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*U.K. Man Arraigned on Conspiracy …
*Anonymous Makes Headlines
*Addition of Certain Persons and …
*USS Kearsarge Harriers Join Fight Against ISIL
*Addition of Certain Persons and Modification of Certain Entries…
*ComeandSeeOurChristmasTree!
*Dickinson man accused of manufacturing several machine guns
*Amendment to the Export Administration …
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Worldwide Travel Alert
TheStateDepartmentalertsU.S.citizenstopossiblerisksoftravelduetoincreasedterroristthreats.CurrentinformationsuggeststhatISIL(akaDa’esh),al-Qa’ida,BokoHaram,andotherterroristgroupscontinuetoplanterroristattacksinmultipleregions.Theseattacksmayemployawidevarietyoftactics,usingconventionalandnon-conventionalweaponsandtargetingbothofficialandprivateinterests.ThisTravelAlertexpiresonFebruary24,2016.
AuthoritiesbelievethelikelihoodofterrorattackswillcontinueasmembersofISIL/Da’eshreturnfromSyriaandIraq.Additionally,thereisacontinuingthreatfromunaffiliatedpersonsplanningattacksinspiredbymajorterroristorganizationsbutconductedonanindividualbasis.Extremistshavetargetedlargesportingevents,theatres,openmarkets,andaviationservices.Inthepastyear,therehavebeenmultipleattacksinFrance,Nigeria,Denmark,Turkey,andMali.ISIL/Da’eshhasclaimedresponsibilityforthebombingofaRussianairlinerinEgypt.
U.S.citizensshouldexercisevigilancewheninpublicplacesorusingtransportation.Beawareofimmediatesurroundingsandavoidlargecrowdsorcrowedplaces.Exerciseparticularcautionduringtheholidayseasonandatholidayfestivalsorevents.U.S.citizensshouldmonitormediaandlocalinformationsourcesandfactorupdatedinformationintopersonaltravelplansandactivities.Personswithspecificsafetyconcernsshouldcontactlocallawenforcementauthoritieswhoareresponsibleforthesafetyandsecurityofallvisitorstotheirhostcountry.U.S.citizensshould:
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*Followtheinstructionsoflocalauthorities.Monitormediaandlocalinformationsourcesandfactorupdatedinformationintopersonaltravelplansandactivities.*Bepreparedforadditionalsecurityscreeningandunexpecteddisruptions.*Stayintouchwithyourfamilymembersandensuretheyknowhowtoreachyouintheeventofanemergency.*RegisterinourSmartTravelerEnrollmentProgram(STEP).
Foreigngovernmentshavetakenactiontoguardagainstterroristattacks,andsomehavemadeofficialdeclarationsregardingheightenedthreatconditions.Authoritiescontinuetoconductraidsanddisruptterrorplots.Wecontinuetoworkcloselywithouralliesonthethreatfrominternationalterrorism.InformationisroutinelysharedbetweentheUnitedStatesandourkeypartnersinordertodisruptterroristplotting,identifyandtakeactionagainstpotentialoperatives,andstrengthenourdefensesagainstpotentialthreats.
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AUDI to Test Self Parking Cars
Imagineinthefuturethatyouneedtogotothestore,butyoudon'twanttoworryaboutparking.Soyoudropyourcaroffinfrontofthestoreandyourcarparksitselfinanearbyparkingspace.
ThatcouldsoonbecomearealityforoneMassachusettscity.AudirecentlyannouncedthatitwillbetestingthattechnologyinSomervilleafterAudiCEORupertStadlerandMayorJosephCurtatonesignedanagreementthatwilllettheGermancarmakeruseSomervilleasatestingground.ThetwoannouncedthedealattheSmartCityExpoWorldCongressinBarcelona.
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AudiwillworkwithSomervilletotestself-parkingcarsatAssemblyRow.
Aspartofthedeal,AudiandSomervillewillcreate"anurbanstrategy"forapplyingtechnologiessuchasautomatedparkingandnetworkingcarswithtrafficlights.
“Theintelligentcarcanunfolditsenormouspotentialonlyinanintelligentcity,"saidStadlerinastatement."Ourjointworkonurbaninnovationsandtheexchangeandanalysisofdataarethekeytobeneficialswarmintelligence.”
