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NoteThis is an archive of actions taken on the BIS Web site during the year 2003. Over time, pages may be removed from the site or updated as new pages. Consequently, we cannot guarantee that all the links on this page will remain active.

Added two press releases
Honeywell International Inc. Settles Charges of Unlawful Exports to Mexico and Canadian Denied Export Privileges For Five Years to Settle Charge of Attempted Export to Iran
12/30/03
www.snapbxa.gov domain disabled. Current SNAP users should use snap.bis.doc.gov 12/22/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 12/19/03
Added new information to the U.S.-India High Technology Cooperation page 12/18/03
Added three press releases: Sun Microsystems | TLC Percision Wafer Technology | ABO of Miami, FL 12/16/03
Added Deemed Export Process Improvements and Guidance 12/11/03
Updated the Seminar Schedule 12/10/03
Added Press Release on Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company Settling Charges of Illegal Exports 12/5/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 12/1/03
Updated the Transshipment Country Export Control Initiative Best Practices 11/25/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 11/24/03
Updated the High Performance Computer Information 11/24/03
Updated the Seminar Information
East Coast Form | West Coast Form
11/20/03
Posted the Textile Assessment Report and a link to the BioTechnology Assessment Report 11/17/03
Posted "fillable" pdf version of Reporting Forms
BIS-742R
and BIS-742S
11/17/03
Added Link to proposed rule making use of SNAP+ mandatory 11/12/03
Press Release: Omega Engineering, Inc., and its Chief Financial Officer Settle Charges For Illegal Exports to Pakistan 11/12/03
Press Release: Florida Company - Future Metals - Settles Allegations of Illegal Exports to India 11/12/03
Published link to Federal Register on two rules:
Computer Technology and Software, and Microprocessor Technology | Adding Kazakhstan to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
10/24/03
Published link to Federal Register notice requesting comments on BIS Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls 10/21/03
Posted Update 2003 Keynote Address by Under Secretary Juster 10/20/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 10/9/03
Press Release on Canadian Company and Its Owner Getting 20 Year Export Denial 10/9/03
Added Press Release on Texas Company, Officer Settle Charges of Export Control Violations 9/30/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 9/30/03
Updated Transshipment Country Export Control Initiative (TECI) information [Upcoming Activities | Accomplishments] 9/22/03
Posted Keynote Address by Under Secretary Juster before the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council and the Fabless Semiconductor Association Conference in San Jose, CA 9/22/03
Posted Notice on our home page that BIS visitors could contact the BIS Western Regional Office while the Federal Government in Washington is shut down because of Hurricane Isabel 9/18/03
Posted Press Release on BIS Proposed Rule -- Penalty Guidance for Settlement of Administrative Enforcement Cases 9/17/03
Posted prepared testimony of Assistant Secretary Designees Peter Lichtenbaum and Julie L. Myers 9/17/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 9/17/03
Updated the Seminar Schedule Information 9/16/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 9/5/03
Added Press Release on Seattle, Washington Freight Forwarder who settles charges of dealing with a Denied Person 9/3/03
Added Press Release on W.R. Grace & Co. Settling Allegations of Illegal Export of Chemicals 8/28/03
Updated the SNAP PIN Registration Information 8/28/03
Updated the Seminar Schedule for West Coast Events 8/27/03
Posted Notice of Sino-U.S. Export Control Seminar 8/25/03
Added Freight Forwarded Guidance to the site 8/20/03
Added Press release on E & M Computing Ltd., of Ramat-Gan, Israel, Settling Charges it Sold and Serviced Computers to Three Customers in Israel, Including a Nuclear Research Center. 8/18/03
Updated the BIS Seminar Schedule information 8/18/03
Updated the BIS Management Team information 8/18/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 8/12/03
Update 2003 Conference information published
Update 2003 | Agenda | Program Description | How to Register
8/6/03
Added Summary of Proceedings from the July U.S.-India Financing Innovation Forum 8/6/03
Added a Press Release on Bushnell Corporation, sentenced for the illegal export of night vision equipment. 8/5/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 8/5/03
Updated the Encryption section of the site based upon the June 17, 2003 regulatory changes 7/24/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 7/24/03
Added Export Guidance information in
Arabic | Japanese | Chinese | Spanish
7/3/03
Updated the Defense Trade Resource List 7/3/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 7/2/03
Posted two press releases: 6/25/03
Posted information on the BIS Nonproliferation and Export Control Cooperation (NEC) Program 6/25/03
Posted two press releases: 6/24/03
Added Announcement of the "Financing Innovation Forum"
Invitation Letter | Agenda | Registration/Response Form
6/23/03

