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RuleSignificant2021-009772021-01-15

Expansion of Certain End-Use and End-User Controls and Controls on Specific Activities of U.S. Persons

Commerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau

Abstract

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Commerce, is issuing this interim final rule to implement the provisions of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 by: imposing additional license requirements under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country), as well as specific activities of U.S. persons, in connection with certain military-intelligence end uses and end users; clarifying that license requirements under the EAR for specific activities of U.S. persons apply even when the items at issue are not subject to the EAR; establishing restrictions on transactions intended to circumvent license requirements for listed entities; and expanding the scope of activities subject to chemical and biological weapons and rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles end-use controls.

Action & Dates

Action
Interim final rule.
Dates
Effective date: This rule is effective March 16, 2021. Comment date: Comments must be received by BIS no later than March 1, 2021.
Effective Date
2021-03-16

CFR References

Topics

Administrative practice and procedureAdvisory committeesExportsInventions and patentsReporting and recordkeeping requirementsResearchScience and technologyStrategic and critical materialsTerrorism

Public Comment

Comments Close
2021-03-01

Document Excerpt

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 and Security 15 CFR Parts 730, 734, 736, and 744 [Docket No. 210112-0007] RIN 0694-AI38 AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Interim final rule. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Commerce, is issuing this interim final rule to implement the provisions of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 by: imposing additional license requirements under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country), as well as specific activities of U.S. persons, in connection with certain military-intelligence end uses and end users; clarifying that license requirements under the EAR for specific activities of U.S. persons apply even when the items at issue are not subject to the EAR; establishing restrictions on transactions intended to circumvent license requirements for listed entities; and expanding the scope of activities subject to chemical and biological weapons and rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles end-use controls. DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective March 16, 2021. Comment date: Comments must be received by BIS no later than March 1, 2021. ADDRESSES: Comments on this rule may be submitted to the Federal rulemaking portal ( www.regulations.gov ). The regulations.gov ID for this rule is: BIS-2020-0044 or RIN 0694-AI38. All relevant comments (including any personally identifying information) will be made available for public inspectio

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Citation: 86 FR 4865