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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-26236]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 250

[Docket ID: DOD-2015-OS-0126]
RIN 0790-AI73


Withholding of Unclassified Technical Data and Technology From 
Public Disclosure

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics, DoD.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This rulemaking establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, 
and prescribes procedures for the dissemination and withholding of 
certain unclassified technical data and technology subject to the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export 
Administration Regulations (EAR). It applies to DoD components, their 
contractors and grantees and is meant to control the transfer of 
technical data and technology contributing to the military potential of 
any country or countries, groups, or individuals that could prove 
detrimental to U.S, national security or critical interests.

DATES: Comments must be received by December 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or 
RIN number and title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.

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    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this 
Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other 
submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions 
available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any 
personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vakare Valaitis, 703-767-9159.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    For the purposes of this regulation, public disclosure of technical 
data and technology is the same as providing uncontrolled foreign 
access. This rule instructs DoD employees, contractors, and grantees to 
ensure unclassified technical data and technology that discloses 
technology or information with a military or space application may not 
be exported without authorization and should be controlled and 
disseminated consistent with U.S. export control laws and regulations. 
These policies preserve the U.S. military's technological superiority, 
establish and maintain interoperability with allies and coalition 
partners, and manage direct and indirect impacts on defense industrial 
base.There are penalties for export control violations. For export 
control violations involving items controlled by the United States 
Department of State under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations 
(ITAR), including many munitions items, the statute authorizes a 
maximum criminal penalty of $1 million per violation and, for an 
individual person, up to 10 years imprisonment. In addition, ITAR 
violations can result in the imposition of a maximum civil fine of 
$500,000 per violation, as well as debarment from exporting defense 
articles or services. For export control violations involving dual-use 
and certain munitions items controlled by the United States Department 
of Commerce under the Export Administration Regulations, criminal and 
civil penalties are currently provided by the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1705, which has continued the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in effect while the Export 
Administration Act is in lapse through Executive Order 13222 of August 
17, 2001 (3 CFR 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), as amended by Executive Order 
13637 of March 8, 2013, 78 FR 16129 (March 13, 2013) and as extended by 
successive Presidential Notices, the most recent being that of August 
4, 2016 (81 FR 52587 (Aug. 8, 2016)). Under the EAR and IEEPA, as 
adjusted by 15 CFR 5.4(b), the penalty for persons who violate, attempt 
or conspire to violate, or cause a violation of the export control 
regulations includes civil penalties of not more than $284,582 per 
transaction or twice the amount of the transaction, whichever is 
greater, and criminal penalties of not more than $1,000,000, 
imprisonment of not more than 20 years, or both. Violations of the EAR 
may also result in the denial of export priveleges and other 
administrative sanctions.

Authority To Issue This Regulation

    In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 133 part (b)(2), the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) may 
exercise powers relating to establishing policies for acquisition 
(including procurement of goods and services, research and development, 
developmental testing, and contract administration) for all elements of 
the Department of Defense. In addition, U.S. export control laws, 
including 22 U.S.C. 2778 (also known as the ``Arms Export Control 
Act''); 50 U.S.C. chapter 35 (also known as the ``International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act'' (IEEPA)); 22 CFR parts 120 through 130 
(also known as ``International Traffic in Arms Regulations'' (ITAR)); 
and 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 (also known as ``Export Administration 
Regulations'' (EAR)) govern this rule.

Summary of the Major Provisions of the Rulemaking

    This proposed rule describes procedures for the release of 
technical information; discusses procedures for technical data and 
technology to be marked for distribution; and provides an example of 
the notice to accompany export-controlled technical data and 
technology.

Costs and Benefits

    DoD is proposing this regulation to update the CFR and DoD 
Directive 5230.25 (available at http://dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/523025p.pdf). The Department currently spends $571,876 annually on 
export control certification activities. The costs to DoD contractors 
and grantee consist primarily of the time needed to organize, format, 
and submit information to the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office to 
qualify for export controlled technical data and technology.
    The program has no discernible increase in anticipated costs and 
benefits as the program is being updated to conform to national 
security guidance cited in the text in Sec. Sec.  250.1 through 250.7.
    The potential benefits include greater public access and 
understanding of information about the qualifications needed for access 
to export controlled technical data and technology. Such information 
may help potential contractors and grantees to better understand their 
options for participating in DoD activities; to better enable funders 
and researchers to determine the need for information and technolgy; to 
provide more complete information of those who use information from DoD 
research and contracts to inform other decisions; and to better enable 
the scientific community to examine the overall state of information 
and technology in this area as a basis for engaging in quality 
improvement (e.g., with regard to research methods). The proposed rule 
is also expected to provide greater clarity about what is required for 
those who are authorized holders of export controlled technical data 
and technology.
    This proposed rule is included in DoD's retrospective plan, 
completed in August 2011, and will be reported in future status updates 
of DoD's retrospective review in accordance with the requirements in 
Executive Order 13563. DoD's full plan can be accessed at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOD-2011-OS-0036.

