Rule2024-03674
Additions of Entities, Revisions of Entries, and Removal of an Entity From the Entity List
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Published
February 27, 2024
Effective
February 27, 2024
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Abstract
The Bureau of Industry and Security is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding two entities under seven entries to the Entity List. These entities are listed under the destinations of Canada (1), the People's Republic of China (China) (1), India (1), Japan (1), Malaysia (1), Sweden (1), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (1). Some entities are added under multiple entries, accounting for the difference in the totals. This final rule also modifies two existing entries on the Entity List under the destination of China. This final rule removes one entity under the destination of the UAE.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14403-14407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03674]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Part 744
[Docket No. 240215-0049]
RIN 0694-AJ53
Additions of Entities, Revisions of Entries, and Removal of an
Entity From the Entity List
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security is amending the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding two entities under seven
entries to the Entity List. These entities are listed under the
destinations of Canada (1), the People's Republic of China (China) (1),
India (1), Japan (1), Malaysia (1), Sweden (1), and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) (1). Some entities are added under multiple entries,
accounting for the difference in the totals. This final rule also
modifies two
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existing entries on the Entity List under the destination of China.
This final rule removes one entity under the destination of the UAE.
DATES: This rule is effective February 27, 2024.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dc998e9f9cbeb5aff2b8b3bff2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c287908182a0abb1eca6ada1eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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 impose additional license requirements on, and limit
the availability of, most license exceptions for exports, reexports,
and transfers (in-country) where a listed entity is a party to the
transaction. 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 adds 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.
Additions to the Entity List
The ERC determined to add Chengdu Beizhan Electronics Co. Ltd., to
the Entity List under the destination of China for acquiring and
attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items on behalf of the University of
Electronic Science and Technology, an entity on the BIS Entity List.
These activities are contrary to U.S. national security and foreign
policy interests under Sec. 744.11 of the EAR. This entity is added
with a license requirement for all items subject to the EAR. The entity
is added with a license review policy of a presumption of denial.
The ERC determined to add Sandvine Incorporated, under the
destinations of Canada, India, Japan, Malaysia, Sweden, and the United
Arab Emirates to the Entity List. This addition is being made based on
information that Sandvine supplies deep packet inspection technology to
the Government of Egypt, where it is used in mass web-monitoring and
censorship to block news as well as target political actors and human
rights activists. These activities are contrary to the national
security and foreign policy interests of the United States under Sec.
744.11 of the EAR. These entities are added with a license requirement
for all items subject to the EAR. They are added with a license review
policy of a presumption of denial.
For the reasons described above, this final rule adds the following
2 entities under 7 entries to the Entity List and includes, where
appropriate, aliases:
Canada
<bullet> Sandvine Incorporated.
China
<bullet> Chengdu Beizhan Electronics Co., Ltd.
India
<bullet> Sandvine Incorporated.
Japan
<bullet> Sandvine Incorporated.
Malaysia
<bullet> Sandvine Incorporated.
Sweden
<bullet> Sandvine Incorporated.
United Arab Emirates
<bullet> Sandvine Incorporated.
Modifications to the Entity List
This final rule implements the decision of the ERC to modify two
existing entries on the Entity List, both under the destination of
China. The ERC determined to revise the entry for Beijing China
Aviation Technology Co., Ltd., by adding an alias to the entry for a
total of five aliases. In addition, the ERC determined to revise the
entry for Rayscience Optoelectronics Innovation Co., Ltd., to add one
alias and one additional address.
Removal From the Entity List
The ERC determined to remove Jazirah Aviation Club under the
destination of the UAE from the Entity List based on the review the ERC
conducted in accordance with the procedures described in supplement no.
5 to part 744 of the EAR.
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 February 27, 2024,
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)
before March 28, 2024. Any such items not actually exported, reexported
or transferred (in-country) before midnight, on March 28, 2024, require
a license in accordance with this final rule.
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
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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 Sec. 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 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. 4 to part 744 is amended by:
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a. Under CANADA, adding an entry in alphabetical order for ``Sandvine
Incorporated;''
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b. Under CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF:
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i. Revising the entry for ``Beijing China Aviation Technology Co.,
Ltd.;'' and
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ii. Adding an entry in alphabetical order for ``Chengdu Beizhan
Electronics Co., Ltd.;'' and
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iii. Revising the entry for ``Rayscience Optoelectronics Innovation
Co., Ltd.;''
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c. Under INDIA, adding an entry in alphabetical order for ``Sandvine
Incorporated;''
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d. Under JAPAN, adding an entry in alphabetical order for ``Sandvine
Incorporated;''
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e. Under MALAYSIA, adding an entry in alphabetical order for ``Sandvine
Incorporated;''
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f. Under SWEDEN adding an entry in alphabetical order for ``Sandvine
Incorporated;''
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g. Under UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
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i. Removing the entry for ``Jazirah Aviation Club;'' and
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ii. Adding an entry in alphabetical order for ``Sandvine
Incorporated.''
The revisions and additions 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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CANADA................. * * * * * *
Sandvine Incorporated, For all items Presumption of 89 FR [INSERT FR
a.k.a., the following one subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER AND
alias: EAR (See Sec. February 27,
--Sandvine Inc. 744.11 of the 2024.
