Commerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau
In response to the Burmese military coup that overthrew the democratically-elected government of Myanmar (Burma), in this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to apply more restrictive treatment to exports and reexports to, and transfers within, Burma of items subject to the EAR. This action advances the U.S. Government's efforts to reduce the availability of items to Burma's military and security services.
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 740, 742 and 744 [Docket No. 210302-0033] RIN 0694-AI43 AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In response to the Burmese military coup that overthrew the democratically-elected government of Myanmar (Burma), in this final rule, the ( printed page 13174) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to apply more restrictive treatment to exports and reexports to, and transfers within, Burma of items subject to the EAR. This action advances the U.S. Government's efforts to reduce the availability of items to Burma's military and security services. DATES: This rule is effective March 8, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Patts, Foreign Policy Division, Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, by email at Foreign.Policy@bis.doc.gov , or by phone at 202-482-4252. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Burma Under the Export Administration Regulations On February 10, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14014, “Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma.” See 86 FR 9429 (Feb. 12, 2021). In E.O. 14104 , the President declared a national emergency to address the threat posed to the United States by the situation in, and in relation to, Burma following a February 1, 2021 military coup, citing the military's overthro…
Citation: 86 FR 13173
