[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 77 (Monday, April 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20158-20159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7660]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5781]
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 fourteen 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 foreign persons (including individuals,
nongovernmental entities and organizations, governments and government
entities) 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.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 17, 2007.
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 April 10, 2007 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 Precision Machinery Import/Export Corporation
(CPMIEC) (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Shanghai Non-Ferrous Metals Pudong Development Trade Co. Ltd.
(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Zibo Chemet Equipment Company (China) and any successor, sub-unit,
or subsidiary thereof;
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Defense Industries Organization (DIO) (Iran) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Hizballah and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Sokkia Singapore PTE Ltd. (Singapore) and any successor, sub-unit,
or subsidiary thereof;
Army Supply Bureau (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Syrian Air Force (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Syrian Navy (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Industrial Establishment of Defense (Syria) and any successor, sub-
unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Challenger Corporation (Malaysia) 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; and
Arif Durrani (Pakistan);
Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the following
measures are imposed on these persons:
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: April 17, 2007.
Patricia A. McNerney,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and
Nonproliferation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E7-7660 Filed 4-20-07; 8:45 am]
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