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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 Diaz’s
conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 371.
As provided in Section 766.25 of the
Export Administration Regulations
(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS
provided notice and opportunity for
Diaz to make a written submission to
BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not
received a written submission from
Diaz.
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 Diaz’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of 10 years from the date of
Diaz’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Diaz had an interest at the time of his
conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
April 18, 2032, Victor Thomas Diaz, III,
with a last known address of Inmate
Number: 79995–112, USP LOMPOC,
U.S. Penitentiary, 3901 Klein Blvd.,
Lompoc, CA 93436, 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
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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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 Diaz 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, Diaz 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 Diaz and shall be published
in the Federal Register.
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Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until April 18, 2032.
John Sonderman,
Director, Office of Export Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Corporation for Travel Promotion
Board of Directors
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for
travel and tourism industry leaders to
apply for membership on the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for Travel
Promotion.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
is currently seeking applications from
travel and tourism leaders from specific
industry sectors for membership on the
Board of Directors (Board) of the
Corporation for Travel Promotion (doing
business as Brand USA). The purpose of
the Board is to guide the Corporation for
Travel Promotion on matters relating to
the promotion of the United States as a
travel destination and communication
of travel facilitation issues, among other
tasks.
DATES: All applications must be
received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by close of business on
Friday, September 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Please submit application
information by email to CTPBoard@
trade.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Heizer, National Travel and Tourism
Office, U.S. Department of Commerce;
telephone: 202–482–0140; email:
CTPBoard@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was
signed into law on March 4, 2010 and
was amended in July 2010, December
2014, and again in December 2019. The
TPA established the Corporation for
Travel Promotion (the Corporation), as a
non-profit corporation charged with the
development and execution of a plan to
(A) provide useful information to those
interested in traveling to the United
States; (B) identify and address
perceptions regarding U.S. entry
policies; (C) maximize economic and
diplomatic benefits of travel to the
United States through the use of various
promotional tools; (D) ensure that
international travel benefits all States,
SUMMARY:
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territories of the United States, and the
District of Columbia; (E) identify
opportunities to promote tourism to
rural and urban areas equally, including
areas not traditionally visited by
international travelers; (F) give priority
to countries and populations most likely
to travel to the United States; and (G)
promote tourism to the United States
through digital media, online platforms,
and other appropriate mediums.
The Corporation is governed by a
Board of Directors, consisting of 11
members with knowledge of
international travel promotion or
marketing, broadly representing various
regions of the United States. The TPA
directs the Secretary of Commerce (after
consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of
State) to appoint the Board of Directors
for the Corporation.
At this time, the Department will be
selecting three individuals with the
appropriate expertise and experience
from specific sectors of the travel and
tourism industry to serve on the Board
as follows:
1. One member having appropriate
expertise and experience in the Small
Business or Retail sector or in
associations representing that sector;
2. One member having appropriate
expertise and experience as a State
Tourism Office representative; and
3. One member having appropriate
expertise and experience in the Travel
Distribution Services sector.
To be eligible for Board membership,
individuals must have international
travel and tourism marketing
experience, be a current or former chief
executive officer, chief financial officer,
or chief marketing officer or have held
an equivalent management position.
Additional consideration will be given
to individuals who have experience
working in U.S. multinational entities
with marketing budgets, and/or who are
audit committee financial experts as
defined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (in accordance with 15
U.S.C. 7265). Individuals must be U.S.
citizens, and in addition, cannot be
federally registered lobbyists or
registered as a foreign agent under the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938,
as amended.
Members of the Board are selected, in
accordance with applicable Department
of Commerce guidelines and after
consultation with the Secretaries of
State and Homeland Security, based on
their ability to carry out the objectives
of the Board and as set forth above. The
diverse membership of the Board
assures perspectives reflecting the
breadth of the Board’s responsibilities
and, where possible, the Department of
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Commerce will also consider the ethnic,
racial, and gender diversity and various
abilities of the United States population.
Those selected for the Board must be
able to meet the time and effort
commitments of the Board.
Board members serve at the discretion
of the Secretary of Commerce (who may
remove any member of the Board for
good cause). The terms of office of each
member of the Board appointed by the
Secretary shall be three (3) years. Board
members can serve a maximum of two
consecutive full three-year terms. Board
members are not considered Federal
Government employees by virtue of
their service as a member of the Board
and will receive no compensation from
the Federal government for their
participation in Board activities.
Members participating in Board
meetings and events may be paid actual
travel expenses and per diem by the
Corporation when away from their usual
places of residence.
Individuals who want to be
considered for appointment to the Board
should submit the following
information by the Friday, September
15, 2023 deadline to the email address
listed in the ADDRESSES section above:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of
the individual requesting consideration,
including address, email address, and
phone number.
2. A brief statement of why the person
should be considered for appointment
to the Board. This statement should also
address the individual’s relevant
international travel and tourism
marketing experience and audit
committee financial expertise, if any,
and indicate clearly the sector or sectors
enumerated above in which the
individual has the requisite expertise
and experience. Individuals who have
the requisite expertise and experience in
more than one sector can be appointed
for only one of those sectors.
Appointments of members to the Board
will be made by the Secretary of
Commerce.
3. An affirmative statement that the
applicant is (1) a U.S. citizen, (2) is not
a federally-registered lobbyist and
further, (3) is not required to register as
a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
4. A statement acknowledging that the
applicant is or is not an audit committee
financial expert as defined by the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 7265).
