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purpose of exporting, retransferring, or
furnishing defense articles, technical
data, or defense services, and causing
the unauthorized export of technical
data and provision of defense services,
all in violation of section 38 of the
AECA and section 127 of the ITAR.
Ms. Lesmeister, by and through her
position of authority as an export
compliance officer and empowered
official at Honeywell International, Inc.,
created export control documents
purporting to be authorized by the
Department of State and presented those
fabrications to her employer as valid
Department of State authorizations. In
this manner, Ms. Lesmeister caused her
employer to rely on the falsified
authorizations in the export of defense
articles, including technical data, and
provision of defense services without
the requisite authorizations, all in
violation of the AECA and ITAR.
Due to Ms. Lesmeister’s failure to
answer the charges as provided in
section 128.5(a) of the ITAR, the
Department referred the case to an
Administrative Law Judge for
consideration, in accordance with
section 128.4 of the ITAR. Pursuant to
section 128.3 of the ITAR and the
Default Order of the Administrative Law
Judge, dated October 29, 2013, Ms.
Lesmeister’s failure to answer the
charges constituted an admission of the
truth of the charges.
Section 128.4 of the ITAR provides for
a respondent’s ability to petition to set
aside defaults upon showing good
cause; however, the filing of such a
petition does not in any manner affect
an order entered upon default and such
order continues in full force and effect
unless a further order is made
modifying or terminating it.
On November 25, 2013, as the result
of the established violations and
pursuant to section 127.7 of the ITAR,
LeAnne Lesmeister was
administratively debarred by the
Assistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs for a period of three
years, until November 25, 2016;
Reinstatement after November 25, 2016
is not automatic. At the end of the
debarment period, Ms. Lesmeister may
apply for reinstatement. Until licensing
privileges are reinstated, Ms. Lesmeister
will remain debarred. No civil penalties
have been imposed at this time.
This notice is provided to make the
public aware that the person listed
above is prohibited from participating
directly or indirectly in 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.
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Further, pursuant to section 120.1(d)
of the ITAR, persons with knowledge
that another person is ineligible must
obtain authorization from the
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
prior to, directly or indirectly and in
any manner or capacity, applying for,
obtaining, or using any export control
document for such ineligible person, or
ordering, buying, receiving, using,
selling, delivering, storing, disposing of,
forwarding, transporting, financing, or
otherwise servicing or participating in
any manner in any transaction that may
involve any defense article, which
includes technical data, defense
services, or brokering activities, where
such ineligible person may obtain any
benefit therefrom or have any direct or
indirect interest therein.
Exceptions may be made to this
denial policy on a case-by-case basis at
the discretion of the Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls. 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 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 law enforcement concerns.
This notice involves a foreign affairs
function of the United States
encompassed within the meaning of the
military and foreign affairs exclusion of
the Administrative Procedures Act.
Because the exercise of this foreign
affairs function is highly discretionary,
it is excluded from review under the
Administrative Procedures Act.
Dated: November 25, 2013.
Tom Kelly,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Political-Military Affairs, Department of
State.
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Telecommunication Advisory
Committee (ITAC) to review the
activities of the committee over the last
quarter and prepare for activities in the
next quarter.
The ITAC will meet on December 19,
2013 at 2 p.m. EST to review the
preparations for and outcomes of
international telecommunications
meetings of the International
Telecommunication Union, the InterAmerican Telecommunications
Commission, the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development, and the Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation
Telecommunications and Information
Working Group over the last quarter,
and announce preparations for similar
activities for the next quarter.
In particular, preparations for the
World Telecommunications
Development Conference, the
Plenipotentiary Conference, and the Ten
year review of implementation of the
World Summit on the Information
Society outcomes will be discussed.
Details on this ITAC meeting,
including the meeting location, will be
announced on the Department of State’s
email list, ITAC@lmlist.state.gov. Use of
the ITAC list is limited to meeting
announcements and confirmations,
distribution of agendas and other
relevant meeting documents.
Subscription to the ITAC list is open.
Persons wishing to participate in the
ITAC list, desiring further information
on this or other preparatory meetings,
including those wishing to request
reasonable accommodation to attend the
meeting, should contact the Secretariat
at minardje@state.gov.
Attendance at these meetings is open
to the public as seating capacity allows.
The public will have an opportunity to
provide comments at these meetings at
the invitation of the chair. A conference
bridge will be provided to those people
outside the Washington Metro area who
request it from the secretariat.
Dated: November 25, 2013.
Cecily Holiday,
Foreign Affairs Officer, International
Communications & Information Policy, U.S.
Department of State.
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[Public Notice 8539]
Activities of the International
Telecommunication Advisory
Committee and Preparations for
Upcoming International
Telecommunications Meetings
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the Department of State’s International
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8539]
Activities of the International Telecommunication Advisory
Committee and Preparations for Upcoming International
Telecommunications Meetings
This notice announces a meeting of the Department of State's
International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) to review the
activities of the committee over the last quarter and prepare for
activities in the next quarter.
The ITAC will meet on December 19, 2013 at 2 p.m. EST to review the
preparations for and outcomes of international telecommunications
meetings of the International Telecommunication Union, the Inter-
American Telecommunications Commission, the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development, and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Telecommunications and Information Working Group over the last quarter,
and announce preparations for similar activities for the next quarter.
In particular, preparations for the World Telecommunications
Development Conference, the Plenipotentiary Conference, and the Ten
year review of implementation of the World Summit on the Information
Society outcomes will be discussed.
Details on this ITAC meeting, including the meeting location, will
be announced on the Department of State's email list,
ITAC@lmlist.state.gov. Use of the ITAC list is limited to meeting
announcements and confirmations, distribution of agendas and other
relevant meeting documents.
Subscription to the ITAC list is open. Persons wishing to
participate in the ITAC list, desiring further information on this or
other preparatory meetings, including those wishing to request
reasonable accommodation to attend the meeting, should contact the
Secretariat at minardje@state.gov.
Attendance at these meetings is open to the public as seating
capacity allows. The public will have an opportunity to provide
comments at these meetings at the invitation of the chair. A conference
bridge will be provided to those people outside the Washington Metro
area who request it from the secretariat.
Dated: November 25, 2013.
Cecily Holiday,
Foreign Affairs Officer, International Communications & Information
Policy, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013-28919 Filed 12-2-13; 8:45 am]
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