In the Matter of: Micei International, Respondent

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 [08-BIS-0005] Order Relating to Micei International Whereas, the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (“BIS”), notified Micei International, of Skopje, Macedonia (“Micei”) in 2008 that it initiated an administrative proceeding against Micei pursuant to Section 766.3 of the Export Administration Regulations (the “Regulations”), [ 1 ] and Section 13(c) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (the “Act”), [ 2 ] through the issuance of a Charging Letter to Micei in 2008 that alleges that Micei committed fourteen violations of the Regulations in 2003;  [ 3 ] Whereas, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) previously issued a Recommended Decision and Order in this proceeding containing findings of fact and conclusions of law, including, inter alia, that Micei was in default under Section 766.7 of the Regulations, and the then-Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security affirmed the ALJ's recommended default order through a Final Decision and Order dated May 14, 2009 (the “May 14, 2009 Order”); Whereas, Micei subsequently filed petitions for review of the May 14, 2009 Order, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and submitted briefs raising various challenges to the order (Appellant/Petitioner Brief filed Nov. 16, 2009, and Reply Brief filed Dec. 30, 2009). [ 4 ] Whereas,…