Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 56 / Monday, March 24, 1997 / Notices 13933

District of Pennsylvania charging

Armscor and Kentron with violating and

conspiring to violate the AECA. Denel,

which is related to Armscor, was

included in the policy of denial (see 59

FR 33811, June 30, 1994).

Armscor and Kentron have entered

pleas of nolo contendere to charges of

violating the AECA. Pursuant to the

Agreement between the Government of

the United States and the Government

of the Republic of South Africa

concerning cooperation of defense trade

controls, Armscor, Denel, and Kentron

will be subject to statutory debarment

until further notice.

This notice involves a foreign affairs

function of the United States

encompassed within the meaning of the

military and foreign affairs exclusion of

the Administrative Procedure Act.

Because the exercise of this foreign

affairs function is discretionary, it is

excluded from review under the

Administrative Procedure Act.

Dated: March 12, 1997.

William J. Lowell,

Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls,

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S.

Department of State.

[FR Doc. 97–7272 Filed 3–21–97; 8:45 am]

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[Public Notice 2522]

Office of Defense Trade Controls;

Statutory Debarment Under the

International Traffic in Arms

Regulations

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Department of State’s policy of

denial for all export license applications

and other requests for approval

involving Fuchs Electronics (Pty) Ltd.

(Fuchs), and, any divisions,

subsidiaries, associated companies,

affiliated persons, and successor

entities, is rescinded, and is replaced by

statutory debarment pursuant to Section

127.7(c) of the International Traffic in

Arms Regulations (22 CFR Parts 120–

130) (ITAR).

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Philip S. Rhoads, Chief, Compliance

and Enforcement Branch, Office of

Defense Trade Controls, Department of

State (703–875–6644).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

38(g)(4) of the Arms Export Control Act

(22 U.S.C. 2778) (AECA) prohibits

licenses and other requests for approval

for the export of defense articles and the

furnishing of defense services to be

issued to a person, or any party to the

export, be issued to a person, or any

party to the export, convicted of

violating or conspiring to violate the

AECA. This notice is provided in order

to make the public aware that the

following entities are prohibited from

participating directly or indirectly in the

export from the United States of defense

articles, related technical data, or

defense services for which a license or

other approval is required from the

Department of State under the AECA:

Fuchs Electronics (Pty) Ltd., 15

Combrinck Street, Alrode, Gauteng,

South Africa, including the Fuchs

Electronics Division of Reunert Limited.

Effective June 8, 1994, the Department

of state implemented a policy of denial

pursuant to Sections 38 and 42 of the

AECA and Sections 126.7(a)(1) and

(a)(2) of the ITAR for Fuchs and any

divisions, subsidiaries, associated

companies, affiliated persons, and

successor entities in response to an

indictment returned in the U.S. District

Court for the Eastern District Court of

Pennsylvania charging Fuchs with

violating and conspiring to violate the

AECA (see 59 Federal Register 33811,

June 30, 1994).

Fuchs pleaded guilty on February 27,

1997, to charges of violating the AECA.

Pursuant to a Consent Agreement

between Fuchs and the Department of

State, and an Order signed by the

Assistant Secretary for Political-Military

Affairs, Fuchs, including the Fuchs

Electronics Division of Reunert Limited,

will be subject to statutory debarment

and its licensing privileges will be

reinstated in accordance with the terms

of the Consent Agreement entered into

by Fuchs and the Department on

January 24, 1997. At such time, a further

notice will be published herein.

This notice involves a foreign affairs

function of the United States

encompassed within the meaning of the

military and foreign affairs exclusion of

the Administrative Procedure Act.

Because the exercise of this foreign

affairs function is discretionary, it is

excluded from review under the

Administrative Procedure Act.

Dated: February 12, 1997.

William J. Lowell,

Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls,

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S.

Department of State.

[FR Doc. 97–7273 Filed 3–21–97; 8:45 am]

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

Sunshine Act Meeting (Meeting No.

1493)

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m. (CST), March 26,

1997.

PLACE: Ramada Inn Convention Center,

Room 4, 854 North Gloster Street,

Tupelo, Mississippi.

STATUS: Open.

Agenda

Approval of minutes of meeting held

on February 19, 1997.

Discussion Items

1. Lowndes, Mississippi, Substation

2. TVA Customer Service Centers

New Business

E—Real Property Transactions

E1. Deed modification affecting

approximately 0.065 acre of former TVA

land on Kentucky Lake in Stewart

County, Tennessee (Tract No. XGIR–

259).

E2. Grant of easement affecting

approximately 330 square feet of TVA’s

Summer Place Building and Parking

Garage property in Knox County,

Tennessee (Tract No. XKOC–1B).

E3. Abandonment of a portion of the

right-of-way easement affecting

approximately 3.02 acres of land on the

Lonsdale-Alcoa transmission line in

Blount County, Tennessee (Tract No.

NA–188).

Unclassified

F1. Filing of condemnation cases.

Information Items

1. Revision to the price schedule for

commodity-based power arrangements

with SKW Metals an Alloys, Inc.

2. Joint marketing agreement with

Tata Electric Companies.

3. Business Practice 9, Management of

TVA’s Supply Chain Process.

4. Grant of easement affecting

approximately 1 acre of land on Norris

Lake for a fire station in Union County,

Tennessee (Tract No. XTNR–111B).

5. New investment managers and

management agreements between the

TVA Retirement System and Wellington

Management Company, LLP, and

Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

For more information: Please call

TVA Public Relations at (423) 632–6000,

Knoxville, Tennessee. Information is

also available at TVA’s Washington

Office (202) 898–2999.