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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4621-4624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00480]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Part 744

[Docket No. 250106-0001]
RIN 0694-AK01

Additions to the Entity List

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends 
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 16 entities to 
the Entity List, under the destinations of China, People's Republic of 
(China) (14) and Singapore (2). These entities have been determined by 
the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or 
foreign policy interests of the United States.

DATES: This rule is effective January 16, 2025.

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: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Entity List (supplement no. 4 to part 744 of the EAR (15 CFR 
parts 730-774)) 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, pursuant to Sec.  
744.11(b). The EAR imposes additional license requirements on, and 
limits the availability of, most license exceptions for exports, 
reexports, and transfers (in-country) when a listed entity is a party 
to the transaction. The license review policy for each listing 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 that added the listing to the 
Entity List. BIS amends the Entity List pursuant to parts 744 (Control 
Policy: End-User and End-Use Based) and 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 Decisions

Additions to the Entity List

    The ERC approved the addition of Chengdu Suanfeng Technology Co., 
Ltd.; Fujian Sophon Technology Co., Ltd.; Fujian Suanxin Technology 
Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Suanxin Technology Co., Ltd.; Qingdao Sophgo 
Technology Co., Ltd.; Quliang Electronics Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Suanhu 
Technology Co., Ltd.; Sophgo Technologies Ltd.; Sophon Technology 
(Beijing) Co., Ltd.; Suanli (Fujian) Technology Co., Ltd.; Tianjin 
Shunhua Technology Co., Ltd.; Wuhan Sophgo Technology Co., Ltd.; Wuxi 
Sophgo Technology Co., Ltd.; and Xiamen Sophgo Technologies Limited 
under the destination of China; and Sophgo Technologies Pte. Ltd. and 
PowerAir Pte. Ltd. under the destination of Singapore to the Entity 
List. These entities are being added to the Entity List due to their 
involvement in supporting or directly contributing to the development 
of advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs) that further China's 
development of advanced weapons systems, weapons of mass destruction, 
and high-tech surveillance applications, and because these entities 
supply Chinese public security end users and pose a risk of diversion 
to Huawei, an entity on the Entity List. This activity is contrary to 
the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States 
under Sec.  744.11 of the EAR. These entities will be added to the 
Entity List with a footnote 4 designation for their role in supporting 
or directly contributing to the development of advanced computing ICs 
that further China's development of advanced weapons systems, weapons 
of mass destruction, and high-tech surveillance applications. For all 
of these entities, BIS imposes a license requirement for all items 
subject to the EAR, and a license review policy of a presumption of 
denial. The footnote 4 designation means that ``items subject to the 
EAR,'' for the purpose of the license requirements for these entries, 
includes foreign-produced items that are subject to the EAR pursuant to 
Sec.  734.9(e)(2) of the EAR.
    For the reasons described above, this final rule adds the following 
16 entities, including aliases where appropriate, to the Entity List:

China

     Chengdu Suanze Technology Co., Ltd.,
     Fujian Sophon Technology Co., Ltd.,
     Fujian Suanxin Technology Co., Ltd.,
     Jiangsu Suanxin Technology Co., Ltd.,
     Qingdao Sophgo Technology Co., Ltd.,
     Quliang Electronics Co., Ltd.,
     Shanghai Suanhu Technology Co., Ltd.,
     Sophgo Technologies Ltd.,
     Sophon Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.,
     Suanli (Fujian) Technology Co., Ltd.,
     Tianjin Shunhua Technology Co., Ltd.,
     Wuhan Suanneng Technology Co., Ltd.,
     Wuxi Suanneng Technology Co., Ltd., and
     Xiamen Sophgo Technologies Limited.

Singapore

     Sophgo Technologies Pte. Ltd., and
     PowerAir Pte. Ltd.

