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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10407]
Imposition of Nonproliferation
Measures Against Foreign Persons,
Including a Ban on U.S. Government
Procurement
Bureau of International
Security and Nonproliferation,
Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
A determination has been
made that a number of foreign persons
have 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
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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 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, items
on U.S. national control lists for WMD/
missile reasons that are not on
multilateral lists, and other items with
the potential of making such a material
contribution when added through caseby-case decisions.
DATES: April 30, 2018.
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, durhampk@
state.gov. For U.S. Government
procurement ban issues: Eric Moore,
Office of the Procurement Executive,
Department of State, Telephone: (703)
875–4079, mooren@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
30, 2018 the U.S. Government applied
the measures authorized in Section 3 of
the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
Nonproliferation Act (Pub. L. 109–353)
against the following foreign persons
identified in the report submitted
pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Act:
Abascience Tech Co., Ltd. (China) and
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Easy Fashion Metal Products Trade
Company [aka Easyfashion Industries]
(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Emily Liu (Chinese individual);
Karl Lee [aka Li Fangwei] (Chinese
individual);
Raybeam Optronics Co., Ltd (China)
and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Shanghai Rotech Pharmaceutical
Engineering Company (China) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Sinotech (Dalian) Carbon and
Graphite Corporation (SCGC) (China)
and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Sunway Tech Co., Ltd (China) and
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
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T-Rubber Co. Ltd (China) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Sakr Factory for Developmental
Industries (Egypt) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Mojtaba Ghasemi (Iranian individual);
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Qods Force (IRGC QF) (Iran) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Pars Aviation Service Company
(PASC) (Iran) and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof;
Defense Industries Organization (DIO)
(Iran) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Saeng Pil Trading Corporation (SPTC)
(North Korea) and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof;
Second Economic Committee (SEC)
Korea Ryonbong General Corporation
(North Korea) and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof;
183rd Guard Air Defense Missile
Regiment (Russia) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) Tula
(Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Gatchina Surface-to-Air Missile
Training Center (Russia) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Russian General Staff Main
Intelligence Directorate (GRU) (Russia)
and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
18th Central Scientific Research
Institute (18th TsNII) Scientific
Research Center (NITs) (Kursk) (Russia)
and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Russian Research and Production
Concern (BARL) and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof;
Scientific Studies and Research
Center (SSRC) (Syria) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Lebanese Hizballah (Syria) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Megatrade (Syria) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Syrian Air Force (Syria) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Seden Denizcilik Hizmeleri Sanayi de
Ticaret Limited (Turkey) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof; and
Yona Star International (United Arab
Emirates) 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
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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
for two years from the effective date,
except to the extent that the Secretary of
State may subsequently determine
otherwise.
Christopher A. Ford,
Assistant Secretary of State for International
Security and Nonproliferation.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Continuation and Request for
Nominations for the Industry Trade
Advisory Committees
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and request for
applications.
AGENCY:
The United States Trade
Representative (Trade Representative)
and the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) have established a new fouryear charter term ending in February
2022, and are accepting applications
from qualified individuals interested in
serving as a member of an Industry
Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC). The
ITACs provide detailed policy and
technical advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary and
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the Trade Representative regarding trade
barriers, negotiation of trade
agreements, and implementation of
existing trade agreements affecting
industry sectors, and perform other
advisory functions relevant to U.S. trade
policy matters. There currently are
opportunities for membership on each
ITAC and we will accept nominations
throughout the charter term.
DATES: We will accept nominations for
membership on the ITACs throughout
the four-year charter term.
ADDRESSES: Submit nominations via
email to ITAC@trade.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ingrid Mitchem, Director, Industry
Trade Advisory Center, U.S. Department
of Commerce at 202–482–3268, or
Gregory Walters, Assistant United States
Trade Representative for
Intergovernmental Affairs and Public
Engagement at Gregory.M.Walters@
ustr.eop.gov or 202–395–2558. You can
find additional information about the
ITACs on the International Trade
Administration website at
www.trade.gov/itac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended (19 U.S.C. 2155),
establishes a private-sector trade
advisory system to ensure that U.S.
trade policy and trade negotiation
objectives adequately reflect U.S.
commercial and economic interests.
Section 135(c)(2) (19 U.S.C. 2155(c)(2))
directs the President to establish
sectoral or functional trade advisory
committees, as appropriate, including
representatives of industry, labor,
agriculture, and services, including
small business, in the sector or
functional area concerned, to provide
detailed policy and technical advice,
information, and recommendations
regarding trade barriers, negotiation of
trade agreements, and implementation
of existing trade agreements affecting
industry sectors, and perform other
advisory functions relevant to U.S. trade
policy matters as requested.
