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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Action Affecting Export Privileges; Ali
Amirnazmi; Order Denying Export
Privileges
In the Matter of: Ali Amirnazmi, Register
#63302–066, FCI Allenwood Low, Federal
Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 1000,
White Deer, PA 17887 and 547 Green Hill
Lane, Berwyn, PA 19312.
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On January 11, 2010, in the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania, Ali Amirnazmi
(‘‘Amirnazmi’’) was found guilty on
three counts of violating the
International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.
(2000)) (‘‘IEEPA’’); one count of
conspiracy to violate the IEEPA (18
U.S.C. 371 (2000)); three counts of
making false statements to Federal
officials (18 U.S.C. 1001 (2000)), and
three counts of bank fraud (18 U.S.C.
1344 (2000)). Amirnazmi, a citizen of
both the United States and Iran, engaged
in financial and business transactions
with companies in Iran between
November 1996 and June 2008 without
obtaining the proper licenses from the
U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control. Amirnazmi was
sentenced to a prison term of 48 months
and ordered to pay restitution in the
amount of $17,277.37. He will also serve
five years of supervised release and
forfeit $81,277.37.
Section 766.25 of the Export
Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or
‘‘Regulations’’) 1 provides, in pertinent
1 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730–
774 (2010). The Regulations issued pursuant to the
Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. app. sections
2401–2420 (2000)) (‘‘EAA’’). Since August 21, 2001,
the EAA has been in lapse and the President,
through Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001
(3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which has been
extended by successive Presidential Notices, the
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part, that ‘‘[t]he Director of the Office of
Exporter Services, in consultation with
the Director of the Office of Export
Enforcement, may deny the export
privileges of any person who has been
convicted of a violation of the [Export
Administration Act (‘‘EAA’’)], the EAR,
or any order, license or authorization
issued thereunder; any regulation,
license, or order issued under the
International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706); 18
U.S.C. 793, 794 or 798; section 4(b) of
the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50
U.S.C. 783(b)), or section 38 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).’’ 15
CFR 766.25(a); see also Section 11(h) of
the EAA, 50 U.S.C. app. section 2410(h).
The denial of export privileges under
this provision may be for a period of up
to 10 years from the date of the
conviction. 15 CFR 766.25(d); see also
50 U.S.C. app. section 2410(h). In
addition, Section 750.8 of the
Regulations states that the Bureau of
Industry and Security’s Office of
Exporter Services may revoke any
Bureau of Industry and Security (‘‘BIS’’)
licenses previously issued in which the
person had an interest in at the time of
his conviction.
I have received notice of Amirnazmi’s
conviction for violating IEEPA, and
have provided notice and an
opportunity for Amirnazmi to make a
written submission to BIS, as provided
in Section 766.25 of the Regulations. I
have not received a submission from
Amirnazmi. Based upon my review and
consultations with BIS’s Office of
Export Enforcement, including its
Director, and the facts available to BIS,
I have decided to deny Amirnazmi’s
export privileges under the Regulations
for a period of ten years from the date
of Amirnazmi’s conviction. I have also
decided to revoke all licenses issued
pursuant to the Act or Regulations in
which Amirnazmi had an interest at the
time of his conviction.
Accordingly, It is hereby ordered
I. Until January 11, 2020, Ali
Amirnazmi, with the last known
addresses at: Register #63302–066, FCI
Allenwood Low, Federal Correctional
Institution, P.O. Box 1000, White Deer,
PA 17887, and 547 Green Hill Lane,
Berwyn, PA 19312, and when acting for
or on behalf of Amirnazmi, his
representatives, assigns, agents, or
employees (collectively referred to
hereinafter as the ‘‘Denied Person’’), may
not, directly or indirectly, participate in
any way in any transaction involving
most recent being that of August 12, 2010 (75 FR
50,681, August 16, 2010), has continued the
Regulations in effect under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq. (2000)).
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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
Regulations, 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 Regulations, or in any
other activity subject to the Regulations;
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 Regulations, or in
any other activity subject to the
Regulations.
II. No person may, directly or
indirectly, do any of the following:
A. Export or reexport to or on behalf
of the Denied Person any item subject to
the Regulations;
B. Take any action that facilitates the
acquisition or attempted acquisition by
the Denied Person of the ownership,
possession, or control of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States, including financing or other
support activities related to a
transaction whereby the 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 the Denied Person of
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been exported from the United
States;
D. Obtain from the Denied Person in
the United States any item subject to the
Regulations 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 Regulations that
has been or will be exported from the
United States and which is owned,
possessed or controlled by the Denied
Person, or service any item, of whatever
origin, that is owned, possessed or
controlled by the Denied Person if such
service involves the use of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States. For purposes of this paragraph,
servicing means installation,
maintenance, repair, modification or
testing.
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III. After notice and opportunity for
comment as provided in Section 766.23
of the Regulations, any other person,
firm, corporation, or business
organization related to Amirnazmi by
affiliation, ownership, control or
position of responsibility in the conduct
of trade or related services may also be
subject to the provisions of this Order if
necessary to prevent evasion of the
Order.
