[Federal Register: April 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 68)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0958; FRL-8297-2]

Expedited Approval of Test Procedures for the Analysis of
Contaminants Under the Safe Drinking Water Act; Analysis and Sampling
Procedures

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This action announces the Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA's) intent to implement an expedited process for approving
alternative testing methods for existing regulations for drinking water
contaminants. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) authorizes EPA to
approve the use of alternative testing methods through publication of a
notice in the Federal Register instead of through rulemaking
procedures. EPA plans to use this streamlined authority to make
additional methods available for analyzing drinking water compliance
and unregulated contaminant monitoring samples. This expedited approach
will provide public water systems, laboratories, and primacy agencies
with more timely access to new measurement techniques and greater
flexibility in the selection of analytical methods, thereby reducing
monitoring costs while maintaining public health protection.
    This notice requests comments on implementation aspects of the
expedited method approval process.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 11, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2006-0958, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for

submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2006-
0958. All comments received will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov,

including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which

means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail

address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For additional

instructions on submitting comments, go to Section I.B of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Water Docket, EPA/DC, EPA

West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington DC. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Water
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Snyder Fair, Technical
Support Center, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MS 140),
Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive,
Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    This action itself does not impose any requirements on anyone.
Instead, it notifies interested parties of EPA's intent to implement an
expedited approval process for alternative testing procedures used to
measure contaminants in drinking water and seeks comments on options
for implementing the process.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit confidential business information
to EPA through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or

all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in
a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or
CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD
ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. Your comments will be most
helpful if you remember to:
     Identify the action by docket number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
     Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.

     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
    3. Timing. You must submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified above (see DATES).
Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the Notice
ATP: Alternate Test Procedure
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level
NPDWR: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
NSDWR: National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations
SDWA: Safe Drinking Water Act
UCMR: Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulations
U.S.C.: United States Code
VCSB: Voluntary Consensus Standard Body

Table of Contents

I. General Information
    A. Does This Action Apply to Me?
    B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
II. Background
    A. What Is the Purpose of This Notice?
    B. Statutory Background
    C. How Does EPA Currently Approve Testing Methods for Drinking
Water Contaminants?
III. Expedited Method Approval
    A. What Is Expedited Method Approval?
    B. Why Is EPA Implementing the Expedited Method Approval
Process?
    C. Will EPA Use This Process to Approve All New Methods?
    D. Will EPA Also Use the New Expedited Process To Approve
Alternative Methods for National Secondary Drinking Water
Regulations and Unregulated Contaminants?
    E. Will EPA Use This Process To Withdraw Approval for Methods?
    F. How Often Will Methods Be Approved Using the Expedited
Process?
    G. How Will I Know When a Method Is Approved Using the Expedited
Process?
    H. Will There Be a Comprehensive List of All Methods Approved
Using the Expedited Process?
    I. Will a Regulation Tell Me Where To Find the Comprehensive
List of Methods Approved Using the Expedited Process?
    J. Will Regulatory Authorities Accept the Data Generated Using
Methods Approved by the Expedited Approach?
    K. Where Can I Find Copies of the Methods Approved by This
Process?
    L. Must My Laboratory Be Certified to Use these Methods?
    M. Are Any Particular Methods Currently Under Consideration for
Approval Using the Expedited Process?
IV. Request for Comment
V. References

II. Background

    This section provides the purpose of this action, a brief statutory
background on approval of testing methods for drinking water
contaminants, and a description of how EPA currently approves drinking
water testing methods.

A. What Is the Purpose of This Notice?

    This action explains the expedited process that EPA plans to
implement for the approval of testing methods for drinking water
contaminants and seeks comments on specific aspects of the process.

B. Statutory Background

    Analytical methods are approved by EPA to support three types of
drinking water monitoring. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA),
EPA promulgates national primary drinking water regulations (NPDWRs)
that specify maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or treatment techniques
for drinking water contaminants (SDWA section 1412 (42 U.S.C. 300g-1)).
The NPDWRs apply to public water systems pursuant to SDWA section
1401(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 300f(1)(A)). The NPDWRs include analytical
testing methods that are used to measure compliance. Per SDWA section
1401(1)(D), NPDWRs include ``* * * criteria and procedures to assure a
supply of drinking water which dependably complies with such maximum
contaminant levels; including accepted methods for quality control and
testing procedures * * *'' (42 U.S.C. 300f(1)(D)). In addition, SDWA
section 1445(a)(1) authorizes the Administrator to establish
regulations for monitoring to help determine whether persons are acting
in compliance with the requirements of SDWA (42 U.S.C. 300j-4). EPA's
promulgation of analytical methods for NPDWRs is authorized under these
sections of SDWA as well as the general rulemaking authority in SDWA
section 1450(a) (42 U.S.C. 300j-9(a)).
    SDWA also authorizes EPA to promulgate national secondary drinking
water regulations (NSDWRs) for contaminants in drinking water that
primarily affect the aesthetic qualities relating to the public
acceptance of drinking water (SDWA section 1412 (42 U.S.C. 300g-1)).
These regulations are not Federally enforceable but are guidelines for
the States (40 CFR 143.1). The NSDWRs also include analytical
techniques for determining compliance with the regulations (40 CFR
143.4). EPA's promulgation of analytical methods for NSDWRs is
authorized under general rulemaking authority in SDWA section 1450(a)
(42 U.S.C. 300j-9(a)).
    Section 1445(a)(2) of the Act gives EPA discretion in setting the
process for approving analytical methods for unregulated contaminant
monitoring. For consistency with the procedures for NPDWRs, EPA
includes analytical methods in the unregulated contaminant monitoring
regulations (UCMRs).
    In the 1996 Amendments to SDWA, Section 1401(1) states the
following: ``At any time after promulgation of a regulation referred to
in this paragraph, the Administrator may add equally effective quality
control and testing procedures by guidance published in the Federal
Register. Such procedures shall be treated as an alternative for public
water systems to the quality control and testing procedures listed in
the regulation.'' By this action, EPA is stating that it plans to use
this authority to develop an expedited process for establishing
alternative testing methods for previously promulgated methods. Under
this approach, EPA will publish a notice in the Federal Register rather
than using a notice-and-comment rulemaking process to approve the use
of alternative testing methods for existing regulations.

C. How Does EPA Currently Approve Testing Methods for Drinking Water
Contaminants?

    When EPA establishes a monitoring requirement for a drinking water
contaminant, the Agency also specifies at least one reference
analytical method that can be used to determine the contaminant's
concentration in drinking water. Public water systems must currently
use a testing method listed in the regulation when performing analyses
of samples to demonstrate compliance or for use in unregulated
contaminant monitoring.
    Methods that are incorporated into the regulation are approved
through a rulemaking process. In general, this means that EPA publishes
a proposed rule, citing the method along with a discussion of how the
method can be used to analyze samples. The method is proposed for
approval in conjunction with monitoring requirements for one or more
specific contaminants. EPA solicits public comment. After consideration
of the comments, EPA decides whether to approve the method. If the
method is deemed suitable, it is included in a final rule. The method
is not approved for analysis of compliance or UCMR samples until it is
referenced in a final rule.
    EPA examines the performance characteristics of methods prior to
proposing them in a regulation. In order for a method to be considered
for approval, EPA generally requires that it meet a number of criteria,
including the following:

