[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR730.9]

[Page 196-198]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
  CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 730_GENERAL INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  730.9  How the Bureau of Industry and Security is organized.

    Functionally, the Bureau of Industry and Security is divided into 
two branches, Export Administration and Export Enforcement. Also, BIS 
manages a number of Technical Advisory Committees consisting of industry 
and government representatives which advise and assist BIS and other 
agencies with respect to actions designed to implement the EAR.
    (a) Export Administration. Export Administration implements and 
administers the export controls reflected in

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the EAR. Export Administration consists of five offices located in 
Washington D.C. and two field offices in California under the 
supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration:
    (1) The Office of Nuclear and Missile Technology Controls is 
responsible for policy and technical issues and license applications 
related to the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Missile Technology 
Control Regime. This office has responsibility for items associated with 
those regimes, and missile and nuclear related exports and reexports 
subject to the Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative.
    (2) The Office Chemical/Biological Controls and Treaty Compliance is 
responsible for implementing multilateral export controls under the 
Australia Group. This office has licensing responsibility for items 
associated with the Australia Group and related exports and reexports 
subject to the Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative.
    (3) The Office of Strategic Trade and Foreign Policy Controls is 
responsible for implementing multilateral export controls dealing with 
conventional arms and related dual use items. This office is also 
responsible for computer export control policies, and implements U.S. 
foreign policy controls (e.g., crime control, anti-terrorism, and 
regional stability). It also has licensing responsibility for items 
controlled for national security and foreign policy reasons.
    (4) The Office of Exporter Services is responsible for the Special 
Comprehensive License, processing and routing all license applications, 
and preparing responses to requests for advisory opinions and commodity 
classifications. This office also provides counselling to exporters and 
reexporters, conducts educational seminars for the business community, 
maintains the Export Administration Regulations, and coordinates the 
operations of two field offices listed in Sec.  730.8(c) of this part.
    (5) The Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security 
implements programs to ensure the continued health of the U.S. defense 
industrial base, facilitating diversification of U.S. defense related 
industries into civilian markets, and promoting the conversion of 
military enterprises. This office is also responsible for analyzing the 
economic impact of U.S. export controls on industrial competitiveness.
    (b) Export Enforcement. Export Enforcement implements the 
enforcement provisions of the EAR, including part 760 of the EAR 
(Restrictive Trade Practices and Boycotts). This office also conducts 
outreach programs to assist members of the public in understanding their 
obligation under EAR. The Office of Export Enforcement is organized into 
three offices under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for 
Export Enforcement.
    (1) The Office of Export Enforcement (OEE) is comprised of an office 
in Washington, D.C. and eight field offices. OEE is staffed with 
criminal investigators and analysts. This office investigates 
allegations of violations and supports administrative and criminal 
enforcement proceedings. The addresses and telephone numbers of the 
eight field offices are listed in Sec.  764.5(c)(7) of the EAR.
    (2) The Office of Enforcement Support (OES) is located in 
Washington, D.C. OES supports BIS's preventive enforcement efforts, 
including conducting pre-license checks and post-shipment verifications. 
OES also provides administrative and analytical support for OEE.
    (3) The Office of Antiboycott Compliance administers and enforces 
the provisions of part 760 of the EAR (Restrictive Trade Practices and 
Boycotts). It investigates and prepares cases on alleged violations of 
this part.
    (c) Technical Advisory Committees. (1) The Technical Advisory 
Committees (TACs) provide advice and assistance to BIS from U.S. 
industry regarding the creation and implementation of export controls. 
For further information regarding establishment of TACs and other 
information, see Supplement No. 2 to part 730. Existing TACs include the 
following:
    (i) The Information Systems TAC;
    (ii) The Materials TAC;
    (iii) The Materials Processing Equipment TAC;
    (iv) The Regulations and Procedures TAC;

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    (v) The Sensors and Instrumentation TAC; and
    (vi) The Transportation and Related Equipment TAC.
    (2) For more information. For information on attending a TAC meeting 
or on becoming a TAC member, please contact Ms. Lee Ann Carpenter, 
Director, TAC Unit, OAS-EA/BIS, Room 3886C, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Washington, DC 20230; Telephone number: (202) 482-2583. FAX number: 
(202) 501-8024.

[61 FR 12734, Mar. 25, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 25452, May 9, 1997]