Foreign-Trade Zone 64-Jacksonville, Florida; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework, 50069-50070 [2018-21615]

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[FR Doc. 2018–21579 Filed 10–3–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50069 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–60–2018] Foreign-Trade Zone 64—Jacksonville, Florida; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the Jacksonville Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 64, requesting authority to reorganize the zone to expand its service area under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of zones and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the designation of new subzones or ‘‘usagedriven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context of the FTZ Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a zone. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on September 27, 2018. FTZ 64 was approved by the Board on December 29, 1980 (Board Order 170, 46 FR 1330, January 6, 1981), reorganized under the ASF on May 6, 2011 (Board Order 1759, 76 FR 28418, May 17, 2011), and the service area was expanded under the ASF on July 5, 2012 (Board Order 1840, 77 FR 41374, July 13, 2012). The zone currently has a service area that includes Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns Counties, Florida. The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the service area of the zone to include Flagler County, as described in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the expanded service area based on companies’ needs for FTZ designation. The application indicates that the proposed expanded service area is adjacent to the Jacksonville Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry. In accordance with the FTZ Board’s regulations, Qahira El-Amin of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and information presented in the application and case record and to report findings and recommendations to the FTZ Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 50070 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 193 / Thursday, October 4, 2018 / Notices closing period for their receipt is December 3, 2018. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to December 18, 2018. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ Board’s website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Qahira El-Amin at Qahira.El-Amin@trade.gov or (202) 482– 5928. Dated: September 27, 2018. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–21615 Filed 10–3–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security In the Matter of: Francisco Xavier Martinez, Inmate Number: 21369–470, FCI Bastrop, P.O. Box 1010, Bastrop, TX 78602; Order Denying Export Privileges daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES On November 16, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Francisco Xavier Martinez (‘‘Martinez’’) was convicted of violating Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778 (2012)) (‘‘AECA’’). Specifically, Martinez was convicted of knowingly exporting and attempting to export from the United States to Mexico firearms designated as defense articles on the United States Munitions List, without the required U.S. Department of State licenses. Martinez was sentenced to 41 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and an assessment of $100. Section 766.25 of the Export Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or ‘‘Regulations’’) 1 provides, in pertinent 1 The Regulations are currently codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 774 (2018). The Regulations originally issued under the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 4601–4623 (Supp. III 2015) (‘‘the EAA’’), which lapsed on August 21, 2001. The President, through Executive Order 13,222 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 8, 2018 (83 FR 39,871 (Aug. 13, 2018)), continued the Regulations in full force and effect under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2012) (‘‘IEEPA’’). On August 13, 2018, the President signed into law the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Oct 03, 2018 Jkt 247001 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 . . . section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).’’ 15 CFR 766.25(a). 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). 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 Act or the Regulations in which the person had an interest at the time of his/ her conviction. BIS has received notice of Martinez’s conviction for violating Section 38 of the AECA, and has provided notice and an opportunity for Martinez to make a written submission to BIS, as provided in Section 766.25 of the Regulations. BIS has not received a submission from Martinez. 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 Martinez’s export privileges under the Regulations for a period of seven years from the date of Martinez’s conviction. I have also decided to revoke all licenses issued pursuant to the Act or Regulations in which Martinez had an interest at the time of his conviction. Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: First, from the date of this Order until November 16, 2024, Francisco Xavier Martinez, with a last known address of Inmate Number: 21369–470, FCI Bastrop, P.O. Box 1010, Bastrop, TX 78602, 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 2019, which includes the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, Title XVII, Subtitle B of Public Law 115–232 (‘‘ECRA’’). While Section 1766 of ECRA repeals the provisions of the EAA (except for three sections which are inapplicable here), Section 1768 of ECRA provides, in pertinent part, that all rules and regulations that were made or issued under the EAA, including as continued in effect pursuant to IEEPA, and were in effect as of ECRA’s date of enactment (August 13, 2018), shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, superseded, set aside, or revoked through action undertaken pursuant to the authority provided under ECRA. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50069-50070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21615]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-60-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone 64--Jacksonville, Florida; Application for 
Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site 
Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Jacksonville Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 
64, requesting authority to reorganize the zone to expand its service 
area under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ 
Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for grantees for the 
establishment or reorganization of zones and can permit significantly 
greater flexibility in the designation of new subzones or ``usage-
driven'' FTZ sites for operators/users located within a grantee's 
``service area'' in the context of the FTZ Board's standard 2,000-acre 
activation limit for a zone. The application was submitted pursuant to 
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally 
docketed on September 27, 2018.
    FTZ 64 was approved by the Board on December 29, 1980 (Board Order 
170, 46 FR 1330, January 6, 1981), reorganized under the ASF on May 6, 
2011 (Board Order 1759, 76 FR 28418, May 17, 2011), and the service 
area was expanded under the ASF on July 5, 2012 (Board Order 1840, 77 
FR 41374, July 13, 2012). The zone currently has a service area that 
includes Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St. 
Johns Counties, Florida.
    The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the service 
area of the zone to include Flagler County, as described in the 
application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites 
throughout the expanded service area based on companies' needs for FTZ 
designation. The application indicates that the proposed expanded 
service area is adjacent to the Jacksonville Customs and Border 
Protection Port of Entry.
    In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Qahira El-Amin of 
the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts 
and information presented in the application and case record and to 
report findings and recommendations to the FTZ Board.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the 
address below. The

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closing period for their receipt is December 3, 2018. Rebuttal comments 
in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be 
submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to December 18, 2018.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
FTZ Board's website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For 
further information, contact Qahira El-Amin at [email protected] 
or (202) 482-5928.

    Dated: September 27, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21615 Filed 10-3-18; 8:45 am]
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