Rule2022-22037
Procedures for Access to the Public Briefing on Additional Export Controls on Certain Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items
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Published
October 13, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentIndustry and Security Bureau
Abstract
On October 7, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) placed on public display an interim final rule: "Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Entity List Modification." On October 13, 2022, Under Secretary for Industry and Security Alan F. Estevez and Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Thea D. Rozman Kendler will conduct a public briefing on the rule and associated actions. This announcement provides details on the procedures for attending the public briefing.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61970-61971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22037]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Parts 734, 736, 740, 742, 744, 762, 772, and 774
[Docket No. 220930-0204]
RIN 0694-AI94
Procedures for Access to the Public Briefing on Additional Export
Controls on Certain Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing
Items
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Procedures for accessing a public briefing on regulatory
actions.
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SUMMARY: On October 7, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
placed on public display an interim final rule: ``Implementation of
Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing and
Semiconductor Manufacturing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End
Use; Entity List Modification.'' On October 13, 2022, Under Secretary
for Industry and Security Alan F. Estevez and Assistant Secretary for
Export Administration Thea D. Rozman Kendler will conduct a public
briefing on the rule and associated actions. This announcement provides
details on the procedures for attending the public briefing.
DATES:
Public briefing: The public briefing call will be held on October
13, 2022. The public briefing call will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) local time and conclude at 10 a.m. EDT. The
telephone number for attending this event will be posted on the BIS
website at <a href="https://bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis/newsroom/2082">https://bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis/newsroom/2082</a> no
later than October 7 at 5 p.m.
Deadline for submitting questions for public briefing: Questions
for BIS for the public briefing may be submitted until 3 p.m. EDT on
October 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Submitting questions: Questions for BIS for the public briefing may
be submitted in writing to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4fbf1ece7c7c1d6d9ddc7c7dddbdac7f4d6ddc79ad0dbd79ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e616b767d5d5b4c43475d5d4741405d6e4c475d004a414d00494158">[email protected]</span></a>. Please tag the
questions submitted by adding ``Public Briefing on China Actions'' in
the subject line.
Recording: Within 7 business days after the public briefing on the
rule and associated actions is completed, BIS will add a link to a
recording, including captioning, of the public briefing to make the
recording physically accessible to people with disabilities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Nies-Vogel, Director, Office of
Exporter Services, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of
Commerce, Phone: (202) 482-3811, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1c3c1d583f1d3d8c29fd5ded29fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0929084d2a0828993ce848f83ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>. For emails,
include ``Public Briefing on China Actions'' in the subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 7, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
placed on public display an interim final rule: ``Implementation of
Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing and
Semiconductor Manufacturing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End
Use; Entity List Modification'' (October 7 rule). That rule amends the
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement controls on
advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), computer commodities that
contain such ICs, and certain semiconductor manufacturing items.
Additionally, the rule expands controls on transactions involving items
for supercomputer and semiconductor manufacturing end uses, for
example, it expands the scope of foreign-produced items subject to
license requirements for twenty-eight existing entities on the Entity
List that are located in the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC, China).
The rule also informs the public that specific activities of ``U.S.
persons'' that `support' the ``development'' or ``production'' of
certain ICs in the PRC require a license.
Advanced computing commodities and supercomputers, in which ICs are
an essential component, can be used for purposes detrimental to U.S.
national security and foreign policy interests, including for weapons
of mass destruction, military modernization, and human rights abuses.
Certain semiconductor manufacturing equipment is needed to develop,
produce, or use ICs. With the October 7 rule, BIS addresses these
concerns by:
(1) Adding certain advanced and less advanced computing chips and
computer commodities that contain such chips to the Commerce Control
List (CCL);
(2) Adding new license requirements for items destined for
supercomputer and semiconductor end use in China;
(3) Expanding the scope of foreign-produced advanced computing
items and foreign-produced items for supercomputer end uses subject to
the EAR;
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(4) Expanding the scope of foreign-produced items subject to
license requirements for twenty-eight existing entities on the Entity
List that are located in China;
(5) Adding certain semiconductor manufacturing equipment to the
CCL;
(6) Adding new license requirements for items destined to a
semiconductor fabrication ``facility'' in China that fabricates ICs
meeting specified criteria;
(7) Adding new license requirements for items used in the
``development'' or ``production'' of semiconductor manufacturing
equipment and related items in China; and
(8) Informing the public that specific activities of ``U.S.
persons'' that `support' the ``development'' or ``production'' of
certain ICs in the PRC require a license.
Lastly, to minimize the short term impact on the semiconductor
supply chain from this rule, BIS is establishing a Temporary General
License to permit specific, limited manufacturing activities in China
related to items destined for use outside China and is identifying a
model certificate that may be used in compliance programs to assist,
along with other measures, in conducting due diligence.
Scope of the Briefing and Process for Submitting Questions
The briefing conducted by Under Secretary Estevez and Assistant
Secretary Kendler will address important aspects of the October 7
interim final rule and associated actions. The October 7 interim final
rule is open for a sixty-day public comment until the date specified in
the DATES section of the interim final rule.
Note that no verbal public comments will be accepted during the
public briefing, which will be held virtually via audio only. Questions
for BIS may be submitted in writing to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8f7fde0ebcbcddad5d1cbcbd1d7d6cbf8dad1cb96dcd7db96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2bdb7aaa18187909f9b81819b9d9c81b2909b81dc969d91dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>
until 3 p.m. EDT on October 11, 2022. Please tag the questions
submitted by adding ``Public Briefing on China Actions'' in the subject
line. Such questions will be addressed as time and subject matter
permit.
Process for Submitting Comments on the Interim Final Rule
Written comments on the rule must be received by BIS no later than
the date specified in the DATES section of the October 7 interim final
rule: Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced
Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items; Supercomputer and
Semiconductor End Use; Entity List Modification. See the ADDRESSES
section of the interim final rule for instructions on submitting
written comments.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-22037 Filed 10-7-22; 11:15 am]
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