     It must be applicable to routine analyses of samples.
     The method must be suitable for measuring the drinking
water contaminant in the concentration range of interest.
     The accuracy and precision of the method must be such that
data can be used to demonstrate compliance with the MCL or meet UCMR
monitoring objectives in a wide variety of drinking water matrices.
     The method should include instructions for all aspects of
the analysis from sample collection to data reporting.
     Appropriate quality control criteria should be
incorporated so that acceptable method performance is demonstrated
during the analysis of samples.
    EPA attempts to approve multiple analytical methods for each
contaminant in order to provide public water systems with flexibility
in meeting their compliance or unregulated contaminant monitoring
requirements. EPA also incorporates as much flexibility as is practical
into reference methods that EPA develops itself. Subsequent to the
establishment of monitoring requirements, EPA continues to evaluate
additional analytical methods as they become available. New methods may
be submitted to EPA through the Alternate Test Procedure (ATP) program
or from Voluntary Consensus Standard Bodies (VCSBs) such as Standard
Methods or ASTM International. Additional methods may also be developed
by EPA or EPA may revise existing methods to incorporate improvements
in technology, minimize use of hazardous solvents, or reduce the cost
of the analysis. To date, when new or revised testing methods were
deemed suitable for analyzing compliance or UCMR samples, EPA approved
them through the rulemaking process (i.e., by soliciting public
comments through a rule proposal and issuing a final rule after taking
those comments into consideration). EPA periodically issues method
update rules in order to approve additional testing methods.

III. Expedited Method Approval

A. What Is Expedited Method Approval?

    Section 1401(1)(D) of SDWA, as amended in 1996, authorizes EPA to
approve alternative testing methods outside the normal notice-and-
comment rulemaking process. To use this expedited process, EPA must
already have promulgated at least one analytical testing method for the
contaminant in question through the normal rulemaking process. Once EPA
has approved one testing method through the rulemaking process, section
1401(1)(D) allows EPA to approve additional (alternative) testing
methods for the same contaminant through an expedited process that
simply involves publishing the alternative method in the Federal
Register. To use this expedited process, EPA must first find that the
alternative testing method is ``equally effective'' as the method that
was approved through rulemaking.
    EPA will examine the performance characteristics of each new method
being considered for approval using the expedited process in the same
manner as is currently used when promulgating a method by regulation.
The method will be evaluated on the basis of its selectivity, bias,
precision, quantitation range and detection characteristics. In
general, quality control procedures and criteria must be available to
provide an on-going demonstration of method performance during the
analysis of samples.
    After a method is demonstrated to be suitable for analyzing
compliance or unregulated contaminant monitoring samples for a specific
contaminant, and EPA deems it to be ``equally effective'' as the
originally promulgated method, EPA will publish a notice in the Federal
Register to announce that determination. Because the rulemaking process
will not be used, the alternative method will not be cited in the
drinking water regulations (which are contained at 40 CFR Part 141).
Only the originally promulgated method will continue to be cited in
that manner. However, alternative methods approved using the expedited
process will be fully available to public water systems for compliance
or unregulated contaminant monitoring and reporting to the same extent
as the methods that were approved through the normal rulemaking
process.

B. Why Is EPA Implementing the Expedited Method Approval Process?

    EPA encourages the development of new measurement technologies and
the improvement of traditional analytical techniques. These advances
often result in benefits such as shorter analysis times, minimized use
of solvents, greater specificity in the analytical results, or more
robust analytical procedures that are less prone to quality control
failures. The benefits can lead to more cost effective monitoring.
    The expedited method approval process will improve EPA's ability to
make new technologies and improved analytical techniques available in a
timely manner. Under the current process, after a method is shown to be
suitable for analyzing drinking water compliance or unregulated
contaminant monitoring samples, it cannot be used for that purpose
until the rulemaking process is completed. The traditional rulemaking
process in some cases can take two to three or more years to complete.
This means the method is not available for monitoring for several
years. Under the expedited process described in this notice, the method
will be available as soon as EPA publishes a Federal Register notice
announcing that the method can be used for analyzing drinking water
compliance or UCMR samples. EPA anticipates most alternative methods
will be approved in this manner within six to eight months after they
are determined to be applicable to the analysis of compliance or UCMR
samples.

C. Will EPA Use This Process To Approve All New Methods?

    As stated above, EPA will use the expedited methods approval
process only to approve additional testing methods for contaminants for
which EPA has already promulgated regulations, including at least one
analytical method.
    EPA anticipates that the expedited process will be the primary
mechanism used to approve additional testing methods. EPA expects to
use this process to approve new or revised methods from sources such
as:
     VCSBs, such as Standard Methods or ASTM International;
     Vendors who have submitted new technologies or methods to
the ATP program; and
     EPA or other governmental organizations.
    There may be instances in which EPA will seek public comment prior
to approving a new or revised method because additional information is
needed. In those cases, EPA will consider whether to still approve the
new or revised method through the expedited process described in this
notice or use the normal rulemaking process.

D. Will EPA Also Use the New Expedited Process To Approve Alternative
Methods for National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations and
Unregulated Contaminants?

    Yes. In addition to using the expedited process with respect to
NPDWRs, EPA plans to use the expedited process to approve additional
test methods for national secondary drinking water regulations and
unregulated contaminants as well. In both cases, there will need to be
at least one test method that EPA has already

specified and promulgated by regulation, and EPA will approve the
alternative methods only upon finding that they are equally as
effective as the specified method.
    National secondary drinking water regulations, which are contained
in 40 CFR Part 143, are not enforceable but are intended as guidelines
for States. Analytical methods are specified in these guidelines at 40
CFR 143.4. EPA will use the expedited process to add any alternative
methods that are equally as effective as the methods set forth in the
guidelines.
    For unregulated contaminants, under the authority of Section
1445(a)(2) of SDWA, EPA promulgates regulations that specify monitoring
requirements, including analytical methods. See 40 CFR 141.40. Section
1445(a) gives EPA discretion in setting the process for approving
analytical methods for the unregulated contaminants. For consistency
with the procedures for NPDWRs, and given Congress's clear intent to
expedite the process for adding analytical methods as new methods
become available, EPA intends to use these expedited procedures to add
methods for the unregulated contaminants as well.

E. Will EPA Use This Process To Withdraw Approval for Methods?

    Under certain conditions, it may be necessary for EPA to withdraw
approval of a testing method. For example, if an MCL is lowered to
better protect public health, a method that was suitable for
demonstrating compliance with the higher MCL may no longer have the
necessary sensitivity. There may also be instances in which an approved
method becomes obsolete because it uses hazardous reagents or fails to
meet the performance characteristics of other approved methods.
    EPA will not use the expedited process described in this notice to
withdraw approval of any method that EPA originally approved through
the rulemaking process. In that case, EPA will again use the rulemaking
process to withdraw approval for such testing methods when necessary.
    However, the new process will be used to withdraw approval of any
method that was initially approved using the expedited process. EPA
will withdraw approval of such a method by publishing a Federal
Register notice describing EPA's rationale for the withdrawal and
stipulating an effective date for the action.

F. How Often Will Methods Be Approved Using the Expedited Process?

    EPA intends to use the expedited approval process in such a manner
that methods are approved as soon as possible after they are determined
to be suitable for analyzing drinking water compliance or UCMR samples.
The frequency will depend on the number of methods that are awaiting
approval and the urgency for that approval. For example, EPA may
approve a single method using this process if exercising the expedited
method could significantly benefit the public by reducing monitoring
costs while maintaining data quality. Currently, EPA expects that the
process will be implemented at least annually and that it will normally
involve approval of multiple methods.