II. What do the ITACs do?
The ITACs provide detailed policy
and technical advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary and
the Trade Representative on trade policy
matters including: (1) Negotiating
objectives and bargaining positions
before entering into trade agreements;
(2) the impact of the implementation of
trade agreements on the relevant sector;
(3) matters concerning the operation of
any trade agreement once entered into;
and (4) other matters arising in
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connection with the development,
implementation, and administration of
the trade policy of the United States.
The nonpartisan, industry input
provided by the ITACs is important in
developing unified trade policy
objectives and positions when the
United States negotiates and
implements trade agreements.
The ITACs address market-access
problems, trade barriers, tariffs,
discriminatory foreign procurement
practices, and information, marketing,
and advocacy needs of their industry
sector. Eleven ITACs (ITACS 1–11)
provide advice and information on
issues that affect specific sectors of U.S.
industry. Three ITACs (ITACs 12–14)
focus on crosscutting functional issues
that affect all industry sectors and
include specifically appointed members
along with non-voting members from
the industry specific ITACs to represent
a broad range of industry perspectives.
The ITACs may address other trade
policy issues, e.g., government
procurement and subsidies, in ad hoc
working groups.
III. What is the ITAC slate for 2018–
2022?
When the Trade Representative and
the Secretary organize the ITACs, the
Trade Act requires that they consult
with interested private organizations
and consider:
• Patterns of actual or potential
competition between U.S. industry and
agriculture and foreign enterprise in
international trade.
• The character of the nontariff
barriers and other distortions affecting
such competition.
• The necessity for reasonable limits
on the number and size of the ITACs.
• That the product lines covered by
each ITAC are reasonably related.
The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative and the U.S. Department
of Commerce requested comments on
proposed changes to the slate of ITACs
(83 FR 3253) and received 23 written
submissions in response. A majority of
the responses were a substantially
similar letter in opposition to merging
ITAC 7 and ITAC 9. A significantly
smaller portion advocated against the
elimination of the Committee of Chairs.
We have carefully considered these
submissions and other factors including
the nature of the U.S. industry in
various sectors, the level of interest in
serving on an ITAC (using the number
of members and applications for
appointment during the 2014–2018
charter terms), the level of activity of
each ITAC (using the number of
meetings and recommendations
submitted during the 2014–2018 charter
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[FR Doc No: 2018-10091]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10407]
Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons,
Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement
AGENCY: Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation,
Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A determination has been made that a number of foreign persons
have 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 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, items on U.S. national control
lists for WMD/missile reasons that are not on multilateral lists, and
other items with the potential of making such a material contribution
when added through case-by-case decisions.
DATES: April 30, 2018.
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, [email protected]. For U.S. Government
procurement ban issues: Eric Moore, Office of the Procurement
Executive, Department of State, Telephone: (703) 875-4079,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 30, 2018 the U.S. Government
applied the measures authorized in Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea,
and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Pub. L. 109-353) against the following
foreign persons identified in the report submitted pursuant to Section
2(a) of the Act:
Abascience Tech Co., Ltd. (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Easy Fashion Metal Products Trade Company [aka Easyfashion
Industries] (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Emily Liu (Chinese individual);
Karl Lee [aka Li Fangwei] (Chinese individual);
Raybeam Optronics Co., Ltd (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Shanghai Rotech Pharmaceutical Engineering Company (China) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Sinotech (Dalian) Carbon and Graphite Corporation (SCGC) (China)
and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Sunway Tech Co., Ltd (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
T-Rubber Co. Ltd (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Sakr Factory for Developmental Industries (Egypt) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Mojtaba Ghasemi (Iranian individual);
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force (IRGC QF) (Iran) and
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Pars Aviation Service Company (PASC) (Iran) and any successor, sub-
unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Defense Industries Organization (DIO) (Iran) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Saeng Pil Trading Corporation (SPTC) (North Korea) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Second Economic Committee (SEC) Korea Ryonbong General Corporation
(North Korea) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
183rd Guard Air Defense Missile Regiment (Russia) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) Tula (Russia) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Gatchina Surface-to-Air Missile Training Center (Russia) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) (Russia)
and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
18th Central Scientific Research Institute (18th TsNII) Scientific
Research Center (NITs) (Kursk) (Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Russian Research and Production Concern (BARL) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) (Syria) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Lebanese Hizballah (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Megatrade (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Syrian Air Force (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Seden Denizcilik Hizmeleri Sanayi de Ticaret Limited (Turkey) and
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; and
Yona Star International (United Arab Emirates) 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
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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
for two years from the effective date, except to the extent that the
Secretary of State may subsequently determine otherwise.
Christopher A. Ford,
Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and
Nonproliferation.
[FR Doc. 2018-10091 Filed 5-9-18; 8:45 am]
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