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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Parts 744 and 756 

[Docket No. 201215–0344] 

RIN 0694–AI34 

Addition of ‘Military End User’ (MEU) 

List to the Export Administration 

Regulations and Addition of Entities to 

the MEU List 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this final rule, the Bureau 

of Industry and Security (BIS) amends 

the Export Administration Regulations 

(EAR) by adding a new ‘Military End 

User’ (MEU) List that includes the first 

tranche of entities. The U.S. 

Government has determined that these 

entities are ‘military end users’ for 

purposes of the ‘military end user’ 

control in the EAR that applies to 

specified items for exports, reexports, or 

transfers (in-country) to the People’s 

Republic of China (China), Russia, and 

Venezuela when such items are 

destined for a ‘military end user.’ The 

existing ‘military end-use’ and ‘military 

end user’ controls under the EAR, 

including BIS’s authority to inform the 

public of a license requirement for an 

item due to an unacceptable risk of 

diversion to a ‘military end user’ via 

amendment to the EAR, are essential for 

protecting U.S. national security 

interests. The addition of the new MEU 

List via amendment to the EAR and this 

first tranche of entities is also 

responsive to requests received from the 

public. This final rule will add one 

hundred and two ‘military end users’ to 

the MEU List consisting of fifty-seven 

under China and forty-five under 

Russia. However, the establishment of 

the MEU List does not imply that other 

parties, not included on the list, are not 

subject to the ‘military end-use’ and 

‘military end user’ controls under the 

EAR. 

DATES: This rule is effective December 

23, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eileen Albanese, Director, Office of 

National Security and Technology 

Transfer Controls, Bureau of Industry 

and Security, Department of Commerce, 

Phone: (202) 482–0092 or Email: 

eileen.albanese@bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In this rule, the Bureau of Industry 

and Security (BIS) amends the Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR) by 

adding the new ‘military end user’ list 

as supplement no. 7 to part 744— 

Military End User (MEU) List. This final 

rule also adds the first tranche of 

entities to this new list. This final rule 

will add one hundred and two ‘military 

end users’ to the MEU List consisting of 

fifty-seven military end users in China 

and forty-five in Russia. These entities 

have been determined by the U.S. 

Government to be ‘military end users,’ 

and therefore exports, reexports, or 

transfers (in-country) of the designated 

items to these parties are exports, 

reexports or transfers (in-country) to the 

national armed services (army, navy, 

marine, air force, or coast guard), the 

national guard, the national police, 

government intelligence or 

reconnaissance organizations, or a 

person or entity whose actions or 

functions are intended to support 

‘military end-uses’ as defined in 

§ 744.21(f). 

Section 744.21(a) sets forth a license 

requirement to exports, reexports, or 

transfers (in-country) identified in 

supplement no. 2 to part 744 to China, 

Russia, and Venezuela, when the 

exporter, reexporter, or transferor has 

‘‘knowledge’’ that the item is destined 

for a ‘military end use’ (as defined in 

§ 744.21(f)) or ‘military end user’ (as 

defined in § 744.21(g)). Additionally, 

pursuant to § 744.21(b), BIS may inform 

persons that a license is required for the 

export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) 

of any item because there is an 

unacceptable risk of use in or diversion 

to such an end use or end user. With the 

creation of the MEU List described 

below, BIS ‘is informing’ exporters, 

reexporters, and transferors that a 

license will be required to export, 

reexport, or transfer (in-country) any 

item described in supplement no. 2 to 

part 744 to these ‘military end users’ 

that will be identified on the new MEU 

List. 

This rule does not change the scope 

of § 744.21. The addition of the new 

MEU List in supplement no. 7 to part 

744 and this initial tranche of one 

hundred and two ‘military end users’ is 

part of the § 744.21(b) ‘is informed’ 

process and does not imply that other 

parties, not included on the list, are not 

subject to the prohibition in § 744.21(a). 

Adding the new MEU List via an 

amendment to the EAR is an effective 

way for BIS to inform all potential 

exporters, reexporters, and transferors 

that all exports, reexports, or transfers 

(in-country) of designated items to these 

entities represent an unacceptable risk 

of use in or diversion to a ‘military end 

use’ or a ‘military end user’ for purposes 

of § 744.21, and therefore require a 

license. All of the one hundred and two 

entities added to the MEU List in 

today’s final rule are ‘military end users’ 

within the definition of § 744.21(g), and 

were thus already subject to the 

‘military end use’ and ‘military end 

user’ requirements under § 744.21. Prior 

to this final rule, exporters, reexporters, 

or transferors were responsible for 

identifying these entities as ‘military 

end users’ themselves, assuming they 

were not otherwise individually 

informed pursuant to the ‘is informed’ 

process under § 744.21(b). Exporters, 

reexporters, or transferors will still be 

responsible for ensuring their 

transactions are in compliance with the 

license requirements set forth in 

§ 744.21 because BIS cannot list every 

‘military end user’ or party representing 

a risk of diversion thereto in the MEU 

List, or identify all situations which 

could lead to an item being used for a 

‘military end use.’ The determinations 

that certain entities are ‘military end 

users’ are only relevant to the stated 

EAR controls and do not apply to 

exports, reexports, or transfers subject to 

International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations (ITAR) or other controls. 

The addition of the new MEU list and 

this first tranche of one hundred and 

two entities is also responsive to 

requests received from the public and 

draws upon decisions made by BIS in 

reviewing license applications under 

§ 744.21. Specifically, exporters, 

reexporters, or transferors requested in 

numerous advisory opinions received 

by BIS on the application of § 744.21 

since April 28, 2020, as well as from 

BIS’s TACs, that BIS identify ‘military 

end users’ by name and address in the 

regulations, where possible, to facilitate 

compliance. For example, BIS has 

received over 80 advisory opinions and 

emailed requests for guidance on the 

April 28 MEU rule, including requests 

asking whether 34 specific entities are 

considered ‘military end users’ for 

purposes of § 744.21. In addition, since 

the revisions to the MEU provisions 

became effective on June 29, 2020 (the 

date the April 28, 2020 final rule (85 FR 

23459) that expanded the ‘military enduse’ and ‘military end-user’ control 

under § 744.21), there have been several 

hundred license applications filed 

under § 744.21 (MEU license 

applications). 

BIS interacts with various exporters, 

reexporters, or transferors who may 

provide information on potential 

‘military end users’ in license 

applications or requests for advisory 

opinions submitted to BIS, as well as 

the additional information resources 

available to the U.S. Government; 

therefore, as specified in § 744.21(b), 


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when BIS identifies an entity as a 

‘military end user,’ it may use the ‘is 

informed’ process to publish Federal 

Register notices adding these ‘military 

end users’ to the new MEU List under 

supplement no. 7 to part 744. BIS agrees 

that identifying ‘military end users’ on 

the MEU List, where possible, will ease 

the public’s compliance burden and 

make for a more effective ‘military end 

use’ and ‘end user’ control under 

§ 744.21. 

The issuance of a separate public list 

in the EAR identifying parties 

previously listed in ‘is informed’ letters 

or for whom licenses were denied due 

to their status as a ‘military end user’ 

under the EAR is desirable because 

individual ‘is informed’ letters, 

licensing determinations for specific 

transactions, and BIS responses to 

advisory opinion and email requests are 

private and confidential to the 

requester. Publishing a list of parties 

that already have been determined to be 

‘military end-users’ allows the public to 

be informed of BIS’s determinations in 

these individual cases. Therefore, the 

most practical and effective approach is 

to publish a Federal Register notice 

adding these ‘military end users’ to the 

MEU List, so all potential exporters, 

reexporters, or transferors are informed 

simultaneously. 

