Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, 38080-38083 [2023-12481]
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The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair
of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task
Force (FLETF), announces the
publication and availability of the
updated Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists
required to be developed and
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced
Labor Prevention Act Entity List
Department of Homeland
Security.
AGENCY:
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maintained pursuant to the UFLPA, on
the DHS UFLPA website. The updated
UFLPA Entity List is also published as
an appendix to this notice. This update
adds two entities and eight subsidiaries
to the UFLPA Entity List for working
with the government of Xinjiang to
recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or
receive forced labor or Uyghurs,
Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other
persecuted groups out of Xinjiang.
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Details related to the process for
revising the UFLPA Entity List are
included in this Federal Register notice.
This notice announces the
publication and availability of the
UFLPA Entity List updated as of June
12, 2023, included as an appendix to
this notice.
DATES:
Persons seeking additional
information on the UFLPA Entity List
should email the FLETF at
FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Echeverria, Director of Trade
Policy, Trade and Economic Security,
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans,
DHS. Phone: (202) 938–6365, Email:
FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced
Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF),
is announcing the publication of the
updated UFLPA Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists
required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to Section
2(d)(2)(B) of the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (Pub. L. 117–78)
(UFLPA), to https://www.dhs.gov/uflpaentity-list. The UFLPA Entity List is
available as an appendix to this notice.
This update adds two entities and eight
subsidiaries to the Section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii)
list of the UFLPA for working with the
government of Xinjiang to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
groups out of Xinjiang. Future revisions
to the UFLPA Entity List, which may
include additions, removals or technical
corrections, will be published to https://
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entitylist and in the
appendices of future Federal Register
notices. See appendix 1.
Beginning on June 21, 2022, the
UFLPA requires the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
apply a rebuttable presumption that
goods mined, produced, or
manufactured by entities on the UFLPA
Entity List are made with forced labor,
and therefore, prohibited from
importation into the United States
under 19 U.S.C. 1307. See section 3(a)
of the UFLPA. As the FLETF revises the
UFLPA Entity List, including by making
additions, removals, or technical
corrections, DHS, on its behalf, will post
such revisions to the DHS UFLPA
website (https://www.dhs.gov/uflpaentity-list) and also publish the revised
UFLPA Entity List as an appendix to a
Federal Register notice.
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C. UFLPA Entity List
The UFLPA Entity List addresses
distinct requirements set forth in
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of section
Section 741 of the United States2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA that the FLETF
Mexico-Canada Agreement
identify and publish the following four
Implementation Act established the
lists:
(1) a list of entities in Xinjiang that
FLETF to monitor United States
mine, produce, or manufacture wholly
enforcement of the prohibition under
or in part any goods, wares, articles, and
section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1307). See 19 U.S.C. merchandise with forced labor;
(2) a list of entities working with the
4681. Pursuant to DHS Delegation Order
No. 23034, the DHS Under Secretary for government of Xinjiang to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
Strategy, Policy, and Plans serves as
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Chair of the FLETF, an interagency task
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
force that includes the Department of
groups out of Xinjiang;
Homeland Security, the Office of the
(3) a list of entities that exported
U.S. Trade Representative, and the
products
made by entities in lists 1 and
Departments of Labor, State, Justice, the
2 from the PRC into the United States;
Treasury, and Commerce (member
and
agencies).1 See 19 U.S.C. 4681;
(4) a list of facilities and entities,
Executive Order 13923 (May 15, 2020).
including
the Xinjiang Production and
In addition, the FLETF includes six
Construction Corps, that source material
observer agencies: the Departments of
Energy and Agriculture, the U.S. Agency from Xinjiang or from persons working
with the government of Xinjiang or the
for International Development, the
Xinjiang Production and Construction
National Security Council, U.S. Customs
Corps for purposes of the ‘‘poverty
and Border Protection, and U.S.
alleviation’’ program or the ‘‘pairingImmigration and Customs Enforcement
assistance’’ program or any other
Homeland Security Investigations.
government-labor scheme that uses
B. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention forced labor.
