[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 10, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35376-35377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12580]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 120, 122, 123, 124, and 129
[Public Notice: 11137]
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Request for Comment
Regarding the Temporary Suspension, Modification, or Exception to
Regulations During SARS-COV2 Public Health Emergency
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State, is requesting comment from the public
regarding certain temporary suspensions, modifications, and exceptions
to several provisions of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(ITAR) recently issued in order to ensure continuity of operations
within the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and among
entities registered with DDTC pursuant to the ITAR during the current
SARS-COV2 public health emergency.
DATES: Comments are due by June 25, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments by one of the
following methods:
Email: [email protected] with the subject line,
``Request
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for Comment: ITAR Suspension, Modification, or Exception--SARS-COV2.''
Internet: At www.regulations.gov, search for this notice
using its docket number, DOS-2020-0024.
Comments submitted through www.regulations.gov will be visible to
other members of the public; the Department will publish responsive
comments on the DDTC website (www.pmddtc.state.gov). Commenters are
therefore cautioned not to include proprietary or other sensitive
information in their comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hart, Office of Defense Trade
Controls Policy, U.S. Department of State, telephone (202) 632-2788, or
email [email protected]. ATTN: Request for Comment:
Suspension, Modification, or Exception--SARS-COV2.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to ensure continuity of operations
within the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and among
entities registered with DDTC pursuant to part 122 of the International
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), on May 1, 2020, DDTC issued a
document (85 FR 25287) informing the public of the temporary
suspension, modification, and exception to several ITAR provisions.
These actions were taken in the interest of the security and foreign
policy of the United States as warranted due to the exceptional and
undue hardships and risks to safety caused by the public health
emergency related to the SARS-COV2 pandemic. DDTC is limiting its
consideration of comments to the following three areas and requests
commenters confine their submissions to the requested topics.
1. The efficacy of each of the temporary suspensions,
modifications, and exceptions to the ITAR on the operating environments
of the regulated community members during the COVID-19 emergency.
2. Expiration dates of suspensions, modifications, and exceptions
to the ITAR--for each expiration date, is the period of efficacy
sufficient, or should DDTC consider an extension of the expiration
date, and why?
3. Are there additional temporary suspensions, modifications, or
exceptions to the ITAR that DDTC should consider in response to
specific difficulties in operating conditions under the regulations
that have arisen for the regulated community as a direct result of the
crisis, and why?
Michael F. Miller,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls, U.S. Department
of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-12580 Filed 6-5-20; 4:15 pm]
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