As described below, BIS is also 

amending the EAR to provide clarity on 

the process it follows to add entities to 

the MEU List, to ensure consistent 

treatment of those parties, and to allow 

listed parties to request removal from 

the list. The initial list of ‘military end 

users’ being added to the MEU List in 

today’s rule is not exhaustive, and 

exporters, reexporters, and transferors 

must still conduct due diligence for 

parties not on the list (see § 744.21(b) 

and supplement no. 3 to part 732—BIS’s 

‘‘Know Your Customer’’ Guidance and 

Red Flags). As a result, compliance 

remains the obligation of the exporter, 

reexporter or transferor. Exclusion from 

the MEU list is not indicative of 

whether or not a license is required. For 

example, parties not listed on the MEU 

List in this final rule, but included on 

the lists made public pursuant to 

Section 1237 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1999, 

50 U.S.C. 1701 note, would raise a Red 

Flag under the EAR and would require 

additional due diligence by the 

exporter, reexporter, or transferor to 

determine whether a license is required 

under § 744.21. Additional parties may 

be added to or deleted from the MEU 

List pursuant to a determination made 

by the End-User Review Committee 

(ERC) as described below. 

EAR Changes To Add MEU List 

In § 744.21 (Restrictions on certain 

‘military end use’ or ‘military end user’ 

in the People’s Republic of China, 

Russia, or Venezuela), this final rule 

revises paragraph (b) (Additional 

prohibition on those informed by BIS) 

by adding a new paragraph (b)(1) 

(Military End-User’ (MEU) List). Under 

new paragraph (b)(1), this final rule 

specifies that BIS may designate entities 

subject to the additional prohibition 

under paragraph (b) based on a 

determination by the ERC that the entity 

is a ‘military end user,’ and thus inform 

the public that those entities are subject 

to the license requirements under 

paragraph (b). New paragraph (b)(1) 

specifies that these ‘military end users’ 

will be added to the MEU List in 

supplement no. 7 to part 744 in Federal 

Register notices published by BIS. The 

introductory text of paragraph (b)(1) also 

reaffirms that the listing of entities in 

supplement no. 7 to part 744 is not an 

exhaustive listing of ‘military end users’ 

or entities engaged in ‘military end uses’ 

and specifies that exporters, reexporters, 

or transferors must still conduct their 

own due diligence for entities not 

identified on the MEU List to determine 

whether a license in necessary pursuant 

to the criteria set forth in § 744.21. 

This final rule adds new paragraph 

(b)(1)(i) (End-User Review Committee), 

in § 744.21, to identify the member 

agencies of the End-User Review 

Committee (ERC) and to specify the role 

the ERC will play in determining what 

entities should be added to MEU List, as 

well as approving any modifications or 

removals that may be warranted to the 

MEU List after entities are added. This 

final rule clarifies in new paragraph 

(b)(1)(i) that decisions by the ERC for 

purposes of the MEU List will be made 

following the procedures identified in 

§ 744.21 and in supplement no. 5 to part 

744—Procedures for End-User Review 

Committee Entity List and ‘Military 

End-User’ (MEU) List Decisions. The 

ERC is an existing interagency group 

that also makes determinations for the 

Entity List in supplement no. 4 to part 

744 as described in § 744.16 and in 

supplement no. 5 to part 744. Because 

of the ERC’s expertise in dealing with 

end users of concern, BIS determined it 

was warranted to expand the ERC’s area 

of responsibility for parties of concern 

to also include determinations for the 

new MEU List. 

This final rule adds new paragraph 

(b)(1)(ii) (License requirement), in 

§ 744.21, to specify the license 

requirements that apply for entities 

listed in supplement no. 7 to part 744. 

This final rule specifies that a license is 

required to export, reexport, or transfer 

(in-country) any item listed in 

supplement no. 2 to part 744 to entities 

identified on the MEU List, which is in 

addition to the license requirement 

applicable to such items intended for 

any ‘military end user’ or ‘military end 

use’ in China, Russia, or Venezuela 

which are not on the MEU List, as 

described in § 744.21(a). BIS is 

exercising its authority under 

§ 744.21(b) to inform exporters, 

reexporters, and transferors that entities 

on the MEU List are ‘military end users’ 

for purposes of § 744.21, and thus 

exports, reexports, or transfers (in 

country) of the specified items to those 

entities require a license because they 

represent an unacceptable risk of use in 

or diversion to a ‘military end use’ or 

‘military end user’ in China, Russia, or 

Venezuela. This final rule under 

paragraph (b)(1)(ii) also clarifies the 

scope of the license requirement in 

§ 744.21(b), by specifying that it applies 

when an entity that is listed on the MEU 

List is a party to the transaction as 

described in § 748.5(c) through (f) of any 

item listed in supplement no. 2 to part 

744. 

This final rule specifies in the 

introductory text of supplement no. 7 to 

part 744 that no EAR license exceptions 

are available for exports, reexports, or 

transfers (in-country) to listed entities 

on the MEU List for items specified in 

supplement no. 2 to part 744, except 

license exceptions for items authorized 

under the provisions of License 

Exception GOV set forth in 

§ 740.11(b)(2)(i) and (ii) as specified in 

§ 744.21(c). 

This final rule clarifies in the 

introductory text of supplement no. 7 to 

part 744 that license applications for 

entities listed on the MEU list will be 

subject to the license application 

procedure and license review standards 

specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) of 

§ 744.21. 

This final rule adds a new paragraph 

(b)(2) (Requests for removal from or 

modification for ‘Military End User’ 

(MEU) List), in § 744.21, to specify the 

process and method for any entity listed 

on the MEU List to request that its 

listing be removed or modified. In the 

introductory text of new paragraph 

(b)(2), this final rule specifies that any 

listed MEU entity may submit a removal 

or modification request. The 

introductory text of paragraph (b)(2) 

specifies these requests must be 

submitted to the ERC at the address 

provided. If an entity listed on the MEU 

List wants to petition BIS for its removal 

or modification, the entity must address 

the criteria in § 744.21 of the EAR by 

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entity is not a ‘military end user’ or 

involved in ‘military end-uses.’ 

This final rule adds a new paragraph 

(b)(2)(i) (Review), in § 744.21, to specify 

that the ERC will review such requests 

in accordance with the procedures set 

forth in supplement no. 5 to part 744, 

which is also consistent with the 

process for requesting removal or 

modification of Entity List entries. 

The final rule adds a new paragraph 

(b)(2)(ii) (BIS action), in § 744.21, to 

specify how an entity that has submitted 

a removal or modification request will 

be notified in writing by the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration once the decision on the 

request is made. This paragraph 

(b)(2)(ii) also specifies that the BIS 

decision will be the final agency action 

on the request. 

In § 756.2 (Appeal from an 

Administrative Action), as a conforming 

change for the addition of paragraph 

(b)(2) in § 744.21, this final rule adds 

that decisions on requests to remove or 

modify a MEU List entry to the list of 

administrative actions are not subject to 

part 756 appeals under paragraph (a)(3). 

