[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22630]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5660]
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation; Imposition
of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons, Including a Ban
on U.S. Government Procurement
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A determination has been made that twenty-four foreign persons
have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures
pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act, which
provides for penalties on entities and individuals for the transfer to
or acquisition from Iran since January 1, 1999 or the transfer to or
acquisition from Syria since January 1, 2005, of equipment and
technology controlled under multilateral export control lists (Missile
Technology Control Regime, Australia Group, Chemical Weapons
Convention, Nuclear Suppliers Group, Wassenaar Arrangement) or
otherwise having the potential to make a material contribution to the
development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or cruise or ballistic
missile systems. The latter category includes (a) items of the same
kind as those on multilateral lists, but falling below the control list
parameters, when it is determined that such items have the potential of
making a material contribution to WMD or cruise or ballistic missile
systems, (b) other items with the potential of making such a material
contribution, when added through case-by-case decisions, and (c) items
on U.S. national control lists for WMD/missile reasons that are not on
multilateral lists.
DATES: Effective Date: December 28, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Pamela K. Durham,
Office of Missile Threat Reduction, Bureau of International Security
and Nonproliferation, Department of State (202-647-4931). On U.S.
Government procurement ban issues: Gladys Gines, Office of the
Procurement Executive, Department of State (703-516-1691).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of the Iran and
Syria Nonproliferation Act (Pub. L. 109-112), the U.S. Government
determined on December 22, 2006 that the measures authorized in Section
3 of the Act shall apply to the following foreign persons identified in
the report submitted pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Act:
China National Electronic Import-Export Company (CEIEC) (China) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Company (CATIC)
(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Zibo Chemet Equipment Company (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Defense Industries Organization (DIO) (Iran) and any successor, sub-
unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Iran Electronics Industries (IEI) (Iran) and any successor, sub-unit,
or subsidiary thereof;
Sanam Industrial Group (SIG) (Iran) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
NAB Export Company (Iran) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Abu Hamadi (Iraq) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Kal Al-Zuhiry (Iraq);
Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID) (North Korea) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Target Airfreight (Malaysia) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Aerospace Logistics Services (Mexico) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Arif Durrani (Pakistan);
Rosoboronexport (Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Kolomna Design Bureau of Machine-Building (KBM) (Russia) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Tula Design Bureau of Instrument Building (KBP) (Russia) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Alexey Safonov (Russia);
Al Zarga Optical and Electronics Co. (Sudan) and any successor, sub-
unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Giad Industrial Complex (Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Yarmouk Industrial Complex (Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Army Supply Bureau (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Industrial Establishment of Defense (IED) (Syria) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Ministry of Defense (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof; and
Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) (Syria) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof.
Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the following
measures are imposed on these entities and individuals:
1. No department or agency of the United States Government may
procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, any goods,
technology, or services from these foreign persons;
2. No department or agency of the United States Government may
provide any assistance to the foreign persons, and these persons shall
not be eligible to participate in any assistance program of the United
States Government;
3. No United States Government sales to the foreign persons of any
item on the United States Munitions List (as in effect on August 8,
1995) are permitted, and all sales to these persons of any defense
articles, defense services, or design and construction services under
the Arms Export Control Act are terminated; and,
4. No new individual licenses shall be granted for the transfer to
these foreign persons of items the export of which is controlled under
the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the Export Administration
Regulations, and any existing such licenses are suspended.
These measures shall be implemented by the responsible departments
and agencies of the United States Government and will remain in place
for two years from the effective date, except to the extent that the
Secretary of State may subsequently determine otherwise. A new
determination will be made in the event that circumstances change in
such a manner as to warrant a change in the duration of sanctions.
Dated: December 28, 2006.
Andrew K. Semmel,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and
Nonproliferation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-22630 Filed 1-4-07; 8:45 am]
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