[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9030-9031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03300]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8632]
Provision of Certain Temporary Sanctions Relief
AGENCY: Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Government (USG) is issuing temporary
waivers of certain sanctions to allow for a discrete range of
transactions related to the provision of satellite connectivity
services to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). The USG
is issuing these waivers based on Iran's commitment to ensure that
harmful satellite interference does not emanate from its territory, and
verification by the USG that harmful satellite interference is not
currently emanating from the territory of Iran.
DATES: The effective dates of these waiver actions are as described in
the determinations set forth below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: John Hughes, Office
of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Department of State,
Telephone: (202) 647-7489.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Acting under the authorities vested in me as
Secretary of State, I hereby make the following determinations and
certifications:
Pursuant to Sections 1244(i), 1245(g), 1246(e), and 1247(f) of
the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (subtitle D
of title XII of Public Law 112-239, 22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) (IFCA)
and the Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities under IFCA,
78 Fed. Reg. 35545 (June 13, 2013), I determine that it is vital to
the national security of the United States to waive the imposition
of sanctions pursuant to:
1. Section 1244(c)(1) of IFCA \1\ to the extent required for:
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\1\ Pursuant to section 1244(c)(2)(C)(iii) of IFCA, the relevant
sanction in Section 1244(c)(1) continues not to apply, by its terms,
in the case of Iranian financial institutions that have not been
designated for the imposition of sanctions in connection with Iran's
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for
weapons of mass destruction, support for international terrorism, or
abuses of human rights (as described in section 1244(c)(3)).
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a. Transactions involving the provision of ground connectivity
services using earth stations and fiber optic connections outside of
Iran and the provision and management of satellite capacity for sale
or resale to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), where
such ground connectivity services and satellite capacity are to be
used for the provision to Iran of public international
telecommunications services, and;
b. transactions involving the provision of the following related
administrative services to, or for the benefit of, the IRIB, to the
extent such services are necessary to establish and maintain ground
and satellite connectivity with IRIB: Standard operational support,
including coordinating with in-country personnel on matters such as
configuring ground and earth station equipment to access space
segment capacity; marketing services; billing services; and legal
services, and excluding any transactions involving persons other
than IRIB on the SDN List.
2. Section 1246(a) of IFCA \2\ to the extent required for:
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\2\ Pursuant to section 1246(a)(1)(C) of IFCA, the relevant
sanction in Section 1246(a)(1)(C) continues not to apply, by its
terms, in the case of Iranian financial institutions that have not
been designated for the imposition of sanctions in connection with
Iran's proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery
systems for weapons of mass destruction, support for international
terrorism, or abuses of human rights (as described in section
1246(b)).
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a. Transactions involving the provision of ground connectivity
services using earth stations and fiber optic connections outside of
Iran and the provision and management of satellite capacity for sale
or resale to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), where
such ground connectivity services and satellite capacity are to be
used for the provision to Iran of public international
telecommunications services, and;
b. transactions involving the provision of the following related
administrative services to, or for the benefit of, the IRIB, to the
extent such services are necessary to establish and maintain ground
and satellite connectivity with IRIB: Standard operational support,
including coordinating with in-country personnel on matters such as
configuring ground and earth station equipment to access space
segment capacity; marketing services; billing services; and legal
services, and excluding any transactions involving persons other
than IRIB on the SDN List.
3. Section 1247(a) of IFCA \3\ to the extent required for:
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\3\ Pursuant to section 1247(a) of IFCA, the relevant sanction
in Section 1247(a) still continues not to apply, by its terms, in
the case of Iranian financial institutions that have not been
designated for the imposition of sanctions in connection with Iran's
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for
weapons of mass destruction, support for international terrorism, or
abuses of human rights (as described in section 1247(b)).
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a. Transactions involving the provision of ground connectivity
services using earth
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stations and fiber optic connections outside of Iran and the
provision and management of satellite capacity for sale or resale to
the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), where such ground
connectivity services and satellite capacity are to be used for the
provision to Iran of public international telecommunications
services, and;
b. transactions involving the provision of the following related
administrative services to, or for the benefit of, the IRIB, to the
extent such services are necessary to establish and maintain ground
and satellite connectivity with IRIB:
standard operational support, including coordinating with in-country
personnel on matters such as configuring ground and earth station
equipment to access space segment capacity; marketing services;
billing services; and legal services, and excluding any transactions
involving persons other than IRIB on the SDN List.
These waivers shall take effect upon transmittal to Congress.
(Signed John F. Kerry, Secretary of State)
Therefore, these sanctions have been waived as described in the
determinations above. Relevant agencies and instrumentalities of the
United States Government shall take all appropriate measures within
their authority to carry out the provisions of this notice.
Dated: February 10, 2014.
Kris R. Urs,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-03300 Filed 2-13-14; 8:45 am]
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