Commerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau
In this interim final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise the scope and the terms used in the EAR to describe "standards- related activities" that are subject to the EAR. BIS is making these revisions to ensure that export controls and associated compliance concerns do not impede the participation and leadership of U.S. companies in legitimate standards- related activities.
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 734, 744 and 772 [Docket No. 240712-0190] RIN 0694-AI06 AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comments. SUMMARY: In this interim final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise the scope and the terms used in the EAR to describe “standards-related activities” that are subject to the EAR. BIS is making these revisions to ensure that ( printed page 58266) export controls and associated compliance concerns do not impede the participation and leadership of U.S. companies in legitimate standards-related activities. DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective July 18, 2024. Comment date: Comments must be received by BIS no later than September 16, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number BIS-2020-0017 or RIN 0694-AI06, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. You can find this interim final rule by searching for its regulations.gov docket number, which is BIS-2020-0017. All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or entity submitting comments as the name of their files, in accordance with the instructions below. Anyone submitting business confidential information should clearly identify the business confidential portion at the time of submission, file a stat…
Citation: 89 FR 58265
