The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the expansion and reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 207 in and around Richmond, Virginia. The zone will now cover all of Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Essex, Greensville, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond and Westmoreland Counties, as well as the Independent Cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg and Richmond. Under the Alternative Site Framework, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Oct. 10:
The Commerce Department is revising the Export Administration Regulations to make changes to controls on read-out integrated circuits, helicopter landing systems' radar and some infrared conversion devices, as well as related software and technology for those products. The interim final rule is effective Oct. 14, but Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security is tapping the public for comments, which are due on Dec. 15.
The Commerce Department settled a civil case with an Intel Corporation subsidiary, Wind River Systems, on Oct. 7 over encryption software sales to foreign entities, some of which are sanctioned by the BIS Entity List. The company is set to pay $750,000 to the Bureau of Industry and Security in the next 30 days, and if the payment is not made on time, BIS threatened to build interest on the figure and prevent the company from exporting goods. Wind River Systems, based in of Alameda, Calif., exported software valued at $2.9 million to end-users in China, Hong Kong, Russia, Israel, South Africa, and South Korea on 55 occasions between 2008 and 2011, BIS said. Meanwhile, BIS also settled on Oct. 7 an enforcement case into EAR violations committed by a Belgian firm. Robbins and Myers Belgium allegedly sold heat-treated special alloy tubes lined with helical-shaped rubber inserts to Syria in 2006. The product is used in oil and gas drilling and exploration, BIS said. Robbins and Myers Belgium will have to pay $600,000 within 30 days or BIS will build interest on the sum and bar the company’s exports.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 259 around International Falls, Minnesota. The zone will now cover all of Koochiching County. Under the Alternative Site Framework reorganization, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Oct. 9:
The Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority has applied to expand the area served by Foreign-Trade Zone 40, said a notice from the FTZ Board. The zone currently has a service area that includes Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lorain Counties, Ohio. Under the proposed expansion, it would also cover Lake County. If approved, the zone’s grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the expanded service area based on companies’ needs for FTZ designation, said the FTZ Board. Comments are due by Dec. 8.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Oct. 8:
The Bureau of Industry and Security denied export privileges for Ming Xie and Horizon RX Systems for 10 years running from the date of Ming's May 2013 conviction. Ming is the president of Horizon RX Systems. BIS said the denial for Horizon RX Systems is necessary to prevent Ming's evasion of the BIS export ban. Ming knowingly and willingly exported and caused to export power amplifiers, both controlled by the State Department's U.S. Munitions List and BIS's Export Administration Regulations, from the U.S. to China without proper authorization. BIS put both Xie and Horizon RX on the Denied Persons List on Oct. 2 (see 14100226).
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Oct. 3: