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Public Notice number as the ‘‘Keyword 

or ID’’, checking the ‘‘Open for 

Comment’’ box, and then click 

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• Email: HawleyCV@state.gov. 

• Mail (paper, or CD submissions): 

DOS/PRM, Office of Admissions, 2025 E 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

0908. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Charles Hawley, who may be reached on 

202–453–9249 or at 

HawleyCV@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond. 

Abstract of proposed collection: The 

National Defense Authorization Act 

(NDAA) of 2008 became Public Law 

110–181 on 28 January 2008. Section 

1248(c)—‘‘Report on Iraqi Citizens and 

Nationals Employed by the United 

States Government or Federal 

Contractors in Iraq’’—of this Act 

requires the Secretary of State to request 

from each prime contractor or grantee 

that has performed work in Iraq for the 

Department of State since March 20, 

2003, under a contract, grant, or 

cooperative agreement with their 

respective agencies that is valued in 

excess of $25,000, information that can 

be used to verify the employment of 

Iraqi nationals by such contractor or 

grantee. To the extent possible, 

biographical information, to include 

employee name, date(s) of employment, 

biometric, and other data must be 

collected and used to verify 

employment for the processing and 

adjudication of refugee, asylum, special 

immigrant visa, and other immigration 

claims and applications. 

Methodology: 

The Department of State will collect 

the information via electronic 

submission. 

Additional Information: 

This information collection will be 

used to fulfill the requirements under 

Section 1248 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 108– 

181) 

Dated: July 12, 2012. 

Amy B. Nelson, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Population, 

Refugees, and Migration, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7961] 

Imposition of Nonproliferation 

Measures on Five Syrian Entities 

AGENCY: Bureau of International 

Security and Nonproliferation, 

Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Government has 

determined that five entities have 

engaged in proliferation activities that 

warrant the imposition of measures 

pursuant to Executive Order 12938 of 

November 14, 1994, as amended by 

Executive Order 13094 of July 28, 1998 

and Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 

2005. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 24, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On 

general issues: Pam Durham, Office of 

Missile, Biological, and Chemical 

Nonproliferation, Bureau of 

International Security and 

Nonproliferation, Department of State 

(202–647–4930). On import ban issues, 

Rochelle Stern, Director Policy Planning 

and Program Management, Office of 

Foreign Assets Control, Department of 

the Treasury (202–622–2500). On U.S. 

Government procurement ban issues: 

Kim Triplett, Office of the Procurement 

Executive, Department of State (703– 

875–4079). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the authorities vested in the President 

by the Constitution and the laws of the 

United States of America, including the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 

(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act 

(50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Arms 

Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 

seq.), and Section 301 of title 3, United 

States Code, and Executive Order 12938 

of November 14, 1994, as amended, the 

U.S. Government determined on July 17, 

2012 that the following five Syrian 

entities have engaged in proliferation 

activities that warrant the imposition of 

measures pursuant to sections 4(b), 4(c), 

and 4(d) of Executive Order 12938: 

Business Lab 

Handasieh, also known as: 

General Organization for Engineering 

Industries 

Industrial Solutions 

Mechanical Construction Factory (MCF) 

Syrian Arab Company for Electronic 

Industries, also known as: 

Syronics 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

provisions of Executive Order 12938, 

the following measures are imposed on 

these entities, their subunits, and 

successors for two years: 

1. No departments or agencies of the 

United States Government shall procure 

or enter into any contract for the 

procurement of any goods, technology, 

or services from these entities including 

the termination of existing contracts; 

2. No departments or agencies of the 

United States government shall provide 

any assistance to these entities, and 

shall not obligate further funds for such 

purposes; 

3. The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

prohibit the importation into the United 

States of any goods, technology, or 

services produced or provided by these 

entities, other than information or 

informational materials within the 

meaning of section 203(b)(3) of the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)). 

These measures shall be implemented 

by the responsible departments and 

agencies as provided in Executive Order 

12938. 

In addition, pursuant to section 

126.7(a)(1) of the International Traffic in 

Arms Regulations, it is deemed that 

suspending the above-named entities 

from participating in any activities 

subject to Section 38 of the Arms Export 

Control Act would be in furtherance of 

the national security and foreign policy 

of the United States. Therefore, for two 

years, the Department of State is hereby 

suspending all licenses and other 

approvals for: (a) Exports and other 

transfers of defense articles and defense 

services from the United States to the 

above-named entities; (b) transfers of 

U.S.-origin defense articles and defense 

services from foreign destinations to the 

above-named entities; and (c) temporary 

import of defense articles to or from the 

above-named entities. 

Moreover, it is the policy of the 

United States to deny licenses and other 

approvals for exports and temporary 

imports of defense articles and defense 

services destined for the above-named 

entities. 


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43414 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 142 / Tuesday, July 24, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: July 18, 2012. 

Thomas M. Countryman, 

Assistant Secretary of State for International 

Security and Nonproliferation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–18041 Filed 7–23–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7962] 

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; 

Statutory Debarment Under the Arms 

Export Control Act and the 

International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State has imposed 

statutory debarment pursuant to 

§ 127.7(c) of the International Traffic in 

Arms Regulations (‘‘ITAR’’) (22 CFR 

Parts 120 to 130) on persons convicted 

of violating, or conspiracy to violate, 

Section 38 of the Arms Export Control 

Act, as amended (‘‘AECA’’) (22 U.S.C. 

2778). Further, a public notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, listing 

persons statutorily debarred pursuant to 

the ITAR; this notice makes one 

correction to that notice. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

is the date of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Aguirre, Director, Office of Defense 

Trade Controls Compliance, Bureau of 

Political-Military Affairs, Department of 

State (202) 632–2798. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

38(g)(4) of the AECA, 22 U.S.C. 

