80 FR 51725 - Export Administration Regulations: Removal of Special Comprehensive License Provisions

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 165 (August 26, 2015)

In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing the Special Comprehensive License (SCL) authorization. Based on changes to the EAR as part of Export Control Reform, BIS concludes that the SCL has outlived its usefulness to the exporting public since recent changes to the EAR permit exporters to accomplish similar results using individual licenses and without undertaking the more onerous SCL application. This rule also makes conforming amendments. These changes are part of BIS's efforts to further update export controls under the EAR consistent with the Retrospective Regulatory Review Initiative that directs BIS and other federal agencies to streamline regulations and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on the public.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51725-51730]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20980]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 730, 732, 738, 743, 748, 752, 762, 772, and 774

[Docket No. 140613501-5698-02]
RIN 0694-AG13


Export Administration Regulations: Removal of Special 
Comprehensive License Provisions

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 
amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing the 
Special Comprehensive License (SCL) authorization. Based on changes to 
the EAR as part of Export Control Reform, BIS concludes that the SCL 
has outlived its usefulness to the exporting public since recent 
changes to the EAR permit exporters to accomplish similar results using 
individual licenses and without undertaking the more onerous SCL 
application. This rule also makes conforming amendments. These changes 
are part of BIS's efforts to further update export controls under the 
EAR consistent with the Retrospective Regulatory Review Initiative that 
directs BIS and other federal agencies to streamline regulations and 
reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on the public.

DATES: This is effective September 25, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Andrukonis, Director, Export 
Management and Compliance Division, Office of Exporter Services, Bureau 
of Industry and Security, by telephone at (202) 482-6396 or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    BIS issues this final rule to remove the Special Comprehensive 
License (SCL) provisions from the Export

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Administration Regulations (EAR), consistent with the Retrospective 
Regulatory Review Initiative and Export Control Reform. In the preamble 
to a rule published in the Federal Register on September 30, 2014 (79 
FR 58704) (hereinafter ``the September 30 proposed rule'' or ``the 
September 30 rule''), BIS reviewed the origins and historical nature of 
the SCL, and described the specific sections of the EAR that BIS 
proposed to amend. Based on changes to the EAR as part of Export 
Control Reform, BIS concluded that the SCL has outlived its usefulness 
to the exporting public since recent changes to the EAR permit 
exporters to accomplish similar results using individual licenses and 
without undertaking the more onerous SCL application.
    This rule finalizes the revisions to the EAR as described in the 
September 30 proposed rule except for a modification discussed in the 
Transition Guidance section of the preamble. In that guidance, BIS 
proposed that all SCLs would expire one year from the date of 
publication of a final rule that removes SCL provisions from the EAR or 
on the expiration date of the SCL under the particular terms of the 
license, whichever would come earlier. As a practical matter to 
facilitate administrative ease for SCL holders who already have begun 
to transition to licenses other than the SCL and for SCL holders who 
have yet to begin that transition for their transactions under the EAR, 
BIS provides instead in this final rule that all SCLs still in effect 
at this publication will expire one year from the effective date of 
this rule, which will be September 26, 2016. Further, during this 
transition period, BIS will not accept new SCL applications or 
amendments, including renewals, to outstanding SCLs. As stated in the 
proposed rule, with the publication of this final rule, SCL holders may 
choose to apply for four-year individual licenses for exporting and 
reexporting items under the EAR or use available license exceptions. 
Finally, as stated in the proposed rule, as with all transactions 
subject to the EAR, the applicable recordkeeping requirements under 15 
CFR part 762 will continue to apply to SCL transactions until the 
applicable retention periods are fulfilled.

Public Comments on the September 30 Proposed Rule To Remove the SCL and 
BIS Responses

    BIS received three comments from three SCL holders who are private 
companies in the fields of geophysical and seismic technology on the 
September 30 proposed rule. A summary of the comments and BIS responses 
are below. Where possible, similar comments on the proposed rule have 
been consolidated.

