[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 55183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21523]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 120822382-2382-01]
Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for 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 for the export of agricultural
commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of these comments
in its biennial report to the Congress, as required by the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et
seq.), as amended.
DATES: Comments must be received by October 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking portal
(www.regulations.gov). The regulations.gov ID is: BIS-2012-0039.
Comments may also be sent by email to [email protected] with a
reference to ``TSRA 2012 Report'' in the subject line. Written comments
may be submitted by mail to Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of
Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2099B,
Washington, DC 20230 with a reference to ``TSRA 2012 Report.'' All
comments must be in writing (either submitted to regulations.gov, by
email or on paper).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy L. Patts, Office of
Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Telephone: (202) 482-4252.
Additional information on BIS procedures and our previous biennial
report under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act, as
amended, is available at www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/TSRA_TOC.html.
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
of agricultural commodities, as defined in part 772 of the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR), 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 the 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 about the effectiveness of the licensing
procedures. BIS is currently preparing a biennial report on the
operation of the licensing system for the two-year period from October
1, 2010 through September 30, 2012.
Request for Comments
By this notice, BIS requests public comments on the effectiveness
of the licensing procedures for the export 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 must be in writing and will be available for public
inspection and copying. Any information that the commenter does not
wish to be made available to the public should not be submitted to BIS.
Dated: August 27, 2012.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-21523 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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