EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AUTOMATED CONTROL

UNCLAS MOSCOW 000314 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MHAMES/LRITTER USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/ANALYST E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMS (ACS),MOSCOW, RUSSIA. REFTELS: 1) USDOC 7191 2) USDOC 0160; 3) USDOC 7193 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftels requested Post-shipment verifications to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Automated Control Systems, Shosse Entuziatov 64, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on three (3) BIS license applications, all NLR: as the ultimate consignee of (reftel 7191) one electronic computer, assemblies and related equipment. (reftel 0160) One ADP machine part and electronic devices and components. Two ADP machine parts and electronic devices and components, and three ADP machine parts, electronic computers, assemblies and related equipment. (reftel 7193) One ADP machine part and electronic computer assemblies and related equipment. Two ADP plug-in board and electronic devices and components, and three Labview Pro software for windows and four ADP plug-in board GPIB-USB-HS control or adapter unit for ADP machines. These items are controlled for anti-terrorism reasons under ECCN 3A992, 4A994. The licensee is National Instruments, 11500 N Mopac Exp., Austin, TX 78759. ¶3. On February 2, 2009, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES Natalya Shipitsina conducted the requested post-shipment verifications with Automated Control Systems, Shosse Entuziatov 64, Moscow, Russia The export control team met with Sergey Krasnishov, Director. ¶4. Automated Control Systems was founded in 1997 as a power energy/test measurement and equipment company. Automated Control Systems has 10 employees, including administrative staff, engineers and lab technicians. Automated Control Systems is involved in industrial automation projects with Russian power line companies being their main customers. The equipment that Automation Control Systems has purchased from National Instruments has been used to measure current, voltage and power line stability. Automated Control Systems has already installed 13 units of National Instruments technology at the Russian energy company Electrozavod. ¶5. Some of the commodities in subject reftels have been placed into Automated Control Systems components and installed at local Russian energy companies. The export control team was able to see several Automated Control Systems components in the process of being constructed that contained National Instruments parts. The export control team obtained the serial numbers of two such components that are from the subject reftels, V08X04DDE and 1372853. ¶6. The export control team found no inconsistencies or evasiveness on the part of Sergey Krasnikov. The reftel commodities are consistent with the operations of Automated Control Systems, which has a long history of doing business with National Instruments of Austin, TX. ¶7. Recommendations: Post recommends Automated Control Systems, Moscow, Russia as a reliable recipient of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) BEYRLE