G. How Will I Know When a Method Is Approved Using the Expedited
Process?

    EPA will publish a notice in the Federal Register to announce the
expedited method approvals. At a minimum, the notice will list the new
method(s) being approved, the contaminant(s) for which each method
approval is granted, a reference to the regulation that cites the
reference method(s) for each contaminant, and information concerning
where a copy of each method can be obtained.
    EPA is also considering whether additional information should be
included in the Federal Register notice. When EPA proposes approval of
new methods using the regulatory process, the preamble to the proposed
rule usually contains a brief description of the method, a summary of
the method performance characteristics, and a discussion of the basis
for the approval(s). The information is presented to better inform the
reader so that public comment can be obtained. Under the expedited
process, EPA does not anticipate publishing this particular
information. However, EPA is using this Federal Register notice to
solicit comment on the type of information that would be useful to the
public and regulated entities when new methods are approved using the
expedited process.

H. Will There Be a Comprehensive List of All Methods Approved Using the
Expedited Process?

    EPA plans to maintain a comprehensive list of methods approved
through the expedited process. The public availability of the list is
one of the subjects EPA is soliciting comment on in this notice. EPA
anticipates that State agencies, public water systems, and laboratories
will want access to a comprehensive list to simplify the tracking of
method approvals listed in multiple Federal Register notices.
    EPA is requesting input on whether a comprehensive list should be
provided and if so, the mechanism for making it available. One option
would be to list the methods in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
as an appendix to the drinking water regulations. A revised hard copy
edition of the CFR is printed once per year, but it is continually
updated electronically throughout the year and is available to the
public through the Internet at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov. So, while the

CFR hard copy would generally contain an up-to-date list of methods, it
would not show methods that have been added since the previous
published update.
    A second option would be to list the methods on an EPA Web site.
EPA would update the Web page each time a new method is approved. Under
this option, the Federal Register notice would list the new method
approvals and refer the public to the Web site for a complete listing
of methods approved under the expedited process. The Web site could
either show the list or provide a link for downloading a fact sheet
with the list in an electronic format.
    A third option would be to make the list available through the Safe
Drinking Water Hotline or through an Agency designated contact for
those who do not have Internet access.
    A fourth option would combine some or all of the above approaches
by listing the methods in an appendix to the CFR, on the Internet, and/
or in a fact sheet available from the Agency.

I. Will a Regulation Tell Me Where To Find the Comprehensive List of
Methods Approved Using the Expedited Process?

    The current regulations at 40 CFR Parts 141 and 143 do not contain
any information about where methods approved using the expedited
process would be listed. EPA does not plan to immediately change the
regulatory text when the expedited method approval process is
implemented. If it would be helpful to add a cross-referencing
statement in the NPDWRs, NSDWRs, and/or UCMRs, referring to a list of
the methods approved using the expedited process so that regulated
entities and the public could more easily find the information, EPA may
consider such a change to the regulations in future actions.
    One option would be to add a paragraph at 40 CFR 141.27, since this
section deals with approval of alternate analytical techniques. The
paragraph

might state, ``The methods listed in (location of list, per Section
III.H, inserted here) may be used as alternatives to the methods listed
in the NPDWRs, NSDWRs, and UCMR.''
    A second option would be to add a footnote to each table of
approved methods in the NPDWRs, NSDWRs and/or UCMR (i.e., 40 CFR
141.21(f)(3), 141.23(k)(1), 141.24(e), 141.25(a), 141.40, 141.74(a)(1),
141.131(b), (c), and (d) and 143.3(b)).
    EPA is requesting comment on whether adding the location of the
comprehensive list to future regulatory text is warranted, and if so,
where that information should be added.

J. Will Regulatory Authorities Accept the Data Generated Using Methods
Approved by the Expedited Approach?

    In States, territories, and tribes in which EPA has primacy (which
includes Wyoming, the District of Columbia, and all Indian lands except
the Navajo), when EPA approves an alternative analytical method through
the expedited process, a facility will generally be able to use either
that new method or the originally promulgated method to meet its
regulatory requirements for compliance or unregulated contaminant
monitoring and reporting (although there may be State or local
restrictions). Note that if a laboratory chooses to use a method
approved under the expedited process, it must adhere to the written
procedures described in the method and meet all the quality control
criteria that are specified, just as it would for a method approved via
regulation.
    Where the State, territory or tribe has primacy (which, for States
and territories, is in most cases), it is up to the State, territory,
or tribe to decide whether to allow the use of alternative analytical
methods that have been approved by EPA and, if allowed, the process for
adopting those new methods within its own program. Since these
decisions will vary from State to State, facilities will need to be
aware of their Primacy Agency's own requirements prior to using an
alternative method that EPA has approved under the expedited method
approval process. Primacy Agencies are invited to provide comment on
how methods approved under this new procedure will be implemented in
their programs and if there are concerns that EPA can address when
implementing this new approval process (in order to simplify or
expedite Primacy Agency acceptance of the alternative methods).

K. Where Can I Find Copies of the Methods Approved by This Process?

    The Federal Register notice announcing the approval of methods
under the expedited process will include information concerning where
the complete methods can be obtained. This information will also be
included with the comprehensive list of methods approved under the
expedited process.
    A docket will be created each time EPA announces approval of
methods under the expedited process and a copy of each method will be
placed in the docket. All documents in the docket will be listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Publicly available docket materials,

excluding copyrighted materials, will be available electronically in
http://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at the Water Docket. Copyrighted

materials will only be available in hard copy at the Water Docket.

L. Must My Laboratory Be Certified to Use These Methods?

    If the originally promulgated regulation requires that the
laboratory be certified to perform analyses of compliance samples for a
specific contaminant, then EPA plans to extend this requirement to use
of methods approved through the expedited process. Similarly, if a
``party approved by the State'' is specified in the regulation, then
EPA plans to extend this requirement to use of the alternative method.

M. Are Any Particular Methods Currently Under Consideration for
Approval Using the Expedited Process?

    In an effort to assist the public in understanding the expedited
approval process, EPA is providing two examples of methods that are
being considered for approval using this process. Approval is not being
granted in this notice, but EPA anticipates approving them when the
process is ultimately implemented. They are included herein so that the
public can comment on the format of the listing and the type of
information presented on each method.
1. EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2. Determination of Trace Elements in
Drinking Water by Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic
Emission Spectrometry (USEPA, 2003)
    Axially viewed inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission
spectrometry can be used to determine concentrations of several trace
elements and water matrix elements in drinking water. The performance
characteristics of EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2 were compared to the
characteristics of the methods listed at 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) for the
same contaminants. Based on this evaluation, EPA expects that it will
be able to deem this method to be equally effective as the promulgated
methods for determining antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium,
chromium, copper, lead, and selenium concentrations. Therefore, EPA
anticipates approving this method when the Expedited Approval Process
is implemented in a future Federal Register notice (but again, EPA is
not approving this method today).
    EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2, can be accessed and downloaded
directly on-line at http://www.epa.gov/nerlcwww/ordmeth.htm.

2. Standard Method 6610-04. High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic
Method for Carbamate Pesticides (APHA, 2004)
    High-performance liquid chromatography with post-column
derivatization and fluorescence detection can be used to determine the
concentrations of carbamate pesticides in drinking water. Standard
Method 6610-04 is based on EPA Method 531.2 (USEPA, 2001), which is
approved for analyzing compliance samples for carbofuran and oxamyl (40
CFR 141.24(e)(1)). Therefore, EPA expects that it will be able to deem
Standard Method 6610-04 to be equally effective as the promulgated
method for determining carbofuran and oxamyl concentrations in
compliance samples. Thus, EPA anticipates approving this method when
the Expedited Approval Process is implemented in a future Federal
Register notice (but again, EPA is not approving this method today).
    Standard Method 6610 B-04 is available at http://www.standardmethods.org
.

