[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4871-4875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01835]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Order Renewing Order Temporarily Denying Export Privileges; Mahan 
Airways, et al.

    In the matter of:
Mahan Airways, Mahan Tower, No. 21, Azadegan St., M.A. Jenah Exp. 
Way, Tehran, Iran;
Zarand Aviation, a/k/a GIE Zarand Aviation, 42 Avenue Montaigne, 
75008 Paris, France, and 112 Avenue Kleber, 75116 Paris, France;
Gatewick LLC, a/k/a Gatewick Freight & Cargo Services, a/k/a/
Gatewick Aviation Services, G22 Dubai Airport Free Zone, 
P.O. Box 393754, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and P.O. Box 52404, 
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Mohamed Abdulla Alqaz Building, Al 
Maktoum Street, Al Rigga, Dubai, United Arab Emirates;
Pejman Mahmood Kosarayanifard, a/k/a Kosarian Fard, P.O. Box 52404, 
Dubai, United Arab Emirates;
Mahmoud Amini, G22 Dubai Airport Free Zone, P.O. Box 
393754, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and P.O. Box 52404 Dubai, 
United Arab Emirates and Mohamed Abdulla Alqaz Building, Al Maktoum 
Street, Al Rigga, Dubai, United Arab Emirates;
Kerman Aviation, a/k/a GIE Kerman Aviation, 42 Avenue Montaigne 
75008, Paris, France;
Sirjanco Trading LLC, P.O. Box 8709, Dubai, United Arab Emirates;
Ali Eslamian, 4th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G0PW, United 
Kingdom, and 2 Bentinck Close, Prince Albert Road St. Johns Wood, 
London NW87RY, United Kingdom;
Mahan Air General Trading LLC, 19th Floor Al Moosa Tower One, Sheik 
Zayed Road, Dubai 40594, United Arab Emirates;
Skyco (UK) Ltd., 4th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PV, 
United Kingdom;
Equipco (UK) Ltd., 2 Bentinck Close, Prince Albert Road, London, NW8 
7RY, United Kingdom;
Mehdi Bahrami, Mahan Airways- Istanbul Office, Cumhuriye Cad. Sibil 
Apt No: 101 D:6, 34374 Emadad, Sisli Istanbul, Turkey.

Order Renewing Order Temporarily Denying Export Privileges

    Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the Export Administration 
Regulations, 15 CFR Parts 730-774 (2013) (``EAR'' or the 
``Regulations''), I hereby grant the request of the Office of Export 
Enforcement (``OEE'') to renew the July 31, 2013 Order Temporarily 
Denying the Export Privileges of Mahan Airways, Zarand Aviation, 
Gatewick LLC, Pejman Mahmood Kosarayanifard, Mahmoud Amini, Kerman 
Aviation, Sirjanco Trading LLC, Ali Eslamian, Mahan Air General Trading 
LLC, Skyco (UK) Ltd., Equipco (UK) Ltd., and Mehdi Bahrami. I find that 
renewal of the Temporary Denial Order (``TDO'') is necessary in the 
public interest to prevent an imminent violation of the EAR.

