[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 33988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16009]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3707]


Bureau of Nonproliferation; Imposition of Nonproliferation 
Measures Against a Chinese Entity, Including Ban on U.S. Government 
Procurement

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A determination has been made that a Chinese entity has 
engaged in activities that require the imposition of measures pursuant 
to Section 3 of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 14, 2001.

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 (P.L. 106-178), the U.S. Government 
determined on June 11, 2001, that the measures authorized in section 3 
of the Act shall apply to the following foreign entity identified in 
the report submitted pursuant to section 2(a) of the Act: Jiangsu 
Yongli Chemicals and Technology Import and Export Corporation (China) 
and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof.
    Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the following 
measures are imposed on this entity:
    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 the foreign person.
    2. No department or agency of the United States Government may 
provide any assistance to the foreign person, and that person shall not 
be eligible to participate in any assistance program of the United 
States Government;
    3. No United States Government sales to the foreign person of any 
item on the United States Munitions List (as in effect on August 8, 
1995) are permitted, and all sales to that person 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 
the foreign person 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, except to the extent that the 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.

    Dated: June 18, 2001.
Robert J. Einhorn,
Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 01-16009 Filed 6-25-01; 8:45 am]
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