The State Department has issued a final rule, effective November 4, 2011, that amends 22 CFR 123.22(c) of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to no longer require the return of certain expired electronic DSP-5 licenses. State believes that this change will reduce the administrative burden on applicants.
The DDTC is reminding interested parties that the Defense Trade Advisory Group will meet on November 9, 2011 in Washington, DC. Topics to be discussed are: the process to transfer articles from the USML to the CCL; definitions for "public domain" in the ITAR and "publicly available" in the EAR to determine if it is possible to develop a single term and definition that would be applicable to both regulations; and the "single form" proposed to replace all existing State, Treasury and Commerce license applications. Agenda topics will be posted on the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls’ website (www.pmddtc.state.gov) approximately 10 days prior to the meeting. Persons wishing to attend the meeting must notify the DTAG by close of business, November 4, 2011.
The Defense Trade Advisory Group will meet on November 9, 2011 in Washington, DC. DTAG advises the State Department on policies, regulations, and technical issues affecting defense trade. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss current defense trade issues and topics for further study. Agenda topics will be posted on the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls’ website (www.pmddtc.state.gov) approximately 10 days prior to the meeting. Persons wishing to attend the meeting must notify the DTAG by close of business, November 4, 2011.
The Justice Department has announced that Michael Todd, president of The Parts Guys LLC in Florida, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison, a $10,000 fine and was ordered to forfeit $160,362 in connection with his efforts to illegally export military components for fighter jets and attack helicopters from the U.S. to Iran.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is announcing that the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) will meet on November 9, 2011 from 1pm until 4pm in the East Auditorium, U.S. Department of State. Additional details, including information on signing up to attend is expected to be published in the Federal Register soon.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has announced that due to difficulties that some registrants have experienced with completing ACH payments, effective immediately U.S. applicants may now submit registration fees via FedWire. Wire instructions are available on the Registration tab under Electronic Payment of Registration Fees on the DDTC website. DDTC states that a Federal Register notice on this option will be published soon.
On October 18, 2011, the State Department answered a question on the remedial measures the U.S. takes in cases where recipients of U.S.-origin defense articles and equipment have not met end-use requirements.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has posted notice on its homepage that DTrade is back online as of October 13, 2011 at 2:50 p.m. DTrade is a fully-electronic defense export licensing system. DDTC is prepared to receive and adjudicate defense export authorization requests properly submitted by any U.S. person who is a defense trade registrant and wishes to permanently export unclassified defense articles via the Form DSP-5, temporarily import unclassified defense articles via the Form DSP-61, or temporarily export unclassified defense articles via the Form DSP-73. Based on envisioned expansion of electronic processing capabilities, DDTC anticipates, with few exceptions, most export licensing submissions via DTrade in the near future.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has posted notice on its homepage that DTrade is off-line for maintenance. DTrade is a fully-electronic defense export licensing system. DDTC is prepared to receive and adjudicate defense export authorization requests properly submitted by any U.S. person who is a defense trade registrant and wishes to permanently export unclassified defense articles via the Form DSP-5, temporarily import unclassified defense articles via the Form DSP-61, or temporarily export unclassified defense articles via the Form DSP-73. Based on envisioned expansion of electronic processing capabilities, DDTC anticipates, with few exceptions, most export licensing submissions via DTrade in the near future.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has issued an updated frequently asked questions document on D-Trade. The document provides information on D-Trade basic use; form completion, submission, and follow up; digital certificates; and super users (D-Trade users responsible for managing company users). According to DDTC sources, the last major update to these FAQs occurred in 2008.