Thegoal,accordingtotheprogram,istodevelopinnovationsthatbothreducethespacerequirementofcarsinthecityandincreasethespeedoftrafficflow.Akeypartoftheplanistointegrateitstraffic-lightassistanttechnologyintosoon-to-be-redevelopedneighborhoodssuchasUnionSquare,helpingtrafficflowfaster.Thetraffic-lighttechnologyshowstheidealspeedforreachingthenextlightsongreen.ButakeypartofthefuturisticSomerville-Audipartnershipistheautomatedparkingtechnology.Audiwilltestthetechnologyoutatthegiganticmixed-useAssemblySquareproject.Audiclaimsafleetofself-parkingcarswouldsavespaceandreducecostsinAssemblyRow"uptoatheoreticalamountof$100million,andcouldbemanagedintelligentlybymeansofanexclusivesharingarrangement."RepresentativesfromAudiandthecityofSomervillewerenotimmediatelyavailableforcomment
U.K. Man Arraigned on Conspiracy to Illegally Export Restricted Chemical
Laboratory Equipment to Syria
AhmadFerasDiri,42,ofLondon,wasarraignedtodayonchargesallegingaconspiracytoillegallyexportlaboratoryequipment,includingitemsusedtodetectchemicalwarfareagents,fromtheUnitedStatestoSyria.
TheannouncementwasmadebyAssistantAttorneyGeneralforNationalSecurityJohnP.Carlin,U.S.AttorneyPeterJ.SmithoftheMiddleDistrictofPennsylvania,SpecialAgentinChargeJohnKelleghanoftheU.S.ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement-HomelandSecurityInvestigations(ICE-HSI)PhiladelphiaOfficeandSpecialAgentinChargeSidneySimonoftheU.S.CommerceDepartment’sOfficeofExportEnforcement(OEE)NewYorkFieldOffice.
TheindictmentwasreturnedbyaScranton,Pennsylvania,grandjuryonNov.20,2012,andchargesDiri;MoweaDiri,Ahmad’sbrotherandacitizenofSyria;d-DeriContracting&Trading,abusinesslocatedinSyria;andHaroldRinko,aU.S.citizen,withcriminalconspiracy,wirefraud,illegalexportofgoods,moneylaunderingandfalsestatements.OnSept.16,2014,RinkopleadedguiltytothecriminalconspiracychargebeforeU.S.DistrictJudgeEdwinM.KosikoftheMiddleDistrictofPennsylvania.
OnMarch14,2013,DiriwasarrestedbytheMetropolitanPoliceinLondoninconnectionwiththechargesintheMiddleDistrictofPennsylvania,andwasextraditedtotheUnitedStatesbytheUnitedKingdomonNov.12,2015.DiriappearedbeforeU.S.MagistrateJudgeKarolineMehalchickoftheMiddleDistrictofPennsylvaniatodayandpleadednotguiltytotheindictment.
Theindictmentallegesthatfrom2003untilNov.20,2012,thethreemenconspiredtoexportitemsfromtheUnitedStatesthroughthirdpartycountriestocustomersinSyriawithouttherequiredU.S.CommerceDepartmentlicenses.
Accordingtotheindictment,theconspiratorspreparedfalseinvoicesthatundervaluedandmislabeledthegoodsbeingpurchasedandlistedfalseinformationregardingthebuyers’identityandgeographiclocation.TheindictmentallegesthattheitemsweretobeshippedfromtheUnitedStatestoJordan,theUnitedArabEmiratesandtheUnitedKingdom,andthereaftertransshippedtoSyria.
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Accordingtotheindictment,theitemsallegedlyincluded:aportablegasscannerusedfordetectionofchemicalwarfareagentsbycivildefense,military,policeandbordercontrolagencies;ahandheldinstrumentforfielddetectionandclassificationofchemicalwarfareagentsandtoxicindustrialchemicals;alaboratorysourcefordetectionofchemicalwarfareagentsandtoxicindustrialchemicalsinresearch,publicsafetyandindustrialenvironments;arubbermaskforcivildefenseagainstchemicalsandgases;ameterusedtomeasurechemicalsandtheircomposition;flowmetersformeasuringgasstreams;astirrerformixingandtestingliquidchemicalcompounds;industrialenginesforuseinoilandgasfieldoperations;andadeviceusedtoaccuratelylocateburiedpipelines.
