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authorized in Section 3 of the Iran, 

North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation 

Act (Pub. L. 109–353) shall apply to the 

following foreign persons identified in 

the report submitted pursuant to Section 

2(a) of the Act: 

Belvneshpromservice (BVPT) 

(Belarus) and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Dalian Sunny Industries (China) [also 

known as: LIMMT] and any successor, 

sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; 

Karl Lee (China) [also known as: Li 

Fang Wei]; 

Wah Cheong Tai Company (China) 

and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Iran Electronics Industries (IEI) (Iran) 

and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps 

(IRGC) Qods Force (Iran) and any 

successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 

thereof; 

Milad Jafari (Iran); 

Ryongaksan (North Korea) and any 

successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 

thereof; 

Geroi Rossii (Russia) and any 

successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 

thereof; 

Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) Tula 

(Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

JSC Mic NPO Mashinostroyenia 

(NPOM) (Russia) and any successor, 

sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; 

Russian Aircraft Corporation (RAC) 

MiG (Russia) and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof; 

Al-Zargaa Engineering Complex (ZEC) 

(Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Giad Heavy Industries Complex 

(Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Sudan Master Technologies (SMT) 

(Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Military Industrial Corporation (MIC) 

(Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Yarmouk Industrial Complex (Sudan) 

and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Army Supply Bureau (ASB) (Syria) 

and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Ministry of Defense (Syria) and any 

successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 

thereof; 

Scientific Studies and Research 

Center (SSRC) (Syria) and any 

successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 

thereof; 

Syrian Air Force Intelligence (SAFI) 

(Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Syrian Electronic Warfare Directorate 

(Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; and 

Venezuelan Military Industry 

Company (CAVIM) (Venezuela) and any 

successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 

thereof. 

Accordingly, pursuant to Section 3 of 

the Act, the following measures are 

imposed on these persons: 

1. No department or agency of the 

United States Government may procure 

or enter into any contract for the 

procurement of any goods, technology, 

or services from these foreign persons, 

except to the extent that the Secretary of 

State otherwise may determine; 

2. No department or agency of the 

United States Government may provide 

any assistance to these foreign persons, 

and these persons shall not be eligible 

to participate in any assistance program 

of the United States Government, except 

to the extent that the Secretary of State 

otherwise may determine; 

3. No United States Government sales 

to these foreign persons of any item on 

the United States Munitions List are 

permitted, and all sales to these persons 

of any defense articles, defense services, 

or design and construction services 

under the Arms Export Control Act are 

terminated; and 

4. No new individual licenses shall be 

granted for the transfer to these foreign 

persons of items the export of which is 

controlled under the Export 

Administration Act of 1979 or the 

Export Administration Regulations, and 

any existing such licenses are 

suspended. 

These measures shall be implemented 

by the responsible departments and 

agencies of the United States 

Government and will remain in place 

for two years from the effective date, 

except to the extent that the Secretary of 

State may subsequently determine 

otherwise. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

Thomas M. Countryman, 

Assistant Secretary of State for International 

Security and Nonproliferation. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30564 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8987] 

Request for Nominations of Experts for 

Consideration as Authors and/or 

Editors for the Sixth United Nations 

Environment Programme Global 

Environment Outlook (GEO–6) 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: This is an announcement of an 

opportunity to recommend experts to 

the U.S. government for nomination as 

Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead 

Authors, Contributing Authors, Review 

Editors, and Communities of Practice 

Moderators for the Sixth United Nations 

Environment Programme North 

American Environmental Outlook and 

Global Environment Outlook (GEO–6). 

SUMMARY: Governments, along with 

other stakeholder groups, have been 

invited to nominate experts to 

participate in the GEO–6 assessment. 

The Department of State is coordinating 

the recommendation of experts to the 

United Nations Environment 

Programme for GEO–6. The purpose of 

GEO–6 is to provide a comprehensive, 

integrated, and scientifically credible 

global environmental assessment to 

support decision-making processes. 

