TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL QUICK RESPONSE TIMES

C O N F I D E N T I A L TAIPEI 003776 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP/TC, EAP/EP, NP/ECC, NP/CBM DEPT PASS AIT/W E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/11/2015 TAGS: ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW SUBJECT: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL QUICK RESPONSE TIMES REF: NP DRAFT TAIWAN LICENSE REVIEW PROCEDURE OF 8/30/05 Classified By: AIT Acting Director David Keegan, Reason 1.4 b/d (C) Action Request: Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su contacted AIT on September 12 to ask if, under the quick response mechanism developed to expedite U.S. comments on Taiwan export/re-export/transit/transshipment licenses, it would be possible for the U.S. to provide a response within one week. Su is now preparing the official Taiwan public announcement on the new procedures, and needs this additional information for the announcement. Su also a.) asked what would be the average time required for a U.S. reply; b.) what BOFT should do if there was no U.S. response within the agreed timeframe; and c.) if the U.S. needs more time to provide a response, would it send an explanation of why it needed more time? AIT requests Washington guidance on how to respond to these questions. KEEGAN