BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK

UNCLAS STATE 124537 SIPDIS WELLINGTON FOR MICHAEL LAYNE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC NZ AS SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050193101 REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK ¶1. This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. ¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050193101 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled turbine engine lubricating oil tanks to Australia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern inquiry within 45 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern inquiry will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for request: Subject application 050193101 is the third in a series of license request from applicant to export oil tanks to the Australian Department of Defense (ADOD) via Milspec Services Pty Ltd (foreign intermediate consignee) and Safe Air Ltd (foreign consignee). License 050146824 originally approved the export of five tanks. License 050169857 covered three replacement tanks because three of the five tanks from the original shipment were claimed by Safe Air to be damaged beyond repair. The subject license requested export of another three tanks to replace three of the previously shipped tanks that are again claimed to be in non-repairable condition. ¶4. ACTION: The Department requests that Post make inquiries with Safe Air Ltd. in order to: (1) verify that eleven tanks were received; (2) verify the claim that six were in non-repairable condition; (3) verify if the tanks have been delivered to the ADOD; and (4) determine the disposition of the non-repairable tanks. END ACTION. ¶5. Details of license application: DTC CASE: 050193101 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 3 - Turbine Engine Lubrication Oil Tank, Part No. 918918-103 License Value: 54,000.00 USD (COMMENT: According to US Customs data, the tanks were exported on 16 October 2009. END COMMENT) SELLER: Blue Aerospace LLC 6501 B Nob Hill Road Tamarac, FL 33321 Tel: 954-718-4404 POC: Sandra Estrada FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: Milspec Services Pty Ltd 151 Currumburra Road Ashmore, QLD 4214 Australia Tel: 61-7-55579700 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: Safe Air Ltd 1 Tancred Crescent Supply Central Blenheim Airport Marlborough 7204 New Zealand Tel: 64-3-572-8416 FOREIGN END-USER: Australian Department of Defense Russell Offices Canberra, ACT 2600 Australia PURPOSE: For the support of the repair and maintenance of the Australian Air Force P-3 & C-130 aircraft program. ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Post upon request): --Purchase Order No. J89537 from Milspec Services, dated 20 January 2009. --End-Use Certification from Milspec Services, dated 18 February 2009. --Transmittal Letter from Blue Aerospace, dated 2 October ¶2009. --Department of State License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Defense Articles and Related Unclassified Technical Data, signed 5 October 2009, approved 14 October ¶2009. ¶7. Please slug reply for PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR and include the words "Blue Lantern" and the case number in the subject line. POC is Meredith Sundlof. Phone: 202-663-3455; Email: SundlofME@state.gov; SIPRNET: SundlofME@state.sgov.gov. The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref) is available as a PDF file at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program. ¶8. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this matter. CLINTON