Savings Clause

    For the changes being made in this final rule, shipments of items 
removed from eligibility for a License Exception or export, reexport, 
or transfer (in-country) without a license (NLR) as a result of this 
regulatory action that were en route aboard a carrier to a port of 
export, reexport, or transfer (in-country), on January 16, 2025, 
pursuant to actual orders for export, reexport, or transfer (in-
country) to or within a foreign destination, may proceed to that 
destination under the previous eligibility for a License Exception or 
export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) without a license (NLR) 
before February 18, 2025. Any such items not actually exported, 
reexported or transferred (in-country) before midnight, on February 18, 
2025, require a license in accordance with this final rule.

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) (50 U.S.C. 4801-
4852). ECRA provides the legal basis for BIS's principal authorities 
and serves as the authority under which BIS issues this rule. In 
particular, Section 1753 of

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ECRA (50 U.S.C. 4812) authorizes the regulation of exports, reexports, 
and transfers (in-country) of items subject to U.S. jurisdiction. 
Further, Section 1754(a)(1)-(16) of ECRA (50 U.S.C. 4813(a)(1)-(16)) 
authorizes, inter alia, establishing and maintaining a list of foreign 
persons and end-uses that are determined to be a threat to the national 
security and foreign policy of the United States pursuant to the policy 
set forth in Section 1752(2)(A), and restricting exports, reexports, 
and in-country transfers of any controlled items to any foreign person 
or end-use so listed; apprising the public of changes in policy, 
regulations, and procedures, and any other action necessary to carry 
out ECRA that is not otherwise prohibited by law. Pursuant to Section 
1762(a) of ECRA (50 U.S.C. 4821(a)), these changes can be imposed in a 
final rule without prior notice and comment.

Rulemaking Requirements

    1. This rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes 
of Executive Order 12866.
    2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is 
required to respond to or 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 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), unless 
that collection of information displays a currently valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. This regulation involves an 
information collection approved by OMB under control number 0694-0088, 
Simplified Network Application Processing System. BIS does not 
anticipate a change to the burden hours associated with this collection 
as a result of this rule. Information regarding the collection, 
including all supporting materials, can be accessed at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    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 ECRA (50 U.S.C. 4821), this action 
is exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) 
requirements for notice of proposed rulemaking, opportunity for public 
participation, and delay in effective date. While Section 1762 of ECRA 
provides sufficient authority for such an exemption, this action is 
also independently exempt from these APA requirements because it 
involves a military or foreign affairs function of the United States (5 
U.S.C. 553(a)(1)).
    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 in 15 CFR Part 744

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.

    Accordingly, part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (15 
CFR parts 730-774) is amended as follows:

PART 744--END-USE AND END-USER CONTROLS

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1. The authority citation for part 744 continues 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, 2024, 89 FR 77011 (September 20, 2024); Notice of 
November 7, 2024, 89 FR 88867 (November 8, 2024).

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2. Supplement no. 4 is amended by:
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a. Under CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF, adding in alphabetical order 
entries for Chengdu Suanze ``Technology Co., Ltd.; ``Fujian Sophon 
Technology Co., Ltd.;'' ``Fujian Suanxin Technology Co., Ltd.;'' 
``Jiangsu Suanxin Technology Co., Ltd.;'' ``Qingdao Sophgo Technology 
Co., Ltd.;'' ``Quliang Electronics Co., Ltd.;'' ``Shanghai Suanhu 
Technology Co., Ltd.;'' ``Sophgo Technologies Ltd.;'' ``Sophon 
Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.;'' ``Suanli (Fujian) Technology Co., 
Ltd.;'' ``Tianjin Shunhua Technology Co., Ltd.;'' ``Wuhan Suanneng 
Technology Co., Ltd.;'' ``Wuxi Suanneng Technology Co., Ltd.;'' and 
``Xiamen Sophgo Technologies Limited;'' and
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b. Under SINGAPORE, adding in alphabetical order entries for ``Sophgo 
Technologies Pte. Ltd.;'' and ``PowerAir Pte. Ltd.''
    The additions read as follows:

Supplement No. 4 to Part 744--Entity List

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                                                          License                               Federal Register
        Country                    Entity               requirement     License review policy       citation
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CHINA, PEOPLE'S                                                * * * * * *
 REPUBLIC OF.
                        Chengdu Suanze Technology    For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., No. 401           subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER AND
                         (attached to No. A54), 4th   EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                         Floor, Unit 1, Building 4,   Sec.                                       2025].
                         No. 1700, North Section of   734.9(e)(2) and
                         Tianfu Avenue, Chengdu       744.11 of the
                         High-tech Zone, China        EAR) \4\.
                         (Sichuan) Pilot Free Trade
                         Zone, Sichuan Province,
                         China.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Fujian Sophon Technology     For all items     Presumption of denial..  89 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., a.k.a., and the   subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         following one alias:         EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                        --Fujian Suanfeng             Sec.                                       2025.
                         Technology Co., Ltd.         734.9(e)(2) and
                                                      744.11 of the
                                                      EAR) \4\.
                        Room 916, Yangguang
                         Building North, Fuzhou
                         University Science and
                         Technology Park, No. 2,
                         Xueyuan Road, Shangjie
                         Town, Minhou County,
                         Fuzhou, Fujian Province,
                         China.
                        Fujian Suanxin Technology    For all items     Presumption of denial..  89 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., 02 1st Floor,     subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         #2-1 Building, Qiaoxingjun   EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                         Area 2, North Baima Road,    Sec.                                       2025.
                         Nanjie Neighborhood, Gulou   734.9(e)(2) and
                         District, Fuzhou, Fujian     744.11 of the
                         Province, China.             EAR) \4\.
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                        Jiangsu Suanxin Technology   For all items     Presumption of denial..  89 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., Room 1501,        subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         Building 1, No. 8            EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                         Zhujiawan Street, Gusu       Sec.                                       2025.
                         District, Suzhou, Jiangsu    734.9(e)(2) and
                         Province, China.             744.11 of the
                                                      EAR) \4\.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Qingdao Sophgo Technology    For all items     Presumption of denial..  89 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., a.k.a., the       subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         following two aliases:       EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                        --Qingdao Suanneng; and       Sec.                                       2025.
                        --Qingdao Sophon.             734.9(e)(2) and
                                                      744.11 of the
                                                      EAR) \4\.
                        Room 501, Building 20, Zone
                         C, Kechuang Huigu
                         (Qingdao) Science and
                         Technology Park, No. 2
                         Xiuyuan Road, High-tech
                         Zone, Qingdao, Shandong
                         Province, China.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Quliang Electronics Co.,     For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Ltd., No. 368 Jianxing       subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         Road, Integrated Circuit     EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                         Science Park, Jinjiang       Sec.                                       2025.
                         City, Quanzhou, Fujian       734.9(e)(2) and
                         Province, China.             744.11 of the
                                                      EAR) \4\.
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                        Shanghai Suanhu Technology   For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., 3rd Floor,        subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         Building 2, No. 200          EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                         Zhangheng Road, China        Sec.                                       2025.
                         (Shanghai) Pilot Free        734.9(e)(2) and
                         Trade Zone, Shanghai,        744.11 of the
                         China.                       EAR) \4\.
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                        Sophgo Technologies Ltd.,    For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         a.k.a., the following four   subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         aliases:                     EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                        --Beijing Sophgo;             Sec.                                       2025.
                        --Beijing Suanneng            734.9(e)(2) and
                         Technology Co., Ltd;         744.11 of the
                        --Sophgo; and                 EAR) \4\.
                        --SOPHON.
                        901, 9th Floor, Building 8,
                         No. 8 Kegu 1st Street,
                         Beijing Economic and
                         Technological Development
                         Zone, Yizhuang Group High-
                         end Industrial Zone,
                         Beijing Pilot Free Trade
