[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7902-7903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3684]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3227]


Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Suspension of Munitions 
Export Licenses and Other Approvals Destined for Kazakhstani and Czech 
Companies and Related Matters

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 38 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and section 126.7 of the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations, all licenses and other 
approvals for defense articles and defense services involving certain 
Kazakhstani and Czech entities and individuals, identified below, are 
suspended, effective immediately. Notice is also given that it is the 
policy of the United States to deny licenses, other approvals, exports 
and temporary imports of defense articles and defense services destined 
for these entities and individuals. Notice is further given that

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the Department of State has asked the Department of Treasury to take 
all necessary steps to prohibit the import of all defense articles 
enumerated in the U.S. Munitions list from these entities or 
individuals and that importers are asked to inform the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of Treasury if they have 
currently valid import permits for imports of defense articles from any 
of these entities or individuals.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 16, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues and on Office of 
Defense Trade Control Issues: Rose Biancaniello, Deputy Director, 
Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls, Department of 
State, phone: 703-812-2568; fax: 703-875-6647. On import ban issues: 
Larry White, Chief, Firearms and Explosive Imports Division, Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of Treasury, phone: 202-927-
8320; fax: 202-927-2697.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 126.7 of the International Traffic 
in Arms Regulations (ITAR) provides that any application for an export 
license or other approval under the ITAR may be disapproved, and any 
license or other approval or exemption granted under the ITAR may be 
revoked, suspended or amended without prior notice under various 
circumstances, including whenever such action is deemed to be in 
furtherance of world peace, the national security or the foreign policy 
of the United States or is otherwise advisable.
    Pursuant to section 126.7(a)(1) of the ITAR, it is deemed that 
suspending the following foreign entities and individuals from 
participating in any activities subject to Section 38 of the Arms 
Export Control Act would be in furtherance of the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, until further notice, 
the Department of State is hereby suspending all licenses and other 
approvals for: (a) exports and other transfers of defense articles and 
defense services from the United States; (b) transfers of U.S.-origin 
defense articles and defense services from foreign destinations; and 
(c) temporary imports of defense articles to or from the following 
entities and individuals:
    (1) Uralsk Plant Metallist (including at 1 Urdinskaya Street, City 
of Uralsk, Republic of Kazakhstan 417024);
    (2) Agroplast, a.s. (including at E. Benese Square 13, Liberec, 
Czech Republic);
    (3) Petr Pernicka (including at 26/2 Soukenne Square, Liberec, 
Czech Republic);
    (4) Zbynek Svejnoha (including at 603/4 Vodnyanska, Liberec 14, 
Czech Republic);
    (5) Alexander Petrenko (Kazakhstani citizen, presently resident in 
the Republic of Kazakhstan).
    Furthermore, it is the policy of the United States to deny licenses 
and other approvals for exports and temporary imports of defense 
articles and defense services destined for these entities and 
individuals.
    Finally, pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act and 
Executive Order 11958 of January 18, 1977, as amended, the Department 
of State has asked the Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco and Firearms to take all necessary steps to prohibit the import 
of all defense articles enumerated in the U.S. Munitions list from 
these entities or individuals. Any U.S. importers that have currently 
valid import permits for imports from any of these entities or 
individuals importers are asked to, within 20 calendar days of this 
notice, so inform in writing: Mr. Larry White, Chief, Firearms and 
Explosive Imports Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 
Fifth Floor, 650 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20226, Fax: 
(202) 927-2697.

    Dated: February 9, 2000.
Robert M. Beecroft,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.
[FR Doc. 00-3684 Filed 2-15-00; 8:45 am]
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