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 Section 766.24 of the Export Administration Regulations (“Regulations”), 15 CFR parts 730-774 , authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement (“Assistant Secretary”) to issue a Temporary Denial Order (“TDO”) for a period of up to 180 days to prevent an “imminent violation” of the Regulations. 15 CFR 766.24(b)(l) , (b)(4) . On August 26, 2022, the Assistant Secretary issued a TDO against Hans De Geetere and his company, Knokke-Heist Support Corporation Management (collectively, “Appellants”). See 87 FR 53716 (Sep. 1, 2022). The TDO stated that De Geetere engaged in conduct prohibited by the Regulations by acquiring or attempting to acquire under false pretenses items subject to the Regulations on behalf of prohibited end-users or for prohibited end uses. Id. The TDO was effective immediately and remained in effect for 180 days; it expired on February 22, 2023. Id. at 53718. On February 11, 2026, the Appellants filed an appeal of the TDO under § 766.24(e)(3) of the Regulations. Litigation commenced, and on May 14, 2026, Administrative Law Judge Timothy G. Stueve issued a decision recommending dismissal of Appellants' challenge as moot given that the TDO expired in February 2023 and was never renewed. [ 1 ] Judge Stueve further explained that the additional forms of relief requested by Appellants were not within the scope of §…
Citation: 91 FR 32000
