67158 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 218 / Wednesday, November 12, 2014 / Notices 

1The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730– 

774 (2014). 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, 2014 (79 FR 46959 (August 

11, 2014)), has continued the Regulations in effect 

under the International Emergency Economic 

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

IV 2010)). 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Finance Committee of the 

First Responder Network Authority 

(FirstNet) Board will hold a Special 

Meeting via telephone conference 

(teleconference) on November 17, 2014. 

DATES: The Special Meeting will be held 

on Monday, November 17, 2014, from 

9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: The Special Meeting will be 

conducted via teleconference. Members 

of the public may listen to the meeting 

by dialing toll-free 1–888–997–9859 and 

using passcode ‘‘FirstNet.’’ Due to the 

limited number of ports, attendance via 

teleconference will be on a first-come, 

first-served basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Baldwin, 12201 Sunrise Valley 

Drive Reston, VA 20192: telephone 

(703) 648–4161 or via email 

margaret.baldwin@firstnet.gov. Please 

direct media inquiries to Corey Ray at 

(703) 648–4109. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 

Creation Act of 2012 (Act), Public Law 

112–96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012), created 

FirstNet as an independent authority 

within the NTIA. The Act directs 

FirstNet to establish a single 

nationwide, interoperable public safety 

broadband network. The FirstNet Board 

is responsible for making strategic 

decisions regarding FirstNet’s 

operations. As provided in section 4.08 

of the FirstNet Bylaws, the Board 

through this Notice provides at least two 

days’ notice of a Special Meeting of the 

Board to be held on November 17, 2014. 

The Board may, by a majority vote, close 

a portion of the Special Meeting as 

necessary to preserve the confidentiality 

of commercial or financial information 

that is privileged or confidential, to 

discuss personnel matters, or to discuss 

legal matters affecting FirstNet, 

including pending or potential 

litigation. See 47 U.S.C. 1424(e)(2). 

Matters To Be Considered: FirstNet 

will post an agenda for the Special 

Meeting on its Web site at 

www.firstnet.gov prior to the meeting. 

The agenda topics are subject to change. 

Time and Date: The Special Meeting 

will be held on November 17, 2014, 

from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. The times and dates are 

subject to change. Please refer to 

FirstNet’s Web site at www.firstnet.gov 

for the most up-to-date information. 

Other Information: The teleconference 

for the Special Meeting is open to the 

public. On the date and time of the 

Special Meeting, members of the public 

may call toll-free 1–888–997–9859 and 

use passcode ‘‘FirstNet’’ to listen to the 

meeting. If you experience technical 

difficulty, please contact Margaret 

Baldwin by telephone (703) 648–4161 or 

via email margaret.baldwin@

firstnet.gov. Public access will be 

limited to listen-only. Due to the limited 

number of ports, attendance via 

teleconference will be on a first-come, 

first-served basis. The Special Meeting 

is accessible to people with disabilities. 

Individuals requiring accommodations 

are asked to notify Ms. Baldwin by 

telephone (703) 648–4161 or via email 

at margaret.baldwin@firstnet.gov, at 

least two (2) days before the meeting. 

Records: FirstNet maintains records of 

all Committee proceedings. Minutes of 

the meeting will be available at 

www.firstnet.gov. 

Dated: November 6, 2014. 

Stuart Kupinsky, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26771 Filed 11–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–TL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Order Denying Export Privileges; In the 

Matter of: Mohammad Hakim Hashemi, 

29 The Cedars, Herons Lorde, London, 

England W138JF 

On December 16, 2013, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Southern District 

of California, Mohammad Hakim 

Hashemi (‘‘Hashemi’’) was convicted of 

violating the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, 

et seq. (2006 & Supp. IV 2010)) 

(‘‘IEEPA’’). Specifically, Hashemi 

knowingly and willfully agreed and 

conspired with others, known and 

unknown, to export and cause the 

exportation, sale, and supply, indirectly, 

of aircraft parts from the United States 

to Iran without having first obtained the 

required licenses and authorizations 

from the Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, United States Department of 

Treasury (‘‘OFAC’’), and to engage in 

transactions within the Unites States 

that evade and avoid, and have the 

purpose of evading and avoiding, the 

prohibition against exporting, 

reexporting, selling and supplying, 

directly and indirectly, aircraft parts 

from the United States to Iran without 

having first obtained the required 

licenses and authorizations from OFAC. 

