[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 230 (Friday, November 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67778-67779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23305]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5999]


Termination of Statutory Debarment and Reinstatement of 
Eligibility To Apply for Export/Retransfer Authorizations Pursuant to 
Section 38(g)(4) of the Arms Export Control Act, for Morris Rothenberg 
& Son, Inc. (d/b/a ROTHCO)

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has 
terminated the statutory debarment against Morris Rothenberg & Son, 
Inc. (d/b/a ROTHCO) pursuant to section 38(g)(4) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (AECA) (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(4)).

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David C. Trimble, Director Office of 
Defense Trade Controls Compliance, Directorate of Defense Trade 
Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State 
(202) 663-2807.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA (22 U.S.C. 
2778) prohibits the issuance of export licenses to a person, if that 
person or any party to the export has been convicted of violating 
section 38 of the AECA and

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certain other U.S. criminal statutes enumerated at section 38(g)(1)(A) 
of the AECA. A person convicted of violating the AECA is also subject 
to statutory debarment under section 127.7 of the ITAR.
    In July 1999, ROTHCO was convicted of violating the AECA and the 
ITAR (U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 3:04CR 149-JBA). 
Based on this conviction, ROTHCO was statutorily debarred pursuant to 
section 127.7 of the ITAR and, thus, prohibited from participating 
directly or indirectly in exports of defense articles and defense 
services. Notice of debarment was published in the Federal Register (67 
FR 10033, March 5, 2002).
    In accordance with section 38(g)(4) of the AECA, statutory 
debarment may be terminated after consultation with the other 
appropriate U.S. agencies and after a thorough review of the 
circumstances surrounding the conviction and a finding that appropriate 
steps have been taken to mitigate any law enforcement concerns. The 
Department of State, after consultation with other agencies, has 
determined that ROTHCO has taken appropriate steps to address the 
causes of the violations and to mitigate any law enforcement concerns. 
Therefore, the debarment against ROTHCO is rescinded, effective 
November 20, 2007.

    Dated: November 20, 2007.
Stephen D. Mull,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Political-Military 
Affairs, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E7-23305 Filed 11-29-07; 8:45 am]
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