[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: 15CFR754.1]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
  CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 754_SHORT SUPPLY CONTROLS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  754.1  Introduction.

    (a) Scope. In this part, references to the Export Administration 
Regulations (EAR) are references to 15 CFR chapter VII, subchapter C. 
This part implements the provisions of section 7, ``Short Supply 
Controls,'' of the Export Administration Act (EAA) and similar 
provisions in other laws that are not based on national security and 
foreign policy grounds.
    (b) Contents. Specifically, this part deals with the following:
    (1) It sets forth the license requirements and licensing policies 
for commodities that contain the symbol ``SS'' in the ``Reason for 
Control'' part of ``License Requirements'' section of the applicable 
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) identified on the Commerce 
Control List (Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the EAR). In appropriate 
cases, it also provides for License Exceptions from the short supply 
licensing requirements described in this part. The license requirements 
and policies that are described in this part cover the following:
    (i) Crude oil described by ECCN 1C981 (Crude petroleum, including 
reconstituted crude petroleum, tar sands, and crude shale oil listed in 
Supplement No. 1 to this part). For specific licensing requirements for 
these items, see Sec.  754.2 of this part.
    (ii) Petroleum products other than crude oil listed in Supplement 
No. 1 to this part, that were produced or derived from the Naval 
Petroleum Reserves (NPR) or became available for export as a result of 
an exchange of any NPR-produced or -derived commodities described by the 
following ECCNs. For specific licensing requirements for these items, 
see Sec.  754.3 of this part.
    (A) ECCN 1C980 (Inorganic chemicals);
    (B) ECCN 1C982 (Other petroleum products);
    (C) ECCN 1C983 (Natural gas liquids and other natural gas 
derivatives); and
    (D) ECCN 1C984 (Manufactured gas and synthetic natural gas (except 
when commingled with natural gas and thus subject to export 
authorization from the Department of Energy).
    (iii) Unprocessed western red cedar described by ECCN 1C988 (Western 
red cedar (thuja plicata) logs and timber, and rough, dressed and worked 
lumber containing wane listed in Supplement No. 2 to this part). For 
specific licensing requirements for these items, see Sec.  754.4 of this 
part.
    (iv) Horses exported by sea for slaughter covered by ECCN 0A980 
(Horses for export by sea). For specific licensing requirements, see 
Sec.  754.5 of this part.
    (2) It incorporates statutory provisions for the registration of 
U.S. agricultural commodities for exemption from short supply 
limitations on export (see Sec.  754.6 of this part); and
    (3) It incorporates statutory provisions for the filing and review 
of petitions seeking the imposition of monitoring or controls on 
recyclable metallic materials and procedures for related public hearings 
(see Sec.  754.7 of this part).
    (c) Reexports. Reexports of items controlled by this part require a 
license only if such a requirement is specifically set forth in this 
part or is set forth on the license authorizing the export from the 
United States.
    (d) Additional requirements for embargoed destinations. For exports 
involving embargoed destinations, you must satisfy the requirements of 
this part and also of part 746 of the EAR (Embargoes and Other Special 
Controls).

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