82 FR 57325 - Guidance on Specified Persons Under Section 231 of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 231 (December 4, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-26087

The Department of State is issuing this guidance to specify the persons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation. This guidance, including the list specifying persons, was developed through a robust interagency process and may be updated or amended as circumstances warrant. Applicable Dates: The specification of persons identified in this notice pursuant to the Act is applicable on December 4, 2017.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 10159]


Guidance on Specified Persons Under Section 231 of the Countering 
Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017

ACTION: Guidance to specify persons that are part of, or operate for or 
on behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of 
the Russian Federation; notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is issuing this guidance to specify 
the persons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, the 
defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian 
Federation. This guidance, including the list specifying persons, was 
developed through a robust interagency process and may be updated or 
amended as circumstances warrant.
    Applicable Dates: The specification of persons identified in this 
notice pursuant to the Act is applicable on December 4, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip A. Foley, Director, Office of 
Counterproliferation Initiatives, Bureau of International Security and 
Nonproliferation, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 202-
647-5193, [email protected].

Background

    Pursuant to the authority in Section 231(d) of the Countering 
Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Pub. L. 115-44), 
(``the Act''), the Secretary of State is issuing this guidance to 
specify the following as persons that are part of, or operate for or on 
behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of 
the Russian Federation:

Section 231(d) List regarding the Russian Defense Sector of the 
Government of the Russian Federation
Admiralty Shipyard JSC
Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defense Corporation JSC
Dolgoprudny Research Production JSC
Federal Research and Production Center Titan Barrikady JSC (Titan 
Design Bureau)
Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (Baikal)
Izhmash Concern JSC
Kalashnikov Concern JSC
Kalinin Machine Building Plant JSC (KMZ)
KBP Instrument Design Bureau
MIC NPO Mashinostroyenia
Molot Oruzhie
Mytishchinski Mashinostroitelny Zavod
Novator Experimental Design Bureau
NPO High Precision Systems JSC
NPO Splav JSC
Oboronprom OJSC
Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET)
Radiotechnical and Information Systems (RTI) Concern
Research and Production Corporation Uralvagonzavod JSC
Rosoboronexport OJSC (ROE)
Rostec (Russian Technologies State Corporation)
Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG
Russian Helicopters JSC
Sozvezdie Concern JSC
State Research and Production Enterprise Bazalt JSC
Sukhoi Aviation JSC
Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC
Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute JSC
Tupolev JSC
United Aircraft Corporation
United Engine Corporation
United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation
United Shipbuilding Corporation
Section 231(d) List regarding the Russian Intelligence Sector of the 
Government of the Russian Federation
Autonomous Noncommercial Professional Organization/Professional 
Association of Designers of Data Processing (ANO PO KSI)
Federal Security Service (FSB)
Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed 
Forces (GRU)
Special Technology Center
Zorsecurity

