[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51876-51880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18268]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Part 744

[Docket No. 220818-0172]
RIN 0694-AI79


Additions of Entities to the Entity List

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is amending the Export 
Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding seven entities under seven 
entries to the Entity List. These entities have been determined by the 
U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or 
foreign policy interests of the United States and will be listed on the 
Entity List under the destination of the People's Republic of China 
(China). This final rule also corrects typographical errors in two 
existing entries on the Entity List.

DATES: This rule is effective August 24, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, End-User Review Committee, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of 
Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, Phone: (202) 482-5991, 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Additions to the Entity List

    The Entity List (supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the EAR (15 CFR 
parts 730-774)) identifies entities for which there is reasonable cause 
to believe, based on specific and articulable facts, that the entities 
have been involved, are involved, or pose a significant risk of being 
or becoming involved in activities contrary to the national security or 
foreign policy interests of the United States, pursuant to Sec.  
744.11(b). The EAR imposes additional license requirements on, and 
limits the availability of, most license exceptions for exports, 
reexports, and transfers (in-country) to listed entities. The license 
review policy for each listed entity is identified in the ``License 
Review Policy'' column on the Entity List, and the impact on the 
availability of license exceptions is described in the relevant Federal 
Register document that added the entity to the Entity List. The Bureau 
of Industry and Security (BIS) places entities on the Entity List 
pursuant to part 744 (Control Policy: End-User and End-Use Based) and 
part 746 (Embargoes and Other Special Controls) of the EAR.
    The End-User Review Committee (ERC), composed of representatives of 
the Departments of Commerce (Chair), State, Defense, Energy and, where 
appropriate, the Treasury, makes all decisions regarding additions to, 
removals from, or other modifications to the Entity List. The ERC makes 
all decisions to add an entry to the Entity List by majority vote and 
makes all decisions to remove or modify an entry by unanimous vote. 
This rule implements the ERC's decisions to add seven entities to the 
Entity List on the basis of Sec.  744.11(b). Paragraphs (b)(1) through 
(5) of Sec.  744.11 include an illustrative list of activities that 
could be contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests 
of the United States.
    The ERC determined to add China Aerospace Science and Technology 
Corporation (CASC) 9th Academy 771 Research Institute, China Aerospace 
Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 9th Academy 772 Research 
Institute, China Academy of Space Technology 502 Research Institute, 
China Academy of Space Technology 513 Research Institute, China 
Electronics Technology Group Corporation 43 Research Institute, China 
Electronics Technology Group Corporation 58 Research Institute, and 
Zhuhai Orbita Control Systems to the Entity List for acquiring and 
attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items in support of China's military 
modernization efforts. This activity is contrary to national security 
and foreign policy interests under Sec.  744.11(b) of the EAR. For 
these seven entities added to the Entity List, BIS imposes a license 
requirement for all items subject to the EAR. For these seven entities, 
BIS will review license applications under a presumption of denial.
    For the reasons described above, this final rule adds the following 
seven entities under seven entries to the Entity List and includes, 
where appropriate, aliases:

China

     China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 
9th Academy 771 Research Institute,
     China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 
9th Academy 772 Research Institute,
     China Academy of Space Technology 502 Research Institute,
     China Academy of Space Technology 513 Research Institute,
     China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 43 Research 
Institute,
     China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 58 Research 
Institute, and
     Zhuhai Orbita Control Systems

Corrections to the Entity List

    This final rule also makes typographical corrections to two 
existing entities on the Entity List. Beijing Tianhua and Tenfine Ltd. 
are revised by correcting ``Haidain'' to ``Haidian'' in their 
addresses.

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Savings Clause

    For the changes being made in this final rule, shipments of items 
removed from eligibility for a License Exception or export, reexport, 
or transfer (in-country) without a license (NLR) as a result of this 
regulatory action that were en route aboard a carrier to a port of 
export, reexport, or transfer (in-country), on August 24, 2022, 
pursuant to actual orders for export, reexport, or transfer (in-
country) to or within a foreign destination, may proceed to that 
destination under the previous eligibility for a License Exception or 
export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) without a license (NLR).

Export Control Reform Act of 2018

    On August 13, 2018, the President signed into law the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which 
included the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) (50 U.S.C. 4801-
4852). ECRA provides the legal basis for BIS's principal authorities 
and serves as the authority under which BIS issues this rule.

