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DOC/BIS RIN: 0694-AF15 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Wassenaar Arrangement 2009 Plenary Agreements Implementation: ECCN 4A003, Movement of Albania and Croatia to Computer Tier 1, and Related Revisions 
Abstract: This 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) 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) at the December 2009 WA Plenary Meeting (the Plenary) that relate to Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 4A003. These changes agreed to at the Plenary pertain to raising the Adjusted Peak Performance (APP) for digital computers in ECCN 4A003. The President's report for High Performance Computers was sent to Congress on February 7, 2011, to set forth the new APP in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 1998. This rule also makes corresponding revisions to License Exception APP, the de minimis rule, and post shipment verification reporting requirements in the EAR. This rule also moves Albania and Croatia from Computer Tier 3 to Computer Tier 1 in the section of the EAR dedicated to export control requirements for high performance computers. The Administration believes Albania and Croatia are eligible to be treated as Computer Tier 1 countries because their governments have made the necessary reforms to bring the countries into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and have adopted the accepted global standards in export controls. 
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 743    15 CFR 774   
Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420    10 USC 7430    15 USC 1824a    22 USC 287c    22 USC 3201    22 USC 6004    22 USC 7201    22 USC 7210    30 USC 185    42 USC 2139a    42 USC 6212    43 USC 1354    50 USC 1701    50 USC 2401    50 USC 5    EO 12938    EO 13020    EO 13026    EO 13222   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  06/00/2011    
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
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