The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a
proposed rule addressing the transfer of control to the Export
Administration Regulations of items the President determines no
longer warrant control under the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations. The rule is issued in connection with the President's
Export Control Reform Initiative. The rule would establish a General
Order regarding continued use of State Department authorizations for
a specified period, by broadening license exceptions in the EAR to
make them consistent with ITAR exemptions, and by extending the
validity period of BIS licenses. Any modifications to license
exceptions specific to particular types of items, such as firearms,
will be addressed in proposed rules pertaining specifically to those
items. In response to public comments on a June 15, 2011, proposed
rule ( ¶72,755.37),
the rule proposes a revised de minimis
rule for "600
series" items. These are items the President determines
no longer warrant control on the United States Munitions List that
would be controlled in the new "600
series" of the Commerce Control List ( Supplement
No. 1 to EAR Part 774). Finally, the rule proposes conforming
changes necessary to implement the Export Control Reform Initiative.
The conforming changes, such as changes to reporting thresholds for
the Automated Export System, would affect items currently subject to
the EAR. A complete list of the affected provisions appears in the
regulation table below. Comments on the rule are due August 6, 2012.
For the text of the rule, see ¶72,755.50.
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