State Dept. Completes Review of Rule to De-Control Certain Capacitors

The State Department completed an interagency review Dec. 15 for a final rule that could make revisions to the U.S. Munitions List. The rule would amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations by removing certain high-energy storage capacitors from USML Category XI and “clearly identify” the capacitors that remain controlled in that category. The rule is expected to finalize an April interim final rule that removed export controls from certain high-energy storage capacitors (see 2304260017). The agency first sent the rule for review Oct. 13 (see 2310160008).