[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 86821-86822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27588]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 732, 734, 736, 740, 742, 744, 746, 748, 758, 770, 772, 
and 774

[Docket No. 231211-0298]
RIN 0694-AI94 and 0694-AJ23


Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Items; 
Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced 
Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and 
Corrections; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION:  Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 25, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
published in the Federal Register the interim final rules (IFR), 
``Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Items'' (SME IFR) and 
``Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced 
Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and 
Corrections'' (AC/S IFR). This notification extends the deadline for 
submission of written comments on both rules to January 17, 2024. BIS 
is making this extension to allow commenters to have additional time to 
review the interim final rules and to benefit from the significant 
amount of public outreach that BIS is conducting on the rules prior to 
preparing and submitting their comments on the IFRs.

DATES: The comment period for the interim final rules published on 
October 25, 2023, at 88 FR 73424 and 88 FR 73458, is extended until 
January 17, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the SME IFR and the AC/S IFRs may be submitted 
to the Federal rulemaking portal (www.regulations.gov). The 
regulations.gov IDs for these rules are:

 SME IFR: www.regulations.gov, docket number BIS-2023-0016 
(ref. 0694-AJ23)
 AC/S IFR: www.regulations.gov, docket number BIS-2022-0025 
(ref. 0694-AI94)

    All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or 
entity submitting the comments as the name of their files. Anyone 
submitting business confidential information should clearly identify 
the business confidential portion of the submission at the time of 
submission, file a statement justifying nondisclosure and referring to 
the

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specific legal authority claimed, and provide a non-confidential 
version of the submission.
    For comments submitted electronically containing business 
confidential information, the file name of the business confidential 
version should begin with the characters ``BC.'' Any page containing 
business confidential information must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS 
CONFIDENTIAL'' on the top of that page. The corresponding non-
confidential version of those comments must be clearly marked 
``PUBLIC.'' The file name of the non-confidential version should begin 
with the character ``P.'' Any submissions with file names that do not 
begin with either a ``BC'' or a ``P'' will be assumed to be public and 
will be made publicly available through https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on the license 
requirements in the interim final rules, contact Eileen Albanese, 
Director, Office of National Security and Technology Transfer Controls, 
Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, Phone: (202) 
482-0092, Fax: (202) 482-482-3355, Email: [email protected]. For emails, 
include ``Advanced computing controls'' or ``Semiconductor 
manufacturing items control'' as applicable in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 17, 2023, BIS released two interim final rules (IFR): 
``Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Items'' (SME IFR) (88 
FR 73424, October 25, 2023) and ``Implementation of Additional Export 
Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and 
Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections'' (AC/S IFR) (88 FR 
73458, October 25, 2023). The October 17 AC/S IFR and SME IFR included 
a comment period deadline of December 18, 2023. The Department of 
Commerce has determined at this time that the extension of the comment 
period through January 17, 2024 is warranted to allow for commenters to 
have additional time to review the interim final rules and to benefit 
from the significant amount of public outreach that BIS is conducting 
on the rules prior to preparing and submitting comments. This extension 
notice specifies that comments may be submitted at any time but must be 
received by January 17, 2024, to be considered.

Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-27588 Filed 12-14-23; 8:45 am]
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