[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23652]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration


Action Affecting Export Privileges; Robert E. Mahler; Order 
Denying Permission To Apply for or Use Export Licenses

    In the Matter of: ROBERT E. MAHLER 1115 Madison Street NE Salem, 
Oregon 97303
    On June 12, 1995, following a plea of guilty to one count of an 
information, Robert E. Mahler (Mahler) was convicted in the United 
States District Court for the District of Oregon of violating Section 
38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.A. Sec. 2778 (1990 & Supp. 
1998)) (the AECA). Mahler was convicted of willfully and knowingly 
exporting and attempting to export a defense article, specifically a 
40-foot container containing handguns, rifles and ammunition, to the 
Republic of South Africa without having first obtained the required 
export license from the U.S. Department of State.
    Section 11(h) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended 
(50 U.S.C.A. app. Secs. 2401-2420 (1991 & Supp. 1998)) (the Act),\1\ 
provides that, at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce,\2\ no 
person convicted of violating the AECA, or certain other provisions of 
the Untied Stares Code, shall be eligible to apply for or use any 
license, including any License Exception, issued pursuant to, or 
provided by, the Act or the Export Administration Regulations 
(currently codified at 15 CFR Parts 730-774 (1998)) (the Regulations), 
for a period of up to 10 years from the date of the conviction. In 
addition, any license issued pursuant to the Act in which such a person 
had any interest at the time of conviction may be revoked.
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    \1\ The Act expired on August 20, 1994. Executive Order 12924 (3 
CFR 1994 Comp. 917 (1995)), extended by Presidential Notices of 
August 15, 1995 (3 CFR, 1995 Comp. 501 (1996)), August 14, 1996 (3 
CFR, 1996 Comp. 298 (1997)), and August 13, 1997 (62 FR 43629, 
August 15, 1997), continued the Export Administration Regulations in 
effect under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C.A. Secs. 1701-1706 (1991 & Supp. 1998)) (IEEPA).
    \2\ Pursuant to appropriate delegations of authority that are 
reflected in the Regulations, the Director, Office of Exporter 
Services, in consultation with the Director, Office of Export 
Enforcement, exercises the authority granted to the Secretary by 
Section 11(h) of the Act.
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    Pursuant to Sections 766.25 and 750.8(a) of the Regulations, upon 
notification that a person has been convicted of violating the AECA, 
the Director, Office of Exporter Services, in consultation with the 
Director, Office of Export Enforcement, shall determine whether to deny 
that person permission to apply for or use any license, including any 
License Exception, issued pursuant to, or provided by, the Act and the 
Regulations, and shall also determine whether to revoke any license 
previously issued to such a person.
    Having received notice of Mahler's conviction for violating the 
AECA, and following consultations with the Acting Director, Office of 
Export Enforcement, I have decided to deny Mahler permission to apply 
for or use any license, including any License Exception, issued 
pursuant to, or provided by, the Act and the Regulations, for a period 
of six years from the date of his conviction. The six-year period ends 
on June 12, 2001. I have also decided to revoke all licenses issued 
pursuant to the Act in which Mahler had an interest at the time of his 
conviction.
    Accordingly, it is hereby Ordered
    I. Until June 12, 2001, Robert E. Mahler, 1115 Madison Street NE, 
Salem, Oregon 97303, may not, directly or indirectly, participate in 
any way, in any transaction involving any commodity, software or 
technology (hereinafter collectively referred to as ``item'') exported 
or to be exported from the United States, that is subject to the 
Regulations, or in any other activity subject to the Regulations, 
including but not limited to:
    A. Applying for, obtaining, or using any license, License 
Exception, or export control document;
    B. Carrying on negotiations concerning, or ordering, buying, 
receiving, using, selling, delivering, storing, disposing of, 
forwarding, transporting, financing, or otherwise servicing in any way, 
any transaction involving any item exported or to be exported from the 
United States that is subject to the Regulations, or in any other 
activity subject to the Regulations; or
    C. Benefiting in any way from any transaction involving any item 
exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to 
the Regulations, or in any other activity subject to the Regulations.
    II. No person may directly or indirectly, do any of the following:
    A. Export or reexport to or on behalf of the denied person any item 
subject to the Regulations;
    B. Take any action that facilitates the acquisition or attempted 
acquisition by the denied person of the ownership, possession, or 
control of any item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be 
exported from the United States, including financing or other support 
activities related to a transaction whereby the denied person acquires 
or attempts to acquire such ownership, possession or control;
    C. Take any action to acquire from or to facilitate the acquisition 
or attempted acquisition from the denied person of any item subject to 
the Regulations that has been exported from the United States;
    D. Obtain from the denied person in the United States any item 
subject to the Regulations with knowledge or reason to know that the 
item will be, or is intended to be, exported from the United States; or
    E. Engage in any transaction to service any item subject to the 
Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States 
and which is owned, possessed or controlled by the denied person, or 
service any item, of whatever origin, that is owned, possessed or 
controlled by the denied person if such service involves the use of any 
item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be exported from 
the United States. For purposes of this paragraph, servicing means 
installation, maintenance, repair, modification or testing.
    III. After notice and opportunity for comment as provided in 
Section 766.23 of the Regulations, any person, firm, corporation, or 
business organization related to Mahler 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.
    IV. This Order does not prohibit any export, reexport, or other 
transaction subject to the Regulations where the only items involved 
that are subject to the Regulations are the foreign-producted direct 
product of U.S.-origin technology.
    V. This Order is effective immediately and shall remain in effect 
until June 12, 2001.
    VI. A copy of this Order shall be delivered to Mahler. This Order 
shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: August 18, 1998.
Eileen M. Albanese,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
[FR Doc. 98-23652 Filed 9-1-98; 8:45 am]
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