Be Sure To Comply....

For those of you unfamiliar with the Federal Register, its where the US Government publishes changes or clarifications to US law. The Canadian counterpart is the Canada Gazette.

This morning's version of the Federal Register contained the following notice:


[Federal Register: October 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 205)]
[Notices]
[Page 62344]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr24oc06-103]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5586]
Bureau of Political Military Affairs; Arms Export Control Act;
Determinations
Pursuant to section 654(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
as amended, notice is hereby given that:
(1) On August 18, 2006, the President made a determination pursuant
to section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; and
(2) The President has concluded that publication of such
determination would be harmful to the national security of the United
States.
Michael W. Coulter,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-17796 Filed 10-23-06; 8:45 am]


In summary:

We've made a legal determination.
We aren't going to tell you about it.
Failure to comply with it will get you in serious trouble!

Ever wonder why governments sometimes are accused of being less than forthcoming?