Advantages of the SCL Compared to Individual Licenses

    Comment 1: One commenter acknowledged that while the current 
individual validated license, (individual license) offers advantages 
previously only available with the SCL, the SCL offers additional 
advantages that to a great extent do not exist with an individual 
license. The commenter explained that the SCL allows the company, given 
the company's volume of business, to operate effectively with minimal 
interruptions and to ensure compliance for the following reasons: The 
SCL is a single license requiring a single license application, which 
is easier to track than a large number of individual licenses with 
varying expiration dates; and the SCL has a four-year validity period, 
while individual licenses may be, but are not automatically, granted 
for up to four years, making planning for medium- and long-term 
operations onerous. The commenter also noted that unlike individual 
licenses for which amendments require a replacement license, the SCL 
item or end user may be amended without submitting an entirely new 
license application.
    Response 1: BIS acknowledges, as a practical matter, that there is 
a likelihood exporters might need more than one individual license or 
need to replace an existing license more than once within a four-year 
validity period to complete transactions under the EAR. However, BIS 
licensing information indicates that SCL holders also have needed to 
amend their SCLs a number of times within the SCL four-year validity 
period. It also indicates that the initial SCL application and review 
process historically required that applicants submit more documents and 
wait for decisions on those applications for a longer period than that 
for an individual license. Currently, applying for an amendment to 
either a SCL or a replacement for an individual license requires that 
exporters submit in a less cumbersome manner such information 
electronically through SNAP-R. Further, not all changes to individual 
licenses require that they be replaced. As detailed in Section 750.7 of 
the EAR, non-material changes to a license may be made without the 
issuance of a replacement license. In addition, the four-year validity 
period for an individual license is not as tentative or unpredictable 
as the commenter suggests, given the updated provisions in Section 
750.7(g) of the EAR. Finally, with regard to the ease of tracking SCLs 
versus individual licenses, exporters are responsible for keeping track 
of all authorizations allowed or granted to the exporter under the EAR. 
While BIS continually seeks to decrease any unreasonable burden 
exporters may have in complying with the EAR, BIS suggests that 
exporters develop a degree of familiarity or predictability regarding 
their business practices that allows them to review and predict what 
resources and activities will be needed to complete their regulatory 
obligations for export and reexport.
    Comment 2: A commenter stated that an advantage of the SCL is that 
it contains a single set of conditions while the conditions for 
individual license vary. The commenter further stated that the varying 
conditions on individual licenses make compliance difficult if not 
impossible. However, another commenter stated that SCL conditions and 
individual license conditions for the commenter's individual licenses 
are the same, as agreed to by BIS and the State Department's 
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
    Response 2: BIS agrees with the second commenter on this issue. 
Conditions attached to a particular license, whether on an individual 
license or SCL, remain the same for the duration of the validity 
period. Should an exporter submit a replacement license, the related 
changes could reasonably impact the nature and scope of the conditions 
on that license. Even if there are variations between conditions on 
different individual licenses, these variations may be justified in 
light of the different fact sets for each license application.
    Comment 3: A commenter stated that the SCL is more flexible and 
better fits a company that needs quick turnaround to compete in the 
international marketplace, such as the market for subsea remotely 
operated vehicles (ROVs) to support oil and gas exploration. The 
commenter added, as an example of flexibility, that the United Kingdom 
offers two week processing on flexible individual licenses, which 
impose significantly less restrictive conditions as compared to the 
individual licenses issued by the United States. The commenter further 
stated that the SCL is critical to enabling the company to compete 
effectively with foreign competitors while continuing to manufacture 
controlled ROVs in the United States. Without the SCL, according to the 
commenter, the commenter's competitiveness with foreign ROV 
manufacturers, who function under less restrictive export

