[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4236-4238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-389]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No. 05-BIS-14]

Bureau of Industry and Security


Action Affecting Export Privileges; Ihsan Elashi, Tetrabal 
Corporation, Al Kayali Corporation, Mynet.Net Corporation, Infocom 
Corporation, Synaptix.Net, Maysoon Al Kayali, Hazim Elashi, Bayan 
Elashi, Ghassan Elashi, Basman Elashi, Majida Salem and Fadwa 
Elafrangi; Order Making Denial of Export Privileges Against Ihsan 
Elashi Applicable to Related Persons

    Pursuant to Section 766.23 of the Export Administration Regulations 
(``EAR''), the Bureau of Industry and Security (``BIS''), U.S. 
Department of Commerce, through its Office of Export Enforcement 
(``OEE''), has requested that I make the denial order that was imposed 
against Ihsan Elashi on June 29, 2006 applicable to the following

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entities, as persons related to Ihsan Elashi:
    (1) Tetrabal Corporation, 605 Trail Lake Drive, Richardson, Texas 
75081.
    (2) Al Kayali Corporation, 605 Trail Lake Drive, Richardson, Texas 
75081.
    (3) Mynet.net Corporation, 605 Trail Lake Drive, Richardson, Texas 
75081.
    (4) Infocom Corporation, 401 International Parkway, Richardson, 
Texas 75081.
    (5) Synaptix.Net, 401 International Parkway, Richardson, Texas 
75081.
    (6) Maysoon Al Kayali, 605 Trail Lake Drive, Richardson, Texas 
75081.
    (7) Hazim Elashi, Inmate 28685-177, Seagoville FCI, 2113 North 
Highway, Seagoville, Texas 75159.
    (8) Bayan Elashi, Inmate 28688-177, Seagoville FCI, 2113 North 
Highway, Seagoville, Texas 75159.
    (9) Ghassan Elashi, 304 Town House Lane, Richardson, Texas 75081.
    (10) Basman Elashi, Inmate 29686-177, Seagoville FCI, 2113 North 
Highway, Seagoville, Texas 75159.
    (11) Majida Salem, 304 Town House Lane, Richardson, Texas 75081.
    (12) Fadwa Elafrangi, 304 Town House Land, Richardson, Texas 75081.

(hereinafter collectively referred to as the ``Related Persons'').

    On June 29, 2006, an order was issued and on July 10, 2006, that 
order was published in the Federal Register imposing a fifty year 
denial of export privileges against Ihsan Medhat Elashi (a/k/a I. Ash, 
Haydee Herrera, Abdullah Al Nasser, Samer Suwwan, and Sammy Elashi), of 
Seagoville FCI, 2113 North Highway, Seagoville, Texas, 75159 (71 FR 
38843, July 10, 2006), resulting from the decision and order issued by 
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security after 
litigation of administrative charges against Ihsan Elashi related to 
his involvement in a conspiracy to export items to Syria without the 
required licenses and for his involvement in a scheme to export items 
to various destinations in violation of a temporary denial of his 
export privileges.
    BIS has presented evidence that indicates that the Related Persons 
are related to Ihsan Elashi by ownership control, position of 
responsibility, affiliation, or other connection in the conduct of 
trade or business, and that it is necessary to add these persons to the 
denial order against Ihsan Elashi in order to avoid evasion of that 
order.
    BIS has notified all Related Persons of this action in accordance 
with the requirements of Sections 766.23 and 766.5(b) of the Export 
Administration Regulations and BIS received responses from five of the 
Related Persons. Three of the responses, those of Ghassan Elashi, 
Majida Salem, and Fadwa Elafrangi, failed to address whether they are 
related to Ihsan Elashi by ownership control, position of 
responsibility, affiliation, or other connection in the conduct of 
trade or business, and whether it is necessary to add these persons to 
the denial order against Ihsan Elashi in order to avoid evasion of that 
order. One of the responses, that of Basman Elashi, noted that he was 
not involved in any of the violations committed by Ihsan Elashi in 
violation of the temporary denial order against Ihsan Elashi and 
Tetrabal Corporation. The final response, that of Bayan Elashi, denies 
complicity in the specific transactions that were the subject of the 
litigation in the Ihsan Elashi case. After a review of the evidence and 
the responses, I find that it is necessary to make the Order imposed 
against Ihsan Elashi applicable to the above-named Related Persons to 
prevent the evasion of that Order.

