This document summarizes new sanctions imposed by the US against Russian entities. Specifically, it adds 10 entities to the Entity List, restricting exports to them. Five entities from Russia's defense sector are added under Executive Order 13661 due to their role in Ukraine. Five energy companies, including Gazprom and Lukoil, are added under Executive Order 13662 due to operating in Russia's energy sector. The additions impose a license requirement on all exports to these entities from the US.
New EPA Rule to prevent untreated frack wastewater from being processed by mu...Marcellus Drilling News
A new rule (i.e. law) by the federal Environmental Protection Agency that will prevent untreated frack wastewater from being processed by local sewage treatment plants. The new rule is called "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category." The rule is set to go into effect within the next few weeks.
5 questions on safety reporting for medical devices in CIS regionAlexey Stepanov
This document summarizes safety reporting requirements for medical devices in CIS countries, including Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. It outlines what information must be reported, the regulations requiring reporting, reporting deadlines, and how and where to report. The key information that must be reported includes adverse reactions, undesirable events during usage, circumstances endangering patient or health professional life or health, and device interactions. Regulations and reporting bodies differ by country but generally require reporting within 10-20 days to the relevant health ministry or inspectorate.
This document is a superseding indictment charging multiple individuals and entities with conspiracy to violate export control laws. It alleges that the defendants conspired to export a power turbine from the US to a Russian state-owned company, requiring an export license, without obtaining the necessary license from the Department of Commerce. The Russian company was on the Entity List for export restrictions. The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to commit offenses against the US in violating export control laws.
The U.S. Department of State determined that a number of foreign persons engaged in activities that warrant nonproliferation measures under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act. These measures include a ban on U.S. government procurement from and assistance to 33 named foreign entities from countries including Belarus, China, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria and Uganda. The bans will remain in place for two years unless the Secretary of State determines otherwise.
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade reconsidered restrictions on the supply of medical devices for state procurement in July 2014. The restrictions affect state and municipal procurements of medical devices from a closed list. If at least two bids with local products from Russia, Belarus or Kazakhstan are submitted for tender, buyers will be unable to procure medical devices originating from other countries. The local products must be confirmed by a certificate of origin issued by a local authorized agency. Certain categories of medical devices are subject to the restrictions, including syringes, osteosynthesis implants, ECG devices, and surgical instruments.
Pipeline Safety Alert: PHMSA Releases Emergency Order Interim Final RuleMarcellus Drilling News
A summary of the new IFR (Interim Final Rule) issued by the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) granting the Secretary of the Dept. of Transportation broad new powers to bypass laws and regulations and make fiat decisions if he/she believes the public is in danger with respect to a pipeline.
The document discusses medical device labeling requirements in Russia. It outlines several key Russian laws and regulations pertaining to medical device registration, customs clearance, advertising, sales, distribution, and use. It emphasizes that labeling must be in Russian and match the information in the registration certificate. It recommends using over-labeling with essential information in Russian as the most common way for foreign manufacturers to comply with labeling language requirements. Failure to properly translate labeling could result in seized products or additional taxes and fees.
IFR (Interim Final Rule) issued by the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) granting the Secretary of the Dept. of Transportation broad new powers to bypass laws and regulations and make fiat decisions if he/she believes the public is in danger with respect to a pipeline.
New EPA Rule to prevent untreated frack wastewater from being processed by mu...Marcellus Drilling News
A new rule (i.e. law) by the federal Environmental Protection Agency that will prevent untreated frack wastewater from being processed by local sewage treatment plants. The new rule is called "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category." The rule is set to go into effect within the next few weeks.
5 questions on safety reporting for medical devices in CIS regionAlexey Stepanov
This document summarizes safety reporting requirements for medical devices in CIS countries, including Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. It outlines what information must be reported, the regulations requiring reporting, reporting deadlines, and how and where to report. The key information that must be reported includes adverse reactions, undesirable events during usage, circumstances endangering patient or health professional life or health, and device interactions. Regulations and reporting bodies differ by country but generally require reporting within 10-20 days to the relevant health ministry or inspectorate.
This document is a superseding indictment charging multiple individuals and entities with conspiracy to violate export control laws. It alleges that the defendants conspired to export a power turbine from the US to a Russian state-owned company, requiring an export license, without obtaining the necessary license from the Department of Commerce. The Russian company was on the Entity List for export restrictions. The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to commit offenses against the US in violating export control laws.
The U.S. Department of State determined that a number of foreign persons engaged in activities that warrant nonproliferation measures under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act. These measures include a ban on U.S. government procurement from and assistance to 33 named foreign entities from countries including Belarus, China, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria and Uganda. The bans will remain in place for two years unless the Secretary of State determines otherwise.
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade reconsidered restrictions on the supply of medical devices for state procurement in July 2014. The restrictions affect state and municipal procurements of medical devices from a closed list. If at least two bids with local products from Russia, Belarus or Kazakhstan are submitted for tender, buyers will be unable to procure medical devices originating from other countries. The local products must be confirmed by a certificate of origin issued by a local authorized agency. Certain categories of medical devices are subject to the restrictions, including syringes, osteosynthesis implants, ECG devices, and surgical instruments.
Pipeline Safety Alert: PHMSA Releases Emergency Order Interim Final RuleMarcellus Drilling News
A summary of the new IFR (Interim Final Rule) issued by the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) granting the Secretary of the Dept. of Transportation broad new powers to bypass laws and regulations and make fiat decisions if he/she believes the public is in danger with respect to a pipeline.
The document discusses medical device labeling requirements in Russia. It outlines several key Russian laws and regulations pertaining to medical device registration, customs clearance, advertising, sales, distribution, and use. It emphasizes that labeling must be in Russian and match the information in the registration certificate. It recommends using over-labeling with essential information in Russian as the most common way for foreign manufacturers to comply with labeling language requirements. Failure to properly translate labeling could result in seized products or additional taxes and fees.
IFR (Interim Final Rule) issued by the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) granting the Secretary of the Dept. of Transportation broad new powers to bypass laws and regulations and make fiat decisions if he/she believes the public is in danger with respect to a pipeline.
Администрация Президента Петра Порошенко для продвижения интересов Украины наняла компанию BGR Group, основанную бывшим председателем комитета Республиканской партии США и губернатором штата Миссисипи Хейли Барбур
This document summarizes proceedings in the High Court of Jharkhand regarding issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes decisions made to purchase important medical equipment for RIMS hospital. It also discusses shortages of critical medicines to treat COVID-19 such as Remdesivir and Favipiravir, and issues directions to the state government and drug controller to ensure adequate supply of these medicines. Further, it raises concerns about black marketing of medicines and directs authorities to monitor rates being charged by private hospitals for tests like CT scans.
We are informing our readers about the most important changes in Russian legislation: news on legal estate forms, other amendments to civil legislation, state registration of companies, LLCs, staff leasing, foreign branches and representative offices accreditation, work permits, etc.
Working in Belarus provides foreigners with:
- Equal pay and benefits as Belarusians including healthcare payments and loss of income
- Protection from discrimination based on attributes like gender, race, religion, etc.
- The ability to register children in schools and access social benefits like families in Belarus.
Second Appeal dated 06 04 2017 against SC before CIC New DelhiOm Prakash Poddar
Second Appeal vide D.NO. 122864 dated 06.04.2017 before CIC New Delhi against Registrar Supreme Court of India for refusal of Registration of Writ (Criminal) D.NO.2188 of 2017 entitled "OM PRAKASH & ANR VS. UNION OF INDIA & ORS"
Министерствам и ведомствам США с завтрашнего дня запрещено заключать любые контракты с компаниями из обнародованного списка и оказывать им любую материальную поддержку.
The document summarizes new Russian laws regarding the processing and storage of personal data of Russian citizens. Key points include:
- From January 1, 2015, all personal data of Russian citizens must be stored on databases located in Russia, with some exceptions.
- The law broadly defines personal data in a manner similar to the EU's definition. Personal data includes any information that can directly or indirectly identify an individual.
- Companies will need to notify authorities of the location of databases storing personal data and could face fines or blocking of websites for non-compliance.
