[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 69715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27500]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6429]


Termination of Statutory Debarment Pursuant to Section 38(g)(4) 
of the Arms Export Control Act for Quality Aviation, Inc.

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Effective November 19, 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 if that 
person, or any party to the export, has been convicted of violating the 
AECA and certain other U.S. criminal statutes enumerated at section 
38(g)(1) 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 August 2001, Quality Aviation, Inc. was convicted of violating 
the AECA (U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Western 
Division--Los Angeles, 2:00-cr-00787-WDK-1). Based on this conviction, 
Quality Aviation, Inc. 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 
Quality Aviation, Inc. 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 of Quality Aviation, Inc. is rescinded, effective November 
19, 2008.

    Dated: October 3, 2008.
Frank J. Ruggiero,
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. E8-27500 Filed 11-18-08; 8:45 am]
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