I. Procedural History

    On March 17, 2008, Darryl W. Jackson, the then-Assistant Secretary 
of Commerce for Export Enforcement (``Assistant Secretary''), signed a 
TDO denying Mahan Airways' export privileges for a period of 180 days 
on the grounds that its issuance was necessary in the public interest 
to prevent an imminent violation of the Regulations. The TDO also named 
as denied persons Blue Airways, of Yerevan, Armenia (``Blue Airways of 
Armenia''), as well as the ``Balli Group Respondents,'' namely, Balli 
Group PLC, Balli Aviation, Balli Holdings, Vahid Alaghband, Hassan 
Alaghband, Blue Sky One Ltd., Blue Sky Two Ltd., Blue Sky Three Ltd., 
Blue Sky Four Ltd., Blue Sky Five Ltd., and Blue Sky Six Ltd., all of 
the United Kingdom. The TDO was issued ex parte pursuant to Section 
766.24(a), and went into effect on March 21, 2008, the date it was 
published in the Federal Register.
    The TDO subsequently has been renewed in accordance with Section 
766.24(d), including most recently on July 31, 2013.\1\ As of March 9, 
2010, the Balli Group Respondents and Blue Airways were no longer 
subject to the TDO. As part of the February 25, 2011 TDO renewal, 
Gatewick LLC, Mahmoud Amini, and Pejman Mahmood Kosarayanifard 
(``Kosarian Fard'') were added as related persons in accordance with 
Section 766.23 of the Regulations. On July 1, 2011, the TDO was 
modified by adding Zarand Aviation as a respondent in order to prevent 
an imminent violation. Specifically, Zarand Aviation owned an Airbus 
A310 subject to the Regulations that was being operated for the benefit 
of Mahan Airways in violation of both the TDO

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and the Regulations. As part of the August 24, 2011 renewal, Kerman 
Aviation, Sirjanco Trading LLC, and Ali Eslamian were added to the TDO 
as related persons. Mahan Air General Trading LLC, Skyco (UK) Ltd., and 
Equipco (UK) Ltd. were added as related persons on April 9, 2012. Mehdi 
Bahrami was added to the TDO as a related person as part of the 
February 4, 2013 renewal order.
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    \1\ The July 31, 2013 Order was published in the Federal 
Register on August 7, 2013. 78 Fed. Reg. 48138 (Aug. 7, 2013). The 
TDO previously had been renewed on September 17, 2008, March 16, 
2009, September 11, 2009, March 9, 2010, September 3, 2010, February 
25, 2011, August 24, 2011, February 15, 2012, August 9, 2012, and 
February 4, 2013. The August 24, 2011 renewal followed the 
modification of the TDO on July 1, 2011, which added Zarand Aviation 
as a respondent. Each renewal or modification order was published in 
the Federal Register.
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    On December 30, 2013, BIS, through its Office of Export Enforcement 
(``OEE''), submitted a written request for renewal of the TDO. The 
current TDO dated July 31, 2013, will expire on January 27, 2014, 
unless renewed on or before that date. Notice of the renewal request 
was provided to Mahan Airways and Zarand Aviation by delivery of a copy 
of the request in accordance with Sections 766.5 and 766.24(d) of the 
Regulations. No opposition to any aspect of the renewal of the TDO has 
been received from either Mahan Airways or Zarand Aviation. 
Furthermore, no appeal of the related person determinations I made as 
part of the September 3, 2010, February 25, 2011, August 24, 2011, 
April 9, 2012, and February 4, 2013 renewal or modification orders has 
been made by Gatewick LLC, Kosarian Fard, Mahmoud Amini, Kerman 
Aviation, Sirjanco Trading LLC, Ali Eslamian, Mahan Air General Trading 
LLC, Skyco (UK) Ltd., Equipco (UK) Ltd., or Mehdi Bahrami.\2\
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    \2\ A party named or added as a related person may not oppose 
the issuance or renewal of the underlying temporary denial order, 
but may file an appeal of the related person determination in 
accordance with Section 766.23(c).
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II. Renewal of the TDO

A. Legal Standard

    Pursuant to Section 766.24, BIS may issue or renew an order 
temporarily denying a respondent's export privileges upon a showing 
that the order is necessary in the public interest to prevent an 
``imminent violation'' of the Regulations. 15 CFR Sec. Sec.  
766.24(b)(1) and 776.24(d). ``A violation may be `imminent' either in 
time or degree of likelihood.'' 15 CFR Sec.  766.24(b)(3). BIS may show 
``either that a violation is about to occur, or that the general 
circumstances of the matter under investigation or case under criminal 
or administrative charges demonstrate a likelihood of future 
violations.'' Id. As to the likelihood of future violations, BIS may 
show that the violation under investigation or charge ``is significant, 
deliberate, covert and/or likely to occur again, rather than technical 
or negligent [.]'' Id. A ``lack of information establishing the precise 
time a violation may occur does not preclude a finding that a violation 
is imminent, so long as there is sufficient reason to believe the 
likelihood of a violation.'' Id.

