Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Violations of the Export Administration Regulations, 875 [2020-00068]
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Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until August 29, 2029.
Issued this 31st day of December 2019.
Karen H. Nies-Vogel,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
[FR Doc. 2020–00043 Filed 1–7–20; 8:45 am]
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II. Method of Collection
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submitted on paper.
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Voluntary SelfDisclosure of Violations of the Export
Administration Regulations
Bureau of Industry and
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before March 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Mark Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of
Industry and Security, 1401
Constitution Avenue, Suite 2099B,
Washington, DC 20233 (or via the
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
Comments will generally be posted
without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This collection of information is
needed to detect violations of the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) and
determine if an investigation or
prosecution is necessary and to reach a
settlement with violators. Voluntary
self-disclosure of EAR violations
strengthens BIS’s enforcement efforts by
allowing BIS to conduct investigations
of the disclosed incidents faster than
would be the case if BIS had to detect
the violations without such disclosures.
BIS evaluates the seriousness of the
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violation and either (1) Informs the
person making the disclosure that no
action is warranted; (2) issues a warning
letter; (3) issues a proposed charging
letter and attempts to settle the matter;
(4) issues a charging letter if settlement
is not reached; and/or (5) refers the
matter to the U.S. Department of Justice
for criminal prosecution.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694–0058.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
488.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4880.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary
Legal Authority:
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Ruben Beltran-Ramos,
a/k/a Ruben Ramos-Beltran, Inmate
Number: 50076–479, Big Spring
Correctional Institution, 2001
Rickabaugh Drive, Big Spring, TX
79720; Order Denying Export
Privileges
On November 20, 2018, in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District
of Texas, Ruben Beltran-Ramos a/k/a
Ruben Ramos-Beltran (‘‘BeltranRamos’’) was convicted of violating 18
U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, BeltranRamos was convicted of knowingly
exporting and attempting to export five
thousand cartridges of 7.62 x 39 mm
caliber ammunition from the United
States to Mexico, contrary to Section 38
of the Arms Export Control Act, 22
U.S.C. 2778 (2012). Beltran-Ramos was
sentenced to 26 months in prison and a
$100 special assessment.
Pursuant to Section 1760(e) of the
Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’),1
the export privileges of any person who
has been convicted of certain offenses,
including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C.
554(a), may be denied for a period of up
to ten (10) years from the date of his/her
conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e) (Prior
Convictions). In addition, any BIS
licenses or other authorizations issued
under ECRA in which the person had an
interest at the time of the conviction
may be revoked. Id.
BIS has received notice of BeltranRamos’s conviction for violating 18
U.S.C. 554(a), and has provided notice
and an opportunity for Beltran-Ramos to
make a written submission to BIS, as
provided in Section 766.25 of the Export
Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or
the ‘‘Regulations’’). 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS
1 ECRA was enacted as part of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2019, and as amended is codified at 50 U.S.C.
4801–4852. Beltran-Ramos’s conviction post-dates
ECRA’s enactment on August 13, 2018.
2 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 13222 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’’). Section 1768 of ECRA, 50 U.S.C. 4826,
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,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Voluntary Self-
Disclosure of Violations of the Export Administration Regulations
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before March 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Mark Crace, IC Liaison,
Bureau of Industry and Security, 1401 Constitution Avenue, Suite 2099B,
Washington, DC 20233 (or via the internet at [email protected]).
Comments will generally be posted without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected
information. You may submit attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This collection of information is needed to detect violations of
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and determine if an
investigation or prosecution is necessary and to reach a settlement
with violators. Voluntary self-disclosure of EAR violations strengthens
BIS's enforcement efforts by allowing BIS to conduct investigations of
the disclosed incidents faster than would be the case if BIS had to
detect the violations without such disclosures. BIS evaluates the
seriousness of the violation and either (1) Informs the person making
the disclosure that no action is warranted; (2) issues a warning
letter; (3) issues a proposed charging letter and attempts to settle
the matter; (4) issues a charging letter if settlement is not reached;
and/or (5) refers the matter to the U.S. Department of Justice for
criminal prosecution.
II. Method of Collection
Submitted on paper.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694-0058.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 488.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4880.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary
Legal Authority:
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-00068 Filed 1-7-20; 8:45 am]
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