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attaching bolt penetration into the composite 

flight control surfaces, which, if not 

corrected, could lead to failure or detachment 

of a control surface and loss of airplane 

control. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection and Repair 

Before further flight after the effective date 

of this AD, do the actions in paragraphs (g)(1) 

and (2) of this AD. 

(1) For attachment bolts in control surface 

positions 3, 7, 12, 16, and 27, repair each bolt 

in accordance with paragraph 7, Repair/ 

Instructions, of the following applicable 

service document, except you are not 

required to contact Grob: 

(i) For the rudder and vertical stabilizer 

hinge bracket attachment points, GROB 

Aircraft Repair Instruction No. RI–1078–92/ 

1, dated June 2, 2021. 

(ii) For the flaps hinge bracket attachment 

points, GROB Aircraft Repair Instruction No. 

RI–1078–93/1, dated June 2, 2021. 

(iii) For the aileron hinge bracket 

attachment points, GROB Aircraft Repair 

Instruction No. RI–1078–94/1, dated June 2, 

2021. 

(iv) For the elevator and horizontal 

stabilizer hinge bracket attachment points, 

GROB Aircraft Repair Instruction No. RI– 

1078–95/1, dated June 2, 2021. 

(v) For the aileron and flap bellcrank hinge 

bracket attachment points, GROB Aircraft 

Repair Instruction No. RI–1078–97/1, dated 

June 2, 2021. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g)(1): Control surface 

positions are shown on page 1 of the 

Appendix of GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin 

MSB1078–205/5, dated October 5, 2021. 

(2) For attachment bolts in all other control 

surface positions, inspect each bolt for 

penetration into the supporting structure by 

following Part A, paragraphs 1.8.1 through 

1.8.15, of the Accomplishment/Instructions 

in GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin MSB1078– 

205/5, dated October 5, 2021, except you are 

not required to contact GROB for repair 

approval. If a bolt moves on an attachment 

point or has penetrated a control surface, 

before further flight, repair the attachment 

point using the applicable repair instruction 

listed in paragraph (g)(1)(i) through (v) of this 

AD. 

(h) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with 14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199 

to operate the airplane to a location where 

the requirements of this AD can be 

accomplished provided that: 

(1) Operation in visual meteorological 

conditions only. 

(2) Takeoff and landing with maximum 

cross-wind of 10 kts. 

(3) No flaps may be used during take-off, 

in flight, or landing. 

(4) Spins are prohibited. 

(5) Intentional side-slips are prohibited. 

(6) Maximum airspeed: 125 KIAS. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In 

accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (j)(1) of this AD and 

email to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Fred Guerin, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 

98198; phone: (206) 231–3500; email: 

fred.guerin@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) Emergency AD 2021– 

0057–E, dated February 26, 2021, for more 

information. You may examine the EASA AD 

in the AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating it in Docket No. FAA–2022–0152. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) GROB Aircraft Service Bulletin 

MSB1078–205/5, dated October 5, 2021. 

(ii) GROB Aircraft Repair Instruction No. 

RI–1078–92/1, dated June 2, 2021. 

(iii) GROB Aircraft Repair Instruction No. 

RI–1078–93/1, dated June 2, 2021. 

(iv) GROB Aircraft Repair Instruction No. 

RI–1078–94/1, dated June 2, 2021. 

(v) GROB Aircraft Repair Instruction No. 

RI–1078–95/1, dated June 2, 2021. 

(vi) GROB Aircraft Repair Instruction No. 

RI–1078–97/1, dated June 2, 2021. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact GROB Aircraft SE, 

Lettenbachstrasse 9, Tussenhausen Mattsies, 

Germany, D–86874; phone: +49 (0) 8268 998 

114; website: https://grob-aircraft.com/en/ 

contact.html. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on 

the availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

email: fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: 

https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

Issued on February 25, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04914 Filed 3–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1005; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2020–00709–A; Amendment 

39–21963; AD 2022–05–11] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air 

Limited (Type Certificate Previously 

Held by Bombardier Inc.) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Viking 

Air Limited (type certificate previously 

held by Bombardier Inc.) Model DHC– 

3 airplanes with a certain wing strut 

assembly installed. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) originated by an 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

identifies the unsafe condition as fatigue 

damage of the wing struts. This AD 

requires a bolt hole eddy current 

inspection of the lug plate holes, a 

visual and fluorescent dye penetrant 

inspection of the lug fittings, and a 

visual and eddy current surface scan 

inspection of the wing strut assemblies. 

This unsafe condition could lead to 

failure of the wing strut, which could 

result in an in-flight breakup of the 

wing. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 13, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of April 13, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Viking Air Ltd., 1959 de Havilland Way, 

Sidney British Columbia, Canada V8L 

5V5; phone: (800) 663–8444; email: 

continuing.airworthiness@

vikingair.com; website: https://

www.vikingair.com. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 


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Kansas City, MO 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (817) 222–5110. It is also 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1005. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1005; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

final rule, the MCAI, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

address for Docket Operations is U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deep Gaurav, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

New York ACO Branch, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; phone: (516) 228–7300; 

email: deep.gaurav@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to Viking Air Limited (formerly 

Bombardier Inc.) Model DHC–3 

airplanes with a wing strut assembly 

part number (P/N) C3W100 (all dash 

numbers) installed. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 21, 2021 (86 FR 72198). The 

NPRM was prompted by MCAI 

originated by Transport Canada, which 

is the aviation authority for Canada. 

Transport Canada has issued AD CF– 

2020–20, dated May 27, 2020 (referred 

to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition on Viking Air 

Limited (formerly Bombardier Inc.) 

Model DHC–3 airplanes. The MCAI 

states: 

A DHC–3 experienced an in-flight failure 

of a wing strut in October 2019. Inspection 

of the failed part determined that it had 

fractured and that the fracture was consistent 

with fatigue damage. The investigation of the 

occurrence is ongoing. 

In 1969, it was determined from fatigue 

testing and analysis that part number (P/N) 

C3W100 wing strut assemblies on DHC–3 

that were used for normal operations at a 

maximum weight of 8000 pounds should be 

removed from service before they have 

accumulated more than 20 000 hours air 

time. This information, including definitions 

of normal operations, was published in 

Service Bulletin 3/10 dated 26 August 1969. 

It was also published at the same time in 

Appendix 4 Part 6, Structural Component 

Recommended Service Life Limits, of the 

DHC–3 Maintenance Manual PSM 1–3–2. 

It is Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA) policy to mandate compliance with 

new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations (AWLs) by the issuance of an AD 

if the AWL is established after products that 

are affected by the AWL are already in 

service. To date, TCCA has not mandated 

compliance with the 20 000 hours air time 

life limit AWL that is applicable to P/N 

C3W100 wing strut assemblies. This AD 

includes a requirement to comply with the 

life limit. 

Some DHC–3 aeroplanes have been 

modified to permit operations at maximum 

weights above 8000 pounds. For example, 

TCCA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) 

SA95–32 increases the maximum operating 

weight to 8367 pounds. This STC includes a 

requirement to reduce the life limit that is 

applicable to P/N C3W100 wing strut 

assembly from 20 000 hours air time to 17 

500 hours air time, adjusted for the amount 

of time that the wing strut assembly is used 

at the higher maximum operating weight. 

Because this reduced life limit has been in 

place since the initial issue of STC SA95–32 

in 1995, TCCA considers compliance to be 

mandatory for all aeroplanes that have been 

modified in accordance with the STC. 

In November 2019, Viking Air Ltd. (Viking) 

issued Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) V3/0011. 

The ASB provides instructions for a one-time 

inspection and follow-on corrective actions 

for all dash numbers of wing strut assembly 

P/N C3W100. Since that time, several 

operators have reported the results of the 

inspection to Viking. The information in the 

operators’ reports suggests that other DHC–3 

wing struts may be at risk of failure. The 

inspection of the wing struts on five 

aeroplanes revealed crack indications during 

non-destructive inspection of bolt holes, 

seized bolts, pitting corrosion and fretting on 

the face of lug plates, scratches and gouges 

in the bolt hole of a lug plate. Failure of a 

wing strut could result in a catastrophic inflight breakup of the wing. 

This [Transport Canada] AD mandates the 

accomplishment of ASB V3/0011 or 

alternative inspection instructions provided 

by Viking on wing struts that have 

accumulated more than 2500 hours air time 

as of the effective date of this AD. New or 

serviceable struts installed on aeroplanes 

after the effective date of this AD that 

accumulate more than 2500 hours air time 

after the effective date of this AD are not 

subject to this AD or to the ASB V3/0011 

inspections. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2020– 

1005. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the costs. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data 

and determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. This AD is adopted as 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed Viking DHC–3 

Otter Alert Service Bulletin V3/0011, 

Revision NC, dated November 26, 2019. 

The service information specifies 

procedures for a bolt hole eddy current 

inspection of the lug hole on the lug 

plate P/N C3W104, a visual and 

fluorescent dye penetrant inspection of 

the lug fitting P/Ns C3W102 and 

C3W103, and a visual and eddy current 

surface scan inspection of the wing strut 

assembly P/N C3W101. 

This service information is reasonably 

available because the interested parties 

have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in the ADDRESSES section. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI 

The MCAI allows an alternative 

inspection, obtained from the design 

approval holder, if completed within 5 

months. This AD does not include this 

alternative; however, operators who 

choose this option may propose an 

alternative method of compliance in 

accordance with paragraph (h) of this 

AD. 