B. The TDO and BIS's Request for Renewal

    OEE's request for renewal is based upon the facts underlying the 
issuance of the initial TDO and the TDO renewals in this matter and the 
evidence developed over the course of this investigation indicating a 
blatant disregard of U.S. export controls and the TDO. The initial TDO 
was issued as a result of evidence that showed that Mahan Airways and 
other parties engaged in conduct prohibited by the EAR by knowingly re-
exporting to Iran three U.S.-origin aircraft, specifically Boeing 747s 
(``Aircraft 1-3''), items subject to the EAR and classified under 
Export Control Classification Number (``ECCN'') 9A991.b, without the 
required U.S. Government authorization. Further evidence submitted by 
BIS indicated that Mahan Airways was involved in the attempted re-
export of three additional U.S.-origin Boeing 747s (``Aircraft 4-6'') 
to Iran.
    As discussed in the September 17, 2008 renewal order, evidence 
presented by BIS indicated that Aircraft 1-3 continued to be flown on 
Mahan Airways' routes after issuance of the TDO, in violation of the 
Regulations and the TDO itself.\3\ It also showed that Aircraft 1-3 had 
been flown in further violation of the Regulations and the TDO on the 
routes of Iran Air, an Iranian Government airline. Moreover, as 
discussed in the March 16, 2009, September 11, 2009 and March 9, 2010 
Renewal Orders, Mahan Airways registered Aircraft 1-3 in Iran, obtained 
Iranian tail numbers for them (including EP-MNA and EP-MNB), and 
continued to operate at least two of them in violation of the 
Regulations and the TDO,\4\ while also committing an additional knowing 
and willful violation of the Regulations and the TDO when it negotiated 
for and acquired an additional U.S.-origin aircraft. The additional 
acquired aircraft was an MD-82 aircraft, which subsequently was painted 
in Mahan Airways' livery and flown on multiple Mahan Airways' routes 
under tail number TC-TUA.
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    \3\ Engaging in conduct prohibited by a denial order violates 
the Regulations. 15 CFR Sec. Sec.  764.2(a) and (k).
    \4\ The third Boeing 747 appeared to have undergone significant 
service maintenance and may not have been operational at the time of 
the March 9, 2010 renewal order.
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    The March 9, 2010 Renewal Order also noted that a court in the 
United Kingdom (``U.K.'') had found Mahan Airways in contempt of court 
on February 1, 2010, for failing to comply with that court's December 
21, 2009 and January 12, 2010 orders compelling Mahan Airways to remove 
the Boeing 747s from Iran and ground them in the Netherlands. Mahan 
Airways and the Balli Group Respondents had been litigating before the 
U.K. court concerning ownership and control of Aircraft 1-3. In a 
letter to the U.K. court dated January 12, 2010, Mahan Airways' 
Chairman indicated, inter alia, that Mahan Airways opposes U.S. 
Government actions against Iran, that it continued to operate the 
aircraft on its routes in and out of Tehran (and had 158,000 ``forward 
bookings'' for these aircraft), and that it wished to continue to do so 
and would pay damages if required by that court, rather than ground the 
aircraft.
    The September 3, 2010 renewal order discussed the fact that Mahan 
Airways' violations of the TDO extended beyond operating U.S.-origin 
aircraft in violation of the TDO and attempting to acquire additional 
U.S.-origin aircraft. In February 2009, while subject to the TDO, Mahan 
Airways participated in the export of computer motherboards, items 
subject to the Regulations and designated as EAR99, from the United 
States to Iran, via the United Arab Emirates (``UAE''), in violation of 
both the TDO and the Regulations, by transporting and/or forwarding the 
computer motherboards from the UAE to Iran. Mahan Airways' violations 
were facilitated by Gatewick LLC, which not only participated in the 
transaction, but also has stated to BIS that it acts as Mahan Airways' 
sole booking agent for cargo and freight forwarding services in the 
UAE.
    Moreover, in a January 24, 2011 filing in the U.K. court, Mahan 
Airways asserted that Aircraft 1-3 were not being used, but stated in 
pertinent part that the aircraft were being maintained in Iran 
especially ``in an airworthy condition'' and that, depending on the 
outcome of its U.K. court appeal, the aircraft ``could immediately go 
back into service . . . on international routes into and out of Iran.'' 
Mahan Airways' January 24, 2011 submission to U.K. Court of Appeal, at 
p. 25, ]] 108, 110. This clearly stated intent, both on its own and in 
conjunction with Mahan Airways' prior misconduct and statements, 
demonstrated the need to renew the TDO in order to prevent imminent 
future violations. Two of these three 747s subsequently were removed 
from Iran and are no longer in

