Document ID: BIS-2008-0032-0001
Agency: bis
Document Type: Rule
Title: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List: Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or Foreign Policy Interests of the United States
Posted Date: 2008-12-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register: December 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 235)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 73999-74003]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Part 744

[Docket No. 0809191235-81395-01]
RIN 0694-AE48

 
Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List: Persons Acting 
Contrary to the National Security or Foreign Policy Interests of the 
United States

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) 
by adding additional persons to the Entity List (Supplement No. 4 to 
Part 744) on the basis of Section 744.11 of the EAR. This rule is the 
second rule to add persons to the Entity List on the basis of Section 
744.11 of the EAR. These additional persons being added to the Entity 
List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary 
to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United 
States. The first rule that added persons to the Entity List on the 
basis of Section 744.11 of the EAR was published on September 22, 2008 
(73 FR 54499).
    The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain exports 
and reexports to parties identified on the Entity List require a 
license from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and that

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availability of License Exceptions in such transactions is limited.

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective December 5, 2008. 
Although there is no formal comment period, public comments on this 
regulation are welcome on a continuing basis.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 0694-AE48, by any 
of the following methods:
    E-mail: publiccomments@bis.doc.gov Include ``RIN 0694-AE48'' in the 
subject line of the message.
    Fax: (202) 482-3355. Please alert the Regulatory Policy Division, 
by calling (202) 482-2440, if you are faxing comments.
    Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier: Timothy Mooney, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Regulatory Policy Division, 
14th St. & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2705, Washington, DC 20230, 
Attn: RIN 0694-AE48.
    Send comments regarding the collection of information associated 
with this rule, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to 
Jasmeet K. Seehra, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by e-mail to 
Jseehra@omb.eop.gov, or by fax to (202) 395-7285; and to the Regulatory 
Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of 
Commerce, 14th St. & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2705, Washington, 
DC 20230. Comments on this collection of information should be 
submitted separately from comments on the final rule (i.e. RIN 0694-
AE48)--all comments on the latter should be submitted by one of the 
three methods outlined above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Nies-Vogel, End-User Review 
Committee, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Export Administration, 
Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, Phone: (202) 
482-3811, Fax: (202) 482-3911, E-mail: kniesv@bis.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In Supplement No. 4 to part 744 (The Entity List), this rule adds 
fifteen (15) persons to the Entity List on the basis of Section 744.11 
of the EAR. In total, this rule adds 16 new entries to the Entity List, 
including one additional entry for a newly added person with multiple 
addresses. The Entity List provides notice to the public that certain 
exports and reexports to parties identified on the Entity List require 
a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and that 
availability of License Exceptions in such transactions is limited.
    These additional persons being added to the Entity List have been 
determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national 
security or foreign policy interests of the United States. 
Specifically, these parties are of concern to the United States 
Government under Section 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.

ERC Entity List Decisions

    Pursuant to Supplement No. 5 to Part 744 (Procedures for End-User 
Review Committee Entity List Decisions), the End-User Review Committee 
(ERC) made the decision to add these 15 persons to the Entity List on 
the basis of Section 744.11. The ERC, composed of representatives of 
the Departments of Commerce, State, Defense, Energy and, where 
appropriate, the Treasury, makes all decisions to make additions to, 
removals from or changes to the Entity List. The ERC is chaired by the 
Department of Commerce and will make all decisions to add an entry to 
the Entity List by majority vote and all decisions to remove or modify 
an entry by unanimous vote.
    The ERC reviewed Section 744.11(b) (Criteria for Revising the 
Entity List) in making this determination to add these persons to the 
Entity List. Under that paragraph, entities for which there is 
reasonable cause to believe, based on specific and articulable facts, 
that the entity has been involved, is involved, or poses a significant 
risk of being or becoming involved in activities that are contrary to 
the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States 
and those acting on behalf of such entities may be added to the Entity 
List pursuant to Section 744.11.
    Paragraph (b) includes an illustrative list of activities that 
could be contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests 
of the United States. This illustrative list of activities of concern 
is described under paragraphs (b)(1)-(b)(5). The persons being added to 
the Entity List with this rule have been determined by the ERC to be 
involved in activities that could be contrary to the national security 
or foreign policy interests of the United States.

