REMOVAL OF AES LICENSE TYPE CODES C49 TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE AUTHORIZATION ACT (TAPS); C55, SHORT SUPPLY CRUDE OIL SAMPLES; AND C56 SHORT SUPPLY STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES

On May 12, 2016, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security published a final rule that amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to comply with the requirements of Division O, Title 1, Section 101 of Public Law 114–113 (the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016) concerning exports of crude oil from the United States. Consistent with this requirement, the final rule amended part 754 of the EAR by removing and reserving § 754.2, which described the short supply license requirements and licensing policies that applied to exports of crude oil from the United States to all destinations.

As a result of this rule, the following changes will be made immediately to the Automated Export System (AES) in order for exporters and authorized agents to successfully report electronic export information in the AES.

The Removal of License Types TAPS (C49), Short Supply Crude Oil Samples (C55) and Short Supply Strategic Petroleum Reserves (C56), from the Automated Export System.

United States Principal Parties in Interest (USPPIs) and their authorized filing agents (AES filers) must adhere to the following new reporting requirements to prevent the return of fatal errors from AES.

A complete list of all of the AES License Type codes and reporting instructions for these types can be found at http://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/aestir-appendix-f-license-and-license-exemption-type-codes

For questions regarding these AES changes, please contact the Bureau of Industry and Security by email at ECR_AES@bis.doc.gov or at (202) 482-4933.

For general questions regarding AES, please contact the International Trade Management Division at the Bureau of the Census at 1-800-549-0595, option 1.

For classification questions about ECCNs, please contact the Bureau of Industry and Security at one of the numbers below:

Outreach and Educational Services Division (located in Washington, DC) (202) 482-4811
Western Regional Office (located in Irvine, CA) (949) 660–0144
Northern California branch (located in San Jose, CA) (408) 998-8806