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BIS Adds 28 Entries to the Entity List
September 17, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Commerce Dept.

The Commerce Department is amending the Export Administration Regulations to add 28 entries to the Entity List. The destinations for the entries include Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, China, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom. Two of the entries are listed under multiple countries. Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security restricts, and in most cases denies, licenses for exports, reexports and transfer for transactions involved Entity List entries. The following 28 entries are added:

FTZ Board Approves Reorganization, Expansion for Zone in Chattanooga
September 9, 2014 by Brian Feito|Commerce Dept.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the expansion and reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 134 in and around Chattanooga. The zone will now cover all of Hamilton, Marion, Grundy, Warren, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Rhea, Meigs, Bradley, Polk and McMinn Counties, Tennessee. Under the Alternative Site Framework reorganization, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.

NMFS Lists 22 Species of Coral as Threatened
September 9, 2014 by Brian Feito|Commerce Dept.

The National Marine Fisheries Service issued a final rule listing 22 species of coral in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific as threatened. Newly listed species include boulder star, elkhorn, lobed star, mountainous star, pillar, rough cactus, and staghorn corals. The listings take effect Oct. 10.

FTZ Board Allows Expedited Subzone Requests for Zone in Anchorage
September 8, 2014 by Brian Feito|Commerce Dept.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 160 in Anchorage, Alaska. The zone will now cover all of the municipality of Anchorage. Under the Alternative Site Framework reorganization, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.

BIS Requests Comments on Availability of Dry Etching Equipment in China
September 5, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Commerce Dept.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security is asking for public comments on the availability of anisotropic plasma dry etching equipment in China. BIS is conducting an assessment of the availability of the equipment in response to a claim from the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International industry association. The equipment is controlled on the Commerce Control List, but SEMI contends the level of availability of the products in China makes U.S. export controls ineffective. Stakeholders must submit comments by Sept. 23. BIS is asking for comments in the following specific areas: