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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-93464; File No. SR-Phlx-2021-65]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Extend the
Exchange's Nonstandard Expirations Pilot Program

October 29, 2021.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on October 28, 2021, Nasdaq PHLX LLC (``Phlx'' or ``Exchange'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to extend the pilot period for the Exchange's
nonstandard expirations pilot program, currently set to expire on
November 4, 2021.
    The Exchange also proposes a technical amendment to Options 4,
Section 5, Series of Options Contracts Open for Trading.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/phlx/rules, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public
Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the

proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    On December 15, 2017, the Commission approved a rule change for the
listing and trading on the Exchange, on a twelve month pilot basis, of
p.m.-settled options on broad-based indexes with nonstandard
expirations dates (``Program'').\3\ The Program permits both Weekly
Expirations and End of Month (``EOM'') expirations similar to those of
the a.m.-settled broad-based index options, except that the exercise
settlement value of the options subject to the pilot are based on the
index value derived from the closing prices of component stocks. This
pilot was extended various times and is currently extended through
November 4, 2021.\4\
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82341 (December 15,
2017), 82 FR 60651 (December 21, 2017) (approving SR-Phlx-2017-79)
(Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment
No. 1 and Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendment No. 2, of a
Proposed Rule Change To Establish a Nonstandard Expirations Pilot
Program).
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 84835 (December 17,
2018), 83 FR 65773 (December 21, 2018) (SR-Phlx-2018-80); 85669
(April 17, 2019), 84 FR 16913 (April 23, 2019) (SR-Phlx-2019-13);
87381 (October 22, 2019), 84 FR 57788 (October 28, 2019) (SR-Phlx-
2019-43); 88684 (April 17, 2020), 85 FR 22781 (April 23, 2020) (SR-
Phlx-2020-24); 90256 (October 22, 2020), 85 FR 68393 (October 28,
2020) (SR-Phlx-2020-48); and 91484 (April 6, 2021), 86 FR 19050
(April 12, 2021) (SR-Phlx-2021-21).
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    Pursuant to Phlx Options 4A, Section 12(b)(5)(A) the Exchange may
open for trading Weekly Expirations on any broad-based index eligible
for standard options trading to expire on any Monday, Wednesday, or
Friday (other than the third Friday-of-the-month or days that coincide
with an EOM expiration). Weekly Expirations are subject to all
provisions of Options 4A, Section 12 and are treated the same as
options on the same underlying index that expire on the third Friday of
the expiration month. Unlike the standard monthly options, however,
Weekly Expirations are p.m.-settled.
    Similarly, pursuant to Options 4A, Section 12(b)(5)(B) the Exchange
may open for trading EOM expirations on any broad-based index eligible
for standard options trading to expire on the last trading day of the
month. EOM expirations are subject to all provisions of Options 4A,
Section 12 and treated the same as options on the same underlying index
that expire on the third Friday of the expiration month. However, the
EOM expirations are p.m.-settled.
    The Exchange now proposes to amend Options 4A, Section 12(b)(5)(C)
so that the duration of the Program for these nonstandard expirations
will be through May 4, 2022. The Exchange continues to have sufficient
systems capacity to handle p.m.-settled options on broad-based indexes
with nonstandard expirations dates and has not encountered any issues
or adverse market effects as a result of listing them. Additionally,
there is continued investor interest in these products. The Exchange
will continue to make public on its website any data and analysis it
submits to the Commission under the Program.
    The Exchange will be submitting a rule change to request that the
pilot program become permanent. In lieu of submitting any additional
annual reports, the Exchange would provide additional information
requested by the Commission in connection with the permanency rule
change for this Program. The Exchange would continue to provide the
Commission with ongoing data unless and until the Program is made
permanent or discontinued.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed extension of the Program
will not have an adverse impact on capacity.
Technical Amendment
    The Exchange proposes a technical amendment to Options 4, Section
5, Series of Options Contracts Open for Trading. Specifically, the
Exchange proposes to amend the second sentence of Supplementary
Material .03 to Options 4, Section 5, related to the Short Term Options
Series Program, which states, ``The Exchange may have no more than a
total of five Short Term Option Expiration Dates, not including any
Monday or Wednesday SPY Expirations as provided below.'' The Exchange
proposes to amend the sentence to instead provide, ``The Exchange may
have no more than a total of five Short Term Option Expiration Dates,
not including any Monday or Wednesday SPY, QQQ and IWM Expirations as
provided below.'' The Exchange previously filed to permit Monday and
Wednesday expirations for options listed pursuant to the Short Term
Options Program on the Invesco QQQ Trust\SM\ Series ETF Trust
(``QQQ''),\5\ and recently filed and was approved to permit Monday and
Wednesday expirations for options listed pursuant to the Short Term
Options Program on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (``IWM'').\6\ The
Exchange inadvertently omitted the references to ``QQQ'' and ``IWM'' in
the rule text for those filings. At this time, the Exchange proposes to
add ``QQQ and IWM'' to the rule text within Supplementary Material .03
to Options 4, Section 5 for clarity. This amendment is non-substantive
as it proposes to make clear that Monday and Wednesday expirations are
not included in determining the maximum number of Short Term Option
Expiration Dates that may be listed on the Exchange. Short Term Options
Series expire, by definition, on Friday. To avoid any confusion, the
proposed amendment makes clear which Monday and Wednesday expirations
are specifically being excluded by the Exchange.
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 91614 (April 20,
2021), 86 FR 22082 (April 26, 2021) (SR-Phlx-2021-10) (Order
Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Permit Monday and Wednesday
Expirations for Options Listed Pursuant to the Short Term Options
Program on the Invesco QQQ Trust\SM\ Series ETF Trust).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 93157 (September 28,
2021), 86 FR 54749 (October 4, 2021) (SR-PHLX-2021-43) (Order
Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Permit Monday and Wednesday
Expirations for Options Listed Pursuant to the Short Term Options
Program on the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\7\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\8\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general to protect investors and the public interest.
The Exchange believes the proposed rule change will protect investors
and the public interest by providing the Exchange, the Commission and
investors the benefit of additional time to analyze nonstandard
expiration options. In particular, the Exchange believes that the
Program has been successful to date. The Exchange has not encountered
any problems with the Program. By extending the Program, investors may
continue to benefit from a wider array of investment opportunities.
Additionally, both the Exchange and the Commission may continue to
monitor the potential for adverse market effects of p.m.-settlement on
the market, including the

