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Caj}~c섲D㊤w.hӛэ4@|`g&!A^qb Y淮 2Sa|D_<`HNZīmo {v1*qP|3 :%L[*|{LƨE _\>*LV 1¦_;g,ooՕ)JnQvWjuL/ &ڏ[:5ǜBރ"$zV%ߥ:$lMrlזɱW%у}">SpL-twFU Lɭ2C fM4~I$8m,Wb, {NdܒjGH#4U6N %C 0:IUNU@UNU _U>UNU<  1uG 72 0c^ Qw]4au mNHP LaserJet 4200 PCL 60(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular(9 Z(Times New Roman (9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular'\ `\  `&Times New Roman(hH  Z6Times New Roman Regular\  `$Times NewRoman3#37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a) i)(;3$2#  0  .3  0  Τ3s Z2:i+003|xU !USUS.,  _X@XXX  8@XXdd8BillingCode:351033P  \(#(#K(#   `     h DEPARTMENTOFCOMMERCE  8  BureauofIndustryandSecurity   15_CFR_Ԁpart748 H [DocketNo.#X@XXX@=#X@XXX@050812221522101#X@XXX@#X@XXX@] H _RIN_Ԁ0694AD50  RevisionstotheImportCertificateRequirementsintheExportAdministrationRegulations X  AGENCY:BureauofIndustryandSecurity,Commerce. $X" ACTION:FinalRule '#&  h+&* ЇSUMMARY:#X@XXX@k#X@XXX@ԀTheBureauofIndustryandSecurityisremovingtherequirementtoobtainan  ImportCertificateinsupportofanexportor_reexport_Ԁlicensewhentheultimateconsigneeor  purchaserisaforeigngovernmentoragencyofBulgaria,CzechRepublic,Hungary,Poland, ` Romania,Slovakia,andIndia.TherequirementisbeingremovedforBulgaria,CzechRepublic, 8  Hungary,Poland,Romania,andSlovakiabecauseoftheirmembershipintheNorthAtlantic  ` TreatyOrganization(NATO)andtheircommitmenttoexportcontrols,asisreflectedbytheir  8  membershipinmultipleexportcontrolregimes,suchasthe_Wassenaar_ԀArrangement,the   AustraliaGroup,theMissileTechnologyControlRegime,andNuclearSuppliersGroup.This   requirementisbeingremovedforIndiabecauseoftheactionsithastakenundertheU.S.India p NextStepsinStrategicPartnership.#X@XXX@#X@XXX@ H EFFECTIVEDATE:[INSERTDATEOFPUBLICATION].#X@XXX@#X@XXX@ H ADDRESSES:Althoughthisisafinalrule,commentsarewelcomeandshouldbeaddressedto  #X@XXX@ #X@XXX@TimothyMooney,OfficeofExporterServices,BureauofIndustryandSecurity,Departmentof  Commerce,P.O.Box273,Washington,D.C.20044,Emailedto:tmooney@bis.doc.gov,or X  faxedto2024823355.#X@XXX@ #X@XXX@ 0"  Commentsregardingthecollectionsofinformationassociatedwiththisrule,including %0!$ suggestionsforreducingtheburden,shouldbesenttoOMBDeskOfficer,NewExecutiveOffice '#& Building,Washington,DC20503Attention:David_Rostker_;andtotheOfficeof )$(  h+&* ЇAdministration,BureauofIndustryandSecurity,DepartmentofCommerce,14thand  PennsylvaniaAvenue,_N.W._,Room6883,Washington,D.C.20230.#X@XXX@ #X@XXX@  FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT:Eileen_Albanese_,Director,OfficeofExporter 8  Services,BureauofIndustryandSecurity,Telephone:(202)4820436.#X@XXX@ #X@XXX@  ` SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION   Background p   TheimportcertificaterequirementhasitsfoundationintheCoordinatingCommitteeon  p MultilateralExportControls(_COCOM_)#X@XXX@#X@XXX@._COCOM_Ԁisa#X@XXX@)#X@XXX@Ԁformermultilateralorganizationthat H cooperatedinrestrictingstrategicexports(conventionalweaponsanddualuseitemsthatare   controlledfornationalsecurityreasonsontheCommerceControlList)toEasternBloc  (communistgovernedcountries)#X@XXX@#X@XXX@ԀduringtheColdWarera.Although_COCOM_Ԁwasofficially  disbandedonMarch31,1994,theimportcertificateremainsinusebytheUnitedStatesand X  manyothercountries#X@XXX@#X@XXX@. 0"  #X@XXX@C#  U.S.exportersarerequiredby748.9and748.10oftheExportAdministration %0!