Paragraph (a)(3) also specifies that 

requests for removals of modifications 

from the Entity List and Unverified List 

are not subject to part 756 appeals, so 

adding the MEU List to this paragraph 

will create consistent treatment under 

this section for these three EAR lists. 

This final rule adds new supplement 

no. 7 to part 744—‘Military End User’ 

(MEU) List. As described in detail 

above, the MEU List identifies entities 

that have been determined by the ERC 

to be ‘military end users’ pursuant to 

§ 744.21 of the EAR. That section 

imposes additional license requirements 

on, and limits the availability of most 

license exceptions for, exports, 

reexports, and transfers (in-country) to 

listed entities on the MEU List, as 

specified in supplement no. 7 to part 

744 and § 744.21. Entities will be listed 

on the new MEU List under the 

destinations of China, Russia, or 

Venezuela. 

The license review policy for each 

listed entity is identified in the 

introductory text of supplement no. 7 to 

part 744 and in § 744.21(b) and (e). The 

new MEU List includes introductory 

text, which specifies the scope of the 

license requirements, limitations on the 

use of EAR license exceptions, and the 

license review policy that applies to the 

entities. These requirements are also 

reflected in § 744.21, but for ease of 

reference, this final rule also includes 

these in the introductory text of the 

supplement. The MEU List consists of 

three columns: Column 1 (Country) 

identifies the three countries where 

entities may be listed (China, Russia, 

Venezuela); column 2 (Entity) identifies 

the names and addresses of the entities; 

and column 3 (Federal Register citation) 

identifies the Federal Register citation 

for final rules that added or modified 

entities on the MEU List. Unlike the 

Entity List, the license requirements and 

license review policy are the same for 

all MEU entities, so there is no need to 

include those columns in the MEU List. 

Instead, that information is specified in 

the introductory text of supplement no. 

7 to part 744 and in § 744.21. 

This final rule revises existing 

supplement no. 5 to part 744 

(Procedures For End-User Review 

Committee Entity List Decisions), as a 

conforming change to add references to 

the new MEU List in supplement no. 7 

to part 744. This final rule also makes 

other minor conforming changes to 

supplement no. 5 to part 744 to account 

for ERC decisions for additions, 

removals and modifications of MEU List 

entries, including revising the title of 

the supplement to reference the MEU 

List and clarifying the process for how 

the ERC reviews the Entity List for 

making modifications by removing a 

reference to annual reviews and simply 

stating the ERC reviews the Entity List 

and the MEU List regularly for 

identifying needed modifications. This 

final rule does not make any substantive 

changes to the ERC procedures, except 

for expanding the scope of ERC 

responsibility and procedures, so they 

also apply to additions, removals and 

modifications of MEU List entries. 

Addition of First Tranche of ‘Military 

End Users’ 

As described above, the 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 MEU List in supplement no. 7 to 

part 744. The ERC make all decisions to 

add an entry to the MEU List by 

majority vote and all decisions to 

remove or modify an entry by 

unanimous vote. 

Additions to the MEU List 

Under § 744.21(b) of the EAR, BIS 

may inform persons either individually 

by specific notice, through amendment 

to the EAR published in the Federal 

Register, or through a separate notice 

published in the Federal Register, that 

a license is required for specific exports, 

reexports, or transfers (in-country) of 

any item because there is an 

unacceptable risk of use in or diversion 

to a ‘military end use’ or ‘military end 

user’ in China, Russia, or Venezuela. 

Under § 744.21(b)(1) of the EAR, BIS 

may designate entities subject to this 

additional prohibition under paragraph 

(b) that have been determined by the 

ERC to be a ‘military end user’ pursuant 

to § 744.21. These entities will be added 

to supplement no. 7 to part 744 

(‘Military End User’ (MEU) List) in 

Federal Register notices published by 

BIS. 

This rule implements the decision of 

the ERC to add one hundred and two 

entities to the MEU List. These one 

hundred and two entities will be listed 

on the MEU List under the destinations 

of China and Russia, and a reserved 

category for Venezuela will also be 

added to the MEU List. The ERC made 

the decision to add each of the one 

hundred and two entities described 

below under the standard set forth in 

§ 744.21 of the EAR, including the 

criteria for what constitutes a ‘military 

end user’ under paragraph (g) and 

‘military end use’ under paragraph (f). 

The ERC determined to add the fiftyseven entities identified below, under 

the destination of China, because the 

ERC has determined these entities are 

‘military end users’ based on the criteria 

in § 744.21(g) and (f). 

The ERC determined to add the fortyfive entities identified below, under the 

destination of Russia, because the ERC 

has determined these entities are 

‘military end users’ based on the criteria 

in § 744.21(g) and (f). 

No license exceptions are available for 

exports, reexports, or transfers (incountry) to listed entities on the MEU 

List for items specified in supplement 

no. 2 to part 744, except license 

exceptions for items authorized under 

the provisions of License Exception 

GOV set forth in § 740.11(b)(2)(i) and (ii) 

of the EAR. 

For the one hundred and two entities 

added to the MEU List by this rule, BIS 

imposes a license review policy of a 

presumption of denial as set forth in 

§ 744.21(e). 

The acronym ‘‘a.k.a.’’ (also known as) 

is used in entries on the MEU List to 

identify aliases, thereby assisting 

exporters, reexporters, and transferors in 

identifying entities on the MEU List. 

For the reasons described above, this 

final rule adds the following one 

hundred and two entities to the MEU 

List: 

China 

• Academy of Aerospace Solid 

Propulsion Technology (AASPT); 

• The following eight subordinate 

institutions of Aero-Engine Company of 

China: AECC Aero Science & 

Technology Co. Ltd.; AECC Aviation 


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Power Co. Ltd.; AECC Beijing Institute 

of Aeronautical. Materials; AECC China 

Gas Turbine Establishment; AECC 

Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. Ltd.; 

AECC Harbin Dongan Engine Co., Ltd.; 

AECC Shenyang Liming Aero Engine 

Co., Ltd.; and AECC South Industry 

Company Limited; 

• Anhui Yingliu Hangyuan Power; 

• The following seven subordinate 

institutions of Aviation Industry 

Corporation of China: 

AVIC Aircraft Co. Ltd.; AVIC Chengdu 

Aircraft Industrial (GROUP) Co., Ltd.; 

AVIC Flight Automatic Control 

Research Institute (FACRI); AVIC 

General Aircraft Huanan Industry Co. 

Ltd.; AVIC General Aircraft Zhejiang 

Institute Co., Ltd.; AVIC International 

Holding Corporation; AVIC Leihua 

Electronic Technology Research 

Institute (LETRI); 

• Baimtec Material Co., Ltd.; 

• Beijing Aero Lever Precision Ltd.; 

• Beijing Ander Tech. Co., Ltd.; 

• Beijing Guang Ming Electronics Co., 

Ltd.; 

• Beijing Siyuan Electronic Co., Ltd.; 

• CAST Xi’an Spaceflight Engine 

Factory; 

• Chengdu Holy Aviation Science & 

Tech; 

• China Aviation Ind. Std. Parts; 

• CSSC Xijiang Shipbuilding Co., 

Ltd.; 

• Elink Electronic Technology Co. 

Ltd.; 

• Fly Raise International Limited; 

• Fuhua Precision Man. Co.; 

• Government Flying Service; 

• Guangzhou Hangxin Aviation 

Technology Co., Ltd.; 

• Guizhou Aviation Tech. Dev. Nat.; 

• Guizhou Liyang Intl Manufacturing 

Co Ltd.; 

• Hafei Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. 