The UFLPA Entity List is a
Act: Preventing Goods Made With
Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of consolidated register of the above four
lists. In accordance with section 3(e) of
China From Being Imported Into the
the UFLPA, effective June 21, 2022,
United States
entities on the UFLPA Entity List (listed
The UFLPA requires, among other
entities) are subject to the UFLPA’s
things, that the FLETF, in consultation
rebuttable presumption, and products
with the Secretary of Commerce and the they produce, wholly or in part, are
Director of National Intelligence,
prohibited from entry into the United
develop a strategy (UFLPA section 2(c))
States under 19 U.S.C. 1307. The
for supporting enforcement of section
UFLPA Entity List is described in
307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, to prevent
appendix 1 to this notice. The UFLPA
the importation into the United States of Entity List should not be interpreted as
goods, wares, articles, and merchandise an exhaustive list of entities engaged in
mined, produced, or manufactured
the practices described in clauses (i),
wholly or in part with forced labor in
(ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of
the People’s Republic of China. As
the UFLPA.
required by the UFLPA, the Strategy to
Revisions to the UFLPA Entity List,
including all additions, removals, and
Prevent the Importation of Goods
Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with technical corrections, will be published
Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of on the DHS UFLPA website (https://
China, which was published on the DHS www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list) and as an
appendix to a notice that will be
website on June 17, 2022 (see https://
published in the Federal Register. See
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-strategy), includes
appendix 1. The FLETF will consider
the initial UFLPA Entity List, a
future additions to, or removals from,
consolidated register of the four lists
the UFLPA Entity List based on criteria
required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to the UFLPA. See described in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v)
of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any
UFLPA section 2(d)(2)(B).
FLETF member agency may submit a
recommendation(s) to add, remove or
1 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as
make technical corrections to an entry
the FLETF Chair, has the authority to invite
representatives from other executive departments
on the UFLPA Entity List. FLETF
and agencies, as appropriate. See Executive Order
member agencies will review and vote
13923 (May 15, 2020). The U.S. Department of
on revisions to the UFLPA Entity List
Commerce is a member of the FLETF as invited by
accordingly.
the Chair.
A. The Forced Labor Enforcement Task
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Additions to the Entity List
The FLETF will consider future
additions to the UFLPA Entity List
based on the criteria described in
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section
2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any FLETF
member agency may submit a
recommendation to the FLETF Chair to
add an entity to the UFLPA Entity List.
Following review of the
recommendation by the FLETF member
agencies, the decision to add an entity
to the UFLPA Entity List will be made
by majority vote of the FLETF member
agencies.
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Requests for Removal From the Entity
List
Any listed entity may submit a
request for removal (removal request)
from the UFLPA Entity List along with
supporting information to the FLETF
Chair at FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@
hq.dhs.gov. In the removal request, the
entity (or its designated representative)
should provide information that
demonstrates that the entity no longer
meets or does not meet the criteria
described in the applicable clause ((i),
(ii), (iv), or (v)) of section 2(d)(B) of the
UFLPA. The FLETF Chair will refer all
such removal requests and supporting
information to FLETF member agencies.
Upon receipt of the removal request, the
FLETF Chair or the Chair’s designated
representative may contact the entity on
behalf of the FLETF regarding questions
on the removal request and may request
additional information. Following
review of the removal request by the
FLETF member agencies, the decision to
remove an entity from the UFLPA Entity
List will be made by majority vote of the
FLETF member agencies.
Listed entities may request a meeting
with the FLETF after submitting a
removal request in writing to the FLETF
Chair at FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@
hq.dhs.gov. Following its review of a
removal request, the FLETF may accept
the meeting request at the conclusion of
the review period and, if accepted, will
hold the meeting prior to voting on the
entity’s removal request. The FLETF
Chair will advise the entity in writing of
the FLETF’s decision on its removal
request. While the FLETF’s decision on
a removal request is not appealable, the
FLETF will consider new removal
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requests if accompanied by new
information.
Robert Silvers,
Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy,
and Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
Appendix 1
This notice supersedes the UFLPA Entity
List initially posted to the Federal Register
on August 4, 2022 (87 FR 47777). The UFLPA
Entity List as of June 12, 2023 is available in
this appendix and is published on https://
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list. This update
adds two entities and eight subsidiaries to
the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list of the UFLPA for
working with the government of Xinjiang to
recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or
members of other persecuted groups out of
Xinjiang:
• Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd.;
and
• Ninestar Corporation and its eight
Zhuhai-based subsidiaries, which include
Zhuhai Ninestar Information Technology Co.
