[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 169 (Monday, August 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53898-53899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19118]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11180]


Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 1245(e) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA)

ACTION: Notice of Report.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Zarzecki, (202) 647 7594

Report: (July 30, 2020)

    Section 1245(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013, (also known as the Iran Freedom and Counter-
Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA)), as delegated by Presidential 
Memorandum of June 3, 2013 (78 FR 35545), requires the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to 
determine: (1) Whether Iran is (A) using any of the materials described 
in subsection (d) of Section 1245 of IFCA 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 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.
    This report pursuant to Section 1245(e) of IFCA covers the period 
January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
    Following a review of the available information, and in 
consultation with the Department of the Treasury, the Secretary of 
State has determined that Iran is not using the materials described in 
Section 1245(d) as a medium for barter, swap, or any other exchange or 
transaction.
    Following a review of the available information, and in 
consultation with the Department of the Treasury, the Secretary of 
State has determined Iran is listing gold as an asset of the Government 
of Iran for the purposes of the National Balance Sheet of Iran. 
Following a review of the available information, and in consultation 
with the Department of the Treasury, the Secretary of State has 
determined that the construction sector of Iran is controlled directly 
or indirectly by the IRGC.

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    Following a review of the available information, and in 
consultation with the Department of the Treasury, the Secretary of 
State has determined that the following certain types of materials are 
used in connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile 
programs of Iran:

ALUMINIUM 319
ALUMINIUM 1100
ALUMINIUM 225
ALUMINIUM 6061
ALUMINIUM 6063
ALUMINIUM 6082
ALUMINIUM 7075
ALUMINIUM BROZE ALLOY UNS C63600 (CDA alloy 636)
ALUMINIUM OXIDE (Al2O3)
STEEL 302
STEEL 4130
STAINLESS STEEL 321
STAINLES SSTEEL 316
A877 STEEL
A228 STEEL
100Cr6-52100 STEEL
350 MARAGING STEEL (also known as MARAGING STEEL350)
300 MARAGING STEEL (also known as MARAGING STEEL300)
UNS Cl7200-TD01 [BERYLLIUM COPPER]
UNS C37000--CuZn38Pb1
TUNGSTEN COPPER
ALUMINIUM POWDER with purity above 98 percent

Gonzalo O. Suarez,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Security and 
Nonproliferation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-19118 Filed 8-28-20; 8:45 am]
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