[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39054-39055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10753]



DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Meeting With Interested Public on the Proposed Rule: Revisions 
and Clarification of Export and Reexport Controls for the People's 
Republic of China (PRC); New Authorization Validated End-User

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will hold a meeting 
on July 17, 2006 for those companies, organizations, and individuals 
that have an interest in understanding the United States' revised 
policy for exports and reexports of dual-use items to the People's 
Republic of China (PRC) as presented in the proposed rule published in 
the Federal Register on July 6, 2006. U.S. Government officials will 
explain the amendments proposed in the rule and answer questions from 
the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 17, 2006 at 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Main Auditorium, 14th Street between 
Pennsylvania Avenue and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In order for BIS to prepare for those 
who plan to attend the meeting, please provide your name and company or 
organizational affiliation to fax number (202) 482-4094, Attn: China 
Policy Briefing. For further information, please contact Judith 
Peterson at BIS on (202) 482-0092.
    Status: This meeting will be open to the public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 6, 2006, the Bureau of Industry and Security published a 
rule in the Federal Register that proposed amendments to the Export 
Administration Regulations (EAR) that would revise and clarify the 
United States' policy for exports and reexports of dual-use items to 
the People's Republic of China (PRC). Specifically, the proposed rule 
states that it is the policy of the United States Government to prevent 
exports that would make a material contribution to the military 
capability of the PRC, while facilitating U.S. exports to legitimate 
civil end-users in the PRC. Consistent with this policy, BIS proposes 
to amend the EAR by revising and clarifying United States licensing 
requirements and licensing

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policy on exports and reexports of goods and technology to the PRC.
    The proposed amendments include a revision to the licensing review 
policy for items controlled on the Commerce Control List (CCL) for 
reasons of national security, including a new control based on 
knowledge of a military end-use on exports to the PRC of certain CCL 
items that otherwise do not require a license to the PRC. The items 
subject to this license requirement will be set forth in a list. This 
rule further proposes to revise the licensing review policy for items 
controlled for reasons of chemical and biological proliferation, 
nuclear nonproliferation, and missile technology for export to the PRC, 
requiring that applications involving such items be reviewed in 
conjunction with the revised national security licensing policy.
    This rule proposes the creation of a new authorization for 
validated end-users in certain destinations, including the PRC, to whom 
certain, specified items may be exported or reexported. Such validated 
end-users would be placed on a list in the EAR after review and 
approval by the United States Government.
    Finally, this rule proposes to require exporters to obtain End-User 
Certificates, issued by the PRC Ministry of Commerce, for all items 
that both require a license to the PRC for any reason and exceed a 
total value of $5,000. The current PRC End-Use Certificate applies only 
to items controlled for national security reasons. This rule also 
proposes to eliminate the current requirement that exporters submit PRC 
End-User Certificates to BIS with their license applications but 
provides that they must retain them for five years.

Bernard Kritzer,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-10753 Filed 7-10-06; 8:45 am]
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