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 or 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 OMB under control number 0694-0088, 
Simplified Network Application Processing System, which includes, among 
other things, license applications and commodity classifications, and 
carries a burden estimate of 29.4 minutes for a manual or electronic 
submission for a total burden estimate of 33,133 hours. Total burden 
hours associated with the PRA and OMB control number 0694-0088 are not 
expected to increase as a result of this rule.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with federalism implications 
as that term is defined in Executive Order 13132.
    4. Pursuant to section 1762 of the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018, this action is exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (5 
U.S.C. 553) requirements for notice of proposed rulemaking, opportunity 
for public participation, and delay in effective date.
    5. 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. 
Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility analysis is required and none 
has been prepared.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 744

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.

    Accordingly, part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (15 
CFR parts 730-774) is amended as follows:

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

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

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4801-4852; 50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 22 
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; 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. 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 September 15, 2021, 86 FR 52069 (September 17, 2021); Notice of 
November 10, 2021, 86 FR 62891 (November 12, 2021).


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2. Supplement No. 4 to part 744 is amended under CHINA, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF:
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a. By revising the entry for ``Beijing Tianhua'';
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a. By adding, in alphabetical order, entries for ``China Aerospace 
Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 9th Academy 771 Research 
Institute'', ``China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 
(CASC) 9th Academy 772 Research Institute'', ``China Academy of Space 
Technology 502 Research Institute, China Academy of Space Technology 
513 Research Institute'', ``China Electronics Technology Group 
Corporation 43 Research Institute'', ``China Electronics Technology 
Group Corporation 58 Research Institute'';
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c. By revising the entry for ``Tenfine Ltd.'', and
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d. By adding, in alphabetical order, an entry for ``Zhuhai Orbita 
Control Systems''.
    The additions and revisions read as follows:

Supplement No. 4 to Part 744--Entity List

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                                                             License         License  review    Federal Register
        Country                     Entity                 requirement            policy            citation
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CHINA, PEOPLE'S          Beijing Tianhua, a.k.a., the  For all items        Presumption of     78 FR 75463 12/12/
 REPUBLIC OF.             following seventeen           subject to the       denial.            13.
                          aliases:                      EAR. (See Sec.                         87 FR [INSERT FR
                         --Beijing Tianhua              744.11 of the                           PAGE NUMBER] 8/
                          International Co., Ltd.;      EAR).                                   24/22.
                         --Beijing BUAA Tianhua
                          Technology Company;
                         --Beijing BUAA Tianhua
                          Technology Co., Ltd.;
                         --Beijing Aerospace
                          Technology Limited
                          Liability Company;
                         --Beihang Tenfine Industry
                          Group;
                         --Beijing Beihang Assets
                          Management Co., Ltd.;
                         --Beijing Beihang Science &
                          Technology Co., Ltd.;
                         --Beijing Aerospace
                          Technology LLC;

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                         --Beijing North China
                          Aerospace Science &
                          Technology Ltd., Co.;
                         --Beijing North Space
                          Technology Co., Ltd.;
                         --Beijing the Tianhua
                          Easytouch International
                          Trade Co., Ltd.;
                         --North and Astronautics,
                          Beijing China Times
                          Technology Co., Ltd.;
                         --Beijing Beihang Haier
                          Software Co., Ltd.;
                         --Red Technology;
                         --TRW Navigation
                          Communication Technology
                          Co., Ltd.;
                         --Beijing North Aerospace Co-
                          Technology Co., Ltd.; and
                         --Beijing Full Three
                          Dimensional Power
                          Engineering Co., Ltd.
                         --37 Xue Yuan Rd., Beijing,
                          China; and
                         --Room 301, 3f Shining
                          Tower, 35 Xue Yuan Lu,
                          Haidian District, Beijing,
                          China; and
                         --Room 311A, 3f Shining
                          Tower, 35 Xue Yuan Lu,
                          Haidian, Beijing, China;
                          and
                         --Room 411A, 4f Shining
                          Tower, 35 Xue Yuan Lu,
                          Haidian, Beijing, China;
                          and
                         --Room 401, 4f Shining
                          Tower, 35 Xue Yuan Lu,
                          Haidian District, Beijing,
                          China; and
                         --Room 402a, 4f Shining
                          Tower, 35 Xue Yuan Lu,
                          Haidian, Beijing, China;
                          and
                         --Xueyan Road, Haidian
                          District, Beijing City,
                          35th Ning Building, Room
                          402a.
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                         China Aerospace Science and   For all items        Presumption of     87 FR [INSERT FR
                          Technology Corporation        subject to the       Denial.            PAGE NUMBER] 8/
                          (CASC) 9th Academy 771        EAR. (See Sec.                          24/22.
                          Research Institute, a.k.a.,   744.11 of the
                          the following five aliases:   EAR).
                         --Xi'an Institute of
                          Microelectronics;
                         --Xi'an Microelectronics
                          Technology Institute;
                         --XMTI;
                         --771 Research Institute;
                          and
                         --Lishan Microelectronics
                          Company.
                         --No. 198 Taibai South Road,
                          Shaanxi, China; and No. 198
                          Taibai Nan Road, Xian,
                          China.
                         China Aerospace Science and   For all items        Presumption of     87 FR [INSERT FR
                          Technology Corporation        subject to the       Denial.            PAGE NUMBER] 8/
                          (CASC) 9th Academy 772        EAR. (See Sec.                          24/22.
                          Research Institute a.k.a.,    744.11 of the
                          the following four aliases:   EAR).
                         --772 Research Institute;
                         --Beijing Institute of
                          Microelectronics
                          Technology;
                         --Beijing Microelectronics
                          Technology Institute; and
                         --BMTI.
                         --No. 2, Siyingmen North
                          Road, Donggaodi, Fengtai
                          District, Beijing, China.
                         China Academy of Space        For all items        Presumption of     87 FR [INSERT FR
                          Technology 502 Research       subject to the       Denial.            PAGE NUMBER] 8/
                          Institute, a.k.a., the        EAR. (See Sec.                          24/22.
                          following three aliases:      744.11 of the
                                                        EAR).
                         --502 Research Institute;
                         --Beijing Institute of
                          Control Engineering; and
                         --BICE.

