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successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Kuntsevo Design Bureau (Russia) and
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
NPO Mashinostroyeniya (NPOM)
(Russia) and any successor, sub-unit,
or subsidiary thereof;
Military Industrial Corporation (MIC)
(Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit,
or subsidiary thereof;
Khartoum Industrial Complex (Giad)
(Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit,
or subsidiary thereof;
Khartoum Military Industrial Complex
(Yarmouk) (Sudan) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Vega Aeronautics and Engineering
Company Ltd (Sudan) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Scientific Studies and Research Center
(SSRC) (Syria) and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof;
Lebanese Hizballah (Syria) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof; and
Luwero Industries Ltd (Uganda) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 3 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,
except to the extent that the Secretary of
State otherwise may determine;
2. No department or agency of the
United States Government may provide
any assistance to these foreign persons,
and these persons shall not be eligible
to participate in any assistance program
of the United States Government, except
to the extent that the Secretary of State
otherwise may determine;
3. No United States Government sales
to these foreign persons of any item on
the United States Munitions List 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
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for two years from the effective date,
except to the extent that the Secretary of
State may subsequently determine
otherwise.
Dated: June 27, 2016.
Vann H. Van Diepen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for
International Security and Nonproliferation.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9622]
Exchange Visitor Program—Use of
Forms DS–2019 in the Summer Work
Travel Program
Department of State.
Re-allocation of Forms DS–2019
to designated Summer Work Travel
Sponsors.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of State (the
Department) will permit current
sponsors in the Summer Work Travel
(SWT) program category to apply to the
Department for a program adjustment by
allocation of Forms DS–2019 that were
previously allocated to SWT sponsors in
business for the full 2011 calendar year,
but which no longer operate in the SWT
program category. These forms are not
currently allocated to any sponsor. If
allocated, the total number of SWT
program participants would remain
within the aggregate actual total SWT
participant program size for 2011 (i.e.,
the overall program participant level
and designation moratorium established
by the notice published by the
Department in 2011 (Public Notice
7677, 76 FR 68808).
DATES: Effective September 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G.
Kevin Saba, Director, Office of Policy
and Program Support, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S.
Department of State, SA–5, Floor 5,
2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20522; or email at JExchanges@
state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department administers the Exchange
Visitor Program pursuant to the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et.
seq.), also known as the Fulbright-Hays
Act (the Act). The purpose of the Act is
to increase mutual understanding
between the people of the United States
and the people of other countries,
including through educational and
cultural exchanges. The Department’s
implementing regulations for the
Exchange Visitor Program are set forth
at 22 CFR part 62.
SUMMARY:
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On November 7, 2011, the Office of
Private Sector Exchange published
Public Notice 7677, which provided
that, until further notice, SWT program
sponsors in business for the full 2011
calendar year would not be permitted to
expand their number of program
participants beyond their actual total
2011 participant program size (a cap),
and that no new applications from
prospective sponsors for SWT program
designation would be accepted (a
moratorium).
In effect, the cap limited the SWT
program’s aggregate size to the 2011
participant level, which was 109,187
participants, and the moratorium fixed
the 50 designated sponsors active in the
2011 SWT program. The purpose of the
cap and moratorium was to give the
Department time to review and take
next steps in reforming the SWT
program.
Since 2011, the Department has
implemented significant reforms of the
SWT program, reflected in several
rulemakings, increases in Department
staff to monitor SWT program
implementation in the field, compliance
reviews, and periodic Departmentsponsor dialogue sessions.
Between 2011 and 2015, the number
of designated SWT program sponsors
operating in the SWT program
decreased from 50 to 41. In 2015, 12,959
fewer exchange visitors could
participate in the SWT program than the
109,187 participants that constituted the
aggregate actual total program
participant size in 2011.
This notice informs SWT program
sponsors that they may apply to adjust
their number of program participants
beyond their respective, sponsorspecific 2011 participant program size.
A designated sponsor in good standing
(one without imposed sanctions in the
SWT program category), and currently
active in the SWT program, may apply
in writing to the Department’s Office of
Designation, on or after September 1,
2016, for program adjustment pursuant
to 22 CFR 62.12(d).