Regulatory Procedures

Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' and Executive 
Order 13563, ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review''

    Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess all 
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distribute impacts, and equity). Executive 
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and 
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting 
flexibility. Although this rulemaking is not ``economically 
significant'' because it does not have an annual effect on the economy 
of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the 
economy, it has been deemed ``other significant'' for raising novel 
legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's 
priorities, or

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the principles set forth in these Executive Orders. For that reason, it 
has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Section 202, Public Law 104-4, ``Unfunded Mandates Reform Act''

    Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) 
(Pub. L. 104-4) requires agencies assess anticipated costs and benefits 
before issuing any rule whose mandates require spending in any 1 year 
of $100 million in 1995 dollars, updated annually for inflation. In 
2014, that threshold is approximately $141 million. This proposed rule 
would not mandate any requirements for State, local, or tribal 
governments, nor would it affect private sector costs.

Public Law 96-354, ``Regulatory Flexibility Act'' (5 U.S.C. 601)

    The Department of Defense certifies that this proposed rule is not 
subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601) because it 
would not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. Therefore, the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, as amended, does not require us to prepare a 
regulatory flexibility analysis.

Public Law 96-511, ``Paperwork Reduction Act'' (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35)

    It has been certified that this proposed rule does impose reporting 
or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. These reporting requirements have been approved by OMB under OMB 
Control Number 0704-0207 titled DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical 
Technical Data Agreement.
Cost to the Public
    In exchange for Government-owned unclassified export controlled 
technical data and technology, a contractor provides basic company 
information, identifies a technical data and technology custodian, and 
describes need-to-know. The reporting burden is estimated to average 20 
minutes per response. The DD Form 2345 and supporting documentation 
must be submitted to the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office in 
hardcopy. Approximately 24,000 U.S. companies have active 
certifications.

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24,000 responses........................  $9.94 * per response......  $19.99 postage ** per             $638,400
                                                                       response.
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* U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2014 median weekly earnings of full-time workers with at
  least a bachelor's degree: $1,193. http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2015/a-look-at-pay-at-the-top-the-bottom-and-in-between/home.htm.
** Most applicants choose Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Envelope USPS Postage Price Calculator http://postcalc.usps.com/.


                                             Cost to the Government
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4 FTE registrars..............................  GS 9 step 5.....................       $59,036 *        $236,144
1 FTE Team Lead...............................  GS11 step 5.....................        71,429 *          71,429
.5 FTE US Representative......................  GS13 step 5.....................         101,807          50,904
.25 FTE Division Chief........................  GS14 step 5.....................         120,303          30,075
.25 FTE Director..............................  GS15 step 5.....................        35,378 *          35,378
O&M for IT....................................  SP4701-15-F-0031................       2,958,915         147,946
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    Total.....................................  ................................  ..............         571,876
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* 2014 General Schedule (Base) Office of Personnel Management Salaries and Wages https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2014/general-schedule/.

Executive Order 13132, ``Federalism''

    Executive Order 13132 establishes certain requirements that an 
agency must meet when it promulgates a proposed rule (and subsequent 
final rule) that imposes substantial direct requirement costs on State 
and local governments, preempts State law, or otherwise has federalism 
implications. This proposed rule will not have a substantial effect on 
State and local governments.

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 250

    Exports, Science and technology.

    Accordingly, 32 CFR part 250 is proposed to be revised to read as 
follows:

PART 250--WITHHOLDING OF UNCLASSIFIED TECHNICAL DATA AND TECHNOLOGY 
FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Sec.
250.1 Purpose.
250.2 Applicability.
250.3 Definitions.
250.4 Policy.
250.5 Responsibilities.
250.6 Procedures.
250.7 Directly arranged visits.

    Authority:  10 U.S.C. 133.


Sec.  250.1  Purpose.

    This part establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and 
prescribes procedures for the dissemination and withholding of certain 
unclassified technical data and technology consistent with the 
requirements of 10 U.S.C. 130.


Sec.  250.2  Applicability.

    This part:
    (a) Applies to:
    (1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military 
Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD 
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD 
(referred to collectively in this part as the ``DoD Components'').
    (2) All unclassified technical data and technology that discloses 
technology or information with military or space application, in the 
possession or under the control of a DoD Component, that may not be 
exported lawfully without an approval, authorization, license, license 
exception, or exemption in accordance with U.S. export control laws and 
regulations: 22 U.S.C. 2778 (also known as the ``Arms Export Control 
Act''); 50 U.S.C. chapter 35 (also known as the ``International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act''); 22 CFR parts 120-130 (also known as 
``International Traffic in Arms Regulations'' (ITAR)); and 15 CFR parts 
730 through 774 (also known as ``Export Administration Regulations'' 
(EAR)).
    (b) Does not modify or supplant the regulations governing the 
export of technical data and technology established by 22 U.S.C. 2778, 
50 U.S.C. chapter 35, 22 CFR parts 120 through 130, 10 CFR 810, and 15 
CFR parts 730 through 774.
    (c) Does not apply to technical information under the control of 
the Department of Energy or the Nuclear

