Notice of Inquiry

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Vol. 73, No. 54
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 080229350–8434–01]

Request for Public Comments on
Crime Control License Requirements
in the Export Administration
Regulations
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and
Security is seeking public comment on
the crime control export and reexport
license requirements contained in the
Export Administration Regulations.
Specifically, BIS is seeking public input
on whether the scope of items currently
subject to crime control license
requirements should be revised to add
or remove items. BIS is also seeking
public comments on whether the
destinations to which crime control
license requirements apply should be
revised.

Comments must be received no
later than June 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted via http://
www.regulations.gov (at the home page,
in the field under the search tab, enter
BIS–2008–0005–0001. When the page
containing this notice appears, click on
the ‘‘comment’’ link). Comments may
also be submitted by e-mail directly to
BIS at [email protected] or
on paper to U.S. Department of
Commerce, Bureau of Industry and
Security, Regulatory Policy Division,
Room H–7205, Washington DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chantal Lakatos, Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance,
Bureau of Industry and Security,
telephone: 202–482–1739; fax: 202–
482–4145; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background
The Export Administration
Regulations (15 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Parts 730–774)
impose license requirements for certain
exports from the United States and
reexports from other countries. One of
the reasons that a license may be
required is ‘‘crime control.’’ The
purpose of the crime control license
requirement is the ‘‘support of U.S.
foreign policy to promote human rights
throughout the world’’ (15 CFR
742.7(a)). The items to which crime
control license requirements apply are
listed in the Commerce Control List
(CCL) (15 CFR Part 774, Supp. No. 1).
The specific entries on the CCL that
describe items to which crime control
license requirements apply are set forth
in 15 CFR 742.7(a)(1) through (4). That
section also describes, in part through
reference to the country chart in 15 CFR
Part 738, Supp. No. 1, the destinations
to which licenses are required. Items
currently subject to crime control
license requirements generally are either
exclusively or primarily used for law
enforcement purposes.
In light of the recent significant
technological advances in many
industries, a review of the scope of
items subject to crime control license
requirements is warranted. The existing
controls are described below.
Existing Crime Control License
Requirements Based on 15 CFR
742.7(a)(1) Through (4)
Items Subject to License Requirements
The following list describes in general
terms the items for which a license is
required for crime control reasons.
Some of these items may also require
licenses for other reasons and some of
these Export Control Classification
Numbers (ECCNs) may include some
items to which the crime control license
requirement does not apply. This list
provides a general outline of the overall
scope of items for which a license is
required for crime control reasons as set
forth in 15 CFR 742.7(a)(1) through (4).
For more detailed and exact
descriptions, see the individual CCL
entries.
ECCN Item.
0A978 Saps.
0A979 Police helmets and shields.
0A982 Restraint devices.
0A984 Shotguns with a barrel length
of 18 inches or more.

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0A985 Discharge type arms.
0A987 Optical sighting devices.
0E982 Technology exclusively for
development or production of
commodities covered by 0A982 or
0A985.
0E984 Technology for development or
production of shotguns covered by
0A984.
1A984 Tear gas, smoke bombs, liquid
pepper, et cetera.
1A985 Fingerprinting powders, dyes
and inks.
3A980 Voice print identification
equipment.
3A981 Polygraphs, fingerprint
analyzers.
3D980 Software specially designed for
development, production, or use of
commodities covered by 3A980 or
3A981.
3E980 Technology specially designed
for development, production, or use
of commodities covered by 3A980
or 3A981.
4A003 Digital computers (for
fingerprint equipment).
4A980 Computers for fingerprint
equipment not elsewhere specified
on the CCL.
4D001 Software specially designed or
modified for the development,
production or use of computerized
fingerprint equipment controlled by
ECCN 4A003.
4D980 Software for development,
production or use of ECCN 4A980
fingerprint computers.
4E001 Technology for development,
production or use of digital
computers for fingerprint
equipment controlled by ECCN
4A003.
4E980 Technology for development,
production or use of ECCN 4A980
fingerprint equipment computers.
6A002.c Police-model infrared
viewers.
6E001 Technology for police-model
infrared viewers development.
6E002 Technology for police-model
infrared viewer production.
9A980 Mobile crime laboratories.
Destinations Subject to License
Requirements
The destinations to which crime
control license requirements apply vary
according to the item.
Restraint devices as described in
ECCN 0A982, discharge type arms as
described in ECCN 0A985, and
technology as described in ECCN 0E982

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