underlying cash equities market, at the expiration of these options.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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Technical Amendment
    The Exchange's proposal to amend Supplementary Material .03 to
Options 4, Section 5, related to the Short Term Options Series Program,
to add rule text related to Monday and Wednesday expirations for
options listed pursuant to the Short Term Options Program on QQQ and
IWM, which was inadvertently omitted, is consistent with the Act.
Adding references to ``QQQ'' and ``IWM'' within the second sentence of
Supplementary Material .03 to Options 4, Section 5 will bring greater
clarity to the Exchange's rules by explicitly stating which Monday and
Wednesday expirations are specifically being excluded by the Exchange.
This amendment is non-substantive and is intended to promote clarity
and avoid investor confusion.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. Options with nonstandard
expirations would be available for trading to all market participants.
Technical Amendment
    The Exchange's proposal to amend Supplementary Material .03 to
Options 4, Section 5, related to the Short Term Options Series Program,
to add rule text related to Monday and Wednesday expirations for
options listed pursuant to the Short Term Options Program on QQQ and
IWM, which was inadvertently omitted, does not impose an undue burden
on competition as adding references to ``QQQ'' and ``IWM'' within the
second sentence of Supplementary Material .03 to Options 4, Section 5
will bring greater clarity to the Exchange's rules by explicitly
stating which Monday and Wednesday expirations are specifically being
excluded by the Exchange. This amendment is non-substantive and is
intended to promote clarity and avoid investor confusion.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \9\ and subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\10\
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along
with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the
Act \11\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \12\ permits the
Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent
with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange
has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that it
may immediately extend the Program prior to the current expiration date
so that the pilot may continue uninterrupted. In addition, the Exchange
states the non-substantive technical amendment to Supplementary
Material .03 to Options 4, Section 5, will promote clarity and avoid
investor confusion. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day
operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the
public interest as it will allow the Program to continue uninterrupted,
thereby avoiding investor confusion that could result from a temporary
interruption in the Program, and will allow the Exchange to immediately
update its rules to reflect the technical amendment. Accordingly, the
Commission hereby waives the operative delay and designates the
proposed rule change operative upon filing.\13\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \13\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission also has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or
disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-Phlx-2021-65 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-Phlx-2021-65. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549 on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish

to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number
SR-Phlx-2021-65, and should be submitted on or before November 26,
2021.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
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    \14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61814-61815]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26017]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2006-0361; FRL--9935-37-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Trade Secrets Claims for Community Right-to-
Know and Emergency Planning (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``Trade Secrets Claims for
Community Right-to-Know and Emergency Planning (EPCRA Section 322)
(Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1428.10, OMB Control No. 2050-0078) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved
through December 31, 2015. Public comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register (80 FR 35355) on June 19, 2015 during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 13,
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2006-0361, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency
Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-8019; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This information collection request pertains to trade
secrecy claims submitted under Section 322 of the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA). EPCRA contains
provisions requiring facilities to report to State and local
authorities, and EPA, the presence of extremely hazardous substances
(Section 302), inventory of hazardous chemicals (Sections 311 and 312)
and manufacture, process and use of toxic chemicals (Section 313).
Section 322 of EPCRA allows a facility to withhold the specific
chemical identity from these EPCRA reports if the facility asserts a
claim of trade secrecy for that chemical identity. The provisions in
Section 322 establish the requirements and procedures that facilities
must follow to request trade secrecy treatment of chemical identities,
as well as the procedures for submitting public petitions to the Agency
for review of the ``sufficiency'' of trade secrecy claims.
    Trade secrecy protection is provided for specific chemical
identities contained in reports submitted under each of the following:
(1) Section 303(d)(2)--Facility notification of changes that have or
are about to occur, (2) Section 303(d)(3)--Local Emergency Planning
Committee (LEPC) requests for facility information to develop or
implement emergency plans, (3) Section 311--Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDSs) submitted by facilities, or lists of those chemicals submitted
in place of the MSDSs, (4) Section 312--Emergency and hazardous
chemical inventory forms (Tier I and Tier II), and (5) Section 313
Toxic chemical release inventory form.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form 9510-1.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers or non-manufacturers

subject to reporting under Sections 303, 311/312 or 313 of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 317.
    Frequency of response: Annual with reports submitted under Sections
312 and 313.
    Total estimated burden: 3,011 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $229,920 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 143 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to reduction in the number of
trade secret claims submitted.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[Federal Register: November 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 222)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2010-1152; Directorate Identifier 2009-CE-026-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GmbH Models Dornier
228-100, Dornier 228-101, Dornier 228-200, Dornier 228-201, Dornier
228-202, and Dornier 228-212 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above that would supersede an existing AD. This
proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information
(MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to
identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The
MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

    The TC Holder received from operators, whose fleets are operated
in demanding operating-conditions and with very frequent Short Take-
Off and Landing (STOL) operations, reports of cracks located in the
web of fuselage frame 19. On 05 February 2007, EASA issued
Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007-0028 which mandated Alert Service
Bulletin (ASB) 228-266 and required an inspection of the frame 19 on
all Dornier 228 aeroplanes. In addition, the TC Holder also
initiated a flight-test campaign including strain measurements as
well as finite element modelling and fatigue analyses to better
understand the stress distribution onto the frame 19 and the
associated structural components.
    The results of these investigations confirmed that STOL
operations diminish extensively the fatigue life of the frame 19.
    Fuselage frame 19 supports the rear attachment of the Main
Landing Gear (MLG). This condition, if not corrected, could cause
rupture of frame 19, leading to subsequent collapse of a MLG.