Hashemi was sentenced to 27 months of 

imprisonment, three years of supervised 

release, and a $100 assessment. 

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 Hashemi’s 

conviction for violating the IEEPA and 

in accordance with Section 766.25 of 

the Regulations, BIS has provided notice 

and an opportunity for Hashemi to make 

a written submission to BIS. 

Subsequently, BIS granted Hashemi a 

60-day extension until September 26, 

2014 to submit a response. BIS has not 

received a submission from Hashemi. 

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 Hashemi’s 

export privileges under the Regulations 

for a period of 10 years from the date of 

Hashemi’s conviction. I have also 

decided to revoke all licenses issued 

pursuant to the Act or Regulations in 

which Hashemi had an interest at the 

time of his conviction. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 


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First, from the date of this Order until 

December 16, 2023, Mohammad Hakim 

Hashemi, with a last known address of 

29 The Cedars, Herons Lorde, London, 

England W138JF, 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 Hashemi 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, Hashemi 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 Hashemi. This Order 

shall be published in the Federal 

Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until December 16, 2023. 

Issued this 5th day of November, 2014. 

Karen H. Nies-Vogel, 

Director, Office of Exporter Services. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26701 Filed 11–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

[Docket No. PTO–P–2014–0013] 

Request for Comments and Notice of 

Roundtable on USPTO Use of 

Crowdsourcing To Identify Relevant 

Prior Art 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) is 

announcing a December 2, 2014 

roundtable and requesting written 

comments on USPTO use of 

crowdsourcing to identify relevant prior 

art. Members of the public are invited to 

participate at the roundtable. On 

February 20, 2014, the White House 

issued a series of executive actions 

including crowdsourcing prior art as a 

means to strengthen patent quality. The 

roundtable will address the executive 

action by exploring: (1) How the USPTO 

can utilize crowdsourcing tools to 

obtain relevant prior art in order to 

enhance the quality of examination and 

issued patents; and (2) ways the USPTO 

can leverage existing private sector 

solutions for the electronic receipt and 

hosting of crowdsourced materials as a 

means to provide prior art to examiners. 

DATES: Event Date: The roundtable will 

be held on December 2, 2014, beginning 

at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), 

and ending at 5 p.m. EST. 

Roundtable Registration Deadline: 

Registration to attend the roundtable in 

person or via webcast is required by 

November 25, 2014. Additionally, 

requests to participate in the roundtable 

as a speaker must be submitted in 

writing no later than November 18, 

2014. See the ‘‘Event Registration 

Information’’ section of this notice for 

additional details on how to register and 

how to request to present as a speaker. 

Written Comment Submission 

Deadline: Any member of the public, 

whether attending the roundtable or not, 

may submit written comments on any of 

the issues identified in part II of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice for consideration by the 

USPTO. Written comments must be 

received on or before December 9, 2014, 

to ensure consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Event Address: The 

roundtable will be held in the Moot 

Court Room, Benjamin N. Cardozo 

School of Law, 55 Fifth Avenue, New 

York, NY 10003. 

Addresses for Written Comments: 

Written comments should be sent by 

electronic mail addressed to 

CrowdsourcingRoundtableNY@

uspto.gov. Comments also may be 

submitted by postal mail addressed to: 

Mail Stop Comments—Patents, 

Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 

1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, 

marked to the attention of Jack Harvey, 

Director, Technology Center 2800. 

Although comments may be submitted 

by postal mail, the Office prefers to 

receive comments by electronic mail. 

Comments will be available for public 

inspection via the USPTO’s Internet 

Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/

patents/init_events/crowdsourcing_

roundtable_20141202.jsp, and at the 

Office of the Commissioner for Patents, 

located in Madison East, Tenth Floor, 

600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 

22314, upon request. Because comments 

will be available for public inspection, 


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