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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11522]
Imposition of Additional Sanctions on
Russia Under the Chemical and
Biological Weapons Control and
Warfare Elimination Act of 1991
ACTION:
Notice.
On March 2, 2021, the
Secretary of State, acting under
authority delegated pursuant to
Executive Order 12851, determined
pursuant to section 306(a) of the
Chemical and Biological Weapons
Control and Warfare Elimination Act of
1991 (CBW Act), 22 U.S.C. 5604(a), that
the Government of the Russian
Federation used chemical or biological
weapons in violation of international
law or lethal chemical or biological
weapons against its own nationals.
Notice of this determination was
published on March 18, 2021 in the
Federal Register, under Public Notice
11374, which resulted in sanctions
against Russia. Section 307(b) of the
CBW Act, requires a decision within
three months of March 2, 2021 regarding
whether Russia has met certain
conditions described in the law.
Additional sanctions on Russia are
required if these conditions are not met.
Russia has not met the CBW Act’s
conditions and the Deputy Secretary of
State has decided to impose additional
sanctions on Russia on August 20, 2021.
DATES: September 7, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela K. Durham, Office of Missile,
Biological, and Chemical
Nonproliferation, Bureau of
International Security and
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Telephone (202) 647–4930.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 307(b) of the Chemical and
Biological Weapons Control and
Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, as
amended (22 U.S.C. 5605(b)), on August
20, 2021, the Deputy Secretary of State
decided to impose additional sanctions
on Russia. As a result, the following
additional sanctions are hereby
imposed:
1. Multilateral Development Bank
Assistance: The United States
Government shall oppose, in accordance
with Section 701 of the International
Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C.
262d), the extension of any loan or
financial or technical assistance to
Russia by international financial
institutions.
2. Bank Loans: The United States
Government shall prohibit any United
States bank from making any loan or
providing any credit to the Government
of the Russian Federation, except for
loans or credits for the purpose of
purchasing food or other agricultural
commodities or products.
The Deputy Secretary of State has
determined that it is essential to the
national security interests of the United
States to waive the application of this
sanction in all respects, except that the
authority of Executive Order 13883 shall
be used by the Department of the
Treasury to prohibit United States banks
from (1) participating in the primary
market for non-ruble denominated
bonds issued by the Russian sovereign
issued after the enactment of these
sanctions; and (2) providing non-ruble
denominated loans to the Russian
sovereign after the enactment of these
sanctions, in both cases as further
described in a Federal Register Notice
issued by the Department of the
Treasury and implemented through the
Directive and guidance published on the
Office of Foreign Assets Control’s
website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac).
3. Further Export Restrictions: The
authorities of section 6 of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 shall be
used to prohibit exports to Russia of all
other goods and technology (excluding
food and other agricultural commodities
and products).
The Deputy Secretary of State has
determined that it is essential to the
national security interests of the United
States to waive the application of this
sanction with respect to the following:
Reasons for Control: Exports and
reexports of goods or technology
controlled for reason CB (Chemical and
Biological Weapons), MT (Missile
Technology), and NP (Nuclear
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Proliferation), pursuant to new licenses,
provided that such licenses will be
issued on a case-by-case basis, subject to
a ‘‘presumption of denial’’ policy.
Exports and reexports of goods or
technology controlled for AT (AntiTerrorism), CC (Crime Control), FC
(Firearms Convention), and RS
(Regional Stability), pursuant to new
licenses, provided that such licenses
will be issued on a case-by-case basis,
consistent with export licensing policy
for Russia prior to enactment of these
sanctions.
License Exceptions: Exports and
reexports of goods or technology eligible
under License Exceptions GOV, ENC,
BAG, TMP, and AVS.
Safety of Flight: Exports and reexports
of goods or technology pursuant to new
licenses necessary for the safety of flight
of civil fixed-wing passenger aviation,
provided that such licenses shall be
issued on a case-by-case basis,
consistent with export licensing policy
for Russia prior to enactment of these
sanctions.
Deemed Exports/Reexports: Exports
and reexports of goods or technology
pursuant to new licenses for deemed
exports and reexports to Russian
nationals, provided that such licenses
shall be issued on a case-by-case basis,
consistent with export licensing policy
for Russia prior to enactment of these
sanctions.
Wholly-Owned U.S. and Other
Foreign Subsidiaries: Exports and
reexports of goods or technology
pursuant to new licenses for exports and
reexports to wholly-owned U.S. and
other foreign subsidiaries in Russia,
provided that such licenses shall be
issued on a case-by-case basis,
consistent with export licensing policy
for Russia prior to enactment of these
sanctions.
Government Space Cooperation:
Exports and reexports of goods or
technology pursuant to new licenses in
support of government space
cooperation, provided that such licenses
shall be issued on a case-by-case basis,
consistent with export licensing policy
for Russia prior to enactment of these
sanctions.
Commercial Space Launches: Exports
and reexports of goods or technology
pursuant to new licenses in support of
commercial space launches, provided
that such licenses will be reviewed
subject to a ‘‘presumption of denial’’
policy.
