to the AG silent approval procedure, and the understandings reached at the June 2016 AG Plenary Implementation Meeting. This rule amends two Commerce Control List (CCL) entries to reflect the February 2016 Intersessional Implementation Meeting recommendations that were adopted by the AG. Specifically, this rule amends the CCL entry that controls certain human and zoonotic pathogens and toxins to reflect the AG updates to the nomenclature for certain bacteria and toxins identified on the AG “List of Human and Animal Pathogens and Toxins for Export Control.” In addition, this rule amends the CCL entry that controls equipment capable of handling biological materials to reflect the AG updates to the controls on cross (tangential) flow filtration equipment described on the AG “Control List of Dual-Use Biological Equipment and Related Technology and Software.” Consistent with the understandings adopted at the June 2016 AG Plenary Implementation Meeting that updated the AG “List of Human and Animal Pathogens and Toxins for Export Control,” this rule amends the CCL entry that controls certain human and zoonotic pathogens and toxins by removing dengue fever virus, updating the nomenclature of the listing for conotoxin, and consolidating the controls for Shiga toxin and Verotoxin (and other Shiga-like ribosome inactivating proteins) under a single listing. This rule also amends the CCL entry that controls equipment capable of handling biological materials by updating the controls on biological containment facilities and related equipment and the controls on fermenters, consistent with the AG Plenary Implementation Meeting updates to the AG “Control List of Dual-Use Biological Equipment and Related Technology and Software.”
2016-12-15; vol. 81 # 241 - Thursday, December 15, 201681 FR 90712 - Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-30061 RIN0694-AH21 Docket No.161110999-6999-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective December 15, 2016. 15 CFR Part 744 SummaryThis final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding seven persons to the Entity List. The seven persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These seven persons will be listed on the Entity List under the destination of Pakistan.
81 FR 90715 - Freedom of Information Act Policies and Procedures
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-29985 RIN0350-AA08 Docket No.USTR-2016-0015 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Final rule. The final rule will become effective December 15, 2016. 15 CFR Part 2004 SummaryThis rule amends the Office of the United States Trade Representative&apos;s (USTR) regulations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The final rule is a comprehensive update of the prior USTR implementing rule and describes in plain language how to make a FOIA request to USTR and how the FOIA Office processes requests for records. The FOIA rule appears in subpart B to part 2004.
2016-12-13; vol. 81 # 239 - Tuesday, December 13, 201681 FR 89846 - Production or Disclosure of Records, Information and Employee Testimony in Legal Proceedings
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-29875 RIN0350-AA10 Docket No.USTR-2016-0016 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Final rule. The final rule will become effective December 13, 2016. 15 CFR Part 2004 SummaryThis rule adds subparts A and D to part 2004 of the Office of the United States Trade Representative&apos;s (USTR) regulations. Subpart A contains definitions used throughout part 2004. Subpart D governs how USTR responds to official demands and informal requests for records, information or employee testimony in connection with legal proceedings in which neither the United States nor USTR is a party. It includes the requirements and procedures for demanding or requesting parties to submit demands or requests, and factors for USTR to consider in determining whether USTR employees will provide records, information or testimony relating to their official duties.
81 FR 89887 - Proposed Amendment to the Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-29842 RIN DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Request for Comments on preliminary findings and draft EA. Comments on the preliminary findings and draft environmental assessment must be received by February 13, 2017. 15 CFR Part 923 SummaryThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&apos;s (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management is requesting comments on the preliminary findings and draft environmental assessment for a request from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for approval of amendments to the Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program (PRCZMP). NOAA has determined that the amendments to the PRCZMP do not meet the requirements for approval. This determination is subject to change depending on public comments and further information that may be submitted by the Commonwealth. As part of its review of the amendments, NOAA developed a draft environmental assessment pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act for which comments are also requested.
2016-12-06; vol. 81 # 234 - Tuesday, December 6, 201681 FR 87803 - Delay of Discharge Requirements for U.S. Coast Guard Activities in Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-29234 RIN0648-BF99 Docket No.160413330-6330-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Final rule; delay of effectiveness for discharge requirements with regard to U.S. Coast Guard activities. The effectiveness for the discharge requirements in both CBNMS and GFNMS expansion areas with regard to U.S. Coast Guard activities is June 9, 2017. 15 CFR Part 922 SummaryThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expanded the boundaries of Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (now renamed Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary or GFNMS) and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS) to an area north and west of their previous boundaries with a final rule published on March 12, 2015. The final rule entered into effect on June 9, 2015. At that time, NOAA postponed the effectiveness of the discharge requirements in both sanctuaries&apos; regulations in the areas added to GFNMS and CBNMS boundaries in 2015 with regard to U.S. Coast Guard activities for 6 months. Since then, NOAA published two notices to extend the postponement of the discharge requirements to provide adequate time for completion of an environmental assessment, and subsequent rulemaking, as appropriate. This extension would end on December 9, 2016. This document extends the postponement of the discharge requirements for these activities for another 6 months for the same reasons.
