Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices 68567 

1ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, as part 

of the John S. McCain National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and as 

amended is codified at 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852. 

2The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 

774 (2022). 

3The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is 

the authorizing official for issuance of denial 

orders, pursuant to amendments to the Regulations 

(85 FR 73411, November 18, 2020). 

United States that is subject to the 

Regulations, including, but not limited 

to: 

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using 

any license, license exception, or export 

control document; 

B. Carrying on negotiations 

concerning, or ordering, buying, 

receiving, using, selling, delivering, 

storing, disposing of, forwarding, 

transporting, financing, or otherwise 

servicing in any way, any transaction 

involving any item exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or engaging 

in any other activity subject to the 

Regulations; or 

C. Benefitting in any way from any 

transaction involving any item exported 

or to be exported from the United States 

that is subject to the Regulations, or 

from any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Second, no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 

A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of the Denied 

Person any item subject to the 

Regulations; 

B. Take any action that facilitates the 

acquisition or attempted acquisition by 

the Denied Person of the ownership, 

possession, or control of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States, including financing or other 

support activities related to a 

transaction whereby the Denied Person 

acquires or attempts to acquire such 

ownership, possession or control; 

C. Take any action to acquire from or 

to facilitate the acquisition or attempted 

acquisition from the Denied Person of 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been exported from the United 

States; 

D. Obtain from the Denied Person in 

the United States any item subject to the 

Regulations with knowledge or reason 

to know that the item will be, or is 

intended to be, exported from the 

United States; or 

E. Engage in any transaction to service 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been or will be exported from the 

United States and which is owned, 

possessed or controlled by the Denied 

Person, or service any item, of whatever 

origin, that is owned, possessed or 

controlled by the Denied Person if such 

service involves the use of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States. For purposes of this paragraph, 

servicing means installation, 

maintenance, repair, modification or 

testing. 

Third, pursuant to section 1760(e) of 

ECRA and sections 766.23 and 766.25 of 

the Regulations, any other person, firm, 

corporation, or business organization 

related to Anderson by ownership, 

control, position of responsibility, 

affiliation, or other connection in the 

conduct of trade or business may also be 

made subject to the provisions of this 

Order in order to prevent evasion of this 

Order. 

Fourth, in accordance with part 756 of 

the Regulations, Anderson may file an 

appeal of this Order with the Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Industry and 

Security. The appeal must be filed 

within 45 days from the date of this 

Order and must comply with the 

provisions of part 756 of the 

Regulations. 

Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be 

delivered to Anderson and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until October 21, 2028. 

John Sonderman, 

Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21899 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Jacques Yves 

Sebastien Duroseau, 302 Onyx Court, 

Jacksonville, NC 28546; Order Denying 

Export Privileges 

On May 24, 2022, in the U.S. District 

Court for the Eastern District of North 

Carolina, Jacques Yves Sebastien 

Duroseau (‘‘Duroseau’’) was convicted 

of violating 18 U.S.C. 371, 50 U.S.C. 

4819, section 38 of the Arms Export 

Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) (‘‘AECA’’), 

and 18 U.S.C. 554. Specifically, 

Duroseau was convicted of conspiring to 

illegally export and smuggle firearms 

and controlled equipment from the 

United States to Haiti, as well as 

transporting United States Munitions 

List-controlled firearms and Commerce 

Control List-controlled riflescopes 

without a license to the Haitian Army. 

As a result of his conviction, the Court 

sentenced Duroseau to 60 months of 

imprisonment, three years of supervised 

release and a $400 assessment. 

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, 18 U.S.C. 

371, 50 U.S.C. 4819, section 38 of the 

AECA, 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. See 50 U.S.C. 4819(e). In 

addition, any Bureau of Industry and 

Security (‘‘BIS’’) licenses or other 

authorizations issued under ECRA, in 

which the person had an interest at the 

time of the conviction, may be revoked. 

Id. 

BIS received notice of Duroseau’s 

conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 371, 

50 U.S.C. 4819, section 38 of the AECA 

and 18 U.S.C. 554. BIS provided notice 

and opportunity for Duroseau to make a 

written submission to BIS, as provided 

in section 766.25 of the Export 

Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or 

the ‘‘Regulations’’). 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS 

has not received a written submission 

from Duroseau. 

Based upon my review of the record 

and consultations with BIS’s Office of 

Exporter Services, including its 

Director, and the facts available to BIS, 

I have decided to deny Duroseau’s 

export privileges under the Regulations 

for a period of 10 years from the date of 

Duroseau’s conviction. The Office of 

Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Duroseau had an interest at the time of 

his conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

May 24, 2032, Jacques Yves Sebastien 

Duroseau, with a last known address of 

302 Onyx Court, Jacksonville, NC 

28546, and when acting for or on his 

behalf, his successors, assigns, 

employees, agents or representatives 

(‘‘the Denied Person’’), may not directly 

or indirectly participate in any way in 

any transaction involving any 

commodity, software or technology 

(hereinafter collectively referred to as 

‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from 

the United States that is subject to the 

Regulations, including, but not limited 

to: 

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using 

any license, license exception, or export 

control document; 

B. Carrying on negotiations 

concerning, or ordering, buying, 

receiving, using, selling, delivering, 

storing, disposing of, forwarding, 

transporting, financing, or otherwise 

servicing in any way, any transaction 

involving any item exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or engaging 


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68568 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices 

1ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, as part 

of the John S. McCain National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and as 

amended is codified at 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852. 