      Alternative Analytical Methods Under Consideration for Approval Using the Expedited Approval Process
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     Alternate method (being             Alternate                              Citation for methods approved by
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EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2     AVICP-AES \2\.......  Antimony............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
 \1\.
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Arsenic.............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)

EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Barium..............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Beryllium...........  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Cadmium.............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Calcium.............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Chromium............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Copper..............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Lead................  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Magnesium...........  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Selenium............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Silica..............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2...  AVICP-AES...........  Sodium..............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
Standard Method 6610-04 \3\......  HPLC\4\.............  Carbofuran..........  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
Standard Method 6610-04..........  HPLC................  Oxamyl..............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1)
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\1\ EPA Method 200.5, Revision 4.2, ``Determination of Trace Elements in Drinking Water by Axially Viewed
  Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry,'' USEPA, October 2003, EPA/600/R-06/115 can be
  accessed and downloaded directly on-line at http://www.epa.gov/nerlcwww/ordmeth.htm.

\2\ Axially viewed inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (AVICP-AES).
\3\ Carbamate Pesticides--High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method. The Standard Method Online version
  that is approved is indicated by the last two digits in the method number which is the year of approval by the
  Standard Methods Committee. Standard Methods Online is available at http://www.standardmethods.org.

\4\ High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in conjunction with a post-column derivatization system and a
  fluorescence detector.

IV. Request for Comment

    EPA seeks comments on several aspects in the implementation of the
expedited methods approval process. The information and comments
submitted in response to this notice will be considered in determining
the final details of the implementation process.
    Specifically, EPA seeks comments on the following:
    1. EPA requests comment on whether a comprehensive list of methods
approved under the expedited process should be publicly maintained. If
such a list is desirable, then how should EPA make it available?
     As an appendix in the CFR;
     On an EPA Web page;
     As a table or fact sheet available from an EPA designated
contact;
     Using a combination of these approaches or other
suggestions.
    2. EPA requests comment on the type of information that should be
included in the Federal Register notice when new method approvals are
published using the expedited process. Is a list of the methods being
approved sufficient or should the notice include additional
information? If additional information is suggested, please indicate
the types of information that are desirable and why.
    3. EPA requests comment concerning the usefulness of amending
future regulatory text to describe where a list of methods approved
using the expedited process can be obtained. If such a change is
desired, should a reference to the list be included:
     With each methods table;
     In 40 CFR 141.27 under Alternate Test Methods.
     Is there a better suggestion?
    4. EPA requests comment on the format of the table that lists
methods approved using the expedited approval process. Does the example
provided in this notice provide enough information in a usable format
or are there better suggestions for listing the information?
    5. EPA invites Primacy Agencies to comment on how methods approved
under this new procedure will be implemented in their programs and if
there are concerns that EPA can address when implementing this new
approval process (in order to simplify or expedite Primacy Agency
acceptance of the alternative methods).

V. References

American Public Health Association (APHA). 2004. Standard Method
6610-04. Carbamate Pesticides--High-Performance Liquid
Chromatographic Method. Standard Methods Online. (Available at
http:// www.standardmethods.org.)

USEPA. 2001. EPA Method 531.2. Measurement of N-
methylcarbamoyloximes and N-methylcarbamates in Water by Direct
Aqueous Injection HPLC with Postcolumn Derivatization. Revision 1.0.
EPA 815-B-01-002. (Available at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/methods/sourcalt.html.
)

USEPA. 2003. EPA Method 200.5. Determination of Trace Elements in
Drinking Water by Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic
Emission Spectrometry. Revision 4.2. EPA/600/R-06/115. (Available at
http://www.epa.gov/nerlcwww/ordmeth.htm.)

    Dated: March 30, 2007.
Benjamin H. Grumbles,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. E7-6726 Filed 4-9-07; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register: December 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 248)]
[Notices]
[Page 68876-68877]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 9099; Release No. 61212]

Order Approving Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Budget
and Annual Accounting Support Fee for Calendar Year 2010

    Securities Act of 1933, Release No. 9099/December 22, 2009.
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Release No. 61212/December 22,
2009.

    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the ``Act'') established the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (``PCAOB'') to oversee the audits of
public companies and related matters, to protect investors, and to
further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate
and independent audit reports. The PCAOB is to accomplish these goals
through registration of public accounting firms and standard setting,
inspection, and disciplinary programs. Section 109 of the Act provides
that the PCAOB shall establish a reasonable annual accounting support
fee, as may be necessary or appropriate to establish and maintain the
PCAOB. Section 109(h) amends Section 13(b)(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to pay the allocable share of a
reasonable annual accounting support fee or fees, determined in
accordance with Section 109 of the Act. Under Section 109(f), the
aggregate annual accounting support fee shall not exceed the PCAOB's
aggregate ``recoverable budget expenses,'' which may include operating,
capital and accrued items. Section 109(b) of the Act directs the PCAOB
to establish a budget for each fiscal year in accordance with the
PCAOB's internal procedures, subject to approval by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'').
    On July 18, 2006, the Commission amended its Rules of Practice
related to its Informal and Other Procedures to add a rule to
facilitate the Commission's review and approval of PCAOB budgets and
accounting support fees.\1\ This budget rule provides, among other
things, a timetable for the preparation and submission of the PCAOB
budget and for Commission actions related to each budget, a description
of the information that should be included in each budget submission,
limits on the PCAOB's ability to incur expenses and obligations except
as provided in the approved budget, procedures relating to supplemental
budget requests, requirements for the PCAOB to furnish on a quarterly
basis certain budget-related information, and a list of definitions
that apply to the rule and to general discussions of PCAOB budget
matters.
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    \1\ 17 CFR 202.11. See Release No. 33-8724 (July 18, 2006) [71
FR 41998 (July 24, 2006)].
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    In accordance with the budget rule, in March 2009 the PCAOB
provided the Commission with a narrative description of its program
issues and outlook for the 2010 budget year. In response, the
Commission staff provided to the PCAOB staff economic assumptions and
budgetary guidance for the 2010 budget year. The PCAOB subsequently
delivered a preliminary budget and budget justification to the
Commission. Staff from the Commission's Offices of the Chief Accountant
and Executive Director dedicated a substantial amount of time to the
review and analysis of the PCAOB's programs, projects and budget
estimates; reviewed the PCAOB's estimates of 2009 actual spending; and
attended several meetings with management and staff of the PCAOB to
develop an understanding of the PCAOB's budget and operations. During
the course of the Commission's review, the Commission staff relied upon
representations and supporting documentation from the PCAOB. Based on
this comprehensive review, the Commission issued a ``pass back'' letter
to the PCAOB. The PCAOB approved its 2010 budget on November 30, 2009
and submitted that budget for Commission approval.
    After considering the above, the Commission did not identify any
proposed disbursements in the 2010 budget adopted by the PCAOB that are
not properly recoverable through the annual accounting support fee, and
the Commission believes that the aggregate proposed 2010 annual
accounting support fee does not exceed the PCAOB's aggregate
recoverable budget expenses for 2010. The Commission looks forward to
the PCAOB's annual updating of its strategic plan and the opportunity
for the Commission to review and provide views to the PCAOB on a draft
of the updated plan.
    As part of its review of the 2010 PCAOB budget, the Commission
notes that there are certain budget-related matters that should be
addressed or more closely monitored during 2010. These matters relate
to: (1) The PCAOB's inspections program; (2) its information technology
programs; and (3) potential legislative actions that could impact the
PCAOB. Because of the importance of each of these matters, the
Commission deems it necessary to set forth the following specific
measures.