Implementation of the ERC Decision

    This rule implements the decision of the ERC to add these 15 
persons to the Entity List on the basis of Section 744.11 of the EAR. 
For all of the persons being added to the Entity List, the ERC decided 
to specify a license requirement for all items subject to the EAR and 
establish a license application review policy of a general policy of 
denial. A license requirement applies to any transaction in which items 
are to be exported or reexported to such persons or in which such 
persons act as purchaser, intermediate consignee, ultimate consignee, 
or end-user. In addition, the ERC decided that no license exceptions 
are available for shipments to those persons being added to the Entity 
List.
    Specifically, this rule adds the following 15 persons/16 entries to 
the Entity List:
Iran
    (1) Amir Hosein Atabaki, 5 Yaas St, Unit 4, Tehran, Iran;
    (2) H. Farahani, Ground Floor--No. 31, Alborz Alley, EnghelabSt, 
Tehran, Iran;
    (3) Mahdi Electronics, Ground Floor--No. 31 Alborz Alley, 
EnghelabSt, Tehran, Iran;
    (4) Naser Golshekan, Ground Floor--No. 31, Alborz Alley, 
EnghelabSt, Tehran, Iran;
    (5) Pakgostar Company, Appt 501 & 502, Borje Sefid Bldg, Pasadaran 
Avenue, Tehran 1946963651, Iran;
    (6) Raht Aseman, No. 1.2, Mosque Alley, Mohammadi St, North Bahar 
Ave, Tehran, Iran;
    (7) Reza Zahedipour, 5 Yaas St, Unit 4, Tehran, Iran;
    (8) Safir Electronics, Ground Floor--No. 31 Alborz Alley, 
EnghelabSt. Tehran, Iran; and
    (9) Sahab Phase, 5 Yaas St, Unit 4 Tehran, Iran.
Singapore
    (10) Brian Douglas Woodford, 1 Scotts Road, Suite 25-06 Shaw 
Centre, Singapore 228208 (See alternate listing under the United 
Kingdom);
    (11) Gryphon Aerospace, 36 Lorong N Telok Kurau Unit 03-
03, Singapore 425160;
    (12) Monarch Aviation, 1 Scotts Road, Suite 25-06 Shaw Centre, 
Singapore 228208; and
    (13) Yip Kum Kuan, 36 Lorong N Telok Kurau, Unit 03-03, 
Singapore 425160.
United Kingdom
    (14) Brian Douglas Woodford, (See alternate address under 
Singapore);
    (15) Farshid Gillardian, a.k.a., Isaac Gill, Isaac Gillardian, 
London, United Kingdom; and
    (16) MCES, London, United Kingdom.
    Under these entries on the Entity List, a BIS license is required 
for the export or reexport of any item subject to the EAR to any of the 
persons listed above,

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including any transaction in which any of the listed persons will act 
as purchaser, intermediate consignee, ultimate consignee, or end-user 
of the items. This listing of these persons also prohibits the use of 
License Exceptions (see part 740 of the EAR) for exports and reexports 
of items subject to the EAR involving such persons.

Technical Corrections and Clarifications to Previously Listed Entities

    This rule makes two technical corrections, to correct two 
inadvertent misspellings of Kuala Lumpur that were included in two 
Malaysian entities added to the Entity List in the EAR final rule 
published on September 22, 2008 (73 FR 54499). In addition, this rule 
makes a clarification to one U.A.E. entity added to the Entity List, in 
the final rule published on September 22, 2008. This U.A.E. entity, 
Advanced Technology General Trading Company, is a co-located entity 
with addresses listed under the U.A.E. and Kuwait. However, the same 
Kuwaiti address was listed under both the U.A.E. and Kuwaiti entries 
for this entity. This rule removes the Kuwaiti address from the U.A.E. 
entry of this entity and provides a cross reference to the alternate 
address under Kuwait.

Savings Clause

    Shipments of items removed from eligibility for a License Exception 
or export or reexport without a license (NLR) as a result of this 
regulatory action that were on dock for loading, on lighter, laden 
aboard an exporting or reexporting carrier, or en route aboard a 
carrier to a port of export or reexport, on December 5, 2008, pursuant 
to actual orders for export or reexport to a foreign destination, may 
proceed to that destination under the previous eligibility for a 
License Exception or export or reexport without a license (NLR) so long 
as they are exported or reexported before January 5, 2009. Any such 
items not actually exported or reexported before midnight, on January 
5, 2009, require a license in accordance with this rule.
    Although the Export Administration Act expired on August 20, 2001, 
the President, through Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001, 3 CFR, 
2001 Comp., p. 783 (2002), as extended by the Notice of July 23, 2008, 
73 FR 43603 (July 23, 2008), has continued the Export Administration 
Regulations in effect under the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act.

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 nor 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA), 
unless that collection of information displays a currently valid Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. This regulation involves 
collections previously approved by the OMB under control numbers 0694-
0088, ``Multi-Purpose Application,'' which carries a burden hour 
estimate of 58 minutes to prepare and submit form BIS-748. 
Miscellaneous and recordkeeping activities account for 12 minutes per 
submission. Total burden hours associated with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act and Office and Management and Budget control number 0694-0088 are 
expected to increase slightly as a result of this rule.
    3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications 
as that term is defined in Executive Order 13132.
    4. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity for 
public participation, and a delay in effective date, are inapplicable 
because this regulation involves a military or foreign affairs function 
of the United States. (See 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). Further, no other law 
requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for 
public comment be given for this rule. 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.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 744

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.