It Is Now Therefore Ordered

    First, that having been provided notice and opportunity for 
comments as provided in Section 766.23 of the Export Administration 
Regulations (hereinafter, the ``Regulations''), the following parties 
(hereinafter, ``Related Persons'') have been determined to be related 
to Ihsan Medhat Elashi (a/k/a I. Ash, Haydee Herrera, Abdullah Al 
Nasser, Samer Suwwan, and Sammy Elashi), of Seagoville FCI, 2113 North 
Highway, Seagoville, Texas, 75159, by affiliation, ownership, control, 
or position of responsibility in the conduct of trade or related 
services, and it has been deemed necessary to make the Order denying 
the export privileges of Ihsan Elashi applicable to these Related 
Persons in order to prevent evasion of the Order:
    A. Tetrabal Corporation, 605 Trail Lake Drive, Richardson, Texas 
75081.
    B. Al Kayali Corporation, 605 Trail Lake Drive, Richardson, Texas 
75081.
    C. Mynet.net Corporation, 605 Trail Lake Drive, Richardson, Texas 
75081.
    D. Infocom Corporation, 401 International Parkway, Richardson, 
Texas 75081.
    E. Synaptix.Net, 401 International Parkway, Richardson, Texas 
75081.
    F. Maysoon Al Kayali, 605 Trail Lake Drive, Richardson, Texas 
75081.
    G. Hazim Elashi, Inmate 28685-177, Seagoville FCI, 2113 North 
Highway, Seagoville, Texas 75159.
    H. Bayan Elashi, Inmate 28688-177, Seagoville FCI, 2113 Noth 
Highway, Seagoville, Texas 75159.
    I. Ghassan Elashi, 304 Town House Lane, Richardson, Texas 75081.
    J. Basman Elashi, Inmate 29686-177, Seagoville FCI, 2113 North 
Highway, Seagoville, Texas 75159.
    K. Majida Salem, 304 Town House Lane, Richardson, Texas 75081.
    L. Fadwa Elafrangi, 304 Town House Lane, Richardson, Texas 75081.
    Second, that the denial of export privileges described in the Order 
against Ihsan Elashi which was published in the Federal Register on 
July 10, 2006, shall be made applicable to the Related Persons until 
June 29, 2056 as follows:
    I. The Related Persons, their successors or assigns, and when 
acting for or on behalf of the Related Persons, their officers, 
representatives, agents, or employees (collectively, ``Denied 
Persons'') may not participate, directly or indirectly, 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. Benefitting 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 Persons any 
item subject to the Regulations:
    B. Take any action that facilitates the acquisition or attempted 
acquisition by the Denied Persons 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 Persons of any item subject to 
the Regulations that

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has been exported from the United States;
    D. Obtain from the Denied Persons 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 Persons, or 
service any item, of whatever origin, that is owned, possessed or 
controlled by the Denied Persons 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.
    Third, that in accordance with the provisions of Section 766.23(c) 
of the Export Administration Regulations, any of the Related Persons 
may, at any time, make an appeal related to this Order by filing a full 
written statement in support of the appeal with the Office of the 
Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Coast Guard ALJ Docketing Center, 40 
South Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4022.
    Fourth, that 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-produced 
direct product of U.S.-origin technology.
    Fifth, that this Order shall be published in the Federal Register 
and a copy provided to each of the Related Persons.
    This Order is effective upon publication in the Federal Register.

    Entered this 23d day of January 2007.
Wendy L. Wysong,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 07-389 Filed 1-29-07; 8:45 am]
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