“Accordingtothechargesintheindictment,AhmadFerasDiriconspiredwithhisbrotherandotherstoevadeU.S.exportlawsandillegallysendchemicallaboratoryequipmenttoSyria,”saidAssistantAttorneyGeneralCarlin.“TheseviolationsofU.S.exportlawthreatenournationalsecurity,andwewillcontinuetoholdaccountablethosewhoseektocircumventrestrictions.Iwanttothanktheagents,analysts,prosecutorsandourU.K.lawenforcementcounterpartswhoareresponsibleforthearrestandchargesinthiscase.”
“ThisextraditiondemonstratesHSI’scommitmenttouseallitsresourcestopreventsensitiveandrestrictedtechnologyfrombeingexportedtoSyriathroughtheblackmarket,”saidSpecialAgentinChargeKelleghan.“NogoodcomesofillegalexportstoSyria,especiallyduringthistimeofgrossmisgovernmentandcivilstrife.Astheprincipalenforcerofexportcontrols,HSIwillcontinuetodoeverythinginitspowertoensurethatsensitivetechnologydoesn'tfallintothewronghandsinSyria.IapplaudourcolleaguesattheDepartmentofCommerce,theU.S.Attorney’sOfficefortheMiddleDistrictofPennsylvania,alongwithourlawenforcementcounterpartsintheUnitedKingdom.Thiscoordinatedefforthelpedusmakethiscomplexinvestigationasuccess.”
“IcommendourcolleaguesfromHSIandtheUnitedKingdom,andtheU.S.Attorney’sOffice,fortheiroutstandingworkwiththeCommerceDepartmentonthiscase,”saidSpecialAgentinChargeSimon.“Ourspecialagentsworktirelesslyeverydaytopursuethosewhofloutourexportcontrollawsandattempttosupplyrogueregimeswithtechnologythatthreatensournationalsecurity.OEEwillseekandarrestviolatorswhereverlocated,worldwide,andwewillcontinuetoleverageouruniqueauthoritiesastheonlyfederallawenforcementagencyexclusivelydedicatedtoenforcingdual-useexportviolations.”
PursuanttoregulationsoftheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce’sExportAdministration,alicenseisrequiredtoexportgoodsandservicesfromtheUnitedStatestoSyria,exceptinglimitedandcertaincategoriesofhumanitarianfoodandmedicine.
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Indictmentsareonlyallegations.Allpersonschargedarepresumedtobeinnocentunlessanduntilfoundguiltyincourt.
ThecaseisbeinginvestigatedbyICE-HSIandU.S.CommerceDepartment’sOEENewYorkFieldOffice.TheJusticeDepartment’sOfficeofInternationalAffairsalsoprovidedsignificantassistance.ThecaseisbeingprosecutedbyAssistantU.S.AttorneyToddK.HinkleyoftheMiddleDistrictofPennsylvaniaandTrialAttorneyMariclaireRourkeoftheNationalSecurityDivision’sCounterintelligenceandExportControlSection.