The proposed AD would require actions that are intended to address the
unsafe condition described in the MCAI.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by January 3, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH, Dornier 228 Customer Support, P.O. Box
1253, 82231 Wessling, Germany; telephone: + 49 (0) 8153-302280; fax: +
49 (0) 8153-303030. You may review copies of the referenced service
information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas
City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the
ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly
after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Davison, Glider Program Manager,
FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2010-1152;
Directorate Identifier 2009-CE-026-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://
regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    On May 11, 2007, we issued AD 2007-11-03, Amendment 39-15060 (72 FR
28591; May 22, 2007). That AD required actions intended to address an
unsafe condition on the products listed above.
    Since we issued AD 2007-11-03, the type certificate holder
initiated a series of flight-test analyses to include strain
measurements as well as finite element modeling and fatigue analyses to
better understand the stress distribution onto frame 19 and the
associated structural components. The analyses' findings confirmed that
extreme short take-off

and landing operations diminish extensively the fatigue life of frame
19. Consequently, a structure significant item inspection has been
added.
    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has issued AD
No. 2009-0085, dated April 14, 2009 (referred to after this as ``the
MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for the specified products. The
MCAI states:

    The TC Holder received from operators, whose fleets are operated
in demanding operating-conditions and with very frequent Short Take-
Off and Landing (STOL) operations, reports of cracks located in the
web of fuselage frame 19. On 05 February 2007, EASA issued
Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007-0028 which mandated Alert Service
Bulletin (ASB) 228-266 and required an inspection of the frame 19 on
all Dornier 228 aeroplanes. In addition, the TC Holder also
initiated a flight-test campaign including strain measurements as
well as finite element modelling and fatigue analyses to better
understand the stress distribution onto the frame 19 and the
associated structural components.
    The results of these investigations confirmed that STOL
operations diminish extensively the fatigue life of the frame 19.
    Fuselage frame 19 supports the rear attachment of the Main
Landing Gear (MLG). This condition, if not corrected, could cause
rupture of frame 19, leading to subsequent collapse of a MLG.
    For the reasons described above, this new AD requires
installation of reinforcements and butt straps on frame 19 at the
lower part of the fuselage for aeroplanes used in operations where
this frame may be subject to high stress and recurring inspections
of that frame for all aeroplanes.

You may obtain further information by examining the MCAI in the AD
docket.

Relevant Service Information

    DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GmbH has issued:
     RUAG Alert Service Bulletin No. ASB-228-266, dated
December 1, 2006; and
     Dornier 228 Time Limits/Maintenance Checks Manual,
Temporary Revision No. 05-27, dated August 4, 2008.

The actions described in this service information are intended to
correct the unsafe condition identified in the MCAI.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to our bilateral agreement with this State of Design Authority, they
have notified us of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and
service information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because
we evaluated all information and determined the unsafe condition exists
and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same type
design.

Differences Between This Proposed AD and the MCAI or Service
Information

    We have reviewed the MCAI and related service information and, in
general, agree with their substance. But we might have found it
necessary to use different words from those in the MCAI to ensure the
AD is clear for U.S. operators and is enforceable. In making these
changes, we do not intend to differ substantively from the information
provided in the MCAI and related service information.
    We might also have proposed different actions in this AD from those
in the MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. Any such differences are
highlighted in a NOTE within the proposed AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD will affect 17 products of U.S.
registry. We also estimate that it would take about 6 work-hours per
product to comply with the basic requirements of this proposed AD. The
average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Required parts would cost
about $0 per product.
    Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of the proposed AD on
U.S. operators to be $8,670, or $510 per product.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
    3. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

    1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

    2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing Amendment 39-15060 (72 FR
28591; May 22, 2007), and adding the following new AD:

DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GmbH: Docket No. FAA-2010-1152; Directorate
Identifier 2009-CE-026-AD.

Comments Due Date

    (a) We must receive comments by January 3, 2011.

Affected ADs

    (b) This AD supersedes AD 2007-11-03, Amendment 39-15060.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GmbH Model Dornier 228-
100, Dornier 228-101, Dornier 228-200, Dornier 228-201, Dornier 228-
202, and Dornier 228-212 airplanes, all serial numbers, that are
certificated in any category.

Subject

    (d) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 53:
Fuselage.

Reason

    (e) The mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
states:

    The TC Holder received from operators, whose fleets are operated
in demanding operating-conditions and with very frequent Short Take-
Off and Landing (STOL) operations, reports of cracks located in the
web of fuselage frame 19. On 05 February 2007, EASA issued
Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007-0028 which mandated Alert Service
Bulletin (ASB) 228-266 and required an inspection of the frame 19 on
all Dornier 228 aeroplanes. In addition, the TC Holder also
initiated a flight-test campaign including strain measurements as
well as finite element modelling and fatigue analyses to better
understand the stress distribution onto the frame 19 and the
associated structural components.
    The results of these investigations confirmed that STOL
operations diminish extensively the fatigue life of the frame 19.
    Fuselage frame 19 supports the rear attachment of the Main
Landing Gear (MLG). This condition, if not corrected, could cause
rupture of frame 19, leading to subsequent collapse of a MLG.
    For the reasons described above, this new AD requires
installation of reinforcements and butt straps on frame 19 at the
lower part of the fuselage for aeroplanes used in operations where
this frame may be subject to high stress and recurring inspections
of that frame for all aeroplanes.

Actions and Compliance

    (f) Unless already done, do the following actions:
    (1) For all airplanes, within 25 hours time-in-service (TIS)
after June 26, 2007 (the effective date of AD 2007-11-03), visually
inspect the affected fuselage frame 19 using the instructions in
Dornier 228 RUAG Alert Service Bulletin No. ASB-228-266, dated
December 1, 2006.
    (2) If any crack is found during the inspection required in
paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, contact RUAG
Aerospace Services GmbH, Dornier 228 Customer Support, P.O. Box
1253, 82231 Wessling, Germany; telephone: +49-(0)8153-30-2280; fax:
+49-(0)8153-30-3030; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for
FAA-approved repair instructions and incorporate the repair on the
airplane.
    (3) After accomplishment of paragraph (f)(1) or (f)(2) of this
AD, as applicable, repetitively thereafter do Structural Significant
Item (SSI) Task No. 53.37 of Structure Inspection Program of Dornier
228 Time Limits/Maintenance Checks Manual, Temporary Revision No.
05-27, dated August 4, 2008, at intervals not to exceed 2,400
landings or 72 months, whichever occurs first.
    (g) If the number of landings is unknown, calculate the
compliance times of landings in this AD by using hours TIS. Multiply
the number of hours TIS by 0.8 to come up with the number of
landings. For the purpose of this AD:
    (1) 800 landings equals 1,000 hours TIS; and
    (2) 1,600 landings equals 2,000 hours TIS.