2016-12-05; vol. 81 # 233 - Monday, December 5, 201681 FR 87424 - Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations: Removal of Special Iraq Reconstruction License
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-29056 RIN0694-AG89 Docket No.160303182-6999-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective January 4, 2017. 15 CFR Parts 730, 747, 748 and 762 SummaryIn this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing the Special Iraq Reconstruction License (SIRL) from the EAR. This action furthers the objectives of the Retrospective Regulatory Review Initiative that directs BIS and other federal agencies to streamline regulations and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on the public. Specifically, the SIRL is outdated and seldom used by exporters, who now have more efficient options for exports and reexports to Iraq and transfers (in-country) in Iraq. This rule also makes conforming changes.
81 FR 87424 - Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations: Removal of Special Iraq Reconstruction License
81 FR 87426 - Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations: Removal of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation From the List of Validated End-Users in the People&apos;s Republic of China
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-29057 RIN0694-AH16 Docket No.161005927-6927-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective December 5, 2016. 15 CFR Part 748 SummaryIn this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to remove one end-user from the list of validated end-users in the People&apos;s Republic of China (PRC). Specifically, BIS amends Supplement Number 7 to part 748 of the EAR to remove the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) as a validated end-user in the PRC. BIS makes this change at the company&apos;s request, and not in response to activities of concern.
2016-12-01; vol. 81 # 231 - Thursday, December 1, 201681 FR 86571 - Temporary Exports to Mexico Under License Exception TMP
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-28893 RIN0694-AG97 160519443-6999-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. Effective: January 3, 2017. 15 CFR Part 740 SummaryThis final rule aligns the time limit of License Exception Temporary Imports, Exports, Reexports, and Transfers (in-country) (TMP), which authorizes, among other things, certain temporary exports to Mexico, with the time limit of Mexico&apos;s Decree for the Promotion of Manufacturing, Maquiladora and Export Services (IMMEX) program. Currently, TMP allows for the temporary export and reexport of various items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), as long as the items are returned no later than one year after export, reexport, or transfer if not consumed or destroyed during the period of authorized use. Other than a four-year period for certain personal protective equipment, the one-year limit extends to all items shipped under license exception TMP. However, the one-year period does not align with the time constraints of Mexico&apos;s IMMEX program, which allows imports of items for manufacturing operations on a time limit that may exceed 18 months. This rule amends TMP to complement the timeline of the IMMEX program. Under this amendment, items temporarily exported or reexported under license exception TMP and imported under the provisions of the IMMEX program would be authorized to remain in Mexico for up to four years from the date of export or reexport.
2016-11-25; vol. 81 # 227 - Friday, November 25, 201681 FR 85138 - Commerce Control List: Removal of Certain Nuclear Nonproliferation (NP) Column 2 Controls
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-28039 RIN0694-AH04 Docket No.160718621-6621-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective November 25, 2016. However, “software” “specially designed” for the “development,” “production,” or “use” of items previously controlled under ECCN 3A292 will continue to be classified and licensed by BIS under the designation EAR99 through January 31, 2017. As of February 1, 2017, such “software” will be classified and licensed by BIS under ECCN 3D991. 15 CFR Parts 738, 742, 744, 748, and 774 SummaryThe Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to remove nuclear nonproliferation (NP) Column 2 license requirements from certain pressure tubes, pipes, fittings, pipe valves, pumps, numerically controlled machine tools, oscilloscopes, and transient recorders on the Commerce Control List (CCL). These changes are intended to revise the EAR controls on these items by making them more consistent with the export controls of other countries that manufacture these items and that, together with the United States, are participating countries in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). As a result of the changes made by this rule, some of these items are no longer listed under an Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) on the CCL. However, such items remain subject to the EAR under the designation EAR99. This rule also creates four new ECCNs to maintain anti-terrorism (AT) controls on certain affected commodities and related “software” and “technology.” All items subject to the EAR, regardless of whether they are listed on the CCL, may require a license for reasons described elsewhere in the EAR ( e.g., license requirements based on end-user/end-use controls, embargoes, or other special controls).
