Rule2023-27928
Additions to the Unverified List
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Published
December 20, 2023
Effective
December 19, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentIndustry and Security Bureau
Abstract
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).
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[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 [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#550003190730242030262115373c267b313a367b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7722213b2512060212040337151e045913181459101801">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<bullet> Beijing Jin Sheng Bo Yue Technology Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> Beijing Shengbo Xietong Technology Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> Guangzhou Xinwei Transportation Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> Guangzhou Xinyun Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> Nanning Fulian Fu Gui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> Ningbo MOOF Trading Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> Plexus (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> PNC Systems (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> Shenzhen Bozhitongda Technologic Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> Shenzhen Jia Li Chuang Tech Development Co., Ltd.;
<bullet> Shenzhen Jingelang Co., Ltd.; and
<bullet> 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:
<bullet> OMB Control Number 0694-0088--Simple Network Application
Process and Multipurpose Application Form
<bullet> OMB Control Number 0694-0122--Miscellaneous Licensing
Responsibilities and Enforcement
<bullet> OMB Control Number 0694-0134--Entity List and Unverified List
Requests,
<bullet> 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 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
BILLING CODE 3510-33-P
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