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a notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of
BWF America, Inc. (BWF), located in
Hebron, Kentucky. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
400.22) was received on March 21,
2019.
The applicant indicates that it will be
submitting a separate application for
FTZ designation at the BWF facility
under FTZ 47. The facility is used for
the production of textile/felt filter bags
and other filter products for industrial
applications. Pursuant to 15 CFR
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited
to the specific foreign-status materials
and components and specific finished
products described in the submitted
notification (as described below) and
subsequently authorized by the FTZ
Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt BWF from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status
components used in export production.
On its domestic sales, for the foreignstatus materials/components noted
below, BWF would be able to choose the
duty rate during customs entry
procedures that applies to textile/felt
industrial filter bags, press filters, drum
filters, press covers, filter belts, and
filter discs (duty rate 3.8%). BWF would
be able to avoid duty on foreign-status
components which become scrap/waste.
Customs duties also could possibly be
deferred or reduced on foreign-status
production equipment.
The components and materials
sourced from abroad include: Hydrated
lime with fluorescent pigment tracing
powder; plastic laminated film seam
tape; textile rollers/rings (polyester
fibers needled together and rolled into
circular forms); fiberglass rolled goods
(woven textile fiberglass with a
polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE)
membrane film laminated as a top layer
on the material); and, stainless steel
wire cages (wire frames used in air
filtration to support the filtration bags).
Foreign-sourced components also
include fiberglass thread and rolled felt
of polyester, polyphenylene sulfide,
aramid, polyimide, PTFE, and acrylic,
each of which can have any one or more
combinations of the following coatings/
finishes (for the purposes of product
performance—primarily heat and speed
of emissions)—mechanical: singe, glaze;
chemical: bath treatments, Teflon,
acrylic, fluorocarbon, silicone; and,
lamination: PTFE and PTFE membrane.
The duty rates on components/materials
range from duty-free to 10.6%. The
request indicates that certain materials/
components are subject to special duties
under Section 301 of the Trade Act of
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1974 (Section 301), depending on the
country of origin. The applicable
Section 301 decisions require subject
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in
privileged foreign status (19 CFR
146.41).
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary at the address below. The
closing period for their receipt is May
13, 2019.
A copy of the notification 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 Board’s
website, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Diane
Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or
(202) 482–1367.
Dated: March 25, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Technical Advisory Committees;
Notice of Recruitment of Members
The Bureau of Industry and
Security (BIS), Department of Commerce
is announcing its recruitment of
candidates to serve on one of its seven
Technical Advisory Committees
(‘‘TACs’’ or ‘‘Committees’’). TAC
members advise the Department of
Commerce on the technical parameters
for export controls applicable to dualuse items (commodities, software, and
technology) and on the administration
of those controls. The TACs are
composed of representatives from
industry, academia, and the U.S.
Government and reflect diverse points
of view on the concerns of the exporting
community. Industry representatives are
selected from firms producing a broad
range of items currently controlled for
national security, non-proliferation,
foreign policy, and short supply reasons
or that are proposed for such controls.
Representation from the private sector is
balanced to the extent possible among
large and small firms.
Six TACs are responsible for advising
the Department of Commerce on the
technical parameters for export controls
and the administration of those controls
within specified areas: Information
SUMMARY:
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Systems TAC: Control List Categories 3
(electronics), 4 (computers), and 5
(telecommunications and information
security); Materials TAC: Control List
Category 1 (materials, chemicals,
microorganisms, and toxins); Materials
Processing Equipment TAC: Control List
Category 2 (materials processing);
Sensors and Instrumentation TAC:
Control List Category 6 (sensors and
lasers); Transportation and Related
Equipment TAC: Control List Categories
7 (navigation and avionics), 8 (marine),
and 9 (propulsion systems, space
vehicles, and related equipment); and
the Emerging Technology TAC
(identification of emerging and
foundational technologies that may be
developed over a period of five to ten
years with potential dual-use
applications). The seventh TAC, the
Regulations and Procedures TAC,
focuses on the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR) and procedures for
implementing the EAR.
TAC members are appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce and serve terms
of not more than four consecutive years.
TAC members must obtain secret-level
clearances prior to their appointment.
