In the Matter of: Lizzette B. Jaimes, 1006 Sunflower Trail, Austin, TX 78745-2783; Order Denying Export Privileges, 29080-29081 [2023-09598]
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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]
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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.
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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).
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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,
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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 Jaimes 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, Jaimes 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 Jaimes and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until September 21, 2028.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
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In the Matter of: Andres Morales,
Inmate Number: 61387–479, FCI
Forrest City Low, Federal Correctional
Institution, P.O. Box 9000, Forrest City,
AR 72336; Order Denying Export
Privileges
On June 28, 2021, in the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Texas,
Andres Morales (‘‘Morales’’) was
convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. 554(a).
Specifically, Morales was convicted of
smuggling from United States to
Mexico, approximately ten (10) to
fifteen (15) Barrett .50 caliber rifles; and
ten (10) or more AK–47 assault-style
rifles. As a result of his conviction, the
Court sentenced Morales to 84 months
of confinement, three years of
supervised release, and a $200
assessment.
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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 Morales’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
Morales to make a written submission to
BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not
received a written submission from
Morales.
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 Morales’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of 10 years from the date of
Morales’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Morales had an interest at the time of
his conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
June 28, 2031, Andres Morales, with a
last known address of Inmate Number:
61387–479, FCI Forrest City Low,
Federal Correctional Institution, P.O.
Box 9000, Forrest City, AR 72336, 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;
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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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.
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 Morales by ownership,
control, position of responsibility,
affiliation, or other connection in the
conduct of trade or business may also be
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Lizzette B. Jaimes, 1006 Sunflower Trail,
Austin, TX 78745-2783; Order Denying Export Privileges
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.
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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 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.
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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 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\
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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 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 (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,
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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 Jaimes 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, Jaimes 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 Jaimes and shall
be published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect until September 21, 2028.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2023-09598 Filed 5-4-23; 8:45 am]
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