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Mahan Airway's possession. The third of these 747s, with Manufacturer's 
Serial Number (``MSN'') 23480 and Iranian tail number EP-MNE, remains 
in Iran under Mahan's control. Pursuant to Executive Order 13324, it 
was designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (``SDGT'') by 
the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(``OFAC'') on September 19, 2012.\5\ Furthermore, as discussed in the 
February 4, 2013 Order, open source information indicated that this 
747, which is painted in the livery and logo of Mahan Airways, has been 
flown between Iran and Syria, and is suspected of ferrying weapons and/
or other equipment to the Syrian Government from Iran's Islamic 
Revolutionary Guard Corps. Open source information shows this aircraft 
remains in active operation in Mahan Airways' fleet and has been flown 
from Iran to Syria as recently as June 30, 2013.
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    \5\ See http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/pages/20120919.aspx.
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    In addition, as first detailed in the July 1, 2011 and August 24, 
2011 orders, and discussed in the subsequent renewal orders in this 
matter, Mahan Airways also has continued to evade U.S. export control 
laws by operating two Airbus A310 aircraft, bearing Mahan Airways' 
livery, colors and logo, on flights into and out of Iran.\6\ The 
aircraft are owned, respectively, by Zarand Aviation and Kerman 
Aviation, both of whose corporate registrations list Mahan Air General 
Trading as a member of their Groupement D'interet Economique 
(``Economic Interest Group'').\7\ At the time of the July 1, 2011 and 
August 24, 2011 Orders, these Airbus A310s were registered in France, 
with tail numbers F-OJHH and F-OJHI, respectively. OEE subsequently 
presented evidence that after the August 24, 2011 renewal, Mahan 
Airways and Zarand Aviation worked in concert, along with Kerman 
Aviation, to de-register the two Airbus A310 aircraft in France and to 
register both aircraft in Iran (with, respectively, Iranian tail 
numbers EP-MHH and EP-MHI). It was determined subsequent to the 
February 15, 2012 renewal order that the registration switch for these 
A310s was cancelled; however, both aircraft continued to actively fly 
for Mahan Airways under the original French tail numbers.
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    \6\ The Airbus A310s are powered with U.S.-origin engines. The 
engines are subject to the EAR and classified under Export Control 
Classification (``ECCN'') 9A991.d. The Airbus A310s contain 
controlled U.S.-origin items valued at more than 10 percent of the 
total value of the aircraft and as a result are subject to the EAR. 
They are classified under ECCN 9A991.b. The reexport of these 
aircraft to Iran requires U.S. Government authorization pursuant to 
Section 746.7 of the Regulations.
    \7\ Kerman Aviation's corporate registration also lists Mahan 
Aviation Services Company as an additional member of its Economic 
Interest Group.
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    In addition to Mahan Airways' continued unlawful operation and/or 
possession of these two A310s, as well as the remaining 747 (MSN 23480 
and Iranian tail number EP-MNE) discussed above, the August 2012 
renewal order found that Mahan Airways had acquired another Airbus A310 
aircraft subject to the Regulations,\8\ with MSN 499 and Iranian tail 
number EP-VIP, in violation of the TDO and the Regulations. On 
September 19, 2012, all three Airbus A310 aircraft (tail numbers F-
OJHH, F-OJHI, and EP-VIP) were designated as SDGTs.\9\
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    \8\ See note 6, supra.
    \9\ See http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/pages/20120919.aspx. Mahan Airways was previously 
designated by OFAC as a SDGT on October 18, 2011. 77 FR 64,427 
(October 18, 2011).
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    The February 4, 2013 Order laid out further evidence of continued 
and additional efforts by Mahan Airways and other persons acting in 
concert with Mahan, including Kral Aviation and another Turkish 
company, to procure U.S.-origin engines (MSNs 517621 and 517738) and 
other aircraft parts in violation of the TDO and the Regulations.\10\ 
