[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 214 (Friday, November 7, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50489-50490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19822]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Part 126
[Public Notice: 12859]
RIN 1400-AG16
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Changes to Section
126.1
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State is amending the International Traffic
in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in Sec. 126.1 to reflect a determination
made by the Secretary of State.
DATES: This rule is effective on November 7, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Haddad, Foreign Affairs
Officer, Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy, U.S. Department of
State, telephone: (771) 204-7878; email [email protected].
ATTN: Regulatory Change, ITAR Section 126.1 Cambodia.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Based on Cambodia's diligent pursuit of
peace and security, including through renewed engagement with the
United States on defense cooperation and combating transnational crime,
the Secretary of State made a determination to lift the embargo on
defense trade with Cambodia. Pursuant to this determination, the
Department amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
at Sec. 126.1 to remove the reference to Cambodia in table 2 to
paragraph (d)(2) and to remove the defense trade policy for Cambodia
previously found in paragraph (o).
As a result of this change, requests for authorization for
transfers of defense articles and defense services to Cambodia will be
adjudicated on a case-by-case basis and exemptions that are unavailable
for transfers to countries listed in ITAR Sec. 126.1 are now available
for transfers to Cambodia, subject to the relevant criteria in the
exemption being satisfied.
Regulatory Analysis and Notices
Administrative Procedure Act
This rulemaking is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of
section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(a)(1) as a military or foreign affairs function of the
United States. Since the Department is of the opinion that this rule is
exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the APA, it is the view of the
Department that the provisions of section 553 do not apply to this
rulemaking and the Department is publishing this rule without a delay
in its effective date or a request for public comment.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Since this rule is exempt from the notice-and-comment rulemaking
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553, the rule does not require analysis under
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rulemaking does not involve a mandate that will result in the
expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate
or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any year, and it
will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments. Therefore,
no actions are deemed necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Congressional Review Act
The Department assesses that this rulemaking is not a major rule
within the criteria of 5 U.S.C. 804. This rule will not increase costs
or prices and should have no adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of
U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in
domestic and export markets. The Department does not expect this change
to have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more.
Executive Orders 12372 and 13132
This rulemaking does not have sufficient federalism implications to
require consultations or warrant the preparation of a federalism
summary impact statement. The regulations implementing Executive Order
12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and
activities do not apply to this rulemaking.
Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 14192
Executive Order 12866, as amended by Executive Orders 13563,
directs agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available
regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select
regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential
economic, environmental, public health, and safety effects). As a
result of this change, certain restrictions on defense trade activities
with Cambodia will be removed. Because the scope of this rule removes
regulatory requirements and obligations, the Department believes this
action will result in benefits for regulated entities that were
previously unable to conduct defense trade with Cambodia. The
Department also believes any costs resulting from this rule will be
minimal. This rule is exempt from the requirements of Executive Order
14192 because it relates to a foreign affairs function of the United
States. This rule has been designated a significant regulatory action
by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs under Executive
Order 12866.
Executive Order 12988
The Department of State has reviewed this rulemaking in light of
Executive Order 12988 to eliminate ambiguity, minimize litigation,
establish clear legal standards, and reduce burden.
Executive Order 13175
The Department of State determined that this rulemaking will not
have tribal implications, will not impose substantial direct compliance
costs on Indian tribal governments, and will not preempt tribal law.
Accordingly, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this rulemaking.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rulemaking does not impose or revise any information
collections subject to 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 126
Arms and munitions, Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Technical assistance.
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For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Department amends 22
CFR part 126 as follows:
PART 126--GENERAL POLICIES AND PROVISIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 126 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 287c, 2651a, 2752, 2753, 2776, 2778, 2779,
2779a, 2780, 2791, 2797, 10423; sec. 1225, Pub. L. 108-375, 118
Stat. 2091; sec. 7045, Pub. L. 112-74, 125 Stat. 1232; sec. 1250A,
Pub. L 116-92, 133 Stat. 1665; sec. 205, Pub. L. 116-94, 133 Stat.
3052; and E.O. 13637, 78 FR 16129, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 223.
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2. Amend Sec. 126.1 by:
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a. Revising table 2 to paragraph (d)(2); and
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b. Removing and reserving paragraph (o).
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 126.1 Prohibited exports, imports, and sales to or from certain
countries.
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(d) * * *
(2) * * *
Table 2 to Paragraph (d)(2)
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Country-specific paragraph
Country location
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Afghanistan............................ See also paragraph (g) of this
section.
Central African Republic............... See also paragraph (u) of this
section.
Cyprus................................. See also paragraph (r) of this
section.
Democratic Republic of the Congo....... See also paragraph (i) of this
section.
Eritrea................................ See also paragraph (h) of this
section.
Ethiopia............................... See also paragraph (n) of this
section.
Haiti.................................. See also paragraph (j) of this
section.
Iraq................................... See also paragraph (f) of this
section.
Lebanon................................ See also paragraph (t) of this
section.
Libya.................................. See also paragraph (k) of this
section.
Nicaragua.............................. See also paragraph (p) of this
section.
Russia................................. See also paragraph (l) of this
section.
Somalia................................ See also paragraph (m) of this
section.
South Sudan............................ See also paragraph (w) of this
section.
Sudan.................................. See also paragraph (v) of this
section.
Zimbabwe............................... See also paragraph (s) of this
section.
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Thomas G. DiNanno,
Under Secretary, Arms Control and International Security, Department of
State.
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