Ltd., Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co. Ltd.,
Zhuhai Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.,
Geehy Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Zhuhai PuTech Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhuhai G&G Digital
Technology Co., Ltd., Zhuhai Seine Printing
Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhuhai Ninestar
Management Co., Ltd.
No technical corrections or removals are
being made to the UFLPA Entity List at this
time.
The UFPLA Entity List is a consolidated
register of the four lists that are required to
be developed and maintained pursuant to
section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Twenty-two
entities that meet the criteria set forth in the
four required lists (see sections 2(d)(2)(B)(i),
(ii), (iv), and (v) of the UFLPA) are specified
on the UFLPA Entity List.
UFLPA Entity List June 12, 2023
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(i) A List of Entities
in Xinjiang That Mine, Produce, or
Manufacture Wholly or in Part Any Goods,
Wares, Articles, and Merchandise With
Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Changji Esquel Textile Co. Ltd. (and one
alias: Changji Yida Textile)
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd. (and
two aliases: Hotan Haolin Hair Accessories;
and Hollin Hair Accessories)
Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd (and one alias:
Hetian TEDA Garment)
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd
(including one alias: Hesheng Silicon
Industry (Shanshan) Co.) and subsidiaries
Xinjiang Daqo New Energy, Co. Ltd
(including three aliases: Xinjiang Great
New Energy Co., Ltd.; Xinjiang Daxin
Energy Co., Ltd.; and Xinjiang Daqin
Energy Co., Ltd.)
Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co.
Ltd. (including one alias: Xinjiang
Nonferrous)
Xinjiang GCL New Energy Material
Technology, Co. Ltd (including one alias:
Xinjiang GCL New Energy Materials
Technology Co.)
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Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
(including three aliases: XPCC; Xinjiang
Corps; and Bingtuan) and its subordinate
and affiliated entities
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(i) A List of Entities
Working With the Government of Xinjiang
To Recruit, Transport, Transfer, Harbor or
Receive Forced Labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Kyrgyz, or Members of Other Persecuted
Groups out of Xinjiang
Aksu Huafu Textiles Co.—(including two
aliases: Akesu Huafu and Aksu Huafu
Dyed Melange Yarn)
Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co.,
Ltd. (including three aliases: Anhui Hefei
Baolongda Information Technology; Hefei
Baolongda Information Technology Co.,
Ltd.; and Hefei Bitland Optoelectronic
Technology Co., Ltd.)
Hefei Meiling Co. Ltd. (including one alias:
Hefei Meiling Group Holdings Limited).
KTK Group (including three aliases: Jiangsu
Jinchuang Group; Jiangsu Jinchuang
Holding Group; and KTK Holding).
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
Nanjing Synergy Textiles Co., Ltd. (including
two aliases: Nanjing Xinyi Cotton Textile
Printing and Dyeing; and Nanjing Xinyi
Cotton Textile).
Ninestar Corporation and its eight Zhuhaibased subsidiaries, which include Zhuhai
Ninestar Information Technology Co. Ltd.,
Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co. Ltd.,
Zhuhai Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.,
Geehy Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Zhuhai
Pu-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhuhai G&G
Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Zhuhai Seine
Printing Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhuhai
Ninestar Management Co., Ltd.
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training
Center (VSETC)
Tanyuan Technology Co. Ltd. (including five
aliases: Carbon Yuan Technology;
Changzhou Carbon Yuan Technology
Development; Carbon Element Technology;
Jiangsu Carbon Element Technology; and
Tanyuan Technology Development).
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
(XPCC) and its subordinate and affiliated
entities
Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd.
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(iv) A List of
Entities That Exported Products Described in
Clause (iii) From the PRC Into the United
States
Entities identified in sections (i) and (ii)
above may serve as both manufacturers and
exporters. The FLETF has not identified
additional exporters at this time but will
continue to investigate and gather
information about additional entities that
meet the specified criteria.
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UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) A List of
Facilities and Entities, Including the
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,
That Source Material From Xinjiang or From
Persons Working With the Government of
Xinjiang or the Xinjiang Production and
Construction Corps for Purposes of the
‘‘Poverty Alleviation’’ Program or the
‘‘Pairing-Assistance’’ Program or Any Other
Government Labor Scheme That Uses
Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co.