Commercial End-Users: Exports and
reexports of goods or technology
pursuant to new licenses for commercial
end-users for civil end-uses in Russia,
provided that such licenses will be
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reviewed subject to a ‘‘presumption of
denial’’ policy.
SOEs/SFEs: Exports and reexports of
goods or technology pursuant to new
licenses for Russian state-owned or
state-funded enterprises will be
reviewed subject to a ‘‘presumption of
denial’’ policy.
4. Import Restrictions: New or
pending permit applications submitted
to the Department of Justice, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF) for the permanent
importation into the United States of
firearms or ammunition, as defined on
the U.S. Munitions Import List (22 CFR
447.21, Categories I and III), that are
manufactured or located in the Russian
Federation shall be denied in
accordance with section 38 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and
Executive Order 13637. Consistent with
authority delegated under Executive
Order 12851, the Department of the
Treasury has concurred with the
imposition of this sanction and its
implementation by ATF.
These measures shall be implemented
by the responsible departments and
agencies of the United States
Government and will remain in place
for at least one year and until further
notice.
Choo S. Kang,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
International Security and Nonproliferation,
Department of State.
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[Docket No. FAA–2018–1051]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments;
Clearance of a New Approval of
Information Collection: Formal
Complaints Collection
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments within 30 days
after the date of publication of this
notice about its intention to request the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for an existing
information collection. This collection
involves the filing of a complaint with
the FAA alleging a violation of any
requirement, rule, regulation, or order
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issued under certain statutes within the
jurisdiction of the FAA. The FAA will
use the information collected to
determine if the alleged violation
warrants investigation or action. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
the following collection of information
was published on August 4, 2020.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by October 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the attention of the Desk Officer,
Department of Transportation/FAA, and
sent via electronic mail to oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to
(202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cole
R. Milliard by email at: Cole.Milliard@
faa.gov; phone 202–267–3452.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for the FAA
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collection; and
(d) ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0795.
Title: Formal Complaints Collection.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Type of Review: New clearance of an
existing information collection.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on August 4, 2020 (85 FR 47288). Prior
to that, the FAA issued a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise
14 CFR part 13. The NPRM was
published in the Federal Register on
February 12, 2019 (84 FR 3614). The
NPRM proposed to update the
procedural rules governing FAA
investigations and enforcement actions.
The proposed revisions include updates
to statutory and regulatory references,
updates to agency organizational
structure, elimination of
inconsistencies, clarification of
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ambiguity, increases in efficiency, and
improved readability. Section 13.5,
currently and as proposed in the NPRM,
allows any person to file a formal
complaint with the FAA Administrator
regarding a person’s violation of 49
U.S.C. subtitle VII, 49 U.S.C. chapter 51,
or any rule, regulation, or order issued
under those statutes. Thus, the overall
burden associated with submission and
processing of these complaints is not
new. It is also optional, as there is no
obligation for any individual to file a
formal complaint.
As revised in proposed 14 CFR
13.5(b), a formal complaint must: (1) Be
submitted to the FAA in writing; (2) be
identified as a complaint seeking an
appropriate order or other enforcement
action; (3) identify the subjects of the
complaint; (4) state the specific statute,
rule, regulation, or order that each
subject allegedly violated; (5) contain a
concise but complete statement of the
facts relied upon to substantiate each
allegation; (6) include the name,
address, telephone number, and email
of the person filing the complaint; and
(7) be signed by the person filing the
complaint or an authorized
representative. After the FAA confirms
that the complaint meets these
requirements, it sends a copy of the
complaint to the subjects of the
complaint and gives them an
opportunity to submit a written answer.
If a complaint does not meet these
requirements, it is considered a report of
violation under proposed 14 CFR 13.2
(current 14 CFR 13.1).
The FAA uses the information in the
complaint and answer to determine if
there are reasonable grounds for
investigating the complaint. If the FAA
determines there are reasonable
grounds, the FAA proceeds with an
investigation. If not, the FAA may
dismiss the complaint and give the
reason for dismissal in writing to both
the person who filed the complaint and
the subjects of the complaint.
Respondents: Formal complaints are
typically submitted by an individual or
organization. Almost all formal
complaints are evenly split between
three basic categories (complainant
listed first): Individual vs. individual,
individual vs. organization, and
organization vs. organization.
Frequency: The FAA estimates this
collection of information would result
in about seven formal complaints per
year based on FAA data.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The estimated average burden
on the public for each complaint and
response under § 13.5 is eight hours,
broken down as follows: It would take
an individual about four hours to write
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11522]
Imposition of Additional Sanctions on Russia Under the Chemical
and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On March 2, 2021, the Secretary of State, acting under
authority delegated pursuant to Executive Order 12851, determined
pursuant to section 306(a) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons
Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (CBW Act), 22 U.S.C.
5604(a), that the Government of the Russian Federation used chemical or
biological weapons in violation of international law or lethal chemical
or biological weapons against its own nationals. Notice of this
determination was published on March 18, 2021 in the Federal Register,
under Public Notice 11374, which resulted in sanctions against Russia.
