[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 87897-87899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27928]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Part 744

[Docket No. 231214-0304]
RIN 0694-AJ49


Additions to the Unverified List

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 13 persons to the 
Unverified List (UVL). The 13 persons are added to the UVL on the basis 
that BIS was unable to verify their bona fides. All 13 persons are 
being added under the destination of the People's Republic of China 
(China).

DATES: This rule is effective: December 19, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin J. Kurland, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Export Enforcement, Phone: (202) 482-4255 or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The UVL, found in supplement no. 6 to part 744 of the EAR (15 CFR 
parts 730-774), contains the names and addresses of foreign persons who 
are or have been parties to a transaction, as described in Sec.  748.5 
of the EAR, involving the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) of 
items subject to the EAR. These foreign persons are added to the UVL 
because BIS or federal officials acting on BIS's behalf were unable to 
verify their bona fides (i.e., legitimacy and reliability relating to 
the end-use and end user of items subject to the EAR) through an end-
use check. These checks, such as a pre-license check (PLC) or a post-
shipment verification (PSV), cannot be completed satisfactorily for 
reasons outside the U.S. Government's control.
    There are a number of reasons why these checks cannot be completed 
to the satisfaction of the U.S. Government. Section 744.15(c)(1) of the 
EAR provides illustrative examples of those circumstances, including 
reasons unrelated to the cooperation of the foreign party subject to 
the end-use check. Such examples include: (i) During the conduct of an 
end-use check, the subject of the check is unable to demonstrate the 
disposition of items subject to the EAR; (ii) The existence or 
authenticity of the subject of an end-use check cannot be verified 
(e.g., the subject of the check cannot be located or contacted); (iii) 
Lack of cooperation by the host government authority prevents an end-
use check from being conducted.
    BIS's inability to confirm the bona fides of foreign persons 
subject to end-use checks raises concerns about the suitability of such 
persons as participants in future exports, reexports, or transfers (in-
country) of items subject to the EAR; it also indicates a risk that 
such items may be diverted to prohibited end uses and/or end users. 
Under such circumstances, there may not be sufficient information to 
add the foreign person at issue to the Entity List under Sec.  744.11 
of the EAR. Therefore, BIS may add the foreign person to the UVL.
    As provided in Sec.  740.2(a)(17) of the EAR, the use of license 
exceptions for exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) involving 
a party or parties to the transaction who are listed on the UVL is 
suspended. Additionally, under Sec.  744.15(b) of the EAR, there is a 
requirement for exporters, reexporters, and transferors to obtain (and 
maintain a record of) a UVL statement from a party or parties to the 
transaction who are listed on the UVL before proceeding with exports, 
reexports, and transfers (in-country) to such persons, when the 
exports, reexports and transfers (in-country) are not subject to a 
license requirement. Finally, pursuant to Sec.  758.1(b)(8), Electronic 
Export Information (EEI) must be filed in the Automated Export System 
(AES) for all exports of tangible items subject to the EAR where any 
party to the transaction, as described in Sec.  748.5(d) through (f), 
is listed on the UVL.
    Requests for the removal of a UVL entry must be made in accordance 
with Sec.  744.15(d) of the EAR. Decisions regarding the removal or 
modification of a UVL entry will be made by the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Export Enforcement, based on a demonstration by the 
listed person of their bona fides.

Additions to the UVL

    This rule adds 13 persons to the UVL by amending supplement no. 6 
to part 744 of the EAR to include their names and addresses. BIS is 
adding these persons pursuant to Sec.  744.15(c) of the EAR. This final 
rule implements the decision to add the following 13 persons located in 
China to the UVL:
China
     Beijing Jin Sheng Bo Yue Technology Co., Ltd.;
     Beijing Shengbo Xietong Technology Co., Ltd.;
     Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.;
     Guangzhou Xinwei Transportation Co., Ltd.;
     Guangzhou Xinyun Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.;
     Nanning Fulian Fu Gui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.;
     Ningbo MOOF Trading Co., Ltd.;
     Plexus (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.;
     PNC Systems (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.;
     Shenzhen Bozhitongda Technologic Co., Ltd.;
     Shenzhen Jia Li Chuang Tech Development Co., Ltd.;
     Shenzhen Jingelang Co., Ltd.; and
     Xi'An Yierda Co., Ltd.

