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A Rule by the Industry and Security Bureau on 04/23/2015
22638-22642 (5 pages)
Docket No. 150318286-5286-01
0694-AG58
BIS-2015-0018
Supplement No. 4 to Part 744—Entity ListStart Printed Page 22641
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2015-09442 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2015-09442
Chair, End-User Review Committee, Start Printed Page 22639Office of the Assistant Secretary, Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, Phone: (202) 482-5991, Fax: (202) 482-3911, Email: ERC@bis.doc.gov.
This rule implements the decision of the ERC to add eight persons under nine entries to the Entity List. These eight persons are being added 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 nine entries added to the Entity List consist of one entry in China, four entries in Iran, two entries in Taiwan, and two entries in Turkey.
The ERC reviewed § 744.11(b) (Criteria for revising the Entity List) in making the determination to add these eight persons to the Entity List. Under that paragraph, persons for whom there is reasonable cause to believe, based on specific and articulable facts, 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. Paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(5) of § 744.11 include an illustrative list of activities that could be contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.
Pursuant to § 744.11 of the EAR, the ERC determined that Shandong Sheenrun Optics & Electronics Co., Ltd. be added to the Entity List under the destination of China for actions contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. Specifically, in April 2014, Shandong Sheenrun Optics & Electronics Co., Ltd. and related parties were indicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for transshipping U.S.-origin items to Iran through China from 2009 through 2012 in violation of the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR) and the EAR.
In addition, the ERC determined the following seven persons being added to the Entity List under the destinations of Iran, Taiwan, and Turkey have been involved in activities contrary to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States, and meet the criteria listed in § 744.11(b). Specifically, Faratel Company, Arash Servatian, Elaheh Siahpoush, Hosoda Taiwan Limited, Arthur Shyu, Golsad Istanbul Trading (a.k.a. Golsad Import-Export), and Abbas Goldoozan have been involved in actions that could enhance the military capability of or the ability to support terrorism of governments that have been designated by the Secretary of State as having repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. The seven persons described in this paragraph being added to the Entity List were identified during a U.S. Government investigation of a network of companies and individuals involved in the procurement and delivery of items subject to the EAR and the ITSR to Iran, in violation of the EAR and the ITSR. These persons undertook procurement and delivery activities, activities to conceal the procurement and delivery activities, activities to circumvent the EAR and the ITSR license requirements, and/or activities to facilitate the procurement of export restricted items for Iranian military-related and other governmental-related end uses.
Pursuant to § 744.11(b)(5) of the EAR, the ERC determined that the conduct of these eight persons raises sufficient concern that prior review of exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) of items subject to the EAR involving these persons, and the possible imposition of license conditions or license denials on shipments to the persons, will enhance BIS's ability to prevent violations of the EAR.
(2) Hosoda Taiwan Limited, 3F-1 No. 52, SEC 2, Chung Shan N. Road, Taipei 104 Taiwan.Start Printed Page 22640
4. For the eight persons added under nine entries to the Entity List in this final rule, the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity for public comment 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)). BIS implements this rule to protect U.S. national security or foreign policy interests by preventing items from being exported, reexported, or transferred (in-country) to the persons being added to the Entity List. If this rule were delayed to allow for notice and comment and a delay in effective date, then entities being added to the Entity List by this action would continue to be able to receive items without a license and to conduct activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. In addition, because these parties may receive notice of the U.S. Government's intention to place these entities on the Entity List if a proposed rule is published, doing so would create an incentive for these persons to either accelerate receiving items subject to the EAR to conduct activities that are contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States, or to take steps to set up additional aliases, change addresses, and other measures to try to limit the impact of the listing on the Entity List once a final rule was published. 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. Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility analysis is required and none has been prepared.
Shandong Sheenrun Optics & Electronics Co., Ltd., a.k.a., the following two aliases: —China Sheenrun Optics and Electronics Co. Ltd.; and —Jinan Sheenrun Electronics Company Ltd. For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR). Presumption of denial. 80 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] April 23, 2015.
Abbas Goldoozan, No. 86 Negin Tower, Farmaniyeh St., 1937944633 Tehran, Iran (See also alternate address under Turkey). For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR). Presumption of denial. 80 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] April 23, 2015.
Arash Servatian, 12 Kandovan Alley Enghelab Ave., Opp. Villa (Ostad Nejatollahi) 1131834914 Tehran, Iran. For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR). Presumption of denial. 80 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] April 23, 2015.
Elaheh Siahpoush, 12 Kandovan Alley Enghelab Ave., Opp. Villa (Ostad Nejatollahi) 1131834914 Tehran, Iran. For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR). Presumption of denial. 80 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] April 23, 2015.
Faratel Company, 12 Kandovan Alley Enghelab Ave., Opp. Villa (Ostad Nejatollahi) 1131834914 Tehran, Iran. For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR). Presumption of denial. 80 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] April 23, 2015.
TAIWAN Arthur Shyu, 3F-1 No. 52, SEC 2, Chung Shan N. Road, Taipei 104 Taiwan. For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR). Presumption of denial. 80 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] April 23, 2015.
Hosoda Taiwan Limited, 3F-1 No. 52, SEC 2, Chung Shan N. Road, Taipei 104 Taiwan. For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR). Presumption of denial. 80 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] April 23, 2015.
Abbas Goldoozan, Kimya IC VE Dis Ticaret Ltd., 2nd Floor, No. 2, Istanbul, Turkey; and Yesil Tulumba A, Istanbul, Turkey 34134 (See also alternate address under Iran). For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR). Presumption of denial. 80 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] April 23, 2015.
Golsad Istanbul Trading, a.k.a., the following one alias: —Golsad Import-Export. For all items subject to the EAR. (See § 744.11 of the EAR). Presumption of denial. 80 FR [INSERT FR PAGE NUMBER] April 23, 2015.