Commerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this document to correct a final rule published in the Federal Register on February 24, 2020 (February 24th rule), in which BIS amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise the Country Group designations for the Russian Federation (Russia) and Yemen based on national security and foreign policy concerns, including proliferation- related concerns. This document corrects the final rule to provide an instruction to remove Yemen from Country Group B, as was described in the preamble of the February 24th rule.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry of Security 15 CFR Part 740 [Docket No. 200204-0044] RIN 0694-AH93 AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this document to correct a final rule published in the Federal Register on February 24, 2020 (February 24th rule), in which BIS amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise the Country Group designations for the Russian Federation (Russia) and Yemen based on national security and foreign policy concerns, including proliferation-related concerns. This document corrects the final rule to provide an instruction to remove Yemen from Country Group B, as was described in the preamble of the February 24th rule. DATES: This correction is effective March 6, 2020 and is applicable on February 24, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jodi Kouts, Director, Chemical and Biological controls Division, at email Jodi Kouts@bis.doc.gov or by phone at (202) 482-6109. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the reasons described in the preamble and the authority as set out in the February 24, 2020 final rule ( 85 FR 10274 ), this document provides the correcting amendment to remove “Yemen” from the list of “Country Group B—Countries” in Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the EAR. List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 740 Administrative practice and procedure Exports Reporting and recordkeeping requirements …
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Citation: 85 FR 13009