These clearances are necessary so that
members may be permitted access to
classified information that may be
needed to formulate recommendations
to the Department of Commerce.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to
review materials and information on
each Committee website, including the
Committee’s charter, to gain an
understanding of each Committee’s
responsibilities, matters on which the
Committee will provide
recommendations, and expectations for
members. Members of any of the seven
TACs may not be registered as foreign
agents under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act. No TAC member may
represent a company that is majority
owned or controlled by a foreign
government entity (or foreign
government entities). TAC members will
not be compensated for their services or
reimbursed for their travel expenses.
If you are interested in becoming a
TAC member, please provide the
following information: 1. Name of
applicant; 2. affirmation of U.S.
citizenship; 3. organizational affiliation
and title, as appropriate; 4. mailing
address; 5. work telephone number; 6.
email address; 7. summary of
qualifications for membership; 8. an
affirmative statement that the candidate
will be able to meet the expected
commitments of Committee work.
Committee work includes: (a) Attending
in-person/teleconference Committee
meetings roughly four times per year
(lasting 1–2 days each); (b) undertaking
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additional work outside of full
Committee meetings including
subcommittee conference calls or
meetings as needed, and (c) frequently
drafting, preparing or commenting on
proposed recommendations to be
evaluated at Committee meetings.
Finally, candidates must provide an
affirmative statement that they meet all
Committee eligibility requirements.
The Department of Commerce is
committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks diverse Advisory
Committee membership.
To respond to this recruitment notice,
please send a copy of your resume to
Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@
bis.doc.gov.
Deadline: This Notice of Recruitment
will be open for one year from its date
of publication in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Yvette Springer on (202) 482–2813.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Sensors and Instrumentation
Technical Advisory Committee; Notice
of Partially Closed Meeting
conference, submit inquiries to Ms.
Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@
bis.doc.gov no later than April 23, 2019.
A limited number of seats will be
available during the public session of
the meeting. Reservations are not
accepted. To the extent that time
permits, members of the public may
present oral statements to the
Committee. The public may submit
written statements at any time before or
after the meeting. However, to facilitate
distribution of public presentation
materials to the Committee members,
the Committee suggests that the
materials be forwarded before the
meeting to Ms. Springer.
The Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of
the General Counsel, formally
determined on March 12, 2019 pursuant
to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
app. 2 § 10(d), that the portion of this
meeting dealing with pre-decisional
changes to the Commerce Control List
and U.S. export control policies shall be
exempt from the provisions relating to
public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app.
2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining
portions of the meeting will be open to
the public.
For more information contact Yvette
Springer on (202) 482–2813.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
The Sensors and Instrumentation
Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC)
will meet on Tuesday, April 30, 2019,
9:30 a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover
Building, Room 3884, 14th Street
between Constitution and Pennsylvania
Avenues NW, Washington, DC. The
Committee advises the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration on technical questions
that affect the level of export controls
applicable to sensors and
instrumentation equipment and
technology.
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Agenda
On November 28, 2017, in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District
of Texas, Arnoldo Antonio Arredondo
(‘‘Arredondo’’) was convicted of
violating Section 38 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778 (2012))
(‘‘AECA’’). Arredondo was convicted of
violating Section 38 of the AECA by
conspiring and agreeing with others to
knowingly and willfully export and
cause to be exported, from the United
States to Mexico, .223 caliber rifles,
which were designated as defense
articles on the United States Munitions
List, without the required U.S.
Department of State licenses. Arredondo
was sentenced to 46 months in prison,
Open Session
1. Welcome and Introductions.
2. Remarks from the Bureau of
Industry and Security Management.
3. Industry Presentations.
4. New Business.
Closed Session
5. Discussion of matters determined to
be exempt from the provisions relating
to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C.
app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3).
The open session will be accessible
via teleconference to 20 participants on
a first come, first serve basis. To join the
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three years of supervised release, and an
assessment of $100.
The Export Administration
Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or ‘‘Regulations’’)
are administered and enforced by the
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau
of Industry and Security (‘‘BIS’’).1
Section 766.25 of the Regulations
provides, in pertinent part, that the
‘‘Director of [BIS’s] Office of Exporter
Services, in consultation with the
Director of [BIS’s] 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).2 In addition,
pursuant to Section 750.8 of the
Regulations, BIS’s Office of Exporter
Services may revoke any BIS-issued
licenses in which the person had an
interest at the time of his/her
conviction.3
BIS has received notice of
Arredondo’s conviction for violating
Section 38 of the AECA, and has
provided notice and an opportunity for
Arredondo to make a written
submission to BIS, as provided in
Section 766.25 of the Regulations. BIS
has not received a submission from
Arredondo.