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

PART 744--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 744 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 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. 12947, 60 FR 5079, 3 CFR, 
1995 Comp., p. 356; 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 July 23, 2008, 73 FR 43603 (July 
25, 2008); Notice of November 10, 2008, 73 FR 67097 (November 12, 
2008).

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2. Supplement No. 4 to part 744 is amended:
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(a) By adding under Iran, in alphabetical order, nine Iranian entities;
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(b) By revising under Malaysia, two Malaysian entities;
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(c) By adding under Singapore, in alphabetical order, four Singaporean 
entities;
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(d) By revising under United Arab Emirates, one U.A.E. entity, and
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(e) By adding, in alphabetical order, the country of the United Kingdom 
and three UK entities, to read as follows:

                                                        Supplement No. 4 to Part 744--Entity List
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              Country                         Entity                   License requirement        License review policy     Federal Register citation
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Iran..............................  Amir Hosein Atabaki, 5      For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Yaas St, Unit 4, Tehran,    EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     Iran.                       EAR).

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                                                                      * * * * * * *
                                    H. Farahani, Ground Floor-- For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     No. 31, Alborz Alley,       EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     EnghelabSt, Tehran, Iran.   EAR).

                                                                      * * * * * * *
                                    Mahdi Electronics, Ground   For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Floor--No. 31 Alborz        EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     Alley, EnghelabSt,          EAR).
                                     Tehran, Iran.

                                                                      * * * * * * *
                                    Naser Golshekan, Ground     For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Floor--No. 31, Alborz       EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     Alley, EnghelabSt,          EAR).
                                     Tehran, Iran.

                                                                      * * * * * * *
                                    Pakgostar Company, Appt     For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     501 & 502, Borje Sefid      EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     Bldg, Pasadaran Avenue,     EAR).
                                     Tehran 1946963651, Iran.

                                                                      * * * * * * *
                                    Raht Aseman, No. 1.2,       For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Mosque Alley, Mohammadi     EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     St, North Bahar Ave,        EAR).
                                     Tehran, Iran.
                                    Reza Zahedipour, 5 Yaas     For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     St, Unit 4, Tehran, Iran.   EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                                                 EAR).
                                    Safir Electronics, Ground   For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     floor No. 31 Alborz         EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     Alley, EnghelabSt.          EAR).
                                     Tehran, Iran.
                                    Sahab Phase, 5 Yaas St,     For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Unit 4 Tehran, Iran.        EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                                                 EAR).

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Malaysia..........................  Analytical Solutions,       For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR 54508 9/22/08.
                                     GB (Ground         EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                          73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Floor), Pearl Tower, O.G.   EAR).                                                    12/5/08.
                                     Heights, Jalan Awan Cina,
                                     58200 Kuala Lumpur,
                                     Malaysia.

                                                                      * * * * * * *
                                    Mohd Ansari, GB    For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR 54508 9/22/08.
                                     (Ground Floor), Pearl       EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                          73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Tower, O.G. Heights,        EAR).                                                    12/5/08.
                                     Jalan Awan Cina, 58200
                                     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Singapore.........................  Brian Douglas Woodford, 1   For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Scotts Road, Suite 25-06    EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     Shaw Centre, Singapore      EAR).
                                     228208 (See alternate
                                     address under the United
                                     Kingdom).

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                                    Gryphon Aerospace, 36       For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Lorong N Telok Kurau Unit   EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     03-03, Singapore   EAR).
                                     425160.
                                    Monarch Aviation, 1 Scotts  For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Road, Suite 25-06 Shaw      EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     Centre, Singapore 228208.   EAR).

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                                    Yip Kum Kuan, 36 Lorong N   For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Telok Kurau, Unit 03-03, Singapore 425160.  EAR).

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United Arab Emirates..............  Advanced Technology         For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR 54509 9/22/08.
                                     General Trading Company,    EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                          73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     U.A.E. (See alternate       EAR).                                                    12/5/08.
                                     address under Kuwait).

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United Kingdom....................  Brian Douglas Woodford      For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     (See alternate address      EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     under Singapore).           EAR).
                                    Farshid Gillardian,         For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     a.k.a., Isaac Gill, Isaac   EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                     Gillardian, London,         EAR).
                                     United Kingdom.
                                    MCES, London, United        For all items subject to the      Presumption of denial  73 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER]
                                     Kingdom.                    EAR. (See Sec.   744.11 of the                           12/5/08.
                                                                 EAR).
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    Dated: December 2, 2008.
Christopher R. Wall,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-28872 Filed 12-4-08; 8:45 am]

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