- There is debate around whether some personal data can still be stored abroad if it is also stored in Russia, or if all personal data of Russian citizens
The document provides an assessment of Ukraine's implementation of commitments under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. It summarizes that Ukraine has made some progress, such as adopting a new electoral code and holding local elections, but challenges remain regarding Russia's actions in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. Reforms in anti-corruption efforts have faced setbacks and uncertainty from court rulings. Progress was seen in some economic areas but slowed by the pandemic, and reforms are still needed in sectors like transport, energy and the judiciary. The EU continues supporting Ukraine's reforms.
This is the fifth edition of the I·CONnect-Clough Center Global Review of Constitutional Law. This 2020 Global Review assembles detailed but relatively brief reports on constitutional developments and cases in 63 jurisdictions during the past calendar year. The reports are authored by academic and/or judicial experts, and often the reports are co-authored by judges and scholars. The reports in this first-of-its-kind volume offer readers systematic knowledge that, previously, has been limited mainly to local networks rather than a broader readership. By making this information available to the larger field of public law in an easily digestible format, we aim to increase the base of knowledge upon which scholars and judges can draw. We expect to repeat the project every year with new annual reports, and we hope over time that coverage will grow to an even wider range of countries. We invite scholars and jurists from the presently non-covered jurisdictions to contact us about contributing a report in next year’s Global Review.
President Obama issued three executive orders imposing sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for undermining Ukraine's sovereignty. The sanctions restricted travel and imposed financial costs on Russia. The US sanctioned Russian and Ukrainian officials and companies, limited credit to Russian banks, and restricted exports related to Russia's energy sector. These coordinated actions with international partners aimed to make clear there are consequences for violating Ukraine's territorial integrity and encourage Russia to respect its international obligations regarding Ukraine.
Variable Pricing Program for Roads | FHWATexxi Global
This document summarizes the process for renewing exemptions from vision requirements for commercial drivers. It discusses 17 applicants who have requested renewal of exemptions and met the conditions for obtaining an exemption. These include having vision in the better eye that meets standards and a stable vision impairment. A review of each applicant's safety record over the past two years also meets exemption standards. Therefore, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration concludes that extending the exemptions for two more years for each applicant is likely to achieve a level of safety equal to having no exemption. Public comments on the safety records of these drivers are requested by November 18, 2010.
The document is an order from the High Court of Gujarat summarizing the State government's response to issues raised by the Court regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes that the State government has taken immediate decisions to limit social gatherings and public events. It also provides details on efforts taken to increase testing, strengthen the healthcare system by adding beds and resources, procure Remdesivir injections, boost oxygen supplies, manage human resources and conduct public awareness campaigns.
Special Provisions Relating to Health , Hygiene & SafetyAbir Ahmmed
This document discusses health, hygiene, and safety provisions for human resource management. It outlines requirements for notifying authorities of workplace accidents and diseases. Employers must notify inspectors within 2 days of any accident causing loss of life or injury. They must also notify inspectors of dangerous occurrences or diseases specified in Schedule 2. The document describes an inspector's powers to investigate accidents and diseases, including taking samples and making orders to address dangers. It also covers providing information about dangerous buildings and machinery.
Eurasia Drilling Company reported its 2013 fiscal year results in March 2014. Revenues increased 8% to US$3.5 billion while adjusted EBITDA rose 19% to US$940 million. The company drilled over 6 million meters during the year and increased its horizontal drilling by 50%. For 2014, Eurasia Drilling expects revenues to decline to US$3.05-3.1 billion due to currency fluctuations and rig redeployments, but maintains an EBITDA margin outlook of 26.7%.
The document analyzes corporate governance issues in Russian companies. It finds that corporate governance quality remains a key factor affecting stock performance and investment risk. Companies in the top quartile of corporate governance ratings significantly outperformed others and market indices over the past three years. For Russia to attract more foreign investment, it needs to improve areas such as ownership rights, transparency, accountability and reduce state influence on companies.
Gas Liquid Engineering - Presentation BrazilSistema FIEB
Apresentação de Peter Griffin, da Gas Liquid Engineering, durante o evento promovido pelo Sistema FIEB, Fundamentos da Exploração e Produção de Não Convencionais: a Experiência Canadense.
Networkers International is a global recruitment consultancy with over 30 years of experience in contract, permanent, and managed recruitment services. They leverage their global network and professional relationships to source top talent for clients. They have experience working with large multinational companies and provide specialized recruitment teams for different industry sectors. Their vision is to add value through an in-depth understanding of clients' needs and a network of qualified professionals.
Georgias libertarian revolution part three-jacobins in tbilisi- 25 april 2010EI LAT
Georgia's economy collapsed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, with GDP falling to 45% of its 1989 level by 2004. Industry and agriculture were devastated as Soviet-era enterprises and supply chains broke down. The state was very weak, collecting only 2-14.5% of GDP in revenues during this period. While reforms were launched in the 1990s, including privatization, the results were disappointing due to chaotic governance. When Kakha Bendukidze arrived in 2004, he aimed to justify radical reforms like abolishing the traffic police based on libertarian philosophy, arguing dysfunctional institutions should be removed to allow growth.
Администрация Президента Петра Порошенко для продвижения интересов Украины наняла компанию BGR Group, основанную бывшим председателем комитета Республиканской партии США и губернатором штата Миссисипи Хейли Барбур
This document summarizes proceedings in the High Court of Jharkhand regarding issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes decisions made to purchase important medical equipment for RIMS hospital. It also discusses shortages of critical medicines to treat COVID-19 such as Remdesivir and Favipiravir, and issues directions to the state government and drug controller to ensure adequate supply of these medicines. Further, it raises concerns about black marketing of medicines and directs authorities to monitor rates being charged by private hospitals for tests like CT scans.
We are informing our readers about the most important changes in Russian legislation: news on legal estate forms, other amendments to civil legislation, state registration of companies, LLCs, staff leasing, foreign branches and representative offices accreditation, work permits, etc.
Working in Belarus provides foreigners with:
- Equal pay and benefits as Belarusians including healthcare payments and loss of income
- Protection from discrimination based on attributes like gender, race, religion, etc.
- The ability to register children in schools and access social benefits like families in Belarus.
Second Appeal dated 06 04 2017 against SC before CIC New DelhiOm Prakash Poddar
Second Appeal vide D.NO. 122864 dated 06.04.2017 before CIC New Delhi against Registrar Supreme Court of India for refusal of Registration of Writ (Criminal) D.NO.2188 of 2017 entitled "OM PRAKASH & ANR VS. UNION OF INDIA & ORS"
Министерствам и ведомствам США с завтрашнего дня запрещено заключать любые контракты с компаниями из обнародованного списка и оказывать им любую материальную поддержку.
The document summarizes new Russian laws regarding the processing and storage of personal data of Russian citizens. Key points include:
- From January 1, 2015, all personal data of Russian citizens must be stored on databases located in Russia, with some exceptions.
- The law broadly defines personal data in a manner similar to the EU's definition. Personal data includes any information that can directly or indirectly identify an individual.
- Companies will need to notify authorities of the location of databases storing personal data and could face fines or blocking of websites for non-compliance.
- There is debate around whether some personal data can still be stored abroad if it is also stored in Russia, or if all personal data of Russian citizens
The document provides an assessment of Ukraine's implementation of commitments under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. It summarizes that Ukraine has made some progress, such as adopting a new electoral code and holding local elections, but challenges remain regarding Russia's actions in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. Reforms in anti-corruption efforts have faced setbacks and uncertainty from court rulings. Progress was seen in some economic areas but slowed by the pandemic, and reforms are still needed in sectors like transport, energy and the judiciary. The EU continues supporting Ukraine's reforms.
This is the fifth edition of the I·CONnect-Clough Center Global Review of Constitutional Law. This 2020 Global Review assembles detailed but relatively brief reports on constitutional developments and cases in 63 jurisdictions during the past calendar year. The reports are authored by academic and/or judicial experts, and often the reports are co-authored by judges and scholars. The reports in this first-of-its-kind volume offer readers systematic knowledge that, previously, has been limited mainly to local networks rather than a broader readership. By making this information available to the larger field of public law in an easily digestible format, we aim to increase the base of knowledge upon which scholars and judges can draw. We expect to repeat the project every year with new annual reports, and we hope over time that coverage will grow to an even wider range of countries. We invite scholars and jurists from the presently non-covered jurisdictions to contact us about contributing a report in next year’s Global Review.