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control regimes and with the benefit of flexible licensing, would be 
negatively impacted.
    Response 3: BIS notes that the current features of the EAR's SCL 
can be replicated in an individual license. More importantly, as noted 
in Response to Comment 1, the review period for an individual license 
is less cumbersome and time consuming than for a SCL application, 
barring any missing information or significant interagency concerns 
about the proposed transaction. Finally, the SCL holders are companies 
with well-established license history under the EAR. These companies 
have conducted business in their industries long enough to reasonably 
forecast licensing needs, including needs for authorizations for 
potential additional export or reexport opportunities, and submit 
requests to BIS accordingly. Thus, the individual licensing process 
described by the commenter should not negatively impact the commenter's 
export and reexport interests under the EAR.
    Comment 4: A commenter stated that the SCL advances U.S. national 
security and foreign policy interests. The commenter further stated 
that it was not surprising that the September 30 proposed rule did not 
suggest that eliminating the SCL furthers U.S. national security or 
foreign policy interests because the existence of the SCL provides an 
impetus for companies to develop and implement comprehensive Internal 
Control Programs (ICPs), which are subject to audits by BIS. The 
commenter also stated that the commenter's compliance with the EAR is 
reinforced due to the stringent requirements for obtaining and relying 
on a SCL.
    Response 4: BIS finds merit in the commenter's point that the SCL 
has contributed to advancing U.S. national security and foreign policy 
interests and provided an impetus for companies to invest in 
comprehensive ICPs. Further, the commenter's point gives BIS an 
opportunity to note that the elements of a SCL ICP are strong, 
practical factors that will contribute to the success of transactions 
using individual licenses authorized under the EAR. These factors 
reflect that SCL holders are sophisticated businesses that manage well 
their export licensing obligations, as noted in the Response to Comment 
1.
    Comment 5: One commenter stated that SCL administrative and 
compliance benefits greatly outweigh the SCL administrative burden, 
unlike individual licenses. The commenter added that individual 
licenses are tedious, time consuming and repetitious, and hamper 
companies' abilities to respond to short-term bid opportunities.
    Response 5: As mentioned in the Response to Comment 3, barring an 
insufficient individual license application or significant concerns 
raised during interagency review, objectively the individual license 
application process is less cumbersome and time consuming than the SCL 
application process. BIS appreciates that the commenter does not mind 
the administrative burden associated with the SCL. However, the point 
of Export Control Reform and the President's Retrospective Regulatory 
Review is for agencies to adopt regulatory changes that will remove 
redundancies and offer more streamlined and practical requirements and 
processes benefiting the greatest number of constituents while 
facilitating the agencies' missions. An individual license should be 
able to accommodate in a timely manner the commenter's efforts to 
pursue short-term bid opportunities, especially given the company's 
established licensing history under the EAR. Lastly, whether changes in 
transactions require companies to submit an application to amend a SCL 
or to replace an individual license (in case the change does not 
qualify as a non-material change), the thoroughness and accuracy of the 
application and the complexity of the basis for and type of change 
requested will impact how quickly BIS can process a license 
application, whether a SCL amendment or replacement license.

Alternative Authorizations Under the EAR (i.e., License Exceptions, 
Validated End User (VEU) Authorization, etc.)

