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DOC/BIS RIN: 0694-AD59 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Conforming Changes to Certain End-User/End-Use Based Controls in the EAR; Clarification of the Term Transfer and Related Terms as Used in the EAR 
Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by making conforming changes in certain end-user/end-use controls in the EAR to ensure that the terminology used to describe each type of end-user/end-use control is consistent, to the fullest extent possible, with the terminology in other such controls in the EAR. The amendments would clarify that a party cannot proceed with an export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) that is in transit at the time the party is informed by BIS that a license is required (in accordance with certain end-user/end-use controls in the EAR), unless that party first obtains a license from BIS authorizing the completion of the transaction. These changes to part 744 are intended to enhance the ability of BIS to stop items subject to the EAR, including items not on the Commerce Control List, from being exported, reexported or transferred (in-country) when there is an unacceptable risk that such items will be used in, or diverted to, any of the proliferation activities specified in sections 744.2, 744.3, 744.4 and 744.6 of the EAR. This rule also amends the EAR by revising the definition of the term transfer and certain related terms, to provide greater clarity regarding these provisions. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744    15 CFR 758    15 CFR 736    15 CFR 740    15 CFR 742    15 CFR 748    15 CFR 752    15 CFR 760    15 CFR 772   
Legal Authority: 50 USC 2401    50 USC 1701    22 USC 3201    42 USC 2139a    EO 12058    22 USC 2151 (note), PL 108-175    22 USC 3201 et seq    50 USC 1701 et seq    50 USC app 2401 et seq    EO 12058    EO 12851    EO 12938    EO 12947    EO 13020    EO 13026    EO 13099    EO 13222    EO 13224    EO 13338    PL 106-387    PL 107-56    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/18/2008  73 FR 21076   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/17/2008    
Final Rule  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Timothy Mooney
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Industry and Security
1401 Constitution Avenue,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:202 482-3371
Email: timothy.mooney@bis.doc.gov