[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 53 (Friday, March 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13330-13332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6067]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6924]


Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Statutory Debarment Under 
the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has 
imposed statutory debarment pursuant to Sec.  127.7(c) of the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (``ITAR'') (22 CFR parts 120 
to 130) on persons convicted of violating, attempting to violate or 
conspiring to violate Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
amended, (``AECA'') (22 U.S.C. 2778).

DATES: Effective Date: Date of conviction as specified for each person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Studtmann, Director, Office of 
Defense Trade Controls Compliance, Bureau of Political-Military 
Affairs, Department of State, (202) 663-2980.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA, 22 U.S.C. 
2778(g)(4), prohibits the Department of State from issuing licenses or 
other approvals for the export of defense articles or defense services 
where the applicant, or any party to the export, has been convicted of 
violating certain statutes, including the AECA. In implementing this 
provision, Section 127.7 of the ITAR provides for ``statutory

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debarment'' of any person who has been convicted of violating or 
conspiring to violate the AECA. Persons subject to statutory debarment 
are prohibited from participating directly or indirectly in the export 
of defense articles, including technical data, or in the furnishing of 
defense services for which a license or other approval is required.
    Statutory debarment is based solely upon conviction in a criminal 
proceeding, conducted by a United States Court, and as such the 
administrative debarment procedures outlined in Part 128 of the ITAR 
are not applicable.
    The period for debarment will be determined by the Assistant 
Secretary for Political-Military Affairs based on the underlying nature 
of the violations, but will generally be for three years from the date 
of conviction. At the end of the debarment period, export privileges 
may be reinstated only at the request of the debarred person followed 
by the necessary interagency consultations, 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, as required by Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA. Unless export 
privileges are reinstated, however, the person remains debarred.
    Department of State policy permits debarred persons to apply to the 
Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance, for 
reinstatement beginning one year after the date of the debarment. Any 
decision to grant reinstatement can be made only after the statutory 
requirements of Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA have been satisfied.
    Exceptions, also known as transaction exceptions, may be made to 
this debarment determination on a case-by-case basis at the discretion 
of the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, 
after consulting with the appropriate U.S. agencies. However, such an 
exception would be granted only after a full review of all 
circumstances, paying particular attention to the following factors: 
Whether an exception is warranted by overriding U.S. foreign policy or 
national security interests; whether an exception would further law 
enforcement concerns that are consistent with the foreign policy or 
national security interests of the United States; or whether other 
compelling circumstances exist that are consistent with the foreign 
policy or national security interests of the United States, and that do 
not conflict with law enforcement concerns. Even if exceptions are 
granted, the debarment continues until subsequent reinstatement.
    Pursuant to Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA and Section 127.7(c) of 
the ITAR, the following persons are statutorily debarred as of the date 
of their AECA conviction:
    (1) Jesus Lorenzo Torres-Lopez, November 19, 2009, U.S. District 
Court, District of Arizona, Case  CR 09-00616-002-TUC-JMR 
(HCE).
    (2) Peter K. Spitz, November 25, 2008, U.S. District Court, 
Southern District of Florida, Case  0:08-CR-60128-COHN.
    (3) Traian Bujduveanu, June 12, 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern 
District of Florida, Case  1:08-20612-CR-SEITZ-002.
    (4) Ugur Yildiz, December 23, 2009, U.S. District Court, Northern 
District of Illinois, Case  08 CR 480-1.
    (5) Bing Xu, July 2, 2009, U.S. District Court, District of New 
Jersey, Case  CR-08-240-01 (RMB).
    (6) Artur (AKA Alex) Solomonyan, March 6, 2009, U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of New York, Case  S1:05 cr 00327-01 
(RJH).
    (7) Christiaan Dewet (AKA David) Spies, July 16, 2009, U.S. 
