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    [November 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 216)]
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    Part IV

    Department of Commerce

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    Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

    [Excerpts on BXA]

                                    Bureau of Export Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                         Regulation
     Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
      Number                                                                                               Number
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    589          Administration of State Log Exports Ban..............................................    0694-AB25
    590          Licensing of, and Expansion of National Security and Foreign Policy Controls on,
                Recoverable Encryption Software.......................................................    0694-AB47
    591          Revisions to EAR as a Result of the Addition of Brazil and Ukraine to the Nuclear
                Suppliers Group.......................................................................    0694-AB50
    592          Revisions to Commerce Control List: Addition of Technology and Software Controls for
                Certain Crime Control Commodities.....................................................    0694-AB53
    593          Revisions to Antiterrorism Controls..................................................    0694-AB63
    594          Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention; Revisions to the Export
                Administration Regulations............................................................    0694-AB67
    595          Exports of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials:
                Implementation of Firearms Convention.................................................    0694-AB68
    596          Clarification of Reporting Requirements Under the Wassenaar Arrangement..............    0694-AB72
    597          India and Pakistan Sanctions.........................................................    0694-AB73
    598          Revocations of Reexport Authorizations Issued Prior to June 15, 1996.................    0694-AB74
    599          Revisions to the Commerce Control List: Changes in Missile Technology Controls.......    0694-AB75
    600          Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; Country Groups D:1 and E:2;
                License Exception TMP.................................................................    0694-AB76
    601          Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations; Commerce
                Control List..........................................................................    0694-AB77
    602          Exports of High Performance Computers; Revisions.....................................    0694-AB78
    603          Exports and Reexports of Explosive Materials; Revision of Foreign Policy Controls....    0694-AB79
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                                   Bureau of Export Administration--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                         Regulation
     Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
      Number                                                                                               Number
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    604          Revision of Foreign Boycott Provisions of Export Administration Regulations..........    0694-AA11
    605          Transfer of Dual-Use Items From U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List.....    0694-AA52
    606          Implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention........................................    0694-AB06
    607          Transfer of Certain Remote Sensing Satellites From the U.S. Munitions List to the CCL    0694-AB09
    608          Clarification of Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative (EPCI) ``Catch-All''
                Provision and Validated License Requirements..........................................    0694-AB10
    609          Libya: Expansion of Foreign Policy Controls..........................................    0694-AB28
    610          Change the Commerce Control List To Revise Controls on Communication Intercepting
                Devices (Export Commerce Control Number ECCN 5A980)...................................    0694-AB41
    611          Clarification of License Exception GFT (Humanitarian Donations)......................    0694-AB49
    612          Exports of Technology and Software; Release of Technology or Source Code to Foreign
                Nationals in the United States........................................................    0694-AB59
    613          Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; Additions to the Entity List.....    0694-AB60
    614          De Minimis Exclusion for Technology and Software.....................................    0694-AB62
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                                   Bureau of Export Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                         Regulation
     Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
      Number                                                                                               Number
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    615          Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS).....................................    0694-AA02
    616          Revision to ECCN 1C350 (Mixtures): Removal of Solvent Free Basis Calculation
                Requirement and Trace Quantity Exemption..............................................    0694-AB66
    617          Exports to Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); Imposition of
                Foreign Policy Controls...............................................................    0694-AB69
    618          Revisions to the EAR Confirming Revision to the Wassenaar Arrangement List Dual-Use
                Items and Antiterrorism Controls......................................................    0694-AB70
    619          Shipper's Export Declaration Requirements for Exports Valued Less Than $2500.........    0694-AB71
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    Bureau of Export Administration--Final Rule Stage
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    589. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LOG EXPORTS BAN

    Priority:  Other Significant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
    Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

    Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, June 1, 1998.
    Title 6 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act of 1998 (PL 105-03)

    Abstract: The rule will provide the Department of Commerce's
    regulations implementing the ban on the export of unprocessed timber
    originating from non-Federal public lands in 17 western States,
    pursuant to the Forest Resource Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of
    1990, as amended (FRCSRA). This rule defines the actions the Department
    will take to implement the State log export ban.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    ANPRM                           06/07/95                    60 FR 30030
    ANPRM Comment Period End        07/07/95
    Final Action                    12/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
    Small Entities Affected: Businesses

