Notice2021-26106
Request for Public Comments Regarding Areas and Priorities for U.S. and EU Export Control Cooperation Under the Trade and Technology Council
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November 30, 2021
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Abstract
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) requests public comments regarding areas and priorities for U.S. and EU export control cooperation to help inform the work of the U.S-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Export Control Working Group. Comments should address ways in which existing U.S. and/or European Union dual-use export control policies and practices may be more transparent, more efficient and effective, more convergent, and fit for today's challenges, in particular with regards to the control of emerging technologies.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26106]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 211123-0244]
XRIN 0694-XC088
Request for Public Comments Regarding Areas and Priorities for
U.S. and EU Export Control Cooperation Under the Trade and Technology
Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry, request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) requests public
comments regarding areas and priorities for U.S. and EU export control
cooperation to help inform the work of the U.S-EU Trade and Technology
Council (TTC) Export Control Working Group. Comments should address
ways in which existing U.S. and/or European Union dual-use export
control policies and practices may be more transparent, more efficient
and effective, more convergent, and fit for today's challenges, in
particular with regards to the control of emerging technologies.
DATES: Comments must be received by BIS no later than January 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Federal rulemaking portal
(<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>). The <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> ID for this rule is BIS-
2021-0044. All relevant comments (including any personally identifying
information) will be made available for public inspection and copying.
All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or entity
submitting the comments as the name of their files.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen Albanese, Director, Office of
National Security and Technology Transfer Controls, Bureau of Industry
and Security, Department of Commerce, by phone at (202) 482-0092, or by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a1f13161f1f14541b16181b141f091f3a181309541e1519541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="34515d5851515a1a555856555a51475174565d471a505b571a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 15, 2021, President Biden and European Commission President
Ursula von der Leyen launched the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council
at the U.S.-EU Summit in Brussels.
Together, the United States and the European Union account for a
quarter of global trade and almost half of global GDP, with U.S.-EU
two-way trade in goods and services amounting to $1.1 trillion in 2019.
In view of this, the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) serves as a
forum for the United States and the European Union to coordinate
approaches to key global trade, economic, and technology issues, and to
deepen transatlantic trade and economic relations based on shared
democratic values.
The main goals of the TTC are to expand and deepen bilateral trade
and investment; avoid new technical barriers to trade; cooperate on key
policies on technology, digital issues and supply chains; support
collaborative research; cooperate on the development of compatible and
international standards; cooperate on regulatory policy and
enforcement; and promote innovation and leadership by U.S. and EU
firms.
The TTC's ten working groups provide a framework for tackling
challenges and advancing work aligned with some of our shared trade and
technology priorities, such as cooperation on technology standards,
global trade challenges and supply chain security, climate and clean
technology, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) security
and competitiveness, data governance and technology platforms, the
misuse of technology threatening security and human rights, export
controls, investment screening, and access to, and use of, digital
technologies by small and medium enterprises.
On September 29, 2021, the U.S.-EU TTC met for the first time. The
United States and the European Union reaffirmed the TTC's objectives
to: Coordinate approaches to key global technology, economic, and trade
issues; and deepen transatlantic trade and economic relations, basing
policies on shared democratic values.
Under the TTC's Export Control Working Group, the United States and
the European Union are seeking to enhance their cooperation in the
following areas:
Technical consultations on current and upcoming legislative and
regulatory developments to promote the global convergence of controls
and ensure legal security for U.S. and EU companies, including regular
adjustments to control lists and specific license exceptions/General
Export Authorizations, development of guidelines, as well as review of
relevant regulatory developments in third countries (i.e., not the
United States or a member state of the European Union);
Technical consultations and development of convergent control
approaches on sensitive dual-use technologies, as appropriate;
Information exchange on risks associated with: (1) The export of
sensitive technologies to destinations and entities of concern,
exchange of best practices on the implementation and licensing for
listed or non-listed sensitive items; and (2) technology transfers and
dual-use research of concern and exchange of best practices to support
the effective application of controls while facilitating research
collaboration between U.S. and EU research organizations;
Technical consultations on compliance and enforcement approaches
(i.e., legal and regulatory basis, institutional and administrative
arrangements) and actions;
Capacity building assistance to third countries to develop
appropriate capabilities to implement guidelines and lists of
multilateral export control regimes, appropriate export control
policies and practices, as well as relevant enforcement measures; and
Technical consultations regarding multilateral and international
cooperation, including prior to the introduction of controls outside
the multilateral regimes, as appropriate.
Comments on ways in which existing U.S. and/or European Union dual-
use export control policies and practices may be more transparent, more
efficient and effective, more convergent, and fit for today's
challenges, in particular with regards to the control of emerging
technologies from all interested persons are welcome and will assist
BIS in developing ideas and proposals, as well as facilitate a
productive dialogue with the European Union. Comments providing
specific and concrete examples where further convergence in U.S. and EU
export control practices and policies could enhance international
security and the protection of human rights, and support a global
level-playing field and joint technology development and innovation,
would be particularly helpful.
Additionally, the U.S. and European Union held a joint virtual
outreach for stakeholders on October 27, 2021 and received an initial
round of comments from participants representing the U.S.
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and EU private and nongovernment sectors. In summary, speakers at the
virtual outreach event provided input including, but not limited to,
the view that export controls should be implemented on a multilateral
basis; that extraterritorial application of U.S. export controls
creates regulatory burdens on European stakeholders and discourages
European entities from collaborating with U.S. counterparts, creating
incentives to avoid U.S. technology or, in some cases, hire U.S.
persons; and that there is a need to address the challenges associated
with the fast pace of innovation and quickly evolving emerging
technologies by developing a holistic approach that will protect and
promote these technologies. A further description of the topics covered
in the stakeholder event will be posted on BIS's website.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-26106 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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