FAA AD Differences

    Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information
as follows:
    (1) The MCAI requires different compliance times for airplanes
operated in different conditions. The FAA is not able to enforce
compliance times based on airplane operations since there is no way
of determining the amount of operations in different conditions. To
ensure the unsafe condition is addressed adequately and timely, we
are requiring the inspection for all airplanes following a guideline
combining number of landings and life limits.
    (2) The service information allows flight with known cracks
provided they do not exceed a certain limit. FAA policy does not
allow flight with cracks in primary structure. Since the fuselage is
considered primary structure, we are mandating repair before further
flight after any crack is found.

Other FAA AD Provisions

    (h) The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Standards Office, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this
AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send
information to Attn: Greg Davison, Glider Program Manager, FAA,
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA
Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local
FSDO.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.
    (3) Reporting Requirements: For any reporting requirement in
this AD, a federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person
is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information
subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless
that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is
2120-0056. Public reporting for this collection of information is
estimated to be approximately 5 minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the
collection of information. All responses to this collection of
information are mandatory. Comments concerning the accuracy of this
burden and suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to
the FAA at: 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn:
Information Collection Clearance Officer, AES-200.

Related Information

    (i) Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD No.:
2009-0085, dated April 14, 2009; RUAG Alert Service Bulletin No.
ASB-228-266, dated December 1, 2006; and Dornier 228 Time Limits/
Maintenance Checks Manual, Temporary Revision No. 05-27, dated
August 4, 2008, for related information. For service information
related to this AD, contact RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH, Dornier
228 Customer Support, P.O. Box 1253, 82231 Wessling, Germany;
telephone: + 49 (0) 8153-302280; fax: + 49 (0) 8153-303030. You may
review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA,
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 10, 2010.
Earl Lawrence,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-29110 Filed 11-17-10; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 94963-94971]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Parts 742 and 744

[Docket No. 161206999-6999-01]
RIN 0694-AH25

Russian Sanctions: Addition of Certain Entities to the Entity
List, and Clarification of License Review Policy

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding twenty-three entities to the
Entity List. The twenty-three entities 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. BIS is taking this action to ensure the
efficacy of existing sanctions on the Russian Federation (Russia) for
violating international law and fueling the conflict in eastern
Ukraine. These entities will be listed on the Entity List under the
destinations of Russia and the Crimea region of Ukraine.
    In addition to the Entity List changes described above, this final
rule revises the licensing policy in three sections of the Commerce
Control List (CCL)-based controls in the EAR to clarify that BIS's
review of license applications for exports, reexports and transfers
(in-country) to Russia will take into account and protect U.S. national
security interests.

DATES: This rule is effective December 27, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, End-User Review Committee,
Office of the Assistant Secretary, Export Administration, Bureau of
Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>,
Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Entity List (Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the EAR)
identifies entities and other persons reasonably believed to be
involved in, or that pose a significant risk of being or becoming
involved in, activities that are contrary to the national security or
foreign policy of the United States. The EAR imposes additional
licensing requirements on, and limits the availability of most license
exceptions for, exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) to those
persons or entities listed on the Entity List. The license review
policy for each listed entity is identified in the License Review
Policy column on the Entity List and the impact on the availability of
license exceptions is described in the Federal Register notice adding
entities or other 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) and part 746 (Embargoes and Other Special
Controls) of the EAR.
    The End-user Review Committee (ERC) is composed of representatives
of the Departments of Commerce (Chair), State, Defense, Energy, and
where appropriate, the Treasury. The ERC makes decisions to add an
entry to the Entity List by majority vote and to remove or modify an
entry by unanimous vote. The Departments represented on the ERC have
approved these changes to the Entity List.

Entity List Additions

Additions to the Entity List

    This rule implements the decision of the ERC to add twenty-three
entities to the Entity List. These twenty-three entities are being
added 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. The twenty-three entries
being added to the Entity List consist of two entries in the Crimea
region of Ukraine, and twenty-one entries in Russia.
    Under Sec.  744.11(b) (Criteria for revising the Entity List) of
the EAR, 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 entities 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.
Specifically, in this rule, BIS adds entities to the Entity List for
violating international law and fueling the conflict in eastern
Ukraine. These additions ensure the efficacy of existing sanctions on
Russia. The specific additions to the Entity List and related
authorities are as follows:

A. Entity Additions Consistent With Executive Order 13661

    Fifteen 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 military forces
in the Crimea region of Ukraine--undermine democratic processes and
institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, 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.
    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, in consultation with the
Secretary of State to have either materially assisted, sponsored or
provided financial, material or technological support for, or goods and
services to or in support of a senior official of the government of the
Russian Federation or to operate in the defense or related materiel
sector in Russia. 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.
    BIS, pursuant to Executive Order 13661, and in consultation with
the Departments of State, Defense, Energy, and the Treasury, has
designated the fifteen entities specified in the next two paragraphs.
    Seven subsidiaries of Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern Main System
Design Bureau, JSC, an entity listed on the Entity List on September
17, 2014 (79 FR 55608), as follows: DJSC Factory Krasnoe Znamya; FSUE
FNPC Nizhegorodsky Scientific Research Institute of Radiotechnics
(NNIIRT); OAO All-Russia Research Institute of Radio Equipment (JSC
VNIIRA); JSC GOZ Obukhov Plant; JSC Institute of Instrumentation--
Novosibirsk Plant Comintern (NPO NIIP-NZIK); OJSC Ural Production
Company Vector (UPP Vector); and Scientific and Production Association
``Lianozovo Electromechanical Plant'' (NPO LEMZ).
    Eight subsidiaries of Joint-Stock Company Concern Radio-Electronic
Technologies, an entity listed on the Entity List on July 22, 2014 (79
FR 42455), as follows: ElTom Research and Production Company; Ekran
Scientific Research Institute, FSUE; JSC Scientific Research Institute
of Aircraft Equipment (NIIAO); Kaluga Scientific Research Radio
Technology Institute (KRRTI); Research and Production Association
KVANT; Research and Production Association M.V. Frunze; Ryazan State
Instrument Enterprise (RSIE); and Svyaz Design Bureau, OJSC.
    The fifteen entities added to the Entity List under Executive Order
13661 meet the criteria of Section 1, subparagraph B of the Order, as
did the two parent entities identified above and added to the Entity
List in 2014, because they operate in Russia's arms or related materiel
sector. BIS adds the thirteen entities to the Entity List under this

