[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 64303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25834]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 0810091342-81349-01]
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 November 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent by email to
[email protected] with a reference to ``TSRA 2008 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 2705, Washington, DC 20230 with a
reference to ``TSRA 2008 Report.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan W. Christian, 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, are available at http://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.
The public comments are displayed on BIS's Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) Web site at http://www.bis.doc.gov/foia. If you have
technical difficulties accessing this Web site, please call BIS's
Office of Administration at (202) 482-2165 for assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
authorizes exports of agricultural commodities to Cuba pursuant to
section 906(a) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act
of 2000 (TSRA) (22 U.S.C. 7205(a)), under the procedures set forth in
section 740.18 of the Export Administration Regulations (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 is to 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, 2006 through September 30, 2008.
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 section 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 information relating to the notice will be a matter of public
record and will be available for public inspection and copying. In the
interest of accuracy and completeness, BIS requires written comments.
Dated: October 24, 2008.
Christopher R. Wall,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-25834 Filed 10-28-08; 8:45 am]
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