Ltd.
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd.
Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd.
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co.,
Ltd., and Subsidiaries
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training
Center (VSETC)
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
(XPCC) and its subordinate and affiliated
entities
Yili Zhuowan Garment Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0005]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Application for
Family Unity Benefits
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed extension
of a currently approved collection of
information. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the information collection notice
is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
August 11, 2023.
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All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0005 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2009–0021. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2009–0021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (This is not a
toll-free number. Comments are not
accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this
notice. It is not for individual case
status inquiries. Applicants seeking
information about the status of their
individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS website
at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2009–0021 in the search box. All
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Family Unity Benefits.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–817;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. The information collected
will be used to determine whether the
applicant meets the eligibility
requirements for benefits under 8 CFR
236.14 and 245a.33.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection I–817 is approximately 1,000
and the estimated hour burden per
response is 2 hours per response; the
estimated number of respondents
providing biometrics is 1,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.17 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 3,170 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $122,500.
Dated: June 6, 2023.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 112 (Monday, June 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38080-38083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12481]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity
List
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair
of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), announces the
publication and availability of the updated Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, a consolidated register of the four
lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to the UFLPA, on
the DHS UFLPA website. The updated UFLPA Entity List is also published
as an appendix to this notice. This update adds two entities and eight
subsidiaries to the UFLPA Entity List for working with the government
of Xinjiang to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced
labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
groups out of Xinjiang.
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Details related to the process for revising the UFLPA Entity List are
included in this Federal Register notice.
DATES: This notice announces the publication and availability of the
UFLPA Entity List updated as of June 12, 2023, included as an appendix
to this notice.
ADDRESSES: Persons seeking additional information on the UFLPA Entity
List should email the FLETF at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Echeverria, Director of Trade
Policy, Trade and Economic Security, Office of Strategy, Policy, and
Plans, DHS. Phone: (202) 938-6365, Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the
Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), is announcing the
publication of the updated UFLPA Entity List, a consolidated register
of the four lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to
Section 2(d)(2)(B) of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Pub. L.
117-78) (UFLPA), to https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list. The UFLPA
Entity List is available as an appendix to this notice. This update
adds two entities and eight subsidiaries to the Section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii)
list of the UFLPA for working with the government of Xinjiang to
recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or
Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of
Xinjiang. Future revisions to the UFLPA Entity List, which may include
additions, removals or technical corrections, will be published to
https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entitylist and in the appendices of future
Federal Register notices. See appendix 1.
Beginning on June 21, 2022, the UFLPA requires the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to apply a rebuttable presumption
that goods mined, produced, or manufactured by entities on the UFLPA
Entity List are made with forced labor, and therefore, prohibited from
importation into the United States under 19 U.S.C. 1307. See section
3(a) of the UFLPA. As the FLETF revises the UFLPA Entity List,
including by making additions, removals, or technical corrections, DHS,
on its behalf, will post such revisions to the DHS UFLPA website
(https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list) and also publish the revised
UFLPA Entity List as an appendix to a Federal Register notice.
Background
A. The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force
Section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Implementation Act established the FLETF to monitor United States
enforcement of the prohibition under section 307 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1307). See 19 U.S.C. 4681. Pursuant to DHS
Delegation Order No. 23034, the DHS Under Secretary for Strategy,
Policy, and Plans serves as Chair of the FLETF, an interagency task
force that includes the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of
the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Departments of Labor, State,
Justice, the Treasury, and Commerce (member agencies).\1\ See 19 U.S.C.
4681; Executive Order 13923 (May 15, 2020). In addition, the FLETF
includes six observer agencies: the Departments of Energy and
Agriculture, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the
National Security Council, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations.
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Chair, has the authority to invite representatives from other
executive departments and agencies, as appropriate. See Executive
Order 13923 (May 15, 2020). The U.S. Department of Commerce is a
member of the FLETF as invited by the Chair.
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B. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Preventing Goods Made With
Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China From Being Imported Into
the United States
The UFLPA requires, among other things, that the FLETF, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of
National Intelligence, develop a strategy (UFLPA section 2(c)) for
supporting enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, to
prevent the importation into the United States of goods, wares,
articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in
part with forced labor in the People's Republic of China. As required
by the UFLPA, the Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined,
Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People's Republic of
China, which was published on the DHS website on June 17, 2022 (see
https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-strategy), includes the initial UFLPA Entity
List, a consolidated register of the four lists required to be
developed and maintained pursuant to the UFLPA. See UFLPA section
2(d)(2)(B).
