[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 22, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14385-14387]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Part 730

[Docket No. 050202023-5023-01]
RIN 0694-AD40


Editorial Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations 
to update a fax number and to update the list of information 
collections. The Paperwork Collection List identifies the control 
numbers assigned to information collection requirements under the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by the Office of Management and 
Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. This action makes 
editorial corrections and updates and is not intended to have a 
substantive effect on the rights or obligations of the public.

DATES: This rule is effective March 22, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 0694-AD40, by any 
of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``RIN 0694-AD40'' in 
the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 482-3355.
     Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier: Sharron Cook, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Regulatory 
Policy Division, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2705, 
Washington, DC 20230, ATTN: RIN 0694-AD40.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharron Cook, Regulatory Policy 
Division, Office of Exporter Services, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
Telephone: (202) 482-2440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    This rule amends section 730.8 of the EAR by correcting the fax 
number of the Outreach & Exporter Services Division of the Bureau of 
Industry and Security to (202) 482-2927.
    In addition, this rule updates the Paperwork Collections List to 
delete information collections that are no longer in effect and to add 
new information collections that have been approved.
    Although the Export Administration Act expired on August 20, 2001, 
Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (66 FR 44025, August 22, 
2001), extended by the Notice of August 6, 2004, 69 FR 48763 (August 
10, 2004), continues the EAR 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. Paperwork Reduction Act: 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 does not affect or include any 
collections of information.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with federalism implications 
as that term is defined under E.O. 13132.
    4. The Department finds that there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B) to waive the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act 
(5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking and the 
opportunity for public participation. This rule makes changes to part 
730 of the EAR that are purely administrative and do not affect the 
rights or obligations of the public. The information in part 730 is 
general and not regulatory. The controlling regulatory language is the 
language of succeeding parts of the EAR and of any other law or 
regulation referred to or applicable. This rule makes editorial 
corrections to update the contact information of the offices in the 
Bureau of Industry and Security, and updates the Paperwork Collections 
List.
    Because these revisions are not substantive changes to the EAR, it 
is unnecessary to provide notice and opportunity for public comment. In 
addition, because this is not a substantive rule, the delay in 
effective date pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) is not applicable. 
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 the Administrative 
Procedure Act 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. Please refer to the ADDRESSES section 
cited above for comment submission.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 730

    Administrative practice and procedure, Advisory committees, 
Exports, Reporting and, recordkeeping requirements, Strategic and 
critical materials.


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Accordingly, part 730 of the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 
parts 730-799) is amended as follows:

PART 730--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 730 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. 2151 note, Pub. L. 108-175; 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. 11912, 41 
FR 15825, 3 CFR, 1976 Comp., p. 114; E.O. 12002, 42 FR 35623, 3 CFR, 
1977 Comp., p.133; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 20947, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 
179; E.O. 12214, 45 FR 29783, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 256; E.O. 12851, 
58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 608; E.O. 12854, 58 FR 36587, 3 
CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 179; E.O. 12918, 59 FR 28205, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., 
p. 899; E.O. 12938, 59 FR

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59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 12947, 60 FR 5079, 3 CFR, 
1995 Comp., p. 356; E.O. 12981, 60 FR 62981, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 
419; E.O. 13020, 61 FR 54079, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp. p. 219; E.O. 13026, 
61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13099, 63 FR 45167, 3 
CFR, 1998 Comp., p.208; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., 
p. 783; E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786; E.O. 
13338, 69 FR 26751, May 13, 2004; Notice of August 6, 2004, 69 FR 
48763 (August 10, 2004); Notice of November 4, 2004, 69 FR 64637 
(November 8, 2004).


0
2. Revise paragraph (c) in Sec.  730.8 to read as follows:


Sec.  730.8  How to proceed and where to get help.

* * * * *
    (c) Where to get help. Throughout the EAR you will find information 
on offices you can contact for various purposes and types of 
information. General information including assistance in understanding 
the EAR, information on how to obtain forms, electronic services, 
publications, and information on training programs offered by BIS, is 
available from the Office of Export Services at the following 
locations:

Outreach & Exporter Services Division, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room H1009D, Washington, DC 
20230, Tel: (202) 482-4811, Fax: (202) 482-2927; and
Western Regional Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, 3300 Irvine 
Avenue, Suite 345, Newport Beach, California 92660, Tel: (949) 660-
0144, Fax: (949) 660-9347; and
U.S. Export Assistance Center, Bureau of Industry and Security, 152 
N. Third Street, Suite 550, San Jose, California 95112-5591, Tel: 
(408) 998-7402, Fax: (408) 998-7470.


