BIS Completes Interagency Review for Rule Related to Australia Group Controls, Marine Toxins

The Bureau of Industry and Security on Dec. 20 completed an interagency review that could implement certain export control decisions agreed to at the multilateral Australia Group and place new controls on certain marine toxins, plant pathogens and biological equipment (see 2212090004). BIS sent the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Dec. 7 after previously sending it to OIRA Sept. 9, where it was completed with some changes (see 2209120002). The rule, if published, could finalize May-proposed controls on four dual-use biological toxins that BIS said can be weaponized to kill people or animals.