Anonymous Makes Headlines Theidea/entitycalledAnonymoushasbeenmakinginternationalheadlinesoverthelast30days.InlateOctobertheythreatenedtoreveal1,000KKKidentitiesinTwitterOperationKKK(#OpKKK)andOperationHoodsOff(#HoodsOff).Shortlyafterthethreat,AnonymousrevealedaplethoraofKKKmembers,organizationsandfollowers.AfterNovember’sParis,Beirut,andtheRussianairlinemassacresbyISIS,AnonymoushasmadeanewvideomessagethreateningISIS.ThenewOperationiscalled#OpParis.Inthevideo,AnonymousclaimstheywillhuntISISdownandnotletupinavengingthehorrificISISslaughters.EarlierintheyearafterISISclaimedresponsibilityfortheParisCharlieHebdoexecutions,AnonymouspubliclythreatenedISISandreportedlyfollowedthroughwithsocialmediashutdownsmeanttocutoftheheadoftheISISsnake.BothISISandAnonymousareinternetexpertsandtheyusecyberspaceforthecoreoftheircommunicationandoperations.Mondaymorning,AnonymousclaimedtohavetakendownthousandsofTwitteraccountsallegedlylinkedtoISISmembers,affiliates,andfollowers.ThelistfirstappearedonthePastebin.comsite.ItwasthenremovedandtransferredtoPadRiseUpsite,thenremovedagain.Someofthepublicandmediabrieflysawthelist.However,theliststillneedstobeconfirmedandverified.Anonymoushadsometroubleinthepastwithindividualsandgroupsposingasanons.TheimpostorshavereleasedmisinformationmostlikelytodiscreditAnonymous.Forthemostpartithasn’tworked.ThoughAnonymoushasitsshareofnaysayerswhoareyettobeconvincedoftheentity’slegitimacy,afterOpKKK,moreofthepublichasfaithintheintentionsofAnonymous.BBC’sTechnologycorrespondentRoyCellan-JonesattemptedaliveinterviewwithAnonymous:
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IaskedthepersonbehindtheOperationParisaccountforaphoneinterview.Iwastoldthatwasimpossible-buthe(heappearstobeanItalianman)agreedtoprovidewrittenanswerstomyquestions.BearinmindthatitisimpossibletoknowjustwhoisbehindtheTwitteraccountandwhethertheyreallycommandahugearmyofhackers-buthereishowtheconversationwent:HerearetwoofthefivequestionsBBCaskedanalleged“Anon.”
Whataretheaimsofyouroperation?
OurmaingoalinthisoperationistoidentifytheperpetratorsoftheParisterrorattacksandallterroristorganizationslinkedtothem,acquireinteltodigdeepintotherootsoftheirmanpower,disabletheirpropagandaandstoptheirreachonsocialmedia,releasetheirinformationtothepublic,andflagdownanythreattomankind.
Isn'titbetterforthefightagainstISifitsmemberstalkopenlyonTwitterwherethesecurityservicescanseethem,ratherthanbeingdrivenunderground?
ThepropagandaofISISisbasedonadvertisingtheiractions.Theywanttostriketerrorwiththeirname,withbloodyimages,withviolentvideos.Wecannotfightthemwithgunsandrifles,stoppingtheirpropagandaisaneffectivewaytoweakentheirmanpowerandtheirpresenceintheInternet.Disruptingtheircommunicationsmakesitdifficulttoorganisetheirattacksinafluidmanner.TheAnonymousmissionstatement:
WeareAnonymous
Wearelegion
Wedonotforgive
Wedonotforget
ExpectusWhatmostdon’tknow,andsomefear,isexactlywhattoexpect.
Addition of Certain Persons and Modification of Certain Entries to the Entity List; and Removal of Certain
Persons from the Entity List
ThisruleamendstheExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)byaddingsevenpersonsundertenentriestotheEntityList.ThesevenpersonswhoareaddedtotheEntityListhavebeendeterminedbytheU.S.GovernmenttobeactingcontrarytothenationalsecurityorforeignpolicyinterestsoftheUnitedStates.ThesepersonswillbelistedontheEntityListunderthedestinationsofChinaandHongKong.ThisfinalrulealsoremovestwopersonsfromtheEntityList.OneentityrequestedremovalfromtheEntityListinaccordancewiththeprocedureforrequestingremovalormodificationofanEntityListentity.TheEnd-UserReviewCommittee(ERC)decidedtoremovethisentityfollowingareviewofinformationprovidedintheremovalrequest.TheERCdecidedtoremoveasecondpersonfromtheEntityListfollowingaproposalsubmittedbyanERCmemberagency,inaccordancewiththeprocedureforrequestingremovalormodificationofanEntityListentity.Finally,thisfinalrulemodifiestenexistingentriesontheEntityListconsistingofoneentryunderChinaandnineentriesunderHongKongtoprovideadditionalormodifiedaddressesand/oraliasesforthesepersons.
