WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a rule called: Implementation of EAR Export Controls on Silencers, Mufflers, and Sound Suppressors; and Other Firearms Related Changes.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 23 by Julia A. Khersonsky, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade.
Summary: The Department of Commerce (Commerce), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is revising the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Commerce Control List (CCL) to appropriately control certain silencers, mufflers, and sound suppressors (sound suppressors) that will no longer be described on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations U.S. Munitions List (USML). This interim final rule (IFR) co...