[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 172 (Thursday, September 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51213-51214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17639]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

[Docket No. 070619210-7489-02]


Request for Public Comments on a Systematic Review of the 
Commerce Control List

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Inquiry; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends the comment period on a July 17, 2007 
notice of inquiry in which the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
solicited comments from the public regarding the Commerce Control List 
(CCL) in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This extension of 
time would allow the public additional time to comment on the notice of 
inquiry.

DATES: Comments must be received by November 1, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this notice of inquiry may be sent by e-
mail to [email protected]. Include ``Notice of Inquiry--CCL'' 
in the subject line of the message. Comments may also be submitted by 
mail or hand delivery to Timothy Mooney, Office of Exporter Services, 
Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
of Commerce, 14th St. & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2705, 
Washington, DC. 20230, ATTN: Notice of Inquiry--CCL; or by fax to (202) 
482-3355.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Mooney, Regulatory Policy 
Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, Telephone: (202) 482-2440, 
E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 17, 2007, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
published a notice of inquiry in the Federal Register (72 FR 39052) 
that invited the public to submit comments regarding the Commerce 
Control List (CCL) in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
    The notice indicated that, in addition to seeking recommendations 
from its Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) as a part of a systematic 
review of the CCL, BIS believed that it would also be beneficial to 
allow interested members of the public to submit comments regarding the 
CCL.
    Specifically, in addition to seeking recommendations from its TACs, 
BIS invited the interested public to submit comments regarding:
    (1) The overall structure of the CCL, including suggestions for how 
the structure of the CCL may be changed to better advance U.S. national 
security, foreign policy, and economic interests;
    (2) Types of items that should be listed on the CCL and the 
appropriate levels of controls to be placed on those items, taking into 
account technology levels, markets, and foreign availability;
    (3) Any updates to the CCL item descriptions that would enable the 
descriptions to better reflect the intent of the multinational controls 
and to eliminate any overly broad descriptions that inadvertently 
capture non-critical items that are not controlled by other countries; 
and
    (4) Coordination and harmonization of controls on items covered by 
the multilateral regimes, such as the Wassenaar Arrangement.
    The notice of inquiry indicated that the deadline for public 
comments closes on September 17, 2007. BIS is now extending the comment 
period until November 1, 2007, to allow the public additional time to 
comment on the notice of inquiry.


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    Dated: August 30, 2007.
Tom Andrukonis,
Acting, Director, Office of Exporter Services.
[FR Doc. E7-17639 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am]
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