Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for the Export and Reexport of Agricultural Commodities to Cuba, 83456-83457 [2024-23828]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 83456 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 16, 2024 / Notices This notice serves to inform of the Department’s intent to request clearance from OMB to conduct topical operations 13 and 14. The Topical 13 (November) will include experiments on using auxiliary data, ‘‘don’t know’’ responses, and dependent data. For the December topical questionnaire (Topical 14) we will collect data using Household Pulse Survey content. For both months, we will conduct a digital incentives test. The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. 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[FR Doc. 2024–23870 Filed 10–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–31–2024] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 230; Authorization of Production Activity; Patheon Softgels; (Pharmaceutical Products); High Point, North Carolina On June 12, 2024, The Piedmont Triad Partnership, grantee of FTZ 230, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Patheon Softgels, within Subzone 230C, in High Point, North Carolina. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (89 FR 51873, June 20, 2024). On October 10, 2024, the applicant was notified of the FTZ Board’s decision that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification was authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s regulations, including section 400.14. Dated: October 10, 2024. Elizabeth Whiteman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–23819 Filed 10–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security [Docket No. 240926–0255] RIN 0694–XC108 Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for the Export and Reexport of Agricultural Commodities to Cuba Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Request for comments. AGENCY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting public comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for the export and reexport of agricultural commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of any comments it receives in its biennial report to Congress, as required by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, as amended (TSRA). DATES: Comments must be received by November 15, 2024. ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be submitted by either of the following methods: • Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal rulemaking portal. Visit https:// www.regulations.gov and type ‘‘BIS– 2024–0049’’ in the search box to find this notice. • Mail: Submit written comments by mail or delivery to Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2099B, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. Refer to RIN 0694–XC108. Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 16, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by BIS. All comments (including any personal identifying information) will be made public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang, Office of Nonproliferation and Foreign Policy Controls, Telephone: (202) 482–4252. Additional information on BIS procedures and previous biennial reports under TSRA is available at https://www.bis.doc.gov/ index.php/policy-guidance/countryguidance/sanctioned-destinations/13policy-guidance/country-guidance/426reports-to-congress. Copies of these materials may also be requested by contacting the Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 906(a) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA) (22 U.S.C. 7205(a)), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) authorizes exports and reexports of agricultural commodities, as defined in part 772 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730– 774), to Cuba. Requirements and procedures associated with such authorization are set forth in § 740.18 of the EAR (15 CFR 740.18). These are the only licensing procedures in the EAR currently in effect pursuant to the requirements of section 906(a) of TSRA. Under the provisions of section 906(c) of TSRA (22 U.S.C. 7205(c)), BIS must submit a biennial report to Congress on the operation of the licensing system implemented pursuant to section 906(a) for the preceding two-year period. This report must include the number and types of licenses applied for, the number and types of licenses approved, the average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing of a license application until the date of its approval, the extent to which the licensing procedures were effectively implemented, and a description of comments received from interested parties during a 30-day public comment period regarding the effectiveness of the licensing procedures. Consistent with TSRA’s requirements, BIS is currently preparing a biennial report on the operation of the licensing system for the two-year period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Request for Comments By this notice, BIS requests public comments on the effectiveness of the licensing procedures for the export and reexport of agricultural commodities to Cuba set forth under § 740.18 of the EAR. Parties submitting comments are VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Oct 15, 2024 Jkt 265001 asked to be as specific as possible. All comments received by the close of the comment period will be considered by BIS in developing the report to Congress. All comments will be publicly available. Any information that the commenter does not wish to be made available to the public should not be submitted to BIS. Thea D. Rozman Kendler, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. [FR Doc. 2024–23828 Filed 10–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC) will meet on October 30 and 31, 2024, 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3884, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC (enter through Main Entrance on 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues). This meeting will be hybrid. The Committee advises and assists the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) and other Federal officials and agencies with respect to actions designed to carry out the policy set forth in section 1752(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act. The purpose of the meeting is to have Committee members and U.S. Government representatives mutually review updated technical data and policy-driving information that has been gathered. Agenda Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Closed Session: 9:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m. 1. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open meeting and public participation requirements found in sections 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001–1014). Open Session: 12:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m. 2. Welcome and Introductions 3. Working Group Reports 4. Open Business 5. FIPS 203 (‘‘Post Quantum Crypto’’)— NIST 6. Summarized ISTAC Wassenaar Proposals for 2025 7. Industry Presentation: Foreign Targeting of U.S. Industry 8. Industry Presentation: Oscilloscopes and Digitizers PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 83457 Thursday, October 31, 2024 Closed Session: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 9. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open meeting and public participation requirements found in sections 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001–1014). The exemption is authorized by section 1009(d) of the FACA, which permits the closure of advisory committee meetings, or portions thereof, if the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports determines such meetings may be closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this case, the applicable provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) are subsection 552b(c)(4), which permits closure to protect trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which permits closure to protect information that would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action were it to be disclosed prematurely. The closed session of the meeting will involve committee discussions and guidance regarding U.S. Government strategies and policies. The open session will be accessible via teleconference. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@ bis.doc.gov. A limited number of seats will be available for members of the public to attend the open session in person. Reservations are not accepted. Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Ms. Yvette Springer no later than Wednesday, October 23, 2024, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. To the extent that 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 materials to the Committee members, the Committee suggests that members of the public forward their materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. Material submitted by the public will be made public and therefore should not contain confidential information. Meeting materials from the public session will be accessible via the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) site at https//tac.bis.gov, within 30-days after the meeting. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, performing the non- E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1

