Notice2022-25915
Request for Public Comments Regarding Areas and Priorities for U.S. and Japan Export Control Cooperation for the Japan-U.S. Commercial and Industrial Partnership Export Control Working Group
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December 1, 2022
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Abstract
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) requests public comments regarding areas and priorities for U.S. and Japan export control cooperation to help inform the work of the Japan-U.S. Commercial and Industrial Partnership (JUCIP) Export Control Working Group. Comments should address ways in which existing U.S. and/or Japanese dual-use export control policies and practices may be more transparent, more efficient and effective, and more convergent, including in identifying and controlling emerging or foundational technologies, and in better facilitating research collaboration between Japan and U.S. research organizations.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 230 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73748-73749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25915]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 221117-0245]
XRIN 0694-XC093
Request for Public Comments Regarding Areas and Priorities for
U.S. and Japan Export Control Cooperation for the Japan-U.S. Commercial
and Industrial Partnership Export Control Working Group
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 Japan export
control cooperation to help inform the work of the Japan-U.S.
Commercial and Industrial Partnership (JUCIP) Export Control Working
Group. Comments should address ways in which existing U.S. and/or
Japanese dual-use export control policies and practices may be more
transparent, more efficient and effective, and more convergent,
including in identifying and controlling emerging or foundational
technologies, and in better facilitating research collaboration between
Japan and U.S. research organizations.
DATES: Comments must be received by BIS January 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this rule 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-2022-0029. All relevant comments (including any
personally identifying information) will be made available for public
inspection and copying. All filers
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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#abcec2c7cecec585cac7c9cac5ced8ceebc9c2d885cfc4c885ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c696560696962226d606e6d62697f694c6e657f2268636f226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 15, 2021, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Japan's
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Minister Koichi Hagiuda
issued a joint-statement establishing the Japan-U.S. Commercial and
Industrial Partnership (JUCIP), available at <a href="https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2021/11/joint-statement-between-department-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-and">https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2021/11/joint-statement-between-department-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-and</a>. Together, the United States and
Japan account for 30 percent of global GDP, with U.S.-Japan two-way
trade in goods and services amounting to $252.2 billion in 2020. In
view of this, the JUCIP serves as a forum for the United States and
Japan to coordinate approaches to key global trade, economic, and
technology issues, and to deepen transpacific trade and economic
relations based on shared democratic values.
The main goals of the JUCIP are to strengthen the competitiveness,
resiliency, and security of both economies; to address shared global
challenges such as climate change; and to achieve prosperity and
maintain a free and fair economic order. The JUCIP's four working
groups provide a framework for promoting investment and vitalizing
cooperation between the private sectors of both countries; advancing
innovation in areas such as digital and advanced technologies;
promoting the resiliency of supply chains for semiconductors, 5G, and
other vital industry segments; strengthening collaboration in the
protection of critical technologies and the development of
infrastructure; addressing market-distorting measures to counter unfair
trade practices; and placing a priority on promoting the development
and use of clean energy and related technologies. With a view to
building upon the two countries' strong and vibrant commercial and
industrial relationship, the Secretary and the Minister also committed
to ensuring active stakeholder involvement and maintaining robust
engagement under the JUCIP to achieve commercially meaningful outcomes.
On May 4, 2022, Secretary Raimondo and Minister Hagiuda held the
first Ministerial meeting of the JUCIP. They reaffirmed that deeper
cooperation on commercial and industrial issues is critical to
responding to threats to the global economic order and reviewed
progress made to date under the JUCIP. For the Export Control Working
Group, this includes: the joint establishment of a Work Plan on Export
Control Cooperation, which will further strengthen technical
consultations on current and possible future legislative and regulatory
developments, sensitive dual-use technologies, and advanced
technologies that may be used for human rights violations or abuses;
identification of specific actions to be considered by both sides in
2022 and beyond, to advance export control cooperation with a view
toward enhancing international security while maintaining a level
playing field for industry; and joint initiation of a process to
solicit inputs from a wide range of stakeholders from both country's
industries on the export control issues. On July 29, 2022, at the first
meeting of the Economic Policy Consultative Committee held by Secretary
Gina Raimondo, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Minister Koichi
Hagiuda, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi, they
welcomed the progress of, and reaffirmed, to continue joint efforts to
enhance U.S.-Japan cooperation on export control, including that under
the JUCIP.
In furtherance of Secretary Raimondo and Minister Hagiuda's
commitment to ensuring active stakeholder involvement in the JUCIP and
the Export Control Working Group's agreement to solicit inputs from a
wide range of stakeholders on export control issues, the Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS) is seeking comments on ways in which
existing U.S. and/or Japanese dual-use export control policies and
practices may be more transparent, more efficient and effective, and
more convergent, including in identifying and controlling emerging or
foundational technologies, and in better facilitating research
collaboration between Japan and U.S. research organizations. BIS
welcomes inputs from all interested persons to assist BIS in developing
ideas and proposals, as well as facilitate a productive dialogue with
Japan. Comments providing specific and concrete examples where further
convergence in U.S. and Japanese export control practices and policies
could enhance international security and support a global level-playing
field and joint technology development and innovation, would be
particularly helpful.
Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-25915 Filed 11-30-22; 8:45 am]
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