    Dated: October 26, 2017.
Rex W. Tillerson,
Secretary of State.
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proposed rule change between the of International Security and Federal Security Service (FSB)
Commission and any person, other than Nonproliferation, Department of State, Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
those that may be withheld from the Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 202–647–
public in accordance with the 5193, FOLEYPH@STATE.GOV. Main Intelligence Directorate of the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be General Staff of the Russian Armed
Background Forces (GRU)
available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public Pursuant to the authority in Section Special Technology Center
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 231(d) of the Countering Russian
Zorsecurity
Washington, DC 20549, on official Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of
business days between the hours of 2017 (Pub. L. 115–44), (‘‘the Act’’), the Dated: October 26, 2017.
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the Secretary of State is issuing this Rex W. Tillerson,
filing also will be available for guidance to specify the following as Secretary of State.
inspection and copying at the principal persons that are part of, or operate for [FR Doc. 2017–26087 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am]
office of the Exchange. All comments or on behalf of, the defense and
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received will be posted without change. intelligence sectors of the Government
Persons submitting comments are of the Russian Federation:
cautioned that we do not redact or edit Section 231(d) List regarding the DEPARTMENT OF STATE
personal identifying information from Russian Defense Sector of the
comment submissions. You should Government of the Russian Federation
[Public Notice: 10210]
submit only information that you wish Admiralty Shipyard JSC
to make available publicly. All Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defense Notice of Determinations; Culturally
submissions should refer to File Corporation JSC
Significant Objects Imported for
Number SR–NYSEAMER–2017–26 and Dolgoprudny Research Production JSC
Federal Research and Production Center Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Palmyra:
should be submitted on or before
Titan Barrikady JSC (Titan Design Loss and Remembrance’’ Exhibition
December 26, 2017.
For the Commission, by the Division of Bureau)
Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (Baikal) SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated following determinations: I hereby
authority.21 Izhmash Concern JSC
Kalashnikov Concern JSC determine that certain objects to be
Eduardo A. Aleman, included in the exhibition ‘‘Palmyra:
Kalinin Machine Building Plant JSC
Assistant Secretary. Loss and Remembrance,’’ imported from
(KMZ)
[FR Doc. 2017–25990 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am] abroad for temporary exhibition within
KBP Instrument Design Bureau
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Molot Oruzhie significance. The objects are imported
Mytishchinski Mashinostroitelny Zavod pursuant to a loan agreement with the
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Novator Experimental Design Bureau foreign owner or custodian. I also
[Public Notice 10159]
NPO High Precision Systems JSC determine that the exhibition or display
NPO Splav JSC of the exhibit objects at The J. Paul Getty
Guidance on Specified Persons Under Oboronprom OJSC Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu,
Section 231 of the Countering Russian Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) California, from on or about April 18,
Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of Radiotechnical and Information Systems
2018, until on or about May 27, 2019,
2017 (RTI) Concern
and at possible additional exhibitions or
Research and Production Corporation
Uralvagonzavod JSC venues yet to be determined, is in the
ACTION: Guidance to specify persons that
are part of, or operate for or on behalf Rosoboronexport OJSC (ROE) national interest.
of, the defense and intelligence sectors Rostec (Russian Technologies State FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
of the Government of the Russian Corporation) Elliot Chiu in the Office of the Legal
Federation; notice. Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG Adviser, U.S. Department of State
Russian Helicopters JSC (telephone: 202–632–6471; email:
SUMMARY: The Department of State is Sozvezdie Concern JSC
issuing this guidance to specify the section2459@state.gov). The mailing
State Research and Production
persons that are part of, or operate for address is U.S. Department of State,
Enterprise Bazalt JSC
or on behalf of, the defense and L/PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington,
Sukhoi Aviation JSC
intelligence sectors of the Government Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC DC 20522–0505.
of the Russian Federation. This Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
guidance, including the list specifying JSC foregoing determinations were made
persons, was developed through a Tupolev JSC pursuant to the authority vested in me
robust interagency process and may be United Aircraft Corporation by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat.
updated or amended as circumstances United Engine Corporation 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of
warrant. United Instrument Manufacturing March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs
Applicable Dates: The specification of Corporation
persons identified in this notice Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998
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United Shipbuilding Corporation
pursuant to the Act is applicable on (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501
Section 231(d) List regarding the
December 4, 2017. Russian Intelligence Sector of the note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Government of the Russian Federation No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation
Philip A. Foley, Director, Office of Autonomous Noncommercial of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28,
Counterproliferation Initiatives, Bureau Professional Organization/ 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of
Professional Association of Designers Authority No. 257–1 of December 11,
21 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). of Data Processing (ANO PO KSI) 2015). I have ordered that Public Notice

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Section		Notices
Action		Guidance to specify persons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation; notice.
Dates		The specification of persons identified in this notice pursuant to the Act is applicable on December 4, 2017.
Contact		Philip A. Foley, Director, Office of Counterproliferation Initiatives, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 202- 647-5193, [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 57325