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Savings Clause

    Shipments (1) that are removed from license exception eligibility 
or that are now subject to requirements in Sec.  744.15 of the EAR as a 
result of this regulatory action; (2) that were eligible for export, 
reexport, or transfer (in-country) without a license before this 
regulatory action; and (3) that were on dock for loading, on lighter, 
laden aboard an exporting carrier, or en route aboard a carrier to a 
port of export, on December 19, 2023, pursuant to actual orders, may 
proceed to that UVL listed person under the previous license exception 
eligibility or without a license and pursuant to the export clearance 
requirements set forth in part 758 of the EAR that applied prior to 
this person being listed on the UVL, so long as the items have been 
exported from the United States, reexported or transferred (in-country) 
before January 18, 2024. Any such items not actually exported, 
reexported or transferred (in-country) before midnight on January 18, 
2024, are subject to the requirements in Sec.  744.15 of the EAR in 
accordance with this regulation.

Rulemaking Requirements

Executive Order Requirements

    Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess all 
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distribute impacts, and equity). Executive 
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and 
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting 
flexibility. This final rule has not been designated a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866.
    This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications as 
that term is defined under Executive Order 13132.

Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required 
to respond to, nor is 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.
    The UVL additions contain collections of information approved by 
OMB under the following control numbers:

 OMB Control Number 0694-0088--Simple Network Application 
Process and Multipurpose Application Form
 OMB Control Number 0694-0122--Miscellaneous Licensing 
Responsibilities and Enforcement
 OMB Control Number 0694-0134--Entity List and Unverified List 
Requests,
 OMB Control Number 0694-0137--License Exemptions and 
Exclusions.

    BIS believes that the overall increases in burdens and costs will 
be minimal and will fall within the already approved amounts for these 
existing collections. Additional information regarding these 
collections of information--including all background materials--can be 
found at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain by using the search 
function to enter either the title of the collection or the OMB Control 
Number.

Administrative Procedure Act and Regulatory Flexibility Act 
Requirements

    Pursuant to Section 1762 of ECRA (50 U.S.C. 4821), this action is 
exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) 
requirements for notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for 
public participation.
    Further, no other law requires notice of proposed rulemaking or 
opportunity for public comment for this interim final rule. Because a 
notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment are 
not required under the Administrative Procedure Act 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 in 15 CFR Part 744

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.

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

Part 744--END-USE AND END-USER CONTROLS

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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 November 8, 2022, 87 FR 68015, 3 CFR, 2022 Comp., p. 563; Notice 
of September 7, 2023, 88 FR 62439 (September 11, 2023).


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2. Supplement no. 6 to part 744 is amended under CHINA, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF, by adding entries, in alphabetical order, for the 
following entities: ``Beijing Jin Sheng Bo Yue Technology Co., Ltd.'', 
``Beijing Shengbo Xietong Technology Co., Ltd.'', ``Fulian Precision 
Electronics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.'', ``Guangzhou Xinwei Transportation 
Co., Ltd.'', ``Guangzhou Xinyun Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.'', 
``Nanning Fulian Fu Gui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.'', ``Ningbo MOOF 
Trading Co., Ltd.'', ``Plexus (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.'', ``PNC Systems 
(Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.'', ``Shenzhen Bozhitongda Technologic Co., Ltd.'', 
``Shenzhen Jia Li Chuang Tech Development Co., Ltd.'', ``Shenzhen 
Jingelang Co., Ltd.'', and ``Xi'An Yierda Co., Ltd.'' to read as 
follows:

Supplement No. 6 to Part 744--Unverified List

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                                Listed person and     Federal Register
           Country                   address              citation
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CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF.                   * * * * *
                              Beijing Jin Sheng Bo  88 FR [INSERT
                               Yue Technology Co.,   FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Ltd., Haidian         PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               District, Zhi Chun    2023.
                               Road, No. 118,
                               Building A, Third
                               Floor, Beijing,
                               30110, China.

