[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 18415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7870]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4680]


Bureau of Nonproliferation; Imposition of Nonproliferation 
Measures Against Thirteen Entities, Including Ban on U.S. Government 
Procurement

SUMMARY: A determination has been made that thirteen 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 of equipment and 
technology controlled under multilateral export control lists (Missile 
Technology Control Regime, Australia Group, Chemical Weapons 
Convention, 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, and (b) other items with the potential of making such a 
material contribution, when added through case-by-case decisions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 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 March 19, 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:
    Baranov Engine Building Association Overhaul Facility (Russia) and 
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Beijing Institute of Opto-Electronic Technology (BIOET) (China) and 
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Belarus Belvneshpromservice (Belarus) and any successor, sub-unit, 
or subsidiary thereof;
    Blagoja Samakoski (Macedonia);
    Changgwang Sinyong Corporation (North Korea) and any successor, 
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) (China) and any 
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    China Precision Machinery Import/Export Corporation (CPMIEC) 
(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Elmstone Service and Trading FZE (LLC) (United Arab Emirates) and 
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Goodly Industrial Company Ltd. (Taiwan) and any successor, sub-
unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Mikrosam (Macedonia) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 
thereof;
    Oriental Scientific Instruments Corporation (OSIC) (China) and any 
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Vadim V. Vorobey (Russia);
    Zibo Chemical Equipment Plant, aka Chemet Global Ltd., aka South 
Industries Science and Technology Trading Company, 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.

    Dated: April 1, 2004.
John S. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-7870 Filed 4-6-04; 8:45 am]
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