Order Denying Export Privileges; In the Matter of: Jacqueline Castro-Aguilera, 206 King Street, Gruver, TX 79040, 75031-75032 [2022-26514]
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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, pursuant to section 1760(e) of
ECRA and sections 766.23 and 766.25 of
the Regulations, any other person, firm,
corporation, or business organization
related to Martell 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, Martell 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 Martell and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until January 14, 2030.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Order Denying Export Privileges; In the
Matter of: Jacqueline Castro-Aguilera,
206 King Street, Gruver, TX 79040
On February 25, 2019, in the U.S.
District Court for the District of New
Mexico, Jacqueline Castro-Aguilera
(‘‘Castro-Aguilera’’) was convicted of
violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically,
Castro-Aguilera was convicted of
fraudulently and knowingly attempting
to export and send to Mexico,
approximately 1000 rounds of .223
caliber ammunition, in violation of 18
U.S.C. 554. As a result of her conviction,
the Court sentenced Castro-Aguilera to
33 months of confinement, three years
of supervised release, 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, 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). In
addition, any Bureau of Industry and
Security (‘‘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 received notice of CastroAguilera’s conviction for violating 18
U.S.C. 554. As provided in section
766.25 of the Export Administration
Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or the
‘‘Regulations’’), BIS provided notice and
opportunity for Castro-Aguilera to make
a written submission to BIS. 15 CFR
766.25.2 BIS has not received a written
submission from Castro-Aguilera.
Based upon my review of the record
and consultations with BIS’s Office of
Exporter Services, including its
Director, and the facts available to BIS,
I have decided to deny Castro-Aguilera’s
export privileges under the Regulations
for a period of seven years from the date
of Castro-Aguilera’s conviction. The
Office of Exporter Services has also
decided to revoke any BIS-issued
licenses in which Castro-Aguilera had
an interest at the time of her
conviction.3
1 ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, 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.
2 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730–
774 (2022).
3 The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is
the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders
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Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
February 25, 2026, Jacqueline CastroAguilera, with a last known address of
206 King Street, Gruver, TX 79040, and
when acting for or on her behalf, her
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, reexport, or transfer (incountry) 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
pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR
73411, November 18, 2020).
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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, pursuant to section 1760(e) of
ECRA and sections 766.23 and 766.25 of
the Regulations, any other person, firm,
corporation, or business organization
related to Castro-Aguilera 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, Castro-Aguilera 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 Castro-Aguilera and shall
be published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until February 25, 2026.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–844]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
Mexico: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2020–2021
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
finds that Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V.
(Deacero), Ingeteknos Estructurales, S.A.
de C.V. (Ingetek), Aceros Nacionales,
S.A. de C.V. (ANSA), and Company A
(collectively, Deacero Group) and Grupo
Acerero S.A. de C.V. (Acerero) made
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sales of subject merchandise in the
United States at prices below normal
value during the November 1, 2020,
through October 31, 2021, period of
review (POR). We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable December 7, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Lindgren or Kyle Clahane, AD/
CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–1671 or (202) 482–5449,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 6, 2014, Commerce
published the antidumping duty order
on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar)
from Mexico in the Federal Register.1
On December 28, 2021, pursuant to
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce
initiated an administrative review of the
Order.2 On July 8, 2022, we extended
the deadline for the preliminary results
to November 30, 2022.3
Commerce initiated this
administrative review covering the
following companies: Aceros Especiales
Simec Tlaxcala, S.A. de C.V.;
ArcelorMittal Mexico SA de CV.;
Compania Siderurgica del Pacifico S.A.
de C.V.; Deacero; Fundiciones de Acero
Estructurales, S.A. de C.V.; Acerero;
Grupo Chant, S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Grupo
Simec; Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa,
S.A. de C.V.; Orge S.A. de C.V.; Perfiles
Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.; RRLC
S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Sidertul S.A. de C.V.;
Siderurgicos Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.;
Siderurgica del Occidente y Pacifico
S.A. de C.V.; Simec International 6 S.A.
de C.V.; Simec International 7, S.A. de
C.V.; Simec International 9 S.A. de C.V.;
and Simec International, S.A. de C.V.4
1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico:
Antidumping Duty Order, 79 FR 65925 (November
6, 2014) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping Duty and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR
73734 (December 28, 2021) (Initiation Notice).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results,’’ dated July 8, 2022.
