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 A. Denial of Export Privileges of Asher Karni On August 4, 2005, in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, Asher Karni (“Karni” or “Respondent”) was convicted of violating the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (currently codified at 50 U.S.C. app. §§ 2401-2420 (2000)) (the “Act”). [ 1 ] Karni was found guilty of willfully exporting and attempting to export two oscilloscopes and triggered spark gaps from the United States to Pakistan via South Africa without having first obtained the required export licenses from the Department of Commerce. ( printed page 44613) Karni was sentenced to three years imprisonment and two years of supervised release following imprisonment. He is scheduled to be released on August 12, 2006. Section 11(h) of the Act and Section 766.25 of the Export Administration Regulations (“Regulations”)  [ 2 ] provide, in pertinent part, that “([t]he Director of Exporter Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Export Enforcement, may deny export privileges of any person who has been convicted of a violation of * * * the Act,” for a period not to exceed 10 years from the date of conviction. 15 CFR Sections 766.25(a) and (d). In addition, section 750.8 of the Regulations states that BIS's Office of Exporter Services may revoke any BIS licenses previously issued in which the person h…
Citation: 71 FR 44612
