EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ENERGO-REMONT

UNCLAS MOSCOW 001263 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MHAMES/JHATFIELD USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ENERGO-REMONT LLC, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. D388656 REFTEL: USDOC 02161 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Energo-Remont LLC, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license application D388656 as the ultimate consignee of five thermal infrared cameras. These items are controlled for national security and nuclear non-proliferation reasons under ECCN 6A003. The licensee is L3 Communications Infrared Products, 13532 N. Central Expressway MS37, Dallas, TX 75243. ¶3. On April 28, 2008, Export Control Attache Peter Liston and LES Natalya Shipitsina conducted the requested pre-license check at the offices of Energo- Remont LLC, 52, Electrozavodskaya St., Moscow, Russia. The export control team met with Aleksey Kovalev, General Director of Task-T Company and Ivan Sbornov, Deputy General Director of Task-T Company and Chief Specialist of Energo-Remont LLC. ¶4. Energo-Remont is a Limited Liability Company (LLC) and subsidiary of the holding company Spektr-KSK. It is common practice in Russia to establish a holding company, and as the business expands into other fields, to then establish separate subordinate companies. Energo-Remont was founded in 2007 when Spektr-KSK expanded into the technical diagnostic and evaluations of facilities in the energy field. Energo-Remont appears to have the technical and commercial sophistication to utilize the subject commodity. They have a legitimate need for this technology and a legitimate end use. ¶5. Also under the holding company Spektr-KSK is the Task-T. Task-T was founded in 2006 as a Limited Liability Company specializing in security equipment, safety systems development and deployment. Task-T was the subject of a favorable Export Control Team Moscow PSV (D363392) in May 2007. The Holding Company Spektra-KSK in total employs 150 people within their established companies. ¶6. Energo-Remont will utilize the commodity in reftel as part of their cataloged TSM-MP Imaging System on a contractual basis for technical diagnostics and evaluation of overheated components of electrical equipment of power, gas and heating supply facilities. The Thermal Eye 300D Infrared Camera, a component of the TSM-MP Imaging System, will be stored in a limited access, locked storage facility at their main operations center in Moscow when not in use. ¶7. Recommendations: Post recommends Energo-Remont LLC, Moscow, Russia, as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. It is requested that Post be notified of final disposition of the application, and of any shipments for this organization in order to conduct appropriate FCS follow-up and statistical reporting. (FCS MOSCOW/BBLECHER/PLISTON) BURNS