    Government Levels Affected: State, Local

    Agency Contact: Bernard Kritzer, Manager, Short Supply Programs,
    Chemical/Biological Control, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export
    Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-0894
    Fax: 202 482-0751

    RIN: 0694-AB25
    _______________________________________________________________________

    590. LICENSING OF, AND EXPANSION OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY
    CONTROLS ON, RECOVERABLE ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE

    Priority:  Other Significant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
    Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: This rule will amend the Export Administration Regulations by
    imposing enhanced national security and foreign policy controls on
    certain recoverable encryption to supplement the national security
    controls on those items. This rule will also amend the EAR to exclude
    recoverable encryption software from the de minimis provisions for
    exports from abroad of foreign-origin software incorporating U.S.-
    origin software. In addition, this rule amends the Commerce Control
    List by adding ECCNs to control recoverable encryption software
    transferred from the U.S. Munitions List.
    The December 13, 1996, and December 30, 1996, rules were inadvertently
    published with the RIN (regulatory identifier number) 0648-AB09.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Licensing of Key Escrow
    Encryption Equipment and
    Software                        12/13/96                    61 FR 65460
    Encryption Items Transferred
    From the USMC to the CCL        12/30/96                    61 FR 68572
    Final Action                    10/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
    Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB47
    _______________________________________________________________________

    591. REVISIONS TO EAR AS A RESULT OF THE ADDITION OF BRAZIL AND UKRAINE
    TO THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2570 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 24091 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
    Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: As a result of Brazil and Ukraine being admitted to the
    Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), this rule adds Brazil and Ukraine to
    Supplement Number 1 to part 740-, Country Group A, Column A:4 (Nuclear
    Suppliers) and removes Brazil and Ukraine from the Commerce Country
    Chart, NP Column 1 (Nuclear Nonproliferation). The subscribing
    governments have agreed to establish export licensing procedures for
    the transfer of items identified on the Annex to the ``Nuclear-Related
    Dual-Use Equipment, Materials, and Related Technology List,'' which is
    published by the International Atomic Energy Agency and adhered to by
    the United States and other subscribing governments in the Nuclear
    Suppliers Group.
    This action will lessen the administrative burden on U.S. Exporters by
    decreasing licensing requirements for exports of items controlled for
    nuclear nonproliferation reasons to Brazil and Ukraine.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    11/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
    Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB50
    _______________________________________________________________________

    592. REVISIONS TO COMMERCE CONTROL LIST: ADDITION OF TECHNOLOGY AND
    SOFTWARE CONTROLS FOR CERTAIN CRIME CONTROL COMMODITIES

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2570 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 12924;
    Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  14 CFR 799

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration is amending the Commerce
    Control List (CCL) of the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR
    parts 730 to 774) to add technology and software controls for certain
    crime control commodities.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    12/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
    Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB53
    _______________________________________________________________________

    593. REVISIONS TO ANTITERRORISM CONTROLS

    Priority:  Other Significant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 799

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: This rule will revise the antiterrorism provisions of the
    Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The rule will be published in
    two parts. The first part makes exports or certain reexports to
    entities named on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's list of
    Specially Designated Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist Organizations a
    violation of the EAR, and it is not significant. The second part of the
    rule, which is significant, prohibits exports of parts or components
    for the service or repair of civil aircraft owned or controlled by the
    military of a terrorist-supporting country and expands the list of
    items controlled for antiterrorism reasons on the Commerce Control
    List.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Interim Final Rule              11/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Director, Regulatory Policy Division,
    Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC
    20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB63
    _______________________________________________________________________

    594. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION; REVISIONS TO THE
    EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: This rule implements the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
    that affect exports and reexports subject to the jurisdiction of the
    Commerce Department by amending the Export Administration Regulations.
    Specifically, this rule modifies an existing License Exception to
    permit the export of technology to foreign nationals during inspections
    of chemical facilities in the U.S. pursuant to the CWC and to permit
    the export or reexport of equipment for use in inspections in countries
    party to the CWC, adds licensing requirements for certain chemicals
    listed in the CWC, adds a requirement for an End-Use Certificate for
    exports of certain chemicals to those countries that are not a party to
    the CWC, and adds a notification and annual report requirement.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    10/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
    Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB67
    _______________________________________________________________________

    595. EXPORTS OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, AND OTHER
    RELATED MATERIALS: IMPLEMENTATION OF FIREARMS CONVENTION