(HAFEI); 

• Hangzhou Bearing Test & Research 

Center Co., Ltd.; 

• Harbin General Aircraft Industry 

Co., Ltd.; 

• Henan Aerospace Precision Mach; 

• Hunan South General Aviation 

Engine Co., Ltd.; 

• Hutchison Optel Telecom 

Technology Co., Ltd.; 

• Jiangsu Meilong Aviation 

Components Co.; 

• Jiatai Aircraft Equipment Co., Ltd.; 

• Jincheng Group Imp & Exp. Co. 

Ltd.; 

• Laboratory of Toxicant Analysis, 

Institute of Pharmacology and 

Toxicology; 

• Molecular Devices Shanghai 

Corporation; 

• Nanjing Engineering Institute of 

Aircraft Systems (NEIAS); 

• National Satellite Meteorological 

Bureau; 

• Second Institute of Oceanography, 

Ministry of Natural Resources; 

• Shaanxi Aero Electric Co., Ltd.; 

• Shaanxi Aircaft Industry Co Ltd.; 

• Shanghai Aerospace Equip. Man.; 

• Shanghai Aircraft Design and 

Research Institute; 

• Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing 

Co. Ltd. (SAMC); 

• Shanghai Tianlang Electronic 

Science Co., Ltd.; 

• Shenyang Academy of 

Instrumentation Science Co., Ltd.; 

• Shenyang Aircraft Corporation; 

• Shenyang Xizi Aviation Industry 

Co., Ltd.; 

• Sichuan Hangte Aviation Tech. Co., 

Ltd.; 

• Star Tech Aviation Co., Ltd.; 

• Sumec Instruments Equipment Co. 

Ltd.; 

• Suzhou Eric Mechanics and 

Electronics Co. Ltd.; 

• Wuxi Hyatech Co., Ltd.; 

• Wuxi Paike New Mat. Tech. Co., 

Ltd.; 

• Wuxi Turbine Blade Co. Ltd.; 

• Xac Group Aviation Electronics 

Import & Export Co. Ltd.; 

• XAIC Tech (Xi’an) Industrial Co., 

Ltd.; 

• Xian Aero-Engine Controls Co., 

Ltd.; 

• Xian Aircraft Industrial Company 

Limited; 

• Xi’an Xae Flying Aviation 

Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd.; 

• Xian Xr Aero-Components Co. Ltd.; 

• Yibin Sanjiang Machine Co., Ltd.; 

and 

• Zhejiang Perfect New Material Co., 

Ltd. 

Russia 

• Admiralty Shipyard JSC; 

• Aleksandrov Scientific Research 

Technological Institute NITI; 

• Argut OOO; 

• Communication center of the 

Ministry of Defense; 

• Federal Research Center Boreskov 

Institute of Catalysis; 

• Federal State Budgetary Enterprise 

of the Administration of the President of 

Russia; 

• Federal State Budgetary Enterprise 

Special Flight Unit Rossiya of the 

Administration of the President of 

Russia; 

• Federal State Unitary Enterprise 

Dukhov Automatics Research Institute 

(VNIIA); 

• Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR); 

• Forensic Center of Nizhniy 

Novgorod Region Main Directorate of 

the Ministry of Interior Affairs; 

• Irkut Corporation; 

• Irkut Research and Production 

Corporation Public Joint Stock 

Company; 

• Joint Stock Company Scientific 

Research Institute of Computing 

Machinery; 

• JSC Central Research Institute of 

Machine Building (JSC TsNIIMash); 

• JSC Rocket and Space Centre— 

Progress; 

• Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical 

Works J.S. Co.; 

• Kazan Helicopter Plant PJSC; 

• Komsomolsk-na-Amur Aviation 

Production Organization (KNAAPO); 

• Korporatsiya Vsmpo Avisma OAO; 

• Ministry of Defence RF; 

• Molot Oruzhie; 

• NPO High Precision Systems JSC; 

• NPO Splav JSC; 

• Oboronprom OJSC; 

• PJSC Beriev Aircraft Company; 

• PJSC Irkut Corporation; 

• PJSC Kazan Helicopters; 

• POLYUS Research Institute of M.F. 

Stelmakh Joint Stock Company; 

• Promtech-Dubna, JSC; 

• Public Joint Stock Company United 

Aircraft Corporation; 

• Radiotechnical and Information 

Systems (RTI) Concern; 

• Rapart Services LLC; 

• Rosoboronexport OJSC (ROE); 

• Rostec (Russian Technologies State 

Corporation); 

• Rostekh—Azimuth; 

• Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG; 

• Russian Helicopters JSC; 

• Sukhoi Aviation JSC; 

• Sukhoi Civil Aircraft; 

• Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC; 

• Tupolev JSC; 

• UEC-Saturn; 

• United Aircraft Corporation; 

• United Engine Corporation; and 

• United Instrument Manufacturing 

Corporation. 

Venezuela 

This final rule adds and reserves a 

blank entry listing Venezuela in the 

Country column, but does not add any 

‘military end users’ to the MEU List 

under Venezuela at this time. This final 

rule clarifies here that for purposes of 

§ 744.21, entities of the U.S.-recognized 

interim government of Venezuela are 

not considered ‘military end users’ or 

engaged in ‘military end uses’ for 

purposes of the EAR. 

Savings Clause 

Shipments of items removed from 

eligibility for a License Exception or 

export or reexport without a license 

(NLR) as a result of this regulatory 

action that were en route aboard a 

carrier to a port of export or reexport, on 

December 23, 2020, pursuant to actual 

orders for export or reexport to a foreign 

destination, may proceed to that 

destination under the previous 


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eligibility for a License Exception or 

export or reexport 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)(codified, as amended, at 50 

U.S.C. Sections 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. 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, distributive 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 rule 

has been determined to be not 

significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. This rule is not an 

Executive Order 13771 regulatory action 

because this rule is not significant under 

Executive Order 12866. 

2. Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, no person is required 

to respond to nor 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 carries a burden 

estimate of 42.5 minutes for a manual or 

electronic submission, and OMB control 

number 0694–0134, Entity List and 

Unverified List Requests. Total burden 

hours associated with the PRA and 

OMB control number 0694–0088 are not 

expected to increase as a result of this 

rule, but are expected to slightly 

increase under OMB control number 

0694–0134 because of the estimated 

thirteen removal or modification 

requests for the MEU List that BIS may 

receive each year. Each removal or 

modification request is estimated to 

impose a burden of 15 hours, so 15 × 13 

is estimated to result in a burden 

increase of 195 hours under OMB 

control number 0694–0134. 

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 (50 

U.S.C. 4801–4852), 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 

15 CFR Part 744 

Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Terrorism. 

15 CFR Part 756 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Exports, Penalties. 

Accordingly, part 744 of the Export 

Administration Regulations (15 CFR 

parts 730–774) is amended as follows: 

PART 744—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 744 

is revised 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 18, 2020, 

85 FR 59641 (September 22, 2020); Notice of 

November 12, 2020, 85 FR 72897 (November 

13, 2020). 

■ 2. Section 744.21 is amended by 

revising paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 744.21 Restrictions on Certain ‘Military 

End Use’ or ‘Military End User’ in the 

People’s Republic of China, Russia, or 

Venezuela. 

