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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

11.150: Export Licensing Service and Information

Popular Name: (Export Control) Exporter Assistance Program

Objectives: Respond to the needs of the exporting community by phone, in person, and through seminars and other outreach efforts in order to help exporters understand and comply with the Export Administration Regulations that involve the export of certain products and technical data requiring a special export license for shipments to foreign countries.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

11.150 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Any person, firm, organization, or branch of government needing information or assistance on export control matters.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Any person, firm, organization, or branch of government needing information or assistance on export control matters.

Credentials/Documentation: None.

11.150 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: In person, by letter or phone.

Award Procedure: Not applicable.

Deadlines: Not applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

11.150 RELATED PROGRAMS:

11.108 Commercial Service.

11.150 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

In fiscal year 1999, counseled and assisted 141,122 exporters through phone inquiries and walk-in counseling, processed 35,849 phone inquiries through the automated "System for Tracking Export License Applications" (STELA) for advice, assistance, and processing stage of applications and held 204 export licensing seminars. In fiscal year 2000, it is anticipated that 200,000 exporters will be counseled through phone inquiries and walk-in counseling, over 38,000 phone inquiries will be processed through STELA for advice and processing stage of applications, and 204 export licensing seminars will be held. In fiscal year 2001, it is estimated that 200,000 exporters will also be counseled through phone inquiries and walk-in counseling, 40,000 phone inquiries processed through STELA for advice and processing stage of applications, and 220 export licensing seminars held.

11.150 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: BUREAU OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Type of Assistance: Advisory Services and Counseling.

Obligations: (Operation and administration) FY 99 $1,432,409; FY 00 est $1,439,077; and FY 01 est $1,446,409.

Budget Account Number: 13-0300-0-1-376.

Authorization: Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Export Administration Regulations; Export Administration Bulletins; Summary of U.S. Export Regulations; Export Administration Annual Report; Export Control of Technical Data; Exports by Mail; Denial and Probation Orders Currently Affecting Export Privileges; Index to the Commodity Control List; Export Management System Guidelines and Summary thereof.

11.150 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Refer to Appendix IV of the Catalog for BXA Regional Office addresses.

Headquarters Office: Exporter Counseling Division, Office of Exporter Services, Rm. 1099, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 or Exporter Counseling Staff, P.O. Box 273, Washington, DC 20044. Phone: (202) 482-2753) (Status Line & Trade Fair Line); 482-4811 (Regulatory and Policy Questions); and 482-2440 (System for Tracking Export License Applications). FTS is not available.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

11.150 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: Individuals and business firms may obtain information, training, and assistance on the interpretation of export control regulations and policies, when an individual validated export control license is required; and secure expeditious handling of an export application when priority action is warranted.

11.150 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: None.

Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), recipients that are States, Local Governments, Non-profit Organizations (to include Hospitals), and Institutions of Higher Learning shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31. U.S.C. 7501-7507). Commercial organizations shall be subject to the audit requirements as stipulated in the award document.

Records: None.