Interim Action 

The FAA considers this AD interim 

action. The inspection reports required 

by this AD will be used by Viking and 

Transport Canada to determine if there 

is a need for further action. If additional 

action is later identified, the FAA might 

consider further rulemaking. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 39 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA also estimates that it will take 

about 32 work-hours per airplane to 

comply with the inspection and repair 

or replacement requirements of this AD. 

The reporting requirement will take 

about 1 work-hour. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts will cost about $31,415 per 

airplane. 

Based on these figures, the FAA 

estimates the cost of this AD on U.S. 

operators to be $1,334,580 or $34,220 

per airplane. 

The FAA has included all known 

costs in its cost estimate. According to 

the manufacturer, however, some of the 


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costs of this AD may be covered under 

warranty, thereby reducing the cost 

impact on affected operators. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

A federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to a penalty for failure to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public 

reporting for this collection of 

information is estimated to take 

approximately 1 hour per response, 

including the time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the 

data needed, and completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

All responses to this collection of 

information are mandatory. Send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including 

suggestions for reducing this burden to: 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 10101 Hillwood 

Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177–1524. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

The FAA is issuing this rulemaking 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 

44701: General requirements. Under 

that section, Congress charges the FAA 

with promoting safe flight of civil 

aircraft in air commerce by prescribing 

regulations for practices, methods, and 

procedures the Administrator finds 

necessary for safety in air commerce. 

This regulation is within the scope of 

that authority because it addresses an 

unsafe condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on products identified in this 

rulemaking action. 

Regulatory Findings 

This AD will not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This AD will not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

2022–05–11 Viking Air Limited (Type 

Certificate Previously Held by 

Bombardier Inc.): Amendment 39– 

21963; Docket No. FAA–2020–1005; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2020–00709–A. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective April 13, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Viking Air Limited 

(type certificate previously held by 

Bombardier Inc.) Model DHC–3 airplanes, all 

serial numbers, certificated in any category, 

with a wing strut assembly part number (P/ 

N) C3W100 (all dash numbers) installed. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 5700, Wing Structure. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

identifies the unsafe condition as fatigue 

damage of the wing struts. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to prevent failure of a wing 

strut. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, 

could result in an in-flight breakup of the 

wing. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) For airplanes that have not been 

modified with Supplemental Type Certificate 

(STC) SA00438NY: Before each wing strut 

assembly P/N C3W100 accumulates 20,000 

hours total time-in-service (TIS) or within 30 

days after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs later, remove the wing 

strut assembly P/N C3W100 from service and 

replace with a new (zero hours TIS) part. 

Thereafter, remove each wing strut assembly 

P/N C3W100 from service and replace with 

a new (zero hours TIS) part before 

accumulating 20,000 hours total TIS. 

(2) For airplanes with a wing strut 

assembly P/N C3W100 with more than 2,500 

hours total TIS on the effective date of this 

AD, regardless of whether the airplane has 

been modified with STC SA00438NY: Within 

30 days after the effective date of this AD, 

inspect the wing strut assembly and 

attachment hardware for cracks, corrosion, 

and damage, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions in Viking 

DHC–3 Otter Alert Service Bulletin No. V3/ 

0011, Revision NC, dated November 26, 

2019, except you are not required to contact 

Viking. 

(3) For all affected airplanes: Within 30 

days after completing the inspection required 

by paragraph (g)(2) of this AD or within 30 

days after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs later, report the results of 

the inspection to Viking using the inspection 

reply form in Viking DHC–3 Otter Alert 

Service Bulletin No. V3/0011, Revision NC, 

dated November 26, 2019. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, New York ACO Branch, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 

14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your 

principal inspector or responsible Flight 

Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the manager of the 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in paragraph (i)(1) of 

this AD. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Deep Gaurav, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, New York ACO Branch, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; phone: (516) 228–7300; email: 

deep.gaurav@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to Transport Canada AD CF– 

2020–20, dated May 27, 2020, for related 

information. You may examine the Transport 

Canada AD in the AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2020–1005. 


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1 87 FR 12226 (March 3, 2022). 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Viking DHC–3 Otter Alert Service 

Bulletin V3/0011, Revision NC, dated 

November 26, 2019. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Viking Air Ltd., 1959 de 

Havilland Way, Sidney British Columbia, 

Canada V8L 5V5; phone: (800) 663–8444; 

email: continuing.airworthiness@

vikingair.com; website: https://

www.vikingair.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on 

the availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

email: fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: 

https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

Issued on February 23, 2022. 

