Federal Register :: Revisions to the Entity List 1/10/25, 10:22 AM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, End-User Review Committee, O=ce of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, Phone: (202) 482-5991, Email: ERC@bis.doc.gov (mailto:ERC@bis.doc.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Entity List (supplement no. 4 to part 744 of the EAR (15 CFR parts 730-774 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/part-730))) identiLes entities for which there is reasonable cause to believe, based on speciLc and articulable facts, have been involved, are involved, or pose a signiLcant risk of being or becoming involved in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States, pursuant to § 744.11(b) of the EAR. The EAR impose additional license requirements on and limit the availability of most license exceptions for exports, reexports, and transfers (incountry) when a listed entity is a party to the transaction. The license review policy for each listed entity is identiLed in the “License Review Policy” column on the Entity List, and the impact on the availability of license exceptions is described in the relevant Federal Register document that added the entity to the Entity List. BIS places entities on the Entity List pursuant to parts 744 (Control Policy: End-User and End-Use Based) and 746 (Embargoes and Other Special Controls) of the EAR. The End-User Review Committee (ERC), composed of representatives of the Departments of Commerce (Chair), State, Defense, Energy and, where appropriate, the Treasury, makes all decisions regarding additions to, removals from, or other modiLcations to the Entity List. The ERC makes all decisions to add an entry to the Entity List by majority vote and makes all decisions to remove or modify an entry by unanimous vote. Additions to the Entity List The ERC determined to add Telecom International Myanmar Company Limited, under the destination of Burma, to the Entity List. This addition is based on actions and activities that are contrary to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States under § 744.11 of the EAR. SpeciLcally, this entity is being added for providing surveillance services and Lnancial support to Burma's military regime, enabling the regime to carry out human rights abuses through the tracking and identiLcation of target individuals and groups. A license is required for the export, reexport and transfer (in-country) of all items subject to the EAR to this entity and license applications will be reviewed under a presumption of denial. The ERC has determined to add Chengdu RML Technology Co., Ltd.; Chengdu Yaguang Electronics Co., Ltd.; Hefei Starwave Communication Technology Co., Ltd.; and Yaguang Technology Group Co., Ltd., all under the destination of China, to the Entity List. These entities are added for acquiring and attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items in support of China's military modernization. SpeciLcally, Chengdu RML Technology Co., Ltd. has supplied the People's Liberation Army (PLA) with precision-guided missiles and satellite communication systems. Chengdu Yaguang Electronics Co., Ltd. and its parent company, Yaguang Technology Group Co., Ltd., have supplied the PLA and multiple Chinese parties on the Entity List with dual-use electronic components. Lastly, Hefei Starwave Communication Technology Co., Ltd. has supplied radio frequency/microwave products explicitly for military equipment application to the PLA and Chinese parties on the Entity List. These activities are contrary to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States under § 744.11 of the EAR. These entities are added with a license requirement for the export, reexport and transfer (incountry) of all items subject to the EAR and a license review policy of a presumption of denial. The ERC determined to add the following seven entities, all under the destination of China, to the Entity List: Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics, and Physics; Ji Hua Laboratory; Nanjing Simite Optical Instruments Co., Ltd.; Peng Cheng Laboratory; Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics; Suzhou Ultranano Precision Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; and Wuhu Kewei Zhaofu Electronics Co., Ltd. These entities are being added for acquiring and attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items in support of China's military modernization. In addition, these entities have demonstrable ties to activities of concern, including hypersonic weapons development, design and modeling of vehicles in hypersonic fight, using proprietary software to model weapons design and damage; and otherwise supporting ( print page 560) China's military-civil fusion efforts. These activities are contrary to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States under § 744.11 of the EAR. These entities are added with a license requirement for the export, reexport, and transfer (in-country) of all items subject to the EAR and a license review policy of presumption of denial. Finally, the ERC determined to add Emerging Future Solutions Private Limited, under the destination of Pakistan, to the Entity List. This addition is made as a result of the entity's contributions to Pakistan's ballistic missile program. This activity is contrary to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests under § 744.11 of the EAR. 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