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 On September 8, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Shuren Qin (“Qin”), was convicted of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 , et seq. ) (“IEEPA”), 8 U.S.C. 1001 and 18 U.S.C. 554(a) , among other violations. Specifically, Qin was convicted conspiring to unlawfully export items from the United States to Northwestern Polytechnical University, an entity on the Department of Commerce's Entity List, without first obtaining the required export licenses; two counts of making false statements to law enforcement agents regarding his customers and the types of parts he caused to be exported from the United States to China; and two counts of smuggling hydrophones from the United States to the China. ( printed page 10287) As a result of his conviction, the Court sentenced Qin to 24 months of confinement, two years of supervised release, a $1,000 assessment and a $20,000 criminal fine. Pursuant to Section 1760(e) of the Export Control Reform Act (“ECRA”), [ 1 ] the export privileges of any person who has been convicted of certain offenses, including, but not limited to, IEEPA, 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 18 U.S.C. 554 , may be denied for a period of up to ten (10) years from the date of his/her conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e) (Prior Convictions). In addition, any Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) licenses or other authorizations issued…
Citation: 88 FR 10286
