Mississippi State University is certainly drafting a response.

Also, COGR published a 10 page "Points for Consideration on Commerce
Inspector General Report" which states, "COGR is encouraging a wide
response from member universities."  This COGR document will give you a
lot of good ideas to consider when drafting your response.

Kacey Strickland, CRA
Mississippi State University
Sponsored Programs Administration
133 Etheredge
P.O. Box 6156
Mississippi State, MS  39762
Phone (662) 325-7402
Fax (662) 325-3803
xxxxxx@spa.msstate.edu

>>> xxxxxx@NDSU.NODAK.EDU 05/19/05 3:01 PM >>>
Greetings!  Just checking with colleagues to see if comments are being

submitted by your institution on this.  Also, is anyone aware if COGR
or
other professional organizations are coordinating responses?

Thanks!
Val Kettner
North Dakota State University

>>NOTICE ON EXPORT CONTROLS PUBLISHED IN FEDERAL REGISTER
>>
>>The Department of Commerce has published in the Federal Register on
March
>>28, 2005 (RIN 0694-AD29) and Fed. Reg., Vol. 70, No. 71, April 14,
2005
>>pp. 19688-19694 a request for comments on the export control
>>recommendations made by the Department's Inspector General (IG). (See

>>also CFR Update 05-#11, 2-25-05).
>>
>>Under the Inspector General's recommendations, the use of equipment
or
>>technology by a foreign student or scholar working at a U.S.
university
>>in which information concerning export-controlled "use technology" is

>>transferred would likely be categorized as a "deemed export," even if
the
>>research conducted with the equipment is fundamental. A detailed
analysis
>>of the IG recommendations and AAU's concerns is available at:
>>
>><http://www.aau.edu/research/CommerceIGRpt.pdf>http://www.aau.edu/research/CommerceIGRpt.pdf

>>
>>
>>
>>AAU views the BIS request as a positive opportunity for the
scientific
>>and academic communities to document how the IG recommendations would

>>adversely impact university research.
>>
>>AAU institutions are urged to comment on the recommendations. AAU
will
>>submit its comments to BIS by mid-April and provide them to campuses
for
>>use in crafting their own comments.
>>
>>The deadline for comments is Friday, May 27, 2005. The notice is
>>available at:
>>
>><http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-6057.htm>http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-6057.htm

>>
>>
>>
>>The IG recommendations are contained in the report:  "Deemed Export
>>Controls May Not Stop the Transfer of Sensitive Technology to Foreign

>>Nationals in the U.S." (IPE-16176), which can be found at:
>>
>><http://www.oig.doc.gov/oig/reports/2004/BIS-IPE-16176-03-2004.pdf>http://www.oig.doc.gov/oig/reports/2004/BIS-IPE-16176-03-2004.pdf

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