United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1998_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1bdff563f D09002ee1bdff56fa United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Bureau of Export Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency On January 15, 1998, the Bureau of Export Administration published an interim rule implementing the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Items. Implementation of the Wassenaar List resulted in a number of changes to the Commerce Control List (CCL). The major changes involved the removal of national security controls on certain items, while maintaining controls on these items for antiterrorism reasons. Consistent with this revision, various antiterrorism Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) were enlarged to accommodate the items removed from national security controls. An easy-to-follow pattern was developed to track the movement of these items. Items formerly classified as a XX001 entry, now default into a xx991 entry. In addition, the January 15 rule moved items from one ECCN into another, or merged two or more ECCNs together. This was done to simplify the CCL and place together items that fall within the same general category. For example, ECCN 9A992 (off-highway tractors) was merged with ECCN 9A993 (on-highway tractors) to form part of a new ECCN 9A990 that also includes diesel engines. This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by making the necessary conforming revisions throughout the text of the EAR, consistent with the January 15 revisions to the CCL. 63 FR 42225 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-08-07/98-21060 98-21060 fr07au98-18 RIN 0694-AB35 3510-33-P Docket No. 980619158-8158-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-08-07/98-21060 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-08-07/html/98-21060.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-08-07/pdf/98-21060.pdf 5 p. 42225 42229 63 FR 42225 Title 15 Part 738 15 CFR Part 738 Title 15 Part 740 15 CFR Part 740 Title 15 Part 742 15 CFR Part 742 Title 15 Part 744 15 CFR Part 744 Title 15 Part 746 15 CFR Part 746 Title 15 Part 748 15 CFR Part 748 Title 15 Part 752 15 CFR Part 752 RIN 0694-AB35 Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; Conforming Revisions to the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Items and Revisions to Antiterrorism Controls; Federal Register Vol. 63, Issue RULE 98-21060 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Export Administration 1998-08-07 Docket No. 980619158-8158-01 3510-33-P 98-21060 Interim rule with request for comments.

On January 15, 1998, the Bureau of Export Administration published an interim rule implementing the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Items. Implementation of the Wassenaar List resulted in a number of changes to the Commerce Control List (CCL). The major changes involved the removal of national security controls on certain items, while maintaining controls on these items for antiterrorism reasons. Consistent with this revision, various antiterrorism Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) were enlarged to accommodate the items removed from national security controls. An easy-to-follow pattern was developed to track the movement of these items. Items formerly classified as a XX001 entry, now default into a xx991 entry. In addition, the January 15 rule moved items from one ECCN into another, or merged two or more ECCNs together. This was done to simplify the CCL and place together items that fall within the same general category. For example, ECCN 9A992 (off-highway tractors) was merged with ECCN 9A993 (on-highway tractors) to form part of a new ECCN 9A990 that also includes diesel engines. This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by making the necessary conforming revisions throughout the text of the EAR, consistent with the January 15 revisions to the CCL.

Effective Date: This rule is effective August 7, 1998. Patricia Muldonian, Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Export Administration, Telephone: (202) 482-2440. Vol. 63, no. 152 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1998-08-07 continuing daily deposited born digital 375 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-08-07 P0b002ee180a5315e 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr07au98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-08-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-08-07/pdf/FR-1998-08-07.pdf fdlp 42201 42565 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1998-08-07 machine generated eng FR FR-1998-08-07 63 152