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Regulatory Commission pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, as amended.
    (d) Does not introduce any additional controls on the dissemination 
of technical data and technology by private enterprises or individuals 
beyond those specified by export control laws and regulations or in 
contracts or other agreements, including certifications as specified in 
paragraph (a)(9) of Sec.  250.5. Accordingly, the fact that DoD may 
possess such technical data and technology does not in itself provide a 
basis for control of such technical data and technology under this 
part.
    (e) Does not introduce any controls on the dissemination of:
    (1) Scientific, educational, or other items that are not subject to 
the EAR or exclusively controlled for export or reexport by another 
department or agency pursuant to 15 CFR 734.3, 734.7 through 734.8;
    (2) Information in the public domain as described in 22 CFR 120.11 
and technical data that has been approved for release in accordance 
with 22 CFR 125.4(b)(13)).
    (f) Does not alter the responsibilities of the DoD Components to 
protect proprietary technical data and technology of a private party, 
including:
    (1) In which the DoD has less than unlimited rights (e.g., pursuant 
to 48 CFR 227.7202, 252.227-7013, 252.227-7014, 252.227-7015, and 
252.227.7018); and
    (2) That is authorized to be withheld from public disclosure 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552, also known and referred to in this part as 
the ``Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).''
    (g) Does not pertain to or affect the release of technical data and 
technology by DoD Components to foreign governments, international 
organizations or their respective representatives, or contractors 
pursuant to official agreements or formal arrangements with the U.S. 
Government (USG), or pursuant to USG-licensed transactions involving 
such entities or individuals. However, in the absence of such USG-
sanctioned relationships this part does apply.
    (h) Does not apply to classified technical data. However, after 
declassification, dissemination of the technical data and technology 
within the scope of paragraph (a)(2) of this section is governed by 
this part.
    (i) Does not alter the responsibilities of the DoD Components to 
mark and protect information qualifying for designation as controlled 
unclassified information in accordance with Executive Order 13556, 
``Controlled Unclassified Information,'' as implemented by volume 4 of 
DoD Manual 5200.01, ``DoD Information Security Program'' (available at 
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/520001_vol4.pdf).


Sec.  250.3  Definitions.

    Unless otherwise noted, these terms and their definitions are for 
the purpose of this part.
    Certification. The United States-Canada Joint Certification Program 
certifies contractors of each country for access, on an equally 
favorable basis, to unclassified technical data and technology that 
discloses technology or information with military or space application 
controlled in the United States by this part and in Canada by Canada 
Minister of Justice, Technical Data Control Regulations SOR/86-345, May 
27, 2014 current edition (available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/SOR-86-345.pdf).
    Controlling DoD office. The DoD activity that sponsored the work 
that generated the technical data and technology or received the 
technical data and technology on behalf of the DoD and therefore is 
responsible for determining the distribution of a document containing 
the technical data and technology. In the case of joint sponsorship, 
the controlling office is determined by advance agreement and may be a 
party, a group, or a committee representing the interested activities 
or the DoD Components.
    Critical technology. Technology or technologies essential to the 
design, development, production, operation, application, or maintenance 
of an defense or dual-use article or service, which makes or could make 
a significant contribution to the military potential of any country, 
including the United States (also referred to as militarily critical 
technology). This includes, but is not limited to, design and 
manufacturing know-how, technical data, keystone equipment including 
manufacturing, inspection, and test equipment that is required for the 
effective application of technical information and technical know-how.
    (1) With respect to defense articles or defense services: Those 
technologies specified in 22 CFR 121.1.
    (2) With respect to categories of systems, equipment, and 
components; test, inspection, and production equipment; materials; 
software; and technology subject to the EAR: Those technologies 
specified in 15 CFR part 774.
    (3) With respect to nuclear equipment, materials, and technology: 
Those technologies specified in 10 CFR part 810.
    (4) With respect to select agents and toxins: Those technologies 
specified in 7 CFR part 331, 9 CFR part 121, and 42 CFR part 73; and 
any other technologies affecting the critical infrastructure.
    (5) With respect to emerging critical defense technology: Research 
and engineering development, or engineering and technology integration 
that will produce a defense article or defense service, including its 
underlying technology and software, covered by 22 CFR parts 120 through 
130, or a dual-use or munitions item, including its underlying 
technology and software, covered by 15 CFR parts 730 through 774.
    Defense article. Defined at 22 CFR 120.6.
    Defense services. Defined at 22 CFR 120.9.
    Formal arrangement. An instrument that provides the formal 
authorization to establish a voluntary agreement between two or more 
parties for mutual sharing of resources and tasks to achieve a common 
set of objectives, such as The Technical Cooperation Program.
    Legitimate business relationship. A relationship in which the DoD 
determines that a need exists to acquire, share, exchange, or 
disseminate DoD technical information to anyone other than a DoD 
employee for supporting the DoD mission. The relationship may be 
established by a memorandum of understanding, agreement, contract, or 
grant. The DoD has the sole responsibility for determining that a 
legitimate business relationship exists since the only purpose is to 
provide access to information created by or under the control of the 
DoD. Relationships may be established with an individual or 
organization in another Federal department or agency; contractors, 
grantees, or potential DoD contractors; other branches of the Federal 
Government; State and local governments; and foreign countries.
    Limited rights. The rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, 
perform, display, or disclose technical data and technology, in whole 
or in part, within the government.
    Other legitimate business purposes. Include:
    (1) Providing or seeking to provide equipment or technology to a 
foreign government with USG approval (for example, through foreign 
military sale).
    (2) Bidding, or preparing to bid, on a sale of surplus property.
    (3) Selling or producing products for the commercial domestic 
marketplace or for the commercial foreign marketplace,