    Accordingly, with respect to the PCAOB's 2011 budget cycle, the
PCAOB will:
    (1) Continue to include in its quarterly reports to the Commission
information about the PCAOB's inspections program. Such information
will include (a) statistics relative to the numbers and types of firms
budgeted and expected to be inspected in 2010, including by location
and by year the inspections are required to be conducted in accordance
with the Act and PCAOB rules, (b) information about the timing of the
issuance of inspections reports for domestic and non-U.S. inspections,
and (c) updates on the PCAOB's efforts to establish cooperative
arrangements with respective non-U.S. authorities for inspections
required in those countries.
    (2) Continue to include detailed information about the state of the
PCAOB's information technology in its quarterly reports to the
Commission, including planned, estimated, and actual costs for
information technology projects, including the annual and special
reporting system and the inspections information system.
    (3) Consult with the Commission about the PCAOB's plans for
implementing any changes in response to legislative actions.
    The Commission has determined that the PCAOB's 2010 budget and
annual accounting support fee are consistent with Section 109 of the
Act. Accordingly,
    It is ordered, pursuant to Section 109 of the Act, that the PCAOB
budget and annual accounting support fee for calendar year 2010 are
approved.

    By the Commission.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-30726 Filed 12-28-09; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50407-50413]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

15 CFR Part 744

[Docket No. 110502272-1391-01]
RIN 0694-AF22

Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or
Foreign Policy Interests of the United States to the Entity List; and
Implementation of Additional Changes From the Annual Review of the
Entity List

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
by adding fifteen persons under twenty entries to the Entity List
(Supplement No. 4 to Part 744) on the basis of section 744.11 of the
EAR. The persons being 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 under the following six destinations on the Entity List: Cyprus,
Greece, Iran, Syria, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom (U.K.).
    In addition, this rule amends the EAR to implement modifications to
the Entity List on the basis of the annual review of the Entity List
conducted by the End-User Review Committee (ERC), which the ERC
conducts to determine if any entities on the Entity List should be
removed or modified. This rule implements the results of the annual
review for entities located in Syria.
    Lastly, this rule makes a clarification to an existing entry
located in China to clarify the relationship of a listed alias to the
existing entry and to provide additional information on the alias.

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective August 15, 2011.

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

Background

    The Entity List notifies the public that certain exports,
reexports, and transfers (in-country) to entities identified on the
Entity List require a license from BIS and that the availability of
license exceptions in such transactions is limited. Entities are placed
on the Entity List on the basis of certain sections of part 744
(Control Policy: End-User and End-Use Based) of the EAR.
    The End-User Review Committee (ERC), composed of representatives of
the Departments of Commerce (Chair), State, Defense, Energy and, when
appropriate, the Treasury, makes all decisions regarding additions to,
removals from, or other changes 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.

ERC Entity List Decisions

    This rule implements decisions of the ERC to add persons to the
Entity List and modify existing entries based on the annual review of
the Entity List. First, this rule implements the decision of the ERC to
add fifteen persons under twenty entries to the Entity List on the
basis of section 744.11 (License requirements that apply to entities
acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of
the United States) of the EAR. Second, this rule implements the results
of the annual review for entities located in Syria by making
modifications to seven existing entries under Syria on the Entity List.

Additions to the Entity List

    This rule implements the decision of the ERC to add fifteen persons
under twenty entries (including five additional entries) to the Entity
List on the basis of section 744.11 of the EAR. The twenty entries
added to the Entity List consist of one person in Cyprus, three persons
in Greece, four persons in Iran, two persons in Syria, five persons in
Ukraine, and five persons in the U.K. The additional five entries cover
five additional addresses of persons added to the Entity List--these
persons are being listed under multiple countries to account for
alternate addresses of these persons in those countries. Specifically,
these five additional entries cover one person in Ukraine who also has
addresses in Iran and Syria (resulting in two additional entries for
the Iran and Syria addresses), one person in Ukraine who also has
addresses in Greece and in the U.K. (resulting in two additional
entries for the Greece and U.K. addresses), and one person in the U.K.
who also has an address in Cyprus (resulting in one additional entry
for the Cyprus address).
    The ERC reviewed section 744.11(b) (Criteria for revising the
Entity List) in making the determination to add these persons to the
Entity List. Under that paragraph, persons for whom, based on specific
and articulable facts, there is reasonable cause to believe have been
involved, are involved, or pose a significant risk of being or becoming
involved in activities that are contrary to the national security or
foreign policy interests of the United States and those acting on
behalf of such persons may be added to the Entity List pursuant to
section 744.11. Paragraphs (b)(1)-(b)(5) include an illustrative list
of activities that could be contrary to the national security or
foreign policy interests of the United States.
    The persons being added to the Entity List under this rule have
been determined by the ERC to be involved in activities that could be
contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the
United States. Examples of the specific activities these persons have
been involved with that are contrary to the national security or
foreign policy interests of the United States pursuant to section
744.11 include the violation of the license requirements imposed for
exports and reexports to Syria as specified in General Order No. 2 of
Supplement No.

1 to part 736 of the EAR, and violation of the embargo against Iran as
specified in the Iran Transactions Regulations (31 CFR Part 560). Both
Syria and Iran have been designated by the Secretary of State as
countries that have repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism. Specifically, these persons were involved in
the lease, transfer, and operation of commercial aircraft subject to
the EAR, without the requisite licenses, for use in Syria and Iran.