District Court, Southern District of New York, Case  S1:05 cr 
00327-02 (RJH).
    (8) Ioseb (AKA Soso) Kharabadze, March 11, 2009, U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of New York, Case  S1:05 cr 00327-03 
(RJH).
    (9) John Reece Roth, July 28, 2009, U.S. District Court, Eastern 
District of Tennessee, Case  3:08-CR-00069-1.
    (10) Jose Luis Hernandez-Ochoa, December 19, 2008, U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  7:07CR00586-001.
    (11) Luis Miguel Hernandez-Hernandez, December 19, 2008, U.S. 
District Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  7:07CR00586-
002.
    (12) Fernando Venegas-Arias, December 31, 2008, U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  7:07CR00586-003.
    (13) Pedro Javier Lopez-Lopez, December 31, 2008, U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  7:07CR00586-004.
    (14) Amado Iracheta-Delgado, April 9, 2009, U.S. District Court, 
Southern District of Texas, Case  7:07CR00595-001.
    (15) Laiza Moreno, April 9, 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern 
District of Texas, Case  7:07CR00595-002.
    (16) Julio Cesar Tamez-Hernandez, February 16, 2009, U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  7:07CR01349-001.
    (17) Obed Damian Guajardo-Silva, February 16, 2009, U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  7:07CR01349-002.
    (18) Juan Carlos Bocanegra, August 12, 2009, U.S. District Court, 
Southern District of Texas, Case  7:08CR00005-001.
    (19) Ramon Salazar-Rostro, January 19, 2009, U.S. District Court, 
Southern District of Texas, Case  7:08CR00956-001.
    (20) Justo Manuel Fernandez-Hernandez, February 25, 2009, U.S. 
District Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  1:08CR01058-
001.
    (21) Alejandro Reyes-Baez, June 1, 2009, U.S. District Court, 
Southern District of Texas, Case  7:08CR01617-001.
    (22) Nestor Rangel, June 12, 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern 
District of Texas, Case  7:08CR01617-002.
    (23) Juan Vasquez, August 12, 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern 
District of Texas, Case 7:08CR01610-001.
    (24) Reynol Garcia, June 12, 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern 
District of Texas, Case 7:08CR01754-001.
    (25) Antonio Rodriguez-Capetillo, January 16, 2010, U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  7:08CR01415-001.
    (26) Mario Hector Quilantan-Garcia, December 9, 2009, U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  7:09CR00874-001.
    (27) Pedro Cayetano Gonzalez-Flores, December 31, 2009, U.S. 
District Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  7:09CR01019-
001.
    (28) Roberto Carlos Garcia-Salazar, January 31, 2009, U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of Texas, Case  7:08CR01045-001.
    (29) Manuel Rangel Rivera, January 9, 2009, U.S. District Court, 
Western District of Texas, Case  DR-07-CR-668(1)-AML.
    (30) Ding Zhengxing (AKA Zhengxing Ding and Zheng Xing Ding), July 
21, 2009, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Case 
 EP-07-CR-3289-FM(1).
    (31) Su Yang (AKA Yang Su), May 22, 2009, U.S. District Court, 
Western District of Texas, Case  EP-07-CR-3289-FM(3).
    (32) Taipan Enterprises, Ltd., January 7, 2010, U.S. District 
Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Case  1:10CR00002-001.
    As noted above, at the end of the three-year period following the 
date of conviction, the above named persons/entities remain debarred 
unless export privileges are reinstated.
    Debarred persons are generally ineligible to participate in 
activity regulated under the ITAR (see e.g., sections 120.1(c) and (d), 
and 127.11(a)).

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Also, under Section 127.1(c) of the ITAR, any person who has knowledge 
that another person is subject to debarment or is otherwise ineligible 
may not, without disclosure to and written approval from the 
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, participate, directly or 
indirectly, in any export in which such ineligible person may benefit 
therefrom or have a direct or indirect interest therein.
    This notice is provided for purposes of making the public aware 
that the persons listed above are prohibited from participating 
directly or indirectly in activities regulated by the ITAR, including 
any brokering activities and in any export from or temporary import 
into the United States of defense articles, related technical data, or 
defense services in all situations covered by the ITAR. Specific case 
information may be obtained from the Office of the Clerk for the U.S. 
District Courts mentioned above and by citing the court case number 
where provided.

    Dated: March 10, 2010.
Andrew J. Shapiro,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-6067 Filed 3-18-10; 8:45 am]
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