[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 250 (Friday, December 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77441-77442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8116]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5257]


 Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation; 
Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against 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 (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, (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 an Indian entity, effective September 23, 2004 (69 
FR 4845) are rescinded.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Vann H. Van Diepen, 
Office of Missile Threat Reduction, Bureau of International Security 
and 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 section 4 of the Iran 
Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-178), the U.S. Government 
determined on November 15, 2005 that the sanctions imposed effective 
September 23, 2004 (69 FR 4845), on the Indian entity Dr. C. Surendar, 
are rescinded.
    Pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of the Act, the U.S. Government also 
determined 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:
    China Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation. (CATIC) 
(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) (China) and any 
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;

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    Hongdu Aviation Industry Group (HAIG) (China) and any successor, 
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    LIMMT Metallurgy and Minerals Company Ltd. (China) and any 
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Ounion (Asia) International Economic and Technical Cooperation Ltd. 
(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Sabero Organic Chemicals Gujarat Ltd. (India) and any successor, 
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Sandhya Organic Chemicals PVT Ltd. (India) and any successor, sub-
unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Steyr-Manlicher Gmbh (Austria) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof; and
    Zibo Chemet Equipment Company (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: December 21, 2005.
Stephen G. Rademaker,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and 
Nonproliferation, Department of State.
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