Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting, 12655-12656 [2023-04105]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / Notices 2778) (‘‘AECA’’). Specifically, Li was convicted of knowingly and willfully attempting to export from the United States to China, a Harris Falcon III AN/ PRC 152A Radio, which is designated as a defense article on the United States Munitions List, without the required licenses or written authorization from the State Department. As a result of his conviction, the Court sentenced Li to 36 months of confinement, three years of supervised release and $100 assessment. Li was also placed on U.S. Department of State’s debarred list. Pursuant to Section 1760(e) of the Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’), the export privileges of any person who has been convicted of certain offenses, including, but not limited to, Section 38 of the AECA, may be denied for a period of up to ten (10) years from the date of his/her conviction. See 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 Li’s conviction for violating Section 38 of the AECA. BIS provided notice and opportunity for Li 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 has not received a written submission from Li. 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 Li’s export privileges under the Regulations for a period of 10 years from the date of Li’s conviction. The Office of Exporter Services has also decided to revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which Li had an interest at the time of his conviction.3 Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: First, from the date of this Order until June 12, 2030, Qingshan Li, with a last known address of Room 201 NO106 Lane 24, Chengshan Rd., Pudong District, Shanghai, China 200126, 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’’) 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, pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR 73411, November 18, 2020). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Feb 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 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. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12655 Third, pursuant to Section 1760(e) of ECRA (50 U.S.C. 4819(e)) and Sections 766.23 and 766.25 of the Regulations, any other person, firm, corporation, or business organization related to Li 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, Li 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 Li and shall be published in the Federal Register. Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until June 12, 2030. John Sonderman, Director, Office of Export Enforcement. [FR Doc. 2023–03985 Filed 2–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting The Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee will meet on March 15, 2023, 11:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, via teleconference. 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. Agenda Public Session 1. Welcome and Introductions. 2. Status reports by working group chairs. 3. Public comments and Proposals. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later than March 8, 2023. 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 E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1 12656 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 28, 2023 / Notices Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward the public presentation materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. For more information, contact Ms. Springer via email. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. combustion chamber, of the type designed by FNA, produced in, and exported from China.2 We invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination. For a complete description of the events that followed the Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.3 [FR Doc. 2023–04105 Filed 2–27–23; 8:45 am] Scope of the Orders BILLING CODE P The merchandise subject to the Orders is small vertical engines from China. For a complete description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–124, C–570–125] Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up To 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From the People’s Republic of China: Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders—DualPiston Engines Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of dual-piston engines with a single, common combustion chamber, of the type designed by FNA Group, Inc. (FNA), produced in, and exported from the People’s Republic of China (China), constitute later-developed merchandise that is circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc, and parts thereof (small vertical engines), from China. Commerce is also applying this affirmative circumvention finding on a country-wide basis. DATES: Applicable February 28, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gill, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5673. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES Background On September 29, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination of the circumvention inquiry of the AD and CVD orders on small vertical engines from China 1 with respect to imports of dual-piston engines with a single, common 1 See Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up To 225cc, and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 86 FR 23675 (May 4, 2021) (Orders). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Feb 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention Consistent with the Preliminary Determination,5 Commerce continues to determine that imports of dual-piston engines with a single, common combustion chamber, of the type designed by FNA, produced in, and exported from China, constitute laterdeveloped merchandise that is circumventing the Orders, pursuant to section 781(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.226(k). Commerce also continues to apply this affirmative circumvention finding on a country-wide basis. Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiry Liquidation of Entries In the Preliminary Determination, Commerce stated it would instruct U.S. This circumvention inquiry covers Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to dual-piston engines with a single, suspend liquidation of, and collect cash common combustion chamber, of the type designed by FNA, produced in, and deposits on, imports of dual-piston engines with a single, common exported from China, that otherwise combustion chamber, of the type meet the scope of the Orders. The dualdesigned by FNA, produced in, and piston engines subject to this exported from China, that were entered, circumvention inquiry have a common or withdrawn from warehouse, for combustion chamber shared by two consumption on or after April 25, 2022 cylinders that contain pistons working (i.e., the date of the initiation of this 4 in unison. inquiry).6 On October 26, 2022, Commerce rescinded the administrative Analysis of Comments Received review of the AD order for the period All issues raised in the case and July 23, 2020, through April 30, 2022.7 rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Accordingly, the administrative review Issues and Decision Memorandum. A covering entries that would have been list of the issues raised is attached in the suspended had they entered from April 25, 2022, through April 30, 2022, has appendix to this notice. The Issues and been rescinded. Decision Memorandum is a public For any unliquidated entries of dualdocument and is filed electronically via piston engines with a single, common Enforcement and Compliance’s combustion chamber, of the type Antidumping and Countervailing Duty designed by FNA, produced in, and Centralized Electronic Service System exported from China, that entered as (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to non-AD/CVD type entries (e.g., type 01) registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete that were shipped and/or entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for version of the Issues and Decision consumption in the United States after Memorandum can be accessed directly April 25, 2022, importers should file a at https://access.trade.gov/public/ Post Summary Correction with CBP, in FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. accordance with CBP’s regulations regarding the conversion of such entries 2 See Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc from non-AD/CVD case numbers to AD/ and Up To 225cc, and Parts Thereof, from the People’s Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary CVD type entries (e.g., type 01 to type 03). For such shipments, the Post Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders-Dual- Summary Corrections should be Piston Engines; Rescission in Part, 87 FR 59059 completed as soon as practicable, but no (September 29, 2022) (Preliminary Determination), later than 45 days after the publication and accompanying Preliminary Decision of this notice in the Federal Register. Memorandum (PDM). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Vertical Shaft Importers should report those AD/CVD Engines Between 99cc and 225cc from the People’s type entries of merchandise under the Republic of China: Issues and Decision AD/CVD case numbers of the Orders on Memorandum for Circumvention Inquiry—Dualsmall vertical engines from China (i.e., Piston Engines,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 4 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request for AntiCircumvention Inquiry Pursuant to Section 781(c) and/or Section 781(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930,’’ dated March 4, 2022, at 2–3. PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5 See Preliminary Determination PDM. 87 FR at 59060. 7 See Rescission of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 64764 (October 26, 2022). 6 Id., E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12655-12656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04105]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory 
Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

    The Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory 
Committee will meet on March 15, 2023, 11:30 a.m., Eastern Standard 
Time, via teleconference. 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.

Agenda

Public Session

    1. Welcome and Introductions.
    2. Status reports by working group chairs.
    3. Public comments and Proposals.
    To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at 
[email protected] no later than March 8, 2023.
    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

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Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward the 
public presentation materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via 
email.
    For more information, contact Ms. Springer via email.

Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-04105 Filed 2-27-23; 8:45 am]
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