President Obama issued three executive orders imposing sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for undermining Ukraine's sovereignty. The sanctions restricted travel and imposed financial costs on Russia. The US sanctioned Russian and Ukrainian officials and companies, limited credit to Russian banks, and restricted exports related to Russia's energy sector. These coordinated actions with international partners aimed to make clear there are consequences for violating Ukraine's territorial integrity and encourage Russia to respect its international obligations regarding Ukraine.
Variable Pricing Program for Roads | FHWATexxi Global
This document summarizes the process for renewing exemptions from vision requirements for commercial drivers. It discusses 17 applicants who have requested renewal of exemptions and met the conditions for obtaining an exemption. These include having vision in the better eye that meets standards and a stable vision impairment. A review of each applicant's safety record over the past two years also meets exemption standards. Therefore, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration concludes that extending the exemptions for two more years for each applicant is likely to achieve a level of safety equal to having no exemption. Public comments on the safety records of these drivers are requested by November 18, 2010.
The document is an order from the High Court of Gujarat summarizing the State government's response to issues raised by the Court regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes that the State government has taken immediate decisions to limit social gatherings and public events. It also provides details on efforts taken to increase testing, strengthen the healthcare system by adding beds and resources, procure Remdesivir injections, boost oxygen supplies, manage human resources and conduct public awareness campaigns.
Special Provisions Relating to Health , Hygiene & SafetyAbir Ahmmed
This document discusses health, hygiene, and safety provisions for human resource management. It outlines requirements for notifying authorities of workplace accidents and diseases. Employers must notify inspectors within 2 days of any accident causing loss of life or injury. They must also notify inspectors of dangerous occurrences or diseases specified in Schedule 2. The document describes an inspector's powers to investigate accidents and diseases, including taking samples and making orders to address dangers. It also covers providing information about dangerous buildings and machinery.
Eurasia Drilling Company reported its 2013 fiscal year results in March 2014. Revenues increased 8% to US$3.5 billion while adjusted EBITDA rose 19% to US$940 million. The company drilled over 6 million meters during the year and increased its horizontal drilling by 50%. For 2014, Eurasia Drilling expects revenues to decline to US$3.05-3.1 billion due to currency fluctuations and rig redeployments, but maintains an EBITDA margin outlook of 26.7%.
The document analyzes corporate governance issues in Russian companies. It finds that corporate governance quality remains a key factor affecting stock performance and investment risk. Companies in the top quartile of corporate governance ratings significantly outperformed others and market indices over the past three years. For Russia to attract more foreign investment, it needs to improve areas such as ownership rights, transparency, accountability and reduce state influence on companies.
Gas Liquid Engineering - Presentation BrazilSistema FIEB
Apresentação de Peter Griffin, da Gas Liquid Engineering, durante o evento promovido pelo Sistema FIEB, Fundamentos da Exploração e Produção de Não Convencionais: a Experiência Canadense.
Networkers International is a global recruitment consultancy with over 30 years of experience in contract, permanent, and managed recruitment services. They leverage their global network and professional relationships to source top talent for clients. They have experience working with large multinational companies and provide specialized recruitment teams for different industry sectors. Their vision is to add value through an in-depth understanding of clients' needs and a network of qualified professionals.
Georgias libertarian revolution part three-jacobins in tbilisi- 25 april 2010EI LAT
Georgia's economy collapsed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, with GDP falling to 45% of its 1989 level by 2004. Industry and agriculture were devastated as Soviet-era enterprises and supply chains broke down. The state was very weak, collecting only 2-14.5% of GDP in revenues during this period. While reforms were launched in the 1990s, including privatization, the results were disappointing due to chaotic governance. When Kakha Bendukidze arrived in 2004, he aimed to justify radical reforms like abolishing the traffic police based on libertarian philosophy, arguing dysfunctional institutions should be removed to allow growth.
Heute ist die Uchtaer technischen Staatsuniversität der Vertreter der Zusammenarbeit der erdöl- und Erdgashochschulen Russlands, die größte allgemeine technische Hochschule im Europäischen Norden des Landes.
Novatek International is a data management software company established in 1996 that provides solutions for healthcare, laboratories, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. It has a global reach with offices in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Novatek serves over 150 clients worldwide across these industries, including major companies like Abbott, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Novartis, and Pfizer. Its product suite includes solutions for finished products, analyzers, quality systems management, and other areas to help customers with productivity and regulatory compliance.
The document provides information for foreign investors interested in doing business in Batumi, Georgia. It summarizes that the Batumi Investment Agency (BIA) facilitates foreign investment and acts as a one-stop shop for investors. It highlights seven reasons for investing in Batumi, including its strategic location, investor-friendly environment, low taxes, and natural resources. The document also provides economic data and rankings, as well as
Transoil BV is an independent marine consultancy company that provides ship-to-ship transfer services, cargo surveying, bunker surveys, and loss control services worldwide. They have experienced superintendents and consultants who handle ship-to-ship transfers safely and efficiently. Transoil also offers equipment rentals, cargo surveys during loading and discharging, and on-hire and off-hire inspections to verify vessel condition during charters. Their experienced loss control team works to prevent real and apparent losses for clients in areas like crude oil, petroleum products, and biofuels.
This is a Key Note Presentation entitle "STATISTICS & MANAGERIAL ETHICS : OVERVIEW OF PROBLEMS AND TOTAL SOLUTIONS" was presented at The 1st ISM International Statistical Conference (ISM-1)”, Johor Baharu, Malaysia, 4-6 September 2012, which was held at Persada International Convention Centre, Johor Baharu, Malaysia.
I have revised the presentation to include Maqasid Al Shariah as a solution to problems Managerial Ethics in Statistics. I have redefined statistics as follows:
"Statistics is a scientific method of collecting, organizing, presenting, analysing and interpreting numerical information, developed from mathematical theory of probability, within the ethical values of Maqasid al-Shariah”
Us sanctions eu_sanctions_expended_and_prolongedМаксим Бердник
Dmitry Kozak is listed in a document containing names and positions of individuals affected by sanctions from the US and EU due to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. The document provides Kozak's name, position as Assistant to the Russian President, and indicates he is subject to EU sanctions but not US sanctions. It also lists several other sanctioned Russian and Ukrainian individuals, their positions, and whether they are subject to US or EU sanctions.
Telkom memiliki peluang untuk memperluas jaringan 4G-LTE, masuk ke pasar baru di negara berkembang, dan meningkatkan penggunaan data di Indonesia. Namun, regulasi pemerintah dan kompetisi dari operator lain menjadi tantangan bagi perusahaan.
The document announces an event called the Smart SMEs Innovation, Collaboration, Acceleration conference to be held on August 17-18, 2016 in Singapore. The event aims to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) innovate, collaborate, and accelerate their businesses to cope with the changing global business landscape. The keynote will feature the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. The event will include sessions on international trade opportunities and challenges, partnering with the government, harnessing smart technology, digital transformation strategies, and workshops on leadership, retail innovation, and social media.
The purpose of this survey was to collect data from companies from all industries on enabling technology currently used to support key areas of their Quality Management System. Data was collected from the LinkedIn Quality & Regulatory Network group representing over 77,000 professionals worldwide. Over 620 members from multiple industries participated in this survey.
Business continuity & Disaster recovery planingHanaysha
Disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity planning (BCP) are important for organizations to plan for disasters and disruptions. A DR plan provides procedures to recover IT capabilities at an alternate site after a disaster. A BCP addresses risks to business processes and prepares an organization to continue essential operations. Both plans aim to minimize downtime and losses. Key components of DR plans include establishing recovery teams, developing procedures, training, and arranging alternate IT resources. BCP components involve identifying critical resources, conducting risk and impact analyses, and developing prevention, mitigation and recovery strategies. Maintaining and testing plans is important to ensure preparedness for disasters.
