Commerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security [05-BIS-01] Decision and Order This matter is before me upon a Recommended Decision and Order of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”), as further described below. In a Charging Letter filed on January 28, 2005, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) alleged that respondent Phaedon Nicholas Criton Constan-Tatos a.k.a. Fred Tatos (“Tatos”) committed five violations of the Export Administration Regulations (the “Regulations”)  [ 1 ] , issued under the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. app. sections 2401-2420 (2000)) (the “Act”). [ 2 ] Specifically, BIS alleged that Tatos committed two violations of section 764.2(a), two violations of section 764.2(e), and one violation of section 764.2(k) of the Regulations. The Charging Letter alleged that, in violation of a denial of export privileges imposed against Suburban Guns (Pty) Ltd. (“Suburban Guns”) by BIS on April 1, 1998, [ 3 ] Tatos twice facilitated the acquisition by Suburban Guns of shotgun screw chokes, choke tubes, and barrels, which are classified under Export Control Classification Number (“ECCN”) 0A984, and of other shotgun accessories, which are designated as EAR99 items, from U.S. companies. [ 4 ] The Charging Letter further alleged that Tatos committed these acts in violation of the Denial Order imposed against Suburban Guns with knowledge that viola…
Citation: 70 FR 69311