The February 4, 2013 renewal order also added Mehdi Bahrami as a 
related person in accordance with Section 766.23 of the Regulations. 
Bahrami, a Mahan Vice-President and the head of Mahan's Istanbul 
Office, also was involved in Mahan's acquisition of the original three 
Boeing 747s (Aircraft 1-3) that resulted in the original TDO, and has 
had a business relationship with Mahan dating back to 1997.
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    \10\ Kral Aviation was referenced in the February 4, 2013 Order 
as ``Turkish Company No. 1.'' Kral Aviation purchased a GE CF6-50C2 
aircraft engine (MSN517621) from the United States in July 2012, on 
behalf of Mahan Airways. OEE was able to prevent this engine from 
reaching Mahan by issuing a redelivery order to the freight 
forwarder in accordance with Section 758.8 of the Regulations. OEE 
also issued Kral Aviation a redelivery order for the second CF6-50C2 
engine (MSN 517738) on July 30, 2012. The owner of the second engine 
subsequently cancelled the item's sale to Kral Aviation. In 
September 2012, OEE was alerted by a U.S. exporter that another 
Turkish company (``Turkish Company No. 2'') was attempting to 
purchase aircraft spare parts intended for re-export by Turkish 
Company No. 2 to Mahan Airways. See February 4, 2013 Order.
    On December 31, 2013, Kral Aviation was added to BIS's Entity 
List, Supplement No. 4 to Part 744 of the Regulations. See 78 Fed. 
Reg.75458 (Dec. 12, 2013). Companies and individuals are added to 
the Entity List for engaging in activities contrary to the national 
security or foreign policy interests of the United States. See 15 
CFR Sec.  744.11.
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    The July 31, 2013 Order detailed additional evidence obtained by 
OEE showing efforts by Mahan Airways to obtain another GE CF6-50C2 
aircraft engine (MSN 528350) from the United States via Turkey. 
Multiple Mahan employees, including Mehdi Bahrami, were involved in or 
aware of matters related to the engine's arrival in Turkey from the 
United States, plans to visually inspect the engine, and prepare it for 
shipment from Turkey.
    Mahan sought to obtain this U.S.-origin engine through Pioneer 
Logistics Havacilik Turizm Yonetim Danismanlik (``Pioneer Logistics''), 
an aircraft parts supplier located in Turkey, and its director/
operator, Gulnihal Yegane, a Turkish national who previously has 
conducted Mahan related business with Mehdi Bahrami and Ali Eslamian. 
Moreover, as referenced in the July 31, 2013 Order, a sworn affidavit 
by Kosol Surinanda, also known as Kosol Surinandha, Managing Director 
of Mahan's General Sales Agent in Thailand, stated that the shares of 
Pioneer Logistics for which he is the listed owner are ``actually the 
property of and owned by Mahan.'' He further stated that he held 
``legal title to the shares until otherwise required by Mahan'' but 
would ``exercise the rights granted to [him] exactly and only as 
instructed by Mahan and [his] vote and/or decisions [would] only and 
exclusively reflect the wills and demands of Mahan[.]'' \11\
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    \11\ Pioneer Logistics, Gulnihal Yegane, and Kosol Surinanda 
also were added to the Entity List on December 12, 2013. See 78 FR 
75458 (Dec. 12, 2013).
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    OEE's current renewal request includes evidence discovered or 
obtained after the July 31, 2013 Order was issued that further 
establishes Mahan's continued efforts to evade and violate the TDO and 
the Regulations, including through efforts to further expand its 
network of procurement agents. OEE has obtained evidence confirming an 
attempt by Mahan, which OEE thwarted, to obtain, via an Indonesian 
aircraft parts supplier, two U.S.-origin Honeywell ALF-502R-5 aircraft 
engines (MSNs LF5660 and LF5325), items subject to the Regulations, 
from a U.S. company located in Texas. An invoice of the Indonesian 
aircraft parts supplier dated March 27, 2013, lists Mahan Airways as 
the purchaser of the engines and includes a Mahan ship-to address. OEE 
also has obtained a Mahan air waybill dated March 12, 2013, listing 
numerous U.S.-origin aircraft parts, including, but not limited to, a 
vertical navigation gyroscope, a transmitter, and a power control unit, 
items subject to the Regulations, being transported by

