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On August 9, 2013. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. 120207107-3621-02] that requires that the final, comprehensive narrative account required in voluntary self-disclosures (VSDs) of violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) be received by the Office of Export Enforcement (OEE) within 180 days of OEEâs receipt of the initial VSD notification.
The rule also authorizes the use of delivery services other than registered or certified mail for providing notice of the issuance of a charging letter instituting an administrative enforcement proceeding under the EAR. It also removes the phrase âif delivery is refusedâ from a provision related to determining the date that notice of a charging letterâs issuance is served based on an attempted delivery to the respondentâs last known address. BIS states that it is making these changes to be better able to resolve administrative enforcement proceedings in a timely manner and provide more efficient notice of administrative charging letters. This rule is effective September 9, 2013. |