Lukoil is the largest oil company in Russia and one of the largest in the world. It operates across the oil and gas value chain through exploration and production, refining, marketing and distribution, and petrochemicals. Some of Lukoil's main strengths include its vertically integrated business model, strong refining operations, and leading market position in Russia. However, it also faces weaknesses such as dependence on Transneft's pipeline system for transportation and dependence on Gazprom as its main gas customer.
1. The document discusses the domestic backbone networks of several major telecom operators in Indonesia, including PT Telkom, PT Excelcomindo Pratama, and PT Indosat.
2. It provides information on the terrestrial and submarine fiber optic cable networks of each operator spanning the islands of Java, Sumatra, Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and beyond.
3. The Palapa Ring project is also summarized, which aims to connect over 33 provinces and 460 districts across the archipelago through a network of over 35,000 km of submarine cable and 21,708 km of inland cable.
Транспортно-логистические и промышленные перспективы освоения Арктического ше...Russian Council
Лекция прочитана Алексеем Фадеевым (к.э.н., начальник Управления по обеспечению производства ООО «Газпромнефть – Сахалин», эксперт РСМД) в рамках «Дней РСМД в Северном (Арктическом) федеральном университете» 5 февраля 2014 года. Тема лекции - «Транспортно-логистические и промышленные перспективы освоения Арктического шельфа: международный аспект».
Annette Larkin is an experienced communications professional with expertise in strategic media relations, public relations, and issue advocacy campaigns. She has over 25 years of experience in global PR agencies, on Capitol Hill, and in presidential campaigns. Her skills include developing communications plans, securing media coverage, crisis management, and digital marketing. Currently she is the principal of her own consulting firm, AJL Consulting, where she provides strategic communications counsel to organizations in healthcare and other sectors.
This document adds 71 entities to the Entity List, including 65 Russian entities and 1 Belarusian entity. These entities are being added due to their involvement in activities contrary to U.S. national security interests related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Specifically, 66 of the entities are designated as Russian or Belarusian "military end users" and will be subject to additional export restrictions. The other 5 Russian entities are being added for acquiring U.S.-origin items to support activities contrary to U.S. policy. All listed entities will now require a license for all exports and will face a policy of license denial.
This document summarizes the Ukraine/Russia-related sanctions program administered by the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). It describes the executive orders that established and expanded the sanctions, the entities and transactions targeted, and prohibited and authorized actions. Key aspects covered include: blocking sanctions against designated individuals/entities; sectoral sanctions against specified Russian economic sectors; and a new investment/trade ban related to Crimea. It provides an overview of licensing and penalties but notes this is explanatory and executive orders/regulations contain legally binding provisions.
Executive Order 13382, Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass.docxSANSKAR20
Executive Order 13382, "Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Proliferators and Their Supporters"; the Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade Control
Regulations (Part 539 of Title 31, C.F.R); and the Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU)
Agreement Assets Control Regulations (Part 540 of Title 31, C.F.R)
INTRODUCTION - The Treasury Department’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) implements three distinct
sanctions programs designed to combat the proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The requirements under
each of the programs are different. Each program is described
in further detail in this brochure, but they can be summarized
as follows:
• Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 2005, blocks the
property of persons engaged in proliferation activities
and their support networks. OFAC administers this
blocking program, which initially applied to eight
organizations in North Korea, Iran, and Syria.
Treasury, together with the Department of State, is
authorized to designate additional WMD proliferators
and their supporters under the new authorities
provided by this Executive Order.
• OFAC’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade Control
Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 539, implement a ban on
imports into the United States, pursuant to Executive
Order 12938. Under this program, the Secretary of
State may name, as subject to the ban, foreign
persons determined to have engaged in proliferation-
related activities.
• OFAC’s Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Agreement
Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 540,
implement Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000,
“Blocking Property of the Government of the Russian
Federation Relating to the Disposition of Highly
Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons.”
These regulations and Executive Order 13159 are
directed at the property used to carry out international
agreements between the United States and the
Russian Federation for the conversion of highly
enriched uranium extracted from Russian nuclear
weapons into low-enriched uranium for use in
commercial nuclear reactors.
The three WMD sanctions programs administered by OFAC
are described in greater detail below.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 13382, “BLOCKING PROPERTY
OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
PROLIFERATORS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS”
SUMMARY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER - Executive Order
13382 of June 28, 2005 (E.O. 13382), takes additional steps to
deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order
12938 of November 14, 1994 (see below), with respect to the
proliferation of WMD and the means of delivering them. The
Executive Order blocks the property of specially designated
WMD proliferators and members of their support networks.
The action effectively denies those parties access to the U.S.
financial and commercial systems. The program is
administered by OFAC.
PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS - U.S. persons, meaning
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This document summarizes a proposed rule by the Bureau of Industry and Security to transfer control of certain items from the United States Munitions List Categories XIV (Toxicological Agents) and XVIII (Directed Energy Weapons) to the Commerce Control List. The affected Category XIV items would be controlled under new Export Control Classification Numbers 1A607, 1B607, 1C607, 1D607, and 1E607. The affected Category XVIII items would be controlled under new ECCNs 6B619, 6D619 and 6E619. This rule is part of the Administration's Export Control Reform Initiative to update export controls.
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This document proposes rules to transfer certain items from the US Munitions List (USML) to the Commerce Control List (CCL). Specifically, it proposes to transfer certain dissemination, detection and protection equipment from USML Category XIV to new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 1A607, 1B607, 1C607, 1D607, and 1E607 under the CCL. It also proposes to transfer certain tooling, production equipment, test and evaluation equipment, and test models from USML Category XVIII to new ECCNs 6B619, 6D619 and 6E619 under the CCL. The document provides background on export control reform and describes the specific items and controls that would
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What specific legal action and against who, has the U.S. government undertaken resulting from, or linked to, this EO?
There are multiple regulations imposed under Executive Order (EO) 13382 that also link to Executive 12938 and 31 C.F.R Section 539. If we break EO 13382 down, the specific legal action imposed include three separate sanctions programs. First, EO 13382, “blocks the property of persons engaged in proliferation activities and their support networks (OFAC, 2012).” Second, EO 13382, implements “a ban on imports into the United States, pursuant to Executive Order 12938 (OFAC, 2012).” EO 12938 empowers the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation of goods, technology, or services by a foreign person who participates in WMD proliferation activities. Third, EO 13382 blocks the Russian Federation from doing anything with their highly enriched uranium stockpiles other than what has already been agreed upon with the U.S. (OFAC, 2012). In summary, executive order 13382, “denies those parties access to the U.S. financial and commercial systems (OFAC, 2012).” Which means entities and their supporters that deal in WMD proliferation are subject to denial to the US financial systems and having their assets frozen.
Executive Order 13382 affects many different international entities from multiple countries. EO 13382 initially applied to eight organizations within the countries of North Korea, Iran, and Syria. However, the EO allows the Secretary of the Treasury in conjunction with the Secretary of State to impose sanctions on additional entities and their supporters who conduct WMD proliferation activities. The current list of “foreign persons” under “active” import bans pursuant to EO 12938 includes about 205 entities or their supporters (DOS, 2016). EO 13382 also affects the Russian Federation, who has further restrictions emplaced, in regards to their blend down of highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium. Specifically, over a twenty-year period the Russian Federation will reduce 500 metric tons to low enriched uranium for use in commercial reactors (OFAC, 2012). Furthermore, EO 13382 blocks U.S. persons or companies and their foreign branches from engaging in any transaction with any party designed by the order.
Executive Order 13382 basically creates an easier way for the executive branch of the United States Government to impose sanctions. The language in the order is broad and places the burden of sanctions on the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State. Meaning, Congress does not get a vote and the process of placing international sanctions on foreign entities or property in the possession of U.S. citizens is streamlined (Crail, 2008). Which allows for the question of, without legislation authorizing sanctions have all legal standards set by Congress been met? An Executive Order that is upheld by the judicial branch can clear up the mud ...
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This is the second session of a three day course on economic sanctions related to Russia. It covers the financing restrictions from the US and EU sanctions generally.
