Export Control Regulatory Change Summary, April – June 2021

Agency: Date: Link to Notice: Commerce 3/29/21 86 FR 16482 Summary of Change: This final rule revises the Commerce Control List (CCL) and corresponding parts of the EAR, to implement changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies decided at the December 2019 WA Plenary meeting. Revises 22 ECCNs: 0A502, 0A503, 0A606, 1A002, 1A005, 1A006, 1A613, 1B002, … Read More

Export Control Regulatory Change Published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2021

Please see below export control regulatory change to be published in the federal register on 4/9/21: Agency: Date: Link to Notice: Department of Commerce (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 4/9/21 15 CFR Part 744 Summary of Change: Department of Commerce (DOC) adds seven entities to the Entity list The Commerce Department is adding seven supercomputing centers and companies … Read More

Export Control Regulatory Change Summary, January – March 2021

Agency: Date: Link to Notice: Commerce January 7 86 FR 936 Summary of Change: Changes reflect decisions adopted at the November 2019 Chemical Weapons Convention Conference of the States Parties. The Chemical Weapons Convention from 1997, is an international arms control treaty whose purpose is to eliminate an entire category of weapons of mass destruction by prohibiting the development, production, … Read More

Export Control Regulatory Changes Published on December 23, 2020

Please see below export control regulatory change to be published in the federal register on 12/23/20: Agency: Date: Link to Notice: Department of Commerce (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 12/23/2020 15 CFR Parts 744 and 756 Summary of Change: Department of Commerce (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) creates a ‘Military End User’ list starting with 102 … Read More

Export Control Regulatory Changes Published in the Federal Register in Late 2020

Please see below export control regulatory changes published in the federal register in late 2020: Agency: Date: Link to Notice: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury 10/27/2020 85 FR 67988 Summary of Change: OFAC adds additional prohibitions on financial transactions with Cuba This notice makes various changes throughout the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to prohibit remittances with an entity or … Read More

Export Control Regulatory Changes Published in Mid-to-late 2020

Please see below export control regulatory changes published in mid-to-late 2020: Agency: Date: Link to Notice: Department of State 09/29/2020 85 FR 60855 Summary of Change: State Department publishes Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List This notice establishes the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List. The Cuban Assets Control Regulations under 31 CFR 515.210 generally prohibit persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction from lodging, paying … Read More

Electronically Signed Form 700-U

Dear Colleagues: On November 18, 2021, the State of California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPCC) regulations were modified to permit agencies like the University of California to accept Statement of Economic Interests for Principal Investigators, Form 700-U, with electronic signatures.  The changes went into effect on November 22, 2021. While forms may still be submitted in paper format with an … Read More

Animal Work in BSRB BSL3 Facility to Halt Immediately

Due to limited resources and effective immediately, the UCLA high containment program can no longer support ABSL3 work in the BSL3 laboratory. Projects previously approved by the HCUC, ARC, and IBC that have not yet been initiated will not be allowed to proceed at this time. This decision is immediate and indefinite; we regret the inconvenience to you and your … Read More

Animal Work in BSL3 Facility

The UCLA High Containment Use Committee (HCUC) acknowledges that the lack of Animal Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) facilities on campus has hampered research efforts related to COVID-19 and has therefore determined that it will consider BSL3 use proposals for projects that include short duration mouse experiments with a very limited number of animals. The HCUC cannot guarantee that ABSL3 proposals … Read More