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BIS has received notice of Cance’s
conviction for violating Section 38 of
the AECA, and pursuant to Section
766.25 of the Regulations has provided
notice and an opportunity for Cance to
make a written submission to BIS. BIS
has not received a submission from
Cance.
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 Cance’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of 10 years from the date of
Cance’s conviction. I have also decided
to revoke any BIS-issued license in
which Cance had an interest at the time
of his conviction.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
January 15, 2026, Benjamin James
Cance, with last known addresses of 215
E. Plainwell Street, Plainwell, MI 49080
and 6911 Childsdale Avenue NE,
Rockford, MI 49341, and when acting
for or on his behalf, his successors,
assigns, employees, agents or
representatives (‘‘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 engaging
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
from any other activity subject to the
Regulations.
Second, 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
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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.
Third, 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 Cance by
ownership, control, position of
responsibility, affiliation, or other
connection in the conduct of trade or
business may also be made subject to
the provisions of this Order in order to
prevent evasion of this Order.
Fourth, in accordance with Part 756 of
the Regulations, Cance 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.
Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be
delivered to Cance and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until January 15, 2026.
Issued this 30th day of September, 2019.
Karen H. Nies-Vogel,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Order Denying Export Privileges
In the Matter of: Kenneth S. Chait, Inmate
Number: 04970–104, RRM Miami,
Residential Reentry Office, 401 N. Miami
Avenue, Miami, FL 33128
On November 13, 2018, in the U.S.
District Court for the Middle District of
Georgia, Kenneth S. Chait (‘‘Chait’’) was
convicted of violating the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C 1701, et seq. (2012)) (‘‘IEEPA’’).
Specifically, Chait was convicted of
violating IEEPA by knowingly and
willfully agreeing to attempt to export
without the required Department of
Commerce license ceramic metal
triggered spark gaps, also known as
nuclear triggered spark gaps and listed
on the Commerce Control List. Chait
was sentenced to 12 months and one
day in prison, supervised release for a
term of two years, and a $100
assessment.
The Export Administration
Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or ‘‘Regulations’’)
are administered and enforced by the
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau
of Industry and Security (‘‘BIS’’).1
Section 766.25 of the Regulations
provides, in pertinent part, that the
‘‘Director of [BIS’s] Office of Exporter
Services, in consultation with the
Director of [BIS’s] Office of Export
Enforcement, may deny the export
privileges of any person who has been
convicted of a violation of . . . the
International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C § 1701–1706).’’ 15
CFR 766.25(a). The denial of export
privileges under this provision may be
1 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730–
774 (2019). The Regulations originally issued under
the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended,
50 U.S.C. 4601–4623 (Supp. III 2015) (‘‘EAA’’),
which lapsed on August 21, 2001. The President,
through Executive Order 13,222 of August 17, 2001
(3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which was
extended by successive Presidential Notices,
including the Notice of August 8, 2018 (83 FR
39,871 (Aug. 13, 2018)), continued the Regulations
in full force and effect under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701,
et seq. (2012) (‘‘IEEPA’’). On August 13, 2018, the
President signed into law the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2019, which includes the Export Control Reform
Act of 2018, 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852 (‘‘ECRA’’). While
Section 1766 of ECRA repeals the provisions of the
EAA (except for three sections which are
inapplicable here), Section 1768 of ECRA provides,
in pertinent part, that all rules and regulations that
were made or issued under the EAA, including as
continued in effect pursuant to IEEPA, and were in
effect as of ECRA’s date of enactment (August 13,
2018), shall continue in effect according to their
terms until modified, superseded, set aside, or
revoked through action undertaken pursuant to the
authority provided under ECRA.
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for a period of up to 10 years from the
date of the conviction. 15 CFR
766.25(d).2 In addition, pursuant to
Section 750.8 of the Regulations, BIS’s
Office of Exporter Services may revoke
any BIS-issued licenses in which the
person had an interest at the time of his/
her conviction.3
BIS received notice of Chait’s
conviction for violating IEEPA and,
pursuant to Section 766.25 of the
Regulations, provided notice and an
opportunity for Chait to make a written
submission to BIS. Chait requested
additional time to make a written
submission. BIS granted Chait an
extension until July 20, 2019. To date,
however, BIS has not received a written
submission from Chait.
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 Chait’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of five years from the date of
Chait’s conviction. I have also decided
to revoke any BIS-issued licenses in
which Chait had an interest at the time
of his conviction.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
November 13, 2023, Kenneth S. Chait,
Inmate Number: 04970–104, RRM
Miami, Residential Reentry Office, 401
N. Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33128,
and when acting for or on his behalf, his
successors, assigns, employees, agents
or representatives (‘‘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 engaging
in any other activity subject to the
Regulations; or
C. Benefitting in any way from any
transaction involving any item exported
2 See also Section 11(h) of the EAA, 50 U.S.C.
4610(h) (Supp. III 2015); Sections 1760(e) and 1768
of ECRA, 50 U.S.C. 4819 and 4826; and note 1,
supra.
3 See notes 1 and 2, supra.
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or to be exported from the United States
that is subject to the Regulations, or
from any other activity subject to the
Regulations.
Second, 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.
Third, 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 Chait by
ownership, control, position of
responsibility, affiliation, or other
connection in the conduct of trade or
business may also be made subject to
the provisions of this Order in order to
prevent evasion of this Order.
Fourth, in accordance with Part 756 of
the Regulations, Chait 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.
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Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be
delivered to Chait and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until November 13, 2023.
Issued this 30th day of September, 2019.
Karen H. Nies-Vogel,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Order Denying Export Privileges
In the Matter of: Arash Sepehri, a/k/a
William Anderson, a/k/a Aresh Sepheri
Eshtajran, Unit 7, Yazdanpanah Street,
Tehran, Iran.
