In the Matter of: Mario Ramirez-Rios, 3724 Magali Circle, Brownsville, Texas 78521, 19059-19060 [2023-06634]
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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, pursuant to section 1760(e) of
ECRA and sections 766.23 and 766.25 of
the Regulations, any other person, firm,
corporation, or business organization
related to Wang 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, Wang 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 Wang and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until December 21, 2031.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Mario Ramirez-Rios,
3724 Magali Circle, Brownsville, Texas
78521
Order Denying Export Privileges
On October 23, 2020, in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District
of Texas, Mario Ramirez-Rios
(‘‘Ramirez-Rios’’) was convicted of
violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically,
Ramirez-Rios was convicted of
attempted smuggling from the United
States to Mexico: 3,280 rounds of 7.62
x 39mm ammunition and 200 rounds of
9mm ammunition, items designated as
defense articles on the United States
Munitions List without the required
license or written approval. As a result
of his conviction, the Court sentenced
Ramirez-Rios to 46 months of
confinement with credit for time served
and a $100 special assessment.
Pursuant to Section 1760(e) of the
Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’), 1
the export privileges of any person who
has been convicted of certain offenses,
including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C.
554, 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). In
addition, any Bureau of Industry and
Security (‘‘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 received notice of Ramirez-Rios’s
conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 554.
As provided in Section 766.25 of the
Export Administration Regulations
(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS
provided notice and opportunity for
Ramirez-Rios to make a written
submission to BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS
has not received a written submission
from Ramirez-Rios.
Based upon my review of the record
and consultations with BIS’s Office of
Exporter Services, including its
Director, and the facts available to BIS,
I have decided to deny Ramirez-Rios’s
export privileges under the Regulations
for a period of 10 years from the date of
Ramirez-Rios’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
1 ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, 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.
2 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730–
774 (2022).
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Ramirez-Rios had an interest at the time
of his conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
October 23, 2030, Mario Ramirez-Rios,
with a last known address of 3724
Magali Circle, Brownsville, Texas
78521, 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, reexport, or transfer (incountry) 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
3 The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is
the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders
pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR
73411, November 18, 2020).
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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, pursuant to Section 1760(e) of
ECRA and Sections 766.23 and 766.25
of the Regulations, any other person,
firm, corporation, or business
organization related to Ramirez-Rios 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, Ramirez-Rios 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 Ramirez-Rios and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until October 23, 2030.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2023–06634 Filed 3–29–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Announcement of Approved
International Trade Administration
Trade Mission
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
SUMMARY: The United States Department
of Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA), is announcing
one upcoming trade mission that will be
recruited, organized, and implemented
by ITA. This mission is: Transportation
and Logistics Trade Mission to Saudi
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Arabia, December 2–5, 2023. A
summary of the mission is found below.
Application information and more
detailed mission information, including
the commercial setting and sector
information, can be found at the trade
mission website: https://www.trade.gov/
trade-missions. For each mission,
recruitment will be conducted in an
open and public manner, including
publication in the Federal Register,
posting on the Commerce Department
trade mission calendar (https://
www.trade.gov/trade-missionsschedule) and other internet websites,
press releases to general and trade
media, direct mail, broadcast fax,
notices by industry trade associations
and other multiplier groups, and
publicity at industry meetings,
symposia, conferences, and trade shows.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Odum, Events Management Task
Force, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone
(202) 482–6397 or email Jeffrey.Odum@
trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Following Conditions for
Participation Will Be Used for the
Mission
Applicants must submit a completed
and signed mission application and
supplemental application materials,
including adequate information on their
products and/or services, primary
market objectives, and goals for
participation that is adequate to allow
the Department of Commerce to
evaluate their application. If the
Department of Commerce receives an
incomplete application, the Department
of Commerce may either: reject the
application, request additional
information/clarification, or take the
lack of information into account when
evaluating the application. If the
requisite minimum number of
participants is not selected for a
particular mission by the recruitment
deadline, the mission may be cancelled.
Each applicant must also certify that
the products and services it seeks to
export through the mission are either
produced in the United States, or, if not,
are marketed under the name of a U.S.
firm and have at least fifty-one percent
U.S. content by value. In the case of a
trade association or organization, the
applicant must certify that, for each firm
or service provider to be represented by
the association/organization, the
products and/or services the
represented firm or service provider
seeks to export are either produced in
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the United States or, if not, marketed
under the name of a U.S. firm and have
at least 51% U.S. content.
