[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21055-21057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8807]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 738 and 740

[Docket No. 040330104-4104-01]
RIN 0694-AC83


Addition of Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, East Timor, and 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Update of Country Names, in the 
Export Administration Regulations

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to update the Country Chart to 
add East Timor and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to establish 
separate export licensing requirements for Aruba and Netherlands 
Antilles, and to update references to certain countries to reflect 
their officially recognized names.

DATES: This rule is effective April 20, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Kritzer, Office of Strategic 
Trade and Foreign Policy Controls, Bureau of Export Administration, 
Telephone: (202) 482-4196.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule adds East Timor, Democratic 
Republic of the Congo, Aruba and Netherlands Antilles as separate 
entries on the Commerce Country Chart in Supplement No. 1 to part 738 
of the EAR for export licensing purposes. East Timor attained 
independence from Indonesia on May 20, 2002. Democratic Republic of the 
Congo became the successor nation to Zaire in 1997. Aruba and the 
Netherlands Antilles, although dependencies of the Netherlands, 
maintain their own separate export control systems and therefore are 
treated as distinct from the Netherlands for export control purposes. 
The EAR now list two countries with ``Congo'' in their names: the 
Republic of the Congo, the capital city of which is Brazzaville, and 
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the capital city of which is 
Kinshasa. This segregation of Aruba and Netherlands Antilles from the 
Netherlands is not meant as a departure from current export control 
policy as to the treatment of dependencies. The EAR will continue to 
treat territories, possessions or departments of foreign countries as 
having the same licensing requirements as their sovereigns on the 
Commerce Country Chart when such territories, possessions or 
departments are not separately listed on the Commerce Country Chart.
    This final rule also updates references to certain countries in the 
EAR to reflect their officially recognized names, including Macedonia 
(the Former Yugoslav Republic of), Micronesia (Federated States of), 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia and Montenegro, and 
Antigua and Barbuda. Specifically, this rule amends the EAR as follows:
    1. In Supplement No. 1 to part 738 of the EAR, Aruba, Congo 
(Democratic Republic of the), East Timor, and Netherlands Antilles are 
added to the Commerce Country Chart. As noted on the Chart, licensing 
requirements for exports and reexports to Aruba, Congo (Democratic 
Republic of the), East Timor and Netherlands Antilles are imposed, as 
applicable, on items subject to the EAR controlled for the following 
reasons: Chemical and biological weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, 
national security, missile technology, regional stability, and crime 
control. These controls reflect the status of these countries with 
respect to membership in multilateral regimes or in NATO. Zaire is 
deleted from the Commerce Country Chart. In order to reflect officially 
recognized country names, Congo (Republic of the), Macedonia (Former 
Yugoslav Republic of), Micronesia (Federated States of), Saint Vincent 
and the Grenadines, Samoa, and Serbia and Montenegro replace Congo, 
FYROM (Macedonia), Micronesia, St. Vincent, Western Samoa, and 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Federal Republic of, respectively.
    2. In Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the EAR, Aruba, Congo 
(Democratic Republic of the), East Timor, and Netherlands Antilles are 
added to Country Group B. Zaire is removed from Country Group B. 
Antigua and Barbuda, Congo (Republic of the), Samoa, and Serbia and 
Montenegro replace, respectively, Antigua, Barbuda, Congo, Western 
Samoa, and Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Federal Republic of.
    3. In Sec.  740.7 of the EAR, Aruba, Congo (Democratic Republic of 
the), East Timor, and Netherlands Antilles are added under Computer 
Tier 1 for License Exception CTP purposes. Bahamas (The), Congo 
(Republic of the), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Samoa replace 
Bahamas, Congo, St. Vincent and Grenadines, and Western Samoa, 
respectively, under Computer Tier 1. Zaire is removed from the Computer 
Tier 1 category. Serbia and Montenegro replaces Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) under Computer Tier 3.
    Although the Export Administration Act expired on August 20, 2001, 
Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783 
(2002)), as extended by the Notice of August 7, 2003 (68 FR 47833, 
August 11, 2003), continues the Regulations in effect under the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of E.O. 12866.
    2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is 
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty 
for failure to comply with a collection of information, subject to the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.) (PRA), unless that collection of information displays a currently 
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. This rule 
involves a collection of information subject to the PRA. This 
collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
under control number 0694-0088, ``Multi-Purpose Application,'' which 
carries a burden hour estimate of which carries a burden hour estimate 
of 58 minutes for a manual or electronic submission. Send comments 
regarding these burden estimates or any other aspect of these 
collections of information, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to David Rostker, OMB, by e-mail to [email protected], 
or by fax to (202) 395-7285; and to the Regulatory Policy Division, 
Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 273, 
Washington, DC 20044.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications 
as this term is defined under Executive Order 13132.
    4. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity for 
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participation, and a delay in effective date, are inapplicable because 
this regulation involves a military and foreign affairs function of the 
United States (Sec. 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). Further, no other law requires 
that a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public 
comment be given for this final rule. Because a notice of proposed 
rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment are not required to be 
given for this rule under 5 U.S.C. 553 or by any other law, the 
analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 
et seq.) are not applicable.
    Therefore, this regulation is issued in final form. Although there 
is no formal comment period, public comments on this regulation are 
welcome on a continuing basis. Comments should be submitted to Matthew 
Blaskovich, Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and 
Security, Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 273, Washington, DC 20044.