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                         --No. 31 Zhongguancun Nan
                          Street, Beijing, China; and
                          No. 16 South 3rd Street,
                          Zhonggu, Haidian District,
                          Beijing, China.
                         China Academy of Space        For all items        Presumption of     87 FR [INSERT FR
                          Technology 513 Research       subject to the       Denial.            PAGE NUMBER] 8/
                          Institute, a.k.a., the        EAR. (See Sec.                          24/22.
                          following three aliases:      744.11 of the
                                                        EAR).
                         --513 Research Institute;
                         --Shandong Institute of
                          Space Electronic
                          Technology; and
                         --SISET.
                         --No. 513 Spaceflight Road,
                          High-Tech Zone, Shandong,
                          China.
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                         China Electronics Technology  For all items        Presumption of     87 FR [INSERT FR
                          Group Corporation 43          subject to the       Denial.            PAGE NUMBER] 8/
                          Research Institute, a.k.a.,   EAR. (See Sec.                          24/22.
                          the following three           744.11 of the
                          aliases:                      EAR).
                         --East China Research
                          Institute of
                          Microelectronics;
                         --ECRIM; and
                         --CETC 43.
                         --No. 19, Hehuan Road, High-
                          tech Zone, Hefei City,
                          China.
                         China Electronics Technology  For all items        Presumption of     87 FR [INSERT FR
                          Group Corporation 58          subject to the       Denial.            PAGE NUMBER] 8/
                          Research Institute, a.k.a.,   EAR. (See Sec.                          24/22.
                          the following two aliases:    744.11 of the
                                                        EAR).
                         --Wuxi Microelectronics
                          Research Center; and
                         --CETC 58.
                         --No. 777 Jianzhu West Road,
                          Wuxi City, China, and No. 5
                          Huihe Road, Wuxi City,
                          China.
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                         Tenfine Ltd., a.k.a., the     For all items        Presumption of     78 FR 75463 12/12/
                          following two aliases:        subject to the       denial.            13.
                         --Beijing Beihang Assets       EAR. (See Sec.                         87 FR [INSERT FR
                          Management Co. Ltd.; and      744.11 of the                           PAGE NUMBER] 8/
                                                        EAR).                                   24/22.
                         --Tenfine Limited Company.
                         --No 37 Xue Yuan Lu,
                          Haidian, Beijing, China;
                          and
                         --37 Xue Yuan Road, Beijing,
                          China; and
                         --Room 401, 4f Shining
                          Tower, 35 Xue Yuan Lu,
                          Haidian District, Beijing,
                          China; and
                         --Room 402b, 4F Shining
                          Tower, 35 Xue Yuan Lu,
                          Haidian, Beijing, China;
                          and
                         --Xueyan Road, Haidian
                          District, Beijing City,
                          35th Ning Building, Room
                          402a.
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                         Zhuhai Orbita Control         For all items        Presumption of     87 FR [INSERT FR
                          Systems, a.k.a., the          subject to the       Denial.            PAGE NUMBER] 8/
                          following three aliases:      EAR. (See Sec.                          24/22.
                         --Zhuhai Orbita Control        744.11 of the
                          Engineering;                  EAR).
                         --Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace
                          Science and Technology; and
                         --Orbita.
                         --Orbita Tech Park, No.1,
                          Baisha Road, Tangjia
                          Dongan, Zhuhai, China.
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Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-18268 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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