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Mahan from Turkey to Iran in violation of the TDO.
    Finally, Mahan continues to publically list in its active fleet 
both U.S.-origin aircraft and aircraft such as the Airbus A310, which, 
based on its U.S.-origin engines, is subject to the Regulations.

C. Findings

    Under the applicable standard set forth in Section 766.24 of the 
Regulations and my review of the entire record, I find that the 
evidence presented by BIS convincingly demonstrates that Mahan Airways 
has continually violated the EAR and the TDO, that such knowing 
violations have been significant, deliberate and covert, and that there 
is a likelihood of future violations. The record includes further 
evidence uncovered by OEE since the July 31, 2013 Order regarding on-
going efforts by Mahan Airways in concert with its far-reaching network 
of affiliates and agents to procure EAR items in violation of the TDO 
and the Regulations. Therefore, renewal of the TDO is necessary to 
prevent imminent violation of the EAR and to give notice to companies 
and individuals in the United States and abroad that they should 
continue to cease dealing with Mahan Airways, Zarand Aviation, and the 
other denied persons under the TDO in export transactions involving 
items subject to the EAR.

IV. Order

    It is therefore ordered:
    First, that MAHAN AIRWAYS, Mahan Tower, No. 21, Azadegan St., M.A. 
Jenah Exp. Way, Tehran, Iran; ZARAND AVIATION A/K/A GIE ZARAND 
AVIATION, 42 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris, France, and 112 Avenue 
Kleber, 75116 Paris, France; GATEWICK LLC, A/K/A GATEWICK FREIGHT & 
CARGO SERVICES, A/K/A GATEWICK AVIATION SERVICE, G22 Dubai 
Airport Free Zone, P.O. Box 393754, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and 
P.O. Box 52404, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Mohamed Abdulla Alqaz 
Building, Al Maktoum Street, Al Rigga, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 
PEJMAN MAHMOOD KOSARAYANIFARD A/K/A KOSARIAN FARD, P.O. Box 52404, 
Dubai, United Arab Emirates; MAHMOUD AMINI, G22 Dubai Airport 
Free Zone, P.O. Box 393754, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and P.O. Box 
52404, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Mohamed Abdulla Alqaz Building, 
Al Maktoum Street, Al Rigga, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; KERMAN 
AVIATION A/K/A GIE KERMAN AVIATION, 42 Avenue Montaigne 75008, Paris, 
France; SIRJANCO TRADING LLC, P.O. Box 8709, Dubai, United Arab 
Emirates; ALI ESLAMIAN, 4th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London W1G0PW, 
United Kingdom, and 2 Bentinck Close, Prince Albert Road, St. Johns 
Wood, London NW87RY, United Kingdom; MAHAN AIR GENERAL TRADING LLC, 
19th Floor Al Moosa Tower One, Sheik Zayed Road, Dubai 40594, United 
Arab Emirates; SKYCO (UK) LTD., 4th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London, 
W1G 0PV, United Kingdom; EQUIPCO (UK) LTD., 2 Bentinck Close, Prince 
Albert Road, London, NW8 7RY, United Kingdom; and MEHDI BAHRAMI, Mahan 
Airways-Istanbul Office, Cumhuriye Cad. Sibil Apt No: 101 D:6, 34374 
Emadad, Sisli Istanbul, Turkey; and when acting for or on their behalf, 
any successors or assigns, agents, or employees (each a ``Denied 
Person'' and collectively the ``Denied Persons'') may not, directly or 
indirectly, participate 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 Export Administration Regulations (``EAR''), or in any 