$ Regulations(EAR)toobtainandretainImportCertificatesfortheexportofitemscontrolledfor '#& nationalsecurity(NS)reasonsontheCommerceControlList,whenalicenseisrequired.This )$( importcertificaterequirementappliestolicensedexportsto29_Wassenaar_ԀArrangement h+&* Їmembersand7additionalcountries(India,China,HongKong,Liechtenstein,Pakistan,  SingaporeandTaiwan).AnImportCertificateisacertificationbytheissuinggovernmentthat  theimporterhasundertakentoimporttheitemsstatedontheimportcertificate,thattheitems ` willnotbedivertedor_reexported_Ԁwithoutnotificationorauthorizationoftheimporting 8  government,and,dependingonthecountry,theimporterwillnotifyorseekauthorizationfrom  ` theimportinggovernmentifanyofthefactsoftheimportcertificatechange.Forsome  8  countries,theimporteralsocertifiesthatheorshewillprovide,ifasked,verificationthat   possessionoftheitemwastaken.Ingeneral,thereisanexemptionfromobtaininganImport   Certificatewhentheultimateconsigneeorpurchaserisagovernmentagency.However,priorto p publicationofthisrule,certaincountrieswereexcludedfromthisexemption(see748.9(a)(2)).X@XXX@ H #X@XXX@ #X@XXX@  #X@XXX@a#ThisruleeliminatestherequirementforImportCertificatessetforthinSection H 748.9(a)(2)whentheultimateconsigneeorpurchaserisagovernmententityinBulgaria,the   CzechRepublic,Hungary,Poland,Romania,andSlovakia.Thesecountriesaremembersof  NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO),andhavetakenstepstoimplementeffective  nationalsecurityexportcontrolregimes,asdemonstratedbytheirmembershipinthe_Wassenaar_ X  ArrangementX@XXX@. 0"  ̀#X@XXX@#Ԁ  Inaddition,in2004,theUnitedStatescommittedtoreviewingtheImportCertificate %0!$ requirementforIndia,asapartoftheU.S.IndiaHighTechnologyGroup(_HTCG_)discussions. '#& The_HTCG_Ԁwasformedin2002toidentifybarrierstolegitimatehightechnologytrade.Inthe )$( courseofthesediscussions,theImportCertificaterequirementwasidentifiedasanontariff h+&* barriertoexpandedtrade.InlightoftheactionstakenbytheGovernmentofIndiawithregardto  controlledgoodsortechnologiesitimportsfromtheUnitedStatespursuanttotheU.S.India  NextStepsinStrategicPartnership,thisruleremovestheImportCertificaterequirementfor ` exportstoIndianGovernmententitiesunderSection748.9(a)(2). 8  Ѐ X@XXX@  AlthoughtheExportAdministrationActexpiredonAugust20,2001,thePresident,  8  throughExecutiveOrder13222ofAugust17,2001,3_CFR_,2001Comp.,p.783(2002),as   extendedbytheNoticeofAugust2,2005,70FR45273(August5,2005),hascontinuedthe   ExportAdministrationRegulationsineffectundertheInternationalEmergencyEconomic p PowersAct.#X@XX X@!#X@XXX@ H #X@XXX@=##X@XXX@#X@XXX@## X@XXX@_Rulemaking_ԀRequirements  H #X@XXX@##X@XXX@  1.ThisfinalrulehasbeendeterminedtobenotsignificantforpurposesofE.O.12866. (   2.#X@XXX@m$#X@XXX@Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,nopersonisrequiredtorespondto,nor  shallanypersonbesubjecttoapenaltyforfailuretocomplywithacollectionofinformation, `  subjecttotherequirementsofthePaperworkReductionActof1995(44U.S.C.3501etseq.) 8"  (_PRA_),unlessthatcollectionofinformationdisplaysacurrentlyvalidOfficeofManagementand $`" Budget(OMB)ControlNumber.#X@XXX@:%#X@XXX@ԀThisruleinvolvesacollectionofinformationsubjecttothe %8!