2The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 

774 (2022). 

3The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is 

the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders 

pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR 

73411, November 18, 2020). 

in any other activity subject to the 

Regulations; or 

C. Benefitting in any way from any 

transaction involving any item exported 

or to be exported from the United States 

that is subject to the Regulations, or 

from any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Second, no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 

A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of the Denied 

Person any item subject to the 

Regulations; 

B. Take any action that facilitates the 

acquisition or attempted acquisition by 

the Denied Person of the ownership, 

possession, or control of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States, including financing or other 

support activities related to a 

transaction whereby the Denied Person 

acquires or attempts to acquire such 

ownership, possession or control; 

C. Take any action to acquire from or 

to facilitate the acquisition or attempted 

acquisition from the Denied Person of 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been exported from the United 

States; 

D. Obtain from the Denied Person in 

the United States any item subject to the 

Regulations with knowledge or reason 

to know that the item will be, or is 

intended to be, exported from the 

United States; or 

E. Engage in any transaction to service 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been or will be exported from the 

United States and which is owned, 

possessed or controlled by the Denied 

Person, or service any item, of whatever 

origin, that is owned, possessed or 

controlled by the Denied Person if such 

service involves the use of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States. For purposes of this paragraph, 

servicing means installation, 

maintenance, repair, modification or 

testing. 

Third, pursuant to section 1760(e) of 

ECRA (50 U.S.C. 4819(e)) and sections 

766.23 and 766.25 of the Regulations, 

any other person, firm, corporation, or 

business organization related to 

Duroseau by ownership, control, 

position of responsibility, affiliation, or 

other connection in the conduct of trade 

or business may also be made subject to 

the provisions of this Order in order to 

prevent evasion of this Order. 

Fourth, in accordance with part 756 of 

the Regulations, Duroseau may file an 

appeal of this Order with the Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Industry and 

Security. The appeal must be filed 

within 45 days from the date of this 

Order and must comply with the 

provisions of part 756 of the 

Regulations. 

Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be 

delivered to Duroseau and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until May 24, 2032. 

John Sonderman, 

Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21901 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Carlos Eduardo 

Zepeda, 11905 Pueblo Amable Way, El 

Paso, TX 79936–4431; Order Denying 

Export Privileges 

On December 1, 2022, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Western District of 

Texas, Carlos Eduardo Zepeda 

(‘‘Zepeda’’) was convicted of violating 

18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Zepeda 

was convicted of smuggling from the 

United States to Mexico approximately 

800 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition. As 

a result of his conviction, the Court 

sentenced Zepeda to 24 months of 

imprisonment, three years of supervised 

release, and a $100 assessment. 

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, 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). In 

addition, any Bureau of Industry and 

Security (‘‘BIS’’) licenses or other 

authorizations issued under ECRA, in 

which the person had an interest at the 

time of the conviction, may be revoked. 

Id. 

BIS received notice of Zepeda’s 

conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 554. 

As provided in section 766.25 of the 

Export Administration Regulations 

(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS 

provided notice and opportunity for 

Zepeda to make a written submission to 

BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not 

received a written submission from 

Zepeda. 

Based upon my review of the record 

and consultations with BIS’s Office of 

Exporter Services, including its 

Director, and the facts available to BIS, 

I have decided to deny Zepeda’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of seven years from the date of 

Zepeda’s conviction. The Office of 

Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Zepeda had an interest at the time of his 

conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

December 1, 2029, Carlos Eduardo 

Zepeda, with a last known address of 

11905 Pueblo Amable Way, El Paso, TX 

79936–4431, and when acting for or on 

his behalf, his successors, assigns, 

employees, agents or representatives 

(‘‘the Denied Person’’), may not directly 

or indirectly participate in any way in 

any transaction involving any 

commodity, software or technology 

(hereinafter collectively referred to as 

‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from 

the United States that is subject to the 

Regulations, including, but not limited 

to: 

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using 

any license, license exception, or export 

control document; 

B. Carrying on negotiations 

concerning, or ordering, buying, 

receiving, using, selling, delivering, 

storing, disposing of, forwarding, 

transporting, financing, or otherwise 

servicing in any way, any transaction 

involving any item exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or engaging 

in any other activity subject to the 

Regulations; or 

C. Benefitting in any way from any 

transaction involving any item exported 

or to be exported from the United States 

that is subject to the Regulations, or 

from any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Second, no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 

A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of the Denied 

Person any item subject to the 

Regulations; 

B. Take any action that facilitates the 

acquisition or attempted acquisition by 

the Denied Person of the ownership, 

possession, or control of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States, including financing or other 

support activities related to a 

transaction whereby the Denied Person 

acquires or attempts to acquire such 

ownership, possession or control; 


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