Additions to the Entity List

    This rule adds fifteen persons under twenty entries to the Entity
List on the basis of section 744.11 of the EAR. For all of the fifteen
persons added to the Entity List, the ERC specifies a license
requirement for all items subject to the EAR and establishes a license
application review policy of a presumption of denial. The license
requirement applies to any transaction in which items are to be
exported, reexported or transferred (in-country) to such persons or in
which such persons act as purchaser, intermediate consignee, ultimate
consignee, or end-user. In addition, no license exceptions are
available for shipments to those persons being added to the Entity
List.
    Specifically, this rule adds the following fifteen persons under
twenty entries to the Entity List:
Cyprus
    (1) Niki Panteli Kyriakou, 91, Evgeniou Voulgareous, Limassol 4153,
Cyprus (See alternate address under United Kingdom).
Greece
    (1) Sergei (Sergi) Ivanovich Tomchani, a.k.a., Sergey Ivanovich
Tomchani, 58, Vouliagmenis Ave Voula, 16673, Athens, Greece (See
alternate addresses under Ukraine and United Kingdom);
    (2) Sky Wings Airlines SA, 58, Vouliagmenis Ave Voula, 16673,
Athens, Greece; and
    (3) Socrates Vasilakis, 58, Vouliagmenis Ave Voula, 16673, Athens,
Greece.
Iran
    (1) Kish Airlines, Headquarters, No. 21 Ekbatan Main Blvd., P.O.
Box 19395/4639, Tehran, 13938, Iran;
    (2) Sahand Airlines, Sahand Airport, Bonab/Sahand, Iran;
    (3) Ukraine Mediterranean Airlines, a.k.a., UM Airlines, UM Air,
Building Negin Sai app. 105, Valiasr Str., Tehran, Iran (See alternate
addresses under Ukraine and Syria); and
    (4) Zagros Airlines, Abadan Airport, Abadan, Iran.
Syria
    (1) Cham Wings Airlines, Al-Fardous Street, Damascus, Syria; and
    (2) Ukraine Mediterranean Airlines, a.k.a., UM Airlines, UM Air, 29
Ayar Str., Julia Dumna building, Damascus, Syria (See alternate
addresses under Iran and Ukraine).
Ukraine
    (1) Khors Air Company, 34, Lesi Ukrainki Boulevard, Kiev, 01133,
Ukraine; and 10, Mekhanizatoriv Street, Kiev, 03035, Ukraine;
    (2) Natalya Totskaya, 34, Lesi Ukrainki Boulevard, Kiev, 01133,
Ukraine; and 10, Mekhanizatoriv Street, Kiev, 03035, Ukraine;
    (3) Roman Unytskyi, 34, Lesi Ukrainki Boulevard, Kiev, 01133,
Ukraine; and 10, Mekhanizatoriv Street, Kiev, 03035, Ukraine;
    (4) Sergei (Sergi) Ivanovich Tomchani, a.k.a., Sergey Ivanovich
Tomchani, 34, Lesi Ukrainki Boulevard, Kiev, 01133, Ukraine; and 10,
Mekhanizatoriv Street, Kiev, 03035, Ukraine (See alternate addresses
under Greece and United Kingdom); and
    (5) Ukraine Mediterranean Airlines, a.k.a., UM Airlines, UM Air, 7,
Shulyavskaya Str., Kiev, Ukraine (See alternate addresses under Iran
and Syria).
United Kingdom
    (1) A.P. Finance Limited, 38, Princes Court--88 Brompton Road,
Knightsbridge, London, SW3 1ES, United Kingdom; and Enterprise House,
113/115 George Lane, London, E18 1AB, United Kingdom;
    (2) Anatolii Pysarenko, 38, Princes Court--88 Brompton Road,
Knightsbridge, London, SW3 1ES, United Kingdom; and Enterprise
House,113/115 George Lane, London, E18 1AB, United Kingdom;
    (3) Myra Gkizi, 38, Princes Court--88 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge,
London, SW3 1ES, United Kingdom;
    (4) Niki Panteli Kyriakou, 38, Princes Court--88 Brompton Road,
Knightsbridge, London, SW3 1ES, United Kingdom (See alternate address
under Cyprus); and
    (5) Sergei (Sergi) Ivanovich Tomchani, a.k.a., Sergey Ivanovich
Tomchani, 38, Princes Court--88 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London,
SW3 1ES, United Kingdom; and Enterprise House 113/115 George Lane,
London, E18 1AB, United Kingdom (See alternate addresses under Greece
and Ukraine).

Annual Review of the Entity List

    This rule amends the EAR to implement changes to the Entity List
(Supplement No. 4 to part 744) on the basis of the annual review of the
Entity List conducted by the ERC, in accordance with the procedures
outlined in Supplement No. 5 to part 744 (Procedures for End-User
Review Committee Entity List Decisions). The changes from the annual
review of the Entity List that are approved by the ERC are implemented
in stages as the ERC completes its review of entities listed under
different destinations on the Entity List. This rule implements the
results of the annual review for entities located in Syria.

Modifications to the Entity List

    On the basis of decisions made by the ERC during the annual review,
this rule amends seven entries currently on the Entity List under Syria
by modifying or adding addresses or aliases, as follows:
Syria
    (1) EKT Electronics, a.k.a., Katrangi Electronics, Katrangi
Trading, Katranji Labs, Electronics Systems, 1 floor, 11/A,
Abbasieh Building, Hijaz Street, P.O. Box 10112, Damascus, Syria; and
1 floor, 02/A, Fares Building, Rami Street, Margeh, Damascus,
Syria (See alternate address under Lebanon).
    (2) Encyclopedia Electronics Center, a.k.a., Hassan Matni Import
Export Co., Nazir Matni Electronics, Mosalam Baroudi Street, P.O. Box
12071, Halbouni, Damascus, Syria.
    (3) Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology (HIAST),
a.k.a., Institut Superieur des Sciences Appliqu[eacute]es et de
Technologie (ISSAT), Institut des Sciences Appliqu[eacute]es et de
Technologie (ISAT), P.O. Box 31983, Barzeh, Damascus, Syria.
    (4) Industrial Establishment of Defense (IED), a.k.a., Industrial
Establishment of Defence (IED), [Eacute]tablissements Industriels de la
D[eacute]fense (EID), Etablissement Industrial de la Defence (ETINDE),
Al Thawraa Street, P.O. Box 2330, Damascus, Syria.
    (5) Mohammed Katranji, 1 floor, 11/A, Abbasieh Building,
Hijaz Street, P.O. Box 10112, Damascus, Syria; and 1 floor,
02/A, Fares Building, Rami Street, Margeh, Damascus, Syria (See
alternate address under Lebanon).
    (6) National Standards and Calibration Laboratory (NSCL), a.k.a.,
Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC)-NSCL, Institut National
Calibration Centre, P.O. Box 4470, Damascus, Syria.
    (7) Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), a.k.a., Center
for Scientific Studies and Research (SSRC), Scientific Studies Research
Centre (SSRC), Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Scientifiques (CERS),
Center for Study and Research (CERS),

Scientific Studies and Research Council, Syrian Scientific Research
Council, Scientific Research Council (SRC), P.O. Box 4470, Damascus,
Syria.

Clarification to the Entity List and Correction to Published Rule

    BIS published a final rule on April 18, 2011 (76 FR 21628) (April
18 Final Rule) that made revisions to the Entity List. These revisions
included a clarification in the preamble of the rule that the ``901
Institute'' should be listed as one of nineteen individual aliases for
the listed person the ``Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics'' (CAEP)
and not as part of the eighteenth alias, i.e. the ``University of
Electronic Science and Technology of China'' (UESTC). The final rule
published today makes two additional changes to the existing entry for
CAEP. First, as a clarification, this rule adds an address for the
``901 Institute,'' to assist exporters, reexporters, and transferors in
more easily identifying this listed alias for CAEP. The addition of
this address was approved by the ERC.
    Second, this rule corrects an inadvertent error in the April 18
Final Rule by removing ``901 Institute'' as an alias of CAEP's
eighteenth alias in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the EAR because, as
explained in the April 18 Final Rule and noted above, the ``901
Institute'' is not part of the eighteenth alias (i.e. UESTC) but is a
distinct nineteenth alias for CAEP. Although this conforming change was
correctly described in the preamble of the April 18 Final Rule, it was
not included in the regulatory text. This final rule corrects that
error by amending the regulatory text to remove the reference to the
``901 Institute'' in CAEP's eighteenth alias (i.e. UESTC) and listing
it as CAEP's nineteenth alias. The ERC cleared the removal of the ``901
Institute'' as an alias of UESTC and its addition as CAEP's nineteenth
alias prior to the publication of the April 18 Final Rule.
    Specifically, this rule revises this existing entry to the Entity
List, as described above, to read as follows:
China
    (1) Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, a.k.a., the following
nineteen aliases:

--Ninth Academy;
--Southwest Computing Center;
--Southwest Institute of Applied Electronics;
--Southwest Institute of Chemical Materials;
--Southwest Institute of Electronic Engineering;
--Southwest Institute of Environmental Testing;
--Southwest Institute of Explosives and Chemical Engineering;
--Southwest Institute of Fluid Physics;
--Southwest Institute of General Designing and Assembly;
--Southwest Institute of Machining Technology;
--Southwest Institute of Materials;
--Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry (a.k.a., China
Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP)'s 902 Institute);
--Southwest Institute of Research and Applications of Special Materials
Factory;
--Southwest Institute of Structural Mechanics; (all of the preceding
located in or near Mianyang, Sichuan Province);
--Chengdu Electronic Science and Technology University (CUST);
--The High Power Laser Laboratory, Shanghai;
--The Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics,
Beijing;
--*University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (No. 4, 2nd
Section, North Jianshe Road, Chengdu, 610054); and
--*901 Institute, P.O. Box 523, Chengdu, 6100003.
Savings Clause
    Shipments of items removed from eligibility for a License Exception
or export or reexport without a license (NLR) as a result of this
regulatory action that were on dock for loading, on lighter, laden
aboard an exporting or reexporting carrier, or en route aboard a
carrier to a port of export or reexport, on August 15, 2011, pursuant
to actual orders for export or reexport to a foreign destination, may
proceed to that destination under the previous eligibility for a
License Exception or export or reexport without a license (NLR) so long
as they are exported or reexported before August 30, 2011. Any such
items not actually exported or reexported before midnight, on August
30, 2011, require a license in accordance with the EAR.
    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 extended by the Notice of August 12,
2010, 75 FR 50681 (August 16, 2010), has continued the Export
Administration Regulations in effect under the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act.

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 the OMB under control numbers 0694-
0088, ``Multi-Purpose Application,'' which carries a burden hour
estimate of 43.8 minutes for a manual or electronic submission. Total
burden hours associated with the Paperwork Reduction Act and Office and
Management and Budget 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 e-mail 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 persons being added to the Entity List. If this rule
were delayed to allow for notice and comment and a delay in effective
date, then entities being added to the Entity List by this action would
continue to be able to receive items without a license and to conduct
activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy
interests of the

United States. 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.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 744

    Exports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.

    Accordingly, part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (15
CFR parts 730-774) is amended as follows:

PART 744--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 744 is revised 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 12, 2010, 75 FR 50681
(August 16, 2010); Notice of November 4, 2010, 75 FR 68673 (November
8, 2010); Notice of January 13, 2011, 76 FR 3009 (January 18, 2011).

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2. Supplement No. 4 to part 744 is amended:
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(a) By revising under China, in alphabetical order, one Chinese entity;
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(b) By adding, in alphabetical order, the destination of Cyprus under
the Country column and one Cypriot entity;
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(c) By adding, in alphabetical order, the destination of Greece under
the Country column and three Greek entities;
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(d) By adding under Iran, in alphabetical order, four Iranian entities;
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(e) By adding under Syria, in alphabetical order, two Syrian entities,
``Cham Wings Airlines'' and ``Ukraine Mediterranean Airlines, a.k.a.,
UM Airlines, UM Air'';
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(f) By revising under Syria, in alphabetical order, seven Syrian
entities;
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(g) By adding, in alphabetical order, the destination of Ukraine under
the Country column and five Ukrainian entities; and
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(h) By adding under the United Kingdom, in alphabetical order, five
British entities.
    The additions and revisions read as follows:

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                                                                            License review     Federal Register
         Country                   Entity           License requirement         policy             citation
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                                                  * * * * * * *

CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC                                       * * * * * * *
 OF
                          Chinese Academy of        For all items        Case-by-case basis.  62 FR 35334, 6/30/
                           Engineering Physics,      subject to the EAR.                       97
                           a.k.a., the following                                              66 FR 24266, 5/14/
                           nineteen aliases:                                                   01
                          --Ninth Academy;........                                            75 FR 78883, 12/17/
                          --Southwest Computing                                                10.
                           Center;.                                                           76 FR 21628, 4/18/
                          --Southwest Institute of                                             11.
                           Applied Electronics;.                                              76 FR [INSERT FR
                          --Southwest Institute of                                             PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Chemical Materials;.                                                15/11.
                          --Southwest Institute of
                           Electronic Engineering;.
                          --Southwest Institute of
                           Environmental Testing;.
                          --Southwest Institute of
                           Explosives and Chemical
                           Engineering;
                          --Southwest Institute of
                           Fluid Physics;.
                          --Southwest Institute of
                           General Designing and
                           Assembly;.
                          --Southwest Institute of
                           Machining Technology;.
                          --Southwest Institute of
                           Materials;.
                          --Southwest Institute of
                           Nuclear Physics and
                           Chemistry (a.k.a.,
                           China Academy of
                           Engineering Physics
                           (CAEP)'s 902
                           Institute);.
                          --Southwest Institute of
                           Research and
                           Applications of Special
                           Materials Factory;.
                          --Southwest Institute of
                           Structural Mechanics;.
                           (all of the preceding
                           located in or near
                           Mianyang, Sichuan
                           Province);.
                          --Chengdu Electronic
                           Science and Technology
                           University (CUST);.
                          --The High Power Laser
                           Laboratory, Shanghai;.
                          --The Institute of
                           Applied Physics and
                           Computational
                           Mathematics, Beijing;.
                          --University of
                           Electronic Science and
                           Technology of China
                           (No. 4, 2nd Section,
                           North Jianshe Road,
                           Chengdu, 610054); and.
                          --901 Institute (P.O.
                           Box 523, Chengdu,
                           6100003)..

                                                  * * * * * * *
CYPRUS..................  Niki Panteli Kyriakou,    For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           91, Evgeniou              subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Voulgareous, Limassol     EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           4153, Cyprus (See         744.11 of the EAR).
                           alternate address under
                           United Kingdom).

                                                  * * * * * * *
GREECE..................  Sergei (Sergi) Ivanovich  For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Tomchani, a.k.a.,         subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Sergey Ivanovich          EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Tomchani, 58,             744.11 of the EAR).
                           Vouliagmenis Ave Voula,
                           16673, Athens, Greece
                           (See alternate
                           addresses under Ukraine
                           and United Kingdom).
                          Sky Wings Airlines SA,    For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           58, Vouliagmenis Ave      subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Voula, 16673, Athens,     EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Greece.                   744.11 of the EAR).
                          Socrates Vasilakis, 58,   For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Vouliagmenis Ave Voula,   subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           16673, Athens, Greece.    EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                                                     744.11 of the EAR).

                                                  * * * * * * *

IRAN....................                                       * * * * * * *
                          Kish Airlines,            For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Headquarters, No. 21      subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Ekbatan Main Blvd.,       EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           P.O. Box 19395/4639,      744.11 of the EAR).
                           Tehran, 13938, Iran.
                                                               * * * * * * *
                          Sahand Airlines, Sahand   For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Airport, Bonab/Sahand,    subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Iran.                     EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                                                     744.11 of the EAR).
                                                               * * * * * * *
                          Ukraine Mediterranean     For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Airlines, a.k.a., UM      subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Airlines, UM Air,         EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Building Negin Sai app.   744.11 of the EAR).
                           105, Valiasr Str.,
                           Tehran, Iran (See
                           alternate addresses
                           under Ukraine and
                           Syria).
                                                               * * * * * * *
                          Zagros Airlines, Abadan   For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Airport, Abadan, Iran.    subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                                                     EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                                                     744.11 of the EAR).

