The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs began an interagency review of a Bureau of Industry and Security pre-rule to pinpoint potential controls for foundational technologies. OIRA received the rule Aug. 3. A BIS official said in May the agency was finalizing an internal review of the rule (see 2005190052), which has been expected since Congress passed the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 mandating BIS reviews of controls for both emerging and foundational technologies.
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The Bureau of Industry and Security will hold a virtual export control policy conference Sept. 2, covering updates on export control regulations, license exceptions, semiconductor controls and the Entity List. The conference will include a question-and-answer session with BIS officials and “other agency experts,” and will feature updates from the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, sanctions policy and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. BIS canceled its in-person annual conference earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic (see 2005210051).
The Bureau of Industry and Security on June 30 formally issued a notice with details (see 2007130018) of its June decision to suspend Hong Kong export licenses (see 2006300050 and 2006290063), outlining which licenses are impacted and reiterating the agency’s savings clauses for affected exports. BIS also said it is reviewing the Export Administration Regulations along with other agencies to “assess whether additional amendments are warranted.”
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The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is seeking comments on an information collection related to advisory opinion requests, a notice released July 27 said. The revision of the collection is meant to “conform the current [Office of Management and Budget]-approved data collection to DDTC’s new case management system,” the notice said. Comments are due Aug. 27.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs concluded interagency reviews of two final rules from the Bureau of Industry and Security. On July 16, OIRA completed review of a rule to suspend license exceptions for Hong Kong. BIS announced the license suspensions last month along with a guidance and savings clause (see 2006300050). OIRA received the rule July 10. On July 17, OIRA completed review of a rule to implement export control changes agreed to during the 2018 Wassenaar Arrangement. The rule will also make revisions related to national security controls. OIRA received the rule May 20.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has begun a broad review of new export controls on surveillance technologies going to China, which may also include additions to the agency’s Entity List, Acting Commerce Undersecretary for Industry and Security Cordell Hull said. Hull called the review “comprehensive” and “in-depth,” saying it could lead to controls over advanced surveillance tools, artificial intelligence software and biometric technologies.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs began an interagency review for a proposed Bureau of Industry and Security rule to control “software” for the operation of “automated nucleic acid assemblers and synthesizers.” BIS will request comments on the proposed export controls. OIRA received the rule July 20.
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