U.S. interim final rule on information security controls of cybersecurity items, delayed effective date

Effective date of interim final rule delayed to March 7, 2022

Information security controls of cybersecurity items

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Commerce Department today released for publication in the Federal Register a rule to delay the effective date of an interim final rule establishing controls on certain cybersecurity items for national security and anti-terrorism reasons, along with a new license exception (Authorized Cybersecurity Exports) that authorizes exports of these items to most destinations except in certain circumstances.

BIS published the interim final rule on October 21, 2021, with a 45-day comment period, which ended on December 12, 2021, and a 90-day delayed effective date—January 19, 2022. Read TradeNewsFlash

Today’s document [PDF 221 KB] delays the effective date of the interim final rule by 45 days to March 7, 2022. BIS stated that the delay is intended to allow sufficient time for industry to update the requisite compliance procedures and for BIS to provide additional public guidance.
 

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