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FEDERAL REGISTER
Vol. 67, No. 16

Notices

DEPARTMENT OF STATE



[Public Notice 3893]

Bureau of Nonproliferation; Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Three Chinese Entities, Including Ban on U.S. Government Procurement

67 FR 3528
 


DATE: Thursday, January 24, 2002

ACTION: Notice                    

SUMMARY: A determination has been made that three Chinese entities have engaged in activities that require the imposition of measures pursuant to section 3 of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 16, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Pamela K. Roe, Office of Chemical, Biological and Missile Nonproliferation, Bureau of Nonproliferation, Department of State, (202-647-1142). On U.S. Government procurement ban issues: Gladys Gines, Office of the Procurement Executive, Department of State, (703-516-1691).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-178), the U.S. Government determined on January 11, 2001, that the measures authorized in section 3 of the Act shall apply to the following foreign entities identified in the report submitted pursuant to section 2(a) of the Act:


Liyang Chemical Equipment (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof.


Q.C. Chen (China), China Machinery and Electric Equipment Import and Export Company and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof.


Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the following measures are imposed on these entities:


1. No department or agency of the United States Government may procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, any goods, technology, or services from these foreign persons.


2. No department or agency of the United States Government may provide any assistance to the foreign persons, and these persons shall not be eligible to participate in any assistance program of the United States Government;


3. No United States Government sales to the foreign persons of any item on the United States Munitions List (as in effect on August 8, 1995) are permitted, and all sales to these persons of any defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services under the Arms Export Control Act are terminated; and,


4. No new individual licenses shall be granted for the transfer to these foreign persons of items, the export of which is controlled under the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the Export Administration Regulations, and any existing such licenses are suspended.


These measures shall be implemented by the responsible departments and agencies of the United States Government and will remain in place for two years, except to the extent that the Secretary of State or Deputy Secretary of State may subsequently determine otherwise. A new determination will be made in the event that circumstances change in such a manner as to warrant a change in the duration of sanctions.


Dated: January 16, 2002.

Vann H. Van Diepen,

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 02-1804 Filed 1-23-02; 8:45 am]
 


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