81 FR 85138 - Commerce Control List: Removal of Certain Nuclear Nonproliferation (NP) Column 2 Controls
2016-11-21; vol. 81 # 224 - Monday, November 21, 201681 FR 83114 - Clarifications and Revisions to Military Aircraft, Gas Turbine Engines and Related Items License Requirements
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-27777 RIN0694-AG76 Docket No.151030999-6552-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective December 31, 2016. 15 CFR Parts 770 and 774 SummaryThis rule modifies the Commerce Control List (CCL) entries for two types of items: Military aircraft and related items, and military gas turbine engines and related items. The rule adds clarifying text to the descriptions of the types of military aircraft controlled on the CCL. The lists of items that are subject only to the anti-terrorism reason for control are clarified and expanded. This rule, which is being published simultaneously with a rule by the Department of State, is based on a review of Categories VIII and XIX of the United States Munitions List (USML). This rule and the related Department of State rule are part of a plan to review rules published as part of the Export Control Reform Initiative (ECRI). This rule also furthers the retrospective regulatory review directed by the President in Executive Order 13563.
81 FR 83114 - Clarifications and Revisions to Military Aircraft, Gas Turbine Engines and Related Items License Requirements
2016-11-18; vol. 81 # 223 - Friday, November 18, 201681 FR 81663 - Temporary General License: Extension of Validity
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-27772 RIN0694-AG82 Docket No.160106014-6728-04 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective November 18, 2016 through February 27, 2017. The expiration date of the final rule published on March 24, 2016 (81 FR 15633) is extended until February 27, 2017. 15 CFR Part 744 SummaryOn March 24, 2016, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule, Temporary General License. The March 24 final rule created a temporary general license that restored, for a specified time period, the licensing requirements and policies under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) as of March 7, 2016, to two entities (ZTE Corporation and ZTE Kangxun) that were added to the Entity List on March 8, 2016. At this time, the U.S. Government has decided to extend the temporary general license until February 27, 2017. In order to implement this decision, this final rule revises the temporary general license to remove the expiration date of November 28, 2016, and to substitute the date of February 27, 2017. This final rule makes no other changes to the EAR.
2016-11-09; vol. 81 # 217 - Wednesday, November 9, 201681 FR 78714 - Updated Statements of Legal Authority for the Export Administration Regulations
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-27017 RIN0694-AH15 Docket No.161012953-6953-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. The rule is effective November 9, 2016. 15 CFR Parts 730 and 744 SummaryThis rule updates the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) legal authority paragraphs in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to cite the most recent Presidential notice continuing an emergency declared pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. This is a non-substantive rule that only updates authority paragraphs of the EAR. It does not alter any right, obligation or prohibition that applies to any person under the EAR.
81 FR 78714 - Updated Statements of Legal Authority for the Export Administration Regulations
2016-11-08; vol. 81 # 216 - Tuesday, November 8, 201681 FR 78514 - Changes to the Coastal Zone Management Act Program Change Procedures
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-26680 RIN0648-AW74 Docket No.080416573-6895-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Proposed rule; request for comments. Comments on this notice must be received by January 9, 2017. 15 CFR Part 923 SummaryThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) wants to provide states and NOAA with a more efficient process for making changes to state coastal management programs (“management programs”). NOAA proposes to revise the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) program change regulations and associated guidance (Program Change Guidance (July 1996) and Addendum (November 2013)) within our regulations. Under the CZMA, a coastal state may not implement any amendment, modification, or other change as part of its approved management program unless the amendment, modification, or other change is approved by the Secretary of Commerce under this subsection. Once NOAA approves the incorporation of a change into a management program, any new or amended management program enforceable policies are applied to federal actions through the CZMA federal consistency provision. This proposed rule addresses the issues raised in NOAA&apos;s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 73 FR 29093 (May 20, 2008) (ANPR) to: Provide a more efficient process for states and NOAA to make changes to state management programs; remove unnecessary requirements in the current regulations; establish program change documentation that all states would adhere to; continue to ensure that federal agencies and the public have an opportunity to comment to NOAA on a state&apos;s proposed change to its management program; and comply with the requirements of the CZMA and other applicable federal law. The proposed rule also addresses comments submitted on the ANPR.