* * * * * 

(b) Additional prohibition on those 

informed by BIS. BIS may inform you 

either individually by specific notice, 

through amendment to the EAR 

published in the Federal Register, or 

through a separate notice published in 

the Federal Register, that a license is 

required for specific exports, reexports, 

or transfers (in-country) of any item 

because there is an unacceptable risk of 

use in or diversion to a ‘military end 

use’ or ‘military end user’ in China, 

Russia, or Venezuela. Specific notice 

will be given only by, or at the direction 

of, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Export Administration. When such 

notice is provided orally, it will be 

followed by written notice within two 

working days signed by the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration or the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary’s designee. The absence of BIS 

notification does not excuse the 

exporter from compliance with the 

license requirements of paragraph (a) of 

this section. 

(1) ‘Military End-User’ (MEU) List BIS 

may inform and provide notice to the 

public that certain entities are subject to 

the additional prohibition described 

under this paragraph (b) following a 

determination by the End-User Review 

Committee (ERC) that a specific entity is 

a ‘military end user’ pursuant to this 

section and therefore any exports, 

reexports, or transfers (in-country) to 

that entity represent an unacceptable 

risk of use in or diversion to a ‘military 

end use’ or ‘military end user’ in China, 

Russia, or Venezuela. Such entities may 

be added to supplement no. 7 to part 

744—‘Military End-User’ (MEU) List 

through Federal Register notices 

published by BIS, and will thus be 

subject to a license requirement for 

exports, reexports, or transfers (incountry) of items specified in 

supplement no. 2 to part 744. The 

listing of entities under supplement no. 

7 to part 744 is not an exhaustive listing 

of ‘military end users’ for purposes of 

this section. Exporters, reexporters, and 

transferors are responsible for 

determining whether transactions with 

entities not listed on supplement no. 7 

to part 744 are subject to a license 

requirement under paragraph (a) of this 

section. The process in paragraph this 

(b)(1) for placing entities on the MEU 

List is only one method BIS may use to 

inform exporters, reexporters, and 

transferors of license requirements 

under this section. 

(i) End-User Review Committee (ERC). 

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 MEU List. Decisions by the ERC for 


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purposes of the MEU List will be made 

following the procedures identified in 

this section and in supplement no. 5 to 

part 744—Procedures for End-User 

Review Committee Entity List and 

‘Military End User’ (MEU) List 

Decisions. 

(ii) License requirement for parties to 

the transaction. The license requirement 

for entities listed in supplement no. 7 to 

part 744 applies to the export, reexport, 

or transfer (in-country) of any item 

subject to the EAR listed in supplement 

no. 2 to part 744 when an entity that is 

listed on the MEU List is a party to the 

transaction as described in § 748.5(c) 

through (f). 

(2) Requests for removal from or 

modification of ‘Military End User’ 

(MEU) List. Any entity listed on the 

MEU List may request that its listing be 

removed or modified. All such requests, 

including reasons therefor, must be in 

writing and sent to: Chair, End-User 

Review Committee, Bureau of Industry 

and Security, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 3886, 

Washington, DC 20230. In order for an 

entity listed on the MEU List to petition 

BIS for their removal or modification, as 

applicable, the entity must address why 

the entity is not a ‘military end user’ for 

purposes of § 744.21. 

(i) Review. The ERC will review such 

requests for removal or modification in 

accordance with the procedures set 

forth in supplement no. 5 to this part. 

(ii) BIS action. The Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Export Administration will 

convey the decision on the request to 

the requester in writing. That decision 

will be the final agency action on the 

request. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Supplement no. 5 to part 744 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Supplement No. 5 to Part 744— 

Procedures for End-User Review 

Committee Entity List and ‘Military End 

User’ (MEU) List Decisions 

The End-User Review Committee 

(ERC), composed of representatives of 

the Departments of Commerce, State, 

Defense, Energy and, where appropriate, 

the Treasury, will make all decisions to 

make additions to, removals from or 

changes to the Entity List and the 

‘Military End User’ (MEU) List. The ERC 

will be chaired by the Department of 

Commerce and will make all decisions 

to add an entry to the Entity List and 

MEU List by majority vote and all 

decisions to remove or modify an entry 

by unanimous vote. 

When determining to add an entity to 

the Entity List or MEU List or to modify 

an existing entry, the ERC will also 

specify the section or sections of the 

EAR that provide the basis for that 

determination. All additions and 

modifications to the MEU List are done 

pursuant to § 744.21(b). The license 

requirements, the license application 

review policy, or the availability of 

license exceptions for entities on the 

MEU List are specified in § 744.21 

under paragraphs (b) to (e). In addition, 

for the Entity List if the section or 

sections that form the basis for an 

addition or modification do not specify 

the license requirements, the license 

application review policy, or the 

availability of license exceptions, the 

ERC will specify the license 

requirements, the license application 

review policy and which license 

exceptions (if any) will be available for 

shipments to that entity. 

Any agency that participates in the 

ERC may make a proposal for an 

addition to, modification of, or removal 

of an entry from the Entity List or MEU 

List by submitting that proposal to the 

chairperson. 

The ERC will vote on each proposal 

no later than 30 days after the 

chairperson first circulates it to all 

member agencies unless the ERC 

unanimously agrees to postpone the 

vote. If a member agency is not satisfied 

with the outcome of the vote of the ERC 

that agency may escalate the matter to 

the Advisory Committee on Export 

Policy (ACEP). A member agency that is 

not satisfied with the decision of the 

ACEP may escalate the matter to the 

Export Administration Review Board 

(EARB). An agency that is not satisfied 

with the decision of the EARB may 

escalate the matter to the President. 

The composition of the ACEP and 

EARB as well as the procedures and 

time frames shall be the same as those 

specified in Executive Order 12981 as 

amended by Executive Orders 13020, 

13026 and 13117 for license 

applications. If at any stage, a decision 

by majority vote is not obtained by the 

prescribed deadline the matter shall be 

raised to the next level. 

A final decision by the ERC (or the 

ACEP or EARB or the President, as may 

be applicable in a particular case) to 

make an addition to, modification of, or 

removal of an entry from the Entity List 

or MEU List shall operate as clearance 

by all member agencies to publish the 

addition, modification or removal as an 

amendment to the Entity List or MEU 

List even if, in the case of a decision by 

the ERC to add an entry or any decision 

by the ACEP or EARB, such decision is 

not unanimous. Such amendments will 

not be further reviewed through the 

regular Export Administration 

Regulations interagency review process. 

A proposal by the ERC to make any 

change to the EAR other than an 

addition to, modification of, or removal 

of an entry from the Entity List or MEU 

List shall operate as a recommendation 

and shall not be treated as interagency 

clearance of an EAR amendment. The 

chairperson of the ERC will be 

responsible for circulating to all member 

agencies proposals submitted to him or 

her by any member agency. The 

chairperson will be responsible for 

serving as secretary to the ACEP and 

EARB for all review of ERC matters. The 

chairperson will communicate all final 

decisions that require Entity List or 

MEU List amendments, to the Bureau of 

Industry and Security which shall be 

responsible for drafting the necessary 

changes to the Entity List and MEU List. 

