Action Affecting Export Privileges; Micei International; In the Matter of: Micei International, Respondent; Order Staying Enforcement of Final Decision and Order Pending Appeal

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] The Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security (“Acting Under Secretary”) issued a Final Decision and Order (the “Order”) in this administrative enforcement proceeding against Respondent Micei International (“Micei”) on May 14, 2009, which was effective upon publication in the Federal Register on May 26, 2009. 74 FR 24788 (May 26, 2009). The Order affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's Recommended Decision and Order finding, in accordance with Section 766.7 (Default Order) of the Export Administration Regulations (the “Regulations”), [ 1 ] that Micei had waived its right to contest the allegations contained in the (amended) charging letter issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), and that Micei had, as alleged, committed 14 violations of the Regulations. The allegations involved Micei's knowing participation in seven export transactions using an individual subject to a Denial Order as an employee or agent to negotiate for and purchase items in the United States for export from the United States to Micei in Macedonia. The Order also affirmed the recommended sanctions of a civil penalty of $126,000, and a denial of Micei's export privileges for a period of five years. On May 19, 2009, Micei filed a Petition for Immediate Stay of Publication and Enforcement of Final Decision and Order Pending Outcome of Respondent's Pet…