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17 September 2014
Russian Entities Sanctioned
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55608-55615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22207]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Parts 744 and 746
[Docket No. 1408114668-4758-01]
RIN 0694-AG28
Russian Sanctions: Addition of Persons to the Entity List and
Restrictions on Certain Military End Uses and Military End Users
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations
(EAR) to impose additional sanctions implementing U.S. policy toward
Russia. Specifically, in this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security
(BIS) amends the EAR by adding ten entries 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 destination of Russia. BIS is also
amending the EAR to impose license requirements for items destined to
Russia when those items are intended for a military end use or military
end user.
DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective September 17, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the Entity List-related changes
contact the Chair, End-User Review Committee, Office 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.
For the changes for Restrictions on Certain Military End Uses and
Military End Users, contact Eileen Albanese, Director, Office of
National Security and Technology Transfer Controls, Bureau of Industry
and Security, Department of Commerce, Phone: (202) 482-0092, Fax: (202)
482-482-3355, Email: rpd2@bis.doc.gov. For emails, include ``Russia''
in the subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
to impose additional sanctions implementing U.S. policy toward Russia.
Specifically, in this rule the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
amends the EAR by adding ten 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 destination of Russia. BIS is also amending
the EAR to impose license requirements for items destined to Russia
when those items are intended for a military end use or military end
user.
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2. Entity List
The Entity List (Supplement No. 4 to Part 744) notifies the public
about entities that have engaged in activities that could result in an
increased risk of the diversion of exported, reexported or transferred
(in-country) items to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs,
activities sanctioned by the State Department and activities contrary
to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests. Certain exports,
reexports, and transfers (in-country) to entities identified on the
Entity List require licenses from BIS and are usually subject to a
policy of denial. The availability of license exceptions in such
transactions is very limited. The license review policy for each entity
is identified in the license review policy column on the Entity List
and the availability of license exceptions is noted in the Federal
Register notices adding persons to the Entity List. BIS places entities
on the Entity List based on certain sections of part 744 (Control
Policy: End-User and End-Use Based) 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
all decisions to remove or modify an entry by unanimous vote. The
Departments represented on the ERC approved these changes to the Entity
List.
Addition to the Entity List in this rule
This rule adds ten persons to the Entity List on the basis of Sec.
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. Under Sec. 744.11(b) (Criteria for revising the Entity
List), 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. The persons being added to the Entity List
have been determined to be involved in activities that are contrary to
the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.
Entity Additions Consistent With Executive Order 13661
Five entities are added based on activities that are described in
Executive Order 13661 (79 FR 15533), Blocking Property of Additional
Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine, issued by the
President on March 16, 2014. This Order expanded the scope of the
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660, finding that the
actions and policies of the Government of the Russian Federation with
respect to Ukraine--including the deployment of Russian Federation
military forces in Crimea (Occupied)--undermine democratic processes
and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security,
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stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and contribute to
the misappropriation of its assets, and thereby constitute an unusual
and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of
the United States.
Specifically, Executive Order 13661 includes a directive that all
property and interests in property that are in the United States, that
hereafter come within the United States, or that are or thereafter come
within the possession or control of any United States person (including
any foreign branch) of the following persons are blocked and may not be
transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: Persons
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be operating in the
defense or related materiel sector in the Russian Federation. Under
Section 8 of the Order, all agencies of the United States Government
are directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to
carry out the provisions of the Order. The Department of the Treasury's
Office of Foreign Assets Control, pursuant to Executive Order 13661 and
on behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury, has designated the
following five persons as operating in the defense or related materiel
sector of the Russian Federation: Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern Main
System Design Bureau, JSC; Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of
Instrument Design, JSC; Kalinin Machine Plant, JSC; Mytishchinski
Mashinostroitelny Zavod, OAO; and Dolgoprudny Research Production
Enterprise, OAO.
In conjunction with those designations, the Department of Commerce
adds the five persons to the Entity List under this rule and imposes a
license requirement for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country)
for all items subject to the EAR to those persons. This license
requirement implements an appropriate measure within the authority of
BIS to carry out the provisions of Executive Order 13661. Almaz-Antey
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3. Air Defense Concern Main System Design Bureau, JSC is one of the
world's largest defense industry complexes, specializing in development
of anti-air, anti-missile and space defense systems. Tikhomirov
Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design, JSC specializes in
the development of weaponry control systems for fighter planes and
mobile medium range anti-aircraft surface to air missile (SAM) defense
vehicles. Kalinin Machine Plant, JSC designs and manufactures machines
for military and civil applications. Mytishchinski Mashinostroitelny
Zavod, OAO manufactures and supplies ordnance and accessories,
including naval, aircraft, anti-aircraft and field artillery products.
Dolgoprudny Research Production Enterprise, OAO develops and
manufactures high-technology defense products. Therefore, pursuant to
Sec. 744.11 of the EAR, the conduct of these five persons raises
sufficient concern that prior review of exports, reexports, or
transfers (in-country) of items subject to the EAR involving these five
persons, and the possible imposition of license conditions or license
denials on shipments to these persons, will enhance BIS's ability to
protect the foreign policy and national security interests of the
United States. License applications for exports, reexports and
transfers (in-country) to these persons will be reviewed with a
presumption of denial.
Entity Additions Consistent With Executive Order 13662
In addition, five entities are added based on activities that are
described in Executive Order 13662 (79 FR 16169), Blocking Property of
Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine, issued by
the President on March 20, 2014. This Order expanded the scope of the
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014
and Executive Order 13661 of March 16, 2014. Specifically, EO 13662
expanded the scope to include sectors of the Russian Federation economy
as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, such as financial services, energy, metals
and mining, engineering, and defense and related materiel.
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control,
pursuant to Executive Order 13662 and on behalf of the Secretary of the
Treasury, has designated the following five persons as operating in the
energy sector of the Russian Federation. Gazprom, OAO has major
business lines in geological exploration, production, transportation,
storage, processing and sales of gas, gas condensate and oil, sales of
gas as a vehicle fuel as well as generation and marketing of heat and
electric power. Gazpromneft is a Russian oil company engaged primarily
in oil and gas exploration and production, the sale and distribution of
crude oil, and the production and sale of petroleum products. Lukoil,
OAO is a company in Russia's petroleum industry. Rosneft is a company
in Russia's petroleum industry whose activities include hydrocarbon
exploration and production, upstream offshore projects, hydrocarbon
refining, and crude oil, gas and product marketing in Russia and
abroad. Surgutneftegas is a Russian oil and gas company.
Therefore, BIS adds the following five Russian energy entities to
the Entity List to impose a license requirement for the export,
reexport or transfers (in-country) of all items subject to the EAR to
those companies when the exporter, reexporter or transferor knows that
the item will be used directly or indirectly in exploration for, or
production of, oil or gas in Russian deepwater (greater than 500 feet)
or Arctic offshore locations or shale formations in Russia, or are
unable to determine whether the item will be used in such projects.
License applications for such transactions will be reviewed with a
presumption of denial when for use directly or indirectly for
exploration or production from deepwater (greater than 500 feet),
Arctic offshore, or shale projects in Russia that have the potential to
produce oil. This license requirement implements an appropriate measure
within the authority of BIS to carry out the provisions of Executive
Order 13662.
The license requirements for all ten persons added to the Entity
List apply to any transaction in which items are to be exported,
reexported, or transferred (in-country) to any of the 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 the
persons being added to the Entity List in this rule.
This final rule adds the following ten persons to the Entity List:
Russia
1. Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern Main System Design Bureau, JSC
(a.k.a., A.A. Raspletin Main System Design Bureau; a.k.a. Almaz-Antey
GSKB; a.k.a. Almaz-Antey GSKB Imeni Academician A.A. Raspletin; a.k.a.
Almaz-Antey MSDB; a.k.a. Almaz-Antey PVO `Air Defense' Concern Lead
Systems Design Bureau OAO `Open Joint-Stock Company' Imeni Academician
A.A. Raspletin; a.k.a. Golovnoye Sistemnoye Konstruktorskoye Byuro Open
Joint-Stock Company of Almaz-Antey PVO Concern Imeni Academician A.A.
Raspletin; a.k.a. Joint Stock Company Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern
Main System Design Bureau, Named by Academician A.A. Raspletin; a.k.a.