C. UFLPA Entity List
The UFLPA Entity List addresses distinct requirements set forth in
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA
that the FLETF identify and publish the following four lists:
(1) a list of entities in Xinjiang that mine, produce, or
manufacture wholly or in part any goods, wares, articles, and
merchandise with forced labor;
(2) a list of entities working with the government of Xinjiang to
recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or
Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of
Xinjiang;
(3) a list of entities that exported products made by entities in
lists 1 and 2 from the PRC into the United States; and
(4) a list of facilities and entities, including the Xinjiang
Production and Construction Corps, that source material from Xinjiang
or from persons working with the government of Xinjiang or the Xinjiang
Production and Construction Corps for purposes of the ``poverty
alleviation'' program or the ``pairing-assistance'' program or any
other government-labor scheme that uses forced labor.
The UFLPA Entity List is a consolidated register of the above four
lists. In accordance with section 3(e) of the UFLPA, effective June 21,
2022, entities on the UFLPA Entity List (listed entities) are subject
to the UFLPA's rebuttable presumption, and products they produce,
wholly or in part, are prohibited from entry into the United States
under 19 U.S.C. 1307. The UFLPA Entity List is described in appendix 1
to this notice. The UFLPA Entity List should not be interpreted as an
exhaustive list of entities engaged in the practices described in
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA.
Revisions to the UFLPA Entity List, including all additions,
removals, and technical corrections, will be published on the DHS UFLPA
website (https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list) and as an appendix to a
notice that will be published in the Federal Register. See appendix 1.
The FLETF will consider future additions to, or removals from, the
UFLPA Entity List based on criteria described in clauses (i), (ii),
(iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any FLETF member
agency may submit a recommendation(s) to add, remove or make technical
corrections to an entry on the UFLPA Entity List. FLETF member agencies
will review and vote on revisions to the UFLPA Entity List accordingly.
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Additions to the Entity List
The FLETF will consider future additions to the UFLPA Entity List
based on the criteria described in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of
section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any FLETF member agency may submit a
recommendation to the FLETF Chair to add an entity to the UFLPA Entity
List. Following review of the recommendation by the FLETF member
agencies, the decision to add an entity to the UFLPA Entity List will
be made by majority vote of the FLETF member agencies.
Requests for Removal From the Entity List
Any listed entity may submit a request for removal (removal
request) from the UFLPA Entity List along with supporting information
to the FLETF Chair at [email protected]. In the removal
request, the entity (or its designated representative) should provide
information that demonstrates that the entity no longer meets or does
not meet the criteria described in the applicable clause ((i), (ii),
(iv), or (v)) of section 2(d)(B) of the UFLPA. The FLETF Chair will
refer all such removal requests and supporting information to FLETF
member agencies. Upon receipt of the removal request, the FLETF Chair
or the Chair's designated representative may contact the entity on
behalf of the FLETF regarding questions on the removal request and may
request additional information. Following review of the removal request
by the FLETF member agencies, the decision to remove an entity from the
UFLPA Entity List will be made by majority vote of the FLETF member
agencies.
Listed entities may request a meeting with the FLETF after
submitting a removal request in writing to the FLETF Chair at
[email protected]. Following its review of a removal
request, the FLETF may accept the meeting request at the conclusion of
the review period and, if accepted, will hold the meeting prior to
voting on the entity's removal request. The FLETF Chair will advise the
entity in writing of the FLETF's decision on its removal request. While
the FLETF's decision on a removal request is not appealable, the FLETF
will consider new removal requests if accompanied by new information.
Robert Silvers,
Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security.
