About MSU’s Office of ECTS
ECTS provides best practices advice and hands-on assistance to the MSU community for compliance with the U.S. Export Control Regulations. ECTS supports MSU faculty, students, and staff with export compliance matters including:
- Evaluating research activities (e.g., sponsored research grants and contracts, material transfers, nondisclosure agreements) for restrictions that would impact fundamental research
- Assisting units with conducting Restricted Party Screening as needed across campus
- Reviewing and managing export controlled purchases from MSU’s Procurement and Logistics
- Reviewing export controlled agreements and international licenses from MSU Technologies
- Coordinating with the Office of International Students and Scholars as needed for visa reviews for research purposes and reviewing international work abroad requests
- Reviewing international travel to the comprehensively embargoed countries as registered with MSU’s Global Travel Registry
- Developing Technology Control Plans (TCP’s) to manage export controlled technology on MSU’s campus
- Obtaining appropriate federal export licenses, classifications, or other required approvals, for MSU’s export controlled research activities
- Coordinating with the University Research Organization (URO) to manage export controlled research projects
- Conducting export control compliance trainings across campus as needed
MSU adheres to numerous federal export control regulations:
- U.S. State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) cover technology and services related to military and defense applications
- U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security, Export Administration Regulations (EAR) cover "dual use" technologies
- U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) cover worldwide trade embargoes and economic sanctions
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations cover nuclear materials and exports of nuclear equipment
- Department of Energy regulations control the transfer of unclassified nuclear technology such as documents, knowledge and expertise
For questions, please contact MSU’s Office of Export Control and Trade Sanctions (ECTS) at export@msu.edu.For additional information on the Export Control Regulations, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.
MSU Researchers
ECTS will assist you with export compliance requirements that arise when:
- Your research award (grant or contract) restricts the publication or participation of non-U.S. Persons in the conduct of the research (as this would impact MSU’s determination of fundamental research)
- The items, materials, equipment, software, or data used in your research are identified on one of the U.S. export control lists and need management with a Technology Control Plan (TCP)
- Your research involves providing services to, or transacting funds with, individuals or entities from countries currently sanctioned or embargoed by the U.S. government
- Your research involves the international shipment of a research deliverable or prototype
- Your research involves international travel, especially to a location currently embargoed by the U.S. government
For questions, please contact MSU’s Office of Export Control and Trade Sanctions (ECTS) at export@msu.edu.