rule, and imposes a license requirement for exports, reexports, or
transfers (in-country) of all items subject to the EAR and a license
review policy of presumption of denial. The license requirement applies
to any transaction in which items are to be exported, reexported, or
transferred (in-country) to any of the entities or in which such
entities 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 license requirement
implements an appropriate measure within the authority of the EAR to
carry out the provisions of Executive Order 13661.

B. Entity Additions Consistent With Executive Order 13685

    Eight entities are added based on activities that are described in
Executive Order 13685 (79 FR 77357), Blocking Property of Certain
Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to the Crimea
Region of Ukraine, issued by the President on December 19, 2014. This
Order took additional steps to address the Russian occupation of the
Crimea region of Ukraine with respect to the national emergency
declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014, and expanded in
Executive Order 13661 of March 16, 2014, and Executive Order 13662 of
March 20, 2014. In particular, Executive Order 13685 prohibited the
export, reexport, sale or supply, directly or indirectly, from the
United States or by a U.S. person, wherever located, of any goods,
services, or technology to the Crimea region of Ukraine. Under Section
10 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
(OFAC), pursuant to Executive Order 13685 on behalf of the Secretary of
the Treasury and in consultation with the Secretary of State, has
designated the following eight entities operating in the Crimea region
of Ukraine: Crimean Ports; Crimean Railway; Institut Stroiproekt, AO;
Karst, OOO; LLC Ruschemtrade; OLID Ltd.; Trans-Flot JSC; and
Transpetrochart Co. Ltd. Four of these entities (LLC Ruschemtrade; OLID
Ltd.; Trans-Flot JSC; and Transpetrochart Co. Ltd.) are also linked to
OJSC Sofracht. OJSC Sovfracht was added to the Entity List on September
7, 2016 (81 FR 61601) and is an OFAC-designated Specially Designated
National (SDN).
    In conjunction with OFAC's designation of the eight entities, BIS
adds all eight of the entities to the Entity List under this rule and
imposes a license requirement for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-
country) of all items subject to the EAR and a license review policy of
presumption of denial. The license requirement applies to any
transaction in which items are to be exported, reexported, or
transferred (in-country) to any of the entities or in which such
entities 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 license requirement
implements an appropriate measure within the authority of the EAR to
carry out the provisions of Executive Order 13685.
    The acronyms ``a.k.a.'' (also known as) and ``f.k.a.'' (formerly
known as) are used in entries on the Entity List to help exporters,
reexporters and transferors to better identify listed persons on the
Entity List.
    This final rule adds the following twenty-three entities to the
Entity List:
Crimea Region of Ukraine
    (1) Crimean Ports, a.k.a., the following three aliases:

--State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Crimea `Crimean Ports';
--Sue RC `KMP'; and
--Sue RK `Crimean Ports'.

    28 Kirov Street, Kerch, Crimea Region of Ukraine 98312; and
    (2) Crimean Railway, a.k.a., the following three aliases:

--Federal State Unitary Enterprise `Crimean Railway';
--Krymzhd; and
--The Railways of Crimea.

    34 Pavlenko Street, Simferopol, Crimea Region of Ukraine 95006.
Russia
    (1) DJSC Factory Krasnoe Znamya, a.k.a., the following five
aliases:

--OJSC Factory Krasnoe Znamya;
--OAO Zavod Krasnoe Znamya;
--AO Krasnoye Znamya;
--Krasnoye Znamya Plant OAO; and
--Krasnoye Znamya Plant JSC.

    Shabulina Travel 2a, Ryazan, 390043, Russia;
    (2) Ekran Scientific Research Institute, FSUE, a.k.a., the
following one alias:

--FGUP Ekran.

    Kirov Avenue 24, Samara 443022, Russia; and Krzhizhanovskogo Street
20/30, Moscow, 117218, Russia;
    (3) ElTom Research and Production Company, a.k.a., the following
one alias:

--NPP ElTom.

    Garshin Street 11, Tomilino, Lyuberetsky, Moscow, 140070, Russia;
    (4) FSUE FNPC Nizhegorodsky Scientific Research Institute of
Radiotechnics (NNIIRT),
    Shaposhnikov Street 5, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia;
    (5) Institut Stroiproekt, AO, a.k.a., the following six aliases:

--Aktsionernoe Obshcestvo Institut Stroiproekt;
--AO Institut Stroiproekt;
--AO Institute Stroyproekt (f.k.a., Institut Stroiproekt Zakrytoe
Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo);
--Institute Stroyproect;
--Stroyproekt; and
--Stroyproekt Engineering Group.

    D. 13 Korp. 2 LiteraA Prospekt Dunaiski, St. Petersburg 196158,
Russia; and 13/2 Dunaisky Prospect, St. Petersburg 196158, Russia;
    (6) JSC GOZ Obukhov Plant, a.k.a., the following one alias:

--GOZ Obukhov Plant.

