U.S. Code > Title 15 Commerce and Trade > CHAPTER 66—PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE (§§ 4001—4053) > SUBCHAPTER II—EXPORT TRADE CERTIFICATES OF REVIEW (§§ 4011—4021) > § 4017. Guidelines

§ 4017. Guidelines

(a) Issuance; content
To promote greater certainty regarding the application of the antitrust laws to export trade, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Attorney General, may issue guidelines—
(1) describing specific types of conduct with respect to which the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Attorney General, has made or would make, determinations under sections 4013 and 4014 of this title, and
(2) summarizing the factual and legal bases in support of the determinations.
(b) Administrative rulemaking requirements not applicable
Section 553 of title 5 shall not apply to the issuance of guidelines under subsection (a) of this section.