22 CFR 62.12(d)(2) provides that a
request for program adjustment must
include certain required information as
well as any other information requested
by the Department. The Department
requests that, pursuant to § 62.12(d)(2),
an application for SWT program
adjustment include information about
the sponsor’s:
(1) Ability to meet emerging foreign
policy priorities through increased
people-to-people exchanges;
(2) need to meet demand while
maintaining an equitable balance
between summer (northern hemisphere)
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and winter (southern hemisphere)
cycles of the SWT program; or
(3) ability to address exigent
diplomatic needs that can be served by
increased people-to-people exchanges.
The Department has the sole
discretion to determine the number of
Forms DS–2019 to be issued to a
sponsor. See 22 CFR 62.12(d)(1). The
overall number of program participants
in the SWT program remains limited by
the SWT program’s aggregate size at the
2011 participant level established by
Public Notice 7677. No new
applications from prospective sponsors
for SWT program designation will be
accepted at this time.
Dated: June 27, 2016.
G. Kevin Saba,
Director, Office of Policy and Program
Support, Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016–15831 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 9624]
Imposition of Nonproliferation
Measures Against Foreign Person,
Including a Ban on U.S. Government
Procurement
Department of State.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
A determination has been
made that a foreign person has engaged
in activities that warrant the imposition
of measures pursuant to Section 3 of the
Iran, North Korea, and Syria
Nonproliferation Act. The Act provides
for penalties on foreign entities and
individuals for the transfer to or
acquisition from Iran since January 1,
1999; the transfer to or acquisition from
Syria since January 1, 2005; or the
transfer to or acquisition from North
Korea since January 1, 2006, of goods,
services, or technology controlled under
multilateral 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)
items on U.S. national control lists for
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WMD/missile reasons that are not on
multilateral lists, and (c) other items
with the potential of making such a
material contribution when added
through case-by-case decisions.
DATES: Effective Date: June 28, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On
general issues: Pam Durham, Office of
Missile, Biological, and Chemical
Nonproliferation, Bureau of
International Security and
Nonproliferation, Department of State,
Telephone (202) 647–4930. For U.S.
Government procurement ban issues:
Eric Moore, Office of the Procurement
Executive, Department of State,
Telephone: (703) 875–4079.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
22, 2016 the U.S. Government
determined that the measures
authorized in Section 3 of the Iran,
North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation
Act (Pub. L. 109–353) shall apply to the
following foreign person identified in
the report submitted pursuant to Section
2(a) of the Act:
Rosoboronexport (ROE) (Russia) and
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 3 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, except to the extent that the
Secretary of State otherwise may determine.
This measure shall not apply to subcontracts
at any tier with ROE and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof made on behalf of
the United States Government for goods,
technology, and services for the maintenance,
repair, overhaul, or sustainment of Mi-17
helicopters for the purpose of providing
assistance to the security forces of
Afghanistan, as well as for the purpose of
combating terrorism and violent extremism
globally. Such subcontracts include the
purchase of spare parts, supplies, and related
services for these purposes;
2. No department or agency of the United
States Government may provide any
assistance to these foreign persons, and these
persons shall not be eligible to participate in
any assistance program of the United States
Government, except to the extent that the
Secretary of State otherwise may determine;
3. No United States Government sales to
these foreign persons of any item on the
United States Munitions List 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.
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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.
Dated: June 27, 2016.
Vann H. Van Diepen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for
International Security and Nonproliferation.
[FR Doc. 2016–15832 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 9626]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Statement of Exigent/
Special Family Circumstances for
Issuance of a U.S. Passport to a Minor
Under Age 16
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
ACTION:
The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we
are requesting comments on this
collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The
purpose of this Notice is to allow 30
days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to August 4, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the
Department of State Desk Officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). You may submit
comments by the following methods:
• Email: oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS
form number, information collection
title, and the OMB control number in
the subject line of your message.
• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
by mail to PPT Forms Officer, U.S.
