Commerce Department
On January 19, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Department) issued an interim final rule establishing procedures for its review of transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary that may pose undue or unacceptable risk to the United States or U.S. persons. In the interim final rule, the Department solicited public comments and committed to promulgating a final rule. This final rule responds to public comments on the interim final rule and finalizes the practices guiding review of ICTS Transactions, amending and, in some cases, removing terms or concepts which experience has shown to be unnecessary, inefficient, or ineffective.
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 15 CFR Part 791 [Docket No. 241112-0292] RIN 0605-AA51 AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce ACTION: Final rule. ( printed page 96873) SUMMARY: On January 19, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Department) issued an interim final rule establishing procedures for its review of transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary that may pose undue or unacceptable risk to the United States or U.S. persons. In the interim final rule, the Department solicited public comments and committed to promulgating a final rule. This final rule responds to public comments on the interim final rule and finalizes the practices guiding review of ICTS Transactions, amending and, in some cases, removing terms or concepts which experience has shown to be unnecessary, inefficient, or ineffective. DATES: This rule is effective February 4, 2025. ADDRESSES: Supporting documents: The Regulatory Impact Analysis/Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (RIA/FRFA) prepared in support of this action is available at https://www.regulations.gov at docket number DOC-2019-0005; The Federal Register notice on the interim final rule (IFR) and public comments on the IFR are available at docket number DOC-2019-0005; The National Security Memorandum 22 on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience is available at…
Citation: 89 FR 96872
