Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 158 / Thursday, August 17, 2017 / Notices 39107 

1The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 

774 (2017). The Regulations issued pursuant to the 

Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 4601–4623 

(Supp. III 2015) (available at http://

uscode.house.gov)) (‘‘EAA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’). Since 

August 21, 2001, the Act 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 4, 

2016 (81 FR 52,587 (Aug. 8, 2016)), has continued 

the Regulations in effect under the International 

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

et seq. (2012)). 

the export from the United States to the 

People’s Republic of China of defense 

articles designated on the United States 

Munitions List, namely, fighter jet 

engines and an unmanned aerial 

vehicle, without the required U.S. 

Department of State licenses. Wenxia 

Man was sentenced to 50 months in 

prison, two 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 EAA 

[Export Administration Act], 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. 4610(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. 4610(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 pursuant to 

the Export Administration Act (‘‘EAA’’ 

or ‘‘the Act’’) or the Regulations in 

which the person had an interest at the 

time of her conviction. 

BIS has received notice of Wenxia 

Man’s conviction for violating the 

AECA, and has provided notice and an 

opportunity for Wenxia Man to make a 

written submission to BIS, as provided 

in Section 766.25 of the Regulations. 

BIS has not received a submission from 

Wenxia Man. 

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 Wenxia Man’s 

export privileges under the Regulations 

for a period of 10 years from the date of 

Wenxia Man’s conviction. I have also 

decided to revoke all licenses issued 

pursuant to the Act or Regulations in 

which Wenxia Man had an interest at 

the time of her conviction. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

August 19, 2026, Wenxia Man, a/k/a 

Wency Man, with a last known address 

of Inmate Number: 50772–298, FCI 

Dublin, 5701 8th Street—Camp Parks, 

Dublin, CA 94568, and when acting for 

or on her behalf, her 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, 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 Wenxia Man 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, Wenxia Man 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 Wenxia Man and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until August 19, 2026. 

Issued: August 10, 2017. 

Karen H. Nies-Vogel, 

Director, Office of Exporter Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Yasser Ahmad Obeid, 

Inmate Number: 60923–018, FCI Yazoo 

City Medium, Federal Correctional 

Institution, P.O. Box 5888, Yazoo City, 

MS 39194 

Order Denying Export Privileges 

On December 17, 2014, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Middle District of 

Florida, Tampa Division, Yasser Ahmad 

Obeid (‘‘Obeid’’) was convicted of 


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39108 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 158 / Thursday, August 17, 2017 / Notices 

1The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 

774 (2017). The Regulations issued pursuant to the 

Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 4601–4623 

(Supp. III 2015) (available at http://

uscode.house.gov)) (‘‘EAA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’). Since 

August 21, 2001, the Act 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 4, 

2016 (81 FR 52,587 (Aug. 8, 2016)), has continued 

the Regulations in effect under the International 

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

et seq. (2012)). 

violating Section 38 of the Arms Export 

Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778 (2012)) 

(‘‘AECA’’). Specifically, Obeid was 

convicted of knowingly and willfully 

attempting to export and attempting to 

cause to be exported firearms designated 

as a defense article on the United States 

Munition List, without the required U.S. 

Department of State license. Obeid was 

sentenced to 51 months in prison, three 

years of supervised release, and a $300 

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 EAA 

[Export Administration Act], 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. 4610(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. 4610(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 pursuant to 

the Export Administration Act (‘‘EAA’’ 

or ‘‘the Act’’) or the Regulations in 

which the person had an interest at the 

time of his conviction. 

BIS has received notice of Obeid’s 

conviction for violating Section 38 of 

the AECA, and has provided notice and 

an opportunity for Obeid to make a 

written submission to BIS, as provided 

in Section 766.25 of the Regulations. 

BIS has not received a submission from 

Obeid. 

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 Obeid’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of 10 years from the date of 

Obeid’s conviction. I have also decided 

to revoke all licenses issued pursuant to 

the Act or Regulations in which Obeid 

had an interest at the time of his 

conviction. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

December 17, 2024, Yasser Ahmad 

Obeid, with a last known address of 

Inmate Number: 60923–018, FCI Yazoo 

City Medium, Federal Correctional 

Institution, P.O. Box 5888, Yazoo City, 

MS 39194, 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, 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 Obeid 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, Obeid 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 Obeid, and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until December 17, 2024. 

Issued: August 10, 2017. 

Karen H. Nies-Vogel, 

Director, Office of Exporter Services. 

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