4 Commerce has previously collapsed 15 of the
firms listed in the Initiation Notice (i.e., Aceros
Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, S.A. de C.V.; Compania
Siderurgica del Pacifico S.A. de C.V.; Fundiciones
de Acero Estructurales, S.A. de C.V.; Grupo Chant
S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Grupo Simec; Operadora de
Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.; Orge S.A. de C.V.;
Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.; RRLC
S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Sideru´rgicos Noroeste, S.A. de
C.V.; Siderurgica del Occidente y Pacifico S.A. de
C.V.; Simec International, S.A. de C.V.; Simec
International 6 S.A. de C.V.; Simec International 7
S.A. de C.V.; and Simec International 9 S.A. de
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On January 26, 2022, we limited the
number of respondents selected for
individual examination in this
administrative review to Deacero Group
and Acerero.5 We did not select the
remaining companies for individual
examination, and these companies
remain subject to this administrative
review.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is
steel concrete reinforcing bar from
Mexico. For a complete description of
the scope, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(2) of
the Act. Constructed export price was
calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. Normal value was
calculated in accordance with section
773 of the Act. For a full description of
the methodology underlying our
preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Rate for Non-Selected Companies
The statute and Commerce’s
regulations do not identify the dumping
margin to apply to respondents not
selected for individual examination
when Commerce limits its examination
in an administrative review pursuant to
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally,
Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of
C.V.) into the single entity ‘‘Grupo Simec.’’ See, e.g.,
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Final Determination of No Shipments;
2019–2020, 87 FR 34848 (June 8, 2022).
Additionally, Commerce has preliminarily
determined that Deacero, Ingetek, ANSA and
Company A should be collapsed and treated as a
single entity, collectively Deacero Group. See
Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review
on the Antidumping Duty Order of Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from Mexico; 2020–2021,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum) at
‘‘Affiliation and Collapsing.’’
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’
dated January 26, 2022.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Order Denying Export Privileges; In the Matter of: Jacqueline
Castro-Aguilera, 206 King Street, Gruver, TX 79040
On February 25, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for the District
of New Mexico, Jacqueline Castro-Aguilera (``Castro-Aguilera'') was
convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Castro-Aguilera
was convicted of fraudulently and knowingly attempting to export and
send to Mexico, approximately 1000 rounds of .223 caliber ammunition,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. 554. As a result of her conviction, the Court
sentenced Castro-Aguilera to 33 months of confinement, three years of
supervised release, 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, 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). In addition, any Bureau of
Industry and Security (``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.
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\1\ ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, 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.
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BIS received notice of Castro-Aguilera's conviction for violating
18 U.S.C. 554. As provided in section 766.25 of the Export
Administration Regulations (``EAR'' or the ``Regulations''), BIS
provided notice and opportunity for Castro-Aguilera to make a written
submission to BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.\2\ BIS has not received a written
submission from Castro-Aguilera.
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\2\ The Regulations are currently codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730-774 (2022).
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Based upon my review of the record and consultations with BIS's
Office of Exporter Services, including its Director, and the facts
available to BIS, I have decided to deny Castro-Aguilera's export
privileges under the Regulations for a period of seven years from the
date of Castro-Aguilera's conviction. The Office of Exporter Services
has also decided to revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which Castro-
Aguilera had an interest at the time of her conviction.\3\
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\3\ The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is the
authorizing official for issuance of denial orders pursuant to
amendments to the Regulations (85 FR 73411, November 18, 2020).
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Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until February 25, 2026,
Jacqueline Castro-Aguilera, with a last known address of 206 King
Street, Gruver, TX 79040, and when acting for or on her behalf, her
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, reexport, or transfer (in-country) 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
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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, pursuant to section 1760(e) of ECRA and sections 766.23 and
766.25 of the Regulations, any other person, firm, corporation, or
business organization related to Castro-Aguilera 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, Castro-
Aguilera 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 Castro-Aguilera
and shall be published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect until February 25, 2026.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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