IV. This Order does not prohibit any
export, reexport, or other transaction
subject to the Regulations where the
only items involved that are subject to
the Regulations are the foreignproduced direct product of U.S.-origin
technology.
V. This Order is effective immediately
and shall remain in effect until January
11, 2020.
VI. In accordance with Part 756 of the
Regulations, Amirnazmi may file an
appeal of this Order with the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Industry and
Security. The appeal must be filed
within 45 days from the date of this
Order and must comply with the
provisions of Part 756 of the
Regulations.
VII. A copy of this Order shall be
delivered to the Amirnazmi. This Order
shall be published in the Federal
Register.
Issued this 7th day February, 2011.
Bernard Kritzer,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–965]
Drill Pipe From the People’s Republic
of China: Antidumping Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) and the
International Trade Commission (the
‘‘ITC’’), the Department is issuing an
antidumping duty order on drill pipe
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’). On February 24, 2011, the ITC
notified the Department of its
affirmative determination of threat of
material injury to a U.S. industry, and
its negative determination of critical
circumstances. See Drill Pipe and Drill
Collars from China (Investigation Nos.
701–TA–474 and 731–TA–1176 (Final),
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USITC Publication 4213, February
2011).
DATES: Effective Date: March 3, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni
Dach or Susan Pulongbarit, Office 9,
Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1655 or
(202) 482–4031, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 11, 2011, the Department
published its affirmative final
determination of sales at less than fair
value in the antidumping duty
investigation of drill pipe from the PRC.
See Drill Pipe From the People’s
Republic of China: Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Critical Circumstances, 76 FR 1966
(January 11, 2011) (‘‘Final
Determination’’). On February 8, 2011,
the Department published its amended
final determination of sales at less than
fair value in antidumping duty
investigation of drill pipe from the PRC.
See Drill Pipe From the People’s
Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Critical
Circumstances, 76 FR 6762 (February 8,
2011).
On February 24, 2011, the ITC
notified the Department of its final
determination pursuant to section
735(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the ‘‘Act’’), that an industry
in the United States is threatened with
material injury by reason of less than
fair value imports of subject
merchandise from the PRC. See letter
from the ITC to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
dated February 24, 2011. In addition,
the ITC notified the Department of its
final determination that critical
circumstances do not exist with respect
to imports of subject merchandise from
the PRC that are subject to the
Department’s affirmative critical
circumstances finding. Pursuant to
section 736(a) of the Act, the
Department is publishing an
antidumping duty order on drill pipe
from the PRC.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
steel drill pipe, and steel drill collars,
whether or not conforming to American
Petroleum Institute (‘‘API’’) or non-API
specifications. Included are finished
drill pipe and drill collars without
regard to the specific chemistry of the
steel (i.e., carbon, stainless steel, or
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other alloy steel), and without regard to
length or outer diameter. Also included
are unfinished drill collars (including
all drill collar green tubes) and
unfinished drill pipe (including drill
pipe green tubes, which are tubes
meeting the following description:
seamless tubes with an outer diameter
of less than or equal to 65⁄8 inches
(168.28 millimeters), containing
between 0.16 and 0.75 percent
molybdenum, and containing between
0.75 and 1.45 percent chromium). The
scope does not include tool joints not
attached to the drill pipe, nor does it
include unfinished tubes for casing or
tubing covered by any other
antidumping or countervailing duty
order.
The subject products are currently
classified in the following Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’) categories: 7304.22.0030,
7304.22.0045, 7304.22.0060,
7304.23.3000, 7304.23.6030,
7304.23.6045, 7304.23.6060,
8431.43.8040 and may also enter under
8431.43.8060, 8431.43.4000,
7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032,
7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040,
7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048,
7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056,
7304.49.0015, 7304.49.0060,
7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025,
7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035,
7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045,
7304.59.8050, and 7304.59.8055.
While HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.
Antidumping Duty Order
On February 24, 2011, in accordance
with section 735(d) of the Act, the ITC
notified the Department of its final
determination that an industry in the
United States is threatened with
material injury within the meaning of
section 735(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act by
reason of less-than-fair-value imports of
drill pipe from the PRC.
Because the ITC’s final determination
is based on the threat of material injury
and is not accompanied by a finding
that injury would have resulted but for
the imposition of suspension of
liquidation of entries since the
Department’s preliminary
determination, section 736(b)(2) of the
Act is applicable. Therefore, the
Department will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to
terminate the suspension of liquidation,
and to liquidate without regard to
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of drill pipe from the PRC
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption prior to the publication
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Action Affecting Export Privileges; Ali Amirnazmi; Order Denying
Export Privileges
In the Matter of: Ali Amirnazmi, Register 63302-066,
FCI Allenwood Low, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 1000,
White Deer, PA 17887 and 547 Green Hill Lane, Berwyn, PA 19312.