    Comment 6: One commenter stated that none of the changes to the EAR 
described in the preamble of the September 30 proposed rule would make 
up for that commenter's loss of the SCL. In particular, the commenter 
stated that the existing license exceptions do not offer a viable 
alternative for the commenter's operations because the majority of the 
commenter's commodities fall under Export Control Classification Number 
(ECCN) 6A001.a.2 and the only license exception allowed would be 
License Exception Temporary imports, exports, reexports, and transfers 
(in-country) (TMP), which does not meet the commenter's business needs 
. A second commenter also stated that restrictions on available license 
exceptions significantly limit the benefit of the exceptions. For 
example, License Exceptions, such as Shipments to Country Group B 
countries (GBS), cover only a fraction of controlled spare parts for 
ROVs; and License Exception Servicing and replacement of parts and 
equipment (RPL) only authorizes a one-for-one replacement of parts. The 
second commenter also stated that License Exception Strategic Trade 
Authorization (STA) does not solve the commenter's authorization needs 
because the countries in which the commenter's ROVs are currently used 
are not in Country Group A:5 and ROVs under ECCN 8A001 are not eligible 
for export to STA Country Group A:6. Lastly, the commenter stated that 
TMP does not solve the commenter's needs because installation and use 
of ROVs abroad may go on for years and applying for individual licenses 
to keep the ROVs abroad is a cumbersome process.
    Response 6: BIS understands that the scenario described by the 
commenter relative to potential assistance provided by license 
exceptions will not apply to every situation or exporter, but will 
assist some exporters in certain situations.
    Comment 7: A commenter stated that the VEU Authorization would not 
be a viable alternative to the SCL because of the limited number of 
countries approved under the authorization.
    Response 7: BIS acknowledges that currently there are few approved 
validated end users and countries. However, the use of VEU 
Authorization for the existing approved end users and the respective 
approved countries and items provides easier and accountable access for 
U.S. companies and other companies. Therefore, the authorization 
remains an option, which may be helpful for some exporters or 
reexporters, including SCL holders.

Improvements in Individual Licenses

    Comment 8: One commenter stated that the process or procedures for 
obtaining individual licenses under the EAR has not grown noticeably 
simpler or more expeditious than when the commenter received its SCL. 
The commenter further stated that SNAP-R is not new to the commenter, 
and that application processing times also have not grown appreciably 
shorter, noting that BIS reported that the average processing time to 
review a license application was 29 days in FY 2010 and 26 days in FY 
2013.
    Response 8: The system for submitting and processing license 
applications has substantially improved over the decades. Although the 
improvements that BIS has implemented do not perfectly accommodate 
every licensable EAR transaction, they have resulted in a more 
streamlined and comparably versatile licensing process when compared to 
the protracted initial SCL

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application. BIS reminds exporters that the updates for individual 
license applications include four-year, or longer--per Section 
750.7(g)--validity period, and allowing the listing of a greater number 
of end-users, among other enhancements. Lastly, the September 30 
proposed rule described developments and improvements under the EAR 
that directly respond to the President's Retrospective Regulatory 
Review Initiative.

Projected Impact of Removal of the SCL

    Comment 9: Raising a point similar to that in Comment 1, a 
commenter stated that the removal of the SCL will increase the number 
of individual licenses that must be managed, and that unlike the SCL, 
exporters will be unable to amend export and reexport licenses. The 
commenter noted that the commenter amends its SCL twice a year. The 
commenter further stated that an increase in individual licenses will 
require additional internal resources, and increased chances of freight 
forwarder errors.
    Response 9: BIS acknowledges, as a practical matter, there is a 
likelihood exporters might need more than one individual license or 
need to replace an existing license more than once within a four-year 
validity period to complete transactions under the EAR. However, BIS 
licensing information indicates that SCL holders typically have applied 
for additional licenses under the EAR to fully accommodate the SCL 
holders'export and reexport needs under the EAR. Please see Response to 
Comment 1. Regarding the commenter's assertion that exporters will be 
unable to amend export and reexport licenses, BIS expects that changes 
to individual licenses will be handled in a similar fashion as 
amendments to SCL amendments.

Other

    Comment 10: A commenter suggested that to offset the removal of the 
SCL, BIS should entertain the possibility of issuing export and 
reexport licenses to include all countries except those sanctioned or 
embargoed. The commenter believed that this approach would help 
mitigate the risk of losing new business opportunities.
    Response 10: BIS will consider the commenter's recommendation 
consistent with pertinent authorities and U.S. and allied policy 
objectives.
    Comment 11: A commenter asserted that the two 2012 comments from 
industry cited in the September 30 proposed rule that expressed 
reservations about the benefits of the SCL do not extend to other U.S. 
companies, including the commenter's company. The commenter went on to 
say that other companies should determine if the benefits of a SCL do 
not outweigh the burdens on an individual basis.
    Response 11: BIS did not intend to imply that the SCL has not 
provided significant benefits to other U.S. companies. BIS included the 
comments in question in the September 30 proposed rule because their 
nature and quality were relevant to the priorities of the President's 
Retrospective Regulatory Initiative. In keeping with that Initiative, 
BIS published the September 30 proposed rule to determine if there were 
better ways to serve the broad spectrum of constituents under the 
jurisdiction of the EAR. That said, as already indicated, BIS believes 
all current features of the SCL can be replicated in an individual 
license, and thus the usefulness and effectiveness of export 
authorizations under the EAR should not be impacted negatively by 
removal of the SCL.