On February 26, 2019, in the U.S.
District Court for the District of
Columbia, Arash Sepehri, a/k/a William
Anderson, a/k/a Aresh Sepheri
Eshtajran (‘‘Sepehri’’), was convicted of
violating 18 U.S.C. 371. Specifically,
Sepehri was convicted of knowingly
and willfully conspiring to export U.S.origin items, including high-resolution
sonar equipment, data input boards,
acoustic transducers and rugged
laptops, from the United States to Iran
without the required licenses from the
U.S. Government. Sepehri was
sentenced to twenty-five (25) months in
prison, with credit for time served, and
a $100 special assessment.
Pursuant to Section 1760(e) of the
Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’),2
the export privileges of any person who
has been convicted of certain offenses,
including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C.
371, may be denied for a period of up
to ten (10) years from the date of his/her
conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e) (Prior
Convictions). In addition, any BIS
licenses or other authorizations issued
under ECRA in which the person had an
interest at the time of the conviction
may be revoked. Id.
BIS has received notice of Sepehri’s
conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 371,
and has provided notice and an
opportunity for Sepehri to make a
written submission to BIS, as provided
in Section 766.25 of the Export
Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or
the ‘‘Regulations’’). 15 CFR 766.25.3 BIS
2 ECRA was enacted as part of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2019, and as amended is codified at 50 U.S.C.
4801–4852. Sepehri’s conviction post-dates Section
1760(e)’s enactment on August 13, 2018.
3 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730–
774 (2019). The Regulations originally issued under
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Order Denying Export Privileges
In the Matter of: Kenneth S. Chait, Inmate Number: 04970-104,
RRM Miami, Residential Reentry Office, 401 N. Miami Avenue, Miami,
FL 33128
On November 13, 2018, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle
District of Georgia, Kenneth S. Chait (``Chait'') was convicted of
violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C
1701, et seq. (2012)) (``IEEPA''). Specifically, Chait was convicted of
violating IEEPA by knowingly and willfully agreeing to attempt to
export without the required Department of Commerce license ceramic
metal triggered spark gaps, also known as nuclear triggered spark gaps
and listed on the Commerce Control List. Chait was sentenced to 12
months and one day in prison, supervised release for a term of two
years, and a $100 assessment.
The Export Administration Regulations (``EAR'' or ``Regulations'')
are administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of Commerce's
Bureau of Industry and Security (``BIS'').\1\ Section 766.25 of the
Regulations provides, in pertinent part, that the ``Director of [BIS's]
Office of Exporter Services, in consultation with the Director of
[BIS's] Office of Export Enforcement, may deny the export privileges of
any person who has been convicted of a violation of . . . the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C Sec. 1701-
1706).'' 15 CFR 766.25(a). The denial of export privileges under this
provision may be
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for a period of up to 10 years from the date of the conviction. 15 CFR
766.25(d).\2\ In addition, pursuant to Section 750.8 of the
Regulations, BIS's Office of Exporter Services may revoke any BIS-
issued licenses in which the person had an interest at the time of his/
her conviction.\3\
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\1\ The Regulations are currently codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730-774 (2019). The Regulations
originally issued under the Export Administration Act of 1979, as
amended, 50 U.S.C. 4601-4623 (Supp. III 2015) (``EAA''), which
lapsed on August 21, 2001. The President, through Executive Order
13,222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which was
extended by successive Presidential Notices, including the Notice of
August 8, 2018 (83 FR 39,871 (Aug. 13, 2018)), continued the
Regulations in full force and effect under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2012)
(``IEEPA''). On August 13, 2018, the President signed into law the
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2019, which includes the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, 50
U.S.C. 4801-4852 (``ECRA''). While Section 1766 of ECRA repeals the
provisions of the EAA (except for three sections which are
inapplicable here), Section 1768 of ECRA provides, in pertinent
part, that all rules and regulations that were made or issued under
the EAA, including as continued in effect pursuant to IEEPA, and
were in effect as of ECRA's date of enactment (August 13, 2018),
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
superseded, set aside, or revoked through action undertaken pursuant
to the authority provided under ECRA.
\2\ See also Section 11(h) of the EAA, 50 U.S.C. 4610(h) (Supp.
III 2015); Sections 1760(e) and 1768 of ECRA, 50 U.S.C. 4819 and
4826; and note 1, supra.
\3\ See notes 1 and 2, supra.
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BIS received notice of Chait's conviction for violating IEEPA and,
pursuant to Section 766.25 of the Regulations, provided notice and an
opportunity for Chait to make a written submission to BIS. Chait
requested additional time to make a written submission. BIS granted
Chait an extension until July 20, 2019. To date, however, BIS has not
received a written submission from Chait.
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 Chait's export privileges under the Regulations
for a period of five years from the date of Chait's conviction. I have
also decided to revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which Chait had an
interest at the time of his conviction.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until November 13, 2023, Kenneth
S. Chait, Inmate Number: 04970-104, RRM Miami, Residential Reentry
Office, 401 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33128, and when acting for or on
his behalf, his successors, assigns, employees, agents or
representatives (``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 engaging 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 from any other activity subject to the Regulations.
Second, 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.
Third, 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 Chait by ownership, control,
position of responsibility, affiliation, or other connection in the
conduct of trade or business may also be made subject to the provisions
of this Order in order to prevent evasion of this Order.
Fourth, in accordance with Part 756 of the Regulations, Chait 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.
Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be delivered to Chait and shall
be published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect until November 13, 2023.
Issued this 30th day of September, 2019.
Karen H. Nies-Vogel,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
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