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[FR Doc No: 94-24032]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

 

Action Affecting Export Privileges; Vida Shahamat

    In the Matter of: Vida Shahamat, 6318 Green Spring Avenue, 
Apartment 208, Baltimore, Maryland 21209, Respondent.

Order

    The Office of Export Enforcement, Bureau of Export Administration, 
United States Department of Commerce (Department), having notified Vida 
Shahamat (Shahamat) of its intention to initiate an administrative 
proceeding against her pursuant to Section 13(c) of the Export 
Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C.A. app. sections 2401-
2420 (1991, Supp. 1993, and Pub. L. 103-277, July 5, 1994)) (the 
Act),\1\ and Part 788 of the Export Administration Regulations 
(currently codified at 15 CFR Parts 768-799 (1994)) (the Regulations), 
based on allegations that, on or about February 26, 1993, Shahamat 
ordered, bought, and financed U.S.-origin computer equipment that she 
intended to export to Iran without obtaining the validated licensee 
that she knew was required by the Regulations, and that, on or about 
March 10, 1993, Shahamat attempted to export that computer equipment to 
Iran without obtaining the validated license required by Sec. 772.1(b) 
of the Regulations;
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    \1\The Act expired on August 20, 1994. Executive Order 12924 (59 
FR 43437, August 23, 1994) continued the Regulations in effect under 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.A. 1701-
1706 (1991)).
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    The Department and Shahamat having entered into a Consent Agreement 
whereby the Department and Shahamat have agreed to settle this matter 
in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein and the 
terms of the Consent Agreement having been approved by me;
    It Is Therefore Ordered, That First, a civil penalty of $20,000 is 
assessed against Shahamat. Payment of the $20,000 civil penalty shall 
be suspended in its entirety for a period of three years beginning on 
the date of entry of this Order, and shall thereafter be waived 
provided that, during the period of suspension, Shahamat has committed 
no violation of the Act or any regulation, order, or license issued 
under the Act.
    Second, Vida Shahamat, 6318 Green Spring Avenue, Apartment 208, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21209, shall, for a period of three years from the 
date of entry of this Order, be denied all privileges of participating, 
directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, in any transaction 
in the United States or abroad involving any commodity or technical 
data exported or to be exported from the United States and subject to 
the Regulations.
    A. All outstanding individual validated export licenses in which 
Shahamat appears or participates, in any manner or capacity, are hereby 
revoked and shall be returned forthwith to the Office of Export 
Licensing for cancellation. Further, all Shahamat's privileges of 
participating, in any manner or capacity, in any special licensing 
procedure, including, but not limited to, distribution licenses, are 
hereby revoked.
    B. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, participation, 
either in the United States or abroad, shall include participation, 
directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity: (i) As a party or as 
a representative of a party to any export license application submitted 
to the Department; (ii) in preparing or filing with the Department any 
export license application or request for reexport authorization, or 
any document to be submitted therewith; (iii) in obtaining from the 
Department or using any validated or general export license, reexport 
authorization, or other export control document; (iv) in carrying on 
negotiations with respect to, or in receiving, ordering, buying, 
selling, delivering, storing, using, or disposing of, in whole or in 
part, any commodities or technical data exported or to be exported from 
the United States and subject to the Regulations; and (v) in financing, 
forwarding, transporting, or other servicing of such commodities or 
technical data.
    C. After notice and opportunity for comment as provided in 
Sec. 788.3(c) of the Regulations, any person, firm, corporation, or 
business organization related to Shahamat by affiliation, ownership, 
control, or position of responsibility in the conduct of trade or 
related services may also be subject to the provisions of this Order.
    D. As provided by Sec. 787.12(a) of the Regulations, without prior 
disclosure of the facts to and specific authorization of the Office of 
Export Licensing, in consultation with the Office of Export 
Enforcement, no person may directly or indirectly, in any manner or 
capacity: (1) Apply for, obtain, or use any license, Shipper's Export 
Declaration, bill of lading, or other export control document relating 
to an export or reexport of commodities or technical data by, to, or 
for another person then subject to an order revoking or denying his 
export privileges or then excluded from practice before the Bureau of 
Export Administration; or (ii) order, buy, receive, use, sell, deliver, 
store, dispose of, forward, transport, finance, or otherwise service or 
participate: (a) In any transaction which may involve any commodity or 
technical data exported or to be exported from the United States; (b) 
in any reexport thereof; or (c) in any other transaction which is 
subject to the Regulations, if the person denied export privileges may 
obtain any benefit or have any interest in, directly or indirectly, any 
of these transactions.
    Third, the proposed Charging Letter, the Consent Agreement and this 
Order shall be made available to the public, and this Order shall be 
published in the Federal Register.
    This Order is effective immediately.

    Entered this 21st day of September, 1994.
John Despres,
Assistant Secretary, for Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 94-24032 Filed 9-28-94; 8:45 am]
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