Appendix 1
This notice supersedes the UFLPA Entity List initially posted to
the Federal Register on August 4, 2022 (87 FR 47777). The UFLPA
Entity List as of June 12, 2023 is available in this appendix and is
published on https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list. This update adds
two entities and eight subsidiaries to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii)
list of the UFLPA for working with the government of Xinjiang to
recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or
Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out
of Xinjiang:
Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd.; and
Ninestar Corporation and its eight Zhuhai-based
subsidiaries, which include Zhuhai Ninestar Information Technology
Co. Ltd., Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co. Ltd., Zhuhai Apex
Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Geehy Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Zhuhai
Pu-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhuhai G&G Digital Technology Co.,
Ltd., Zhuhai Seine Printing Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhuhai
Ninestar Management Co., Ltd.
No technical corrections or removals are being made to the UFLPA
Entity List at this time.
The UFPLA Entity List is a consolidated register of the four
lists that are required to be developed and maintained pursuant to
section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Twenty-two entities that meet the
criteria set forth in the four required lists (see sections
2(d)(2)(B)(i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of the UFLPA) are specified on
the UFLPA Entity List.
UFLPA Entity List June 12, 2023
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(i) A List of Entities in Xinjiang That Mine,
Produce, or Manufacture Wholly or in Part Any Goods, Wares, Articles,
and Merchandise With Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Changji Esquel Textile Co. Ltd. (and one alias: Changji Yida
Textile)
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd. (and two aliases: Hotan
Haolin Hair Accessories; and Hollin Hair Accessories)
Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd (and one alias: Hetian TEDA Garment)
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd (including one alias:
Hesheng Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co.) and subsidiaries
Xinjiang Daqo New Energy, Co. Ltd (including three aliases: Xinjiang
Great New Energy Co., Ltd.; Xinjiang Daxin Energy Co., Ltd.; and
Xinjiang Daqin Energy Co., Ltd.)
Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co. Ltd. (including one alias:
Xinjiang Nonferrous)
Xinjiang GCL New Energy Material Technology, Co. Ltd (including one
alias: Xinjiang GCL New Energy Materials Technology Co.)
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (including three aliases:
XPCC; Xinjiang Corps; and Bingtuan) and its subordinate and
affiliated entities
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(i) A List of Entities Working With the
Government of Xinjiang To Recruit, Transport, Transfer, Harbor or
Receive Forced Labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or Members of Other
Persecuted Groups out of Xinjiang
Aksu Huafu Textiles Co.--(including two aliases: Akesu Huafu and
Aksu Huafu Dyed Melange Yarn)
Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co., Ltd. (including three
aliases: Anhui Hefei Baolongda Information Technology; Hefei
Baolongda Information Technology Co., Ltd.; and Hefei Bitland
Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd.)
Hefei Meiling Co. Ltd. (including one alias: Hefei Meiling Group
Holdings Limited).
KTK Group (including three aliases: Jiangsu Jinchuang Group; Jiangsu
Jinchuang Holding Group; and KTK Holding).
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
Nanjing Synergy Textiles Co., Ltd. (including two aliases: Nanjing
Xinyi Cotton Textile Printing and Dyeing; and Nanjing Xinyi Cotton
Textile).
Ninestar Corporation and its eight Zhuhai-based subsidiaries, which
include Zhuhai Ninestar Information Technology Co. Ltd., Zhuhai
Pantum Electronics Co. Ltd., Zhuhai Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.,
Geehy Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Zhuhai Pu-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd.,
Zhuhai G&G Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Zhuhai Seine Printing
Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co., Ltd.
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training Center (VSETC)
Tanyuan Technology Co. Ltd. (including five aliases: Carbon Yuan
Technology; Changzhou Carbon Yuan Technology Development; Carbon
Element Technology; Jiangsu Carbon Element Technology; and Tanyuan
Technology Development).
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and its
subordinate and affiliated entities
Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd.
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(iv) A List of Entities That Exported Products
Described in Clause (iii) From the PRC Into the United States
Entities identified in sections (i) and (ii) above may serve as
both manufacturers and exporters. The FLETF has not identified
additional exporters at this time but will continue to investigate
and gather information about additional entities that meet the
specified criteria.
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UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) A List of Facilities and Entities,
Including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, That Source
Material From Xinjiang or From Persons Working With the Government of
Xinjiang or the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps for Purposes
of the ``Poverty Alleviation'' Program or the ``Pairing-Assistance''
Program or Any Other Government Labor Scheme That Uses Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co. Ltd.
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd.
Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd.
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd., and Subsidiaries
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training Center (VSETC)
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and its
subordinate and affiliated entities
Yili Zhuowan Garment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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