[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 6548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1948]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6089]


Termination of Statutory Debarment Pursuant to Section 38(g)(4) 
of the Arms Export Control Act for Peter Appelbaum

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has 
terminated the statutory debarment against Peter Appelbaum pursuant to 
section 38(g)(4) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) (22 U.S.C. 
2778).

DATES: Effective Date: January 24, 2008.

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 and section 
127.11 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) prohibit 
the issuance of export licenses or other approvals to a person, or any 
party to the export, who has been convicted of violating the AECA and 
certain other U.S. criminal statutes enumerated at section 38(g)(1)(A) 
of the AECA and section 120.27 of the ITAR. A person convicted of 
violating the AECA is also subject to statutory debarment under section 
127.7 of the ITAR.
    In October 1999, Peter Appelbaum was convicted of violating the 
AECA (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1:99CR00530-
001). Based on this conviction, Peter Appelbaum was statutorily 
debarred pursuant to section 38(g)(4) of the AECA and 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 (68 FR 52436, 
September 3, 2003).
    Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA permits termination of debarment 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 has determined that Peter 
Appelbaum has taken appropriate steps to address the causes of the 
violations and to mitigate any law enforcement concerns. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 38(g)(4) of the AECA, the debarment against 
Peter Appelbaum is rescinded, effective January 24, 2008.

    Dated: January 24, 2008.
Stephen D. Mull,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, 
Department of State.
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