USS Kearsarge Harriers Join Fight Against ISIL
NavalAviationrejoinedthefightagainstISILNov.19whenAV-8BHarriersfromMarineMediumTiltrotorSquadron(VMM)162(Reinforced)launchedfromtheamphibiousassaultshipUSSKearsarge(LHD3)toconducttheirfirstmissionsoverIraqinsupportofOperationInherentResolve(OIR).
ThelastNavalAviationmissionsinsupportofOIRwereOct.17,fromUSSEssex(LHD2).
"WewillcontinuetoworkwithourcoalitionpartnerstodriveISILoutofIraqandSyria,"saidLt.Col.BrianT.Koch,commandingofficerofVMM-162(REIN)."WeoperatearoundtheclocktodefendAmerica,andtokeepourfamiliesathomesafe."
VMM-162(REIN)istheaviationcombatelementofthe26thMEU,currentlyembarkedwiththeKearsargeARG.
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Capt.AugustusP.Bennett,commander,KearsargeAmphibiousReadyGroup(ARG),saidtheSailorsandMarinesunderhischargearepreparedforwhatliesahead.
TheKearsargeAmphibiousReadyGroupwiththeembarked26thMEUalongwithourcoalitionpartnersareheretodegradeanddestroyISIL'scurrentoperationsunderOIR,"Bennettsaid."ThecombinedARG-MEUteamisanexpeditionaryNavy/MarineCorpsforcethatstandsreadyandhasbeentrainedforthesetypesofoperations.We'reheretoassureourallies,deteranyadversariesandprovideapersistentU.S.presencehereintheU.S.5thFleetareaofoperations."
InadditiontoNavalAviationmissionsagainstISILinsupportofOIR,theMarinesandSailorsoftheARG-MEUteamaredeployedthroughouttheregionconductingvariousmissionsincludingtheatersecuritycooperationandmaritimesecurityoperations.
TheKearsargeARGarrivedintheU.S.5thFleetNov.1.TheU.S.5thFleet'sareaofoperationsencompassesabout2.5millionsquaremilesoftheMiddleEast'smaritimereachesandincludestheArabianGulf,RedSea,GulfofOman,GulfofAden,ArabianSeaandpartsoftheIndianOcean.
. FAA suggests Drone Registration ThetaskforcechargedbytheFAAtosuggestrecommendationsfordroneuseinAmericahasjustfinishedits14-pagereport.Init,thetaskforcerecommendsthatalldronesweighing9ouncesormoremaysoonhavetoberegisteredwiththegovernmentviatheWeboranapp.(Photo:TheFederalAviationAdministration|YouTube)TheFederalAviationAdministration's"dronetaskforce"haslanded.
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Weknewitwascoming.TheFAAhassaidthatitwillcomeoutwithrecommendationsregardingtheuseofunmannedaerialvehicles(akadrones)flyinginAmericanairspace.
Understandablyenough,unregulateddroneuseinAmericanskiesdoesposesecuritythreatsespeciallyaroundairportsandeventheWhiteHouse.Thatbeingsaid,thetaskforcesetupbytheFAAhasonlycomeupwithrecommendations[pdf]butarenotyetofficialpolicy.
Nonetheless,however,therecommendationsfromthetaskforcemadeupof25peoplefromprivatecompaniesandinterestgroupsmaycarryalotofweightwhenthegovernment'sregulatorsdosealthedealondroneuseinAmerica.It'stheirrecommendationsalongwithabout4,500publiccommentsthatwilldeterminethefinalrules.
Inthe14-pagereport,theFAA'staskforcebasicallysuggeststhatalldronesweighingmorethan0.55poundsmustberegisteredwiththeFAAeitherthroughawebformoranapp.Uponregistration,droneoperatorswouldbeassignedaregistrationnumber.Theuniqueregistrationnumberassignedtothatspecificdroneforthatspecificoperatorwouldthenhavetobeattachedtothedroneitself.There'salsoanagelimit.Those13yearsoldandbelowdonothavetoregister.