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3. Revise the chart in Supplement No. 1 to Part 730 to read as follows:

Supplement No. 1 to Part 730--Information Collection Requirements Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act: OMB Control Numbers

* * * * *

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      Collection number               Title         Reference in the EAR
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0694-0004...................  Foreign Availability  part 768.
                               Procedures and
                               Criteria.
0694-0009...................  Approval of           Sec.   748.10(e).
                               Triangular
                               Transactions
                               Involving
                               Commodities Covered
                               by a U.S. Import
                               Certificate.
0694-0012...................  Report of Requests    part 760 and Sec.
                               for Restrictive       762.2(b).
                               Trade Practice or
                               Boycott--Single or
                               Multiple
                               Transactions.
0694-0013...................  Computers and         part 774.
                               Related Equipment
                               EAR Supplement 2 to
                               Part 748.
0694-0016...................  Delivery              Sec.  Sec.   748.13
                               Verification          and 762.2(b).
                               Certificate.
0694-0017...................  International Import  Sec.   748.10
                               Certificate.
0694-0021...................  Statement by          Sec.  Sec.   748.11
                               Ultimate Consignee    and 762.2(b).
                               and Purchaser.
0694-0023...................  Written Assurance     Sec.  Sec.
                               Requirement of        740.3(d) and
                               License Exception     740.4(c).
                               TSR (Technology and
                               Software Under
                               Restriction).
0694-0025...................  Short Supply          Sec.  Sec.   754.4
                               Regulations--Unproc   and 762.2(b).
                               essed Western Red
                               Cedar.
0694-0026...................  Short Supply          Sec.   754.3.
                               Regulations--Petrol
                               eum Products.
0694-0027...................  Short Supply          Sec.   754.2.
                               Regulations
                               Petroleum (Crude
                               Oil).
0694-0029...................  License Exception     Sec.
                               TMP: Special          740.9(a)(2)(viii)(B
                               Requirements.         ).
0694-0033...................  License Exception,    Sec.  Sec.
                               Humanitarian          740.12(b)(7),
                               Donations.            762.2(b), Supp. No.
                                                     2 to part 740.
0694-0047...................  Technology Letter of  Supplement No. 2 to
                               Explanation.          part 748, paragraph
                                                     (o)(2).
0694-0058...................  Procedure for         Sec.  Sec.
                               Voluntary Self-       762.2(b) and 764.5.
                               Disclosure of
                               Violations.
0694-0073...................  Export Controls of    Sec.   742.12,
                               High Performance      Supplement No. 3 to
                               Computers.            part 742, and Sec.
                                                      762.2(b).
0694-0086...................  Report of Sample      Supplement No. 1 to
                               Shipments of          part 774.
                               Chemical Weapon
                               Precursors.
0694-0088...................  Simplified Network    parts 746, 748, and
                               Application           752; Sec.
                               Processing+ System    762.2(b).
                               (SNAP+) and the
                               Multipurpose Export
                               License Application.
0694-0089...................  Special               part 752 and Sec.
                               Comprehensive         762.2(b).
                               License Procedure.
0694-0093...................  Import Certificates   Sec.  Sec.   748.9,
                               And End-User          748.10, 762.5(d),
                               Certificates.         762.6 764.2(g)(2).
0694-0096...................  Five Year Records     part 760, Sec.
                               Retention Period.     762.6(a).
0694-0100...................  Requests for          Supplement No. 1 to
                               Appointment of        part 730.
                               Technical Advisory
                               Committee.
0694-0101...................  One-Time Report For   Sec.   734.4.
                               Foreign Software or
                               Technology Eligible
                               For De Minimis
                               Exclusion.
0694-0102...................  Registration of U.S.  Sec.  Sec.   754.6
                               Agricultural          and 754.7.
                               Commodities For
                               Exemption From
                               Short Supply
                               Limitations on
                               Export'', and
                               ``Petitions For The
                               Imposition of
                               Monitoring Or
                               Controls On
                               Recyclable Metallic
                               matrials; Public
                               Hearings.
0694-0104...................  Review, Reporting,    Sec.  Sec.
                               and Notification of   740.9(c),
                               Commercial            740.13(e), 740.17
                               Encryption Items.     and 742.15(b).
0694-0106...................  Reporting and         Sec.   743.1.
                               Recordkeeping
                               Requirements under
                               the Wassenaar
                               Arrangement.
0694-0107...................  National Defense      Sec.  Sec.   740.7,
                               Authorization Act     742.12.
                               (NDAA).
0694-0117...................  Chemical Weapons      Part 745.
                               Convention
                               Provisions of the
                               Export
                               Administration
                               Regulations
                               (Schedule 1 Advance
                               Notifications and
                               Reports and
                               Schedule 3 End-use
                               Certificates).
0694-0122...................  Licensing             Part 758, and Sec.
                               Responsibilities      748.4.
                               and Enforcement.
0694-0123...................  Prior Notification    Sec.   740.18.
                               of Exports under
                               License Exception
                               AGR.
0694-0125...................  BIS Seminar           N/A
                               Evaluation.
0694-0126...................  Export License        Sec.   750.9.
                               Services--Transfer
                               of License
                               Ownership, Requests
                               for a Duplicate
                               License.

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0694-0129...................  Export and Reexport   Sec.   732.3, 738,
                               Controls For Iraq.    744.18,
                                                     746.3(b)(1), 747,
                                                     750, 758, 762, 772,
                                                     774.
0607-0152...................  Shipper's Export      Sec.  Sec.
                               Declaration (SED)/    740.1(d)
                               Automated Export      740.3(a)(3),
                               System (AES)          752.7(b), Sec.
                               Program FORMS: 7525-  Sec.   752.15(a).
                               V AES.               Sec.  Sec.
                                                     754.2(h) and
                                                     754.4(c), 758.1,
                                                     Sec.  Sec.   758.2,
                                                     and 758.3 of the
                                                     EAR.
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    Dated: March 14, 2005.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-5548 Filed 3-21-05; 8:45 am]
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