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DOC/BIS RIN: 0694-AC56 Publication ID: Spring 2002 
Title: ●Revisions to License Exception CTP: Implementation of Presidential Announcement of January 2, 2002 
Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by revising License Exception CTP to reflect rapid technological advances in computing capability. This rule implements the President's revision to U.S. export controls on high performance computers (HPCs), announced January 2, 2002. All HPCs continue to be eligible for export to a Computer Tier 1 country under License Exception CTP. Beginning March 3, 2002, HPCs controlled by Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 4A003 with a CTP up to 190,000 Millions of Theoretical Operations per Second (MTOPS) can be exported to Computer Tier 3 countries under License Exception CTP. This revision also applies to electronic assemblies and specially designed components controlled by ECCN 4A003. The NDAA advance notification will not be required because President Bush sent a report to Congress on January 2 to increase the requirement level for NDAA advanced notification for exports to Computer Tier 3 countries of HPCs with a CTP exceeding 190,000 MTOPS. This rule also moves Latvia from Computer Tier 3 to Computer Tier 1, effective May 2, 2002. The President's action will promote our national security, enhance the effectiveness of our export control system and ease unnecessary regulatory burdens on both government and industry. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
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 734    15 CFR 740    15 CFR 742   
Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701    50 USC 2401    EO 13026    EO 13222    EO 12058    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  05/00/2002    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Sharron Cook
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