Proposed Rule2024-26883
Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export Controls, Including Addition of License Exception Commercial Space Activities (CSA); Extension of Comment Period
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Published
November 19, 2024
Effective
October 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentIndustry and Security Bureau
Abstract
On October 23, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register the proposed rule, "Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export Controls, Including Addition of License Exception Commercial Space Activities (CSA)" with comments originally due November 22, 2024. This notification extends the deadline for written comments to December 23, 2024. This extension is being made to allow for commenters to have additional time to review the proposed rule and to be informed by the public outreach that BIS is conducting on the rule in preparing their comments. Extending the public comment period will not in any way undermine the rule or national security of the United States.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 91295-91296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26883]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Parts 740 and 774
[Docket: 241113-0295]
RIN 0694-AH66
Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related
Export Controls, Including Addition of License Exception Commercial
Space Activities (CSA); Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On October 23, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
published in the Federal Register the proposed rule, ``Export
Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export Controls,
Including Addition of License Exception Commercial Space Activities
(CSA)'' with comments originally due November 22, 2024. This
notification extends the deadline for written comments to December 23,
2024. This extension is being made to allow for commenters to have
additional time to review the proposed rule and to be informed by the
public outreach that BIS is conducting on the rule in preparing their
comments. Extending the public comment period will not in any way
undermine the rule or national security of the United States.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published October 23,
2024, at 89 FR 84784, is extended. Comments must be received by BIS no
later than December 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this rule may be submitted to the Federal
rulemaking portal at: <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-2018-0029. Please refer to RIN 0694-AH66 in all
comments.
All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or
entity submitting the comments as the name of
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their files, in accordance with the instructions below. Anyone
submitting business confidential information should clearly identify
the business confidential portion at the time of submission, file a
statement justifying nondisclosure and referring to the specific legal
authority claimed, and provide a non-confidential version of the
submission. For comments submitted electronically containing business
confidential information, the file name of the business confidential
version should begin with the characters ``BC.'' Any page containing
business confidential information must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL'' on the top of that page. The corresponding non-
confidential version of those comments must be clearly marked
``PUBLIC.'' The file name of the non-confidential version should begin
with the character ``P.'' Any submissions with file names that do not
begin with either a ``BC'' or a ``P'' will be assumed to be public and
will be made publicly available at: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Commenters submitting business confidential information are encouraged
to scan a hard copy of the non-confidential version to create an image
of the file, rather than submitting a digital copy with redactions
applied, to avoid inadvertent redaction errors which could enable the
public to read business confidential information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions, contact
Joseph A. Cristofaro, Director, Sensors, Aerospace and Marine Division,
Office of National Security Controls, Bureau of Industry and Security,
U.S. Department of Commerce, at 202-482-2440 or by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c68ca9b5a3b6aee885b4afb5b2a9a0a7b4a986a4afb5e8a2a9a5e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afe5c0dccadfc781ecddc6dcdbc0c9ceddc0efcdc6dc81cbc0cc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>. For general questions, contact
Regulatory Policy Division, Office of Exporter Services, Bureau of
Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce at 202-482-2440 or
by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#227072661062404b510c464d410c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2a0a2b6c0b2909b81dc969d91dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 23, 2024, BIS published in the Federal Register the
proposed rule, ``Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-
Related Export Controls, Including Addition of License Exception
Commercial Space Activities (CSA)'' (RIN 0694-AH66) (89 FR 84784),
which proposes changes to controls for spacecraft and related items
under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that would conform to
proposed changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(ITAR) related to U.S. Munitions List (USML) Categories IV and XV. This
rule also proposes the addition of a new license exception for certain
Commercial Space Activities (CSA). This proposed rule is published
alongside the Department of State proposed rule, ``International
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR): U.S. Munitions List Categories IV
and XV'' (1400-AE73), which includes proposed changes for certain
space-related defense articles and related controls. These proposed
rules are intended to better enable a globally competitive U.S. space
industrial base while continuing to protect U.S. national security and
foreign policy interests. In response to requests from the regulated
community, the Department of Commerce is extending the comment period
for this rule (RIN 0694-AH66) by 30 days.
Matthew S. Borman,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade and Technology
Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-26883 Filed 11-15-24; 4:15 pm]
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