Order Denying Export Privileges; In the Matter of: Marco Antonio Peralta-Vega, 1537 E Bristol Dr, Nogales, AZ 85621, 66675-66676 [2024-18399]
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corporation, or business organization
related to L’Homme 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, L’Homme 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 L’Homme and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until November 28, 2028.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024–18401 Filed 8–15–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
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Order Denying Export Privileges; In the
Matter of: Marco Antonio Peralta-Vega,
1537 E Bristol Dr, Nogales, AZ 85621
On August 18, 2021, in the U.S.
District Court for the District of Arizona,
Marco Antonio Peralta-Vega (‘‘PeraltaVega’’) was convicted of violating 18
U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Peralta-Vega
was convicted of smuggling various
firearms and ammunition from the
United States to Mexico. As a result of
his conviction, the Court sentenced him
to 36 months in prison with credit for
time served, three years of supervised
release, 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(a), 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 Peralta-Vega’s
conviction for violating 18 U.S.C.
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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554(a). As provided in Section 766.25 of
the Export Administration Regulations
(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS
provided notice and opportunity for
Peralta-Vega to make a written
submission to BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS
has not received a written submission
from Peralta-Vega.
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 Peralta-Vega’s
export privileges under the Regulations
for a period of 10 years from the date of
Peralta-Vega’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Peralta-Vega had an interest at the time
of his conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby Ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
August 18, 2031, Marco Antonio
Peralta-Vega, with a last known address
of: 1537 E Bristol Dr, Nogales, AZ
85621, 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
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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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 Peralta-Vega 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, Peralta-Vega 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 Peralta-Vega and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
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Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until August 18 2031.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024–18399 Filed 8–15–24; 8:45 am]
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Bureau of Industry and Security
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Order Denying Export Privileges; In the
Matter of: Yi-Chi Shih, Currently
Incarcerated at: Inmate Number:
75830–112, FCI Lompoc, 3600 Guard
Road, Lompoc, CA 93436 and With an
Address at: 3040 Beckman Road, Los
Angeles, CA 90068
On November 17, 2023, the U.S.
District Court for the Central District of
California entered judgment against YiChi Shih (‘‘Shih’’) for violating (among
other statutes) 50 U.S.C. 1705 (‘‘IEEPA’’)
and 18 U.S.C. 1001. Specifically, Shih
was convicted of knowingly and
willfully exporting Monolithic
Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMIC)
from the United States to China without
the required licenses. He was also found
to have made false statements to federal
agents.
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, 50 U.S.C.
1705 and 18 U.S.C. 1001, 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 Shih’s
conviction for violating 50 U.S.C. 1705
and 18 U.S.C. 1001. As provided in
section 766.25 of the Export
Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or
the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS provided notice
and opportunity for Shih to make a
written submission to BIS. 15 CFR
766.25.2 BIS has not received a written
submission from Shih.
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 Shih’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of 10 years from the date of
Shih’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Shih had an interest at the time of his
conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby Ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
November 17, 2033,Yi-Chi Shih, with
last known addresses of: currently
incarcerated at: Inmate Number: 75830–
112, FCI Lompoc, 3600 Guard Road,
Lompoc, CA 93436, and with an address
at: 3040 Beckman Road, Los Angeles,
CA 90068, 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;
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. 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 Shih 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, Shih 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 Shih and shall be published
in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until November 17, 2033.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024–18400 Filed 8–15–24; 8:45 am]
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25 NE Fifth Street Apt 1720, Miami, FL
33132
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Order 1 denying Nicholas Ayala
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Order Denying Export Privileges; In the Matter of: Marco Antonio
Peralta-Vega, 1537 E Bristol Dr, Nogales, AZ 85621
On August 18, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Arizona, Marco Antonio Peralta-Vega (``Peralta-Vega'') was convicted of
violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Peralta-Vega was convicted of
smuggling various firearms and ammunition from the United States to
Mexico. As a result of his conviction, the Court sentenced him to 36
months in prison with credit for time served, three years of supervised
release, 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(a), 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 Peralta-Vega's conviction for violating 18
U.S.C. 554(a). As provided in Section 766.25 of the Export
Administration Regulations (``EAR'' or the ``Regulations''), BIS
provided notice and opportunity for Peralta-Vega to make a written
submission to BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.\2\ BIS has not received a written
submission from Peralta-Vega.
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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, I have decided to deny Peralta-Vega's export
privileges under the Regulations for a period of 10 years from the date
of Peralta-Vega's conviction. The Office of Exporter Services has also
decided to revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which Peralta-Vega 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 August 18, 2031, Marco
Antonio Peralta-Vega, with a last known address of: 1537 E Bristol Dr,
Nogales, AZ 85621, 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 Peralta-Vega 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, Peralta-
Vega 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 Peralta-Vega and
shall be published in the Federal Register.
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Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect until August 18 2031.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024-18399 Filed 8-15-24; 8:45 am]
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