Theweightstandardforregisteringadronehashobbyistsupinarms.Theysaytheweightrequirementprettymuchincludesalldronethatarelittlemorethanplaintoysespeciallysincetheywouldbeincapableofflyingatheightsthatwouldinterferewithneithercommercialairplanesnoranyothersafetyhazard.Butthetaskforcehasactuallycomputedmathematicalexplanationsthatindeedjustifytheweightrequirement.Where"solvingformassandvelocity,thisequatestoanobjectweighing250gramstravelingataterminalvelocityof25meters/secondorapproximately57milesperhour,"statedthetaskforceinitsreport.
Otherfineprintincludedinthereportalsorecommendsthatabasiceducationcoursebepartoftheregistrationprocess,requiringonlyoneoperatorperdrone,restrictingflyingatnight,noflyingbeyondlineofsight,andnoflyingoverdenselypopulatedareas.
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Addition of Certain Persons and Modification of Certain Entries to the Entity List; and Removal of Certain
Persons from the Entity List
ThisruleamendstheExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)byaddingsevenpersonsundertenentriestotheEntityList.ThesevenpersonswhoareaddedtotheEntityListhavebeendeterminedbytheU.S.GovernmenttobeactingcontrarytothenationalsecurityorforeignpolicyinterestsoftheUnitedStates.ThesepersonswillbelistedontheEntityListunderthedestinationsofChinaandHongKong.ThisfinalrulealsoremovestwopersonsfromtheEntityList.OneentityrequestedremovalfromtheEntityListinaccordancewiththeprocedureforrequestingremovalormodificationofanEntityListentity.TheEnd-UserReviewCommittee(ERC)decidedtoremovethisentityfollowingareviewofinformationprovidedintheremovalrequest.TheERCdecidedtoremoveasecondpersonfromtheEntityListfollowingaproposalsubmittedbyanERCmemberagency,inaccordancewiththeprocedureforrequestingremovalormodificationofanEntityListentity.Finally,thisfinalrulemodifiestenexistingentriesontheEntityListconsistingofoneentryunderChinaandnineentriesunderHongKongtoprovideadditionalormodifiedaddressesand/oraliasesforthesepersons.
http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/forms-documents/doc_download/1379-80-fr-69852
Dickinson man accused of manufacturing several machine guns
BISMARCK,N.D.(AP)—AwesternNorthDakotamanisaccusedofillegallymanufacturingseveralmachineguns.RonnieNikodym,whohadbeenlivinginDickinson,hadpleadednotguiltytopossessionandmanufactureofillegalfirearms.TrialissetforJan.12inBismarck.CourtdocumentsaccuseNikodymofmakinggunsinJuneandJulythatresembledM-16sandanUzi.Hefacesamaximumpenaltyof20yearsinprison.Afederalpublicdefendercouldnotbereachedforcomment.
Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations to Add XBS Epoxy System to
the List of 0Y521 Series; Technical Amendment to
Update Other 0Y521 Items
Inthisinterimfinalrule,theBureauofIndustryandSecurity(BIS)amendstheExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)tomakecertainitemssubjecttotheEARandtoimposeonthoseitemsalicenserequirementforexportandreexporttoalldestinations,exceptCanada.Specifically,thisruleclassifiesthespecifiedXBSEpoxySystemunderExportControlClassificationNumber(ECCN)0C521ontheCommerceControlList(CCL).Asdescribedinthefinalrulethatestablishedthe0Y521seriesandthatwaspublishedintheFederalRegisteronApril13,2012,itemsareaddedtothe0Y521seriesuponadeterminationbytheDepartmentofCommerce,withtheconcurrenceoftheDepartmentsofDefenseandState,thattheitemsshouldbecontrolledforexportbecausetheitemsprovideatleastasignificantmilitaryorintelligenceadvantagetotheUnitedStatesorforeignpolicyreasonsjustifycontrol.Theitemsidentifiedinthisrulearecontrolledforregionalstability(RS)Column1reasons.Theonlylicenseexceptionavailablefortheseitemsisforexports,reexports,andtransfers(in-country)madebyorconsignedtoadepartmentoragencyoftheU.S.Government.Inthisrule,BISalsoremovestechnologyandsoftwarerelatedtoaircraftwingfoldingsystems.Commentsarerequestedontheadditionofthe0C521itemonlyandmustbereceivedbyJanuary15,2016.
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