46478 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 192 / Thursday, October 5, 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 15, 

2017 (82 FR 39,005 (Aug. 16, 2017)), has continued 

the Regulations in effect under the International 

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

et seq. (2012)). 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Shehzad John, 

Currently Incarcerated at: Inmate 

Number: 91045–054, FCI Ashland, 

Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. 

Box 6001, Ashland, KY 41105, and With 

an Address at: 207 Border Street, 

Columbus, OH 43207 

Order Denying Export Privileges 

On August 1, 2016, in the U.S. District 

Court for the Southern District of New 

York, Shehzad John was convicted of 

violating the International Emergency 

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

et seq. (2012)) (‘‘IEEPA’’). Specifically, 

Shehzad John was convicted of willfully 

and knowingly exporting and 

attempting to export from the United 

States to Pakistan items on the 

Commerce Control List, namely, a 

Bushnell Optical scope, a Monstrum 

Laser Aimer, an AR 15 30mm red dot 

sight, and a NcStar red laser sight, 

without the required Department of 

Commerce licenses. Shehzad John was 

sentenced to 71 months in prison, three 

years of supervised release, a fine of 

$10,000, and an assessment of $100. 

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/her conviction. 

BIS has received notice of Shehzad 

John’s conviction for violating IEEPA 

and has provided notice and an 

opportunity for Shehzad John to make a 

written submission to BIS, as provided 

in Section 766.25 of the Regulations. 

BIS has not received a submission from 

Shehzad John. 

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 Shehzad John’s 

export privileges under the Regulations 

for a period of 10 years from the date of 

Shehzad John’s conviction. I have also 

decided to revoke all licenses issued 

pursuant to the Act or Regulations in 

which Shehzad John had an interest at 

the time of his conviction. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

August 1, 2026, Shehzad John, currently 

incarcerated at: Inmate Number: 91045– 

054, FCI Ashland, Federal Correctional 

Institution, P.O. Box 6001, Ashland, KY 

41105, and with a last known address of 

207 Border Street, Columbus, OH 43207, 

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 Shehzad John 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, Shehzad John 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 Shehzad John, and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 192 / Thursday, October 5, 2017 / Notices 46479 

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 15, 

2017 (82 FR 39005 (Aug. 16, 2017)), has continued 

the Regulations in effect under the International 

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

et seq. (2012)). 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until August 1, 2026. 

Issued this 28th day of September, 2017. 

Karen H. Nies-Vogel, 

Director, Office of Exporter Services. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21472 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE –P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Tayabi Fazal Hussain, 

Lathifa Tower, Apt #1107, Al Nahda 1, 

Dubai, UAE 

Order Denying Export Privileges 

On October 3, 2016, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Northern District 

of Illinois, Tayabi Fazal Hussain 

(‘‘Hussain’’) was convicted of violating 

the International Emergency Economic 

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

(2012)) (‘‘IEEPA’’). Specifically, Hussain 

knowingly and willfully conspired to 

export and caused the export of 

numerous types of goods, including, 

inter alia, optical and telescopic 

equipment and several sets of gas 

turbine mobile generators, from the 

United States to Iran, without having 

obtained the required U.S. Government 

authorization. Hussain was sentenced to 

15 months in prison, with credit for 

time served, and a special assessment of 

$100. 

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 pursuant to the 

Regulations, in which the person had an 

interest at the time of his/her 

conviction. 

BIS has received notice of Hussain’s 

conviction for violating the IEEPA, and 

has provided notice and an opportunity 

for Hussain to make a written 

submission to BIS, as provided in 

Section 766.25 of the Regulations. BIS 

has not received a submission from 

Hussain. 

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 Hussain’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of 10 years from the date of 

Hussain’s conviction. I have also 

decided to revoke all licenses issued 

pursuant to the Act or Regulations in 

which Hussain had an interest at the 

time of his conviction. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

October 3, 2026, Tayabi Fazal Hussain, 

with a last known address of Lathifa 

Tower, Apt # 1107, Al Nahda 1, Dubai, 

UAE, 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 Hussain 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, Hussain 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 


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