ÿWPCM  0ý¥lÿèq›òms¥Ü¥Où™æŽÐL 56æiÁS¬Ymb_û¡"‡Â¦Rˆ§ŸžÿÍÂ{X©ªZ§t¢£5Ù<«Ó€n|EñÓ^‚>ttÑ× ¼Þ>ëi#`n$Vz×Q»‰ðxø@v¦¨'ggÙd]jÖšð‚!<«–ŽðQƸ.Á­ FzFôÈJì ³ß_lïxæDO„W²Ã“ˆ+º¥â{6Ö|Ò,áÛõS¼/Qp¾mÇ;~ì9=Ø'΄Ögh?ˆûùJ=Èù¦÷4XLëAI¶ú˜4—*ßY*¿f‹l«2æ_¤¾î“û³#d‰T  Íuw&uúÃZ‚—¸)ì³Æ¸sÄgðZë¡"C üºÞ`gW/æ V¶ƒZã1ÓuΦäíÇø}l«Ý8¯”—Ô4øº±;-¯ž}¼R¯£+d*d 7¡ÊçiÄš°î•er6«FÜéäB^0YQw\áòÝÇ?+ A‰Põ⦛8?®»¿l]KT&ÎÕøkJpJ3qÿ¤A®ê]nÆä’Ò.Oi[möÄ0ÔQÀE3àG0ÀÉn?[Æy· Ø4ÏžÜy£Åˆ'j–Þ²‰ ¿¿T"´ÙðÖv>Õ+Ù]Ç?]ägï #ɨUNq %¿ 0:ÅNÿ^ w 4%4 m6˜Lexmark Optra T612,ä,,,,,ä0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,ÔǨB7Ï ¸«6p}.b3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÓÓBilling€code:€3510-33-PÐ ° ÐDEPARTMENT€OF€COMMERCEÐ ˆØ ÐÌBureau€of€Industry€and€SecurityÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌ15€CFR€Part€748Ð è 8  ÐÌ[Docket€No.€€070824480-7482-01]Ð ˜è  ÐÌRIN€0694-AE13Ð H˜ ÐÌAuthorization€Validated€End-User:€€Addition€of€India€as€an€Eligible€DestinationÐ øH ÐÌAGENCY:€€Bureau€of€Industry€and€Security,€CommerceÐ ¨ø ÐÌACTION:€€Final€ruleÐ X ¨ ÐÌSUMMARY:€€In€this€final€rule,€the€Bureau€of€Industry€and€Security€(BIS)€amends€the€ExportÐ $X" ÐAdministration€Regulations€(EAR)€to€add€India€as€an€eligible€destination€for€exports,€reexportsÐ à%0!$ Ðand€transfers€under€Authorization€Validated€End-User€(VEU).€€BIS€established€AuthorizationÐ ¸'#& ÐVEU€in€a€final€rule€published€in€the€Federal€Register.€Ð )à$( ÐÌÐ @-(, ÐDATES:€€This€rule€is€effective€[INSERT€DATE€OF€PUBLICATION€IN€THE€FEDERALÐ ° ÐREGISTER].€€Although€there€is€no€formal€comment€period,€public€comments€on€this€regulationÐ ˆØ Ðare€welcome€on€a€continuing€basis.Ð `° ÐÌADDRESSES:€You€may€submit€comments,€identified€by€RIN€0694-AE13€(VEU€India),€by€anyÐ  ` Ðof€the€following€methods:Ð è 8  ÐE-mail:€publiccomments@bis.doc.gov€Include€"RIN€0694-AE13€(VEU€India)"€in€the€subject€lineÐ À  Ðof€the€message.Ð ˜è  ÐFax:€(202)€482-3355.€€Please€alert€the€Regulatory€Policy€Division,€by€calling€(202)€482-2440,€ifÐ pÀ Ðyou€are€faxing€comments.Ð H˜ ÐMail€or€Hand€Delivery/Courier:€Sheila€Quarterman,€U.S.€Department€of€Commerce,€Bureau€ofÐ  p ÐIndustry€and€Security,€Regulatory€Policy€Division,€14th€St.€&€Pennsylvania€Avenue,€N.W.,Ð øH ÐRoom€2705,€Washington,€DC€20230,€Attn:€RIN€0694-AE13€(VEU€India).Ð Ð  ÐÌSend€comments€regarding€the€collection€of€information€associated€with€this€rule,€includingÐ €Ð Ðsuggestions€for€reducing€the€burden,€to€David€Rostker,€Office€of€Management€and€BudgetÐ X ¨ Ð(OMB),€by€e-mail€to€David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov,€or€by€fax€to€(202)€395-7285;€and€to€theÐ 0"€  ÐRegulatory€Policy€Division,€Bureau€of€Industry€and€Security,€Department€of€Commerce,€P.O.Ð $X" ÐBox€273,€Washington,€DC€20044.€€Comments€on€this€collection€of€information€should€beÐ à%0!$ Ðsubmitted€separately€from€comments€on€the€final€rule€(i.e.€RIN€0694-AE13€(VEU€India))€-€allÐ ¸'#& Ðcomments€on€the€latter€should€be€submitted€by€one€of€the€three€methods€outlined€above.Ð )à$( ÐÌFOR€FURTHER€INFORMATION€CONTACT:€Michael€Rithmire,€Chairman,€End-User€ReviewÐ @-(, ÐCommittee,€Bureau€of€Industry€and€Security,€Department€of€Commerce,€P.O.€Box€273,Ð ° ÐWashington,€DC€20044;€by€telephone€(202)€482-6105;€or€by€e-mail€to€mrithmir@bis.doc.gov.