Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons, Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement
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A determination has been made that a number of foreign persons have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act. The Act provides for sanctions on foreign entities and individuals for the transfer to or acquisition from Iran since January 1, 1999; the transfer to or acquisition from Syria since January 1, 2005; or the transfer to or acquisition from the DPRK since January 1, 2006, of goods, services, or technology controlled under multilateral 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) items on U.S. national control lists for WMD/missile reasons that are not on multilateral lists, and (c) other items with the potential of making such a material contribution when added through case-by-case decisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16819-16820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06200]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11689]
Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons,
Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement
AGENCY: Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, State
Department.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A determination has been made that a number of foreign persons
have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures
pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
Nonproliferation Act. The Act provides for sanctions on foreign
entities and individuals for the transfer to or acquisition from Iran
since January 1, 1999; the transfer to or acquisition from Syria since
January 1, 2005; or the transfer to or acquisition from the DPRK since
January 1, 2006, of goods, services, or technology controlled under
multilateral control lists (Missile Technology Control Regime,
Australia Group, Chemical Weapons Convention, Nuclear Suppliers Group,
Wassenaar
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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) items on U.S. national control lists for
WMD/missile reasons that are not on multilateral lists, and (c) other
items with the potential of making such a material contribution when
added through case-by-case decisions.
DATES: Effective March 14, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Pam Durham, Office
of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation, Bureau of
International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State,
Telephone (202) 647-4930. For U.S. Government procurement ban issues:
Eric Moore, Office of the Procurement Executive, Department of State,
Telephone: (703) 875-4079.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 14, 2022, the U.S. Government
applied the measures authorized in Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea,
and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Pub. L. 109-353) against the following
foreign persons identified in the report submitted pursuant to Section
2(a) of the Act:
Zhengzhou Nanbei Instrument Equipment Co. Ltd (People's Republic
of China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Second Academy of Natural Science Foreign Affairs Bureau (SANS
FAB) (DPRK) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Ri Sung Chol (aka Ri Su'ng-ch'o'l) (DPRK individual);
Ardis Group of Companies LLC (Russia) and any successor, sub-
unit, or subsidiary thereof;
PFK Profpodshipnik, LLC (Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Igor Aleksandrovich Michurin (Russian individual).
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 3 of the Act, the following
measures are imposed on these persons:
1. No department or agency of the U.S. government may procure or
enter into any contract for the procurement of any goods, technology,
or services from these foreign persons, except to the extent that the
Secretary of State otherwise may determine;
2. No department or agency of the U.S. government may provide any
assistance to these foreign persons, and these persons shall not be
eligible to participate in any assistance program of the U.S.
government, except to the extent that the Secretary of State otherwise
may determine;
3. No U.S. government sales to these foreign persons of any item on
the United States Munitions List 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 Control Reform Act of 2018 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 U.S. 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. These measures are
independent of and in addition to any other sanctions imposed on such
entities and/or individuals by other federal agencies under separate
legal authorities.
Choo S. Kang,
Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and
Nonproliferation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-06200 Filed 3-23-22; 8:45 am]
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