[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 77 (Monday, April 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20158-20159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7660]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5781]


 Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation; 
Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons, 
Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement.

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A determination has been made that fourteen foreign persons 
have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures 
pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act, which 
provides for penalties on foreign persons (including individuals, 
nongovernmental entities and organizations, governments and government 
entities) for the transfer to or acquisition from Iran since January 1, 
1999 or the transfer to or acquisition from Syria since January 1, 
2005, 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 17, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Pamela K. Durham, 
Office of Missile Threat Reduction, Bureau of International Security 
and Nonproliferation, Department of State (202-647-4931). 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 and 
Syria Nonproliferation Act (Pub. L. 109-112), the U.S. Government 
determined on April 10, 2007 that the measures authorized in Section 3 
of the Act shall apply to the following foreign persons identified in 
the report submitted pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Act:
    China National Precision Machinery Import/Export Corporation 
(CPMIEC) (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Shanghai Non-Ferrous Metals Pudong Development Trade Co. Ltd. 
(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Zibo Chemet Equipment Company (China) and any successor, sub-unit, 
or subsidiary thereof;

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    Defense Industries Organization (DIO) (Iran) and any successor, 
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Hizballah and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Sokkia Singapore PTE Ltd. (Singapore) and any successor, sub-unit, 
or subsidiary thereof;
    Army Supply Bureau (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof;
    Syrian Air Force (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 
thereof;
    Syrian Navy (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 
thereof;
    Industrial Establishment of Defense (Syria) and any successor, sub-
unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Challenger Corporation (Malaysia) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof;
    Target Airfreight (Malaysia) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof;
    Aerospace Logistics Services (Mexico) and any successor, sub-unit, 
or subsidiary thereof; and
    Arif Durrani (Pakistan);
    Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the following 
measures are imposed on these persons:
    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 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 17, 2007.
Patricia A. McNerney,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and 
Nonproliferation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E7-7660 Filed 4-20-07; 8:45 am]
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