Ð ˆØ ÐÌSUPPLEMENTARY€INFORMATIONÐ 8 ˆ ÐBackgroundÐ  ` ÐÌBIS€amended€the€EAR€in€a€final€rule€on€June€19,€2007€(72€FR€33646)€by€creating€a€newÐ À  Ðauthorization€for€"validated€end-users"€(VEUs)€located€in€eligible€destinations€to€which€eligibleÐ ˜è  Ðitems€(commodities,€software€and€technology,€except€those€controlled€for€missile€technology€orÐ pÀ Ðcrime€control€reasons)€may€be€exported,€reexported€or€transferred€without€a€license.€€ThisÐ H˜ Ðauthorization€is€set€forth€in€section€748.15€of€the€EAR.€€This€final€rule€designates€India€in€sectionÐ  p Ð748.15€of€the€EAR€as€an€eligible€destination€for€exports,€reexports€and€transfers€underÐ øH ÐAuthorization€VEU.€€Ð Ð  ÐÌDesignating€India€as€an€eligible€destination€under€Authorization€VEU€builds€upon€the€advancesÐ €Ð Ðmade€in€the€U.S.-India€High€Technology€Cooperation€Group€(HTCG)€and€the€Next€Steps€inÐ X ¨ ÐStrategic€Partnership€(NSSP).€€Excellent€cooperation€in€these€fora€has€enabled€the€United€StatesÐ 0"€  Ðto€reduce€controls€on€the€export€of€certain€dual-use€items€to€India.€€Making€India€a€destinationÐ $X" Ðeligible€for€Authorization€VEU€is€the€logical€next€step€in€U.S.-India€bilateral€collaboration€inÐ à%0!$ Ðhigh-technology€trade.€€€€Ð ¸'#& ÐÌAuthorization€VEU€is€intended€to€further€streamline€U.S.-India€trade€in€dual-use€technologies.€€ItÐ h+¸&* Ðwill€authorize€the€export,€reexport€and€transfer€of€certain€controlled€U.S.€technology€without€aÐ @-(, Ðlicense€to€end-users€engaged€in€civilian€end-uses€in€India€who€have€demonstrated€their€ability€toÐ ° Ðuse€sensitive€items€responsibly.€€As€India€continues€to€demonstrate€its€commitment€to€harmonizeÐ ˆØ Ðits€export€controls€with€those€of€the€major€multilateral€control€regimes,€BIS€anticipates€that€moreÐ `° Ðend-users€and€items€will€be€approved€for€Authorization€VEU.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌThis€final€rule€amends€paragraph€(b)€of€section€748.15€of€the€EAR€to€add€India€as€an€eligibleÐ è 8  Ðdestination€for€exports,€reexports€and€transfers€of€dual-use€items€under€Authorization€VEU.Ð À  ÐÌSince€August€21,€2001,€the€Export€Administration€Act€has€been€in€lapse€and€the€President,Ð pÀ Ðthrough€Executive€Order€13222€of€August€17,€2001€(3€CFR,€2001€Comp.,€p.€783€(2002)),€asÐ H˜ Ðextended€most€recently€by€the€Notice€of€August€15,€2007€(72€FR€46137,€August€16,€2007),€hasÐ  p Ðcontinued€the€EAR€in€effect€under€the€International€Emergency€Economic€Powers€Act.€€BISÐ øH Ðcontinues€to€carry€out€the€provisions€of€the€Act,€as€appropriate€and€to€the€extent€permitted€byÐ Ð  Ðlaw,€pursuant€to€Executive€Order€13222.Ð ¨ø ÐÌRulemakingÐ X ¨ Ðà  à1.€€This€final€rule€has€been€determined€to€be€not€significant€for€purposes€of€Ð 0"€  ÐExecutive€Order€12866.Ð $X" Ðà  à2.€€Notwithstanding€any€other€provision€of€law,€no€person€is€required€to€respond€to€nor€beÐ à%0!$ Ðsubject€to€a€penalty€for€failure€to€comply€with€a€collection€of€information,€subject€to€theÐ ¸'#& Ðrequirements€of€the€Paperwork€Reduction€Act€of€1995€(44€U.S.C.€3501€et€seq.)€(PRA),€unlessÐ )à$( Ðthat€collection€of€information€displays€a€currently€valid€Office€of€Management€and€BudgetÐ h+¸&* Ð(OMB)€Control€Number.