Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 147, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PolyVisions Holdings, Inc.; (Plastic Resin Compounds); Manchester, Pennsylvania, 29080 [2023-09567]

Download as PDF 29080 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 87 / Friday, May 5, 2023 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Bureau of Industry and Security In the Matter of: Lizzette B. Jaimes, 1006 Sunflower Trail, Austin, TX 78745–2783; Order Denying Export Privileges [B–31–2023] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 147, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PolyVisions Holdings, Inc.; (Plastic Resin Compounds); Manchester, Pennsylvania PolyVisions Holdings, Inc. submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Manchester, Pennsylvania, within FTZ 147. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on April 28, 2023. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status material/ component and specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification (summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ procedures are explained in the background section of the Board’s website—accessible via www.trade.gov/ ftz. The proposed finished product is recycled polyester polyethylene terephthalate (PET) compound (duty rate is 6.5%). The proposed foreign-status materials and components include recycled PET resin, recycled PET compound, and polymeric additive (duty rate ranges from 4.2% to 6.5%). The request indicates that the materials/components are subject to duties under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is June 14, 2023. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection in the ‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ section of the Board’s website. For further information, contact Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov. Dated: May 1, 2023. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–09567 Filed 5–4–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 May 04, 2023 Jkt 259001 On September 21, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Lizzette B. Jaimes (‘‘Jaimes’’) was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Jaimes was convicted of smuggling and attempting to smuggle various firearms from the United States to Mexico without the required licenses. As a result of her conviction, the Court sentenced Jaimes to 24 months of confinement, two years of supervised release, and a $200 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 Jaimes’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 Jaimes to make a written submission to BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not received a written submission from Jaimes. 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 Jaimes’s export privileges under the Regulations for a period of seven years from the date of Jaimes’s conviction. The Office of Exporter Services has also decided to revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which Jaimes had an interest at the time of her conviction.3 Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 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). PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 First, from the date of this Order until September 21, 2028, Lizzette B. Jaimes, with a last known address of 1006 Sunflower Trail, Austin, TX 78745– 2783, 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 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, E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 29080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-31-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 147, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; PolyVisions Holdings, Inc.; (Plastic Resin Compounds); 
Manchester, Pennsylvania

    PolyVisions Holdings, Inc. submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in 
Manchester, Pennsylvania, within FTZ 147. The notification conforming 
to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on April 28, 2023.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material/component and specific 
finished product(s) described in the submitted notification (summarized 
below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The benefits that may 
stem from conducting production activity under FTZ procedures are 
explained in the background section of the Board's website--accessible 
via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    The proposed finished product is recycled polyester polyethylene 
terephthalate (PET) compound (duty rate is 6.5%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include 
recycled PET resin, recycled PET compound, and polymeric additive (duty 
rate ranges from 4.2% to 6.5%). The request indicates that the 
materials/components are subject to duties under section 301 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of origin. 
The applicable section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be 
admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is June 14, 2023.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's 
website.
    For further information, contact Juanita Chen at 
[email protected].

    Dated: May 1, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-09567 Filed 5-4-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

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