Derek Morgan, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04917 Filed 3–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Part 744 

[Docket No. 220303–0067] 

RIN 0694–AI73 

Further Imposition of Sanctions 

Against Russia With the Addition of 

Certain Entities to the Entity List 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In response to the Russian 

Federation’s (Russia’s) further invasion 

of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the 

Department of Commerce is amending 

the Export Administration Regulations 

(EAR) by adding 91 new entities to the 

Entity List under the destinations of 

Belize, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, 

Malta, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, 

Spain, and United Kingdom with this 

final rule. These 91 entities have been 

determined by the U.S. Government to 

be acting contrary to the foreign policy 

or national security interests of the 

United States. 

DATES: This rule is effective March 3, 

2022 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chair, End-User Review Committee, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Export Administration, Bureau of 

Industry and Security, Department of 

Commerce, Phone: (202) 482–5991, 

Email: ERC@bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Russia Sanctions 

In response to Russia’s further 

invasion of Ukraine, the Bureau of 

Industry and Security (BIS) has imposed 

stringent and expansive sanctions on 

Russia under the EAR (15 CFR parts 

730–774). Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 

flagrantly violates international law, is 

contrary to U.S. national security and 

foreign policy interests, and undermines 

global order, peace, and security, and 

therefore necessitates the imposition of 

these sanctions. 

Effective February 24, 2022, BIS 

imposed sanctions on Russia under the 

EAR as part of a final rule, 

Implementation of Sanctions Against 

Russia Under the Export Administration 

Regulations (EAR) (‘‘Russia Sanctions 

Rule’’).1 Among other stringent 

licensing requirements and review 

policies, the Russia Sanctions Rule 

implemented measures to limit the 

ability of Russian ‘military end users’ 

under the EAR to support Russia’s 

military activities. Specifically, BIS 

moved forty-five Russian entities from 

the Military End-User (MEU) List in 

supplement no. 7 to part 744 of the EAR 

to the Entity List in supplement no. 4 to 

part 744. In addition, BIS added two 

new Russian entities to the Entity List 

for acquiring items in support of nuclear 

activities. 

In addition, effective March 2, 2022, 

BIS imposed sanctions on Belarus under 

the EAR in a final rule, Implementation 

of Sanctions Against Belarus (‘‘Belarus 

Sanctions Rule’’). Among other stringent 

licensing requirements and review 

policies, the Belarus Sanctions Rule 

implemented measures to limit the 

ability of Belarus’ ‘military end users’ 

under the EAR to support Belarus’ or 

Russia’s military activities. Specifically, 

BIS added two entities in Belarus to the 

Entity List in supplement no. 4 to part 

744. 

With this final rule, in response to 

Russia’s destabilizing conduct in 

Ukraine, BIS implements additional 

restrictions related to Russia by adding 

91 entities to the Entity List under the 

destinations of Belize, Estonia, 

Kazakhstan, Latvia, Malta, Russia, 

Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, and United 

Kingdom. Specific information on the 

licensing requirements imposed on 

these entities is detailed below. The 

entities listed below have been involved 

in, contributed to, or otherwise 

supported the Russian security services, 

military and defense sectors, and 

military and/or defense research and 

development efforts. 

II. Entity List Decisions 

Entity List 

The Entity List identifies entities for 

which there is reasonable cause to 

believe, based on specific and 

articulable facts, that the entities have 

been involved, are involved, or pose a 

significant risk of being or becoming 

involved in activities contrary to the 

national security or foreign policy 

interests of the United States. The EAR 

imposes additional license requirements 

on, and limit the availability of most 

license exceptions for, exports, 

reexports, and transfers (in-country) to 

listed entities. The license review policy 

for each listed entity is identified in the 

‘‘License Review Policy’’ column on the 

Entity List, and the impact on the 

availability of license exceptions is 

described in the relevant Federal 

Register document adding entities to the 

Entity List. BIS places entities on the 

Entity List pursuant to part 744 (Control 

Policy: End-User and End-Use Based) 

and part 746 (Embargoes and Other 

Special Controls) of the EAR. 

The End-User Review Committee 

(ERC), composed of representatives of 

the Departments of Commerce (Chair), 

State, Defense, Energy and, where 

appropriate, the Treasury, makes all 

decisions regarding additions to, 

removals from, or other modifications to 

the Entity List. The ERC makes all 

decisions to add an entry to the Entity 

List by majority vote and makes all 

decisions to remove or modify an entry 

by unanimous vote. 

Entity List Changes in This Rule 

This final rule implements the 

decision of the ERC to add 91 entities 

under 96 entries to the Entity List on the 

basis of § 744.11 (License requirements 

that apply to entities acting contrary to 

the national security or foreign policy 

interests of the United States) of the 

EAR. The 96 entries added to the Entity 

List consist of 1 entry in Belize, 3 

entries in Estonia, 1 entry in 

Kazakhstan, 1 entry in Latvia, 2 entries 

in Malta, 81 entries in Russia, 1 entry in 

Singapore, 1 entry in Slovakia, 2 entries 


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