If the ERC decides in a particular case 

that a party should be informed 

individually instead of by EAR 

amendment the chairperson will be 

responsible for preparing the ‘‘is 

informed’’ letter for the signature of the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

A listed entity may present a request 

to remove or modify its Entity List or 

the MEU List entry along with 

supporting information to the chairman 

at Room 3886, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230. The chairperson shall refer 

all such requests and supporting 

information to all member agencies. The 

member agencies will review and vote 

on all such requests. The time frames, 

procedures and right of escalation by a 

member agency that is dissatisfied with 

the results that apply to proposals made 

by a member agency shall apply to these 

requests. The decision of the ERC (or the 

ACEP or EARB or the President, as may 

be applicable in a particular case) shall 

be the final agency decision on the 

request and shall not be appealable 

under part 756 of the EAR. The 

chairperson will prepare the response to 

the party who made the request. The 

response will state the decision on the 

request and the fact that the response is 

the final agency decision on the request. 

The response will be signed by the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

The End-User Review Committee will 

conduct regular reviews of the Entity 

List and MEU List for the purpose of 

determining whether any listed entities 

should be removed or modified. The 

review will include analysis of whether 

the criteria for listing the entity are still 

applicable and research to determine 

whether the name(s) and address(es) of 


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each entity are accurate and complete 

and whether any affiliates of each listed 

entity should be added or removed. 

■ 4. Add Supplement No. 7 to part 744 

to read as follows: 

The addition reads as follows: 

Supplement No. 7 to Part 744— 

‘Military End-User’ (MEU) List 

The license requirement for entities 

listed in supplement no. 7 to part 744 

applies to the export, reexport, or 

transfer (in-country) of any item subject 

to the EAR listed in supplement no. 2 

to part 744. A license is required to 

export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) 

any item subject to the EAR listed in 

supplement no. 2 to part 744 when an 

entity that is listed on the MEU List is 

a party to the transaction as described 

in § 748.5(c) through (f). No license 

exceptions are available for exports, 

reexports or transfers (in-country) to 

listed entities on the MEU List for items 

specified in supplement no. 2 to part 

744, except license exceptions for items 

authorized under the provisions of 

License Exception GOV set forth in 

§ 740.11(b)(2)(i) and (ii) of the EAR as 

specified in § 744.21(c). The license 

application procedure and license 

review policy for entities specified in 

supplement no. 2 to part 744 is 

specified in § 744.21(d) and (e). 

Country Entity Federal Register 

citation 

CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF.Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology (AASPT), Tian Wang te Zi #1, Baqiao District, 

Xian, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

The following eight subordinate institutions of Aero-Engine Company of China: 

Subordinate institution: 

AECC Aero Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Cheng-fa Industrial Park, ShuLong Road, SanHe Block, 

Sichuan, Chengdu, China..

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Xiujia Bay, Weiyong Dt., Xian 710021, China.

Subordinate institution: 

AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical. Materials, No. 8 Hangcai Avenue, Beijing, Haidian District, 

China.

Subordinate institution: 

AECC China Gas Turbine Establishment, No. 1 Hangkong Road, Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China.

Subordinate institution: 

AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. Ltd., No. 3998 South Lianhua Road, Shanghai 200241, 

Minhang District, China.

Subordinate institution: 

AECC Harbin Dongan Engine Co., Ltd., No. 51 Baoguo Street, Haerbin 150036, China.

Subordinate institution: 

AECC Shenyang Liming Aero Engine Co., Ltd., No. 6 Dongta Street, Shenyang 110043, China.

Subordinate instituion: 

AECC South Industry Company Limited, 95 Xinghua West Road, Zhuzhou 412002, China.

Anhui Yingliu Hangyuan Power, 96 West Pihe Rd., Hengshan Town, Jiangxi, Shangrao, China ............ 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

The following seven subordinate institutions of Aviation Industry Corporation of China: 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Subordinate instituion: 

AVIC Aircraft Co. Ltd., No. 1 Xifei Avenue, Xian 710089, Yanliang District, China.

Subordinate instituion: 

AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (GROUP) Co., Ltd., No. 88 Weiyi Road, Huang Tianba, Chengdu 

610091, China.

Subordinate instituion: 

AVIC Flight Automatic Control Research Institute (FACRI), No. 92 Dianzi 1st Road, AVIC No 618 Institute, Xian 710065, China.

Subordinate instituion: 

AVIC General Aircraft Huanan Industry Co. Ltd., No. 999, Jinhai Middle Road, Jinwan District, Building 

201Z Huhai 519040, Guangdong Province, China.

Subordinate instituion: 

AVIC General Aircraft Zhejiang Institute Co., Ltd., Floor 9, Building 1, 48 KeYuan Road, ZheJiang, 

China.

Subordinate instituion: 

AVIC International Holding Corporation, No. 18 Beichen East Road, Beijing 100101 Chaoyang District, 

China.

Subordinate instituion: 

AVIC Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute (LETRI), No. 796 Liangxi Road, Binhu District 

214063, China.

Baimtec Material Co., Ltd., No 5, Yongxiang North Road, Yongfeng Ind, Beijing 100094, China ............ 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Beijing Aero Lever Precision Ltd., Houju St No. 3 Changping, High Tec Park, Beijing 102200, China .... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Beijing Ander Tech. Co., Ltd. No. C22, Yu An Rd., Area B, Tianzhu, Beijing 101318, China .................. 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 


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citation 

Beijing Guang Ming Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 41 Yu Qiao Bei Li, Tongzhou District, Beijing 101100, 

China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Beijing Siyuan Electronic Co., Ltd., Satellite Building, No. 63 Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing 

100086, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

CAST Xi’an Spaceflight Engine Factory, a.k.a., the following one alias: 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

—7103 Factory.

7103 Factory No 6 Academy No 69, Shenzhou Second Road, Aerospace Base, Xian, China..

Chengdu Holy Aviation Science & Tech, No. 220, Tongjiang Road, Pengzhou City, Sichuan 611936, 

China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

China Aviation Ind. Std. Parts No. 355, Baiyun S. Road, Baiyun Dist, Gui Yang 550014, China ............ 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

CSSC Xijiang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., No. 133 Fenghuang Road, Liuzhou City, Guangxi 572000, China 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Elink Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Room 717, Building 41, No. 8633 Zhongchun Road, Minhang 

District, Shanghai, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Fly Raise International Limited, Unit 04 7/F Bright Way Tower, No. 33 Mong Kok Road, Kowloon 

999077, Hong Kong.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Fuhua Precision Man. Co, Fanhua Ave and Wanfoshan Rd, Taohua Ind. Park, Hefei City, Jingkai Dist, 

China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Government Flying Service, 18 South Perimeter Road, Hong Kong Int’l Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong ..... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Guangzhou Hangxin Aviation Technology Co., Ltd., No. 1 Guangbao Road, Guangzhou Luogang District, China.85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Guizhou Aviation Tech. Dev. Nat., Shangbashan Road, Guiyang City, China .......................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Guizhou Liyang Intl Manufacturing Co Ltd., No. 1 Gaotie Road, Anshun City 561102 Guizhou, China ... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Hafei Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. (HAFEI), Nancheng Rd No. 2, HARBIN 150066, Heilongjiang Province, China.85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Hangzhou Bearing Test & Research Center Co., Ltd., No. 333 Hua Feng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 

China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Harbin General Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd., a.k.a., the following one alias: 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

—Harbin Hafei Aviation Industry Co. Ltd. 

