The State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls announced on Nov. 18 the appointment of Sue Gainor as director of compliance. The DDTC also appointed Anthony Dearth director of licensing.
The State Department Advisory Committee on Private International Law will hold on Dec. 2 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. a public meeting (here) to discuss a Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) working paper (here). This meeting, held at the State Department in Washington D.C., will not host the full advisory committee. The working paper will be discussed Dec. 9-13, at the 48th Session of UNCITRAL Working Group IV. Those interested in attending should provide full name, address, and e-mail address to pil@state.gov for pre-clearance purposes. Those that want to comment but are unable to attend must submit comments to State official Michael Coffee at coffeems@state.gov.
The State Department cancelled the Defense Trade Advisory Group open meeting slated for Nov. 22. State originally notified the public of the open meeting in the Federal Register on Nov. 12 (see 13110816). Those interested in obtaining further information should contact DTAG Alternate Designed Federal Officer Lisa Aguirre, via email at aguirrelv@state.gov.
The State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) will review, effective Nov. 14, commodity jurisdiction (CJ) requests that involve articles or services related to U.S. Munitions List (USML) categories VI (Surface Vessels of War and Special Naval Equipment), VII (Ground Vehicles), XIII (Materials and Miscellaneous Articles) and XX (Submersible Vessels and Related Articles). State and the Commerce Department published concurrent rules on July 8 that implement revisions to the aforementioned categories, transferring certain commodities to the Commerce Control List (see 13070814). That rule will take effect on Jan. 6, 2014. The final determinations for CJs submitted to DDTC after Nov. 14 will not be processed until after the Jan. 6 effective date.
The State Department designated two organizations Specially Designated Global Terrorists for having committed, or posing a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the U.S. State determined no prior notice needs to be given to block funds transfers, originating from individuals or entities with a constitutional presence in the U.S., to the following organizations:
The State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) announced DSP Forms 5, 6, 61, 62, 73, and 74 have been updated to version 8.0 to ensure compliance with the use of Access Certificates for Electronic Services (ACES) SHA-256 digital certificates. The IBM Forms Viewer has also been updated to version 8.0.1. Effective Nov. 25, earlier versions of these forms will not be accepted, according to DDTC.
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued a name change notification on Nov. 12:
The State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued a notice that releases 23 certifications of proposed defense articles licenses, in the form of congressional letters, in accordance with the Arms Export Control Act. Those interested in obtaining further information should contact Lisa Aguirre at (202) 663-2830 or DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov, with ATTN: Congressional Notification of Licenses.
The State Department’s Defense Trade Advisory Group will meet on Nov. 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. to discuss current defense trade issues and topics for further study. The meetings, held at State headquarters, the Harry S. Truman Building in Washington D.C., are open to the public. The specific agenda topics will be posted on Defense Trade Controls website roughly 10 days prior to the meeting. Those interested in attending must notify the DTAG Alternate Designed Federal Officer Lisa Aguirre, via email at aguirrelv@state.gov, by Nov. 15.
The Department of State imposed statutory debarment, pursuant to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, on persons convicted of violating, or conspiracy to violate, Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act. The statutory debarment is effective immediately. At the end of the three-year period that follows the date of this notification, those debarred will remain debarred unless export privileges are otherwise reinstated. The debarment applies to the following individuals (Name; Date of Conviction; District; Case No.; Month/Year of Birth):