Candidates may be nominated directly 

at http://hqweb.unep.org/dewa/dewa_

mvc_vb/form/Default.aspx?param1=

geo6¶m2=berlin. For nominations 

to be considered within the U.S. 

government nomination process, they 

must also be submitted electronically to 

the United States Department of State, 

Office of Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues (matuszakjm@

state.gov and lathamme@state.gov), 

which is coordinating the U.S. 

government nomination process. 

DATES: Nominations should be received 

no later than January 19, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Matuszak of the Office of Environmental 

Quality and Transboundary Issues, U.S. 

Department of State, is serving as the 

coordinator of this nomination process. 

Mr. Matuszak can be reached at email 

matuszakjm@state.gov, or telephone 1– 

202–647–9278. Please copy Michael 

Latham at email lathamme@state.gov, or 

telephone 1–201–647–1126. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Global Environment Outlook is the 

primary assessment process used by the 

United Nations Environment 

Programme (UNEP) to review the state 

of the global environment. It is a tool 

that informs decision-making, focusing 

on assessment priorities and analyzing 

policy challenges and opportunities to 

provide policy response options. It is 

also a communications tool that brings 

together diverse stakeholder groups, 

builds capacity, and aims to raise 

awareness on the status and trends of 

the environment. The latest GEO 

edition, GEO–5, can be found at: http:// 

www.unep.org/geo/geo5.asp. 

Experts are expected to have a 

thorough understanding in one or more 

of the following areas: Environmental 

science; natural resource measurement 

and management; environmental and 

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resource economics; environment and 

development priorities, challenges, and 

policy; and environmental management. 

UNEP will select nominees by matching 

expertise to specific roles, paying due 

attention to disciplinary, gender, and 

geographical balance. Details of the 

GEO–6 nominating criteria may be 

found online at: http://www.unep.org/

geo/nomination-criteria.asp. Key roles 

and responsibilities, including the 

specific Terms of Reference (ToR) for 

the various experts and groups can be 

found at: http://www.unep.org/geo/

expert-tor.asp. Nominations may be 

made at http://hqweb.unep.org/dewa/

dewa_mvc_vb/form/Default.aspx?

param1=geo6¶m2=berlin. For 

nominations to be considered within the 

U.S. government nomination process, 

they must also be submitted to the 

United States Department of State. 

GEO–6 will review the nominations 

from all participating governments, 

individuals and organizations and make 

final decisions on nominees. 

Selection as a U.S. government 

nominee does not guarantee selection by 

GEO–6 itself. Participants in the GEO 

process volunteer their time. Nominated 

individuals should agree in advance to 

fulfill the role for which they are 

nominated, should they be selected to 

do so by UNEP GEO. Nomination by the 

U.S. government to GEO–6 does not 

imply a commitment by the U.S. 

government to provide financial support 

for participation. 

UNEP may provide travel and 

subsistence costs for non-Federal 

participants if requested by the 

participant, subject to the availability of 

resources. Additional guidance on 

compensation of expenses and 

remuneration of services will be 

available on the UNEP Web site. 

How To Recommend Experts 

1. Refer to the GEO–6 Web site for 

detailed background information on the 

6th Assessment Report (http://

www.unep.org/geo/nominationcriteria.asp, and http://www.unep.org/

geo/expert-tor.asp). The document on 

GEO–6 nominations identifies the 

substantive areas covered in the report. 

It is important to note that the time 

commitment required to carry out 

different roles in the GEO–6 process 

(Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead 

Authors, Contributing Authors, Review 

Editors, and Communities of Practice 

Moderators) varies greatly. 

2. Make sure that any of the experts 

whom you wish to recommend are 

willing to serve in the role for which 

they are nominated. 

3. Nominations to be considered 

within the U.S. government nomination 

process must be submitted to the U.S. 

