The Unverified List; Additions and Removals

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security 15 CFR Part 744 [Docket No. 240626-0176] RIN 0694-AJ70 AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 13 persons to the Unverified List (UVL). The 13 persons being added are added under the following destinations: China, Peoples' Republic of (China) (8), Cyprus (1), Kyrgyzstan (1), Türkiye (2), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (1). BIS is also amending the EAR by removing eight persons from the UVL. Of the eight persons being removed, one is under the destination of the UAE, one is under the destination of Russia, and six are under the destination of China. This final rule also removes the country name Russia from the UVL. Lastly, this final rule replaces the country name Turkey with Türkiye in the UVL. This is a conforming change to the U.S. State Department's recognition on January 9, 2023, of Türkiye's official name. DATES: This rule is effective: July 3, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deniz Muslu Acting Director, Office of Enforcement Analysis, Phone: (202) 482-4255, Email: UVLRequest@bis.doc.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Unverified List The UVL, found in supplement no. 6 to part 744 of the EAR ( 15 CFR parts 730-774 ), contains the names and addresses of foreign persons who are or have been parties to a transaction, as described…