€€This€regulation€involves€collections€previously€approved€by€the€OMBÐ @-(, Ðunder€control€number€0694-0088,€"Multi-Purpose€Application",€which€carries€a€burden€hourÐ ° Ðestimate€of€58€minutes€to€prepare€and€submit€form€BIS-748;€and€for€recordkeeping,€reporting€andÐ ˆØ Ðreview€requirements€in€connection€with€Authorization€Validated€End-User,€which€carries€anÐ `° Ðestimated€burden€of€30€minutes€per€submission.€€This€rule€is€expected€to€result€in€a€decrease€inÐ 8 ˆ Ðlicense€applications€submitted€to€BIS.€€Total€burden€hours€associated€with€the€PaperworkÐ  ` ÐReduction€Act€and€Office€and€Management€and€Budget€control€number€0694-0088€are€notÐ è 8  Ðexpected€to€increase€significantly€as€a€result€of€this€rule.Ð À  Ѐ€€€à  à3.€€This€rule€does€not€contain€policies€with€Federalism€implications€as€that€term€is€definedÐ ˜è  Ðunder€Executive€Order€13132.à h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x àÐ pÀ Ðà  à4.€€The€provisions€of€the€Administrative€Procedure€Act€requiring€notice€of€proposedÐ H˜ Ðrulemaking,€the€opportunity€for€public€participation,€and€a€delay€in€effective€date,€areÐ  p Ðinapplicable€because€this€regulation€involves€a€military€and€foreign€affairs€function€of€the€UnitedÐ øH ÐStates€(5€U.S.C.€553(a)(1)).€€Further,€no€other€law€requires€that€a€notice€of€proposed€rulemakingÐ Ð  Ðand€an€opportunity€for€public€comment€be€given€for€this€final€rule.€€Because€a€notice€of€proposedÐ ¨ø Ðrulemaking€and€an€opportunity€for€public€comment€are€not€required€to€be€given€for€this€ruleÐ €Ð Ðunder€the€Administrative€Procedure€Act€or€by€any€other€law,€the€analytical€requirements€of€theÐ X ¨ ÐRegulatory€Flexibility€Act€(5€U.S.C.€601€et€seq.)€are€not€applicable.€€Therefore,€this€regulation€isÐ 0"€  Ðissued€in€final€form.€Although€there€is€not€formal€comment€period,€public€comments€on€thisÐ $X" Ðregulation€are€welcome€on€a€continuing€basis.€€Comments€should€be€submitted€to€SheilaÐ à%0!$ ÐQuarterman,€Regulatory€Policy€Division,€Bureau€of€Industry€and€Security,€Department€ofÐ ¸'#& ÐCommerce,€P.O.€Box€273,€Washington,€DC€20044.Ð )à$( ÐÌÐ @-(, ÐList€of€Subjects€in€15€Ô_ÔCFRÔ_Ô€Part€748Ð ° Ðà  àAdministrative€practice€and€procedure,€Exports,€Reporting€and€Ô_ÔrecordkeepingÔ_ÔÐ ˆØ Ðrequirements.€€€Ð `° Ðà  àAccordingly,€part€748€of€the€Export€Administration€Regulations€(15€CFR€Parts€730-799)Ð 8 ˆ Ðis€amended€as€follows:Ð  ` ÐÌPART€748€-€[AMENDED]Ð À  Ðà  à1.€à ` à€The€authority€citation€for€15€CFR€Part€748€continues€to€read€as€follows:€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` à€Authority:€50€U.S.C.€app.€2401€et€seq.;€50€U.S.C.€1701€et€seq.;€E.O.€13026,€61Ð pÀ ÐFR€58767,€3€CFR,€1996€Comp.,€p.€228;€E.O.€13222,€66€FR€44025,€3€CFR,€2001€Comp.,€p.€783;€Ð H˜ ÐNotice€of€August€3,€2006,€71€FR€44551€(August€7,€2006);€Notice€of€August€15,€2007,€72€FRÐ  p Ð46137€(August€16,€2007).€€€Ð øH Ðà  à2.€€Section€748.15€is€amended€by€adding€paragraph€(b)(2)€to€read€as€follows:Ð Ð  Ððð748.15€Authorization€Validated€End-User€(VEU).Ð ¨ø Ð*€€€€€€€€*à ` à*à ¸ à*à  à*Ð €Ð Ð(b)€*€€€€€€€€€*€€€€€€€€€*Ð X ¨ Ѐ(2)€India.Ð 0"€  Ð*à  à*à ` à*à ¸ à*à  à*Ð $X" ÐÌDATED:Ð ¸'#& ÐChristopher€A.€PadillaÐ )à$( ÐAssistant€Secretary€forÐ h+¸&* ÐExport€AdministrationÐ @-(, ЇÌÓ=Ó