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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8062]
Allowing New Investment in Burma
Bureau of Economic & Business
Affairs, Office of Sanctions Policy and
Implementation, Department of State.
SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of State
has determined that it would be
contrary to the national security
interests of the United States to
continue to apply the sanction referred
to in section 570(b) of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act of
1997 (Pub. L. 104–208) (the ‘‘Act’’),
which authorizes and directs the
President to prohibit U.S. persons from
making new investment in Burma, if the
President makes certain determinations
and certifications to Congress. The
President made the required
determinations and certifications and
imposed a prohibition on new
investment in Executive Order 13047
(May 20, 1997). He subsequently
delegated the waiver authority under
Section 570(e) of the Act to the
Secretary of State on July 11, 2012, and
the determination described above
constitutes the exercise of such waiver
authority. In conjunction with this
waiver determination, the Department
of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign
Assets Control issued a General License
(No. 17) on July 11, 2012 authorizing
new investment in Burma by U.S.
persons subject to limitations and
requirements set forth therein.
These steps are in response to the
recent reforms that have taken place in
Burma over the past year. Continued
application of the ban on investment
would be contrary to U.S. national
security interests because it would
hinder current U.S. policy to support
those in the Burmese government
leading important reform efforts.
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Further reforms would advance
longstanding U.S. national security
interests such as promoting national
reconciliation and democracy in Burma;
improving respect for human rights;
curtailing the flow from Burma of
refugees, illicit narcotics, infectious
diseases, and victims of trafficking; and
advancing nonproliferation goals. While
the Department of State remains
concerned about the protection of
human rights, corruption, and the role
of the military in the Burmese economy,
it believes that the participation of U.S.
businesses in the Burmese economy will
set a model for responsible investment
and business operations as well as
encourage further change, promote
economic development, and contribute
to the welfare of the Burmese people.
DATES: Effective Date: July 11, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Marshall Klein, Senior Sanctions
Officer, Economic & Business Affairs,
Office of Sanctions Policy and
Implementation, 202–647–9452.
Dated: September 27, 2012.
Jose W. Fernandez,
Assistant Secretary for Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8062]
Allowing New Investment in Burma
AGENCY: Bureau of Economic & Business Affairs, Office of Sanctions
Policy and Implementation, Department of State.
SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of State has determined that it would be
contrary to the national security interests of the United States to
continue to apply the sanction referred to in section 570(b) of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 104-208) (the ``Act''), which
authorizes and directs the President to prohibit U.S. persons from
making new investment in Burma, if the President makes certain
determinations and certifications to Congress. The President made the
required determinations and certifications and imposed a prohibition on
new investment in Executive Order 13047 (May 20, 1997). He subsequently
delegated the waiver authority under Section 570(e) of the Act to the
Secretary of State on July 11, 2012, and the determination described
above constitutes the exercise of such waiver authority. In conjunction
with this waiver determination, the Department of the Treasury's Office
of Foreign Assets Control issued a General License (No. 17) on July 11,
2012 authorizing new investment in Burma by U.S. persons subject to
limitations and requirements set forth therein.
These steps are in response to the recent reforms that have taken
place in Burma over the past year. Continued application of the ban on
investment would be contrary to U.S. national security interests
because it would hinder current U.S. policy to support those in the
Burmese government leading important reform efforts. Further reforms
would advance longstanding U.S. national security interests such as
promoting national reconciliation and democracy in Burma; improving
respect for human rights; curtailing the flow from Burma of refugees,
illicit narcotics, infectious diseases, and victims of trafficking; and
advancing nonproliferation goals. While the Department of State remains
concerned about the protection of human rights, corruption, and the
role of the military in the Burmese economy, it believes that the
participation of U.S. businesses in the Burmese economy will set a
model for responsible investment and business operations as well as
encourage further change, promote economic development, and contribute
to the welfare of the Burmese people.
DATES: Effective Date: July 11, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Marshall Klein, Senior Sanctions
Officer, Economic & Business Affairs, Office of Sanctions Policy and
Implementation, 202-647-9452.
Dated: September 27, 2012.
Jose W. Fernandez,
Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2012-25252 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
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