Julie Heizer,
Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Rescission of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based upon the timely
withdrawal of all review requests, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce) is
rescinding the administrative reviews
covering the periods of review and the
antidumping duty (AD) and
countervailing duty (CVD) orders
identified in the table below.
DATES: Applicable July 19, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda E. Brown, AD/CVD Operations,
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone:
(202) 482–4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Based upon timely requests for
review, Commerce initiated
administrative reviews of certain
companies for the periods of review and
the AD and CVD orders listed in the
table below, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i).1 All requests for these
reviews have been timely withdrawn.2
Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the parties that requested the
review withdraw their review requests
within 90 days of the date of publication
of the notice of initiation for the
requested review. All parties withdrew
their requests for the reviews listed in
the table below within the 90-day
deadline. No other parties requested
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR
50 (January 3, 2023); see also Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 15642 (March 14,
2023); Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR
21609 (April 11, 2023); Initiation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,
88 FR 29881 (May 9, 2023); Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 38021 (June 12,
2023).
2 The letters withdrawing the review requests
may be found in Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is
available to registered users at https://
access.trade.gov.
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[FR Doc No: 2023-15321]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Corporation for Travel Promotion Board of Directors
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for travel and tourism industry
leaders to apply for membership on the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Travel Promotion.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications
from travel and tourism leaders from specific industry sectors for
membership on the Board of Directors (Board) of the Corporation for
Travel Promotion (doing business as Brand USA). The purpose of the
Board is to guide the Corporation for Travel Promotion on matters
relating to the promotion of the United States as a travel destination
and communication of travel facilitation issues, among other tasks.
DATES: All applications must be received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by close of business on Friday, September 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Please submit application information by email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Heizer, National Travel and
Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce; telephone: 202-482-0140;
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was
signed into law on March 4, 2010 and was amended in July 2010, December
2014, and again in December 2019. The TPA established the Corporation
for Travel Promotion (the Corporation), as a non-profit corporation
charged with the development and execution of a plan to (A) provide
useful information to those interested in traveling to the United
States; (B) identify and address perceptions regarding U.S. entry
policies; (C) maximize economic and diplomatic benefits of travel to
the United States through the use of various promotional tools; (D)
ensure that international travel benefits all States,
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territories of the United States, and the District of Columbia; (E)
identify opportunities to promote tourism to rural and urban areas
equally, including areas not traditionally visited by international
travelers; (F) give priority to countries and populations most likely
to travel to the United States; and (G) promote tourism to the United
States through digital media, online platforms, and other appropriate
mediums.
The Corporation is governed by a Board of Directors, consisting of
11 members with knowledge of international travel promotion or
marketing, broadly representing various regions of the United States.
The TPA directs the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State) to appoint
the Board of Directors for the Corporation.
At this time, the Department will be selecting three individuals
with the appropriate expertise and experience from specific sectors of
the travel and tourism industry to serve on the Board as follows:
1. One member having appropriate expertise and experience in the
Small Business or Retail sector or in associations representing that
sector;
2. One member having appropriate expertise and experience as a
State Tourism Office representative; and
3. One member having appropriate expertise and experience in the
Travel Distribution Services sector.
To be eligible for Board membership, individuals must have
international travel and tourism marketing experience, be a current or
former chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief
marketing officer or have held an equivalent management position.
Additional consideration will be given to individuals who have
experience working in U.S. multinational entities with marketing
budgets, and/or who are audit committee financial experts as defined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (in accordance with 15 U.S.C.
7265). Individuals must be U.S. citizens, and in addition, cannot be
federally registered lobbyists or registered as a foreign agent under
the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
Members of the Board are selected, in accordance with applicable
Department of Commerce guidelines and after consultation with the
Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, based on their ability to
carry out the objectives of the Board and as set forth above. The
diverse membership of the Board assures perspectives reflecting the
breadth of the Board's responsibilities and, where possible, the
Department of Commerce will also consider the ethnic, racial, and
gender diversity and various abilities of the United States population.
Those selected for the Board must be able to meet the time and
effort commitments of the Board.
Board members serve at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce
(who may remove any member of the Board for good cause). The terms of
office of each member of the Board appointed by the Secretary shall be
three (3) years. Board members can serve a maximum of two consecutive
full three-year terms. Board members are not considered Federal
Government employees by virtue of their service as a member of the
Board and will receive no compensation from the Federal government for
their participation in Board activities. Members participating in Board
meetings and events may be paid actual travel expenses and per diem by
the Corporation when away from their usual places of residence.
Individuals who want to be considered for appointment to the Board
should submit the following information by the Friday, September 15,
2023 deadline to the email address listed in the ADDRESSES section
above:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting
consideration, including address, email address, and phone number.
2. A brief statement of why the person should be considered for
appointment to the Board. This statement should also address the
individual's relevant international travel and tourism marketing
experience and audit committee financial expertise, if any, and
indicate clearly the sector or sectors enumerated above in which the
individual has the requisite expertise and experience. Individuals who
have the requisite expertise and experience in more than one sector can
be appointed for only one of those sectors. Appointments of members to
the Board will be made by the Secretary of Commerce.
3. An affirmative statement that the applicant is (1) a U.S.
citizen, (2) is not a federally-registered lobbyist and further, (3) is
not required to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
4. A statement acknowledging that the applicant is or is not an
audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 7265).
Julie Heizer,
Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-15321 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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