    Prospekt Obukhovskoi Oboroni 120, Saint Petersburg, 192012, Russia;
    (7) JSC Institute of Instrumentation--Novosibirsk Plant Comintern
(NPO NIIP-NZIK),
    Planetnaya Street 32, Novosibirsk, 630015, Russia;
    (8) JSC Scientific Research Institute of Aircraft Equipment
(NIIAO), a.k.a., the following three aliases:

--SRIAE;
--NIIAO; and
--Aviation Instrument Scientific Research Institute.

    Tupoleva 18, Zhukovsky, Moscow, 140182, Russia;
    (9) Kaluga Scientific Research Radio Technology Institute (KRRTI),
a.k.a., the following two aliases:

--KNIRTI; and
--KRRTI.

    Lenin Street 2, Zhukov, Kaluga Oblast, 249192, Russia;
    (10) Karst, OOO, a.k.a., the following four aliases:

--Construction Holding Company Old City--Karst;
--Karst Ltd.;
--LLC Karst; and
--Obshcestvo S Ogranichennoi Otvetstvennostyu Karst.

    D. 4 Litera A Pomeshchenie 69 ul. Kapitanskaya, St. Petersburg
199397, Russia; and 4 Kapitanskaya Street, Unit A, Office 69-N, St.
Petersburg 199397, Russia;
    (11) LLC Ruschemtrade,
    St. Mashinostroitelnyj, 3, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; and 86/1,
Temryuk, Krasnodar 353500, Russia;

    (12) OAO All-Russia Research Institute of Radio Equipment (JSC
VNIIRA), a.k.a., the following three aliases:

--OJSC VNIIRA;
--OAO All-Russia Research Institute of Radio Technology; and All-
Russian Scientific Research Institute of Radio Equipment.

    Shkipersky Protok 19, V.I. St. Petersburg, 199106, Russia;
    (13) OJSC Ural Production Company Vector (UPP Vector), a.k.a., the
following two aliases:

--JSC `SCP' Vector; and
--JSC PPM Vector.

    Gagarin Street 28, Ekaterinburg, 620078, Russia;
    (14) Olid Ltd., a.k.a., the following one alias:

--OOO Solid.

    ul Mira 4, Novorossiysk, Krasnodarskiy kray 630024, Russia;
    (15) Research and Production Association KVANT, a.k.a., the
following one alias:

--NPO Kvant.

    Bolshaya Saint Petersburg 73, Velikii-Novgorod 173003, Russia;
    (16) Research and Production Association M.V. Frunze, a.k.a., the
following two aliases:

--NNPO Frunze; and
--NZIF.

    Gagarin Prospect 174, Nizhny Novgorod, 606950, Russia;
    (17) Ryazan State Instrument Enterprise (RSIE), a.k.a., the
following two aliases:

--RSIE; and
--GRPZ.

    Seminarskaya Street 32, Ryazan, 390000, Russia;
    (18) Scientific and Production Association ``Lianozovo
Electromechanical Plant'' (NPO LEMZ), a.k.a., the following four
aliases:

--JSC LEMZ R&P Corporation;
--OAO Design Bureau Lianozovsky Radars Moscow;
--Lianozovsky Electromechanical factory; and
--OAO Design Bureau Lianozovsky Radars Moscow.

    Dmitrovskoye Shosse 110, Moscow, 127411, Russia;
    (19) Svyaz Design Bureau, OJSC, a.k.a., the following one alias:

--KB Svyaz.

    Prospect Sokolova 96, Rostov-on-Don 344010, Russia;
    (20) Trans-Flot JSC, a.k.a., the following one alias:

--JSC Trans-Flot.

    ul Ventseka 1/97, Samara 443099, Russia; and
    (21) Transpetrochart Co. Ltd.,
    Prospekt Engelsa 30, St. Petersburg 194156, Russia.

Changes to CB, NP and NS Licensing Policy To Reflect That Certain
License Applications for CB and NP Items to Russia Will Be Reviewed in
Accordance With NS Licensing Policy

    In addition to the Entity List changes described above, this final
rule revises the licensing policy in three sections of part 742 of the
EAR to clarify that BIS's review of license applications for exports,
reexports and transfers (in-country) to Russia will take into account
and protect U.S. national security interests.
    Part 742 of the EAR specifies the licensing policy for CCL based
controls. The licensing policies in the respective sections of part 742
provide applicants with advance notice of the likelihood of any
particular license application's approval or denial. In addition to
considering the licensing policies described in these CCL based
controls, BIS reviews each application on its own merits, taking into
account the bona fides of the parties involved in the transaction, as
well as whether the transaction would be detrimental to U.S. national
security and foreign policy interests or not, and considering recent
international events that may be relevant to whether the U.S.
Government should approve or deny a license application.
    In this final rule, BIS revises the CCL based controls sections of
the EAR to clarify that it will review license applications to export
or reexport to Russia items subject to the EAR and controlled for
chemical and biological weapons proliferation (CB), nuclear
nonproliferation (NP) or national security (NS) reasons under a
presumption of denial, if the items proposed for export or reexport
would make a direct and significant contribution to Russia's military
capabilities. This final rules revises Sec. Sec.  742.2 and 742.3 of
the EAR to clarify that license applications for items controlled for
CB and NP reasons will be reviewed in accordance with the revised
licensing policies in paragraph (b)(4) of both Sec. Sec.  742.2 and
742.3 and with the revised licensing policy in paragraph (b)(7) of
Sec.  742.4 of the EAR. This rule revises Sec.  742.4(b)(7) of the EAR
to clarify that license applications for items controlled for NS
reasons will be reviewed under a presumption of denial if the items
would make a direct and significant contribution to Russia's military
capabilities, including but not limited to, the major weapons systems
described in Supplement No. 7 to part 742 of the EAR.
    BIS is imposing this review policy in order to protect U.S.
national security interests and to ensure the efficacy of existing
sanctions on Russia for violating international law and fueling the
conflict in eastern Ukraine. These changes will also assist applicants
because they provide advance warning that BIS's review of license
applications will specifically take into account these considerations
that are needed in order to protect U.S. national security interests.
    As noted above, the U.S. Government has already been taking into
account these national security concerns when reviewing license
applications for items subject to the EAR proposed for shipment to
Russia. Therefore, BIS does not anticipate that the changes in this
final rule will result in an increase in the number of license
applications for items destined to Russia that are denied. However, BIS
anticipates that license applicants will benefit by this clarification
of existing policy in part 742 of the EAR.