Added press release on Missouri Manufacturer (Cook Composites and Polymers Company) Settles Antiboycott Allegations

6/20/03
Added information on seminar offerings in Bethlehem, PA, Louisville, KY, La Jolla, CA, and Universal City, CA . 6/18/03
Added Press Release on Freight Forwarder settling charges. 6/11/03
Added New Regulation about Controls on Specially Designated Global Terrorists
PDF | HTML
6/9/03
Added Testimony of Deputy Under Secretary Karan K. Bhatia on Reauthorization of the Defense Production Act 6/5/03
Added Keynote Address of Under Secretary Kenneth I. Juster at the 28th Annual Meeting of the U.S.-India Business Council 6/4/03
Added press release on Illinois Company Fined For Alleged Illegal Exports to Iran 6/4/03
Added press release on Kansas Firm Fined for Unlicensed Petroleum Exports 6/4/03
Added information on a seminar scheduled in Singapore 5/31/03
Added press release on Alleged Antiboycott violations by Rockwell Automation Inc 5/23/03
Added information on two BIS overseas seminars: Japan | South Korea 5/23/03
Added new licensing-related forms:
BIS711
(pdf) | BIS647P (pdf) | BIS648P (pdf)
5/23/03
Updated the Unverified List (the list | Federal Register Notice) 5/22/03
Added information on July 10 and July 11 seminars in Washington, DC 5/22/03
Updated the Export Control Basics page and associated references 5/14/03
Added Email Notification Service for BIS Web site changes and Regulations Updates 5/13/03
Added Information on Exports to Iraq 5/9/03
Added Email Notification Service for BIS Seminar Schedule Information 5/8/03
Updated the Seminar Schedule 4/30/03
Posted copy of the U.S.-India Statement of Principles for High Technology Commerce 4/28/03
Posted text of Key Note Address by Under Secretary Juster on Asian Security and Hong Kong. 4/28/03
Updated the Denied Persons List 4/25/03
Updated the BIS-999 Form, Request for Special Priorities Assistance 4/25/03
Added a Press Release on U.S.- Hong Kong Export Control Talks 4/24/03
Posted the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act Report to Congress 4/22/03
Added information on U.S.-India cooperation 4/21/03
Added BIS-999 (fillable-pdf) form for use with DPAS applications 4/21/03
Added the 6th Annual Report to Congress on Offsets 4/21/03
Added Press Release on the Bushnell Corporation Pleading Guilty to
Illegally Exporting Night Vision Equipment
4/16/03
Added a Press Relase on Industrial Scientific Corp. being fined for illegal export to Iran 4/16/03
Added information on the June Seminars in Seattle, WA 4/16/03
Added a Press Release on a Wheeling firm that was charged with Violating Export Ban to Iran 4/10/03
Added a page on Export Management System Tools available to exporters 4/9/2003
Updated Seminar Schedule information and added additional information on the Export Management System Seminar in Rochester, NY 4/8/2003
Posted update on 16th Annual Update Conference dates 4/8/2003
Updated the BIS Home Page Top Stories 4/7/2003
Posted Press Release on administrative penalty on Serfilco, Ltd. for violating an 1996 export denial order 4/7/2003
BIS Web site updated with a new design and layout 3/28/2003
Posted Testimony of Deputy Under Secretary Karan K. Bhatia on Reauthorization of the Defense Production Act 3/19/2003
Posted Keynote Address by Under Secretary Kenneth I. Juster at the Security Week Brasil 2003 3/17/2003
Updated the Export Control Seminar in Rhode Island 3/11/2003
Added information about the Denied Persons List Information 3/11/2003
Updated the BIS Management Team Information 2/20/2003
Posted information on the Transshipment Country Export
Control Initiative (TECI)
2/20/2003
Updated Under Secretary Juster's Biography

2/20/2003

Posted the BIS FY 2002 Annual Report 2/5/2003
Posted Press Release on U.S.-India Signing a Statement of Principles for Bilateral High-technology Commerce 2/5/2003
Posted press release on the confidentiality of export data provided to the Department of Commerce 2/3/2003
Posted the 2003 Foreign Policy Report 1/29/2003
Updated the Seminar and BEET information 1/15/2003
Added Commerce Department press release on regulation that Streamlines Export Controls on Microprocessors 1/14/2003
Added Press Release on Qing Chang Jiang being Arrested in California for Illegal Export of Dual-Use Technology to China 1/10/2003
Added press release on settlement with Silicon Graphics 1/8/2003
Added prototype of the new BIS Web redesign and requested public comments 1/7/2003

 

   

                          

 
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