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            <NAME>Bureau of Industry and Security</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Commerce</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Networking Equipment and Services in Data Centers </RULE_TITLE>
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<p><span class="TextRun SCXW99978212 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW99978212 BCX8">In this interim final rule (IFR), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will&nbsp;implement&nbsp;controls to address risks to national security and U.S. persons posed by certain transactions involving classes of information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supplied by entities under the ownership or control of, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, a foreign adversary, pursuant to Executive Order 13873 and the procedures set out in subsequent rulemaking. BIS has </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW99978212 BCX8">determined </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW99978212 BCX8"> that entities under the ownership or control of, or subject to the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW99978212 BCX8">jurisdiction </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW99978212 BCX8"> or direction of, a foreign adversary which deal in, install, or service networking equipment and services in&nbsp;data centers&nbsp;present undue or unacceptable risks to national security and U.S. persons.   </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW99978212 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp; </span></p>
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        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Regulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>15 CFR 791</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>50 U.S.C. 1701</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>50 U.S.C. 1601</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>3 U.S.C. 301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>E.O. 13873</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>YES</RFA_REQUIRED>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Marc</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Coldiron</LAST_NAME>
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                    <NAME>Bureau of Industry and Security</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>BIS</ACRONYM>
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                <EMAIL>marc.coldiron@bis.doc.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1401 Constitution Avenue NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20230</ZIP>
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