On January 11, 2010, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, Ali Amirnazmi (``Amirnazmi'') was found
guilty on three counts of violating the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (2000)) (``IEEPA''); one
count of conspiracy to violate the IEEPA (18 U.S.C. 371 (2000)); three
counts of making false statements to Federal officials (18 U.S.C. 1001
(2000)), and three counts of bank fraud (18 U.S.C. 1344 (2000)).
Amirnazmi, a citizen of both the United States and Iran, engaged in
financial and business transactions with companies in Iran between
November 1996 and June 2008 without obtaining the proper licenses from
the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Amirnazmi was sentenced to a prison term of 48 months and ordered to
pay restitution in the amount of $17,277.37. He will also serve five
years of supervised release and forfeit $81,277.37.
Section 766.25 of the Export Administration Regulations (``EAR'' or
``Regulations'') \1\ provides, in pertinent part, that ``[t]he Director
of the Office of Exporter Services, in consultation with the Director
of the Office of Export Enforcement, may deny the export privileges of
any person who has been convicted of a violation of the [Export
Administration Act (``EAA'')], the EAR, or any order, license or
authorization issued thereunder; any regulation, license, or order
issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701-1706); 18 U.S.C. 793, 794 or 798; section 4(b) of the Internal
Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)), or section 38 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).'' 15 CFR 766.25(a); see also
Section 11(h) of the EAA, 50 U.S.C. app. section 2410(h). The denial of
export privileges under this provision may be for a period of up to 10
years from the date of the conviction. 15 CFR 766.25(d); see also 50
U.S.C. app. section 2410(h). In addition, Section 750.8 of the
Regulations states that the Bureau of Industry and Security's Office of
Exporter Services may revoke any Bureau of Industry and Security
(``BIS'') licenses previously issued in which the person had an
interest in at the time of his conviction.
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\1\ The Regulations are currently codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730-774 (2010). The Regulations
issued pursuant to the Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. app.
sections 2401-2420 (2000)) (``EAA''). Since August 21, 2001, the EAA
has been in lapse and the President, through Executive Order 13222
of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which has been
extended by successive Presidential Notices, the most recent being
that of August 12, 2010 (75 FR 50,681, August 16, 2010), has
continued the Regulations in effect under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (2000)).
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I have received notice of Amirnazmi's conviction for violating
IEEPA, and have provided notice and an opportunity for Amirnazmi to
make a written submission to BIS, as provided in Section 766.25 of the
Regulations. I have not received a submission from Amirnazmi. Based
upon my review and consultations with BIS's Office of Export
Enforcement, including its Director, and the facts available to BIS, I
have decided to deny Amirnazmi's export privileges under the
Regulations for a period of ten years from the date of Amirnazmi's
conviction. I have also decided to revoke all licenses issued pursuant
to the Act or Regulations in which Amirnazmi had an interest at the
time of his conviction.
Accordingly, It is hereby ordered
I. Until January 11, 2020, Ali Amirnazmi, with the last known
addresses at: Register 63302-066, FCI Allenwood Low, Federal
Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 1000, White Deer, PA 17887, and 547
Green Hill Lane, Berwyn, PA 19312, and when acting for or on behalf of
Amirnazmi, his representatives, assigns, agents, or employees
(collectively referred to hereinafter as the ``Denied Person''), 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 Regulations, 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 Regulations, or in any other
activity subject to the Regulations; 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 Regulations, or in any other activity subject to the Regulations.
II. No person may, directly or indirectly, do any of the following:
A. Export or reexport to or on behalf of the Denied Person any item
subject to the Regulations;
B. Take any action that facilitates the acquisition or attempted
acquisition by the Denied Person of the ownership, possession, or
control of any item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be
exported from the United States, including financing or other support
activities related to a transaction whereby the 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 the Denied Person of any item subject to
the Regulations that has been exported from the United States;
D. Obtain from the Denied Person in the United States any item
subject to the Regulations 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
Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States
and which is owned, possessed or controlled by the Denied Person, or
service any item, of whatever origin, that is owned, possessed or
controlled by the Denied Person if such service involves the use of any
item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be exported from
the United States. For purposes of this paragraph, servicing means
installation, maintenance, repair, modification or testing.
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III. After notice and opportunity for comment as provided in
Section 766.23 of the Regulations, any other person, firm, corporation,
or business organization related to Amirnazmi by affiliation,
ownership, control or position of responsibility in the conduct of
trade or related services may also be subject to the provisions of this
Order if necessary to prevent evasion of the Order.
IV. This Order does not prohibit any export, reexport, or other
transaction subject to the Regulations where the only items involved
that are subject to the Regulations are the foreign-produced direct
product of U.S.-origin technology.
V. This Order is effective immediately and shall remain in effect
until January 11, 2020.
VI. In accordance with Part 756 of the Regulations, Amirnazmi may
file an appeal of this Order with the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Industry and Security. The appeal must be filed within 45 days from the
date of this Order and must comply with the provisions of Part 756 of
the Regulations.
VII. A copy of this Order shall be delivered to the Amirnazmi. This
Order shall be published in the Federal Register.
Issued this 7th day February, 2011.
Bernard Kritzer,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-4820 Filed 3-2-11; 8:45 am]
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