$ _PRA_.ThiscollectionhasbeenapprovedbyOMBundercontrolnumber06940093,#X@XXX@{'#X@XXX@Ԁ#X@XXX@(#X@XXX@Import '#& Certificates,EndUserCertificates,andDeliveryVerificationProcedures#X@XXX@(#X@XXX@,whichcarriesa )$( burdenhourestimateof#X@XXX@n)#X@XXX@Ԁ15to30minutesperresponse#X@XXX@)#X@XXX@.Thisruleisanticipatedtohaveaslight p+&* decreaseonthenumberoflicensesthatrequireImportCertificatesandnottoaltertherangeof  totalburdenhoursassociatedwiththiscontrolnumber.#X@XXX@Y*#X@XXX@ԀSendcommentsregardingtheseburden  estimatesoranyotheraspectofthesecollectionsofinformation,includingsuggestionsfor ` reducingtheburden,toOMBDeskOfficer,NewExecutiveOfficeBuilding,Washington,DC 8  20503;andtotheOfficeofAdministration,BureauofIndustryandSecurity,Departmentof  ` Commerce,14thandPennsylvaniaAvenue,_N.W._,Room6883,Washington,D.C.20230.#X@XXX@+#X@XXX@Ԁ  8     `    #X@XXX@-#X@XXX@  3.#X@XXX@R.#X@XXX@Ԁ#X@XXX@.#X@XXX@ThisruledoesnotcontainpolicieswithFederalismimplicationsasthattermisdefined   underE.O.13132.#X@XXX@.#X@XXX@ p #X@XXX@/#X@XXX@  4.TheprovisionsoftheAdministrativeProcedureAct(5U.S.C.553)requiringnoticeof  p proposed_rulemaking_,theopportunityforpublicparticipation,andadelayineffectivedate,are H inapplicablebecausethisregulationinvolvesamilitaryandforeignaffairsfunctionoftheUnited   States(5U.S.C.553(a)(1)).Further,nootherlawrequiresthatanoticeofproposed_rulemaking_  andanopportunityforpubliccommentbegivenforthisfinalrule.Becauseanoticeofproposed  _rulemaking_Ԁandanopportunityforpubliccommentarenotrequiredtobegivenforthisrule X  undertheAdministrativeProcedureActorbyanyotherlaw,theanalyticalrequirements 0"  oftheRegulatoryFlexibilityAct(5U.S.C.601etseq.)arenotapplicable.Therefore,this $X" regulationisissuedinfinalform.Althoughthereisnoformalcommentperiod,publiccomments %0!$ onthisregulationarewelcomeonacontinuingbasis.Commentsshouldbesubmittedto '#& TimothyMooney,OfficeofExporterServices,BureauofIndustryandSecurity,Departmentof )$( Commerce,P.O.Box273,Washington,D.C.20044.#X@XXX@/#X@XXX@ h+&* _ԇListofSubjects#X@XXX@5#X@XXX@  15_CFR_Ԁpart#X@XXX@96#X@XXX@Ԁ748 `   #X@XXX@6# ` Administrativepracticeandprocedure,Exports,Reportingand_recordkeeping_ 8  requirements.X@XXX@  `   Accordingly,part748oftheExportAdministrationRegulations(15_CFR_Ԁparts730799)  8  areamendedasfollows:#X@XXX@7#X@XXX@   #X@XXX@8#X@XXX@ PART748[AMENDED]  p #X@XXX@9#X@XXX@  "3"  392#  1  .3  0    ݀Theauthoritycitationfor15_CFR_Ԁpart748continuestoreadasfollows:399݌ p(#(# Ќ    #X@XXX@9#X@XXX@   Authority: #X@XXX@;#X@XXX@50U.S.C.app.2401etseq.;50U.S.C.1701etseq.;E.O.13026,61FR   58767,3_CFR_,1996Comp.,p.228;#X@XXX@};# X@XXX@ԀE.O.13222,66FR44025,#X@XX X@g<#X@XXX@Ԁ3_CFR_,2001Comp.,p.783;  NoticeofAugust2,2005,70FR45273(August5,2005).#X@XXX@<#X@XXX@  "3"  3=2#  2  .3  0    ݀#X@XXX@=# X@XXX@Section748.9isamendedbyrevisingparagraph(a)(2)toreadasfollows:3==݌8" (#(# Ќ  748.9SupportDocumentsforLicenseApplications#X@XX X@k># X@XXX@.  %8!$ (a)  * ` * * )$(  p+&* #X@XX X@r?#X@XXX@  (2)Theultimateconsigneeorpurchaserisaforeigngovernment(s)orforeigngovernment  agency(_ies_),otherthanthegovernmentofthePeoplesRepublicofChina.Todeterminewhether  thepartiestoyourtransactionmeetthedefinitionof"governmentagency"refertothedefinition ` containedinpart772oftheEAR.Remember,ifeithertheultimateconsigneeorpurchaseris 8  notaforeigngovernmentorforeigngovernmentagency,astatementisrequiredfromthe  ` _nongovernmental_Ԁparty.  8     `    * h *  *  * p *   #X@XXX@"@#DATED: H MatthewS._Borman_   DeputyAssistantSecretaryX@XXX@  forExportAdministration  #X@XXX@D#h