[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42584-42585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17001]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8381]


Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation: Report to 
Congress Pursuant to Section 1245(e) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA)

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of Report.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Office of 
Counterproliferation Initiatives, Department of State, Telephone: (202) 
647-5193.

Report (July 1, 2013)

    Section 1245(e) of the FY13 NDAA, known as the Iran Freedom and 
Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012, as delegated by the President, 
requires that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, determine (1) Whether Iran is (A) using any 
of the materials described in subsection (d) of Section 1245 of the 
FY13 NDAA as a medium for barter, swap, or any other exchange or 
transaction; or (B) listing any of such materials as assets of the 
Government of Iran for purposes of the national balance

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sheet of Iran; (2) which sectors of the economy of Iran are controlled 
directly or indirectly by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
(IRGC); and (3) which of the materials described in subsection (d) are 
used in connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile 
programs of Iran. Materials described in subsection (d) of Section 1245 
are graphite, raw or semi-finished metals such as aluminum and steel, 
coal, and software for integrating industrial processes. We anticipate 
that regulations implementing Section 1245 will include 31 materials 
under this definition.
    Following a review of the available information, and in 
consultation with the Department of the Treasury and the Intelligence 
Community, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs has 
determined, pursuant to further delegated authority, that Iran is not 
using the materials described in the FY13 NDAA Section 1245(d) as a 
medium for barter, swap, or any other exchange or transaction, or 
listing any such materials as assets of the Government of Iran for 
purposes of the national balance sheet of Iran, as specified in Section 
1245(e)(1)(B).
    Following a review of the available information, and in 
consultation with the Department of the Treasury and the Intelligence 
Community, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs has 
determined, pursuant to further delegated authority, that the IRGC 
exercises indirect control over Iran's energy sector.
    Following a review of the available information, and in 
consultation with the Department of the Treasury and the Intelligence 
Community, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs has 
determined, pursuant to further delegated authority, that of the 31 
materials expected to be included within the scope of subsection (d), 
certain types of the following materials are used in connection with 
the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of Iran: aluminum; 
beryllium; boron; cobalt; copper; copper infiltrated tungsten; copper-
beryllium; graphite; hastelloy; inconel; magnesium; molybdenum; nickel; 
niobium; silver infiltrated tungsten; steels (including, but not 
limited to, maraging steels and stainless steels); titanium; titanium 
diboride; tungsten; tungsten carbide; and zirconium.

    Dated: July 1, 2013.
Thomas M. Countryman,
Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and 
Nonproliferation.
[FR Doc. 2013-17001 Filed 7-15-13; 8:45 am]
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