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                              Beijing Shengbo       88 FR [INSERT
                               Xietong Technology    FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Co., Ltd., Building   PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               8, Courtyard 6,       2023.
                               Haiying Rd, Science
                               City, Fengtai
                               District, Beijing,
                               100160, China.
                                               * * * * *
                              Fulian Precision      88 FR [INSERT
                               Electronics           FEDERAL REGISTER
                               (Tianjin) Co.,        PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Ltd., No. 36, North   2023.
                               Street, West Zone,
                               Economic &
                               Technological
                               Development Area,
                               Tianjin, 300462,
                               China.
                                               * * * * *
                              Guangzhou Xinwei      88 FR [INSERT
                               Transportation Co.,   FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Ltd., Unit 214        PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Building A1, 9        2023.
                               Konggang Avenue
                               Jiuyi Village,
                               Huadu Town, Huadu
                               District,
                               Guangzhou,
                               Guangdong, 519997,
                               China.
                              Guangzhou Xinyun      88 FR [INSERT
                               Intelligent           FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Technology Co.,       PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Ltd., No. 30,         2023.
                               Liangtian Baoshui
                               Rd, Liangtian
                               Village,
                               Zhongluotan,
                               Guangzhou, 519997,
                               China.
                                               * * * * *
                              Nanning Fulian Fu     88 FR [INSERT
                               Gui Precision         FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Industrial Co.,       PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Ltd., B Factories     2023.
                               Area, Foxconn
                               Nanning Science and
                               Technology Park,
                               No. 51, Tongle
                               Avenue, Nanning,
                               Guangxi 518000,
                               China.
                                               * * * * *
                              Ningbo MOOF Trading   88 FR [INSERT
                               Co., Ltd., Room       FEDERAL REGISTER
                               312, Bldg 3,          PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Chengxi Xintiandi,    2023.
                               No. 799 Jucai Rd,
                               Haishu District,
                               Ningbo, China.
                                               * * * * *
                              Plexus (Xiamen) Co.,  88 FR [INSERT
                               Ltd., No. 6 Xian      FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Xing 2 Road, Xiang    PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Yu Free Trade Zone,   2023.
                               Xiamen, Fujian,
                               China.
                              PNC Systems           88 FR [INSERT
                               (Jiangsu) Co.,        FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Ltd., No 500          PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Linyang Road,         2023.
                               Qidong Economic
                               Development Zone,
                               Qidong, 226299,
                               China.
                                               * * * * *
                              Shenzhen Bozhitongda  88 FR [INSERT
                               Technologic Co.,      FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Ltd., Rm 802,         PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Shanhuju, Shenzhen,   2023.
                               Luohu, 518000,
                               China; and No. 3018
                               Shennan Avenue,
                               Huahang Community,
                               Huaqiangbei Street,
                               Futian District,
                               Shenzhen City,
                               China; and No.
                               3407, Century
                               Plaza, Zhonghang
                               Road, Huaqiangbei
                               Street, Futian
                               District, Shenzhen
                               City, China.
                              Shenzhen Jia Li       88 FR [INSERT
                               Chuang Tech           FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Development Co.,      PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Ltd., 27/F,           2023.
                               Aolinpike 2
                               Building, Shangbao
                               Rd, Futian
                               District, Shenzhen,
                               Guangdong, 518034,
                               China.
                              Shenzhen Jingelang    88 FR [INSERT
                               Co., Ltd., Rm 401,    FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Plant 18, New 1#,     PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Jinpeng Industrial    2023.
                               Park, Xinxue
                               Community, Bantian
                               Str., Longgang
                               District, Shenzhen,
                               Guangdong, 519997,
                               China.
                                               * * * * *
                              Xi'An Yierda Co.,     88 FR [INSERT
                               Ltd., Lian Hu Qu,     FEDERAL REGISTER
                               Feng He Lu #251,      PAGE NUMBER], 12/20/
                               Xin Yuan Center       2023.
                               1316, Xi'An, Sha'an
                               Xi, 710014, China.
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Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-27928 Filed 12-19-23; 8:45 am]
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