The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is amending DOJ regulations to add conforming references to the Department of Commerce in export and temporary import control processes. The rule responds to prior Commerce and State Department regulatory changes that divided export and temporary import controls between those two agencies. Revisions are administrative and technical, including minor punctuation corrections for clarity.

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What Changed

Event type: Regulatory Amendment
Restriction: Export

Legal / Policy Context

Legal basis

Export Administration Regulations (EAR, 15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774)International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR, 22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130)

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