15 Youxie Street, Harbin 150066, Pingfang District, China.

Henan Aerospace Precision Mach, 15 Xinnan Road, Xinyang 464000, China ......................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Hunan South General Aviation Engine Co., Ltd., Dongjiaduan, Hi-Tech Industry Zone, Zhuzhou, Hunan 

412000, Lusong District, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Hutchison Optel Telecom Technology Co., Ltd., G–3, No. 67–1, Ke Yuan 3th Road, Chongqing Hitech 

Industrial Development Zone, Chongqing 400041, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Jiangsu Meilong Aviation Components Co., No. 88 Wufengshang Road, Suzhou, Zhenjiang 212132, 

China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Jiatai Aircraft Equipment Co., Ltd., No. 1 ZhongHang Ave., Fancheng District, Xiangyang City, Hubei 

Province, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Jincheng Group Imp & Exp. Co. Ltd. Floor 26th Jincheng Plaza, 216 Middle Longpan Road, Nanjing, 

Jiangsu 210002, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Laboratory of Toxicant Analysis, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, No. 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, Haidian District, China.85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 


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citation 

Molecular Devices Shanghai Corporation, No. 239 GangAo Road, WaiGaoQiao Free Trade Zone, 

Room 318, 3F, Building 2, Shanghai, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Nanjing Engineering Institute of Aircraft Systems (NEIAS), 33 Shuige Road, Jiangning Economic Development Zone, Nanjing 211106, China.85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

National Satellite Meteorological Bureau, No. 46 Baishiqiao Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100081, 

China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, No. 36 Baochubei Road, Hangzhou 

310012, Hangzhou Xihu District, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Shaanxi Aero Electric Co., Ltd., 17th, Jinye 2 Road, Xian High Tech Zone Xian, China ......................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Shaanxi Aircaft Industry Co Ltd., P.O. 34, Hanzhong City 723213, Shaanxi Province, China ................. 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Shanghai Aerospace Equip. Man., No. 100 Huaning Road, Shanghai 200245, China ............................. 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute, No. 5 Yun Jin Road, Shanghai 200232, China .......... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (SAMC), No. 919 Shangfei Road, Shanghai 201324, Pudong 

New District, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Shanghai Tianlang Electronic Science Co., Ltd., 1500 Qinjiagang Road, Room 112 & 6, Shanghai, 

Pudong New Area, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Shenyang Academy of Instrumentation Science Co., Ltd., No. 242, Baihai Street, Shenyang 110043, 

Dadong District, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, 1 Lingbei Street, Shenyang 110000, Huanggu District, China ................ 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Shenyang Xizi Aviation Industry Co., Ltd., 76–43 Shenbei Road, Shenyang 110136, China ................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Sichuan Hangte Aviation Tech. Co., Ltd., No. 269, 3rd Tengfei Road, Southwest Airport Economy Development Zone, Chengdu 61000, China.85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Star Tech Aviation Co., Ltd., Unit E1, 15/F, 41–43 Au Pui Wan Street, On Wah IND Bldg, Shatin, New 

Territories, Hong Kong 999077, Hong Kong.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Sumec Instruments Equipment Co. Ltd., 198 Changjiang Road, 14/F Nanjing 210018, China ................ 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

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Suzhou Eric Mechanics and Electronics Co. Ltd., No. 8 Huqiao Road, Suzhou, China ........................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Wuxi Hyatech Co., Ltd., No. 35 Xindong an Road, Wuxi, China ............................................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Wuxi Paike New Mat. Tech. Co., Ltd., No. 22 Lianhe Rd., Hudai Ind. Park, Wuxi Binhu District, China 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Wuxi Turbine Blade Co. Ltd., 1800 Huishan Ave., Economic Zone, Wuxi 214174, China ....................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Xac Group Aviation Electronics Import & Export Co. Ltd., 70# West Ave of Renmin, Xian 710089, 

Yanliang District, China.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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XAIC Tech (Xi’an) Industrial Co., Ltd. No. 1 Xifei Road, Xian Yanliang District, China ............................ 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Xian Aero-Engine Controls Co., Ltd., 750 Daqing Road, Xian, China ....................................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Xian Aircraft Industrial Company Limited, No. 1 Xifei Avenue, Shanxi, Yanliang District, China .............. 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Xi’an Xae Flying Aviation Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd., No.12 Fengcheng Road, Xian 710018, 

Weiyang District, China.

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Xian Xr Aero- Components Co. Ltd., Hongqi East Road, Xian 710021, China ......................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Yibin Sanjiang Machine Co., Ltd., No. 72 MinJiangBei Road, Yibin 64407, Sichuan, China .................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Zhejiang Perfect New Material Co., Ltd., No. 28, Dingsheng Road, Leidian Town, Deqing County, 

HuZhou City, China.

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Aleksandrov Scientific Research Technological Institute NITI, Koporskoe Highway, House 72, Sosnovy 

Bor, Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Argut OOO, 6 Mnevniki str end 6 fl, Moscow 123308, Russia .................................................................. 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Communication center of the Ministry of Defense, Bolshoi Znamenskiy per. 21, Moscow, Russia .......... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Federal Research Center Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, pr. Lavrentieva 5, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Federal State Budgetary Enterprise of the Administration of the President of Russia, 1-ya Reysovaya 

Street, 1, Moscow 119027, Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Federal State Budgetary Enterprise Special Flight Unit Rossiya of the Administration of the President 

of Russia, 1-ya Reysovaya Street, 1, Moscow 119027, Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Federal State Unitary Enterprise Dukhov Automatics Research Institute (VNIIA), 22, Sushchevskaya 

UI, Moscow 127055RU.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Yasenevo 11 Kolpachny, Moscow, 0101000 .................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Forensic Center of Nizhniy Novgorod Region Main Directorate of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Gorkiy 

Street, 71, Nizhniy Novgorod 603950, Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Irkut Corporation, Leningradsky Prospect 68, Moscow 125315, Russia ................................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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AND 12/23/2020]. 

Irkut Research and Production Corporation Public Joint Stock Company, 68 Leningradsky Prospect, 

Moscow 125315, Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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AND 12/23/2020]. 

Joint Stock Company Scientific Research Institute of Computing Machinery, Melnichnaya Street, 31, 

Kirov 610025, Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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JSC Central Research Institute of Machine Building (JSC TsNIIMash), Pionerskaya Street, 4, korpus 

22, Moskovskaya obl., Korolov 141070, Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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JSC Rocket and Space Centre—Progress, Zemetsa Street 18, Samarskaya Oblast, Samara 443009, 

Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works J.S. Co., 5 Zavodskaya St., Kamensk Uralsky, 623405 

Sverdlovsk region, Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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AND 12/23/2020]. 

Kazan Helicopter Plant PJSC, Tetsevskaya St, Kazan 420085, Russia ................................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

PAGE NUMBER 

AND 12/23/2020]. 

Komsomolsk-na-Amur Aviation Production Organization (KNAAPO), 1 Sovetskaya Street, 

Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsky Krai, Russia 618018.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Korporatsiya Vsmpo Avisma OAO, Parkovaya Street 1, Verkhnaya Salda, Sverdlovsk region 624760, 

Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Ministry of Defence RF, 19 Znamenka Str, Moscow 119160, Russia ....................................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Molot Oruzhie, 612960, Kirov Oblast, Vyatskie Polyany, st. Lenin 135, Russia ........................................ 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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NPO High Precision Systems JSC, Kievskaya Street 7, Moscow, Russia ................................................ 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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NPO Splav JSC, 33 ul. Shcheglov Kaya Zaseka Tula, 300004 Russia .................................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Oboronprom OJSC, 29/141 Vereiskaya Street, Moscow, 121357 Russia ................................................. 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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PJSC Beriev Aircraft Company, 1 Aviatorov Square, Taganrog 347923, Russia ...................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR

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PJSC Irkut Corporation, Regional Aircraft 26 Leninskaya Sloboda, Moscow 115280, Russia ................. 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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PJSC Kazan Helicopters, Tetsevskaya Street, 14, Kazan, Tatarstan Republic 420085, Russia .............. 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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POLYUS Research Institute of M.F. Stelmakh Joint Stock Company, Building 1, 3 Vvedenskogo 

Street, Moscow, 117342, Russia.