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[FR Doc No: 2024-23828]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

[Docket No. 240926-0255]
RIN 0694-XC108


Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for the Export and Reexport 
of Agricultural Commodities to Cuba

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting public 
comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures as defined in 
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for the export and reexport 
of agricultural commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of 
any comments it receives in its biennial report to Congress, as 
required by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 
2000, as amended (TSRA).

DATES: Comments must be received by November 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be submitted by either of the 
following methods:
     Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal rulemaking portal. Visit https://www.regulations.gov and type ``BIS-2024-0049'' in the search box to 
find this notice.
     Mail: Submit written comments by mail or delivery to 
Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 2099B, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230. Refer to RIN 0694-XC108.
    Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or 
individual, or

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received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by 
BIS. All comments (including any personal identifying information) will 
be made public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang, Office of 
Nonproliferation and Foreign Policy Controls, Telephone: (202) 482-
4252. Additional information on BIS procedures and previous biennial 
reports under TSRA is available at https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/country-guidance/sanctioned-destinations/13-policy-guidance/country-guidance/426-reports-to-congress. Copies of these 
materials may also be requested by contacting the Office of 
Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 906(a) of the Trade 
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA) (22 U.S.C. 
7205(a)), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) authorizes exports 
and reexports of agricultural commodities, as defined in part 772 of 
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774), to 
Cuba. Requirements and procedures associated with such authorization 
are set forth in Sec.  740.18 of the EAR (15 CFR 740.18). These are the 
only licensing procedures in the EAR currently in effect pursuant to 
the requirements of section 906(a) of TSRA.
    Under the provisions of section 906(c) of TSRA (22 U.S.C. 7205(c)), 
BIS must submit a biennial report to Congress on the operation of the 
licensing system implemented pursuant to section 906(a) for the 
preceding two-year period. This report must include the number and 
types of licenses applied for, the number and types of licenses 
approved, the average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing of 
a license application until the date of its approval, the extent to 
which the licensing procedures were effectively implemented, and a 
description of comments received from interested parties during a 30-
day public comment period regarding the effectiveness of the licensing 
procedures. Consistent with TSRA's requirements, BIS is currently 
preparing a biennial report on the operation of the licensing system 
for the two-year period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 
2024.

Request for Comments

    By this notice, BIS requests public comments on the effectiveness 
of the licensing procedures for the export and reexport of agricultural 
commodities to Cuba set forth under Sec.  740.18 of the EAR. Parties 
submitting comments are asked to be as specific as possible. All 
comments received by the close of the comment period will be considered 
by BIS in developing the report to Congress.
    All comments will be publicly available. Any information that the 
commenter does not wish to be made available to the public should not 
be submitted to BIS.

Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-23828 Filed 10-15-24; 8:45 am]
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