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DOC/BIS RIN: 0694-AE60 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Cuba: Revisions to Gift Parcel and Baggage Restrictions, Creation of License Exception for Donated Consumer Communications Devices 
Abstract: This rule revises a License Exception in the Export Administration Regulations to allow items normally exchanged between individuals as gifts to be included in gift parcels sent by individual donors to individuals and organizations in Cuba. The rule also increases the maximum permissible value of such gift parcels, removes the requirement requirement that the recipient be a member of the donor's immediate family and increases the frequency with which gift parcels may be sent to Cuba. The rule revises another License Exception to remove the 44 pound baggage weight limit that applies to most travelers to Cuba. The rule creates a new License Exception for donated consumer communications equipment to be exported or reexported to Cuba. Finally, the rule expands the scope of licensing policy regarding. These changes are among those the President directed on April 13, 2009 to decrease the dependency of the Cuban people on the Castro regime and to promote and between Cuban-Americans an their relatives in Cuba as a means of encouraging positive change in Cuba. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 736    15 CFR 740    15 CFR 746   
Legal Authority: 50 USC app. 2401 et seq.    50 USC 1701 et seq.    22 USC 287c    PL 108-11    22 USC 6004    PL 106-387    PL 107-56    EO 12854    EO 12918    EO 13222   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  05/00/2009    
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:
William Arvin
Policy Analyst
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Industry and Security
HCHB Room 2096, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:202 482-2440
Fax:202 482-3355
Email: william.arvin@bis.doc.gov