Description of Changes From the Proposed Rule

    This rule publishes in final form the proposed amendments to the 
SCL as described initially in the September 30 rule, except for one 
change to the proposed expiration date of the SCL and two proposed 
amendments that were overtaken by a recent rulemaking.

Change to Expiration Date of the SCL

    In the proposed rule, BIS proposed that all SCLs would expire one 
year from the date of publication of a final rule or the expiration 
date of the SCL under the particular terms of the license, whichever 
would come earlier. BIS provides instead in this final rule that all 
SCLs still in effect at this publication will expire one year from the 
effective date of this rule, which will be September 26, 2016.

The Intervening Changes

    In the September 30 rule, BIS proposed to remove a reference to an 
exception to required filing of support documents for a SCL by removing 
and reserving paragraph (a)(6) of Section 748.9 (formerly Support 
documents for license applications). A final rule, Revisions to Support 
Document Requirements for License Applications under the Export 
Administration Regulations, published in the Federal Register March 13, 
2015 (80 FR 13210) (hereinafter ``the March 13 final rule''), revised 
Section 748.9 (currently Support documents for evaluation of foreign 
parties in license applications) and in doing so moved the reference to 
the SCL support documents exception to paragraph (c)(1)(vi) of the 
section. In this final rule, BIS removes and reserves paragraph 
(c)(1)(vi) of Section 748.9, which updates the amendment to Section 
748.9(a)(6) proposed in the September 30 rule.
    In addition, BIS proposed to remove the reference to the SCL in 
existing paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of Section 748.12 (formerly Special 
provisions for support documents). This paragraph provided that 
exporters had a grace period of 45 days to comply with support 
documents requirements for a license application if an item had been 
removed from SCL eligibility. The March 13 final rule revised that 
provision by removing references to the SCL in the provision and moving 
the remainder of the provision to Section 748.9(h) of the EAR. The 
revision in the March 13 final rule eliminates the need to retain the 
amendment to Section 748.12 (currently Firearms Convention (FC) Import 
Certificate) (a)(1)(iii) proposed in the September 30 rule. That update 
will be reflected in the regulatory text of this final rule.

Export Administration Act

    Although the Export Administration Act expired on August 20, 2001, 
the President, through Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001, 3 CFR, 
2001 Comp., p. 783 (2002), as amended by Executive Order 13637 of March 
8, 2013, 78 FR 16129 (March 13, 2013) and as extended by the Notice of 
August 7, 2015, 80 FR 48233 (August 11, 2015), has continued the Export 
Administration Regulations in effect under the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act. BIS continues to carry out the provisions of the 
Export Administration Act, as appropriate and to the extent permitted 
by law, pursuant to Executive Order 13222 as amended by Executive Order 
13637.

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess all 
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive 
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and 
benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility. 
This rule has been determined to be a not significant regulatory action 
for purposes of Executive Order 12866.

