BIS Reopens Comment Period on Two Recommendations of the Deemed Export Advisory Committee
The Bureau of Industry and Security has reopened the comment period until September 22, 2008 on two recommendations made by the Deemed Export Advisory Committee in 20071 with respect to BIS' deemed export licensing policy.
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BIS is requesting comments on:
- whether the scope of technologies in the Commerce Control List (CCL) that are subject to deemed export licensing requirements should be narrowed, and if so, which technologies should be subject to deemed export licensing requirements; and
- whether a more comprehensive set of criteria should be used to assess country affiliation for foreign nationals with respect to deemed exports.
(The original comment period ended August 18, 2008.)
1In December 2007, the DEAC submitted a report to the Secretary of Commerce entitled "The Deemed Export Rule in the Era of Globalization," which reviewed the current deemed export policy and recommended changes. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/23/08 news, 08012330, for BP summary of the report. See ITT's Online Archives or 03/17/08 news, 08031715, for BP summary of trade organization criticism of DEAC report.)
(See ITT's Online Archives or 05/20/08 news, 08052020, for BP summary of BIS' original request for comments on the DEAC's two recommendations.
See ITT's Online Archives or 08/20/08 news, 08082020, for BP summary of BIS' agenda for the final six months of the Bush Administration in which BIS states that it intends to update its deemed export policy.)
BIS contact - Steven Emme (202) 482-2440
BIS notice (D/N 080416579-81111-02, FR Pub 08/22/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-19558.pdf.