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