EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORT DECEMBER 2009

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DEPT FOR ISN/ECC JFRIEDMAN, ACHURCH, JHARTSHORN
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC-AMT LSPRINGER
CBP/INA FOR SBAKER, GRISING
DHS/ICE FOR AMEFFERD
DOE/NNSA FOR JNOBLE, BPENTOLA
DOC FOR DCREED
USCG SHABTEMICHAEL
FRANKFURT PLEASE PASS TO ICE ATTACHE
BERLIN PLEASE PASS TO CBP ATTACHE
MOSCOW PLEASE PASS TO ICE ATTACHE

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SUBJECT: EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORT DECEMBER 2009

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I. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS




A. The EXBS Advisor was on leave during the month of December.
The equipment end use monitoring report was completed and sent
to ISN.



II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD


A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD




1. Site Assessments



a) On December 15 the Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant
and the EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the
construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA)
laboratory. The Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant and the
EXBS Program Management Assistant met with representatives from
the NRSA and the IAEA (Vienna) to review the ongoing
construction. Based on the progress of the construction the
IAEA will deliver their equipment to the laboratory at the end
of January. The Contractor estimates that the construction will
be completed by February 10.



b) The Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant and the EXBS
Program Management Assistant made several visits to the
construction site of the GOTI Customs Academy. During the month
of December construction work was completed, the furniture was
delivered, computer equipment was installed, and audio/video
equipment was delivered and installed. A turnover and opening
ceremony will take place in January.




2. Meetings



a) On December 7 the EXBS Advisor and the Regional EXBS Advisor
for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan met with officials from the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Brunswick,
Georgia. FLETC will conduct an assessment of the training
curriculum at the GOTI Customs Training Academy and will provide
assistance in developing new curriculum.



b) On December 15 the Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant
met with officials of the NRSA to obtain an import license for
Rapiscan x-ray equipment. The Rapiscan equipment includes
Cobalt 60 and requires an import license from the NRSA. The
delivery of the Rapiscan equipment is part of an ongoing project
at the Nizniy-Pyanj border crossing. On December 25 the NRSA
provided the import license.



c) On December 17 the Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant
and the EXBS Program Management Assistant met with the First
Deputy Chairman of the Customs Department. Issues relating to

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problems at the construction site of the Customs Academy were
discussed and resolved. The First Deputy was briefed on an
upcoming International Border Interdiction Training course that
will be held at Nizniy-Pyanj in April. The FLETC Project was
discussed. The First Deputy was advised that training for the
Rapiscan equipment at Nizniy-Pyanj could not take place due to
the lack of electricity. The First Deputy resolved the problem
and the electricity to the port of entry was turned on.




B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD




1. None




C. EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING REPORTING PERIOD




1. NONE




D. IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE




1. Training



a) None




2. Equipment



a) None




E. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS,
NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY



None



III. RED FLAG ISSUES




A. None



POC for this report is Robert Granico, EXBS Advisor,
GranicoRF@state.gov , phone 992 37
229-2804; EXBS Program Assistant Dilorom Ganieva,
ganievadn@state.gov , phone 992 37
229-2805.
GROSS