BIS Removes Rusatom, but Two Components Stay on Entity List
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective May 24, 2011, which amends the Entity List (Supplement No. 4 to 15 CFR 744) by removing one Russian entity, listed as the Federal Atomic Power of Russia (Rusatom) (now known as the Russian State Corporation of Atomic Energy (Rosatom)) and by adding clarifying language and amending aliases for two Russian entities that are components of Rosatom.
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Rusatom of Russia Removed from Entity List
This rule removes the following entity located in Russia from the Entity List:
Federal Atomic Power of Russia (Rusatom) (any entities, institutes, or centers associated with), a.k.a. the following three aliases:
-Federal Atomic Agency (FAAE);
-MINATOM; and
-Ministry of Atomic Power and Industry (MAPI).
Located in either Snezhinsk or Kremlev (Sarov).
Removal Eliminates Entity List License Requirements Only
The removal of Rusatom from the Entity List eliminates the existing license requirements in Supplement No. 4 to 15 CFR Part 744 for exports, reexports and transfers (in-country) to this entity. Moreover, the removal of this entity from the Entity List does not relieve persons of other obligations under 15 CFR Part 744 or under other parts of the Export Administration Regulations.
2 Rusatom Components Remain on Entity List, Aliases Added/Amended
Although this rule is removing Rusatom (which is now known as Rosatom) from the Entity List, Rosatom has two components located in Snezhinsk and Sarov that will remain on the Entity List. In addition, the changes in the final rule include adding additional aliases and revising some of the existing aliases for the two component entities to better assist exporters, reexporters and transferors in identifying them on the Entity List.
Specifically, BIS’ final rule revises the entries for these two components of Rosatom as follows (bold asterisks(*) indicate revised or added aliases):
(1)All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics (VNIITF), a.k.a., the following eight aliases:
*-Vserossiyskiy Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Institut Tekhnicheskoy Fiziki;
*-Russian Federal Nuclear Center-VNIITF (RFNC-VNIITF);
*-Kasli Nuclear Weapons Development Center;
*-Institute of Technical Physics;
*-Zababakhin Institute;
*-ARITP (All Russian Institute for Technical Physics);
-Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Federal Nuclear Center - Academician E.I. Zababkhin All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics (FGUPRFYaTs-VNIITF)
-Chelyabinsk - 70, (Address: P.O. Box 245, 456770, Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk Region Russia); and *Any nuclear-related entities, institutes or centers located in Snezhinsk.
(2)All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF), a.k.a., the following nine aliases:
*-Vserossiyskiy Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Institut Eksperimentalnoy Fiziki;
*-Russian Federal Nuclear Center-VNIIEF (RFNC-VNIIEF);
*-Institute of Experimental Physics;
*-ARIEP (All Russian Institute for Experimental Physics);
-Khariton Institute;
-Sarov Nuclear Weapons Plant;
-Avangard Electromechanical Plant;
-Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Federal Nuclear Center - All Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics (FGUPRFNCs VNIIEF);
-Arzamas-16, (Address: 37 Mira Ave. Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region, 607188 Russia); and *Any nuclear-related entities, institutes or centers located in Sarov (Kremlev).
Exports, Reexports, Transfers by VNIITF/VNIIEF Require License, No Exceptions
A BIS license is required for the export, reexport or transfer (in-country) of any item subject to the EAR to these entities, including any transaction in which the listed entities will act as purchaser, intermediate consignee, ultimate consignee, or end-user of the items. This listing of these entities also prohibits the use of license exceptions under 15 CFR Part 740 for exports, reexports and transfers (in-country) of items subject to the EAR involving these entities.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 04/18/11,12/17/10, and 06/28/10 news, 11041820, 10121718, and 10062824, for BP summaries of recent BIS amendments to the Entity List based on the End-User Review Committee (ERC) annual review.)
BIS contact -- Karen Nies-Vogel (202) 482-5991
(D/N 110502271-1278-01, FR Pub 05/24/11)
BIS' fact sheet on this final rule is available here.