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providing that any required export license is obtained.
    (4) Engaging in scientific research in a professional capacity.
    (5) Acting as a subcontractor to a qualified contractor.
    Potential DoD contractor. An individual or organization outside the 
DoD declared eligible for DoD information services by a sponsoring DoD 
activity.
    Public disclosure. Making technical data available without 
restricting its dissemination or use.
    Qualified contractor. A qualified U.S. contractor or a qualified 
Canadian contractor referred to in and governed by Canada Minister of 
Justice, Technical Data Control Regulations SOR/86-345, May 27, 2014 
current edition and certified in the Joint Certification Program 
through acceptance of a valid DD Form 2345.
    Qualified Canadian contractor. Canadian contractors are qualified 
for technical data and technology that do not require a license or 
other authorization for export to Canada under 22 CFR 126.5 by 
submitting a certification request to the United States-Canada Joint 
Certification Office established at the Defense Logistics Agency, 
Battle Creek, Michigan, in accordance with the ``Memorandum of 
Understanding Between the Government of Canada and the Government of 
the United States Concerning Strategic Technical Exchange''.
    Qualified U.S. contractor. A private individual or enterprise that, 
in accordance with procedures established by the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) and as a 
condition of obtaining export-controlled technical data and technology 
subject to this part from the DoD:
    (1) Certifies that the individual who will act as recipient of the 
export-controlled technical data and technology on behalf of the U.S. 
contractor is a U.S. citizen or a person admitted lawfully into the 
United States for permanent residence and is located in the United 
States.
    (2) Certifies that such data and technology are needed to bid or 
perform on a contract with the DoD or other USG agency, or for other 
legitimate business purposes in which the U.S. contractor is engaged or 
plans to engage. The purpose for which the data and technology are 
needed must be described sufficiently in such certification to permit 
an evaluation of whether subsequent requests for data and technology 
are related properly to such business purpose.
    (3) Acknowledges its responsibilities under U.S. export control 
laws and regulations (including the obligation, under certain 
circumstances, to obtain an export license prior to the release of 
technical data and technology within the United States) and agrees that 
it will not disseminate any export-controlled technical data and 
technology subject to this part in violation of applicable export 
control laws and regulations.
    (4) Agrees that, unless dissemination is permitted by paragraph (i) 
of Sec.  250.6, it will not provide access, including network access, 
to export-controlled technical data and technology subject to this part 
to persons other than its employees or persons acting on its behalf, 
and who meet the same citizenship or residency requirements without the 
permission of the DoD Component that provided the technical data and 
technology.
    (5) To the best of its knowledge, knows of no person employed by it 
or acting on its behalf who will have access to such data and 
technology, who is debarred, suspended, or otherwise ineligible from 
performing on USG contracts; or has violated U.S. export control laws 
or a certification previously made to the DoD under the provisions of 
this part.
    (6) Asserts that it is not debarred, suspended, or otherwise 
determined ineligible by any agency of the USG to perform on USG 
contracts, has not been convicted of export control law violations, and 
has not been disqualified under the provisions of this part.
    (7) Requests the certification be accepted based on its description 
of extenuating circumstances when the certifications required by this 
definition cannot be made truthfully.
    Restricted rights. The government's rights to use a computer 
program with one computer at one time. Applicable only to noncommercial 
computer software.
    Technical data. Defined at 22 CFR 120.10.
    (1) Classified data relating to defense articles and defense 
services on the U.S. Munitions List;
    (2) Information covered by an invention secrecy order; or
    (3) Software (see 22 CFR 120.45(f)) directly related to defense 
articles.
    (4) The definition does not include information concerning general 
scientific, mathematical, or engineering principles commonly taught in 
schools, colleges, and universities, or information in the public 
domain as defined in 22 CFR 120.11 or telemetry data as defined in note 
3 to Category XV(f) of in 22 CFR part 121. It also does not include 
basic marketing information on function or purpose or general system 
descriptions of defense articles.
    Technical information. Includes technical data and technology as 
defined in 15 CFR parts 730 through 774, as well as technical 
information that is not subject to 22 CFR parts 120 through 130 or 15 
CFR parts 730 through 774. It also includes technical data or computer 
software of any kind that can be used or adapted for use in the design, 
production, manufacture, assembly, repair, overhaul, processing, 
engineering, development, operation, maintenance, adapting, testing, or 
reconstruction of goods or materiel; or any technology that advances 
the state of the art, or establishes a new art, in an area of 
significant military or space applicability in the United States. The 
data may be in tangible form, such as a blueprint, photograph, plan, 
instruction, or an operating manual, or may be intangible, such as a 
technical service or oral, auditory, or visual descriptions. Examples 
of technical data include research and engineering data, engineering 
drawings, and associated lists, specifications, standards, process 
sheets, manuals, technical reports, technical orders, catalog item 
identifications, data sets, studies and analyses and related 
information, and computer software.
    Technology. Defined in 15 CFR 772.1.
    United States. The 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
territories and possessions of the United States.
    United States-Canada Joint Certification Office. The office 
established to certify contractors of each country for access, on an 
equally favorable basis, to unclassified technical data and technology 
disclosing technology controlled in the United States by this part and 
in Canada by Canada Minister of Justice, Technical Data Control 
Regulations SOR/86-345, May 27, 2014 current edition.
    U.S. DoD contractor. Those qualified U.S. contractors currently 
holding grants or contracts with DoD or those contractors declared 
eligible for DoD information services by a sponsoring DoD activity on 
the basis of participation in a DoD Potential Contractor Program.


