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A Rule by the Industry and Security Bureau on 04/18/2012
23114-23116 (3 pages)
Docket No. 111027661-1743-01
BIS-2012-0011
Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security Interests of the United States
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2012-9374 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2012-9374
This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding three persons to the Entity List. The persons who are 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. These persons will be listed on the Entity List under the following two destinations: Canada and Jordan.
Effective Date: This rule is effective April 18, 2012.
The Entity List (Supplement No. 4 to Part 744) provides notice to the public that certain exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) to entities identified on the Entity List require a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and that the availability of license exceptions in such transactions is limited. Entities are placed on the Entity List on the basis of certain sections of part 744 (Control Policy: End-User and End-Use Based) of the EAR.
This rule implements the decision of the ERC to add three persons to the Entity List on the basis of 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. The three entries added to the Entity List consist of two persons in Canada and one person in Jordan.
The ERC reviewed Section 744.11(b) (Criteria for revising the Entity List) in making the determination to add these persons to the Entity List. Under that paragraph, persons for which there is reasonable cause to believe, based on specific and articulable facts, that the persons have been involved, are involved, or pose 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 persons may be added to the Entity List pursuant to Section 744.11. Paragraphs (b)(1)-(b)(5) of Section 744.11 include an illustrative list of activities that could be contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. The three persons are believed to have been involved in activities described under paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(5) of Section 744.11.
The three persons in Canada and Jordan being added to the Entity List under 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. Examples of the specific activities these persons have been involved with that are contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States pursuant to Section 744.11 include the violation of the license requirements imposed for exports and reexports to Syria as specified in Section 746.9 (formerly General Order No. 2 of Supplement No. 1 to part 736 of the EAR), and violation of the embargo against Iran as specified in the Iran Transactions Regulations (31 CFR Part 560). Both Syria and Iran have been designated by the Secretary of State as countries that have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. The three persons that are being added to the Entity List are knowingly and willfully engaging in the transshipment of U.S.-origin equipment subject to the EAR, without the required Department of Commerce or Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) export licenses, for use in Syria and Iran.
For the three persons added to the Entity List, the ERC specifies a license requirement for all items subject to the EAR and establishes a license application review policy of a presumption of denial. The license requirement applies to any transaction in which items are to be exported, reexported, or transferred (in-country) to such persons or in which such persons act as purchaser, intermediate consignee, ultimate consignee, or end-user. In addition, no license exceptions are available for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) to those persons being added to the Entity List.
This final rule adds the following three persons under three entries to the Entity List:
(1) Abou El-Khir Al Joundi, a.k.a., the following six aliases:
—Abou El Kheir Joundi;
—Abou Elkhir Al Joundi;
—Abou Joundi Et Kheir;
—Al Joundi;
—Al Jundi; and
—Elkheir Aljoundi Abou.
2706 Carre Denise Pelletier, Montreal, Quebec, H4R 2T5 Canada; and
(2) Canada Lab Instruments, a.k.a., the following alias:
—SCO North America.
5995 Gouin Ouest, #212, Montreal, Quebec, H4J 2P8 Canada.
(1) Masound Est. for Medical and Scientific Supplies, 74 First Floor, Tla'a Al Ali Khali Al Salim Street, Amman, Jordon 11118.
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 en route aboard a carrier to a port of export or reexport, on April 18, 2012, 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).
(a) By adding under Canada, in alphabetical order, two Canadian entities; and
(b) By adding, in alphabetical order, the destination of Jordan under the Country column and one Jordanian entity.
CANADA Abou El-Khir Al Joundi, a.k.a., the following six aliases: For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR) Presumption of denial 77 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] 4/18/12.
2706 Carre Denise Pelletier, Montreal, Quebec, H4R 2T5 Canada
Canada Lab Instruments, a.k.a., the following alias: SCO North America For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR) Presumption of denial 77 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] 4/18/12.
5995 Gouin Ouest, #212, Montreal, Quebec, H4J 2P8 Canada
JORDAN Masound Est. for Medical and Scientific Supplies,74 First Floor, Tla'a Al Ali Khali Al Salim Street, Amman, Jordon 11118 For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR) Presumption of denial 77 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] 4/18/12.
[FR Doc. 2012-9374 Filed 4-17-12; 8:45 am]