An Export Control Determination Decision Tree Export Control Coordinators Organization

1. An Export Control Determination Decision Tree Export Control Coordinators Organization Annual Training Meeting April 2010 Larry W. Collins, Classification Analyst/Export Control Lead Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Classification Office LA-UR-10-02185

2. What is the scope for today? • U.S. Department of State (DOS) • International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) • U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) • Export Administration Regulations (EAR) • U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) • 10 CFR Part 110: Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material • U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) • 10 CFR Part 810: Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities

3. What is the question? • Is it export controlled?

4. Is this the question? • Is it export controlled? • Do I need an export license?

5. This is the question. • Is it export controlled? • Do I need an export license? • May I share it with the foreign entity?

6. Does the sponsor/customer want it released to anyone? • Sponsor/ • customer • release? No Yes

7. Is there a foreign nexus? • Foreign • nexus? No Yes

8. Is the foreign entity embargoed or a denied party? • Embargoed • country/denied • party? Yes No

9. Is it technical information? Technical • information? No Need to know? No Yes Yes

10. Is it under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations? No Yes Yes Category XVI? Public domain? No Yes License from State? No No

11. Is it under ITAR Category XVI for Nuclear Weapons? No Yes No Mutual Defense Agreement? Authorization from DOE? Yes No

12. Is it under the Export Administration Regulations? No No Yes Intent to publish or fundamental research? ECCN on CCL? EAR99? Yes Yes NLR or license exception? General prohibitions? No No Yes No No License from Commerce? Yes

13. What is the flow? Yes Category XVI? No Yes No

14. Is it under 10 CFR Part 110 -- Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material? No License from NRC? Yes General license? Yes No No

15. Is it under 10 CFR Part 810 -- Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities? Generally authorized? No Yes Specifically authorized by the Secretary of Energy? Yes No

16. May I share it with the foreign entity? Line manager approval? Institutional approval? Yes No Yes

17. Backup slides

18. Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) • Defined on the basis of the ‘Federal Acquisition Regulations’. • Something that one can buy, ready-made, from a manufacturer's virtual store shelf (e.g., through a catalogue or from a price list). • Carries with it a sense of getting, at a reasonable cost, something that already does the job: • It exists a priori. • It is available to the general public. • It can be bought (or leased/licensed). • Is not to be developed by the user. 

19. Fundamental research • Basic research undertaken to acquire new knowledge of the fundamental principles of phenomena or observable facts and not directed toward a specific practical aim or objective.

20. Training • On-line training shortened • Moved to the green http://int.lanl.gov/training/b-courses/52144/splash-in.asp • Roadshow

21. NRC references • Intent of the NRC General License, 110.20: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-0020.html • By product is covered under 110.23: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-0023.html • Source material is covered under 110.22: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-0022.html • Special source material is covered under 110.21: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-0021.html • Deuterium is covered under 110.24: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-0024.html • Appendix L sets forth the type of byproduct allowed under 110.23, note that it’s illustrative, not comprehensive: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-appl.html • Appendix P sets forth the amounts: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-appp.html • Country restrictions: NSG countries have no export restrictions, we may export the allowed material/amount to those countries, no issues; see: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-0030.html.  Then there are the restricted countries, which we (this office) have never exported to, I believe it would require an NRC Specific License (we would apply for a license, the approved license is called a Specific License), found here: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-0029.html.  Lastly, there are the embargoed destinations, which we have never applied for a specific license to, found here: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-0028.html • NRC 10 CFR, you have to scroll down to get to the export/import section, part 110: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/