The State Department is seeking comment on proposed amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to revise Category XVI (nuclear weapons and related articles) of the U.S. Munitions List (USML), it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Jan. 30. The proposed changes are part of the Department of State's retrospective plan under E.O. 13563 completed Aug. 17, 2011. Comments are due by March 18 to DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov with the subject line, "ITAR Amendment Category XVI."
The State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls said Super User designation letters will now be accepted by either e-mail (dtradehelpdesk@state.gov) or via fax (202-663-2756), in a public notice. For e-mailed requests, it said to e-mail the Super User request letter to the DTrade Help Desk at Dtradehelpdesk@state.gov. The request must be a signed, scanned, PDF attachment. The subject line of the e-mail must list the company name first followed by super user request (i.e. ABC Company-Super User Request). The new, complete instructions are (here).
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls notification of name/address changes:
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls notification of name/address changes:
The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information. State Department Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to certain countries.
The State Department's PM/DDTC, DTrade2, MARY, EFS, DTAS-Online and TRSe websites will undergo maintenance updates from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Jan. 25-28, said the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls in an Industry Notice. Any activity during those hours should be considered invalid, it said. Those experiencing technical problems should contact the DDTC Help Desk at 202-663-2838 or by email at dtradehelpdesk@state.gov, it said.
The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information. State Department Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to certain countries.
U.S. industry must use the updated version (Version 3) of the DS2032 Statement of Registration form, effective immediately, the State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls said in a Jan. 18 Industry Notice (here). It said Version 3 revisions include fixing several typos and adding new flow-over instructions to Block 12 advising the applicant to enter the email address of the person to receive the approval letter and who will receive the electronic renewal notice letter. DDTC no longer mails hardcopy approval letters or renewal letters, it noted.
The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information. State Department Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to certain countries.
The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information. State Department Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to certain countries.