[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32272-32274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5118]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 736 and 744

[Docket No. 060531141-6141-01]
RIN: 0694-AD76


General Order Concerning Mayrow General Trading and Related 
Entities

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security is amending the Export 
Administration Regulations (EAR) by issuing a general order to impose a 
license requirement for exports and reexports of all items subject to 
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) where the transaction 
involves Mayrow General Trading or entities related, as follows: 
Micatic General Trading; Majidco Micro Electronics; Atlinx Electronics; 
Micro Middle East Electronics; Narinco; F.N. Yaghmaei; and H. Ghasir. 
Mayrow General Trading and all entities related are located in Dubai, 
United Arab Emirates. This order also prohibits the use of License 
Exceptions for exports or reexports of any items subject to the EAR 
involving these entities. This final rule also adds a reference to the 
new general order in the part of the EAR that sets forth end-use and 
end-user license requirements.

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective June 5, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael D. Turner, Director, Office of 
Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of 
Commerce, P.O. Box 273, Washington, DC 20044; Phone: (202) 482-2252; E-
mail: [email protected]; Fax: (202) 482-0964.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The United States Government, including the United States 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has come 
into the possession of information giving reason to believe, based on 
specific and articulable facts, that Mayrow General Trading and its 
related entities have acquired electronic components and devices 
capable of being used to construct Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). 
These commodities have been, and may continue to be, employed in IEDs 
or other explosive devices used against Coalition Forces in Iraq and 
Afghanistan.
    To curtail such use of these commodities in order to protect

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Coalition Forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of 
Commerce is issuing General Order No. 3, set forth in Supplement No. 1 
to part 736, imposing a license requirement for export and reexports of 
all items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 
CFR parts 736 and 744) to Mayrow General Trading and entities related 
to or controlled by 6it, as follows:
    Mayrow General Trading, Flat 401--Bin Yas Center--Al Maktum Road, 
P.O. Box 42340, Dubai, UAE; Shops 3-4, Sharafia Ahmed Ali Building, al-
Nakheel, Deira, Dubai, UAE; P.O. Box 42340, Deira, Dubayy, UAE and P.O. 
Box 171978, Deira, Dubayy, UAE;
    Micatic General Trading, Flat 401--Bin Yas Center--Al Maktum Road, 
P.O. Box 42340, Dubai, UAE; and Shops 3-4, Sharafia Ahmed Ali Building, 
al-Nakheel, Deira, Dubai, UAE;
    Majidco Micro Electronics, Flat 401--Bin Yas Center--Al Maktum 
Road, P.O. Box 42340, Dubai, UAE; and Shops 3-4, Sharafia Ahmed Ali 
Building, al-Nakheel, Deira, Dubai, UAE;
    Atlinx Electronics, Flat 401--Bin Yas Center--Al Maktum Road, P.O. 
Box 42340, Dubai, UAE; and Shops 3-4, Sharafia Ahmed Ali Building, al-
Nakheel, Deira, Dubai, UAE;
    Micro Middle East Electronics, Flat 401--Bin Yas Center--Al Maktum 
Road, P.O. Box 42340, Dubai, UAE; and Shops 3-4, Sharafia Ahmed Ali 
Building, al-Nakheel, Deira, Dubai, UAE; Narinco, Flat 401--Bin Yas 
Center--Al Maktum Road, P.O. Box 42340, Dubai, UAE; and Shops 3-4, 
Sharafia Ahmed Ali Building, al-Nakheel, Deira, Dubai, UAE;
    F.N. Yaghmaei, Flat 401--Bin Yas Center--Al Maktum Road, P.O. Box 
42340, Dubai, UAE; and Shops 3-4, Sharafia Ahmed Ali Building, al-
Nakheel, Deira, Dubai, UAE; and
    H. Ghasir, Flat 401--Bin Yas Center--Al Maktum Road, P.O. Box 
42340, Dubai, UAE; and Shops 3-4, Sharafia Ahmed Ali Building, al-
Nakheel, Deira, Dubai, UAE.
    Under this order, a BIS license is required for the export or 
reexport of any item subject to the EAR to any of the above-named 
entities, including any transaction in which any of the above-named 
entities will act as purchaser, intermediate consignee, ultimate 
consignee, or end-user of the items. This order also prohibits the use 
of License Exceptions (see part 740 of the EAR) for exports and 
reexports of items subject to the EAR involving such entities.
    To assist readers in finding in the EAR these additional end-users 
subject to special restrictions with respect to exports and reexports, 
this rule also adds a new Section 744.15 to part 744 of the EAR 
(Control Policy: End-User and End-Use Based) to provide a cross 
reference to the prohibitions contained in the general orders in 
Supplement No. 1 to part 736.
    Consistent with section 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, 
as amended (50 U.S.C. app. 2401-2420) (the ``Act''), a foreign policy 
report was submitted to Congress on May 30, 2006, notifying Congress of 
the imposition of a control in the form of a licensing requirement for 
exports and reexports of all items subject to the EAR destined to 
Mayrow General Trading and related entities.
    Since August 21, 2001, the Act has been in lapse and the President, 
through Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 
(2002)), as extended most recently by the Notice of August 2, 2005, (70 
FR 45273 (August 5, 2005)), has continued the EAR in effect under the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706 
(2000)) (``IEEPA''). The BIS continues to carry out the provisions of 
the Act, as appropriate and to the extent permitted by law, pursuant to 
Executive Order 13222.

