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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the requirements of the Outdoor
Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact
Act of 2016, Public Law 114–249, the
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
developed the Outdoor Recreation
Satellite Account (ORSA). The ORSA
measures the size of the U.S. outdoor
recreation economy and its link to the
broader national economy. Like other
BEA accounts, the ORSA incorporates a
variety of private and public data
sources to create comprehensive
measures of the spending and
production activities that are the focus
of the account. BEA produced the first,
national prototype ORSA statistics on
February 14, 2018, and released updated
national statistics on September 20,
2018. After an additional year of
development, BEA released state-level
prototype statistics on September 20,
2019.
The state-level prototype statistics are
an extension of the national industry
ORSA statistics. State ORSA statistics
isolate the economic activity associated
with outdoor recreation spending and
production in a state’s economy. The
concepts, definitions, and methodology
used to produce state-level prototype
statistics are consistent with the
national industry concepts, definitions,
and methodology. However, the
additional geographic detail introduces
added complexity to the estimation
methodology. ORSA spending and
production measures must be allocated
to the correct geographic region by place
of production, not by residence of
consumer. In the state-level statistics,
outdoor recreation activity is allocated
as follows:
• The value of manufactured goods is
assigned to the state where they are
produced, even if the goods are not
ultimately used in that state.
• The value of services is assigned to
the location where they are consumed.
• The value of production of
imported goods is excluded from ORSA
measures, but the value of the services
of retailers selling imported goods is
included and assigned to the location of
the sale.
BEA is seeking feedback on the
prototype statistics and will continue to
refine its methodology and presentation
before official state ORSA statistics are
released in the fall of 2020.
BEA invites comments from the
public, private industry, state and local
governments, non-profit organizations,
and other interested parties to assist in
improving the prototype statistics’
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quality, reliability, and usefulness. In
particular, BEA is interested in feedback
regarding the following:
1. What are some useful applications
of state ORSA statistics?
2. BEA plans to release the state
ORSA statistics annually in September.
Will the statistics be useful if released
on this schedule? What time of year
should the release be scheduled to
maximize the usefulness of the
statistics?
3. Are the prototype statistics
consistent with the data and
information about outdoor recreation
available from other sources? If not,
what are some differences?
4. Are the methodology documents
available at bea.gov helpful in
understanding the process followed to
create the state-level prototype ORSA
statistics? Are there ways the
methodology could be improved?
5. Are there additional source data
that could be used to generate and
corroborate these statistics beyond those
described in the methodology
documents available at bea.gov?
Dated: October 7, 2019.
Christian Awuku-Budu,
Chief, Regional Research and Methodology
Branch, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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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 Vlachos’s
conviction for violating Section 38 of
the AECA, and pursuant to Section
766.25 of the Regulations, has provided
notice and an ooportunity for Vlachos to
make a written submission to BIS.4 To
date, BIS has not received a submission
from Vlachos.
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 Vlachos’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of seven years from the date of
Vlachos’s conviction. I have also
decided to revoke any BIS-issued
license in which Vlachos had an interest
at the time of his conviction.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
Order Denying Export Privileges
In the Matter of: Alexis Vlachos, 160 Rue
Sainte Anne De-Bellevue, Montreal, Quebec
H9X3Z6.
On September 4, 2018, in the U.S.
District Court for the District of
Vermont, Alexis Vlachos (‘‘Vlachos’’)
was convicted of violating Section 38 of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778 (2012)) (‘‘AECA’’). Vlachos was
convicted of violating Section 38 of the
AECA by knowingly and willfully
exporting and causing to be exported
from the United States to Canada
firearms that were designated as defense
articles on the United States Munitions
List, without the required U.S.
Department of State licenses. Vlachos
was sentenced to fifty-one (51) months
in prison and an assessment of $200.
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
1 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730–
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774 (2019). 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 was
extended by successive Presidential Notices,
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, 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852 (‘‘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, 50 U.S.C. 4819 and 4826; and note 1,
supra.
3 See notes 1 and 2, supra.
4 Notice was provided by registered mail, return
receipt requested, for which Vlachos signed on
August 12, 2019.
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First, from the date of this Order until
September 4, 2025, Alexis Vlachos, with
a last known address at: 160 Rue Sainte
Anne De Bellevue, Montreal, Quebec
H9X3Z6, 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
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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 Vlachos 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, Vlachos 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 Vlachos and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until September 4, 2025.
Issued this 23rd day of October 2019.
Karen H. Nies-Vogel,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
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Transportation and Related Equipment
Technical Advisory Committee; Notice
of Partially Closed Meeting
The Transportation and Related
Equipment Technical Advisory
Committee will meet on November 13,
2019, 9:30 a.m., in the Herbert C.
Hoover Building, Room 3884, 14th
Street between Constitution &
Pennsylvania Avenues NW,
Washington, DC. The Committee
advises the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Export Administration
with respect to technical questions that
affect the level of export controls
applicable to transportation and related
equipment or technology.
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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
conference, submit inquiries to Ms.
Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@
bis.doc.gov no later than November 6,
2019.
A limited number of seats will be
available during the public session of
the meeting. Reservations are not
accepted. To the extent 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
Committee members, the Committee
suggests that presenters forward the
public presentation materials prior to
the meeting to Ms. Springer via email.
The Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of
the delegate of the General Counsel,
formally determined on April 19, 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 the meeting dealing with predecisional 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, call Yvette
Springer at (202) 482–2813.
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Committee Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Order Denying Export Privileges
In the Matter of: Alexis Vlachos, 160 Rue Sainte Anne De-
Bellevue, Montreal, Quebec H9X3Z6.
On September 4, 2018, in the U.S. District Court for the District
of Vermont, Alexis Vlachos (``Vlachos'') was convicted of violating
Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778 (2012))
(``AECA''). Vlachos was convicted of violating Section 38 of the AECA
by knowingly and willfully exporting and causing to be exported from
the United States to Canada firearms that were designated as defense
articles on the United States Munitions List, without the required U.S.
Department of State licenses. Vlachos was sentenced to fifty-one (51)
months in prison and an assessment of $200.
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\
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\1\ The Regulations are currently codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730-774 (2019). 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 was
extended by successive Presidential Notices, 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, 50
U.S.C. 4801-4852 (``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, 50 U.S.C. 4819 and
4826; and note 1, supra.
\3\ See notes 1 and 2, supra.
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BIS has received notice of Vlachos's conviction for violating
Section 38 of the AECA, and pursuant to Section 766.25 of the
Regulations, has provided notice and an ooportunity for Vlachos to make
a written submission to BIS.\4\ To date, BIS has not received a
submission from Vlachos.
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\4\ Notice was provided by registered mail, return receipt
requested, for which Vlachos signed on August 12, 2019.
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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 Vlachos's export privileges under the Regulations
for a period of seven years from the date of Vlachos's conviction. I
have also decided to revoke any BIS-issued license in which Vlachos had
an interest at the time of his conviction.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
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First, from the date of this Order until September 4, 2025, Alexis
Vlachos, with a last known address at: 160 Rue Sainte Anne De Bellevue,
Montreal, Quebec H9X3Z6, 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 Vlachos 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, Vlachos 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 Vlachos and shall
be published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect until September 4, 2025.
Issued this 23rd day of October 2019.
Karen H. Nies-Vogel,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
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