Space-Related Export Controls Briefing Nov 6th

On Wednesday, November 6, the Department of Commerce (DOC) will host a public meeting to discuss the four space export control rulemakings released by DOC and the State Department on October 17, 2024.

The meeting will feature speakers from the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and DOC’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).

Participants will have an opportunity to pose questions directly to the export control regulators prior to filing individual comments into the relevant public dockets. The due date for comments on the Proposed Rules and Interim Final Rule is November 22, 2024.

This meeting will not seek to establish industry consensus on any topic.

 On October 23, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register related rules:

• a final rule, “Export Administration Regulations: Removal of License Requirements for Certain Spacecraft and Related Items for Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom,”
• and an interim final rule, “Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export Controls.”

On November 6, 2024, BIS will host a public briefing on these rules. BIS is publishing notification of the public briefing on related proposed rulemaking.

DATES: Public briefing: The public briefing will be held on November 6, 2024. The public briefing will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and conclude at 3 p.m. EST.

Deadline to register:  Register by November 5, 2024, for virtual participation.

Deadline for submitting questions for the public briefing: Questions for the briefing must be received no later than 5 p.m. EST, November 4, 2024.

 The public briefing will be held at the Commerce Research Library at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Register at: space.commerce.gov/export24. I

Submitting questions: Submit questions in writing through the registration links at space.commerce.gov/export24.

Recordkeeping: A summary of the briefing and Q&A will be posted for the record at space.commerce.gov/export24 and at regulations.gov.