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86 FR 58615 | Clarifications of Availability and Expansion of Restrictions on Availability of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization Under the Export Administration Regulations

Bureau of Industry and Security
Submitted by BIS on 10/22/2021
In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposes to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify and expand restrictions on the availability of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (License Exception STA or STA) for the export, reexport and transfer (in-country) of certain items controlled under the...

Information Security Controls: Cybersecurity Items

Tim Hill
Submitted by timhill on 10/21/2021

This interim final rule outlines the progress the United States has made in export controls pertaining to cybersecurity items, revised Commerce Control List (CCL) implementation, and requests from the public information about the impact of these revised controls on U.S. industry and the cybersecurity community. Specifically, this rule...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Thursday, October 21, 2021 | Media Contact: [email protected]

Commerce Tightens Export Controls on Items Used in Surveillance of Private Citizens and other Malicious Cyber Activities


The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released an inter


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Tuesday, October 12, 2021 | Media Contact: [email protected]

BIS Imposes $1.8 Million Penalty on VTA Telecom Corp. to Resolve Allegations of Misrepresentations Made to BIS, other Government Agencies


WASHINGTON – Today, Kevin J.


Control of Deuterium That Is Intended for Use Other Than in a Nuclear Reactor Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

Tim Hill
Submitted by timhill on 10/06/2021
The Department of Commerce is publishing this final rule in conjunction with a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) final rule to revise its regulations to remove the NRC's licensing authority for exports of deuterium for non-nuclear end use. The responsibility for the licensing of exports of deuterium for non-nuclear end use is being...

Commerce Control List: Expansion of Controls on Certain Biological Equipment “Software”

Tim Hill
Submitted by timhill on 10/05/2021

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the decision made at the Australia Group (AG) Virtual Implementation Meeting session held in May 2021, and later adopted pursuant to the AG's silence procedure. This decision updated the AG Common Control List for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Monday, October 4, 2021 | Media Contact: [email protected]

Commerce Identifies Emerging Technology, Expands controls On Exports Of Software Capable Of contributing To Biological Weapons Proliferation


WASHINGTON – The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Thursday, September 30, 2021 | Media Contact: [email protected]

Owner of Russian energy company sentenced to federal prison in scheme to evade U.S. national security trade sanctions

SAVANNAH, GA: The owner of a Russian energy company has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a scheme to evade United States national security laws.


SAVANNAH, GA: The owner of a Russian energy company has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a scheme to evade United States national security laws.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | Media Contact: [email protected]

U.S. Departments of Commerce, Energy, and State Partner with Singapore and Japan to Deliver the 9th Annual Joint Industry Outreach Seminar in Singapore



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | Media Contact: [email protected]

BIS Imposes Administrative Penalty of $497,000 to Resolve Allegations of Conspiracy to Divert Radiation-Hardened Silicon Wafers to Russia


WASHINGTON – On September 28, 2021, Kevin J.


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