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 [Case No. 22-BIS-0007] The Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (“BIS”), has notified Scott Communications, Inc. and Kenneth Scott (collectively “Scott”), as well as Mission Communications, LLC (“Mission”) of St. Ignatius, Montana (“Respondents”), that it has initiated an administrative proceeding against them pursuant to section 766.3 of the Export Administration Regulations (the “Regulations”), [ 1 ] through the issuance of a Charging Letter alleging that Respondents committed five violations of the Regulations. Specifically: General Allegations 1. In or about March 2017, a Federal Bureau of Investigations (“FBI”) Special Agent working in an undercover capacity (the “UC”) contacted Kenneth Scott via email. The UC used an email address identified from a trade magazine advertisement in which Scott Communications advertised various communications equipment for sale. During the course of the sales negotiations with the UC, Scott was acting on behalf of Scott Communications, Inc. For example, the advertisement also included a telephone and fax number for “Ken Scott.” A 2017 Better Business Bureau business profile further identified Kenneth Scott as the president of Scott Communications, Inc. In addition, in his email communications with the UC, as well in his social media profiles, Kenneth Scott identified …
Citation: 88 FR 19913
