Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons, Including a Ban on United States Government Procurement, 62484-62485 [2022-22347]

Download as PDF 62484 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2022 / Notices worker will pay taxes. The agreements further dictate that, upon the request of the worker or employer, the country under whose system the period of work is covered will issue a certificate of coverage. The certificate serves as proof of exemption from coverage and taxation under the system of the other country. The information we collect assists us in determining a worker’s coverage and in issuing a U.S. certificate of coverage as appropriate. Per our agreements, we ask a set number of questions to the workers and employers prior to issuing a certificate of coverage; however, our agreements with Denmark, Number of respondents Modality of completion Requests via Letter—Individuals (minus Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Poland & Sweden) .................................... Requests via Internet—Individuals (minus Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Poland & Sweden) ....................... 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Requests via Internet—Employers in Poland ....................................................... Totals ....................................................... Frequency of response Average burden per response (minutes) Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden require us to ask more questions in those countries. Respondents are workers and employers wishing to establish exemption from foreign Social Security taxes. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Estimated total annual burden (hours) Average theoretical hourly cost amount (dollars)* Total annual opportunity cost (dollars) ** 5,833 1 40 3,889 $28.01 * $108,931 ** 9,761 1 40 6,507 28.01 * 182,261 ** 284 1 44 208 28.01 * 5,826 ** 16 1 41 11 28.01 * 308 ** 427 1 44 313 28.01 * 8,767 ** 25 1 41 17 28.01 * 476 * 26,047 1 40 17,365 28.01 * 486,394 ** 39,096 1 40 26,064 28.01* 730,053** 1,137 1 44 834 28.01 * 23,360 ** 57 1 41 39 28.01 * 1,092 ** 1,704 1 44 1,250 28.01 * 35,013 ** 86 1 41 59 28.01 * 1,653 ** 84,473 ........................ ........................ 56,556 ........................ 1,584,134 ** * We based this figure on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ oes_nat.htm). ** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the application. Dated: October 7, 2022. Naomi Sipple, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration. [FR Doc. 2022–22302 Filed 10–13–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4191–02–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES [Public Notice: 11887] Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons, Including a Ban on United States Government Procurement Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, State Department. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Oct 13, 2022 Jkt 259001 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 sanctions 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM Applicable October 3, 2022. 14OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2022 / Notices 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 October 3, 2022, 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: Beijing J&A Industry & Trade Co. Ltd. (People’s Republic of China); and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; Linda Zhai (PRC individual); Synnat Pharma Pvt Ltd (India) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; OTOBOT Project Group (Turkey) 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 U.S. 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 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Oct 13, 2022 Jkt 259001 the effective date, except to the extent that the Secretary of State may subsequently determine otherwise. These measures are independent of and in addition to any other sanctions imposed on such entities and/or individuals by other federal agencies under separate legal authorities. Choo S. Kang, Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2022–22347 Filed 10–13–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–25–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Release of Waybill Data The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from the Hagerstown/ Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (WB22–54—10/ 4/22) for permission to use data from the Board’s 2019 masked Carload Waybill Sample. A copy of this request may be obtained from the Board’s website under docket no. WB22–54. The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper data; therefore, if any parties object to these requests, they should file their objections with the Director of the Board’s Office of Economics within 14 calendar days of the date of this notice. The rules for release of waybill data are codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 245–0319. Regena Smith-Bernard, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2022–22315 Filed 10–13–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Notice of Conforming Amendments: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has implemented certain changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to reflect Harmonized System modifications adopted by the World Customs Organization and changes to statistical categories. This notice announces conforming amendments to legal note provisions in the HTSUS associated with the actions in the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62485 section 301 investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. DATES: The conforming amendments announced in Annex I to this notice are applicable as of October 14, 2022. The conforming amendments announced in Annex II to this notice apply as of July 1, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this notice, contact Associate General Counsel Philip Butler, Assistant General Counsel Rachel Hasandras, or Assistant General Counsel David Salkeld 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background The U.S. Trade Representative has taken actions under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, in the form of additional duties on products of China in the investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The China 301 actions are set out in notes to the HTSUS. See, e.g., 87 FR 26797 (section A—summarizing the trade actions and modifications). In Presidential Proclamation 10326 of December 23, 2021, the President directed the USITC to implement certain changes in tariff subheadings of the HTSUS, consistent with Harmonized System amendments adopted by the World Customs Organization. The changes were effective January 27, 2022. Additionally, the USITC implemented changes to certain ten-digit statistical categories approved by the Committee for Statistical Annotation of Tariff Schedules (formulated pursuant to section 484(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1484(f)), effective July 1, 2022. B. Conforming Amendments To maintain the pre-existing product coverage of the China 301 actions, conforming amendments to the corresponding note provisions in the HTSUS are required. Annex I to this notice makes conforming amendments to a U.S. note in ch. 99 of the HTSUS in light of the changes in tariff subheadings made by the USITC in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 10326. In particular, this notice makes conforming amendments to U.S. note 20 E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62484-62485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22347]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11887]


Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons, 
Including a Ban on United States Government Procurement

AGENCY: Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, State 
Department.

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 sanctions 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: Applicable October 3, 2022.

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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 October 3, 2022, 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:
    Beijing J&A Industry & Trade Co. Ltd. (People's Republic of China); 
and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Linda Zhai (PRC individual);
    Synnat Pharma Pvt Ltd (India) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof;
    OTOBOT Project Group (Turkey) 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 U.S. 
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. These measures are 
independent of and in addition to any other sanctions imposed on such 
entities and/or individuals by other federal agencies under separate 
legal authorities.

Choo S. Kang,
Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-22347 Filed 10-13-22; 8:45 am]
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