85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Promtech-Dubna, JSC, Programmistov st., 4, room 364, Dubna, Moscow 141983, Russia ..................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation, Bolshaya Pionerskaya, Moscow 115054, Russia.85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Radiotechnical and Information Systems (RTI) Concern, 127083, Moscow, 8 marta, 10/1 Russia .......... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Rapart Services LLC, Aeroportovskaya str. 6/2, Solnechnogorskiy region, Dubrobki 141580, Russia ..... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Rosoboronexport OJSC (ROE), Strada Strominka 27, Moscow, 107076 Russia ...................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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AND 12/23/2020]. 

Rostekh—Azimuth, Building 2, 5 Suite X Room 15 Floor 2, Narishkinskaya Alleya, Moscow 125167, 

Russia.

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Rostec (Russian Technologies State Corporation), 24 Usacheva Street, Moscow, Russia 119048 ......... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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AND 12/23/2020]. 

Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, Leningradskoe highway, 6, building 1, Moscow, 125171 Russia ....... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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AND 12/23/2020]. 

Russian Helicopters JSC, Bolshaya Pionerskaya, 1, Moscow, 123610 Russia ........................................ 85 FR [INSERT FR

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Sukhoi Aviation JSC, Polikarpov str., 23B, Moscow, 125284 Russia ........................................................ 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, 1 Sovetskaya Street, Komsomolsk-On-Amur 681018, Russia; and 15 Tupoleva 

Street, OP JSC SCA, Zukhovskiy 140180, Russia; and 23b Bld 2 Polikarpova St, Moscow 125824, 

Russia; and 26, Bld. 5, Leninskaya Sloboda Street, Moscow, 115280, Russia; and Antonova Avenue 

1, Ulianovsk 432072, Russia; and Leningradskaya Street 80/4A, Komsomolsk-On-Amur 681007, 

Russia.

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Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC, KorolevIlyicha Street, 7, 141080, Russia ........................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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Tupolev JSC, Academician Tupolev Embankment 17, Moscow, 105005, Russia .................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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UEC-Saturn, 163 Lenin Avenue, Rybinsk 152903, Yavoslavl Region, Russia .......................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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United Aircraft Corporation, Bolshaya Pionerskaya str., 1, Moscow, 115054, Russia .............................. 85 FR [INSERT FR

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United Engine Corporation, 16, Budyonny Avenue, Moscow, 105118 Russia .......................................... 85 FR [INSERT FR

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United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation, Vereiskaya 29, str. 141, Moscow, Russia ........................ 85 FR [INSERT FR 

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VENEZUELA ..... [RESERVED] ............................................................................................................................................... [RESERVED] 

PART 756—[AMENDED] 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 756 

is revised 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.; E.O. 

13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 

783. 

■ 6. Section 756.2 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a)(3) to read as 

follows: 

§ 756.2 Appeal from an administrative 

action. 

(a) * * * 

(3) A decision on a request to remove 

or modify an Entity List entry made 

pursuant to § 744.16 of the EAR, a 

decision on a request to remove or 

modify an Unverified List entry made 

pursuant to § 744.15 of the EAR, or a 

request to remove or modify a Military 

End User entry made pursuant to 

§ 744.21(b) of the EAR. 

* * * * * 

Matthew S. Borman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28052 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

19 CFR Part 361 

[Docket No. 201014–0270] 

RIN 0625–AB18 

Aluminum Import Monitoring and 

Analysis System 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this final rule, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

adopts the Aluminum Import 

Monitoring and Analysis (AIM) system 

by promulgating new regulations that 

establish a website for the AIM system 

that consists of an online aluminum 

import license application platform and 

public AIM monitor; require importers, 

customs brokers or their agents to apply 

for and obtain an import license for each 

entry of certain aluminum products into 

the United States through the AIM 

system website; require license 

applicants to identify, among other 

requirements, the country or countries 

where the largest and the second largest 

volume of primary aluminum used in 

the manufacture of the imported 

aluminum product was smelted (subject 

to certain exceptions) and the country 

where the aluminum product was most 

recently cast; allow for the public 

release of certain import license data on 

an aggregate basis, as appropriate, on 

the public AIM monitor; and apply the 

license requirement to all imports of 

basic aluminum products. Further, 

Commerce is adopting the aluminum 

import license application form in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA). Lastly, Commerce 

is notifying parties that, after the AIM 

system is in place, Commerce will seek 

additional comment from parties on 

potential improvements or changes to 

the system in a subsequent notice. 

DATES: 

Effective date: January 25, 2021. 

Applicability date: The AIM system 

website will be operational on January 

4, 2021. Therefore, potential license 

applicants will be able to obtain their 

user identification numbers and apply 

for licenses beginning on January 4, 

2021. Licenses will be required for all 

covered aluminum imports on or after 

January 25, 2021. For further 

information regarding a one-year delay 

for portions of the final rule, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The new AIM system 

website that will be operational on 

January 4, 2021 is https://

www.trade.gov/aluminum. Through this 

website, potential license applicants can 

register for the online license 

application platform and apply for 

licenses. Additionally, the public AIM 

monitor is also featured on this website. 

More information can be found at 

https://www.trade.gov/aluminum. 

Commerce is offering a virtual 

demonstration of the online license 

application platform for potential 

license applicants. Commerce is also 

offering a virtual demonstration of the 

public AIM monitor, which is available 

to the general public. Although the 

demonstrations will be completely 

virtual, Commerce will have a limited 

number of spots available for 

participation in the demonstrations, that 

will occur prior to the effective date of 

this rule. For specific dates and times of 

the demonstrations, and to participate 

in the demonstrations, please visit 

https://www.trade.gov/aluminum. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Al-Saadawi at (202) 482–1930, Brandon 

Custard at (202) 482–1823, or Jessica 

Link at (202) 482–1411. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 17, 2019, the United States 

announced joint understandings with 

Canada and Mexico, respectively, 

concerning trade in aluminum covered 

by the action taken pursuant to Section 

232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, 

as amended. Among other things, the 

understandings call for the monitoring 

of aluminum trade between the United 

States and Canada and Mexico, 

respectively. Consistent with the joint 

understandings, and to enhance U.S. 

Government monitoring and analysis of 

aluminum products more generally, 

Commerce published a proposed rule on 

April 29, 2020 to establish the AIM 

system. The goal of the AIM system is 

to allow for the effective and timely 

monitoring of import surges of specific 

aluminum products and to aid in the 

prevention of transshipment of 

aluminum products. Over the past two 

decades, Commerce has operated the 

similar recently updated Steel Import 

Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system 

that allows for the effective and timely 

monitoring of import surges of specific 

steel products, and aids in the 

prevention of transshipment of steel 

products. 

Modeling the AIM System on the SIMA 

System 

To the extent practicable, the AIM 

System will operate in a similar manner 

as the SIMA system, which has been 

operating under its current authority 


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