The Bureau of Census issued a broadcast stating it implemented an AES Downtime Policy at 5 p.m. on September 1, 2011 due to an Automated Export System outage stemming from communication issues. A 7 p.m. message on that same date stated the outage was resolved, and as a result, all Electronic Export Information (EEI) for shipments that were exported under the AES Downtime Policy must be filed along with any new AES transactions to receive an ITN.
on August 30, 2011, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that the owner of a New Mexico gun shop, his wife, and their two sons were arrested on firearms smuggling and money laundering charges. Between April 2010 and July 2011, the defendants allegedly conspired to make false statements in connection with acquiring firearms and illegally exporting them to Mexico. The defendants sold an aggregate of 16 firearms and more than 7,000 rounds of ammunition with the understanding that they were intended to be illegally smuggled into Mexico. The defendants allegedly removed the ammunition from its original packaging and repackaged the ammunition in black canvas bags to conceal it from law enforcement.
The Bureau of Industry and Security is seeking public comments, by September 30, 2011, on the effect of existing foreign policy-based export controls on industry for BIS' review of these controls in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to determine whether they should be extended for another year.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls states that effective immediately, all online Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) requests must be submitted using Version 1.2 of the DS-4076 form. All prior versions of the form will be rejected at the time of submission and Returned Without Action.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has renewed its Temporary Denial Order against Mahan Airways of Iran, Zarand Aviation, Gatewick LLC, Pejman Mahmood Kosarayanifard, and Mahmoud Amini, and has added the following four additional related persons in order to prevent an imminent violation of the Export Administration Regulations: (1) Kerman Aviation (aka GIE Kerman Aviation), 42 Avenue Montaigne 75008, Paris, France; (2) Sirjanco Trading LLC P.O. Box 8709, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; (3) Ali Eslamian, 4th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G0PW, United Kingdom; and (4) 2 Bentinck Close, Prince Albert Road St. Johns Wood, London NW87RY, United Kingdom.
On August 26, 2011, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls announced the following entity name and/or address change(s) for new DDTC license applications. New license applications received after the listed deadline will be considered for return without action for correction to the new name and/or address:
On August 22, 2011, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls announced the following entity name and/or address change(s) for new DDTC license applications. New license applications received after the listed deadline will be considered for return without action for correction to the new name and/or address:
The Fish and Wildlife Service announced on August 29, 2011 that that it will not issue export permits under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) and its products such as roe and caviar harvested from impounded waters in Tennessee (such as reservoirs and lakes) during the completed 2010-2011 fishing season.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has posted the following updated schedule for its export control and compliance training outreach efforts:
On August 11, 2011, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls announced the following entity name and/or address change(s) for new DDTC license applications. New license applications received after the listed deadline will be considered for return without action for correction to the new name and/or address: