EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ROSHYDROMET,

UNCLAS MOSCOW 000742 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MHAMES 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: ROSHYDROMET, MOSCOW, RUSSIA. REFTELS: USDOC 0535 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Roshydromet, Moscow, Russia. Roshydromet is the abbreviated name for the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. The company is listed on BIS license applications: D389140 as the ultimate consignee of one Altix 4700 titanium 416 CPU blades w/2 dual core Montvale 1.67GHZ/18MB/667MHZ FSB sockets, 8 memory dim slots. ECCN 4A003. The licensee is Silicon Graphics Inc., 1140 E. Arques Ave., M/S 50-1-554, Mountain View, CA 94043. ¶3. On March 19, 2009, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES Natalya Shipitsina conducted the requested post-shipment verification at the offices of Roshydromet, B. Perdtechensky per, 9-11, Moscow, Russia. The export control team met with Vladimir Antsypovich, Director of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, and Sergey Lubov, Deputy Director. ¶4. Vladimir Antsypovich is the Director at the main computer center within the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, the office responsible for the reftel commodity. ¶5. Roshydromet was established 175 years ago as one of the first weather forecasting centers in the world. Roshydromet is part of the Ministry of Natural Resources and employs 35,000 people throughout Russia. Roshydromet provides state authorities and the public with hydro meteorological information, including forecasting information and information on environmental pollution. In addition to weather forecasting, one of RoshydrometQs goals is to enhance the efficiency of business activities in weather dependent industries, e.g., aviation, marine and river transport, power industry and agriculture. ¶6. Roshydromet is one of three World Meteorological Centers (WMC), together with Washington, DC and Melbourne, Australia. The WMCs prepare global analysis products, short, medium and long range forecasts, and climate-related diagnostic products to member countries. ¶7. Vladimir Antsypovich took the export control team on a tour of the facility that houses the reftel commodity. From all observations, the facility meets the requirements outlined in reftel under the NDAA. The export control team was able to see the reftel commodity at its installed location; however, the system is not expected to be fully operational until May 2009. There were no indications of impropriety at Roshydromet and Vladimir Antsypovich answers were not evasive. ¶8. Recommendations: Post recommends Roshydromet, Moscow, Russia, as a reliable recipient of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) BEYRLE