94-360. Statutory Debarment Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations  

  • [Federal Register Volume 59, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 1994)]
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    [Pages 1053-1054]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 94-360]
    
    
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    [Federal Register: January 7, 1994]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF STATE
    
    Office of Defense Trade Controls
    [Public Notice 1928]
    
     
    
    Statutory Debarment Under the International Traffic in Arms 
    Regulations
    
    AGENCY: Department of State.
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of which persons have been statutorily 
    debarred pursuant to Sec. 127.7(c) of the International Traffic in Arms 
    Regulations (22 CFR parts 120-130) (ITAR).
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: January 7, 1994.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clyde G. Bryant Jr., Chief, Compliance 
    Enforcement Branch, Office of Defense Trade Controls, Department of 
    State (703-875-6650).
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 38(g)(40(A) of the Arms Export 
    Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. 2778, prohibits export licenses to be 
    issued to a person, or any party to the export, who has been convicted 
    of violating certain U.S. criminal statutes, including the AECA. The 
    term ``person,'' as defined in 22 CFR 120.14 of the International 
    Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), means a natural person as well as a 
    corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any 
    other entity, organization or group, including governmental entities. 
    The ITAR, specifically Sec. 126.7(e), defines the term ``party to the 
    export'' to include the president, the chief executive officer, and 
    other senior officers and officials of the license applicant; the 
    freight forwarders or designated exporting agent of the license 
    applicant; and any consignee or end-user of any item to be exported. 
    The statute permits certain limited exceptions to this prohibition to 
    be made on a case-by-case basis. 22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(4).
        The ITAR, Sec. 127.7, authorizes the Assistant Secretary of State 
    for Political-Military Affairs to prohibit certain persons convicted of 
    violating, or conspiring to violate, the AECA from participating 
    directly or indirectly in the export of defense articles or in the 
    furnishing of defense services. Such a prohibition is referred to as a 
    ``statutory debarment,'' which may be imposed on the basis of judicial 
    proceedings that resulted in a conviction for violating, or of 
    conspiring to violate, the AECA. See 22 CFR 127.7(c). The period for 
    debarment will normally be three years from the date of conviction. At 
    the end of the debarment period, licensing privileges may be reinstated 
    at the request of the debarred person following the necessary 
    interagency consultations, after a thorough review of the circumstances 
    surrounding the conviction, and a finding that appropriate steps have 
    been taken to mitigate any law enforcement concerns, as required by the 
    AECA, 22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(4).
        Statutory debarment is based solely upon a conviction in a criminal 
    proceeding, conducted by a United States court. Thus, the 
    administrative debarment procedures, as outlined in the ITAR, 22 CFR 
    part 128, are not applicable in such cases.
        The Department of State will not consider applications for licenses 
    or requests for approvals that involve any person or any party to the 
    export who has been convicted of violating, or of conspiring to 
    violate, the AECA during the period of statutory debarment. Persons who 
    have been statutorily debarred may appeal to the Under Secretary for 
    International Security Affairs for reconsideration of the ineligibility 
    determination. A request for reconsideration must be submitted in 
    writing within 30 days after a person has been informed of the adverse 
    decision. 22 CFR 127.7(d).
        The Department of State policy permits debarred persons to apply 
    for an exception one year after the date of the debarment, in 
    accordance with the AECA, 22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(4)(A), and the ITAR, 
    Sec. 127.7. This request is made to the Director of the Office of 
    Defense Trade Controls. Any decision to grant an exception can be made 
    only after the statutory requirements under section 38(g)(4) of the 
    AECA have been satisfied. If the exception is granted, the debarment 
    will be suspended.
        Pursuant to the AECA, 22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(4)(A), and the ITAR, 22 CFR 
    127.7, the Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs has 
    statutorily debarred nine persons who have been convicted of conspiring 
    to violate or violating the AECA.
        These persons have been debarred for a three-year period following 
    the date of their conviction, and have been so notified by a letter 
    from the Office of Defense Trade Controls. Pursuant to ITAR, 
    Sec. 127.7(c), the names of these persons, their offense, date of 
    conviction(s) and court of conviction(s) are hereby being published in 
    the Federal Register. Anyone who requires additional information to 
    determine whether a person has been debarred should contact the Office 
    of Defense Trade Controls.
        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 Procedure Act. Because the 
    exercising of this foreign affairs function is discretionary, it is 
    excluded from review under the Administrative Procedure Act.
        In accordance with these authorities the following persons are 
    debarred for a period of three years following their conviction for 
    conspiring to violate or violating the AECA (name/address/offense/
    conviction date/court citation):
    
