Office of Research and Project Administration

GENERAL INFORMATION ON EXPORT CONTROLS

This page provides guidance to University faculty, students, and staff so that they may recognize when export regulations may apply and when an export or OFAC license may be required in connection with research.

Quick Reference for Determining Potential Application of Export Control Laws for Research Projects pdf

For the EAR (Export Administration Regulations),

http://www.access.gpo.gov/bis/index.html, contains the regulations regarding commercial applications that may also have value in a military context overseas and to foreign nationals working in or visiting the US;

www.bxa.doc.gov/ is the home page of the BIS (formerly the BXA).

For the ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations),

the Office of Policy Defense Controls Web site,
www.pmdtc.org, contains the regulations and other useful information regarding the restrictions on the export of certain technology or technical data, such as military applications.

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) citations to the regulations are as follows:

The ITAR are published in the 22 CFR §§ 120-130

The EAR are published in 15 CFR §§ 730-774.

The CFR Web address is www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.

In addition, faculty doing work with an embargoed country may be subject to Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations. These regulations affect nearly all transactions with those countries without regard to content or purpose. For a complete list of embargoed countries and prohibited transaction see: http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER-RELATED MATERIALS:

OTHER RESOURCES:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Export Control Researcher's Guide