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DOC/BIS RIN: 0694-AC35 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Chemical Weapons Convention: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations 
Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) administers export controls on certain toxic chemicals and precursors that are listed in the Schedules of Chemicals contained within the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, also known as the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This rule amends the CWC provisions in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify BIS licensing requirements and policies for chemicals and precursors controlled for chemical weapons reasons. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 745   
Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701 et seq    22 USC 3201 et seq    42 USC 2139a    EO 12002    EO 12058    EO 12214    EO 12938    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  To Be Determined    
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:
Willard Fisher
Export Administration Specialist
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Industry and Security
14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:202 482-2440
Fax:202 482-3355
Email: willard.fisher@bis.doc.gov