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1ECRA was enacted 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. Camaj’s conviction post-dates ECRA’s 

enactment on August 13, 2018. 

2The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 

774 (2021). 

3The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is 

now the authorizing official for issuance of denial 

orders, pursuant to recent amendments to the 

Regulations (85 FR 73411, November 18, 2020). 

1ECRA was enacted 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. Ramirez-Rios’s conviction post-dates 

ECRA’s enactment on August 13, 2018. 

prison, three-years of supervised 

released, a $100 special 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, section 38 

of the AECA, 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) 

(Prior Convictions). 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 Camaj’s 

conviction for violating Section 38 of 

the AECA, and has provided notice and 

opportunity for Camaj 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 Camaj. 

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 Camaj’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of 10 years from the date of 

Camaj’s conviction. The Office of 

Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Camaj had an interest at the time of his 

conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby Ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

February 28, 2030, Rrok Martin Camaj, 

with a last known address of Inmate 

Number: 57521–039, FCI Morgantown, 

P.O. Box 1000, Morgantown, WV 26507, 

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 or reexport 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 

the Export Control Reform Act (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 Camaj 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, Camaj 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 Camaj and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until February 28, 2030. 

John Sonderman, 

Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19720 Filed 9–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Eli Ramirez-Rios, 

Honduras #88 COL, Modelo, 

Matamoros, Tamaulipas, MX; Order 

Denying Export Privileges 

On February 26, 2020, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Southern District 

of Texas, Eli Ramirez-Rios (‘‘RamirezRios’’) was convicted of violating 18 

U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Ramirez-Rios 

was convicted of knowingly exporting 

and sending or attempting to export and 

send from the United States to Mexico, 

a firearm, namely, a Palmetto State 

Armory Build the Wall 10, AR–10 rifle 

with an obliterated serial number, in 

violation of 18 U.S.C. 554(a). As a result 

of his conviction, Ramirez-Rios was 

sentenced to 28 months in prison 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) (Prior 

Convictions). In addition, any Bureau of 

Industry and Security (‘‘BIS’’) licenses 

or other authorizations issued under 

ECRA, in which the person had an 


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2The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730– 

774 (2021). 

3The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is 

now the authorizing official for issuance of denial 

orders, pursuant to recent amendments to the 

Regulations (85 FR 73411, November 18, 2020). 

1ECRA was enacted 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. O’Neal’s conviction post-dates ECRA’s 

enactment on August 13, 2018. 

2The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 

774 (2021). 

interest at the time of the conviction, 

may be revoked. Id. 

BIS received notice of Ramirez-Rios’s 

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

and has provided notice and 

opportunity for Ramirez-Rios 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 Ramirez-Rios. 

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 Ramirez-Rios’s 

export privileges under the Regulations 

for a period of seven years from the date 

of Ramirez-Rios’s conviction. The Office 

of Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Ramirez-Rios had an interest at the time 

of his conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

February 26, 2027, Eli Ramirez-Rios, 

with a last known address of Honduras 

#88 COL, Modelo, Matamoros, 

Tamaulipas, MX, 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; 

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 

the Export Control Reform Act (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 Ramirez-Rios 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, Ramirez-Rios 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 Ramirez-Rios and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until February 26, 2027. 

John Sonderman, 

Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19716 Filed 9–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Katherine O’Neal, 4225 

East Pikes Peak Ave., Unit #43, 

Colorado Springs, CO 80909; Order 

Denying Export Privileges 

On August 30, 2018, in the U.S. 

District Court of Colorado, Katherine 

O’Neal (‘‘O’Neal’’), was convicted of 

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

O’Neal was convicted fraudulently and 

knowingly exporting firearms from the 

United States to the Dominican 

Repubic. O’Neal was sentenced to 36 

months in prison, 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) (Prior 

Convictions). 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 O’Neal’s 

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

and has provided notice and 

opportunity for O’Neal 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 O’Neal. 

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 O’Neal’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of seven years from the date of 

O’Neal’s conviction. The Office of 


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