{"abstract":"The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to CAATSA Section 231(a), that the Chinese entity Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (EDD), formerly known as the General Armaments Department (GAD), has knowingly, on or after August 2, 2017, engaged in a significant transaction with a person that is part of, or operates for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation. The Secretary of State has selected certain sanctions to be imposed upon EDD and Li Shangfu, EDD's Director, who has been determined to be a principal executive officer of EDD, or to perform similar functions with similar authorities as such an officer. The Secretary of State is also updating previously issued guidance pursuant to CAATSA Section 231(d) to specify additional persons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2018/10/05/2018-21684.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"83 FR 50433","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The Secretary of State's determination that EDD has knowingly, on or after August 2, 2017, engaged in a significant transaction with a person that is part of, or operates for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Secretary of State's selection of certain sanctions to be imposed upon EDD and Li Shangfu, are effective on September 20, 2018. The Secretary of State's updates to previously issued guidance pursuant to CAATSA Section 231(d) to specify additional persons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation are effective on September 20, 2018.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Public Notice PN 10579"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2018-21684","effective_on":"2018-09-20","end_page":50434,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2018/10/05/2018-21684.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/10/05/2018-21684/notice-of-department-of-state-sanctions-actions-pursuant-to-section-231a-of-the-countering-americas","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2018-21684?publication_date=2018-10-05","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2018-10-05/2018-21684/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":1687,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-10-05/pdf/2018-21684.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-21684.pdf?1538657122","publication_date":"2018-10-05","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2018/10/05/2018-21684.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=DOS_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"DOS_FRDOC_0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"National Security Information Regulations","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2018-10-25T10:00:33Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":50433,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions Pursuant To Section 231(a) of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA) and Executive Order 13849 of September 20, 2018, and Notice of Additions To the CAATSA Section 231(d) Guidance","toc_doc":"Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission","toc_subject":"Sanctions Against Chinese Entity:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":83}