Commerce Department, still at it

[Declan McCullagh]

Deadline to submit comments to the Department of Commerce's (DOC) Bureau of 
Industry and Standards (BIS), which is also known as the Bureau of Export 
Administration (BXA) regarding its proposal to amend its rules to "expand 
the availability of license exceptions for exports and reexports of 
computer technology and software, and microprocessor technology on the 
Commerce Control List (CCL) of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) 
under Export Classification Control Numbers (ECCNs) 3E002, 4D001 and 4E001. 
These ECCNs control technology and software that can be used for the 
development, production, or use of computers, and development and 
production of microprocessors." Comments are due by November 24, 2003. See, 
notice in the Federal Register, October 24, 2003, Vol. 68, No. 206, at 
Pages 
60891-60895.
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ccess.gpo.gov/2003/03-26788.htm