A trade association/organization
applicant must certify to the above for
every company it seeks to represent on
the mission. In addition, each applicant
must:
• Certify that the products and
services that it wishes to market through
the mission would be in compliance
with U.S. export controls and
regulations;
• Certify that it has identified any
matter pending before any bureau or
office in the Department of Commerce;
• Certify that it has identified any
pending litigation (including any
administrative proceedings) to which it
is a party that involves the Department
of Commerce; and
• Sign and submit an agreement that
it and its affiliates (1) have not and will
not engage in the bribery of foreign
officials in connection with a
company’s/participant’s involvement in
this mission, and (2) maintain and
enforce a policy that prohibits the
bribery of foreign officials.
In the case of a trade association/
organization, the applicant must certify
that each firm or service provider to be
represented by the association/
organization can make the above
certifications.
The Following Selection Criteria Will
Be Used for the Mission
Targeted mission participants are U.S.
firms, services providers and trade
associations/organizations providing or
promoting U.S. products and services
that have an interest in entering or
expanding their business in the
mission’s destination country. The
following criteria will be evaluated in
selecting participants:
• Suitability of the applicant’s (or in
the case of a trade association/
organization, represented firm’s or
service provider’s) products or services
to these markets;
• The applicant’s (or in the case of a
trade association/organization,
represented firm’s or service provider’s)
potential for business in the markets,
including likelihood of exports resulting
from the mission; and
• Consistency of the applicant’s (or in
the case of a trade association/
organization, represented firm’s or
service provider’s) goals and objectives
with the stated scope of the mission.
Balance of company size and location
may also be considered during the
review process. Referrals from a
political party or partisan political
group or any information, including on
the application, containing references to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Mario Ramirez-Rios, 3724 Magali Circle,
Brownsville, Texas 78521
Order Denying Export Privileges
On October 23, 2020, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Texas, Mario Ramirez-Rios (``Ramirez-Rios'') was convicted
of violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Ramirez-Rios was convicted
of attempted smuggling from the United States to Mexico: 3,280 rounds
of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition and 200 rounds of 9mm ammunition, items
designated as defense articles on the United States Munitions List
without the required license or written approval. As a result of his
conviction, the Court sentenced Ramirez-Rios to 46 months of
confinement with credit for time served and a $100 special assessment.
Pursuant to Section 1760(e) of the Export Control Reform Act
(``ECRA''),\1\ the export privileges of any person who has been
convicted of certain offenses, including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C.
554, 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). In addition, any Bureau of
Industry and Security (``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.
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\1\ ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, 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.
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BIS received notice of Ramirez-Rios's conviction for violating 18
U.S.C. 554. As provided in Section 766.25 of the Export Administration
Regulations (``EAR'' or the ``Regulations''), BIS provided notice and
opportunity for Ramirez-Rios to make a written submission to BIS. 15
CFR 766.25.\2\ BIS has not received a written submission from Ramirez-
Rios.
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\2\ The Regulations are currently codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730-774 (2022).
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Based upon my review of the record and consultations with BIS's
Office of Exporter Services, including its Director, and the facts
available to BIS, I have decided to deny Ramirez-Rios's export
privileges under the Regulations for a period of 10 years from the date
of Ramirez-Rios's conviction. The Office of Exporter Services has also
decided to revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which Ramirez-Rios had an
interest at the time of his conviction.\3\
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\3\ The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is the
authorizing official for issuance of denial orders pursuant to
amendments to the Regulations (85 FR 73411, November 18, 2020).
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Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until October 23, 2030, Mario
Ramirez-Rios, with a last known address of 3724 Magali Circle,
Brownsville, Texas 78521, 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, reexport, or transfer (in-country) 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
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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, pursuant to Section 1760(e) of ECRA and Sections 766.23 and
766.25 of the Regulations, any other person, firm, corporation, or
business organization related to Ramirez-Rios 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, Ramirez-
Rios 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 Ramirez-Rios and
shall be published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect until October 23, 2030.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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