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DOC/BIS RIN: 0694-AE82 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Publicly Available Mass Market Encryption Software and Other Specified Publicly Available Encryption Software in Object Code 
Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is removing from the scope of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) "publicly available" mass market encryption object code software with a symmetric key length greater than 64-bits, and "publicly available" encryption object code classified under Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 5D002 on the Commerce Control List when the corresponding source code meets the criteria specified under License Exception TSU. This change is being made pursuant to a determination by BIS that, because there are no regulatory restrictions on making such software "publicly available," and because, once it is "publicly available," by definition it is available for download by any end user without restriction, removing it from the jurisdiction of the EAR will have no effect on export control policy. This action will not result in the decontrol of source code classified under ECCN 5D002, but it will result in a simplification of the regulatory provisions for publicly available mass market software and specified encryption software in object code. 
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 734    15 CFR 740    15 CFR 772    15 CFR 774   
Legal Authority: 10 USC 7420    10 USC 7430(e)    22 USC 287    22 USC 3201    22 USC 6004    22 USC 7201    22 USC 7210    30 USC 185    42 USC 2139    42 USC 6212    43 USC 1354    46 USC 466    50 USC 1701    50 USC 2401    50 USC 5    EO 12938    EO 13026    EO 13222    EO 13020   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  01/07/2011  76 FR 1059   
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
Policy Analyst
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