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 4, 2016, 81 FR 52587 (August 8, 2016), 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 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 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
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by fax to<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    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
protect U.S. national security or foreign policy interests by
preventing items from being exported, reexported, or transferred (in
country) to the entities being added to the Entity List. If the
effective date of this rule were delayed to allow for notice and
comment, then the 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 their receipt of items
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/or take other measures to try to limit the impact of the listing on
the Entity List once a final rule is published.
    In addition to the Entity List changes described above, the changes
this regulation makes to the licensing policy in three sections of the
CCL based controls part of the EAR (Sec. Sec.  742.2, 742.3, and 742.4)
involve a military or foreign affairs function of the United States.
(See 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). These licensing policy changes are needed in
order to protect U.S. national and foreign policy interests. These
changes make clear that BIS's review of license applications for
exports, reexports and transfers (in-country) to Russia will take into
account and protect U.S. national security interests. This review
policy is needed in order to protect U.S. national security interests
and to ensure the efficacy of existing sanctions on Russia for
violating international law and fueling the conflict in eastern
Ukraine.
    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 742

    Exports, Terrorism.

15 CFR Part 744

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Bureau of Industry and
Security amends parts 742 and 744 of the Export Administration
Regulations (15 CFR parts 730-774) as follows:

PART 742--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 742 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. 4601 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; Sec. 1503, Pub. L. 108-11, 117 Stat. 559; 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. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O.
13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Presidential
Determination 2003-23, 68 FR 26459, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 320;
Notice of November 12, 2015, 80 FR 70667 (November 13, 2015); Notice
of August 4, 2016, 81 FR 52587 (August 8, 2016).

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2. Section 742.2 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(4) to read as
follows:

Sec.  742.2   Proliferation of chemical and biological weapons.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (4) License applications for items described in paragraph (a) of
this section, when destined for the People's Republic of China or
Russia, will be reviewed in accordance with the licensing policies in
both paragraph (b) of this section and Sec.  742.4(b)(7).
* * * * *

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3. Section 742.3 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(4) to read as
follows:

Sec.  742.3   Nuclear nonproliferation.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (4) License applications for items described in paragraph (a) of
this section, when destined to the People's Republic of China or
Russia, will be reviewed in accordance with the licensing policies in
both paragraph (b) of this section and Sec.  742.4(b)(7).
* * * * *

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4. Section 742.4 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(7) to read as
follows:

Sec.  742.4   National security.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (7) For the People's Republic of China (PRC), there is a general
policy of approval for license applications to export, reexport, or
transfer items to civil end-uses. There is a presumption of denial for
license applications to export, reexport or transfer items that would
make a direct and significant contribution to the PRC's or Russia's
military capabilities such as, but not limited to, the major weapons
systems described in Supplement No. 7 to part 742 of the EAR.
* * * * *

PART 744--[AMENDED]

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5. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 744 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. 4601 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 November 12, 2015, 80 FR 70667 (November 13, 2015);
Notice of January 20, 2016, 81 FR 3937 (January 22, 2016); Notice of
August 4, 2016, 81 FR 52587 (August 8, 2016); Notice of September
15, 2016, 81 FR 64343 (September 19, 2016).

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6. Supplement No. 4 to part 744 is amended:
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a. By adding under the destination of Crimea region of Ukraine, in
alphabetical order, two entities; and
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b. By adding under the destination of Russia, in alphabetical order,
twenty-one Russian entities.
    The additions read as follows:

Supplement No. 4 to Part 744--Entity List

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                                                              License         License review    Federal Register
        Country                     Entity                  requirement           policy            citation
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CRIMEA REGION OF                                               * * * * * *
 UKRAINE.
                        Crimean Ports, a.k.a., the      For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         following three aliases:        subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                        --State Unitary Enterprise of    EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         the Republic of Crimea          744.11 of the
                         `Crimean Ports';                EAR).
                        --Sue RC `KMP'; and
                        --Sue RK `Crimean Ports'.
                        28 Kirov Street, Kerch, Crimea
                         Region of Ukraine 98312.
                        Crimean Railway, a.k.a., the    For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         following three aliases:        subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                        --Federal State Unitary          EAR. (See Sec.                         DATE OF 12/27/
                         Enterprise `Crimean Railway';   744.11 of the                          16].
                        --Krymzhd; and                   EAR).
                        --The Railways of Crimea.
                        34 Pavlenko Street,
                         Simferopol, Crimea Region of
                         Ukraine 95006.
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RUSSIA................                                         * * * * * *
                        DJSC Factory Krasnoe Znamya,    For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         a.k.a., the following five      subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         aliases:                        EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                        --OJSC Factory Krasnoe Znamya;   744.11 of the
                        --OAO Zavod Krasnoe Znamya;      EAR).
                        --AO Krasnoye Znamya;
                        --Krasnoye Znamya Plant OAO;
                         and
                        --Krasnoye Znamya Plant JSC.
                        Shabulina Travel 2a, Ryazan,
                         390043, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Ekran Scientific Research       For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Institute, FSUE, a.k.a., the    subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         following one alias:            EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                        --FGUP Ekran.                    744.11 of the
                        Kirov Avenue 24, Samara          EAR).
                         443022, Russia; and
                         Krzhizhanovskogo Street 20/
                         30, Moscow, 117218, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        ElTom Research and Production   For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Company, a.k.a., the            subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         following one alias:            EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                        --NPP ElTom.                     744.11 of the
                        Garshin Street 11, Tomilino,     EAR).
                         Lyuberetsky, Moscow, 140070,
                         Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        FSUE FNPC Nizhegorodsky         For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Scientific Research Institute   subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         of Radiotechnics (NNIIRT),      EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         Shaposhnikov Street 5, Nizhny   744.11 of the
                         Novgorod, 603950, Russia.       EAR).
                                                               * * * * * *

