Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons, Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement, 62781-62782 [2020-21927]

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AGENCY: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES evidence using the variety of platforms we outlined in the background of this notice and below. 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 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:42 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 253001 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 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: September 23, 2020. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 government procurement ban issues: Eric Moore, Office of the Procurement Executive, Department of State, Telephone: (703) 875–4079. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 23, 2020, 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: Gaobeidian Kaituo Precise Instrument Co. Ltd (China) and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof; Luo Dingwen (Chinese individual); Raybeam Optronics Co. Ltd. (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; Tungsten Online (Xiamen) Manu and Sales Corp. (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) (Iran) and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof; Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) (Iraq) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; Rosoboronexport (Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; Al Jaysh al Sha’bi (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; Fifth Border Guard Regiment (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1 62782 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 193 / Monday, October 5, 2020 / Notices Lebanese Hizballah (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; and Syrian Army (Syria) 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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 Control Reform Act of 2018 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 U.S. 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. Gonzalo O. Suarez, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and Nonproliferation. [FR Doc. 2020–21927 Filed 10–2–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–27–P jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:42 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 253001 The U.S. Trade Representative is making technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), as set forth in the Annex to this notice. up goods as provided for in note 11(b)(ii)’’, as 9823.53.03. The changes made by this notice are applicable as of July 1, 2020. [FR Doc. 2020–21921 Filed 10–2–20; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: DATES: Joseph Barloon, General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative. BILLING CODE 3290–F0–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Office of Textiles, at janet.e.heinzen@ustr.eop.gov or (202) 395–6092; or Leigh Bacon, Senior Associate General Counsel, at lbacon@ ustr.eop.gov or (202) 395–5859. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proclamation 10053 of June 29, 2020 (85 FR 39821) implemented the U.S.Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA or Agreement). Annexes I and II to Proclamation 10053 made modifications to the HTSUS in order to implement the tariff treatment provided under the Agreement, including the tariff treatment provided for certain textile and apparel goods (see Annex II to Proclamation 10053 at Section E, paragraph (5)). The Annex to this notice modifies the provisions of the HTSUS that were added by Proclamation 10053 to correct inadvertent errors to provide the intended tariff treatment. Proclamation 6969 of January 27, 1997 (62 FR 4415) authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to exercise the authority provided to the President under section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2483) to embody rectifications, technical or conforming changes, or similar modifications in the HTSUS. Pursuant to this delegated authority, the U.S. Trade Representative is modifying the HTSUS to make the technical changes set out in the Annex to this notice. Annex Effective with respect to goods of USMCA countries entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01am Eastern Daylight Time on July 1, 2020, subchapter XXIII of chapter 98 of the HTS is modified: (1) by inserting ‘‘9823.52.04’’ in the ‘‘Heading/Subheading’’ column for the article description, ‘‘Cotton or man-made fiber fabrics and made up goods as provided in note 11(a)(ii)’’, and by redesignating subheading 9823.52.04, with the article description ‘‘Goods provided for in note 11(a)(ii)(A)’’, as 9823.52.05; (2) by redesignating subheading 9823.52.05 as 9823.52.06; (3) by redesignating subheading 9823.52.06 as 9823.52.07; (4) by redesignating subheading 9823.52.07 as 9823.52.08; and (5) by redesignating subheading 9823.52.03, with the article description ‘‘Cotton or man-made fiber fabrics and made- PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Notice of Product Exclusion Extensions: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $34 billion as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The U.S. Trade Representative initiated an exclusion process in July 2018 and has granted 10 sets of exclusions under the $34 billion action. He published the eighth set of exclusions in October 2019 and additional exclusions in December 2019 and February 2020. These exclusions will expire on October 2, 2020. On August 3, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative established a process for the public to comment on whether to extend particular exclusions for up to 12 months. This notice announces the U.S. Trade Representative’s determination to extend certain exclusions through December 31, 2020. DATES: The product exclusion extensions announced in this notice apply as of October 2, 2020, and extend through December 31, 2020. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will issue instructions on entry guidance and implementation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this notice, contact Associate General Counsel Philip Butler or Assistant General Counsel Benjamin Allen, or Director of Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at (202) 395–5725. For specific questions on customs classification or implementation of the product exclusions identified in the Annex to this notice, contact traderemedy@ cbp.dhs.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 193 (Monday, October 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62781-62782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21927]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11222]


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 (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 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: September 23, 2020.

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 September 23, 2020, 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:
    Gaobeidian Kaituo Precise Instrument Co. Ltd (China) and any 
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Luo Dingwen (Chinese individual);
    Raybeam Optronics Co. Ltd. (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof;
    Tungsten Online (Xiamen) Manu and Sales Corp. (China) and any 
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) (Iran) and any successor, 
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) (Iraq) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof;
    Rosoboronexport (Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 
thereof;
    Al Jaysh al Sha'bi (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof;
    Fifth Border Guard Regiment (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof;

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    Lebanese Hizballah (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof;
    Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) (Syria) and any 
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; and
    Syrian Army (Syria) 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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 Control Reform Act of 2018 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 U.S. 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.

Gonzalo O. Suarez,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and 
Nonproliferation.
[FR Doc. 2020-21927 Filed 10-2-20; 8:45 am]
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