73 FR 224 pgs. 69714-69715 - Termination of Statutory Debarment Pursuant to Section 38(g)(4) of the Arms Export Control Act for Interaero, Inc.
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 224Pages: 69714 - 69715
Docket number: [Public Notice 6430]
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-27502 Filed 11-18-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6430]
Termination of Statutory Debarment Pursuant to Section 38(g)(4) of the Arms Export Control Act for Interaero, Inc.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has terminated the statutory debarment of Interaero, Inc. pursuant to section 38(g)(4) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) (22 U.S.C. 2778).
DATES:
Effective November 19, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David C. Trimble, Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State (202) 663-2807.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA and section 127.11 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) prohibit the issuance of export licenses or other approvals to a person if that person, or any party to the export, has been convicted of violating the AECA and certain other U.S. criminal statutes enumerated at section 38(g)(1) of the AECA and section 120.27 of the ITAR. A person convicted of violating the AECA is also subject to statutory debarment under section 127.7 of the ITAR.
In December 2004, Interaero, Inc. was convicted of violating the AECA (U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1:04-cr-00317-JGP-1). Based on this conviction, Interaero, Inc. was statutorily debarred pursuant to section 38(g)(4) of the AECA and section 127.7 of the ITAR and, thus, prohibited from participating directly or indirectly in exports of defense articles and defense services. Notice of debarment was published in the Federal Register (71 FR 5402, February 1, 2006).
Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA permits termination of debarment after consultation with the other appropriate U.S. agencies and 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 a condition of reinstatement, Interaero will not be involved in any way with the export of, or otherwise trade in, United States Munitions List items permanently. Therefore, the Department of State has determined that Interaero, Inc. has taken appropriate steps to address the causes of the violations and to mitigate any law enforcement concerns. Interaero will remain under a policy of denial concerning license applications and other approvals, and will therefore continue to be ineligible to engage in export activities under the AECA. Therefore, in accordance with section 38(g)(4) of the AECA, the debarment of Interaero, Inc. is rescinded, effective November 19, 2008.
Dated: October 3, 2008.
Frank J. Ruggiero,
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-27502 Filed 11-18-08; 8:45 am]
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