In the Matter of: Ruben Arnulfo Chavarin, 1042 E 15th Street, Douglas, AZ 85607; Order Denying Export Privileges, 57853-57854 [2024-15619]
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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). 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 Wise’s
conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 371.
As provided in Section 766.25 of the
Export Administration Regulations
(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS
provided notice and opportunity for
Wise to make a written submission to
BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not
received a written submission from
Wise.
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 Wise’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of five years from the date of
Wise’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Wise had an interest at the time of his
conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
December 4, 2028, Robert Wise, with a
last known address of 145 Cliff Avenue,
Pelham, NY 10803, 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
2 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730–
774 (2024).
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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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
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 Wise 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, Wise 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 Wise and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until December 4, 2028.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Ruben Arnulfo
Chavarin, 1042 E 15th Street, Douglas,
AZ 85607; Order Denying Export
Privileges
On April 9, 2021, in the U.S. District
Court for the District of Arizona, Ruben
Arnulfo Chavarin (‘‘Chavarin’’) was
convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a).
Specifically, Chavarin was convicted of
smuggling ammunition from the United
States to Mexico. As a result of his
conviction, the Court sentenced
Chavarin to 78 months of imprisonment,
with credit for time served, three years
of supervised release, a $100 special
assessment and additional monetary
penalties of $10,307.20.
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 Chavarin’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
Chavarin to make a written submission
to BIS. 15 CFR 66.25.2 BIS has not
received a written submission from
Chavarin.
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,
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 (2024).
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I have decided to deny Chavarin’s
export privileges under the Regulations
for a period of 10 years from the date of
Chavarin’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Chavarin had an interest at the time of
his conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
April 9, 2031, Ruben Arnulfo Chavarin,
with last known addresses of 1042 E
15th Street, Douglas, AZ 85607, 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
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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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 Chavarin 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, Chavarin 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 Chavarin and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until April 9, 2031.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024–15619 Filed 7–15–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Rescission of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Based upon the timely
withdrawal of all review requests, the
U.S. Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative reviews covering the
periods of review and the antidumping
duty (AD) and countervailing duty
(CVD) orders identified in the table
below.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Applicable July 16, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda E. Brown, AD/CVD Operations,
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone:
(202) 482–4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Based upon timely requests for
review, Commerce initiated
administrative reviews of certain
companies for the periods of review and
the AD and CVD orders listed in the
table below, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i).1 All requests for these
reviews have been timely withdrawn.2
Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the parties that requested the
review withdraw their review requests
within 90 days of the date of publication
of the notice of initiation for the
requested review. All parties withdrew
their requests for the reviews listed in
the table below within the 90-day
deadline. No other parties requested
administrative reviews of these AD/CVD
orders for the periods noted in the table.
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding,
in their entirety, the administrative
reviews listed in the table below.
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR
78298 (November 14, 2023); Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 8641 (February 8,
2024); Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 89 FR
15827 (March 5, 2024); Initiation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,
86 FR 24780 (April 9, 2024); and Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 49844 (June 12,
2024).
2 The letters withdrawing the review requests
may be found in Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is
available to registered users at https://access.
trade.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Ruben Arnulfo Chavarin, 1042 E 15th Street,
Douglas, AZ 85607; Order Denying Export Privileges
On April 9, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Arizona, Ruben Arnulfo Chavarin (``Chavarin'') was convicted of
violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Chavarin was convicted of
smuggling ammunition from the United States to Mexico. As a result of
his conviction, the Court sentenced Chavarin to 78 months of
imprisonment, with credit for time served, three years of supervised
release, a $100 special assessment and additional monetary penalties of
$10,307.20.
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 Chavarin'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 Chavarin to make a written submission to BIS. 15 CFR
66.25.\2\ BIS has not received a written submission from Chavarin.
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\2\ The Regulations are currently codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730-774 (2024).
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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,
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I have decided to deny Chavarin's export privileges under the
Regulations for a period of 10 years from the date of Chavarin's
conviction. The Office of Exporter Services has also decided to revoke
any BIS-issued licenses in which Chavarin 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 April 9, 2031, Ruben
Arnulfo Chavarin, with last known addresses of 1042 E 15th Street,
Douglas, AZ 85607, 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 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 Chavarin 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, Chavarin
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 Chavarin and
shall be published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect until April 9, 2031.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024-15619 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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