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Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
following Order:
ACTION:
Whereas, the Board adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) (74 FR
1170, 01/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987,
01/22/09; 75 FR 71069–71070, 11/22/
10) as an option for the establishment or
reorganization of zones;
Whereas, the Findlay/Hancock
County Chamber of Commerce, grantee
of Foreign-Trade Zone 151, submitted
an application to the Board (FTZ Docket
20–2012, filed 3/20/2012) for authority
to reorganize under the ASF with a
service area of Hardin, Putnam, Seneca,
Allen and Hancock Counties, Ohio,
adjacent to the Toledo Customs and
Border Protection port of entry, and FTZ
151’s existing Sites 1 and 3 would be
categorized as magnet sites;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (77 FR 17408–17409, 3/26/
2012) and the application has been
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations are satisfied, and
that the proposal is in the public
interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to reorganize FTZ 151
under the alternative site framework is
approved, subject to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard
2,000-acre activation limit for the zone,
and to a five-year ASF sunset provision
for magnet sites that would terminate
authority for Site 3 if not activated by
August 31, 2017.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of
August 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 120822382–2382–01]
Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures
for Agricultural Commodities to Cuba
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Request for comments.
The Bureau of Industry and
Security (BIS) is requesting public
comments on the effectiveness of its
licensing procedures as defined in the
Export Administration Regulations for
the export of agricultural commodities
to Cuba. BIS will include a description
of these comments in its biennial report
to the Congress, as required by the
Trade Sanctions Reform and Export
Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7201 et seq.), as amended.
DATES: Comments must be received by
October 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to the Federal eRulemaking
portal (www.regulations.gov). The
regulations.gov ID is: BIS–2012–0039.
Comments may also be sent by email to
publiccomments@bis.doc.gov with a
reference to ‘‘TSRA 2012 Report’’ in the
subject line. Written comments may be
submitted by mail to Regulatory Policy
Division, Bureau of Industry and
Security, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Room 2099B, Washington, DC 20230
with a reference to ‘‘TSRA 2012
Report.’’ All comments must be in
writing (either submitted to
regulations.gov, by email or on paper).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tracy L. Patts, Office of
Nonproliferation and Treaty
Compliance, Telephone: (202) 482–
4252. Additional information on BIS
procedures and our previous biennial
report under the Trade Sanctions
Reform and Export Enhancement Act, as
amended, is available at
www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/
TSRA_TOC.html. Copies of these
materials may also be requested by
contacting the Office of
Nonproliferation and Treaty
Compliance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 906(a) of the Trade Sanctions
Reform and Export Enhancement Act of
2000 (TSRA) (22 U.S.C. 7205(a)), the
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
authorizes exports of agricultural
commodities, as defined in part 772 of
the Export Administration Regulations
(EAR), to Cuba. Requirements and
procedures associated with such
authorization are set forth in § 740.18 of
the EAR (15 CFR 740.18). These are the
only licensing procedures in the EAR
currently in effect pursuant to the
requirements of section 906(a) of TSRA.
Under the provisions of section 906(c)
of TSRA (22 U.S.C. 7205(c)), BIS must
submit a biennial report to the Congress
on the operation of the licensing system
implemented pursuant to section 906(a)
for the preceding two-year period. This
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report must include the number and
types of licenses applied for, the
number and types of licenses approved,
the average amount of time elapsed from
the date of filing of a license application
until the date of its approval, the extent
to which the licensing procedures were
effectively implemented, and a
description of comments received from
interested parties during a 30-day public
comment period about the effectiveness
of the licensing procedures. BIS is
currently preparing a biennial report on
the operation of the licensing system for
the two-year period from October 1,
2010 through September 30, 2012.
Request for Comments
By this notice, BIS requests public
comments on the effectiveness of the
licensing procedures for the export of
agricultural commodities to Cuba set
forth under § 740.18 of the EAR. Parties
submitting comments are asked to be as
specific as possible. All comments
received by the close of the comment
period will be considered by BIS in
developing the report to Congress.
All comments must be in writing and
will be available for public inspection
and copying. Any information that the
commenter does not wish to be made
available to the public should not be
submitted to BIS.
Dated: August 27, 2012.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 120816348–2348–01]
Effects of Foreign Policy-Based Export
Controls
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
In developing its report to
Congress, BIS is seeking public
comments on the effect of existing
foreign policy-based export controls in
the Export Administration Regulations.
BIS is requesting public comments to
conduct consultations with U.S.
industries. Section 6 of the Export
Administration Act (EAA) requires BIS
to consult with industry on the effect of
such controls and to report the results
of the consultations to Congress.
Comments from all interested persons
are welcome. All comments will be
made available for public inspection
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 120822382-2382-01]
Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for Agricultural
Commodities to Cuba
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting public
comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures as defined in
the Export Administration Regulations for the export of agricultural
commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of these comments
in its biennial report to the Congress, as required by the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et
seq.), as amended.
DATES: Comments must be received by October 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking portal
(www.regulations.gov). The regulations.gov ID is: BIS-2012-0039.
Comments may also be sent by email to publiccomments@bis.doc.gov with a
reference to ``TSRA 2012 Report'' in the subject line. Written comments
may be submitted by mail to Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of
Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2099B,
Washington, DC 20230 with a reference to ``TSRA 2012 Report.'' All
comments must be in writing (either submitted to regulations.gov, by
email or on paper).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy L. Patts, Office of
Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Telephone: (202) 482-4252.
Additional information on BIS procedures and our previous biennial
report under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act, as
amended, is available at www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/TSRA_TOC.html.
Copies of these materials may also be requested by contacting the
Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 906(a) of the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA) (22 U.S.C.
7205(a)), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) authorizes exports
of agricultural commodities, as defined in part 772 of the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR), to Cuba. Requirements and procedures
associated with such authorization are set forth in Sec. 740.18 of the
EAR (15 CFR 740.18). These are the only licensing procedures in the EAR
currently in effect pursuant to the requirements of section 906(a) of
TSRA.
Under the provisions of section 906(c) of TSRA (22 U.S.C. 7205(c)),
BIS must submit a biennial report to the Congress on the operation of
the licensing system implemented pursuant to section 906(a) for the
preceding two-year period. This report must include the number and
types of licenses applied for, the number and types of licenses
approved, the average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing of
a license application until the date of its approval, the extent to
which the licensing procedures were effectively implemented, and a
description of comments received from interested parties during a 30-
day public comment period about the effectiveness of the licensing
procedures. BIS is currently preparing a biennial report on the
operation of the licensing system for the two-year period from October
1, 2010 through September 30, 2012.
Request for Comments
By this notice, BIS requests public comments on the effectiveness
of the licensing procedures for the export of agricultural commodities
to Cuba set forth under Sec. 740.18 of the EAR. Parties submitting
comments are asked to be as specific as possible. All comments received
by the close of the comment period will be considered by BIS in
developing the report to Congress.
All comments must be in writing and will be available for public
inspection and copying. Any information that the commenter does not
wish to be made available to the public should not be submitted to BIS.
Dated: August 27, 2012.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-21523 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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