[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 8, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44943-44944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12864]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 740, 742, 744, and 748


Meetings in Boston, Chicago, Houston and La Jolla 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 of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will hold meetings 
on August 15, 17, 21 and 22, 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 dates are:
    1. August 15, 2006, 12:00 noon, Boston, Massachusetts.
    2. August 17, 2006, 10:30 a.m., Chicago, Illinois.
    3. August 21, 2006, 9:00 a.m., Houston, Texas.
    4. August 22, 2006, 8:30 a.m., La Jolla, California.

ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are:
    1. Boston--Doubletree Guest Suites Boston/Waltham, 550 Winter 
Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451.
    2. Chicago--Four Points Sheraton/Chicago O'Hare, 10249 W. Irving 
Park Road, Schiller Park, Illinois 60176.
    3. Houston--University of Houston, Small Business Development 
Center, Suite 200, 2302 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas 77002.
    4. La Jolla--The University of California, San Diego Campus, 
Institute of the Americas, Copley International Conference Center, 
Hojel Hall of the Americas Auditorium, 10111 North Torrey Pines Road, 
La Jolla, California 92037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information please contact 
the Outreach and Educational Services Division at telephone number 
(202) 482-4811, the Western Region Office at telephone number (949) 
660-0144 ext. 0, or Kathleen Barfield at (202) 482-5491.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Status: These meetings will be open to the 
public.

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Background

    On July 6, 2006, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
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 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.

    Dated: August 3, 2006.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of 
Industry and Security.
 [FR Doc. E6-12864 Filed 8-7-06; 8:45 am]
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