                         Zone, Beijing, China; and
                         Building 6, Yard 9,
                         Fenghao East Road, Haidian
                         District, Beijing, China.
                        Sophon Technology (Beijing)  For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., Room 106-2,       subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         Floor 1, Building 1, No. 9   EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                         Fenghao East Road, Haidian   Sec.                                       2025.
                         District, Beijing, China.    734.9(e)(2) and
                                                      744.11 of the
                                                      EAR) \4\.
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                        Suanli (Fujian) Technology   For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., Building 2,       subject to the                             PAGE
                         Phase 2, China Southeast     EAR (See Sec.                              NUMBER]January
                         Big Data Industrial Park,    Sec.                                       16, 2025.
                         No. 2 Hujiang Road,          734.9(e)(2) and
                         Wenwusha Neighborhood,       744.11 of the
                         Changle District, Fuzhou,    EAR) \4\.
                         Fujian Province, China.
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                        Tianjin Shunhua Technology   For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., Area 3, Floor     subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         1, Area C, Dongman           EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                         Building, No. 126 Dongman    Sec.                                       2025.
                         Middle Road, Sino-           734.9(e)(2) and
                         Singapore Tianjin Eco-city   744.11 of the
                         (No. TG0004), Binhai,        EAR) \4\.
                         Tianjin, China.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Wuhan Suanneng Technology    For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., a.k.a., the       subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         following one alias:         EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                        --Wuhan Sophgo.               Sec.                                       2025.
                                                      734.9(e)(2) and
                                                      744.11 of the
                                                      EAR) \4\.
                        Room 2902, Fanyuecheng
                         Office Building T2,
                         Guanshan Avenue, East Lake
                         New Technology Development
                         Zone, Wuhan, Hubei
                         Province, China; and Room
                         2902, Fanyuecheng Office
                         Building T2, Guanshan
                         Avenue, Donghu New
                         Technology Development
                         Zone, Wuhan, Hubei
                         Province, China.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Wuxi Suanneng Technology     For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Co., Ltd., a.k.a., the       subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         following one alias:         EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                        --Wuxi Sophgo.                Sec.                                       2025.
                                                      734.9(e)(2) and
                                                      744.11 of the
                                                      EAR) \4\.
                        Room 7028, Comprehensive
                         Building, No. 298 Xicheng
                         Road, Liangxi District,
                         Wuxi, Jiangsu Province,
                         China.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Xiamen Sophgo Technologies   For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Limited, a.k.a., the         subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         following two aliases:       EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                        --Xiamen Suanneng             Sec.                                       2025.
                         Technology Co., Ltd.; and    734.9(e)(2) and
                        --Xiamen Sophgo.              744.11 of the
                                                      EAR) \4\.
                        Room 702-01, Xinghui
                         Building, No. 9, Zengcuoan
                         North Road, Software Park,
                         Xiamen Torch Hi-Tech Zone,
                         Xiamen, Fujian Province,
                         China.
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SINGAPORE.............  Sophgo Technologies Pte.     For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Ltd., #13-01/02/03, 9        subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         Temasek Boulevard,           EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                         Singapore; and 38 Beach      Sec.                                       2025.
                         Road, #29-11, South Beach    734.9(e)(2) and
                         Tower, 189767, Singapore.    744.11 of the
                                                      EAR) \4\.
                        PowerAir Pte. Ltd., 1        For all items     Presumption of denial..  90 FR [INSERT FR
                         Raffles Place, #36-01 One    subject to the                             PAGE NUMBER]
                         Raffles Place, 048616,       EAR (See Sec.                              January 16,
                         Singapore.                   Sec.                                       2025.
                                                      734.9(e)(2) and
                                                      744.11 of the
                                                      EAR) \4\.
 
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\4\ For this entity, ``items subject to the EAR'' includes foreign-produced items that are subject to the EAR
  under Sec.   734.9(e)(2) of the EAR. See Sec.   744.11(a)(2)(iv) for related license requirements and license
  review policy.

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Matthew S. Borman,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
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