[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28736]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Nonproliferation
[Public Notice 4946]
Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Nine Foreign
Entities, Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement, and Removal
of Penalties From One Entity
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A determination has been made that nine entities have engaged
in activities that require the imposition of measures pursuant to
Section 3 of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, which provides for
penalties on entities for the transfer to Iran since January 1, 1999,
of equipment and technology controlled under multilateral export
control lists (Australia Group, Chemical Weapons Convention, Missile
Technology Control Regime, 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) other items with the potential
of making such a material contribution, when added through case-by-case
decisions, and (c) items on U.S. national control lists for WMD/missile
reasons that are not on multilateral lists. It was also determined that
sanctions imposed on a Spanish entity, effective September 23, 2004 (69
FR 4845) pursuant to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, no longer
apply.
DATES: Effective Date: December 27, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Vann H. Van Diepen,
Office of Chemical, Biological and Missile Nonproliferation, Bureau of
Nonproliferation, Department of State (202-647-1142). On U.S.
Government procurement ban issues: Gladys Gines, Office of the
Procurement Executive, Department of State (703-516-1691).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of the Iran
Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-178), the U.S. Government
determined on December 20, 2004, that the measures authorized in
Section 3 of the Act shall apply to the following foreign entities
identified in the report submitted pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Act:
Beijing Alite Technologies Company Limited (China) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
China Aero-Technology Import Export Corporation (CATIC) (China) and
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
China Great Wall Industry Corporation (China) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
China North Industry Corporation (NORINCO) (China) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Ecoma Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Paeksan Associated Corporation (North Korea) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Q.C. Chen (China);
Wha Cheong Tai Company (aka Wah Cheong Tai Company and Hua Chang
Tai Company) (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof; and
Zibo Chemet Equipment Corporation Ltd. (aka Chemet Global Ltd.)
(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof.
Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the following
measures are imposed on these entities:
1. No department or agency of the United States Government may
procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, any goods,
technology, or services from these foreign persons;
2. No department or agency of the United States Government may
provide any assistance to the foreign persons, and these persons shall
not be eligible to participate in any assistance program of the United
States Government;
3. No United States Government sales to the foreign persons of any
item on the United States Munitions List (as in effect on August 8,
1995) 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 Administration Act of 1979 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 United States Government and will remain in place
for two years from the effective date, except to the extent that the
Secretary of State or Deputy Secretary of State may subsequently
determine otherwise. A new determination will be made in the event that
circumstances change in such a manner as to warrant a change in the
duration of sanctions.
In addition, it was determined on December 20, 2004, that the
sanctions imposed effective September 23, 2004 (69 FR 4845), on the
Spanish entity Telstar (and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof), no longer apply.
Dated: December 27, 2004.
Vann H. Van Diepen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 04-28736 Filed 12-30-04; 8:45 am]
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