Joint Stock Company Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern Main System Design
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4. Bureau; a.k.a. Almaz-Antey; a.k.a. JSC `Almaz-Antey' MSDB, f.k.a.,
Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Nauchno
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Proizvodstvennoe Obedinenie Almaz Imeni Akademika A.A. Raspletina;
a.k.a. GSKB)
Address: 16-80, Leningradsky Prospect, Moscow 125190, Russia;
2. Dolgoprudny Research Production Enterprise, OAO, (a.k.a.
olgoprudnenskoye NPP OAO; a.k.a. Dolgoprudny; a.k.a. -Dolgoprudny
Research Production Enterprise; a.k.a. Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe
Obshchestvo Doigoprudnenskoe Nauchno Proizvodstvennoe Predpriyatie;
a.k.a. OAO `Dolgoprudny Research Production Enterprise')
Address: 1 Pl. Sobina, Dolgoprudny, Moskovskaya obl. 141700,
Russia;
Alt Address: Proshchad Sobina 1, Dolgoprudny 141700, Russia;
* 3. Gazprom, OAO (a.k.a. Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom; a.k.a.
OAO Gazprom; a.k.a. Gazprom)
Address: 16 Nametkina St., Moscow, Russia GSP-7, 117997, Russia;
Alt Address: 16 Nametkina ul., Moscow 117991, Russia;
* 4. Gazprom Neft (a.k.a. Gazprom Neft OAO; a.k.a. JSC Gazprom
Neft; a.k.a. Open Joint-Stock Company Gazprom Neft; f.k.a. Sibirskaya
Neftyanaya Kompaniya OAO)
Address: Let. A. Galernaya, 5, ul, St. Petersburg 190000, Russia;
Alt Address: Ul. Pochtamtskaya, 3-5, St. Petersburg 190000, Russia;
Alt Address: 3-5 Pochtamtskaya St., St. Petersburg 190000, Russia;
and
Alt Address: 125 A. Profsoyuznaya Street, Moscow 117647, Russia;
5. Kalinin Machine Plant, JSC, a.k.a., Kalinin Machine-Building
Plant Open Joint-Stock Company; a.k.a. Kalinin Machinery Plant-BRD;
a.k.a. Mashinostroitel'NYI Zavod IM. M.I. Kalinina, G. Yekaterinburg
OAO; a.k.a. Mzik OAO; a.k.a. Open-End Joint-Stock Company `Kalinin
Machinery Plant. YEKATERINBURG'; a.k.a. Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe
Obshchestvo Mashinostroitelny Zavod IM.M.I.Kalinina, G.Ekaterinburg)
Address: 18 prospekt Kosmonavtov, Ekaterinburg 620017,
Sverdlovskaya obl., Russia;
* 6. Lukoil, OAO (a.k.a. Lukoil; a.k.a. Lukoil Oil Company; a.k.a.
Neftyanaya Kompaniya Lukoil OOO; a.k.a. NK Lukoil OAO)
Address: 11 Sretenski boulevard, Moscow 101000, Russia;
7. Mytishchinski Mashinostroitelny Zavod, OAO, (a.k.a., JSC
Mytishchinski Machine-Building Plant; a.k.a. Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe
Obshchestvo `Mytishchinski Mashinostroitelny ZAVOD')
Address: 4 ul. Kolontsova Mytishchi, Mytishchinski Raion,
Moskovskayaobl 141009, Russia;
Alt. Address: UL Koloncova, d.4, Mytishi, Moscow region 141009,
Russia;
* 8. Rosneft (a.k.a. Open Joint-Stock Company Rosneft Oil Company;
a.k.a. OAO Rosneft Oil Company; a.k.a. Oil Company Rosneft; a.k.a. OJSC
Rosneft Oil Company; a.k.a. Rosneft Oil Company)
Address: 26/1, Sofiyskaya Embankment, 117997, Moscow, Russia;
* 9. Surgutneftegas (a.k.a. Open Joint Stock Company
Surgutneftegas; a.k.a. Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo
Surgutneftegaz; a.k.a. Surgutneftegas OAO; a.k.a. Surgutneftegas OJSC;
a.k.a. Surgutneftegaz OAO)
Address: ul. Grigoriya Kukuyevitskogo, 1, bld. 1, Khanty-Mansiysky
Autonomous Okrug--Yugra, the city of Surgut, Tyumenskaya Oblast 628415,
Russia;
Alt Address: korp. 1 1 Grigoriya Kukuevitskogo ul., Surgut,
Tyumenskaya oblast 628404, Russia;
Alt Address: Street Kukuevitskogo 1, Surgut, Tyumen Region 628415,
Russia;
10. Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design,
JSC (a.k.a., JSC NIIP, f.k.a., Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo
Nauchno Issledovatelski Institut Priborostroeniya Imeni V.V.
Tikhomirova; a.k.a. Scientific Research Institue of Instrument Design;
a.k.a. JSC V. Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument
Design.)
Address: 3 Ul. Gagarina, Zhukovski, Moskovskaya Obl 140180, Russia;
Alt. Address: Gagarin Str, 3, Zhukovsky 140180, Russia.
Military End-Use Restriction
It is the policy of the United States Government to facilitate U.S.
exports for civilian end uses, while preventing exports that would
enhance the military capability of certain destinations, thereby
threatening the national security and foreign policy of the United
States and its allies. In furtherance of this policy, BIS established a
license requirement for certain items intended for ``military end
uses'' in a final rule published June 19, 2007 (72 FR 33646).
Specifically, that final rule established a control, based on knowledge
of a ``military end use,'' on exports and reexports of certain items on
the Commerce Control List (CCL) that otherwise would not require a
license to a specified destination. The ``military end use'' control
initially applied to certain items exported, reexported or transferred
(in country) to the People's Republic of China.
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5. ``Military End Use'' and ``Military End User'' License Requirements for
Certain Items Destined for Russia
In this rule, BIS amends Sec. 744.21 of the EAR to apply
``military end use'' and ``military end user'' license requirements to
Russia. Specifically, BIS amends Sec. 744.21 by adding ``or Russia''
after ``People's Republic of China'' and ``PRC'', wherever those names
appear, including in the heading of the section. Items subject to these
license requirements are those listed in Supplement No. 2 to Part 744.
This final rule also adds a paragraph (g) to define the term ``military
end user'' for purposes of Sec. 744.21. The definition of ``military
end user'' this rule adds to Sec. 744.21 is the same definition of
``military end user'' that is defined in Sec. 744.17 of the EAR.
Foreign Policy Report
The extension of the military end use controls to Russia in this
rule is the imposition of a foreign policy control. Section 6(f) of the
Export Administration Act requires that a report be delivered to
Congress before imposing such controls. The report was delivered to
Congress on September 12, 2014.
Export Administration Act
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 amended by Executive Order 13637 of March
8, 2013, 78 FR 16129 (March 13, 2013) and as extended by the Notice of
August 7, 2014, 79 FR 46959 (August 11, 2014), has continued the Export
Administration Regulations in effect under the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act. BIS continues to carry out the provisions of the
Export Administration Act, as appropriate and to the extent permitted
by law, pursuant to Executive Order 13222 as amended by Executive Order
13637.
Rulemaking Requirements
1. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess all
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This rule has been determined to be not
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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 OMB under control number 0694-0088,
Simplified Network Application Processing System, which includes, among
other things, license applications and carries a burden estimate of
43.8 minutes for a manual or electronic submission.
Total burden hours associated with the PRA and OMB control number
0694-0088 are not expected to significantly increase as a result of
this rule. You may 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 email to
JasmeetK.Seehra@omb.eop.gov, or by fax to (202) 395-
7285.
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 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
advance U.S. policy toward Russia and therefore 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 and items intended for certain end uses. 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, publishing a
proposed rule would give these parties notice of the U.S. Government's
intention to place them on the Entity List and would create an
incentive for these persons to either accelerate receiving items
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6. subject to the EAR to conduct activities that are contrary to the
national security or foreign policy interests of the United States,
and/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. BIS also implements this
rule to protect U.S. national security or foreign policy objectives
from being undermined by immediately restricting the export, reexport
or transfer (in-country) of certain items to Russia for military end
uses. 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.
List of Subjects
15 CFR Part 744
Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.
