[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 71580-71581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34344]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Export Administration
15 CFR Part 774
[Docket No. 981215307-8307-01]
RIN 0694-AB83
Expansion of License Exception CIV Eligibility for
``Microprocessors'' Controlled by ECCN 3A001
AGENCY: Bureau of Export Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) maintains the
Commerce Control List (CCL), which identifies those items subject to
Department of Commerce export licensing requirements. Consistent with
technological changes, this interim rule adjusts the License Exception
CIV eligibility level for microprocessors controlled by Export Control
Classification Number (ECCN) 3A001 from a composite theoretical
performance (CTP) of equal to or less than 500 million theoretical
operations per second (MTOPS) to a CTP of equal to or less than 1200
MTOPS. License Exception CIV is available for exports and reexports to
civil end-users for civil end-uses in Country Group D:1.
BXA will continue to review the technical levels for
microprocessors.
DATES: This rule is effective on January 1, 1999. Comments on this rule
must be received on or before January 30, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Patricia Muldonian,
Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Export Administration, Department
of Commerce, P.O. Box 273, Washington, DC 20044.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Lewis, Director, Office of
Strategic Trade and Foreign Policy Controls, Bureau of Export
Administration, Telephone: (202) 482-4196.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although the Export Administration Act (EAA)
expired on August 20, 1994, the President invoked the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act and continued in effect, to the extent
permitted by law, the provisions of the EAA and the EAR in Executive
Order 12924 of August 19, 1994, as extended by the President's notices
of August 15, 1995 (60 FR 42767), August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527), August
13, 1997 (62 FR 43629), and August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121).
Rulemaking Requirements
1. This interim rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of E.O. 12866.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty
for failure to comply with a collection of information, subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), unless that
collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number. This rule involves a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) This
collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget
under control number 0694-0088.
3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications
sufficient to warrant preparation of a Federalism assessment under
Executive Order 12612.
4. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity for
public participation, and a delay in effective date, are inapplicable
because this regulation involves a military and foreign affairs
function of the United States (Sec. 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). Further, no
other law requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking and an
opportunity for public comment be given for this interim rule. Because
a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment
are not required to be given for this rule under 5 U.S.C. or by any
other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) are not applicable.
However, because of the importance of the issues raised by these
regulations, this rule is issued in interim form and comments will be
considered in the development of final regulations.
Accordingly, the Department encourages interested persons who wish
to comment to do so at the earliest possible time to permit the fullest
consideration of their views.
The period for submission of comments will close on January 30,
1999. The Department will consider all comments received before the
close of the comment period in developing final regulations. Comments
received after the end of the comment period will be considered if
possible, but their consideration cannot be assured. The Department
will not accept public comments accompanied by a request that a part or
all of the material be treated confidentially because of its business
proprietary nature or for any other reason. The Department will return
such comments and materials to the person submitting the comments and
will not consider them in the development of final regulations. All
public comments on these regulations will be a matter of public record
and will be available for public inspection and copying. In the
interest of accuracy and completeness, the Department requires comments
in written form.
Oral comments must be followed by written memoranda, which will
also be a matter of public record and will be available for public
review and copying. Communications from agencies of the United States
Government or foreign governments will not be made available for public
inspection.
The public record concerning these regulations will be maintained
in the Bureau of Export Administration Freedom of Information Records
Inspection Facility, Room 4525, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Records in this
facility, including written public comments and memoranda summarizing
the substance of oral communications, may be inspected and copied in
accordance with regulations published in Part 4 of Title 15 of the Code
of Federal Regulations. Information about the inspection and copying of
records at the facility may be obtained from Margaret Cornejo, Bureau
of Export Administration Freedom of Information Officer, at the above
address or by calling (202) 482-5653.
List of Subjects in 15 CFR part 774
Exports, Foreign Trade.
Accordingly, part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations (15
CFR parts 730 through 799) is amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for part 774 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
10 U.S.C. 720; 10 U.S.C. 7430(e); 18 U.S.C. 2510 et seq.; 22 U.S.C.
287c; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; Sec. 201, Pub. L. 104-
58, 109 Stat. 557 (30 U.S.C. 185(s)); 30 U.S.C. 185(u); 42 U.S.C.
2139a; 42 U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 46 U.S.C. app. 466c; 50
U.S.C. app. 5; E.O. 12924, 59 FR 43437, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 917;
Notice of August 15, 1995, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 501; Notice of
August 14, 1996, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 298; Notice of August 13,
1997 (62 FR 43629, August 15, 1997); Notice of August 13, 1998 (63
FR 44121, August 17, 1998).
PART 774--AMENDED
Supplement No. 1 To Part 774--Amended
2. In Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List),
Category 3--Electronics, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)
3A001 is amended by revising the License Exceptions section to read as
follows:
3A001 Electronic components, as follows (see List of Items
Controlled).
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A for MT
$1500: 3A001.c
$3000: 3A001.b.1, b.2, b.3, .d, .e and .f
$5000: 3A001.a, and .b.4 to b.7
GBS: Yes, except 3A001.a.1.a, b.1, b.3 to b.7, .c to .f
CIV: Yes, except 3A001.a.1, a.2, a.3.a (for processors with a CTP
greater than 1200 Mtops), a.5, a.6, a.9, a.10, and a.12, .b, .c, .d,
.e, and .f
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Dated: December 22, 1998.
R. Roger Majak,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-34344 Filed 12-28-98; 8:45 am]
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