94-21266. Statutory Debarment Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations  

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    DEPARTMENT OF STATE
    Office of Defense Trade Controls
    [Public Notice 2055]
    
     
    
    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 (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120-130).
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: Autust 29, 1994.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Mary F. Sweeney, Acting Chief, Compliance Enforcement Branch, Office of 
    Defense Trade Controls, Department of State (703-875-6650).
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 38(g)(4)(A) of the Arms Export 
    Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. 2778, prohibits licenses or other 
    approvals for the export of defense articles and defense services to be 
    issued to a person, or any party to the export, who has been convicted 
    of violating certain U.S. criminal statues, 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, section 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 for which a license or 
    approval is required. 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 reinstatement of export privileges one year after the date of the 
    debarment, in accordance with the AECA, 22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(4)(A), and 
    the ITAR, section 127.7. A reinstatement request is made to the 
    Director of the Office of Defense Trade Controls. Any decision to 
    reinstate export privileges can be made only after the statutory 
    requirements under section 38(g)(4) of the AECA have been satisfied 
    through a process administered by the Office of Defense Trade Controls. 
    If reinstatement 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 thirteen 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 127.7(c), 
    the names of these persons, their offense, date(s) of conviction and 
    court(s) of conviction 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 Administration Procedure Act. Because the 
    exercise 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. Zeljko Vusir c/o 645 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022, 22 U.S.C. 
    2778 (violating the AECA), May 6, 1992, United States v. Ivan 
    Kapetanovic, et al., U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 
    Criminal Docket No. CR-91-225-PHX-RGS
    2. Mark Belinic, 7138 E. Buena Terra, Scottsdale, AZ 85257, 22 
    U.S.C. 2778 (violating the AECA), July 29, 1992, United States v. 
    Ivan Kapetanovic, et al., U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 
    Criminal Docket No. CR-91-225-PHX-RGS
    3. Bet-Air, Inc., 9000 N.W. 15th Street, Miami, FL 33172 18 U.S.C. 
    371 (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778), and 22 U.S.C. 2778 
    (violating the AECA), April 23, 1993 United States v. Bet-Air, Inc., 
    U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Criminal Docket 
    No. CR-90-578-CR-MORENO(01)
    4 Terrence Hall, 19400 West St. Andrews Drive, Hialeah, FL 33015, 18 
    U.S.C. 371 (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778), and 22 U.S.C. 
    2778 (violating the AECA), April 23, 1993 United States v. Bet-Air, 
    Inc., U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Criminal 
    Docket No. CR-90-578-CR-MORENO(01)
    5. J. Randall Shute, 1475 Northwold Drive, Dunwoody, GA 30350, 
    (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778), April 28, 1993, United 
    States v. J. Randall Shute, et al., U.S. District Court, Northern 
    District of Georgia, Criminal Docket No. Cl-92-434-01-GET
    6. Louis J. Kocurek, III, 121 Deerwood, San Antonio, TX 78209, 18 
    U.S.C. 371 (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778), April 28, 1993, 
    United States v. J. Randall Shute, et al., U.S. District Court, 
    Northern District of Georgia, Criminal Docket No. Cl-92-434-03-GET
    7. Lance B. Ordway, 1153 Norfolk Drive, N.W., Ackworth, GA 30102, 18 
    U.S.C. 371 (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778), May 11, 1993, 
    United States v. J. Randall Shute, et al., U.S. District Court, 
    Northern District of Georgia, Criminal Docket No. Cl-92-434-02-GET
    8. Bin Wu, Western Tidewater Regional Jail, 2402 Godwin Boulevard, 
    Suffolk, VA 23434, 18 U.S.C. 371 (conspiring to violate 22 U.S.C. 
    2778), and 22 U.S.C. 2778 (violating the AECA), September 17, 1993, 
    United States v. Bin Wu, et al., U.S. District Court, Eastern 
    District of Virginia, Criminal Docket No. 92-188-N
    9. Jin Ping Li, Western Tidewater Regional Jail, 2402 Godwin 
    Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434, 18 U.S.C. 371 (conspiring to violate 
    22 U.S.C. 2778), and 22 U.S.C. 2778 (violating the AECA), September 
    17, 1993, United States v. Bin Wu, et al., U.S. District Court, 
    Eastern District of Virginia, Criminal Docket No. 92-188-N
    10. Pinzhe Zhang, a/k/a ``Peter Zhang'', Western Tidewater Regional 
    Jail, 2402 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434, 18 U.S.C. 371 
    (conspiring to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778), and 22 U.S.C. 2778 
    (violating the AECA), September 17, 1993, United States v. Bin Wu, 
    et al., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Criminal 
    Docket No. 92-188-N
    11. Alexander Nikolic, 2247 N. Meade, Chicago, IL 60639, 18 U.S.C. 
    371 (conspiracy to violate 22 U.S.C. 2778), and 22 U.S.C. 2778 
    (violating the AECA), November 22, 1993, United States v. Bajro 
    Hukic, et al., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Illinois, 
    Criminal Docket No. 91 CR 834-4
    12. Kem and Associates, Incorporated, Highway 84, East, P.O. Box 
    155, McGregor, TX 76657-0155, 22 U.S.C. 2778 (violating the AECA), 
    December 14, 1993, United States v. Kem and Associates, 
    Incorporated, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 
    Criminal Docket No. W-93-CR-075(2)
    13. Bajro Hukic, a/k/a ``Bob Hukic'' and ``Bab Hucici'', 2005 S. 
    Ashland, Park Ridge, IL 60068, 18 U.S.C. 371 (conspiracy to violate 
    22 U.S.C. 2778), January 19, 1994, United States v. Bajro Hukic, et 
    al., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Criminal 
    Docket No. -91CR-834-1
    
        Dated: August 16, 1994.
    William B. Robinson,
    Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-
    Military Affairs, Department of State.
    [FR Doc. 94-21266 Filed 8-26-94; 8:45 am]
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Published:
08/29/1994
Department:
State Department
Entry Type:
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Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
94-21266
Dates:
Autust 29, 1994.
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Federal Register: August 29, 1994, Public Notice 2055