BIS Sends Australia Group Final Rule to OMB

On Friday, the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that it had received a final rule from the DOC’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on “Implementation of Certain Australia Group Decisions”. This rulemaking was not included in the Spring 2024 Unified Agenda.

The Australia Group is an ‘informal’ group of 42 countries that “coordinate their national export controls to limit the supply of chemicals and biological agents-as well as related equipment, technologies, and knowledge-to countries and nonstate entities suspected of pursuing chemical or biological weapons (CBW) capabilities.”