2016-11-04; vol. 81 # 214 - Friday, November 4, 201681 FR 76860 - Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations: Update of Arms Embargoes on Cote d&apos;Ivoire, Liberia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, and Recognition of India as Member of the Missile Technology Control Regime
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-26535 RIN0694-AH07 Docket No.160810723-6723-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective November 4, 2016. 15 CFR 738, 740, 742 and 746 SummaryIn this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement changes in controls on arms and related materiel to Cote d&apos;Ivoire, Liberia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. BIS also updates the EAR to recognize the accession of India as a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
81 FR 76860 - Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations: Update of Arms Embargoes on Cote d&apos;Ivoire, Liberia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, and Recognition of India as Member of the Missile Technology Control Regime
2016-10-24; vol. 81 # 205 - Monday, October 24, 201681 FR 73024 - Technology Innovation—Personnel Exchanges
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-25355 RIN0693-AB62 Docket No.160311228-6788-02 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Institutes of Standards and Technology Final rule. Effective Date: This rule is effective November 23, 2016. 15 CFR Part 17 SummaryThis final rule clarifies the appropriate use of Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) authority by a Federal laboratory for personnel exchanges where the Federal laboratory has an existing relationship with the potential partner through another legal mechanism, as well as in the context of joint research projects or the development of existing laboratory technology, and through use of the General Services Administration&apos;s Presidential Innovation Fellows program for Federal laboratory Entrepreneur-In-Residence programs. Another objective of this rulemaking is to remove outdated regulations addressing the licensing of inventions owned by the Department of Commerce.
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2016-10-20; vol. 81 # 203 - Thursday, October 20, 201681 FR 72519 - Direct Investment Surveys: BE-13, Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, and Changes to Private Fund Reporting on Direct Investment Surveys
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-25208 RIN0691-0691 Docket No.160531475-6465-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Economic Analysis Final rule. This final rule will be effective November 21, 2016. 15 CFR Part 801 SummaryThe final rule amends regulations of the Department of Commerce&apos;s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) to set forth the reporting requirements for the BE-13, Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. This rule also amends the reporting requirements for certain private funds on BEA&apos;s surveys of foreign direct investment in the United States, including the BE-605, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States; the BE-15, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States; and the BE-13, Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. The BE-13 survey collects information on the acquisition or establishment of U.S. business enterprises by foreign investors, and information on expansions by existing U.S. affiliates of foreign companies. The data collected through the survey are used to measure the amount of new foreign direct investment in the United States and ensure complete coverage of BEA&apos;s other foreign direct investment statistics. BEA will make several changes to the survey that will simplify reporting and provide more complete information for use in BEA&apos;s direct investment statistics. BEA will also change the survey form design and accompanying instructions to improve the quality of the data collected and reduce respondent burden. This mandatory BE-13 survey is required from persons subject to the reporting requirements, whether or not they are contacted by BEA.
2016-10-17; vol. 81 # 200 - Monday, October 17, 201681 FR 71365 - Cuba: Revisions to License Exceptions
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-25034 RIN0694-AH12 Docket No.160915848-6952-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. Effective: October 17, 2016. 15 CFR Parts 740 and 746 SummaryThis rule amends a license exception to allow cargo aboard aircraft to transit Cuba when that cargo is bound for destinations other than Cuba. This rule also authorizes export and reexport of certain items sold directly to individuals in Cuba under a license exception. Finally, this rule revises the lists of ineligible Cuban officials for purposes of certain license exceptions. BIS is publishing this rule to further implement the administration&apos;s policy of increasing engagement and commerce that benefits the Cuban people.
81 FR 71365 - Cuba: Revisions to License Exceptions
2016-10-14; vol. 81 # 199 - Friday, October 14, 201681 FR 70933 - Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations: Reporting Requirements Optional Electronic Filing of Reports of Requests for Restrictive Trade Practice or Boycott
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-24831 RIN0694-AG92 Docket No.160303188-6188-01 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Bureau of Industry and Security Final rule. This rule is effective October 14, 2016. 15 CFR Part 760 SummaryIn this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to permit electronic submission as an additional method available to United States persons for reporting requests they receive to take certain actions in furtherance or support of an unsanctioned foreign boycott, as required under the restrictive trade practices or boycotts provisions of the EAR. These amendments are administrative changes to those provisions&apos; reporting requirements, which currently permit reporting of such requests solely by mail. BIS is making these amendments consistent with U.S. Government policy to modernize regulatory requirements and promote efficiency. This rule also makes conforming regulatory changes.
81 FR 70320 - Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Fire Control, Laser, Imaging, and Guidance Equipment the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)