Section 307(b) of the CBW Act, requires a decision within three months
of March 2, 2021 regarding whether Russia has met certain conditions
described in the law. Additional sanctions on Russia are required if
these conditions are not met. Russia has not met the CBW Act's
conditions and the Deputy Secretary of State has decided to impose
additional sanctions on Russia on August 20, 2021.
DATES: September 7, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela K. Durham, Office of Missile,
Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation, Bureau of International
Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State, Telephone (202)
647-4930.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 307(b) of the Chemical
and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, as
amended (22 U.S.C. 5605(b)), on August 20, 2021, the Deputy Secretary
of State decided to impose additional sanctions on Russia. As a result,
the following additional sanctions are hereby imposed:
1. Multilateral Development Bank Assistance: The United States
Government shall oppose, in accordance with Section 701 of the
International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262d), the
extension of any loan or financial or technical assistance to Russia by
international financial institutions.
2. Bank Loans: The United States Government shall prohibit any
United States bank from making any loan or providing any credit to the
Government of the Russian Federation, except for loans or credits for
the purpose of purchasing food or other agricultural commodities or
products.
The Deputy Secretary of State has determined that it is essential
to the national security interests of the United States to waive the
application of this sanction in all respects, except that the authority
of Executive Order 13883 shall be used by the Department of the
Treasury to prohibit United States banks from (1) participating in the
primary market for non-ruble denominated bonds issued by the Russian
sovereign issued after the enactment of these sanctions; and (2)
providing non-ruble denominated loans to the Russian sovereign after
the enactment of these sanctions, in both cases as further described in
a Federal Register Notice issued by the Department of the Treasury and
implemented through the Directive and guidance published on the Office
of Foreign Assets Control's website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac).
3. Further Export Restrictions: The authorities of section 6 of the
Export Administration Act of 1979 shall be used to prohibit exports to
Russia of all other goods and technology (excluding food and other
agricultural commodities and products).
The Deputy Secretary of State has determined that it is essential
to the national security interests of the United States to waive the
application of this sanction with respect to the following:
Reasons for Control: Exports and reexports of goods or technology
controlled for reason CB (Chemical and Biological Weapons), MT (Missile
Technology), and NP (Nuclear Proliferation), pursuant to new licenses,
provided that such licenses will be issued on a case-by-case basis,
subject to a ``presumption of denial'' policy. Exports and reexports of
goods or technology controlled for AT (Anti-Terrorism), CC (Crime
Control), FC (Firearms Convention), and RS (Regional Stability),
pursuant to new licenses, provided that such licenses will be issued on
a case-by-case basis, consistent with export licensing policy for
Russia prior to enactment of these sanctions.
License Exceptions: Exports and reexports of goods or technology
eligible under License Exceptions GOV, ENC, BAG, TMP, and AVS.
Safety of Flight: Exports and reexports of goods or technology
pursuant to new licenses necessary for the safety of flight of civil
fixed-wing passenger aviation, provided that such licenses shall be
issued on a case-by-case basis, consistent with export licensing policy
for Russia prior to enactment of these sanctions.
Deemed Exports/Reexports: Exports and reexports of goods or
technology pursuant to new licenses for deemed exports and reexports to
Russian nationals, provided that such licenses shall be issued on a
case-by-case basis, consistent with export licensing policy for Russia
prior to enactment of these sanctions.
Wholly-Owned U.S. and Other Foreign Subsidiaries: Exports and
reexports of goods or technology pursuant to new licenses for exports
and reexports to wholly-owned U.S. and other foreign subsidiaries in
Russia, provided that such licenses shall be issued on a case-by-case
basis, consistent with export licensing policy for Russia prior to
enactment of these sanctions.
Government Space Cooperation: Exports and reexports of goods or
technology pursuant to new licenses in support of government space
cooperation, provided that such licenses shall be issued on a case-by-
case basis, consistent with export licensing policy for Russia prior to
enactment of these sanctions.
Commercial Space Launches: Exports and reexports of goods or
technology pursuant to new licenses in support of commercial space
launches, provided that such licenses will be reviewed subject to a
``presumption of denial'' policy.
Commercial End-Users: Exports and reexports of goods or technology
pursuant to new licenses for commercial end-users for civil end-uses in
Russia, provided that such licenses will be
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reviewed subject to a ``presumption of denial'' policy.
SOEs/SFEs: Exports and reexports of goods or technology pursuant to
new licenses for Russian state-owned or state-funded enterprises will
be reviewed subject to a ``presumption of denial'' policy.
4. Import Restrictions: New or pending permit applications
submitted to the Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for the permanent importation into the
United States of firearms or ammunition, as defined on the U.S.
Munitions Import List (22 CFR 447.21, Categories I and III), that are
manufactured or located in the Russian Federation shall be denied in
accordance with section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778) and Executive Order 13637. Consistent with authority delegated
under Executive Order 12851, the Department of the Treasury has
concurred with the imposition of this sanction and its implementation
by ATF.
These measures shall be implemented by the responsible departments
and agencies of the United States Government and will remain in place
for at least one year and until further notice.
Choo S. Kang,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Security and
Nonproliferation, Department of State.
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