Department of State, Office of 

Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues no later than 

January 19, 2015. Provide the required 

GEO–6 nomination information, one for 

each nominee, including an up-to-date 

curriculum vitae of no more than three 

pages and identification of the role for 

which the individual is being 

nominated. Send this information by 

email to matuszakjm@state.gov and 

lathamme@state.gov. Please note that 

partial nomination packages will not be 

considered. 

What Happens Next? 

In a process coordinated through the 

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of 

Oceans and International Environmental 

and Scientific Affairs, Office of 

Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues, technical experts 

and managers of relevant science and 

technology programs within the U.S. 

government will review 

recommendations and forward a slate of 

nominees to GEO–6 on the basis of their 

qualifications. Submission of a 

nomination to the State Department 

does not guarantee that the nomination 

will be forwarded by the U.S. 

government to UNEP. 

Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a 

request for nominations, and is not a 

request for applications. No granting or 

money is directly associated with this 

request for suggestions for GEO–6. 

There is no expectation of U.S. 

Government resources or funding 

associated with any nominations. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

John M. Matuszak, 

Acting Director, Office of Environmental 

Quality and Transboundary Issues, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30561 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8985] 

Provision of Certain Temporary and 

Limited Sanctions Relief in Order To 

Implement the Joint Plan of Action of 

November 24, 2013 Between the P5+1 

and the Islamic Republic of Iran, as 

Extended Through June 30, 2015 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On November 24, 2013, the 

United States and its partners in the 

P5+1—France, the United Kingdom, 

Russia, China, and Germany—reached 

an initial understanding with Iran, 

outlined in a Joint Plan of Action 

(JPOA),that halts progress on its nuclear 

program and rolls it back in key 

respects. In return, the P5+1 committed 

to provide limited, temporary, and 

targeted sanctions relief to Iran. 

The JPOA was renewed by mutual 

consent of the P5+1 and Iran on July 19, 

2014, and again on November 24, 2014, 

extending the temporary sanctions relief 

provided under the JPOA to cover the 

period beginning on November 24, 

2014, and ending June 30, 2015 (the 

Extended JPOA Period), in order to 

continue negotiations aimed at 

achieving a long-term comprehensive 

solution to ensure that Iran’s nuclear 

program will be exclusively peaceful. 

This Notice outlines the U.S. 

Government (USG) actions taken to 

implement the sanctions relief aspects 

of this understanding. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective 

dates of these waiver actions are as 

described in the determinations set forth 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On 

general issues: Paul Pavwoski, Office of 

Economic Sanctions Policy and 

Implementation, Department of State, 

Telephone: (202) 647–8836. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To 

implement this limited sanctions relief, 

the U.S. government has executed 

temporary, partial waivers of certain 

statutory sanctions and has issued 

guidance regarding the suspension of 

sanctions under relevant Executive 

Orders and regulations. All U.S. 

sanctions not explicitly waived or 

suspended pursuant to the JPOA as 

extended remain fully in force, 

including sanctions on transactions 

with individuals and entities on the 

SDN List unless otherwise specified. 

Furthermore, U.S. persons and foreign 

entities owned or controlled by U.S. 

persons (‘‘U.S.-owned or –controlled 

foreign entities’’) continue to be 

generally prohibited from conducting 

transactions with Iran, including any 

transactions of the types permitted 

pursuant to the JPOA as extended, 

unless licensed to do so by OFAC. The 

U.S. government will continue to 

enforce U.S. sanctions laws and 

regulations against those who engage in 

sanctionable activities that are not 

covered by the suspensions and 

temporary waivers issued pursuant to 

the JPOA as extended. 

All suspended sanctions are 

scheduled to resume on July 1, 2015 

unless further action is taken by the 

P5+1 and Iran and subsequent waivers 

and guidance are issued by the U.S. 

government. Companies engaging in 

activities covered by the temporary 

sanctions relief should expect sanctions 

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