2778(g)(4), prohibits the Department of 

State from issuing licenses or other 

approvals for the export of defense 

articles or defense services where the 

applicant, or any party to the export, has 

been convicted of violating certain 

statutes, including the AECA. The 

statute permits limited exceptions to be 

made on a case-by-case basis. In 

implementing this provision, Section 

127.7 of the ITAR provides for 

‘‘statutory debarment’’ of any person 

who has been convicted of violating or 

conspiring to violate the AECA. Persons 

subject to statutory debarment are 

prohibited from participating directly or 

indirectly in the export of defense 

articles, including technical data, or in 

the furnishing of defense services for 

which a license or other approval is 

required. 

Statutory debarment is based solely 

upon conviction in a criminal 

proceeding, conducted by a United 

States Court, and as such the 

administrative debarment procedures 

outlined in Part 128 of the ITAR are not 

applicable. 

The period for debarment will be 

determined by the Assistant Secretary 

for Political-Military Affairs based on 

the underlying nature of the violations, 

but will generally be for three years 

from the date of conviction. Export 

privileges may be reinstated only at the 

request of the debarred person followed 

by the necessary interagency 

consultations, after a thorough review of 

the circumstances surrounding the 

conviction, and a finding that 

appropriate steps have been taken to 

mitigate any law enforcement concerns, 

as required by Section 38(g)(4) of the 

AECA. Unless export privileges are 

reinstated, however, the person remains 

debarred. 

Department of State policy permits 

debarred persons to apply to the 

Director, Office of Defense Trade 

Controls Compliance, for reinstatement 

beginning one year after the date of the 

debarment. Any decision to grant 

reinstatement can be made only after the 

statutory requirements of Section 

38(g)(4) of the AECA have been 

satisfied. 

Exceptions, also known as transaction 

exceptions, may be made to this 

debarment determination on a case-bycase basis at the discretion of the 

Assistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs, after consulting with 

the appropriate U.S. agencies. However, 

such an exception would be granted 

only after a full review of all 

circumstances, paying particular 

attention to the following factors: 

whether an exception is warranted by 

overriding U.S. foreign policy or 

national security interests; whether an 

exception would further law 

enforcement concerns that are 

consistent with the foreign policy or 

national security interests of the United 

States; or whether other compelling 

circumstances exist that are consistent 

with the foreign policy or national 

security interests of the United States, 

and that do not conflict with law 

enforcement concerns. Even if 

exceptions are granted, the debarment 

continues until subsequent 

reinstatement. 

Pursuant to Section 38(g)(4) of the 

AECA and Section 127.7(c) of the ITAR, 

the following persons are statutorily 

debarred as of the date of this notice 

(Name; Date of Conviction; District; 

Case No.; Month/Year of Birth): 

(1) Miguel Avendano-Reyna; April 30, 

2012; U.S. District Court, Southern 

District of Texas; Case No. 

7:11CR00999–S1–001; April, 1976. 

(2) Davoud Baniameri (aka Davoud 

Baniamery, David Baniameri, David 

Baniamery); August 12, 2011; U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of 

Illinois; Case No. 09–CR–736–1; 

August, 1972. 

(3) Donald V. Bernardo; November 16, 

2011; U.S. District Court, Southern 

District of Florida; Case No. 1:10– 

60331–CR–SEITZ–1; November, 

1938. 

(4) Jorge Blanco-Castillo; September 20, 

2011; U.S. District Court, Southern 

District of Texas; Case No. 

1:11CR00178–001; November, 1969. 

(5) Igor Bobel; May 11, 2012; U.S. 

District Court, Eastern District of 

Pennsylvania; Case No. 11–CR– 

00749–HB–1; February, 1968. 

(6) Oscar Edwardo Cantu; March 21, 

2012; U.S. District Court, Southern 

District of Texas; Case No. 

7:11CR00686–S1–001; March, 1980. 

(7) Henson Chua; November 8, 2011; 

U.S. District Court, Middle District 

of Florida; Case No. 8:11–CR–137– 

T–30AEP; January, 1964. 

(8) Kue Sang Chun; November 15, 2011; 

U.S. District Court, Northern 

District of Ohio; Case No. 

1:11CR00009–001; October, 1943. 

(9) Luz Sylvia Cortez; November 28, 

2011; U.S. District Court, Southern 

District of Texas; Case No. 

7:10CR00061–002; April, 1976. 

(10) Dan Tran Dang; April 16, 2012; U.S. 

District Court, Central District of 

California; Case No. SACR 08– 

00322–CJC; December, 1954. 

(11) Santos Isidro de la Paz; May 11, 

2012; U.S. District Court, Southern 

District of Texas; Case No. 

7:11CR00396–007; September, 

1988. 

(12) Anna Fermanova; October 26, 2011; 

U.S. District Court, Eastern District 

of New York; Case No. CR11– 

00008(CBA); July, 1986. 

(13) Galaxy Aviation Services; June 30, 

2011; U.S. District Court, Middle 

District of Georgia; Case No. 5:10– 

CR–00058–004–MTT; N/A. 

(14) Ruslan Gilchenko; February 4, 

2011; U.S. District Court, District of 

Arizona; Case No. CR10–00233– 

001–PHX–FJM; October, 1976. 

(15) Juan Victorian Gimenez; March 21, 

2012; U.S. District Court, Southern 

District of Florida; Case No. 1:11– 

20669–CR–MARTINEZ–1; October, 

1983. 

(16) Enrique Gustavo Gonzalez; April 

28, 2012; U.S. District Court, 

Southern District of Texas; Case No. 

7:10CR01032–001; September, 

1990. 

(17) Issac Obed Gonzalez; July 11, 2011; 

U.S. District Court, Southern 


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