    Priority:  Other Significant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c)EO 11912; EO
    12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) is revising the
    Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the export control
    provisions of the Organization of American States (OAS) Model
    Regulations for the Control of the International Movement of Firearms,
    their Parts and Components and Ammunition. The OAS Model Regulations
    were promulgated based upon the Inter-American Convention Against the
    Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition,
    Explosives, and Other Related Materials (Firearms Convention).
    Convention signatories agreed to effectively combat the illicit
    manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives,
    and other related materials (collectively referred to as ``firearms'')
    because of the links such activities have to drug trafficking,
    terrorism, transnational organized crime, and mercenary and other
    criminal activities by imposing an export license and import
    certificate requirement for the import and export of firearms.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    10/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

    Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Director, Regulatory Policy Division,
    Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC
    20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB68
    _______________________________________________________________________

    596. CLARIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE
    WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: On January 15, 1998, the Bureau of Export Administration
    (BXA) published an interim final rule (63 FR 4252) implementing the
    Wassenaar Arrangement list of dual-use items and reporting requirements
    under the Wassenaar Arrangement. This rule provides clarification on
    the reporting requirements under the Wassenaar Arrangement.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    10/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of
    Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB72
    _______________________________________________________________________

    597.  AND PAKISTAN SANCTIONS

    Priority:  Other Significant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: On June 18, 1998, the Administration announced additional
    details of the sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan in response to
    their recent detonation of nuclear devices. The President had
    previously determined and reported to Congress, under the authority of
    section 102 of the Arms Export Control Act, that the Indian and Pakistani
    activities had violated the Act and sanctions were required.
    Under the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of
    Commerce's Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) is revising the Export
    Administration Regulations (EAR) to expand the license requirements and
    set forth licensing policy for exports and reexports of most items
    controlled for nuclear nonproliferation and missile technology to India
    and Pakistan. Under the provisions of the Export Administration Act
    (EAA), BXA is revising the EAR to expand the license requirements and
    set forth licensing policy for exports and reexports of high
    performance computers to India and Pakistan. In addition, Indian and
    Pakistani government entities involved in nuclear or missile activities
    will be added to the Entity List. Additional military and private
    entities located in India and Pakistan will be added to the Entity List
    in the near future.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    10/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
    Small Entities Affected: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Director, Regulatory Policy Division,
    Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC
    20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB73
    _______________________________________________________________________

    598.  OF REEXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS ISSUED PRIOR TO JUNE 15, 1996

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration is amending the Export
    Administration Regulations by issuing General Order No. 1 revoking all
    reexport authorizations issued prior to June 15, 1996 that do not
    contain any license validity period.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    10/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Director, Regulatory Policy Division,
    Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC
    20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB74
    _______________________________________________________________________

    599. REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST: CHANGES IN MISSILE
    TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) maintains the
    Commerce Control List (CCL), which identifies those items subject to
    Department of Commerce export controls. This rule amends the CCL by
    revising a number of items subject to control for missile technology
    reasons. These changes to the CCL are the result of the Missile
    Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Technical Experts Meeting in November
    1997. The changes made by this rule are intended to conform the list of
    missile technology-related items controlled by the United States to the
    list agreed to and adopted by the countries participating in the MTCR.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    12/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of
    Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB75
    _______________________________________________________________________

    600. REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS;
    COUNTRY GROUPS D:1 AND E:2; LICENSE EXCEPTION TMP

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: The interim final rule amends the Export Administration
    Regulations (EAR) by revising Country Group E:1 to include all
    terrorist-supporting countries, and replacing references to Cuba, Iran,
    Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria with Country Group E:1 where
    appropriate. This rule also amends the EAR by removing restrictions on
    Country Group D:1 for General Prohibition Eight - Intransit Shipments
    and items to be unladen from vessels or aircraft, and License Exception
    TMP for tools of trade and exhibition and demonstration, clarifies the
    scope of License Exception TMP for encryption software, and provides a
    definition for ``effective control'' of tools of trade exported under
    License Exception TMP.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    10/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
    Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB76
    _______________________________________________________________________

