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DOC/BIS RIN: 0694-AE30 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: December 2007 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Agreement Implementation: Category 6 (Cameras and Optical Sensors) of the Commerce Control List; Wassenaar Reporting Requirements 
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) with regard to Optical Sensors and Cameras 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 Category 6, specifically Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 6A002 and 6A003. This rule also modifies regional stability controls, license exception eligibility, and reporting requirements for these ECCNs. The purpose of this final rule is to make the necessary changes to the CCL and Wassenaar reporting requirements to implement Wassenaar List revisions that were agreed upon in the December 2007 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Meeting with regard to optical sensors and cameras. 
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 742 and 743    15 CFR 774   
Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420    10 USC 7430    22 USC 287    22 USC 3201    22 USC 6004    22 USC 7201    22 USC 7210    30 USC 185    42 USC 2139    42 USC 6212    43 USC 1354    46 USC 466    50 USC 1701    50 USC 2401    50 USC 5    EO 12058    EO 12851    EO 12938    EO 13026    EO 13222   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  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:
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