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    2. This rule amends collections previously approved by the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) under Control Numbers 0694-0088, 
``Simplified Network Application Processing + System (SNAP+) and the 
Multi-Purpose Application,'' which carries a burden hour estimate of 
43.8 minutes to prepare and submit form BIS-748; 0694-0089, ``Special 
Comprehensive License,'' which carries a burden hour estimate of 40 
hours to complete an application, 30 minutes to complete annual 
extension requests, 4 hours to complete amendments, and six hours to 
perform recordkeeping and internal control program annual 
certifications; and 0694-0152, ``Automated Export System (AES) 
Program,'' which carries a burden hour estimate of three minutes or 
0.05 hours per electronic submission.
    The total burden hours associated with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA) and the aforementioned OMB 
Control Numbers would be expected to decrease as a result of this 
removal of part 752 of the EAR and related provisions in this rule 
issued in final form, thereby reducing burden hours associated with 
approved collections related to the EAR.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is 
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty 
for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the 
requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications 
as that term is defined under Executive Order 13132.
    4. The Chief Counsel for Regulation at the Department of Commerce 
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Small Business 
Administration that this rule, if adopted, would not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The factual 
basis was published in the proposed rule and is not repeated here. BIS 
received no comments that addressed the economic impact of this rule on 
small entities. Therefore, a final regulatory flexibility analysis is 
not required and one was not prepared.

List of Subjects

15 CFR Part 730

    Administrative practice and procedure, Advisory committees, 
Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Strategic and 
critical materials.

15 CFR Parts 732, 748, and 752

    Administrative practice and procedure, Exports, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

15 CFR Parts 738 and 772

    Exports.

15 CFR Part 743

    Administrative practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

15 CFR Part 762

    Administrative practice and procedure, Business and industry, 
Confidential business information, Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

15 CFR Part 774

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, under the authority of 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., parts 
730, 732, 738, 743, 748, 752, 762, 772 and 774 of the Export 
Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730-774) are amended as 
follows:

PART 730--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 730 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.; 10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C. 7430(e); 22 U.S.C. 287c; 22 
U.S.C. 2151 note; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 
185(s), 185(u); 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 15 
U.S.C. 1824a; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 
7210; E.O. 11912, 41 FR 15825, 3 CFR, 1976 Comp., p. 114; E.O. 
12002, 42 FR 35623, 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 133; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 
20947, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 179; E.O. 12214, 45 FR 29783, 3 CFR, 
1980 Comp., p. 256; E.O. 12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 
608; E.O. 12854, 58 FR 36587, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 179; E.O. 12918, 
59 FR 28205, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 899; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 
CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 12947, 60 FR 5079, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., 
p. 356; E.O. 12981, 60 FR 62981, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 419; E.O. 
13020, 61 FR 54079, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 219; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 
58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13099, 63 FR 45167, 3 CFR, 
1998 Comp., p. 208; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 
783; E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786; E.O. 13338, 
69 FR 26751, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p 168; E.O. 13637 of March 8, 2013, 
78 FR 16129 (March 13, 2013); Notice of September 17, 2014, 79 FR 
56475 (September 19, 2014); Notice of November 7, 2014, 79 FR 67035 
(November 12, 2014); Notice of January 21, 2015, 80 FR 3461 (January 
22, 2015); Notice of May 6, 2015, 80 FR 26815 (May 8, 2015); Notice 
of August 7, 2015, 80 FR 48233 (August 11, 2015).


Sec.  730.8  [Amended]

0
2. Section 730.8 is amended by removing the next to last sentence in 
paragraph (a)(5).

Supplement No. 1 to Part 730 [Amended]

0
3. Supplement No. 1 to Part 730 is amended by:
0
a. Revising the entries for Collection number ``0694-0088'' and 
Collection number ``0694-0152''; and;
0
b. Removing the entry for Collection number ``0694-0089''.
    The revisions read as follow:

Supplement No. 1 to Part 730--Information Collection Requirements Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act: OMB Control Numbers

* * * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        Reference in the
        Collection No.                   Title                 EAR
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                              * * * * * * *
0694-0088.....................  Simplified Network      Parts 746 and
                                 Application             748, and Sec.
                                 Processing+ System      762.2(b).
                                 (SNAP+) and the
                                 Multipurpose Export
                                 License Application.
 
