[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44002-44006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17798]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Order Renewing Order Temporarily Denying Export Privileges

Mahan Airways, Mahan Tower, No. 21, Azadegan St., M.A. Jenah Exp. Way, 
Tehran, Iran
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
    Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the Export Administration 
Regulations, 15 CFR Parts 730-774 (2014) (``EAR'' or the 
``Regulations''), I hereby grant the request of the Office of Export 
Enforcement (``OEE'') to renew the January 24, 2014 Order Temporarily 
Denying the Export Privileges of Mahan Airways, 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.\1\ I find that renewal of 
the Temporary Denial Order (``TDO'') is necessary in the public 
interest to prevent an imminent violation of the EAR.
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    \1\ See note 3, infra.
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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

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January 24, 2014.\2\ 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. 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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    \2\ The January 24, 2014 Order was published in the Federal 
Register on January 30, 2014. 79 FR 4871 (Jan. 30, 2014). 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, February 
4, 2013, and July 31, 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 July 1, 2014, BIS, through its Office of Export Enforcement 
(``OEE''), submitted a written request for renewal of the TDO.\3\ The 
current TDO dated January 24, 2014, will expire on July 22, 2014, 
unless renewed on or before that date. Notice of the renewal request 
was provided to Mahan Airways in accordance with Sections 766.5 and 
766.24(d) of the Regulations. No opposition to the renewal of the TDO 
has been received from Mahan. 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.\4\
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    \3\ The July 1, 2014 renewal request sought renewal as to all 
parties subject to the January 24, 2014 Order, including Zarand 
Aviation. Upon further review and consideration, OEE has withdrawn 
its request that the TDO be renewed as to Zarand Aviation. No other 
aspect of the renewal request is affected by the withdrawal as to 
Zarand.
    \4\ 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.\5\ 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,\6\ 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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    \5\ Engaging in conduct prohibited by a denial order violates 
the Regulations. 15 CFR Sec. Sec.  764.2(a) and (k).
    \6\ 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

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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 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.\7\ 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 was suspected of ferrying weapons and/or other equipment to 
the Syrian Government from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. 
Open source information showed that this aircraft remained in active 
operation in Mahan Airways' fleet and had flown from Iran to Syria as 
recently as June 30, 2013.
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    \7\ 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 subsequent renewal orders in this matter, 
Mahan Airways also 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.\8\ 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.\9\
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    \8\ 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.
    \9\ OEE subsequently presented evidence that after the August 
24, 2011 renewal, Mahan Airways worked along with Kerman Aviation 
and others 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 and that Mahan Airways then continued to 
fly the aircraft under the original French tail numbers (F-OJHH and 
F-OJHI, respectively).
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    The August 2012 renewal order also found that Mahan Airways had 
acquired another Airbus A310 aircraft subject to the Regulations,\10\ 
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.\11\
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    \10\ See note 8, supra.
    \11\ 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.\12\ 
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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    \12\ 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 
FR75458 (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[.]'' \13\
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    \13\ 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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    The January 24, 2014 Order outlines OEE's continued investigation 
of Mahan Airways' activities and detailed 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, listed Mahan Airways as the purchaser of the engines 
and included a Mahan ship-to address. OEE also 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

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Regulations, being transported by Mahan from Turkey to Iran in 
violation of the TDO.
    OEE's on-going investigation and current renewal request include 
evidence discovered or obtained after the January 24, 2014 Order was 
issued that further establishes Mahan Airways' efforts to obtain and 
operate aircraft subject to the EAR in violation of the TDO and the 
Regulations. Open source evidence from the March-June 2014 time period 
shows two BAE regional jets painted in the livery and logo of Mahan 
Airways and operating under Iranian tail numbers EP-MOK and EP-MOI, 
respectively. In addition, aviation industry resources indicate that 
these aircraft were obtained by Mahan Airways in late November 2013 and 
June 2014, from Ukrainian Mediterranean Airline, a Ukrainian airline 
that was added to BIS's Entity List on August 15, 2011, for acting 
contrary to the national security and foreign policy interests of the 
United States.\14\ These BAE jets are subject to the EAR and their 
acquisition and/or operation by Mahan Airways violates the TDO.\15\
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    \14\ Supplement No. 4 to Part 744 of the Regulations. See 76 FR 
50407 (Aug. 15, 2011).
    \15\ The BAE regional jets are powered with U.S.-origin engines. 
The engines are subject to the EAR and classified under ECCN 
9A991.d. These aircraft 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.
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    Open source evidence from the April-June 2014 time period likewise 
shows two Airbus 320 aircraft painted in the livery and logo of Mahan 
Airways and operating under Iranian tail numbers EP-MMK and EP-MML, 
respectively. OEE's investigation also shows that Mahan obtained these 
aircraft in November 2013, from Khors Air Company, another Ukrainian 
airline that like, Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines, was added to BIS's 
Entity List on August 15, 2011, for acting contrary to the national 
security and foreign policy interests of the United States.\16\ These 
Airbus 320 aircraft are also subject to the EAR.\17\
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    \16\ Supplement No. 4 to Part 744 of the Regulations. See 76 FR 
50407 (Aug. 15, 2011).
    \17\ The Airbus A320s are powered with U.S.-origin engines. The 
engines are subject to the EAR and classified under ECCN 9A991.d. 
These aircraft 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.
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    This evidence shows that Mahan Airways has continued its pattern of 
acquiring and attempting to acquire, via third countries, both U.S.-
origin jet aircraft and other jet aircraft subject to the Regulations 
with the intent to own, control and/or operate the aircraft in 
violation of both the TDO and Regulations. Mahan Airways similarly 
continues to publically list a number of other such aircraft including 
at least one Boeing 747 and Airbus 310s in its active fleet.

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. OEE's on-going investigation 
continues to reveal or discover additional attempts by Mahan to acquire 
items subject to the Regulations through its extensive network of 
agents and affiliates in third countries. 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 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; 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

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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 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 as 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 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: July 22, 2014.
David W. Mills,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2014-17798 Filed 7-28-14; 8:45 a.m.]
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