Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 7, 2005 / Notices 53267 

Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the 

Legal Adviser, Department of State, 

(telephone: (202) 453–8048). The 

address is Department of State, SA–44, 

301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, 

Washington, DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: August 31, 2005. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5182] 

Termination of Statutory Debarment 

and Reinstatement of Eligibility To 

Apply for Export/Retransfer 

Authorizations Pursuant to Section 

38(g)(4) of the Arms Export Control Act 

for Orbit/FR, Inc. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State has terminated 

the statutory debarment against Orbit/ 

FR, Inc. pursuant to Section 38(g)(4) of 

the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) (22 

U.S.C. 2778) and § 127.11 of the 

International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120–

130). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 29, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David C. Trimble, Director, Office of 

Defense Trade Controls Compliance, 

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 

Department of State (202) 663–2807. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

38(g)(4) of the AECA and Section 127.11 

of the ITAR prohibit the issuance of 

export licenses or other approvals to a 

person, or any party to the export, who 

has been convicted of violating the 

AECA and certain other U.S. criminal 

statutes enumerated at section 

38(g)(1)(A) of the AECA and § 120.27 of 

the ITAR. A person convicted of 

violating the AECA is also subject to 

statutory debarment under § 127.7 of the 

ITAR. 

In March 2000, following entry of a 

guilty plea in November 1999, Orbit/FR 

was convicted of two counts of violating 

the AECA and the ITAR (U.S. District 

Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 

Criminal Docket No. CR 99–560). Based 

on this conviction, Orbit/FR was 

statutorily debarred pursuant to Section 

38(g)(4) of the AECA and § 127.7 of the 

ITAR and, thus, prohibited from 

participating directly or indirectly in 

exports of defense articles and defense 

services. Notice of debarment was 

published in the Federal Register (65 

FR 13072, March 10, 2000). 

Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA and 

§ 127.11 of the ITAR permit termination 

of debarment after consultation with the 

other appropriate U.S. agencies and 

after a thorough review of the 

circumstances surrounding the 

conviction and a finding that 

appropriate steps have been taken to 

mitigate any law enforcement concerns. 

Orbit/FR has taken steps to address law 

enforcement concerns, including 

entering a Consent Agreement with the 

Department of State whereby Orbit/FR 

will pay civil penalties in cash and 

remedial compliance measures. The 

Department of State has determined that 

Orbit/FR has taken appropriate steps to 

address the causes of the violations and 

to mitigate any law enforcement 

concerns. Therefore, in accordance with 

Section 38(g)(4) of the AECA and 

§ 127.11 of the ITAR, the debarment 

against Orbit/FR is rescinded, effective 

August 29, 2005. The effect of this 

termination is that Orbit/FR and its 

affiliates may participate without 

prejudice in the export of defense 

articles and defense services subject to 

certain provisions of the AECA, the 

ITAR and the Consent Agreement. 

Dated: August 29, 2005. 

Rose M. Likins, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for 

Political-Military Affairs, Department of 

State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5164] 

Notice of Meeting; Meeting on Possible 

Mandate Expansion for the 

International Mobile Satellite 

Organization (IMSO) 

The Department of State announces a 

meeting to hear public views on issues 

related to the possible expansion of the 

mandate of the International Mobile 

Satellite Organization (IMSO), to 

include new oversight and regulatory 

responsibilities that may affect U.S. and 

non-U.S. mobile satellite services 

providers. The IMSO is convening an 

Extraordinary Assembly of Parties 

December 13–18, 2005, for the member 

governments to consider and act on 

proposals to amend the 

intergovernmental IMSO Convention to 

expand the IMSO’s oversight authority. 

Presently, this authority applies 

exclusively to Inmarsat plc. Proposals 

have been made to extend oversight to 

all mobile satellite service providers, 

specifically in the context of provision 

of capacity for the Global Maritime 

Distress and Safety System. 

Additionally, discussion has emerged 

about possible roles the IMSO may play 

in the creation of a new vessel ‘‘Long 

Range Identification and Tracking’’

(LRIT) system being developed to 

enhance maritime security, and 

suggestions that ‘‘the organization may 

assume any other functions or duties’’

upon request and approval. Prior to the 

Assembly meeting, the IMSO Advisory 

Committee will meet October 4–5, 2005, 

and the International Maritime 

Organization’s Maritime Safety 

Committee will have an intercessional 

meeting to discuss LRIT October 17–19, 

2005. Both of these meetings may 

impact proposals and decisions of the 

IMSO Assembly and, accordingly, 

public views and advice are being 

sought well in advance of the IMSO 

Assembly. 

Background documentation may be 

found on the Department’s Web site: 

http://www.state.gov/e/eb/cip/imso. The 

Department of State’s public meeting 

will take place on Thursday, September 

15, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the 

Department’s Harry S. Truman 

headquarters building, 2201 C St. NW., 

Washington, DC. (Please note that due 

to security considerations, parking in 

the vicinity of the building is extremely 

limited.) Members of the public are 

encouraged to participate and join in 

discussions, subject to the discretion of 

the moderator. Persons wishing to make 

formal presentations, should provide 

advance notice to the contacts below. 

Time may be limited. Persons planning 

to attend this meeting should send the 

following data by fax to (202) 647–5957 

or e-mail to lambrh@state.gov not later 

than 72 hours before the meeting: (1) 

Name of the meeting, (2) name of 

participant, (3) organizational 

affiliation, (4) date of birth, (5) 

citizenship, and (6) either Social 

Security or Passport number. A valid 

government issued photo ID must be 

presented to gain entrance to the 

Department of State. 

Dated: August 24, 2005. 

Richard Lamb, 

Foreign Affairs Officer, International 

Communications and Information Policy, 

Department of State. 

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