    601. REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
    REGULATIONS; COMMERCE CONTROL LIST

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 744

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: On January 15, 1998, the Bureau of Export Administration
    (BXA) published an interim final rule (63 FR 2452) that implemented the
    Wassenaar Arrangement list of dual-use items and reporting requirements
    under the Wassenaar Arrangement. The interim final rule revised the
    Commerce Control List by making revisions to implement the Wassenaar
    Arrangement. This rule amends the Commerce Control List by making
    revisions and clarifications and, in some cases, inserts material
    inadvertently omitted from the January 15 interim.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    10/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of
    Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB77
    _______________________________________________________________________

    602. EXPORTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS; REVISIONS

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration is amending the Export
    Administration Regulations (EAR) by revising the requirements for
    exports of high-performance computers. This rule revises post-shipment
    verification reporting procedures originally implemented as a result of
    the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 1998
    (P.L. 105-85, 111 Stat. 1629).

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    11/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Director, Regulatory Policy Division,
    Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC
    20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB78
    _______________________________________________________________________

    603. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS; REVISION OF
    FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations by
    imposing a new licensing requirement on the export and reexport of
    explosive material (not elsewhere controlled on the Commerce Control
    List), and products incorporating those materials as described by
    Export Control Classification Number 1C998 to Iran, Sudan, and Syria
    for antiterrorism reasons. License applications to Iran and Sudan will
    be subject to a general policy of denial in accordance with the
    comprehensive U.S. embargoes to those countries. License applications
    to Syria will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with a policy of
    denial to military end-uses and end-users.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    11/00/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of
    Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB79
    _______________________________________________________________________

    Bureau of Export Administration--Long-Term Actions
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    604. REVISION OF FOREIGN BOYCOTT PROVISIONS OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
    REGULATIONS

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 760

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    NPRM                            09/26/89                    54 FR 39415
    NPRM Comment Period End         10/26/89
    Final Action                    00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Dexter M. Price
    Phone: 202 482-5914
    Fax: 202 482-0913

    RIN: 0694-AA11
    _______________________________________________________________________

    605. TRANSFER OF DUAL-USE ITEMS FROM U.S. MUNITIONS LIST TO THE COMMERCE
    CONTROL LIST

    Priority:  Other Significant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 799.1

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Transfer of Communications
    Satellites                      10/23/92                    57 FR 48312
    Navigation and Avionics         06/23/93                    58 FR 34211
    Final Rule: Transfer of
    Commercial Communication
    Satellites                      09/08/93                    58 FR 47322
    Transfer of Items From the USMI
    to the CCL; Imposition of
    Certain Foreign Policy Controls 10/26/93                    58 FR 57549
    Satellite Fuel                  09/29/97                    62 FR 50865
    Final Action                    00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: James A. Lewis
    Phone: 202 482-4196
    Fax: 202 482-4094
    Email: jlewis@bxa.doc.gov

    RIN: 0694-AA52
    _______________________________________________________________________

    606. IMPLEMENTATION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    ANPRM                           12/23/94                    59 FR 66291
    ANPRM Comment Period End        01/23/95
    NPRM                            00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB06
    _______________________________________________________________________

    607. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN REMOTE SENSING SATELLITES FROM THE U.S.
    MUNITIONS LIST TO THE CCL

    Priority:  Other Significant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Interim Final Rule              10/21/96                    61 FR 54540
    Final Action                    00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: James A. Lewis
    Phone: 202 482-4196
    Fax: 202 482-4094
    Email: jlewis@bxa.doc.gov

    RIN: 0694-AB09
    _______________________________________________________________________

    608. CLARIFICATION OF ENHANCED PROLIFERATION CONTROL INITIATIVE (EPCI)
    ``CATCH-ALL'' PROVISION AND VALIDATED LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

    Priority:  Other Significant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Hillary Hess
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB10
    _______________________________________________________________________

    609. LIBYA: EXPANSION OF FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS

    Priority:  Other Significant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Sharron Cook
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB28
    _______________________________________________________________________

    610. CHANGE THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST TO REVISE CONTROLS ON
    COMMUNICATION INTERCEPTING DEVICES (EXPORT COMMERCE CONTROL NUMBER ECCN
    5A980)

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: James A. Lewis
    Phone: 202 482-4196
    Fax: 202 482-4094
    Email: jlewis@bxa.doc.gov

    RIN: 0694-AB41
    _______________________________________________________________________

    611. CLARIFICATION OF LICENSE EXCEPTION GFT (HUMANITARIAN DONATIONS)

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 740

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Hillary Hess
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB49
    _______________________________________________________________________

