The Bureau of Industry and Security announces a partially open meeting of the Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee on September 9, 2010. The agenda for the public session includes a special presentation by Analog Devices, Inc. on MEMS devices, and a review of the status of working groups.
The Bureau of Industry and Security announces a partially open meeting of the Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee on September 14, 2010. The agenda for the public session includes an export enforcement update, regulations update, working group reports, and an Automated Export System (AES) update.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an Office of Technology Evaluation report, "Critical Technology Assessment: Impact of U.S. Export Controls on Green Technology Items."
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls announces that D-Trade will undergo essential system maintenance on Friday, August 20, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. EST until Monday, August 23, 2010 8:00 a.m. EST. During this time, the D-Trade system will be unavailable to accept submissions. All other applications (EFS, ELLIE and MARY) will remain online.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has announced the following entity name and/or address change(s) for new DDTC license applications. New license applications received after the listed deadline will be considered for return without action for correction to the new name/address (notices hyperlinked):
On August 13, 2009, the President continued for one year all rules and regulations issued or continued in effect under the authority of the Export Administration Act of 1979 or certain provisions of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and all orders, regulations, licenses, and other forms of administrative action issued, taken, or continued in effect pursuant to the EAA of 1979 or certain provisions of the AECA, except to the extent that they are inconsistent with certain provisions of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
At the August 12, 2010 meeting of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Materials Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC), BIS officials gave updates on the Administration’s export control reform efforts, regime-based activities, etc. The officials made the following points:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Seafood Inspection Program has issued a notice announcing the requirements for the exportation of fish and fishery products to Russia, as set forth in the U.S.-Russia Memorandum of Understanding, which became effective on February 25, 2010.
As part of the Administration’s Export Control Reform plan announced in April, the State Department is proposing to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to exempt from approval requirements intra-company transfers of defense articles to employees who are dual nationals or third-country nationals.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has announced the following entity name and/or address change(s) for new DDTC license applications. New license applications received after the listed deadline will be considered for return without action for correction to the new name/address (notices hyperlinked):