The email noted that companies had been waiting many months for licensing decisions, and with less than a week left in the administration, dealing with the denials was a challenge.
A spokesman for the semiconductor group did not respond to a request for comment.
Companies that received the intent to deny notices have 20 days to respond, and the Commerce Department has 45 days to advise them of any change in a decision or it becomes final.
Companies would then have another 45 days to appeal.
The US put Huawei on a Commerce Department entity list in May 2019, restricting suppliers from selling US goods and technology to it.
DES MOINES - Republican President Donald Trump s term in office ends Wednesday, exactly two weeks after he sparked a siege on the U.S. Capitol that was motivated by his attempt, joined by his most zealous supporters, to overturn the presidential election results.
The U.S. Census Bureau's embattled director on Monday announced he is resigning nearly a year ahead of schedule and will retire on Wednesday, the day Democratic President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated, according to a letter on the bureau's website.
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