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DOC/BIS RIN: 0694-AC61 Publication ID: Fall 2002 
Title: Implementation of the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Items and Other Revisions to Encryption Items 
Abstract: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect changes made to the Wassenaar Arrangement List of dual-use items, and to update and clarify other provisions of the EAR pertaining to encryption export controls. For the first time, mass market encryption commodities and software with symmetric key lengths exceeding 64 bits may be exported and reexported No License Required (NLR) under Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 5A992 and 5D992, following a 30-day review by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). This rule updates Category 5--part II (Information Security) of the Commerce Control List (CCL), and for the first time allows equipment controlled under ECCN 5B002 to be exported and reexported under License Exception ENC. For all other information security items, including encryption source code that would be considered publicly available, this rule updates and clarifies existing notification, review, licensing and post-export reporting requirements. Restrictions on exports and reexports of encryption items to terrorist-supporting states (Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria), their nationals and other sanctioned entities are not changed by this rule. 
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 732    15 CFR 740    15 CFR 742    15 CFR 748    15 CFR 770    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 50 USC 1701    50 USC 2401    EO 13026    EO 13222    EO 12058    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  06/06/2002  67 FR 38855   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: 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