                              * * * * * * *
0607-0152.....................  Automated Export        Sec.  Sec.
                                 System (AES) Program.   740.1(d),
                                                         740.3(a)(3),
                                                         754.2(h),
                                                         754.4(c),
                                                         758.1, 758.2,
                                                         and 758.3 of
                                                         the EAR.
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PART 732--[AMENDED]

0
4. The authority citation for part 732 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 
FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 7, 2015, 80 FR 
48233 (August 11, 2015).


0
5. Section 732.5 is amended by revising the next to last sentence of 
paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  732.5  Steps regarding Electronic Export Information (EEI) 
requirements, Destination Control Statements, and recordkeeping.

* * * * *
    (b) * * * DCS requirements do not apply to reexports * * *
* * * * *


Sec.  732.6  [Amended]

0
6. Section 732.6 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph (d).

PART 738--[AMENDED]

0
7. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 738 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C. 7430(e); 22 U.S.C. 287c; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et 
seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s), 185(u); 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 
U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 15 U.S.C. 1824a; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; 22 
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 
1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 
783; Notice of August 7, 2015, 80 FR 48233 (August 11, 2015).


Sec.  738.4  [Amended]

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8. Section 738.4 is amended by removing the phrase ``or Special 
Comprehensive License'' at the end of the sixth sentence in paragraph 
(b)(3).

PART 743--[AMENDED]

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9. The authority citation for part 743 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; E.O. 13637 of 
March 8, 2013, 78 FR 16129 (March 13, 2013); 78 FR 16129; Notice of 
August 7, 2015, 80 FR 48233 (August 11, 2015).


Sec.  743.1  [Amended]

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10. Section 743.1 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph 
(b)(2).


Sec.  743.4  [Amended]

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11. Section 743.4 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph 
(b)(2).

PART 748--[AMENDED]

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12. The authority citation for part 748 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 
FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 7, 2015, 80 FR 
48233 (August 11, 2015).


Sec.  748.1  [Amended]

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13. Section 748.1 is amended by removing the phrase ``Special 
Comprehensive License or'' from the first parenthetical in the first 
sentence in paragraph (d), introductory text.


Sec.  748.4  [Amended]

0
14. Section 748.4 is amended by removing the next to last sentence in 
paragraph (h).


Sec.  748.7  [Amended]

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15. Section 748.7 is amended by removing the phrase ``Special 
Comprehensive Licenses and'' from the parenthetical in the second 
sentence in paragraph (a) and from the parenthetical in the first 
sentence in paragraph (d).


Sec.  748.9  [Amended]

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16. Section 748.9 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph 
(c)(1)(vi).

Supplement No. 1 to Part 748 [Amended]

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17. Supplement No. 1 to Part 748 is amended by:
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a. Removing the next to last sentence and the caption, ``Special 
Comprehensive License'' that precedes it in paragraph ``Block 5:'' and
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b. Removing and reserving paragraph ``Block 8''.

PART 752--[REMOVED AND RESERVED]

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18. Remove and reserve part 752.

PART 762--[AMENDED]

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19. The authority citation for part 762 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 
7, 2015, 80 FR 48233 (August 11, 2015).


Sec.  762.2  [Amended]

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20. Section 762.2 is amended by removing and reserving paragraphs 
(b)(31) through (38).

PART 772--[AMENDED]

0
21. The authority citation for part 772 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 
7, 2015, 80 FR 48233 (August 11, 2015).


Sec.  772.1  [Amended]

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22. Section 772.1 is amended by removing the definition ``Controlled in 
fact.''

PART 774--[AMENDED]

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23. The authority citation for part 774 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C. 7430(e); 22 U.S.C. 287c, 22 U.S.C. 3201 et 
seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s), 185(u); 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 
U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 15 U.S.C. 1824a; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; 22 
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 
1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 
783; Notice of August 7, 2015, 80 FR 48233 (August 11, 2015).

Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 [Amended]

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24. Supplement No. 1 to part 774 (the Commerce Control List) is amended 
by removing the phrase ``Special Comprehensive Licenses,'' wherever it 
is found.

    Dated: August 17, 2015.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-20980 Filed 8-25-15; 8:45 am]
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