Based upon my review and
consultations with BIS’s Office of
Export Enforcement, including its
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Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Arnoldo Antonio
Arredondo, Inmate Number: 23611–
479, FCI Beaumont Medium, Federal
Correctional Institution, P.O. Box
26040, Beaumont, TX 77720; Order
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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) (‘‘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
2019, which includes the Export Control Reform
Act of 2018, Title XVII, Subtitle B of Public Law
115–232, 132 Stat. 2208 (‘‘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.
2 See also Section 11(h) of the EAA, 50 U.S.C.
4610(h) (Supp. III 2015); Sections 1760(e) and 1768
of ECRA, Title XVII, Subtitle B of Public Law 115–
232, 132 Stat. 2208, 2225 and 2233 (Aug. 13, 2018);
and note 1, supra.
3 See notes 1 and 2, supra.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Technical Advisory Committees; Notice of Recruitment of Members
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of
Commerce is announcing its recruitment of candidates to serve on one of
its seven Technical Advisory Committees (``TACs'' or ``Committees'').
TAC members advise the Department of Commerce on the technical
parameters for export controls applicable to dual-use items
(commodities, software, and technology) and on the administration of
those controls. The TACs are composed of representatives from industry,
academia, and the U.S. Government and reflect diverse points of view on
the concerns of the exporting community. Industry representatives are
selected from firms producing a broad range of items currently
controlled for national security, non-proliferation, foreign policy,
and short supply reasons or that are proposed for such controls.
Representation from the private sector is balanced to the extent
possible among large and small firms.
Six TACs are responsible for advising the Department of Commerce on
the technical parameters for export controls and the administration of
those controls within specified areas: Information Systems TAC: Control
List Categories 3 (electronics), 4 (computers), and 5
(telecommunications and information security); Materials TAC: Control
List Category 1 (materials, chemicals, microorganisms, and toxins);
Materials Processing Equipment TAC: Control List Category 2 (materials
processing); Sensors and Instrumentation TAC: Control List Category 6
(sensors and lasers); Transportation and Related Equipment TAC: Control
List Categories 7 (navigation and avionics), 8 (marine), and 9
(propulsion systems, space vehicles, and related equipment); and the
Emerging Technology TAC (identification of emerging and foundational
technologies that may be developed over a period of five to ten years
with potential dual-use applications). The seventh TAC, the Regulations
and Procedures TAC, focuses on the Export Administration Regulations
(EAR) and procedures for implementing the EAR.
TAC members are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and serve
terms of not more than four consecutive years. TAC members must obtain
secret-level clearances prior to their appointment. These clearances
are necessary so that members may be permitted access to classified
information that may be needed to formulate recommendations to the
Department of Commerce. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review
materials and information on each Committee website, including the
Committee's charter, to gain an understanding of each Committee's
responsibilities, matters on which the Committee will provide
recommendations, and expectations for members. Members of any of the
seven TACs may not be registered as foreign agents under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act. No TAC member may represent a company that is
majority owned or controlled by a foreign government entity (or foreign
government entities). TAC members will not be compensated for their
services or reimbursed for their travel expenses.
If you are interested in becoming a TAC member, please provide the
following information: 1. Name of applicant; 2. affirmation of U.S.
citizenship; 3. organizational affiliation and title, as appropriate;
4. mailing address; 5. work telephone number; 6. email address; 7.
summary of qualifications for membership; 8. an affirmative statement
that the candidate will be able to meet the expected commitments of
Committee work. Committee work includes: (a) Attending in-person/
teleconference Committee meetings roughly four times per year (lasting
1-2 days each); (b) undertaking
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additional work outside of full Committee meetings including
subcommittee conference calls or meetings as needed, and (c) frequently
drafting, preparing or commenting on proposed recommendations to be
evaluated at Committee meetings. Finally, candidates must provide an
affirmative statement that they meet all Committee eligibility
requirements.
The Department of Commerce is committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks diverse Advisory Committee membership.
To respond to this recruitment notice, please send a copy of your
resume to Ms. Yvette Springer at [email protected].
Deadline: This Notice of Recruitment will be open for one year from
its date of publication in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Yvette Springer on (202) 482-2813.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
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