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DOC/BIS RIN: 0694-AE29 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: December 2007 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Agreement Implementation: Categories 1, 2, 3, 5 Parts I and II, 6, 7, and 9 of the Commerce Control List; Definitions 
Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) maintains the Commerce Control List (CCL), which identifies items subject to Department of Commerce export controls. This final rule revises the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement changes made to the Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar List), and Statements of Understanding maintained and agreed to by governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar Arrangement, or WA). The Wassenaar Arrangement advocates implementation of effective export controls on strategic items with the objective of improving regional and international security and stability. To harmonize with the changes to the Wassenaar List, this rule revises the EAR by amending certain entries that are controlled for national security reasons in Categories 1, 2, 3, 5 part I (telecommunications), 5 part II (information security), 6, 7, and 9; and adding new entries to the Commerce Control List (CCL), amending EAR Definitions, as well as adding definitions. The purpose of this final rule is to make the necessary changes to the CCL and definitions of terms used in the EAR to implement Wassenaar List revisions that were agreed upon in the December 2007 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Meeting. This rule also adds or expands unilateral U.S. export controls and national security export controls on certain items to make them consistent with the amendments made to implement the Wassenaar Arrangement's decisions. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740    15 CFR 772    15 CFR 774   
Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420    10 USC 7430    22 USC 287    22 USC 3201    22 USC 6004    22 USC 7201    30 USC 185    42 USC 2139    42 USC 6212    46 USC 466    50 USC 1701    50 USC 2401    50 USC 5    EO 13026    EO 13222   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  10/14/2008  73 FR 60910   
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:
Sharron Cook
Policy Analyst
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Industry and Security
2096/MS 2705, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:202 482-2440
Email: sharron.cook@bis.doc.gov