Sec.  250.4  Policy.

    It is DoD policy that:
    (a) Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 130 and 133, the Secretary of Defense may 
withhold from public disclosure any technical data and technology with 
military or space application in the possession or under the control of 
the DoD, if such technical data and technology may not be exported 
lawfully without a license, exception, exemption, or other export

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authorization, in accordance with U.S. export control laws and 
regulations (including 22 U.S.C. 2778, 50 U.S.C. chapter 35, 22 CFR 
parts 120 through 130, and 15 CFR parts 730 through 774). However, 
technical data and technology may not be withheld if regulations 
distributed in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 2778 authorize the export of 
such technical data and technology pursuant to a general unrestricted 
license or exemption.
    (b) Because public disclosure of technical data and technology 
subject to this part is the same as providing uncontrolled foreign 
access, withholding such technical data and technology from public 
disclosure, unless approved, authorized, or licensed in accordance with 
export control laws, is necessary and in the national interest.
    (c) Notwithstanding the authority in paragraph (c)(1) of this 
section, it is DoD policy to provide technical data and technology 
governed by this part to individuals and enterprises that are:
    (1) Currently qualified U.S. contractors, when such technical data 
and technology relate to a legitimate business purpose for which the 
contractor is certified; or
    (2) A certified Canadian contractor referred to in and governed by 
Canada Minister of Justice, Technical Data Control Regulations SOR/86-
345, May 27, 2014 current edition (available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/SOR-86-345.pdf) and registered at the United 
States-Canada Joint Certification Office when a legitimate business 
relationship has been established between the government and the 
contractor.
    (d) This part may not be used by the DoD Components as authority to 
deny access to technical data and technology to the Congress or to any 
Federal, State, or local government agency that requires the technical 
data and technology for regulatory or other official government 
purposes. Dissemination of the technical data and technology will 
include a statement that DoD controls it, in accordance with this part.
    (e) The authority in this part may not be used to withhold from 
public disclosure unclassified information regarding DoD operations, 
policies, activities, or programs, including the costs and evaluations 
of performance and reliability of military and space equipment. When 
information does contain technical data and technology subject to this 
part, the technical data and technology must be excised from what is 
disclosed publicly.
    (f) This part may not be used as a basis for the release of limited 
rights or restricted rights data as defined in 48 CFR or those that are 
authorized to be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to the 5 
U.S.C. 552.
    (g) This part may not be used to provide protection for technical 
data that should be classified in accordance with Executive Order 
13526, ``Classified National Security Information,'' and volume 1 of 
DoD Manual 5200.01 (available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/520001_vol1.pdf).
    (h) This part provides immediate authority to cite section (b)(3) 
of 5 U.S.C. 552 (FOIA Exemption 3) described in 32 CFR part 286 as the 
basis for denials under 5 U.S.C. 552 of technical data and technology 
currently determined to be subject to the provisions of this part. The 
technical data will be withheld under the authority of 10 U.S.C.130. If 
the information originated or is under the control of a Government 
Agency outside the DoD, DoD Components will refer to that Government 
Agency for a release determination.
    (i) Technical data and technology subject to this part must be 
marked in accordance with DoD Instruction 5230.24, ``Distribution 
Statements on Technical Documents'' (available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/523024p.pdf) and volume 4 of DoD Manual 
5200.01 and released in accordance with DoD Instruction 2040.02, 
``International Transfers of Technology, Articles, and Services'' 
(available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/204002_2014.pdf), DoD Directive 5230.09, ``Clearance of DoD Information 
for Public Release'' (available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/523009p.pdf), DoD Instruction 5230.29, ``Security and Policy 
Review of DoD Information for Public Release'' (available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/523029p.pdf), and 32 CFR part 
285.
    (j) Technical data and technology subject to this part, when 
disseminated electronically, must be marked in accordance with volume 4 
of DoD Manual 5200.01 and are subject to all applicable security 
requirements specified in DoD Instruction 8500.01, ``Cybersecurity'' 
(available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/850001_2014.pdf) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 
6510.01F, ``Information Assurance (IA) and Support to Computer Network 
Defense (CND),'' February 9, 2011, as amended (available at http://www.dtic.mil/cjcs_directives/cdata/unlimit/6510_01.pdf).
    (k) In accordance with DoD Instruction 5015.02, ``DoD Records 
Management Program'' (available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/501502p.pdf), technical data and technology subject to this 
part must be maintained and managed consistent with National Archives 
and Records Administration approved dispositions to ensure proper 
maintenance, use, accessibility, and preservation, regardless of format 
or medium.


