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State Rule Lists FedWire as Electronic Option for Registration Fees

The State Department has issued a final rule, effective December 6, 2011, which amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to identify the Federal Reserve Wire Network (FedWire) as another method of electronic payment of registration fees, so as to provide a choice in and facilitate the submission of fees by registrants.

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(See ITT's Online Archives 11101850 for summary stating that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls was now allowing U.S. applicants to submit registration fees via FedWire, due to difficulties that some registrants were experiencing with completing ACH transactions.)