In a Federal Register notice to be published on September 4, 2014 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting stakeholder comments on the impact of the current foreign policy-based export controls in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

According to the notice, “Section 6 of the Export Administration Act (EAA) requires BIS to consult with industry on the effect of such controls and to report the results of the consultations to Congress. Export controls maintained for foreign policy purposes require annual extension.”

BIS is requesting input related to the following topics:

• Information on the effect of foreign policy-based export controls on sales of U.S. products to third countries
• Suggestions for bringing foreign policy-based export controls more into line with multilateral practice
• Information on controls maintained by U.S. trade partners
• Comments or suggestions to make multilateral controls more effective
• Information on licensing policies or practices by our foreign trade partners that are similar to U.S. foreign policy based export controls, including license review criteria, use of conditions, and requirements for pre- and post-shipment verifications
• Data or other information on the effect of foreign policy-based export controls on overall trade at the level of individual industrial sectors
• Information that illustrates the effect of foreign policy-based export controls on trade or acquisitions by intended targets of the controls
• Suggestions for measuring the effect of foreign policy-based export controls on trade
• Information on the use of foreign policy-based export controls on targeted countries, entities, or individuals

Comments must be submitted by October 6, 2014.

The Federal Register notice can be viewed here