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. This rule has been determined to be not significant for 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 of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA), 
unless that collection of information displays a currently valid Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. This regulation involves 
collections previously approved by the OMB under control numbers 0694-
0088, ``Multi-Purpose Application,'' which carries a burden hour 
estimate of 58 minutes to prepare and submit form BIS-748. 
Miscellaneous and recordkeeping activities account for 12 minutes per 
submission. Total burden hours associated with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act and Office and Management and Budget control number 0694-0088 are 
expected to increase slightly as a result of this rule. Send comments 
regarding these burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection 
of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, by e-mail at [email protected] or 
by fax to (202) 395-7285; and to the Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau 
of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 273, 
Washington, DC 20044, e-mail: [email protected].
    3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications 
as that term is defined in Executive Order 13132.
    4. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
553) 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 not applicable.

List of Subjects

15 CFR Part 736

    Exports, foreign trade.

15 CFR Part 744

    Exports, Foreign trade, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.


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Accordingly, parts 736 and 744 of the Export Administration Regulations 
(15 CFR parts 736-744) are amended as follows:

PART 736--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 736 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
22 U.S.C. 2151 (note), Pub. L. 108-175; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 
CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13020, 61 FR 54079, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., 
p. 219; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 
13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; E.O. 13338, 69 FR 
26751, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 168; Notice of November 4, 2004, 69 FR 
64637, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 303; Notice of August 2, 2005, 70 FR 
45273 (August 5, 2005).

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2. Add General Order No. 3 to Supplement No. 1 to part 736 to read as 
follows:

Supplement No. 1 to Part 736--General Orders

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    General Order No. 3 of June 5, 2006; Imposition of license 
requirement for exports and reexports of items subject to the EAR to 
Mayrow General Trading and entities related, as follows: Micatic

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General Trading; Majidco Micro Electronics; Atlinx Electronics; Micro 
Middle East Electronics; Narinco; F.N. Yaghmaei; and H. Ghasir. Mayrow 
General Trading and all entities related are located in Dubai, United 
Arab Emirates.
    (a) License requirements. Effective June 5, 2006, a license is 
required to export or reexport any item subject to the EAR to Mayrow 
General Trading or entities related, as follows: Micatic General 
Trading; Majidco Micro Electronics; Atlinx Electronics; Micro Middle 
East Electronics; Narinco; F.N. Yaghmaei; and H. Ghasir. Mayrow General 
Trading and all entities related are located in Dubai, United Arab 
Emirates. This license requirement applies with respect to any 
transaction in which any of the above-named entities will act as 
purchaser, intermediate consignee, ultimate consignee, or end-user of 
the items.
    (b) License Exceptions. No License Exceptions are available for 
exports or reexports involving the entities described in paragraph (a) 
of this General Order.

PART 744--[AMENDED]

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3. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 744 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 
22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2139a; Sec. 901-911, Pub. L. 106-
387; Sec. 221, Pub. L. 107-56; 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. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 12947, 60 
FR 5079, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 356; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 
1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13099, 63 FR 45167, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 
208; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; E.O. 13224, 
66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786; Notice of October 29, 2003, 
68 FR 62209, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 347; Notice of August 6, 2004, 69 
FR 48763 (August 10, 2004).

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4. Part 744 is amended by adding Sec.  744.15.

PART 744--CONTROL POLICY: END-USER AND END-USE BASED


Sec.  744.15  Restrictions on exports and reexports involving persons 
named in General Orders.

    Certain General Orders set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 736 of 
the EAR require licenses for exports and reexports involving certain 
persons (individuals and other legal entities). The requirement to 
comply with General Orders is set forth in section 736.2(b)(9) of the 
EAR.

    Dated: May 31, 2006.
Matthew Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration.
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