Sec.  250.5  Responsibilities.

    (a) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
Logistics (USD(AT&L)) has overall responsibility for the implementation 
of this part and will designate an office to:
    (1) Administer and monitor compliance with this part.
    (2) Receive and disseminate notifications of temporary revocation 
of contractor qualification in accordance with paragraph (e) of Sec.  
250.6.
    (3) Receive recommendations for contractor disqualification made in 
accordance with paragraph (f) of Sec.  250.6, and act as 
disqualification authority.
    (4) Provide technical assistance when necessary to the DoD 
Components to assess the significance of the military or space 
application of technical data and technology that may be withheld from 
public disclosure in accordance with this part.
    (5) Maintain and update procedures and appropriate mechanisms for 
the certification of qualified contractors, in accordance with 
paragraph (c) of Sec.  250.4 of this part.
    (6) Ensure that the requirements of this part are incorporated into 
48 CFR for application to contracts involving technical data and 
technology governed by this part.
    (7) Develop, in conjunction with the Office of the General Counsel 
of the Department of Defense (GC DoD), guidelines for responding to 
appeals, as identified in paragraph (k) of Sec.  250.6.
    (8) Develop procedures to ensure that the DoD Components apply 
consistent criteria in authorizing exceptions in accordance with 
paragraph (j) of Sec.  250.6.
    (9) Prescribe procedures to develop, collect, and disseminate 
certification statements; to ensure their sufficiency, accuracy, and 
periodic renewal; and to make final determinations of qualification.
    (10) Take such other actions that may be required to ensure 
consistent and appropriate implementation of this part within the DoD.
    (b) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD(P)):
    (1) Prepares and issues policy guidance regarding the foreign 
disclosure and security controls for information in international 
programs within the scope of this part.
    (2) Provides consultation to DoD offices on export control and 
commodity jurisdiction determinations.

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    (c) The Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO) of the Department of 
Defense:
    (1) Monitors the implementation of the provisions of this part that 
pertain to 5 U.S.C. 552 and 32 CFR part 285.
    (2) Provides such other assistance as may be necessary to ensure 
compliance with this part.
    (d) The GC DoD:
    (1) Advises DoD Components with respect to the statutory and 
regulatory requirements governing the export of technical data and 
technology.
    (2) Advises the USD(AT&L) regarding consistent and appropriate 
implementation of this part.
    (e) The DoD Component heads:
    (1) Disseminate and withhold from public disclosure technical data 
and technology subject to this part consistent with its policies and 
procedures.
    (2) Designate a focal point to:
    (i) Ensure implementation of this part.
    (ii) Identify classes of technical data and technology whose 
release are governed by paragraph (d)(3) of Sec.  250.6.
    (iii) Act on appeals relating to case-by-case denials for release 
of technical data and technology.
    (iv) Temporarily revoke a contractor's qualification in accordance 
with paragraph (e) of Sec.  250.6.
    (v) Receive and evaluate requests for reinstatement of a 
contractor's qualification in accordance with paragraph (e)(4) of Sec.  
250.6.
    (vi) Recommend contractor's disqualification to the USD(AT&L) in 
accordance with paragraph (f) of Sec.  250.6.
    (3) Develop, distribute, and effect Component regulations to 
implement this part.
    (4) Ensure that the controlling DoD office that created or 
sponsored the technical information exercises its inherently 
governmental responsibility to determine the appropriate marking in 
accordance with DoD Instruction 5230.24 and volumes 2 and 4 of DoD 
Manual 5200.01 (volume 2 available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/520001_vol2.pdf) and that all technical 
documents, including research, development, engineering, test, 
sustainment, and logistics information, regardless of media or form, 
are marked correctly.


