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 Pursuant to section 766.24 of the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730-774 (“EAR” or “the Regulations”), [ 1 ] I hereby grant the request of the Office of Export Enforcement (“OEE”) to renew the temporary denial order (“TDO”) issued ( printed page 66808) in this matter on March 29, 2023. I find that renewal of this order is necessary in the public interest to prevent an imminent violation of the Regulations and that renewal for an extended period is appropriate because PJSC Aeroflot (“Aeroflot”) has engaged in a pattern of repeated, ongoing and/or continuous apparent violations of the EAR. I. Procedural History On April 7, 2022, I signed an order denying Aeroflot's export privileges for a period of 180 days on the ground that issuance of the order was necessary in the public interest to prevent an imminent violation of the Regulations. The order was issued ex parte pursuant to section 766.24(a) of the Regulations and was effective upon issuance. [ 2 ] This temporary denial order was subsequently renewed in accordance with section 766.24(d) of the Regulations. [ 3 ] The renewal order issued on October 3, 2022 and was effective upon issuance. [ 4 ] A second renewal order issued on March 29, 2023 and was also effective upon issuance. [ 5 ] On September 5, 2023, BIS, through OEE, submitted a written request for renewal of the TDO that issued on March 2…
Citation: 88 FR 66807