                        Institut Stroiproekt, AO,       For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         a.k.a., the following six       subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         aliases:                        EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                        --Aktsionernoe Obshcestvo        744.11 of the
                         Institut Stroiproekt;           EAR).
                        --AO Institut Stroiproekt;
                        --AO Institute Stroyproekt
                         (f.k.a., Institut Stroiproekt
                         Zakrytoe Aktsionernoe
                         Obshchestvo);
                        --Institute Stroyproect;
                        --Stroyproekt; and
                        --Stroyproekt Engineering
                         Group.
                        D. 13 Korp. 2 LiteraA Prospekt
                         Dunaiski, St. Petersburg
                         196158, Russia; and 13/2
                         Dunaisky Prospect, St.
                         Petersburg 196158, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        JSC GOZ Obukhov Plant, a.k.a.,  For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         the following one alias:        subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                        --GOZ Obukhov Plant. Prospekt    EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         Obukhovskoi Oboroni 120,        744.11 of the
                         Saint Petersburg, 192012,       EAR).
                         Russia.
                        JSC Institute of                For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Instrumentation--Novosibirsk    subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         Plant Comintern (NPO NIIP-      EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         NZIK), Planetnaya Street 32,    744.11 of the
                         Novosibirsk, 630015, Russia.    EAR).
                        JSC Scientific Research         For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Institute of Aircraft           subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         Equipment (NIIAO), a.k.a.,      EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         the following three aliases:    744.11 of the
                        --SRIAE;                         EAR).
                        --NIIAO; and
                        --Aviation Instrument
                         Scientific Research
                         Institute.
                        Tupoleva 18, Zhukovsky,
                         Moscow, 140182, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Kaluga Scientific Research      For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Radio Technology Institute      subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         (KRRTI), a.k.a., the            EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         following two aliases:          744.11 of the
                        --KNIRTI; and                    EAR).
                        --KRRTI.
                        Lenin Street 2, Zhukov, Kaluga
                         Oblast, 249192, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Karst, OOO, a.k.a., the         For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         following four aliases:         subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                        --Construction Holding Company   EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         Old City--Karst;                744.11 of the
                        --Karst Ltd.;                    EAR).
                        --LLC Karst; and
                        --Obshcestvo S Ogranichennoi
                         Otvetstvennostyu Karst.
                        D. 4 Litera A Pomeshchenie 69
                         ul. Kapitanskaya, St.
                         Petersburg 199397, Russia;
                         and 4 Kapitanskaya Street,
                         Unit A, Office 69-N, St.
                         Petersburg 199397, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        LLC Ruschemtrade, St.           For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Mashinostroitelnyj, 3, Rostov-  subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         on-Don 344090, Russia; and 86/  EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         1, Temryuk, Krasnodar 353500,   744.11 of the
                         Russia.                         EAR).
                                                               * * * * * *

                        OAO All-Russia Research         For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Institute of Radio Equipment    subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         (JSC VNIIRA), a.k.a., the       EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         following three aliases:        744.11 of the
                        --OJSC VNIIRA;                   EAR).
                        --OAO All-Russia Research
                         Institute of Radio
                         Technology; and
                        All-Russian Scientific
                         Research Institute of Radio
                         Equipment.
                        Shkipersky Protok 19, V.I. St.
                         Petersburg, 199106, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        OJSC Ural Production Company    For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Vector (UPP Vector), a.k.a.,    subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         the following two aliases:      EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                        --JSC `SCP' Vector; and          744.11 of the
                        --JSC PPM Vector.                EAR).
                        Gagarin Street 28,
                         Ekaterinburg, 620078, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Olid Ltd., a.k.a., the          For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         following one alias:            subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                        --OOO Solid.                     EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                        ul Mira 4, Novorossiysk,         744.11 of the
                         Krasnodarskiy kray 630024,      EAR).
                         Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Research and Production         For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Association KVANT, a.k.a.,      subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         the following one alias:        EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                        --NPO Kvant.                     744.11 of the
                        Bolshaya Saint Petersburg 73,    EAR).
                         Velikii-Novgorod 173003,
                         Russia.
                        Research and Production         For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Association M.V. Frunze,        subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         a.k.a., the following two       EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         aliases:                        744.11 of the
                        --NNPO Frunze; and               EAR).
                        --NZIF.
                        Gagarin Prospect 174, Nizhny
                         Novgorod, 606950, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Ryazan State Instrument         For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Enterprise (RSIE), a.k.a.,      subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         the following two aliases:      EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                        --RSIE; and                      744.11 of the
                        --GRPZ.                          EAR).
                        Seminarskaya Street 32,
                         Ryazan, 390000, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Scientific and Production       For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         Association ``Lianozovo         subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         Electromechanical Plant''       EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                         (NPO LEMZ), a.k.a., the         744.11 of the
                         following four aliases:         EAR).
                        --JSC LEMZ R&P Corporation;
                        --OAO Design Bureau
                         Lianozovsky Radars Moscow;
                        --Lianozovsky
                         Electromechanical factory;
                         and
                        --OAO Design Bureau
                         Lianozovsky Radars Moscow.
                        Dmitrovskoye Shosse 110,
                         Moscow, 127411, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Svyaz Design Bureau, OJSC,      For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         a.k.a., the following one       subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         alias:                          EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                        --KB Svyaz.                      744.11 of the
                        Prospect Sokolova 96, Rostov-    EAR).
                         on-Don 344010, Russia.
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Trans-Flot JSC, a.k.a., the     For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                         following one alias:            subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                        --JSC Trans-Flot.                EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                        ul Ventseka 1/97, Samara         744.11 of the
                         443099, Russia.                 EAR).
                                                               * * * * * *
                        Transpetrochart Co. Ltd.,       For all items       Presumption of     81 FR [INSERT FR
                        Prospekt Engelsa 30, St.         subject to the      denial.            PAGE NUMBER AND
                         Petersburg 194156, Russia.      EAR. (See Sec.                         12/27/16].
                                                         744.11 of the
                                                         EAR).

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    Dated: December 20, 2016.
Eric L. Hirschhorn,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-31124 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am].
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