Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for the Export and Reexport of Agricultural Commodities to Cuba, 10286 [2023-03359]

Download as PDF 10286 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 33 / Friday, February 17, 2023 / Notices meetings/2023-03-meeting.html, for the CSAC meeting information, including the agenda, and how to join the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shana Banks, Advisory Committee Branch Chief, Office of Program, Performance and Stakeholder Integration (PPSI), shana.j.banks@ census.gov, Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, telephone 301–763– 3815. For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 8339. The Committee provides scientific and technical expertise to address Census Bureau program needs and objectives. The members of the CSAC are appointed by the Director of the Census Bureau. The Committee has been established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 10). All meetings are open to the public. Public comments will be accepted in writing only to shana.j.banks@ census.gov (subject line ‘‘2023 CSAC Spring Virtual Meeting Public Comment’’). A brief period will be set aside during the meeting to read public comments received in advance of 12:00 p.m. EDT, March 9, 2023. Any public comments received after the deadline will be posted to the website listed in the ADDRESSES section. Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: February 13, 2023. Shannon Wink, Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau. [FR Doc. 2023–03378 Filed 2–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security [Docket No. 230209–0040] RIN 0694–XC095 Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for the Export and Reexport of Agricultural Commodities to Cuba Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Request for comments. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting public comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for the export and reexport of SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Feb 16, 2023 Jkt 259001 agricultural commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of any comments it receives in its biennial report to the Congress, as required by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, as amended (TSRA). DATES: Comments must be received by March 20, 2023. ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be submitted via the Federal rulemaking portal: https:// www.regulations.gov—you can find this notice by searching on its regulations.gov docket number, which is BIS–2023–0004. Comments may also be submitted by mail or delivery to Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2099B, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. Refer to RIN 0694–XC095. All comments (including any personally identifying information) will be made available for public inspection and copying. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang, Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Telephone: (202) 482–4252. Additional information on BIS procedures and previous biennial reports under TSRA is available at https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/ policy-guidance/country-guidance/ sanctioned-destinations/13-policyguidance/country-guidance/426-reportsto-congress. Copies of these materials may also be requested by contacting the Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 906(a) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA) (22 U.S.C. 7205(a)), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) authorizes exports and reexports of agricultural commodities, as defined in part 772 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), to Cuba. Requirements and procedures associated with such authorization are set forth in § 740.18 of the EAR (15 CFR 740.18). These are the only licensing procedures in the EAR currently in effect pursuant to the requirements of section 906(a) of TSRA. Under the provisions of section 906(c) of TSRA (22 U.S.C. 7205(c)), BIS must submit a biennial report to the Congress on the operation of the licensing system implemented pursuant to section 906(a) for the preceding two-year period. This report must include the number and types of licenses applied for, the number and types of licenses approved, the average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing of a license application PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 until the date of its approval, the extent to which the licensing procedures were effectively implemented, and a description of comments received from interested parties during a 30-day public comment period regarding the effectiveness of the licensing procedures. Consistent with TSRA’s requirements, BIS is currently preparing a biennial report on the operation of the licensing system for the two-year period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022. Request for Comments By this notice, BIS requests public comments on the effectiveness of the licensing procedures for the export and reexport of agricultural commodities to Cuba set forth under § 740.18 of the EAR. Parties submitting comments are asked to be as specific as possible. All comments received by the close of the comment period will be considered by BIS in developing the report to Congress. All comments must be in writing and will be available for public inspection and copying. Any information that the commenter does not wish to be made available to the public should not be submitted to BIS. Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. [FR Doc. 2023–03359 Filed 2–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security In the Matter of: Shuren Qin, Inmate Number: 01003–138, FCI Allenwood Low, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 1000, White Deer, PA 17887; On September 8, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Shuren Qin (‘‘Qin’’), was convicted of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.) (‘‘IEEPA’’), 8 U.S.C. 1001 and 18 U.S.C. 554(a), among other violations. Specifically, Qin was convicted conspiring to unlawfully export items from the United States to Northwestern Polytechnical University, an entity on the Department of Commerce’s Entity List, without first obtaining the required export licenses; two counts of making false statements to law enforcement agents regarding his customers and the types of parts he caused to be exported from the United States to China; and two counts of smuggling hydrophones from the United States to the China. E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 10286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03359]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

[Docket No. 230209-0040]
RIN 0694-XC095


Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for the Export and Reexport 
of Agricultural Commodities to Cuba

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting public 
comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures as defined in 
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for the export and reexport 
of agricultural commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of 
any comments it receives in its biennial report to the Congress, as 
required by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 
2000, as amended (TSRA).

DATES: Comments must be received by March 20, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be submitted via the Federal 
rulemaking portal: https://www.regulations.gov_you can find this 
notice by searching on its regulations.gov docket number, which is BIS-
2023-0004.
    Comments may also be submitted by mail or delivery to Regulatory 
Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 2099B, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230. Refer to RIN 0694-XC095.
    All comments (including any personally identifying information) 
will be made available for public inspection and copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang, Office of 
Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Telephone: (202) 482-4252. 
Additional information on BIS procedures and previous biennial reports 
under TSRA is available at https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/country-guidance/sanctioned-destinations/13-policy-guidance/country-guidance/426-reports-to-congress. Copies of these materials may 
also be requested by contacting the Office of Nonproliferation and 
Treaty Compliance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 906(a) of the Trade 
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA) (22 U.S.C. 
7205(a)), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) authorizes exports 
and reexports of agricultural commodities, as defined in part 772 of 
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), to Cuba. Requirements and 
procedures associated with such authorization are set forth in Sec.  
740.18 of the EAR (15 CFR 740.18). These are the only licensing 
procedures in the EAR currently in effect pursuant to the requirements 
of section 906(a) of TSRA.
    Under the provisions of section 906(c) of TSRA (22 U.S.C. 7205(c)), 
BIS must submit a biennial report to the Congress on the operation of 
the licensing system implemented pursuant to section 906(a) for the 
preceding two-year period. This report must include the number and 
types of licenses applied for, the number and types of licenses 
approved, the average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing of 
a license application until the date of its approval, the extent to 
which the licensing procedures were effectively implemented, and a 
description of comments received from interested parties during a 30-
day public comment period regarding the effectiveness of the licensing 
procedures. Consistent with TSRA's requirements, BIS is currently 
preparing a biennial report on the operation of the licensing system 
for the two-year period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 
2022.

Request for Comments

    By this notice, BIS requests public comments on the effectiveness 
of the licensing procedures for the export and reexport of agricultural 
commodities to Cuba set forth under Sec.  740.18 of the EAR. Parties 
submitting comments are asked to be as specific as possible. All 
comments received by the close of the comment period will be considered 
by BIS in developing the report to Congress.
    All comments must be in writing and will be available for public 
inspection and copying. Any information that the commenter does not 
wish to be made available to the public should not be submitted to BIS.

Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-03359 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-33-P
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