                                                  * * * * * * *
SYRIA...................  Cham Wings Airlines, Al-  For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Fardous Street,           subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Damascus, Syria.          EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                                                     744.11 of the EAR).
                          EKT Electronics, a.k.a.,  For all items        Presumption of       73 FR 54503, 9/22/
                           Katrangi Electronics,     subject to the       denial.              08
                           Katrangi Trading,         EAR. (See Sec.                           76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Katranji Labs,            744.11 of the EAR).                       PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Electronics Systems,                                                15/11.
                           1 floor, 11/A,
                           Abbasieh Building,
                           Hijaz Street, P.O. Box
                           10112, Damascus, Syria;
                           and 1 floor,
                           02/A, Fares Building,
                           Rami Street, Margeh,
                           Damascus, Syria (See
                           alternate address under
                           Lebanon).
                          Encyclopedia Electronics  For all items        Presumption of       73 FR 54503, 9/22/
                           Center, a.k.a., Hassan    subject to the       denial.              08
                           Matni Import Export       EAR. (See Sec.                           76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Co., Nazir Matni          744.11 of the EAR).                       PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Electronics, Mosalam                                                15/11.
                           Baroudi Street, P.O.
                           Box 12071, Halbouni,
                           Damascus, Syria.
                          Higher Institute of       For all items        Presumption of       70 FR 11861, 3/10/
                           Applied Science and       subject to the       denial.              05
                           Technology (HIAST),       EAR. (See Sec.                           76 FR [INSERT FR
                           a.k.a., Institut          744.11 of the EAR).                       PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Superieur des Sciences                                              15/11.
                           Appliqu[eacute]es et de
                           Technologie (ISSAT),
                           Institut des Sciences
                           Appliqu[eacute]es et de
                           Technologie (ISAT),
                           P.O. Box 31983, Barzeh,
                           Damascus, Syria.
                          Industrial Establishment  For all items        Presumption of       70 FR 11861, 3/10/
                           of Defense (IED),         subject to the       denial.              05
                           a.k.a., Industrial        EAR. (See Sec.                           76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Establishment of          744.11 of the EAR).                       PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Defence (IED),                                                      15/11.
                           [Eacute]tablissements
                           Industriels de la
                           D[eacute]fense (EID),
                           Etablissement
                           Industrial de la
                           Defence (ETINDE), Al
                           Thawraa Street, P.O.
                           Box 2330, Damascus,
                           Syria.
                          Mohammed Katranji,        For all items        Presumption of       73 FR 54503, 9/22/
                           1 floor, 11/A,   subject to the       denial.              08
                           Abbasieh Building,        EAR. (See Sec.                           76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Hijaz Street, P.O. Box    744.11 of the EAR).                       PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           10112, Damascus, Syria;                                             15/11.
                           and 1 floor,
                           02/A, Fares Building,
                           Rami Street, Margeh,
                           Damascus, Syria (See
                           alternate address under
                           Lebanon).

                          National Standards and    For all items        Presumption of       70 FR 11861, 3/10/
                           Calibration Laboratory    subject to the       denial.              05
                           (NSCL), a.k.a.,           EAR. (See Sec.                           76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Scientific Studies and    744.11 of the EAR).                       PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Research Center (SSRC)-                                             15/11.
                           NSCL, Institut National
                           Calibration Centre,
                           P.O. Box 4470,
                           Damascus, Syria.
                          Scientific Studies and    For all items        Presumption of       70 FR 11861, 3/10/
                           Research Center (SSRC),   subject to the       denial.              05
                           a.k.a., Center for        EAR. (See Sec.                           76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Scientific Studies and    744.11 of the EAR).                       PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Research (SSRC),                                                    15/11.
                           Scientific Studies
                           Research Centre (SSRC),
                           Centre d'Etudes et de
                           Recherches
                           Scientifiques (CERS),
                           Center for Study and
                           Research (CERS),
                           Scientific Studies and
                           Research Council,
                           Syrian Scientific
                           Research Council,
                           Scientific Research
                           Council (SRC), P.O. Box
                           4470, Damascus, Syria.
                          Ukraine Mediterranean     For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Airlines, a.k.a., UM      subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Airlines, UM Air, 29      EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Ayar Str., Julia Dumna    744.11 of the EAR).
                           building, Damascus,
                           Syria (See alternate
                           addresses under Iran
                           and Ukraine).

                                                  * * * * * * *
UKRAINE.................  Khors Air Company, 34,    For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Lesi Ukrainki             subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Boulevard, Kiev, 01133,   EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Ukraine; and 10,          744.11 of the EAR).
                           Mekhanizatoriv Street,
                           Kiev, 03035, Ukraine.
                          Natalya Totskaya, 34,     For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Lesi Ukrainki             subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Boulevard, Kiev, 01133,   EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Ukraine; and 10,          744.11 of the EAR).
                           Mekhanizatoriv Street,
                           Kiev, 03035, Ukraine.
                          Roman Unytskyi, 34, Lesi  For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Ukrainki Boulevard,       subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Kiev, 01133, Ukraine;     EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           and 10, Mekhanizatoriv    744.11 of the EAR).
                           Street, Kiev, 03035,
                           Ukraine.
                          Sergei (Sergi) Ivanovich  For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Tomchani, a.k.a.,         subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Sergey Ivanovich          EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Tomchani, 34, Lesi        744.11 of the EAR).
                           Ukrainki Boulevard,
                           Kiev, 01133, Ukraine;
                           and 10, Mekhanizatoriv
                           Street, Kiev, 03035,
                           Ukraine (See alternate
                           addresses under Greece
                           and United Kingdom).
                          Ukraine Mediterranean     For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Airlines, a.k.a., UM      subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Airlines, UM Air, 7,      EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Shulyavskaya Str.,        744.11 of the EAR).
                           Kiev, Ukraine (See
                           alternate addresses
                           under Iran and Syria).

                                                  * * * * * * *
UNITED KINGDOM..........  A.P. Finance Limited,     For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           38, Princes Court--88     subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Brompton Road,            EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Knightsbridge, London,    744.11 of the EAR).
                           SW3 1ES, United
                           Kingdom; and Enterprise
                           House, 113/115 George
                           Lane, London, E18 1AB,
                           United Kingdom.
                          Anatolii Pysarenko, 38,   For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Princes Court--88         subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Brompton Road             EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Knightsbridge, London,    744.11 of the EAR).
                           SW3 1ES, United
                           Kingdom; and Enterprise
                           House,113/115 George
                           Lane, London, E18 1AB,
                           United Kingdom.
                                                               * * * * * * *
                          Myra Gkizi, 38, Princes   For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Court--88 Brompton        subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Road, Knightsbridge,      EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           London, SW3 1ES, United   744.11 of the EAR).
                           Kingdom.
                          Niki Panteli Kyriakou,    For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           38, Princes Court--88     subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Brompton Road,            EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Knightsbridge, London,    744.11 of the EAR).
                           SW3 1ES, United Kingdom
                           (See alternate address
                           under Cyprus).
                          Sergei (Sergi) Ivanovich  For all items        Presumption of       76 FR [INSERT FR
                           Tomchani, a.k.a.,         subject to the       denial.              PAGE NUMBER], 8/
                           Sergey Ivanovich          EAR. (See Sec.                            15/11.
                           Tomchani, 38, Princes     744.11 of the EAR).
                           Court--88 Brompton
                           Road, Knightsbridge,
                           London, SW3 1ES, United
                           Kingdom; and Enterprise
                           House 113/115 George
                           Lane, London, E18 1AB,
                           United Kingdom (See
                           alternate addresses
                           under Greece and
                           Ukraine).
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    Dated: August 4, 2011.
Kevin J. Wolf
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-20602 Filed 8-12-11; 8:45 am]
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