408 Albert St., Suite 201, EAR).
Waterloo, Ontario, N2l 3V3,
Canada. (See alternate
addresses under India,
Japan, Malaysia, Sweden,
and the United Arab
Emirates)
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CHINA, PEOPLE'S Beijing China Aviation For all items Presumption of 88 FR 38741, 06/
REPUBLIC OF. Technology Co., Ltd., subject to the denial. 12/23.
a.k.a. the following five EAR. (See Sec. 89 FR [INSERT FR
aliases: 744.11 of the PAGE NUMBER
--BCAT Aviation; EAR). February 27,
--B-CAT; 2024.
--BCAT;
--Beijing Zhongxun
Technology Co., Ltd.; and
--Stratos.
No. 18, Kaixuan Street,
Liangxiang District,
Fangshan District, Beijing,
D3768, China; and No. 18,
Cailida Road, Liang Tang
Street, Liangxiang
District, Fangshan
District, Beijing, China;
and Beijing Yizhuang
Economic and Technological
Development Zone No. 29
Council of Hai Second Road
Zhongxing Science and
Technology Park, China.
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Chengdu Beizhan Electronics For all items Presumption of 89 FR [INSERT FR
Co., Ltd., a.k.a, the subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER
following two aliases: EAR. (See Sec. February 27,
--Chengdu Beizhang 744.11 of the 2024.
Electronics Co.; and EAR).
--Chengdu North China
Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Rm. 203, Yifu Building,
University of Electronic
Science and Technology of
China, No. 4, Section 2
North Jianshe Road,
Chengdu, 610054, China; and
No. 923, Bin Fen/Bifen
Holiday International,
Building No 2, Baisi
Street, Qing Yang District,
Chengdu, 610054, China; and
Room 906, Block B, Oaks
Plaza, No. 666, Jincheng
Avenue, High-tech Zone,
Chengdu, 610054, China.
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Rayscience Optoelectronics For all items See Sec. 89 FR [INSERT FR
Innovation Co., Ltd., subject to the 744.3(d) of the PAGE NUMBER
a.k.a., the following one EAR. (See Sec. EAR88 FR 13675, 3/ February 27,
alias: 744.11 of the 6/23.. 2024.
--Collective Enterprise EAR).
Limited.
3rd Floor, Building 47, No.
2338, Duhui Road, Minhang
District, Shanghai, China;
and 5F, Building 21, Douhui
Road 2338 Lane, Shanghai,
China; and Ste. 306,
Building 1, Shennan Road
59, Shanghai, China; and
Unit 3A, 5F, Far East
Consortium Building 21 Des
Voeux Road Central HK01,
Hong Kong; and Flat B 607,
6/F Jumbo Industrial
Building, Hong Kong; and
Room 2107, 21/F CCWU
Building, 302-308 Hennessy
Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
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INDIA.................. * * * * * *
Sandvine Incorporated, For all items Presumption of 89 FR [INSERT FR
a.k.a., the following one subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER
alias: EAR (See Sec. February 27,
--Sandvine Inc. 744.11 of the 2024.
Arliga Ecoworld, Building-1, EAR).
Ground Floor, East Wing
Devarabeesanahalli,
Bellandur, Outer Ring Road,
Bangalore, 560103, India.
(See alternate addresses
under Canada, Japan,
Malaysia, Sweden, and the
United Arab Emirates)
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JAPAN.................. * * * * * *
Sandvine Incorporated, For all items Presumption of 89 FR [INSERT FR
a.k.a., the following one subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER
alias: EAR (See Sec. February 27,
--Sandvine Inc. 744.11 of the 2024.
6F PO Higashi Shimbashi, 2- EAR).
12-1 Higashi Shimbashi,
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0021,
Japan. (See alternate
addresses under Canada,
India, Malaysia, Sweden,
and the United Arab
Emirates)
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MALAYSIA............... * * * * * *
Sandvine Incorporated, For all items Presumption of 89 FR [INSERT FR
a.k.a., the following one subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER
alias: EAR (See Sec. February 27,
--Sandvine Inc. 744.11 of the 2024.
E-13A-19, 20 & 21, Block E, EAR).
Plaza Mont Kiara, Mont
Kiara, Kualu Lumpur, 50480,
Malaysia. (See alternate
addresses under Canada,
India, Japan, Sweden, and
the United Arab Emirates)
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SWEDEN................. * * * * * *
Sandvine Incorporated, For all items Presumption of 89 FR [INSERT FR
a.k.a., the following one subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER
alias: EAR (See Sec. February 27,
--Sandvine Inc. 744.11 of the 2024.
Neptunigatan 1, 211 20, EAR).
Malmo, Sweden and
Svardfiskgatan 4, 432 40,
Varberg, Sweden. (See
alternate addresses under
Canada, India, Japan,
Malaysia, and the United
Arab Emirates)
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES... * * * * * *
Sandvine Incorporated, For all items Presumption of 89 FR [INSERT FR
a.k.a., the following one subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER
alias: EAR (See Sec. February 27,
--Sandvine Inc. 744.11 of the 2024.
Business Central Tower, A EAR).
BLOCK, 28th floor, Office
No. 2805/06/07/08, Dubai
Media City, United Arab
Emirates. (See alternate
addresses under Canada,
India, Japan, and
Malaysia.)
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Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-03674 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-33-P
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