    1. Jetborne, Inc., 4010 N.W. 36th Avenue, Miami, FL 33142, 22 U.S.C. 
    2778 (violating the Arms Export Control Act), December 3, 1992, United 
    States v. Jetborne, Inc., (U.S. District Court, Southern District of 
    Florida, Criminal Docket No. 91-199-CR-MORENO(S)(01))
    2. John L. Broussard, 110 Churchill Drive, Lafayette, LA 70501, 18 
    U.S.C. 371 (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778), June 26, 1992, 
    United States v. John L. Broussard, (U.S. District Court, Western 
    District of Louisiana, Criminal Docket No. 91-60025-01)
    3. Hilton Langley, 101 North Pine, Lafayette, LA 70501, 18 U.S.C. 371 
    (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778), June 26, 1992, United States v. 
    Hilton Langley, (U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 
    Criminal Docket No. 91-60025-02)
    4. Edouard Michel Heldewier, 15630 S.W. 46th Terrace, Miami, FL 33185, 
    18 U.S.C. 371 (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778) and 22 U.S.C. 2778 
    (violating the Arms Export Control Act), June 3, 1991, United States v. 
    Edouard Michel Heldewier, (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of 
    Michigan, Criminal Docket No. CR-90-81079-DT-01)
    5. Miles Andrew Maynard, 1588 South Shore Drive, East Lansing, MI 
    48823, 18 U.S.C. 371 (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778) and 22 
    U.S.C. 2778 (violating the Arms Export Control Act), June 3, 1991, 
    United States v. Miles Maynard, (U.S. District Court, Eastern District 
    of Michigan, Criminal Docket No. CR-90-81079-DT-02)
    6. Phyllis Ware, 1588 South Shore Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823, 22 
    U.S.C. 2778 (violating the Arms Export Control Act), June 3, 1991, 
    United States v. Phyllis Ware, (U.S. District Court, Eastern District 
    of Michigan, Criminal Docket No. CR-90-81079-DT-03
    7. Louis Haneef, Metropolitan Correctional Center, 15801 S.W. 137th 
    Avenue, Miami, FL 33177 18 U.S.C. 371 (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 
    2778) and 22 U.S.C. 2778 (violating the Arms Export Control Act), 
    December 30, 1991, United States v. Louis Haneef, et al., (U.S. 
    District Court, Southern District of Florida, Criminal Docket No. 90-
    6161-CR-PAINE)
    8. Colin J. Devellerez, 148 East 122nd Street, Upland, CA 91786, 18 
    U.S.C. 371 (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778) and 22 U.S.C. 2778 
    (violating the Arms Export Control Act), September 14, 1993, United 
    States v. Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd, et al., (U.S. 
    District Court, District of Columbia, Criminal Docket No. 91-516-06)
    9. Glenda Joyce Tucker, 1634 Edom Street, Carson, CA 90746, 22 U.S.C. 
    2778 (violating the Arms Export Control Act), September 20, 1993, 
    United States v. Glenda Joyce Tucker, (U.S. District Court, Central 
    District of California, Docket No. CR-93-425(A)-RSWL)
    
        Dated: December 10, 1993.
    William B. Robinson,
    Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-
    Military Affairs, Department of State.
    [FR Doc. 94-360 Filed 1-6-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/07/1994
Department:
State Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
94-360
Dates:
January 7, 1994.
Pages:
1053-1054 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: January 7, 1994, Public Notice 1928