15 CFR Part 746
Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, parts 744 and 746 of the Export Administration
Regulations (15 CFR parts 730-774) are amended as follows:
PART 744--[AMENDED]
0 1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 744 continues 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 August 7, 2014, 79 FR 46959
(August 11, 2014); Notice of September 18, 2013, 78 FR 58151
(September 20, 2013); Notice of November 7, 2013, 78 FR 67289
(November 12, 2013); Notice of January 21, 2014, 79 FR 3721 (January
22, 2014).
0 2. Section 744.21 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 744.21 Restrictions on Certain `Military end uses' in the
People's Republic of China (PRC) or for a `Military end use' or
`Military end user' in Russia.
(a)(1) General prohibition. In addition to the license requirements
for items specified on the Commerce Control List (CCL), you may not
export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) any item subject to the EAR
listed in Supplement No. 2 to Part 744 to the PRC or Russia without a
license if, at the time of the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country),
either:
(i) You have ``knowledge,'' as defined in Sec. 772.1 of the EAR,
that the item is intended, entirely or in part, for a `military end
use,' as defined in paragraph (f) of this section, in the PRC or for a
`military end use' or `military end user' in Russia; or
(ii) You have been informed by BIS, as described in paragraph (b)
of this section, that the item is or may be intended, entirely or in
part, for a `military end use' in the PRC or for a `military end use'
or `military end-user' in Russia.
(2) General prohibition. In addition to the license requirements
for 9x515 and ``600 series'' items specified on the Commerce Control
List (CCL), you may not export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) any
9x515 or ``600 series'' item, including items described in a .y
paragraph of a 9x515 or ``600 series'' ECCN, to the PRC or Russia
without a license.
(b) Additional prohibition on those informed by BIS. BIS may inform
you either individually by specific notice, through amendment to the
EAR published in the Federal Register, or through a separate notice
published in the Federal Register, that a license is required for
specific exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) of any item
because there is an unacceptable risk of use in or diversion to
`military end use' activities in the PRC or for a `military end use' or
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7. `military end-user' in Russia. Specific notice will be given only by,
or at the direction of, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration. When such notice is provided orally, it will be
followed by written notice within two working days signed by the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration or the Deputy Assistant
Secretary's designee. The absence of BIS notification does not excuse
the exporter from compliance with the license requirements of paragraph
(a) of this section.
(c) License exception. Despite the prohibitions described in
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, you may export, reexport, or
transfer (in-country) items subject to the EAR under the provisions
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of License Exception GOV set forth in Sec. 740.11(b)(2)(i) and (ii) of
the EAR.
(d) License application procedure. When submitting a license
application pursuant to this section, you must state in the
``additional information'' block of the application that ``this
application is submitted because of the license requirement in Sec.
744.21 of the EAR (Restrictions on Certain Military End Uses in the
People's Republic of China or for a `Military End Use' or `Military End
User' in Russia).'' In addition, either in the additional information
block of the application or in an attachment to the application, you
must include for the PRC all known information concerning the military
end use of the item(s) and for Russia, all known information concerning
the `military end use' and `military end users' of the item(s). If you
submit an attachment with your license application, you must reference
the attachment in the ``additional information'' block of the
application.
(e) License review standards. (1) Applications to export, reexport,
or transfer items described in paragraph (a) of this section will be
reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine whether the export,
reexport, or transfer would make a material contribution to the
military capabilities of the PRC or Russia, and would result in
advancing the country's military activities contrary to the national
security interests of the United States. When it is determined that an
export, reexport, or transfer would make such a contribution, the
license will be denied.
(2) Applications may be reviewed under chemical and biological
weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology review
policies, as set forth in Sec. Sec. 742.2(b)(4), 742.3(b)(4) and
742.5(b)(4) of the EAR, if the end use may involve certain
proliferation activities.
(3) Applications for items requiring a license for other reasons
that are destined to the PRC for a `military end use' or that are
destined to Russia for a `military end use' or `military end-user' also
will be subject to the review policy stated in paragraph (e)(1) of this
section.
(f) Military end use. In this section, `military end use' means:
Incorporation into a military item described on the U.S. Munitions List
(USML) (22 CFR part 121, International Traffic in Arms Regulations);
incorporation into a military item described on the Wassenaar
Arrangement Munitions List (as set out on the Wassenaar Arrangement Web
site at http://www.wassenaar.org); incorporation into items classified
under ECCNs ending in ``A018'' or under ``600 series'' ECCNs; or for
the ``use,'' ``development,'' or ``production'' of military items
described on the USML or the Wassenaar Arrangement Munitions List, or
items classified under ECCNs ending in ``A018'' or under ``600 series''
ECCNs.
Note to paragraph (f) of this section: As defined in Part 772
of the EAR, ``use'' means operation, installation (including on-site
installation), maintenance (checking), repair, overhaul and
refurbishing; ``development'' is related to all stages prior to
serial production, such as: Design, design research, design
analyses, design concepts, assembly and testing of prototypes, pilot
production schemes, design data, process of transforming design data
into a product, configuration design, integration design, layouts;
and ``production'' means all production stages, such as: Product
engineering, manufacturing, integration, assembly (mounting),
inspection, testing, quality assurance.
For purposes of this section, ``operation'' means to cause to
function as intended; ``installation'' means to make ready for use,
and includes connecting, integrating, incorporating, loading
software, and testing; ``maintenance'' means performing work to
bring an item to its original or designed capacity and efficiency
for its intended purpose, and includes testing, measuring,
adjusting, inspecting, replacing parts, restoring, calibrating,
overhauling; and ``deployment'' means placing in battle formation or
appropriate strategic position.
(g) Military end user. In this section, the term `military end-user'
means the national armed services (army, navy, marine, air force,
or coast guard), as well as the national guard and national police,
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8. government intelligence or reconnaissance organizations, or any person
or entity whose actions or functions are intended to support `military
end uses' as defined in paragraph (f) of this section.
0 3. Supplement No. 4 to part 744 is amended by adding under Russia, in
alphabetical order, ten Russian entities.
The additions read as follows:
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Supplement No. 4 to Part 744--Entity List
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RUSSIA
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Almaz-Antey Air For all items Presumption of 79 FR [INSERT FR
Defense Concern Main subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER] 9/
System Design Bureau, EAR. (See Sec. 17/2014.
JSC (a.k.a., A.A. 744.11 of the
Raspletin Main System EAR).
Design Bureau; a.k.a.
Almaz-Antey GSKB;
a.k.a. Almaz-Antey
GSKB Imeni
Academician A.A.
Raspletin; a.k.a.
Almaz-Antey MSDB;
a.k.a. Almaz-Antey
PVO `Air Defense'
Concern Lead Systems
Design Bureau OAO
`Open Joint-Stock
Company' Imeni
Academician A.A.
Raspletin; a.k.a.
Golovnoye Sistemnoye
Konstruktorskoye
Byuro Open Joint-
Stock Company of
Almaz-Antey PVO
Concern Imeni
Academician A.A.
Raspletin; a.k.a.
Joint Stock Company
Almaz-Antey Air
Defense Concern Main
System Design Bureau,
Named by Academician
A.A. Raspletin;
a.k.a. Joint Stock
Company Almaz-Antey
Air Defense Concern
Main System Design
Bureau; a.k.a. Almaz-
Antey; a.k.a. JSC
`Almaz-Antey' MSDB,
f.k.a., Otkrytoe
Aktsionernoe
Obshchestvo Nauchno
Proizvodstvennoe
Obedinenie Almaz
Imeni Akademika A.A.
Raspletina; a.k.a.
GSKB).
Address: 16-80,
Leningradsky
Prospect, Moscow
125190, Russia.
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Dolgoprudny Research For all items Presumption of 79 FR [INSERT FR
Production subject to the denial. PAGE ] 9/17/
Enterprise, OAO EAR. (See Sec. 2014.
(a.k.a. 744.11 of the
olgoprudnenskoye NPP EAR).
OAO; a.k.a.
Dolgoprudny; a.k.a.
Dolgoprudny Research
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9. Production
Enterprise; a.k.a.
Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe
Obshchestvo
Doigoprudnenskoe
Nauchno
Proizvodstvennoe
Predpriyatie; a.k.a.
OAO `Dolgoprudny
Research Production
Enterprise').
