BIS Adds XBS Epoxy Systems to Commerce Control List

The Bureau of Industry and Security amended the Export Administration Regulations to classify XBS Epoxy System products under Export Control Classification Number 0C521 on the Commerce Control List. Those products are now controlled for regional stability Column 1 reasons, BIS said in its interim final rule, which takes effect on Nov. 16 (here). XBS Epoxy Systems are “designed to obfuscate critical technology components against X-ray and terahertz microscopy imaging attempts.” The agency is asking for comments on the XBS Epoxy System by Jan. 12 via www.regulations.gov, docket number BIS-2015-0043, or by email and mail. This interim final rule also makes technical corrections to aircraft wing folding systems “software” and related “technology” in the EAR. Those references are now obsolete due to regulatory changes, said BIS.