In the Matter of: Gustavo Cavazos, 1117 Cherokee Dr., Pasadena, TX 77506; Order Denying Export Privileges, 23620-23621 [2023-08120]
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(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
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collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
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Estimate of burden: The public
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is estimated to average 0.40 hours per
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Respondents: Veterinarians.
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April 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
The benefits that may stem from
conducting production activity under
FTZ procedures are explained in the
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The proposed finished products
include finished industrial woven and
spiral link belts (duty rate—3.8%) used
in liquid and solid separation.
The proposed foreign-status materials
and components include rolls of woven
polyester belt material, rolls of spiral
polyphenylene sulfide belt material, and
adhesive tape (duty rate ranges from
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the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301),
depending on the country of origin. The
applicable section 301 decisions require
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Public comment is invited from
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section of the Board’s website.
For further information, contact Diane
Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov.
Dated: April 13, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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Activity; GSM Engineered Fabrics,
LLC; (Industrial Belts); Kingsport,
Tennessee
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located in Kingsport, Tennessee within
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the requirements of the Board’s
regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on April 12, 2023.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ
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On December 14, 2022, Par Hawaii
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of proposed production activity to the
FTZ Board for its facility within
Subzone 9A, in Kapolei, Hawaii.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
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the applicant was notified of the FTZ
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Dated: April 13, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Gustavo Cavazos,
1117 Cherokee Dr., Pasadena, TX
77506; Order Denying Export
Privileges
On November 19, 2020, in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District
of Texas, Gustavo Cavazos (‘‘Cavazos’’)
was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C.
554(a). Specifically, Cavazos was
convicted of smuggling firearms from
the United States to Mexico without the
required licenses. As a result of his
conviction, the Court sentenced Cavazos
to time served, three years of supervised
release and a $100 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 Cavazos’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
Cavazos to make a written submission to
BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not
received a written submission from
Cavazos.
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 Cavazos’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of five years from the date of
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).
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Cavazos’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Cavazos had an interest at the time of
his conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
November 19, 2025, Gustavo Cavazos,
with a last known address of 1117
Cherokee Dr., Pasadena, TX 77506, 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, 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;
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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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 Cavazos 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, Cavazos 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 Cavazos and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until November 19, 2025.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Darus Zehrbach, 32
Jefferson Street, Westover, WV 26501;
Order Denying Export Privileges
On April 24, 2019, in the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of West
Virginia, Darus Zehrbach (‘‘Zehrbach’’)
was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C.
1001. Specifically, Zehrbach was
convicted of knowingly and willfully
making a materially false, fictitious,
fraudulent statement and
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representation, that is, the defendant
stated in a letter to an agent of the
United States Department of Commerce
that any shipment he had caused to be
made to Iran had originated in China,
when the defendant then and there
knew that any shipment he had caused
to be made to Iran had originated in the
United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
1001(a)(2). Zehrbach was sentenced to
six months in prison, one year of
supervised release and a $100
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.
1001, 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 Zehrbach’s
conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 1001.
As provided in Section 766.25 of the
Export Administration Regulations
(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS
provided notice and opportunity for
Zehrbach to make a written submission
to BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has received
and considered a written submission
from Zehrbach.
Based upon my review of the record,
including Mr. Zehrbach’s written
submission, and consultations with
BIS’s Office of Exporter Services,
including its Director, and the facts
available to BIS, I have decided to deny
Zehrbach’s export privileges under the
Regulations for a period of 10 years from
the date of Zehrbach’s conviction. The
Office of Exporter Services has also
decided to revoke any BIS-issued
licenses in which Zehrbach had an
interest at the time of his conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
April 24, 2029, Darus Zehrbach, with a
last known address of 32 Jefferson
Street, Westover, WV 26501, and when
acting for or on his behalf, his
successors, assigns, employees, agents
or representatives (‘‘the Denied
Person’’), may not directly or indirectly
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
pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR
73411, November 18, 2020).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Gustavo Cavazos, 1117 Cherokee Dr., Pasadena,
TX 77506; Order Denying Export Privileges
On November 19, 2020, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Texas, Gustavo Cavazos (``Cavazos'') was convicted of
violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Cavazos was convicted of
smuggling firearms from the United States to Mexico without the
required licenses. As a result of his conviction, the Court sentenced
Cavazos to time served, three years of supervised release and a $100
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 Cavazos'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 Cavazos to make a written submission to BIS. 15 CFR
766.25.\2\ BIS has not received a written submission from Cavazos.
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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 Cavazos's export privileges
under the Regulations for a period of five years from the date of
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Cavazos's conviction. The Office of Exporter Services has also decided
to revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which Cavazos had an interest at
the time of his 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 November 19, 2025, Gustavo
Cavazos, with a last known address of 1117 Cherokee Dr., Pasadena, TX
77506, 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, 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
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 Cavazos 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, Cavazos 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 Cavazos and shall
be published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect until November 19, 2025.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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