Sec.  250.6  Procedures.

    (a) Procedures for release of technical information must be made 
under the following guidelines:
    (1) DoD Components may make their technical information for other 
than military or space application available for public disclosure in 
accordance with DoD Directive 5230.09 and DoD Instruction 5230.29. DoD 
has the authority to withhold technical data and technology as defined 
in Sec.  250.3 from public disclosure.
    (2) DoD Components will process FOIA requests from the public for 
technical information in accordance with 32 CFR part 286 and governing 
DoD Component issuances. All requested technical data and technology 
currently determined to be subject to the withholding authority in this 
part will be denied under Exemption 3 of 5 U.S.C. 552 and 10 U.S.C. 
130. Any FOIA appeals for the denied information will be processed in 
accordance with 32 CFR part 286 and governing DoD Component issuances.
    (3) DoD Components may give qualified contractors access to their 
technical data and technology as permitted by the provisions of this 
part.
    (i) United States-Canada Joint Certification Office adjudicates 
certification of qualified contractors.
    (ii) To qualify, U.S. and Canadian contractors must submit a 
completed DD Form 2345 ``Militarily Critical Technical Data 
Agreement,'' to the United States-Canada Joint Certification Office.
    (iii) To qualify, Canadian contractors will submit a completed DD 
Form 2345 when a Canadian contractor intends to request access to DoD-
controlled technical data and technology.
    (iv) A copy of the company's State/Provincial Business License, 
Incorporation Certificate, Sales Tax Identification Form, ITAR 
Controlled Goods Registration letter or certificate, or other 
documentation that verifies the legitimacy of the company must 
accompany all DD Forms 2345.
    (v) The contractor's business activity is a key element of the 
certification process since this information is used by the controlling 
office as a basis for approving or disapproving specific requests for 
technical data and technology. The business activity statement should 
be sufficiently detailed to support requests for any data that the 
contractor expects for legitimate business purposes.
    (b) Upon receipt of a request for technical information in the 
possession of, or under the control of the DoD, the controlling DoD 
office for the requested information will determine whether the 
information is governed by this part.
    (1) The determination will be based on whether
    (i) The information is subject to 22 CFR part 121 or 15 CFR part 
774.
    (ii) The information would require a license, exception, exemption, 
or other export authorization in accordance with U.S. export control 
laws and regulations in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 2778, 50 U.S.C. 
chapter 35, 22 CFR parts 120 through 130, and 15 CFR parts 730 through 
774.
    (iii) The information would not fall into the categories of 
information described in paragraphs (c) and (d) of Sec.  250.2.
    (2) In making such a determination, the controlling office may 
consult with the Defense Technology Security Administration for advice 
on whether U.S. export control laws or regulations apply. The 
controlling DoD office may request assistance in making this 
determination from the USD(AT&L), and if necessary, consult the 
Departments of State, Commerce, or Energy.
    (c) The controlling DoD office will ensure technical data and 
technology governed by this part are marked for distribution in 
accordance with DoD Instruction 5230.24 and volume 4 of DoD Manual 
5200.01.
    (d) The controlling DoD office will authorize release of technical 
data and technology governed by this part to qualified contractors, as 
defined in Sec.  250.3, unless either:
    (1) The qualification of the contractor concerned has been 
temporarily revoked in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section;
    (2) The controlling DoD office judges the requested technical data 
and technology to be unrelated to the purpose for which the qualified 
contractor is certified. When release of technical data and technology 
is denied in accordance with this paragraph, the controlling DoD office 
will request additional information to explain the intended use of the 
requested technical data and technology and, if appropriate, request a 
new certification (see Sec.  250.3) describing the intended use of the 
requested technical data and technology; or
    (3) The technical data and technology are being requested for a 
purpose other than to permit the requester to bid or perform on a 
contract with the DoD or other USG agency. In this case, the 
controlling DoD office will withhold the technical data and technology 
if the DoD Component focal point determines the release of the 
technical data and technology may jeopardize an important technological 
or operational military advantage of the United States.
    (e) Upon receipt of substantial and credible information that a 
qualified U.S. contractor has violated U.S. export control law; 
violated its certification; made a certification in bad faith; or 
omitted or misstated material fact, the DoD Component will temporarily 
revoke the U.S. contractor's

