[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 58 (Friday, March 26, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14605-14606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7438]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

15 CFR Part 744

[Docket No. 970428099-9015-08]
RIN 0694-AB60


Entity List: Addition of Russian Entities; and Revisions to 
Certain Indian and Pakistani Entities

AGENCY: Bureau of Export Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) provide that the 
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) may inform exporters, 
individually or through amendment to the EAR, that a license is 
required for exports or reexports to certain entities. The EAR contains 
a list of such entities. This rule adds to the entity list three 
Russian entities. Exports or reexports of all items subject to the EAR 
to these newly added entities now require a license, and applications 
will be reviewed with a presumption of denial.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective March 26, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen M. Albanese, Office of Exporter 
Services, Bureau of Export Administration, Telephone: (202) 482-0436.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    General Prohibition Five (Sec. 736.2(b)(5) of the EAR) prohibits 
exports and reexports to certain end-users or end-uses (described in 
part 744 of the EAR) without a license. In the form of Supplement No. 4 
to part 744, BXA maintains an ``Entity List'' to provide notice 
informing the public of certain entities subject to such licensing 
requirements. This rule adds three entities in Russia to this list. 
This rule also makes editorial changes and adds clarifying revisions to 
the Entity List.
    Although the Export Administration Act (EAA) expired on August 20, 
1994, the President invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act and continued in effect, to the extent permitted by law, the 
provisions of the EAA and the EAR in Executive Order 12924 of August 
19, 1994, continued by Presidential notices of August 15, 1995 (60 FR 
42767), August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527), August 13, 1997 (62 FR 43629) 
and August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121).

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
the purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is 
required to respond to nor be subject to a penalty for failure to 
comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information 
displays a current valid OMB Control Number. This rule involves a 
collection of information requirements subject to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This collection has 
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control 
number 0694-0088.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications 
sufficient to warrant preparation of a Federalism assessment under 
Executive Order 12612.
    4. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act requiring 
notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity for public 
participation, and a delay in effective date, are inapplicable because 
this regulation involves a military or foreign affairs function of the 
United States (see 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). Further, no other law requires 
that a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public 
comment be given for this rule. Because a notice of proposed rulemaking 
and an opportunity for public comment are not required to be given for 
this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or by any other law, the analytical 
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 
are inapplicable.
    Therefore, this regulation is issued in final form. Although there 
is no formal comment period, public comments on this regulation are 
welcome on a continuing basis. Comments should be submitted to Sharron 
Cook, Office of Exporter Services, Bureau of Export Administration, 
Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 273, Washington, DC 20044.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 744

    Exports, Foreign trade, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (15 
CFR parts 730-774) is amended, as follows:
    1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 744 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq., 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 
3201 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2139a; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 20947, 3 CFR, 1978 
Comp., p. 179; E.O. 12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 608; 
E.O. 12924, 59 FR 43437, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 917; E.O. 12938, 59 
FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; Notice of August 15, 1995 (60 
FR 42767, August 17, 1995); Notice of August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42527); 
Notice of August 13, 1997 (62 FR 43629, August 15, 1997); Notice of 
August 13, 1998 (63 FR 44121, August 17, 1998).

PART 744--[AMENDED]

    2. Part 744 is amended by revising Sec. 744.10 to read as follows:


Sec. 744.10  Restrictions on certain entities in Russia.

    (a) General prohibition. Certain entities in Russia are included in 
Supplement No. 4 to this part 744 (Entity List). (See also 
Sec. 744.1(c) of the EAR.) Exporters are hereby informed that these 
entities are ineligible to receive any items subject to the EAR without 
a license.
    (b) Exceptions. No License Exceptions apply to the prohibition 
described in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) License review standards. Applications to export or reexport 
items subject to the EAR to these entities will be reviewed with a 
presumption of denial.
    3. Supplement No. 4 to part 744 is amended by:

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    (a) Placing the Indian entity ``Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) 
located in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and subordinate entities 
specifically listed in this Supplement.'' in alphabetical order;
    (b) Revising the Pakistani entity name ``Khewra Soda Ash Plant'', 
to read ``Khewra Soda Ash Plant, Soda Ash Businesses, Soda Ash Works, 
Khewra Distt. Jhelum, (owned by ICI Pakistan Limited).'';
    (c) Revising the Russian entity name ``Glavkosmos, 9 
Krasnoproletarskaya st., 103030 Moscow.'' to read ``Glavkosmos, 9 
Krasnoproletarskaya St., 103030 Moscow.''; and
    (d) Adding, in alphabetical order, the following entries:

                                    Supplement No. 4 to Part 744--Entity List
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                                                            License         License review     Federal Register
             Country                    Entity            requirement           policy             citation
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Russia:                           Medeleyev           For all items       Presumption of      64 FR 14606 March
                                   University of       subject to the      denial.             26, 1999.
                                   Chemical            EAR (see Sec.
                                   Technology of       744.10 of the
                                   Russia (including   EAR).
                                   at 9 Miusskaya
                                   Sq. Moscow
                                   125047, Russia).
 
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                                  Moscow Aviation     For all items       Presumption of      64 FR 14606 March
                                   Institute (MAI)     subject to the      denial.             26, 1999.
                                   (including at 4     EAR (see Sec.
                                   Volokolamskoye      744.10 of the
                                   Shosse, Moscow      EAR).
                                   125871, Russia).
 
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                                  The Scientific      For all items       Presumption of      64 FR 14606 March
                                   Research and        subject to the      denial.             26, 1999
                                   Design Institute    EAR (see Sec.
                                   of Power            744.10 of the
                                   Technology          EAR).
                                   (a.k.a. NIKIET,
                                   Research and
                                   Development
                                   Institute of
                                   Power Engineering
                                   (RDIPE), and
                                   ENTEK) (including
                                   at 101000, P.O.
                                   Box 788, Moscow,
                                   Russia).
 
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    Dated: March 19, 1999.
R. Roger Majak,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-7438 Filed 3-25-99; 8:45 am]
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