7304 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 28 / Thursday, February 11, 2016 / Notices 

1The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 

774 (2015). The Regulations issued pursuant to the 

Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. app. §§ 2401– 

2420 (2000)) (‘‘EAA’’). Since August 21, 2001, the 

EAA has been in lapse and the President, through 

Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 

2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which has been extended 

by successive Presidential Notices, the most recent 

being that of August 7, 2015 (80 FR 48233 (August 

11, 2015)), has continued the Regulations in effect 

under the International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. § 1701, et seq. (2006 & Supp. 

IV 2010)). 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Qiang Hu, a/k/a 

Johnson Hu, #602, No. 39, Nong #78, 

Shou Guang Road, Pu Dong, Shanghai 

PRC; Order Denying Export Privileges 

On July 24, 2014, in the U.S. District 

Court for the District of Massachusetts, 

Qiang Hu, a/k/a Johnson Hu (‘‘Hu’’) was 

convicted of violating the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

U.S.C. § 1701, et seq. (2006 & Supp. IV 

2010)) (‘‘IEEPA’’). Specifically, Hu 

knowingly and willfully conspired, 

combined, confederated and agreed 

with other persons known and 

unknown to cause the export of U.S. 

origin pressure transducers (manometer 

types 622B, 623B, 626A, 626B, 627B, 

722A, and 722B), from the United States 

to end-users in China and elsewhere in 

violation of the Regulations, Executive 

Order 13222, and IEEPA. Hu was 

sentenced to 34 months in prison and a 

special assessment of $100.00. 

Section 766.25 of the Export 

Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or 

‘‘Regulations’’) 1 provides, in pertinent 

part, that ‘‘[t]he Director of the Office of 

Exporter Services, in consultation with 

the Director of the Office of Export 

Enforcement, may deny the export 

privileges of any person who has been 

convicted of a violation of the Export 

Administration Act (‘‘EAA’’), the EAR, 

or any order, license or authorization 

issued thereunder; any regulation, 

license, or order issued under the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. § 1701–1706); 18 

U.S.C. §§ 793, 794 or 798; section 4(b) 

of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50 

U.S.C. § 783(b)), or section 38 of the 

Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

§ 2778).’’ 15 CFR § 766.25(a); see also 

Section 11(h) of the EAA, 50 U.S.C. app. 

§ 2410(h). The denial of export 

privileges under this provision may be 

for a period of up to 10 years from the 

date of the conviction. 15 CFR 

§ 766.25(d); see also 50 U.S.C. app. 

§ 2410(h). In addition, Section 750.8 of 

the Regulations states that the Bureau of 

Industry and Security’s Office of 

Exporter Services may revoke any 

Bureau of Industry and Security (‘‘BIS’’) 

licenses previously issued in which the 

person had an interest in at the time of 

his conviction. 

BIS has received notice of Hu’s 

conviction for violating IEEPA, and in 

accordance with Section 766.25 of the 

Regulations, BIS has provided notice 

and an opportunity for Hu to make a 

written submission to BIS. BIS has 

received a submission from Hu. 

Based upon my review and 

consultations with BIS’s Office of 

Export Enforcement, including its 

Director, and the facts available to BIS, 

I have decided to deny Hu’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of 10 years from the date of Hu’s 

conviction. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

July 24, 2024, Qiang Hu, a/k/a Johnson 

Hu with a last known address of #602, 

No. 39, Nong #78, Shou Guang Road, Pu 

Dong, Shanghai PRC, 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 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 in 

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, after notice and opportunity for 

comment as provided in Section 766.23 

of the Regulations, any other person, 

firm, corporation, or business 

organization related to Hu 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, Hu 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 the Hu. This Order shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until July 24, 2024. 

Issued this 3rd day of February, 2016. 

Karen H. Nies-Vogel, 

Director, Office of Exporter Services. 

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