List of Subjects

15 CFR Part 738

    Exports, Foreign trade.

15 CFR Parts 740

    Administrative practice and procedure, Exports, Foreign trade, 
Reporting and record keeping requirements.

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Accordingly, parts 738 and 740 of the Export Administration Regulations 
(15 CFR parts 730-799) are amended as follows:

PART 738--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 738 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C. 7430(e); 18 U.S.C. 2510 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 
287c; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s), 
185(u); 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 46 U.S.C. 
app. 466c; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; Sec. 901-911, Pub. L. 106-387; Sec 221, 
Pub. L. 107-56; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; 
E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 
7, 2003, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 328.


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2. Supplement No. 1 to Part 738 is amended by:
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a. Adding ``Aruba'', ``Congo (Democratic Republic of the)'', ``East 
Timor'', and ``Netherlands Antilles'' in alphabetical order as set 
forth below;
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b. Revising ``Congo'', ``FYROM (Macedonia)'', ``Micronesia'', ``St. 
Vincent and Grenadines'', ``Western Samoa'', and ``Yugoslavia (Serbia 
and Montenegro), Federal Republic of'' to read ``Congo (Republic of 
the)'', ``Macedonia (The Former Yugoslav Republic of)'', ``Micronesia 
(Federated States of)'', ``Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'', 
``Samoa'', and ``Serbia and Montenegro'', respectively and placing them 
in approprate alphabetical order; and
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c. Removing ``Zaire.''

                                                                      Supplement No. 1 to Part 738--Commerce Country Chart
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                                    Chemical & biological        Nuclear non-      National security   Missile  Regional stability   Firearms           Crime control           Anti-terrorism
                                           weapons               proliferation   --------------------   tech                        convention -------------------------------------------------
           Countries           --------------------------------------------------                    ------------------------------------------
                                  CB  1     CB  2     CB  3     NP  1     NP  2     NS  1     NS  2     MT  1     RS  1     RS  2      FC  1      CC  1     CC  2     CC  3     AT  1     AT  2
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Aruba.........................        X         X   ........        X   ........        X         X         X         X         X   ..........        X   ........        X   ........  ........
 
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Congo (Democratic Republic of         X         X   ........        X   ........        X         X         X         X         X   ..........        X   ........        X   ........  ........
 the).........................
 
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East Timor....................        X         X   ........        X   ........        X         X         X         X         X   ..........        X   ........        X   ........  ........
 
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Netherlands Antilles..........        X         X   ........        X   ........        X         X         X         X         X   ..........        X   ........        X   ........  ........
 
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PART 740--[AMENDED]

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3. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 740 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq .; 
Sec. 901-911, Pub. L. 106-387; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 
Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR,2001 Comp., p. 783; 
Notice of August 7, 2003, 3 CFR Comp., p. 328.

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4. Section 740.7, paragraph (c) (1), is amended by revising the 
following phrases:
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a. ``Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas'' to read ``Argentina, 
Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas (The)'';
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b. ``Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire'' to read ``Colombia, 
Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Congo (Republic of the), Costa 
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire'';
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c. ``Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador'' to read ``Dominican 
Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador'';
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d. ``Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger'' to read 
``Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, 
Niger'';
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e. ``St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Sao Tome & Principe, San 
Marino, Senegal, Seychelles'' to read ``St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the 
Grenadines, Sao Tome & Principe, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, 
Seychelles'';
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f. `` Venezuela, Western Sahara, Western Samoa'' to read `` Venezuela, 
Western Sahara''; and
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g. ``Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe'' to read ``Zambia, and Zimbabwe''.


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5. Section 740.7, paragraph (d) (1), is amended by revising the 
following phrases:
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a. ``Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia'' to read ``Oman, 
Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Saudi Arabia''; and
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b. `` Vietnam, Yemen, and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
Montenegro)'' to read ``Vietnam, and Yemen.''


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6. Supplement No. 1 to part 740, Country Group B, is amended by:
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a. Adding, in alphabetical order, ``Antigua and Barbuda'', ``Aruba'', 
``Congo (Democratic Republic of the)'', ``Congo (Republic of the)'', 
``East Timor'', ``Netherlands Antilles'', ``Samoa'', ``Serbia and 
Montenegro'' to Country Group B;
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b. Removing ``Antigua'', ``Barbuda'', ``Congo'', ``Western Samoa'', 
``Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Federal Republic of'' and 
``Zaire'' from Country Group B;
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c. Revising the phrase ``Bahamas'' to read ``The Bahamas'';
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d. Revising the phrase ``Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of'' 
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read ``Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of''; and
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e. Revising the phrase ``Saint Vincent'' to read ``Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines''.

    Dated: April 12, 2004.
Peter Lichtenbaum,
Assistant Secretary, for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-8807 Filed 4-19-04; 8:45 am]
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