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qualification. Canadian contractors are disqualified in accordance with 
Canada Minister of Justice, Technical Data Control Regulations SOR/86-
345, May 27, 2014 current edition.
    (1) The DoD Component may delay such temporary revocations with the 
potential to compromise a USG investigation.
    (2) Immediately upon a temporary revocation, the DoD Component will 
notify the contractor and the USD(AT&L).
    (3) The contractor will be given an opportunity to respond in 
writing to the information upon which the temporary revocation is based 
before being disqualified.
    (4) Any U.S. contractor whose qualification has been temporarily 
revoked may present information to the DoD Component showing that the 
basis for revocation was in error or has been remedied and be 
reinstated.
    (f) When the basis for a contractor's temporary revocation cannot 
be removed within 20 working days, the DoD Component will recommend to 
the USD(AT&L) that the contractor be disqualified.
    (g) After receipt of substantial and credible information that a 
qualified U.S. contractor has violated U.S. export control law, the DoD 
Component must notify the appropriate law enforcement agency.
    (h) Charges for copying, certifying, and searching records rendered 
to requesters will be levied in accordance with chapter 4, appendix 2 
of volume 11A of DoD 7000.14-R, ``Department of Defense Financial 
Management Regulations (FMRs)'' (available at http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/Volume_11a.pdf). 
Normally, only one copy of the same record or document will be provided 
to each requester. Each release to qualified contractors of controlled 
technical data and technology governed by this part will be accompanied 
by a ``Notice to Accompany the Dissemination of Export-Controlled 
Technical Data and Technology'' (see Figure to Sec.  250.6(h)).

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    (i) Qualified U.S. contractors who receive technical data and 
technology governed by this part may disseminate that technical data 
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purposes consistent with their certification without the permission of 
the controlling DoD office or when dissemination is:
    (1) To any foreign recipient for which the technical data and 
technology are approved, authorized, or licensed in accordance with 22 
U.S.C. 2778 or 15 CFR parts 730 through 774.
    (2) To another qualified U.S. contractor including existing or 
potential subcontractors, but only within the scope of the certified 
legitimate business purpose of the recipient.
    (3) To the Departments of State and Commerce to apply for 
approvals, authorizations, or licenses for export pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
2778 or 15 CFR parts 730 through 774. The application will include a 
statement that the technical data and technology for which the 
approval, authorization, or license is sought is controlled by the DoD 
in accordance with this part.
    (4) To the Congress or any Federal, State, or local governmental 
agency for regulatory purposes or otherwise as may be required by law 
or court order. Any such dissemination will include a statement that 
the technical data and technology are controlled by the DoD in 
accordance with this part.
    (j) A qualified contractor desiring to disseminate technical data 
and technology subject to this part in a manner not permitted expressly 
by the terms of this part must be granted authority to do so by the 
controlling DoD office, consistent with U.S. export control laws and 
regulations specified in 22 U.S.C. 2778, 50 U.S.C. chapter 35, 22 CFR 
parts 120 through 130, and 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 and DoD 
policies.
    (k) Any requester denied technical data and technology or any 
qualified U.S. contractor denied permission to disseminate such 
technical data and technology in accordance with this part will be 
promptly provided with a written statement of reasons for that action, 
and advised of the right to make a written appeal to a specifically 
identified appellate authority within the DoD Component. Other appeals 
will be processed as directed by the USD(AT&L).
    (l) Denials will cite 10 U.S.C. 130 and 133 as implemented by this 
part. Implementing procedures will provide for resolution of any appeal 
within 20 working days.


Sec.  250.7  Directly arranged visits.

    (a) USG officials and certified U.S. contractors and Canadian 
government officials and certified Canadian contractors may use the 
certification process to facilitate directly arranged visits that 
involve access to unclassified technical data and technology. 
Activities under this process are limited to:
    (1) Procurement activities such as unclassified pre-solicitation 
conferences, discussions related to unclassified solicitations, and 
collection of procurement unclassified documents.
    (2) Performance of an unclassified contract.
    (3) Scientific research, in support of unclassified U.S. or 
Canadian national defense initiatives.
    (4) Attendance at restricted meetings, conferences, symposia, and 
program briefings where technical data and technology governed by this 
part or Canada Minister of Justice, Technical Data Control Regulations 
SOR/86-345, May 27, 2014 current edition will be presented, or the 
event is being held in an unclassified access controlled area.
    (b) A directly arranged visit does not apply to uncertified U.S. or 
Canadian contractors; classified visits, where confirmation of the 
visitors' security clearances is required; or unsolicited marketing 
visits.
    (c) A directly arranged visit related to the release of information 
controlled in the United States by this part or in Canada by Canada 
Minister of Justice, Technical Data Control Regulations SOR/86-345, May 
27, 2014 current edition, is permitted when two conditions are 
satisfied.
    (1) First condition:
    (i) There is a valid license covering the export of the technical 
data and technology;
    (ii) The export or release is permitted under the Canadian 
exemption on 22 CFR 126.5;
    (iii) The export or release is covered by the general exemptions in 
22 CFR 125.4; or
    (iv) The export or release qualifies for a license exception under 
15 CFR parts 730 through 774.
    (2) Second condition:
    (i) The distribution statement applied to the technical data and 
technology pursuant to DoD Instruction 5230.24 permits release; or
    (ii) The originator or government controlling office authorizes 
release.

    Dated: October 26, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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