    612. EXPORTS OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE; RELEASE OF TECHNOLOGY OR SOURCE
    CODE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THE UNITED STATES

    Priority:  Other Significant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 799

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Hillary Hess
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB59
    _______________________________________________________________________

    613. REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS; ADDITIONS TO
    THE ENTITY LIST

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 744

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Addition to Entity List         05/16/97                    62 FR 26922
    Addition to Entity List         06/30/97                    62 FR 35334
    Addition to Entity List         06/30/97                    62 FR 35335
    Revision to Entity List         10/01/97                    62 FR 51369
    Addition to Entity List Russian
    Entities                        07/29/98                    63 FR 40363
    Final Action                    00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Sharron Cook
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB60
    _______________________________________________________________________

    614. DE MINIMIS EXCLUSION FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 799

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    00/00/00

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB62
    _______________________________________________________________________

    Bureau of Export Administration--Completed Actions
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    615. DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (DPAS)

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing
    Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or
    duplication, or streamline requirements.

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700

    Completed:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    05/11/98                    63 FR 31918
    Final Action Effective          07/13/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Richard V. Meyers
    Phone: 202 482-3634
    Fax: 202 482-5650
    Email: rmeyers@bxa.doc.gov

    RIN: 0694-AA02
    _______________________________________________________________________

    616. REVISION TO ECCN 1C350 (MIXTURES): REMOVAL OF SOLVENT FREE BASIS
    CALCULATION REQUIREMENT AND TRACE QUANTITY EXEMPTION

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Completed:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    03/24/98                    63 FR 14028

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Sharron Cook
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB66
    _______________________________________________________________________

    617. EXPORTS TO FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA (SERBIA AND
    MONTENEGRO); IMPOSITION OF FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS

    Priority:  Other Significant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: Reacting to the use of excessive force by Serbian police
    forces against civilians in Kosovo, as well as acts of violence by the
    Kosovan Albanian extremists, and fulfilling United States obligations
    to implement an international arms embargo mandated by the United
    Nations Security Council, the United States has banned the sale and
    supply of arms and related material of all types to the Federal
    Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). To supplement the State
    Department controls on items on the U.S. Munitions List, the Bureau of
    Export Administration is designating certain items on the Commercial
    Control List that are subject to the arms embargo and establishing a
    policy of denial to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
    Montenegro) on such items. No embargoed items may be exported to the
    Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) under any
    License Exception, including shipments of limited value (LVS).

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    07/14/98                    63 FR 37767

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Policy Analyst, Department of
    Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB69
    _______________________________________________________________________

    618. REVISIONS TO THE EAR CONFIRMING REVISION TO THE WASSENAAR
    ARRANGEMENT LIST DUAL-USE ITEMS AND ANTITERRORISM CONTROLS

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(c); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: On January 15, 1998, the Bureau of Export Administration
    published an interim final rule (63 FR 2452) 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 XX001 now default to an 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 comforming revision throughout the text of the EAR,
    consistent with the January 15 revisions to the CCL.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    619. SHIPPER'S EXPORT DECLARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPORTS
    VALUED LESS THAN $2500

    Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

    Legal Authority:  18 USC 2501 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC
    7429; 10 USC 7430(c); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC
    2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 40 USC 466(c); EO 11912;
    EO 12924; Notice of August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121)

    CFR Citation:  15 CFR 730 to 774

    Legal Deadline: None

    Abstract: To further the Bureau of Export Administration's efforts in
    harmonizing the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) with the Bureau
    of the Census Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations, this final rule
    amends the EAR by revising the Shipper's Export Declaration (SED)
    provisions to expand the country scope of the $2500 exemption for
    filing an SED with the Bureau of the Census. This final rule also
    clarifies that the Harmonized Tariff Schedule number may be used in
    lieu of the Schedule B number on the SED.

    Timetable:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Action                            Date                      FR Cite
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Final Action                    08/27/98                    63 FR 45698
    Final Action Effective          08/27/98

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

    Government Levels Affected: None

    Agency Contact: Nancy Crowe, Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce,
    Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230
    Phone: 202 482-2440
    Fax: 202 482-3355

    RIN: 0694-AB71
    _______________________________________________________________________