other activity subject to the EAR 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 EAR, or in any other activity 
subject to the EAR; 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 EAR, or in any other activity subject to the EAR.
    SECOND, that no person may, directly or indirectly, do any of the 
following:
    A. Export or reexport to or on behalf of a Denied Person any item 
subject to the EAR;
    B. Take any action that facilitates the acquisition or attempted 
acquisition by a Denied Person of the ownership, possession, or control 
of any item subject to the EAR that has been or will be exported from 
the United States, including financing or other support activities 
related to a transaction whereby a 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 a Denied Person of any item subject to 
the EAR that has been exported from the United States;
    D. Obtain from a Denied Person in the United States any item 
subject to the EAR 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 EAR 
that has been or will be exported from the United States and which is 
owned, possessed or controlled by a Denied Person, or service any item, 
of whatever origin, that is owned, possessed or controlled by a Denied 
Person if such service involves the use of any item subject to the EAR 
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, after notice and opportunity for comment as provided 
in section 766.23 of the EAR, any other person, firm, corporation, or 
business organization related to a Denied Person by affiliation, 
ownership, control, or position of responsibility in the conduct of 
trade or related services may also be made subject to the provisions of 
this Order.
    FOURTH, that this Order does not prohibit any export, reexport, or 
other transaction subject to the EAR where the only items involved that 
are subject to the EAR are the foreign-produced direct product of U.S.-
origin technology.
    In accordance with the provisions of Sections 766.24(e) of the EAR, 
Mahan Airways and/or Zarand Aviation may, at any time, appeal 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. 
In accordance with the provisions of Sections 766.23(c)(2) and 
766.24(e)(3) of the EAR, Gatewick LLC, Mahmoud Amini, Pejman Mahmood 
Kosarayanifard, Kerman Aviation, Sirjanco Trading LLC, Ali Eslamian, 
Mahan Air General Trading LLC, Skyco (UK) Ltd., Equipco (UK) Ltd., and/
or Mehdi Bahrami may, at any time, appeal their inclusion as a related 
person 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.
    In accordance with the provisions of Section 766.24(d) of the EAR, 
BIS may seek renewal of this Order by filing a written request not 
later than 20 days before the expiration date. A renewal request may be 
opposed by Mahan Airways and/or Zarand Aviation as

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provided in Section 766.24(d), by filing a written submission with the 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement, which must be 
received not later than seven days before the expiration date of the 
Order.
    A copy of this Order shall be provided to Mahan Airways, Zarand 
Aviation and each related person, and shall be published in the Federal 
Register. This Order is effective immediately and shall remain in 
effect for 180 days.

    Dated: January 24, 2014.
David W. Mills,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement.
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