Address: 1 Pl. Sobina,
Dolgoprudny,
Moskovskaya obl.
141700 , Russia.
Alt Address: Proshchad
Sobina 1, Dolgoprudny
141700, Russia.
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Gazprom, OAO (a.k.a. For all items See Sec. 79 FR [INSERT FR
Open Joint Stock subject to the 746.5(b) of the PAGE NUMBER ] 9/
Company Gazprom; EAR when used in EAR. 17/2014.
a.k.a. OAO Gazprom; projects
a.k.a. Gazprom). specified in
Sec. 746.5 of
the EAR.
Address: 16 Nametkina
St., Moscow, Russia
GSP-7, 117997, Russia.
Alt Address: 16
Nametkina ul., Moscow
117991, Russia.
Gazprom Neft (a.k.a. For all items See Sec. 79 FR [INSERT FR
Gazprom Neft OAO; subject to the 746.5(b) of the PAGE NUMBER ] 9/
a.k.a. JSC Gazprom EAR when used in EAR. 17/2014.
Neft; a.k.a. Open projects
Joint-Stock Company specified in
Gazprom Neft; f.k.a. Sec. 746.5 of
Sibirskaya Neftyanaya the EAR.
Kompaniya OAO).
Address: Let. A.
Galernaya, 5, ul, St.
Petersburg 190000,
Russia.
Alt Address: Ul.
Pochtamtskaya, 3-5,
St. Petersburg
190000, Russia.
Alt Address: 3-5
Pochtamtskaya St.,
St. Petersburg
190000, Russia.
Alt Address: 125 A.
Profsoyuznaya Street,
Moscow 117647, Russia.
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Kalinin Machine Plant, For all items Presumption of 79 FR [INSERT FR
JSC (a.k.a., Kalinin subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER ] 9/
Machine-Building EAR. (See Sec. 17/2014.
Plant Open Joint- 744.11 of the
Stock Company; a.k.a. EAR).
Kalinin Machinery
Plant-BRD; a.k.a.
Mashinostroitel'NYI
Zavod IM. M.I.
Kalinina, G.
Yekaterinburg OAO;
a.k.a. Mzik OAO;
a.k.a. Open-End Joint-
Stock Company
`Kalinin Machinery
Plant.
YEKATERINBURG';
a.k.a. Otkrytoe
Aktsionernoe
Obshchestvo
Mashinostroitelny
Zavod
IM.M.I.Kalinina,
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10. G.Ekaterinburg).
Address: 18 prospekt
Kosmonavtov,
Ekaterinburg 620017,
Sverdlovskaya obl.,
Russia.
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Lukoil, OAO........... For all items See Sec. 79 FR [INSERT FR
(a.k.a. Lukoil; a.k.a. subject to the 746.5(b) of the PAGE NUMBER ] 9/
Lukoil Oil Company; EAR when used in EAR. 17/2014.
a.k.a. Neftyanaya projects
Kompaniya Lukoil OOO; specified in
a.k.a. NK Lukoil OAO). Sec. 746.5 of
the EAR.
Address: 11 Sretenski
boulevard, Moscow
101000, Russia.
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Mytishchinski For all items Presumption of 79 FR [INSERT FR
Mashinostroitelny subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER ] 9/
Zavod, OAO (a.k.a., EAR. (See Sec. 17/2014.
JSC Mytishchinski 744.11 of the
Machine-Building EAR).
Plant; a.k.a.
Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe
Obshchestvo
`Mytishchinski
Mashinostroitelny
ZAVOD').
Address: 4 ul.
Kolontsova Mytishchi,
Mytishchinski Raion,
Moskovskayaobl
141009, Russia.
Alt. Address: UL
Koloncova, d.4,
Mytishi, Moscow
region 141009, Russia.
Rosneft (a.k.a. Open For all items See Sec. 79 FR [INSERT FR
Joint-Stock Company subject to the 746.5(b) of the PAGE NUMBER ] 9/
Rosneft Oil Company; EAR when used in EAR. 17/2014.
a.k.a. OAO Rosneft projects
Oil Company; a.k.a. specified in
Oil Company Rosneft; Sec. 746.5 of
a.k.a. OJSC Rosneft the EAR.
Oil Company; a.k.a.
Rosneft Oil Company).
Address: 26/1,
Sofiyskaya
Embankment, 117997,
Moscow, Russia.
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Surgutneftegas (a.k.a. For all items See Sec. 79 FR [INSERT FR
Open Joint Stock subject to the 746.5(b) of the PAGE NUMBER ] 9/
Company EAR when used in EAR. 17/2014.
Surgutneftegas; projects
a.k.a. Otkrytoe specified in
Aktsionernoe Sec. 746.5 of
Obshchestvo the EAR.
Surgutneftegaz;
a.k.a. Surgutneftegas
OAO; a.k.a.
Surgutneftegas OJSC;
a.k.a. Surgutneftegaz
OAO).
Address: ul. Grigoriya
Kukuyevitskogo, 1,
bld. 1, Khanty-
Mansiysky Autonomous
Okrug--Yugra, the
city of Surgut,
Tyumenskaya Oblast
628415, Russia.
Alt Address: korp. 1 1
Grigoriya
Kukuevitskogo ul.,
Surgut, Tyumenskaya
oblast 628404,
Russia.
Alt Address:..........
Street Kukuevitskogo
1, Surgut, Tyumen
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11. Region 628415, Russia.
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Tikhomirov Scientific For all items Presumption of 79 FR [INSERT FR
Research Institute of subject to the denial. PAGE NUMBER ] 9/
Instrument Design, EAR. (See Sec. 17/2014.
JSC (a.k.a., JSC 744.11 of the
NIIP, f.k.a., EAR).
Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe
Obshchestvo Nauchno
Issledovatelski
Institute
Priborostroeniya
Imeni V.V.
Tikhomirova; a.k.a.
Scientific Research
Institute of
Instrument Design;
a.k.a. JSC V.
Tikhomirov Scientific
Research Institute of
Instrument Design.).
Address: 3 Ul.
Gagarina, Zhukovski,
Moskovskaya Obl
140180, Russia.
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PART 746--[AMENDED]
0 4. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 746 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
22 U.S.C. 287c; Sec. 1503, Pub. L. 108-11, 117 Stat. 559; 22 U.S.C.
6004; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 12854, 58 FR
36587, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 614; E.O. 12918, 59 FR 28205, 3 CFR,
1994 Comp., p. 899; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p.
783; E.O. 13338, 69 FR 26751, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p 168; Presidential
Determination 2003-23 of May 7, 2003, 68 FR 26459, May 16, 2003;
Presidential Determination 2007-7 of December 7, 2006, 72 FR 1899
(January 16, 2007); Notice of May 7, 2014, 79 FR 26589 (May 9,
2014); Notice of August 7, 2014, 79 FR 46959 (August 11, 2014).
0 5. Section 746.5 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 746.5 Russian industry sector sanctions.
(a) License requirements--(1) General prohibition. As authorized by
Section 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, a license is
required to export, reexport or transfer (in-country) any item subject
to the EAR listed in Supplement No. 2 to this part and items specified
in ECCNs 0A998, 1C992, 3A229, 3A231, 3A232, 6A991, 8A992, and 8D999
when you know that the item will be used directly or indirectly in
exploration for, or production of, oil or gas in Russian deepwater
(greater than 500 feet) or Arctic offshore locations or shale
formations in Russia, or are unable to determine whether the item will
be used in such projects. Such items include, but are not limited to,
drilling rigs, parts for horizontal drilling, drilling and completion
equipment, subsea processing equipment, Arctic-capable marine
equipment, wireline and down hole motors and equipment, drill pipe and
casing, software for hydraulic fracturing, high pressure pumps, seismic
acquisition equipment, remotely operated vehicles, compressors,
expanders, valves, and risers. You should be aware that other
provisions of the EAR, including parts 742 and 744, also apply to
exports and reexports to Russia. License applications submitted to BIS
under this section may include the phrase ``section 746.5'' in Block 9
(Special Purpose) in Supplement No. 1 to part 748.
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Dated: September 12, 2014.
Eric L. Hirschhorn,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-22207 Filed 9-15-14; 11:15 am]
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