The Department of State revises its regulations governing the availability to the public of information that is under the control of the Department. This rule reflects changes in the Department's organization and procedures since the last revision of the Department's regulations on public access to information, including relating to the use of email to submit requests for information under this part.

The Department of State (the Department) amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove from the U.S. Munitions List (USML) certain aircraft that have been modified to incorporate aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) and to exclude from the ITAR certain activities that would otherwise meet the definition of reexport or temporary import of ASE incorporated into such aircraft.