Department of State, CA/PPT/S/L/LA,
44132 Mercure Cir, P.O. Box 1227
Sterling, VA 20166–1227, by phone at
(202) 485–6373, or by email at
PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9622]
Exchange Visitor Program--Use of Forms DS-2019 in the Summer Work
Travel Program
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Re-allocation of Forms DS-2019 to designated Summer Work Travel
Sponsors.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State (the Department) will permit current
sponsors in the Summer Work Travel (SWT) program category to apply to
the Department for a program adjustment by allocation of Forms DS-2019
that were previously allocated to SWT sponsors in business for the full
2011 calendar year, but which no longer operate in the SWT program
category. These forms are not currently allocated to any sponsor. If
allocated, the total number of SWT program participants would remain
within the aggregate actual total SWT participant program size for 2011
(i.e., the overall program participant level and designation moratorium
established by the notice published by the Department in 2011 (Public
Notice 7677, 76 FR 68808).
DATES: Effective September 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. Kevin Saba, Director, Office of
Policy and Program Support, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
U.S. Department of State, SA-5, Floor 5, 2200 C Street NW., Washington,
DC 20522; or email at JExchanges@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department administers the Exchange
Visitor Program pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et. seq.), also known
as the Fulbright-Hays Act (the Act). The purpose of the Act is to
increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States
and the people of other countries, including through educational and
cultural exchanges. The Department's implementing regulations for the
Exchange Visitor Program are set forth at 22 CFR part 62.
On November 7, 2011, the Office of Private Sector Exchange
published Public Notice 7677, which provided that, until further
notice, SWT program sponsors in business for the full 2011 calendar
year would not be permitted to expand their number of program
participants beyond their actual total 2011 participant program size (a
cap), and that no new applications from prospective sponsors for SWT
program designation would be accepted (a moratorium).
In effect, the cap limited the SWT program's aggregate size to the
2011 participant level, which was 109,187 participants, and the
moratorium fixed the 50 designated sponsors active in the 2011 SWT
program. The purpose of the cap and moratorium was to give the
Department time to review and take next steps in reforming the SWT
program.
Since 2011, the Department has implemented significant reforms of
the SWT program, reflected in several rulemakings, increases in
Department staff to monitor SWT program implementation in the field,
compliance reviews, and periodic Department-sponsor dialogue sessions.
Between 2011 and 2015, the number of designated SWT program
sponsors operating in the SWT program decreased from 50 to 41. In 2015,
12,959 fewer exchange visitors could participate in the SWT program
than the 109,187 participants that constituted the aggregate actual
total program participant size in 2011.
This notice informs SWT program sponsors that they may apply to
adjust their number of program participants beyond their respective,
sponsor-specific 2011 participant program size. A designated sponsor in
good standing (one without imposed sanctions in the SWT program
category), and currently active in the SWT program, may apply in
writing to the Department's Office of Designation, on or after
September 1, 2016, for program adjustment pursuant to 22 CFR 62.12(d).
22 CFR 62.12(d)(2) provides that a request for program adjustment
must include certain required information as well as any other
information requested by the Department. The Department requests that,
pursuant to Sec. 62.12(d)(2), an application for SWT program
adjustment include information about the sponsor's:
(1) Ability to meet emerging foreign policy priorities through
increased people-to-people exchanges;
(2) need to meet demand while maintaining an equitable balance
between summer (northern hemisphere)
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and winter (southern hemisphere) cycles of the SWT program; or
(3) ability to address exigent diplomatic needs that can be served
by increased people-to-people exchanges.
The Department has the sole discretion to determine the number of
Forms DS-2019 to be issued to a sponsor. See 22 CFR 62.12(d)(1). The
overall number of program participants in the SWT program remains
limited by the SWT program's aggregate size at the 2011 participant
level established by Public Notice 7677. No new applications from
prospective sponsors for SWT program designation will be accepted at
this time.
Dated: June 27, 2016.
G. Kevin Saba,
Director, Office of Policy and Program Support, Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-15831 Filed 7-1-16; 8:45 am]
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