The Commerce Department issued its quarterly update to its annual list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty that were imported during the period April 1, 2014, through June 30, 2014.
The Bureau of Industry and Security put Ming Xie and Horizon RX Systems on the Denied Persons List on Oct. 2, the agency said in an emailed statement. The State Department in November 2013 removed Xie’s export privileges following his May 2013 conviction (see 13110613). BIS did not immediately respond for comment on why Horizon RX Systems was placed on the list.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Oct. 2:
The Bureau of Industry and Security denied export privileges for Demetrio Cortez-Salgado for 10 years following his September 2013 conviction of violating the Arms Export Control Act. Cortez-Salgado tried and succeeded in causing exports from the U.S. to Mexico of rifles, defense items controlled by the U.S. Munitions List.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements published a new 12-month cap on duty- and quota-free benefits for textile and apparel articles imported from designated beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, effective Oct. 1, it said in a Federal Register notice.
The Bureau of Industry and Security is asking for public comment on ways to simplify the recordkeeping requirements in the Export Administration Regulations. The requirements relate to export control provisions, including Electronic Export Information, and “anti-boycott” provisions in the EAR. BIS is asking for comment on all aspects of the recordkeeping requirements in order to propose changes that would simplify the procedures. BIS said in its notice the comments should pertain to the following areas:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Sept. 29:
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is proposing a rule to eliminate the Special Comprehensive License in the Export Administration Regulations. The SCL gives authorization to U.S. companies to consolidate activities, such as project, distribution, service supply, service facilities, aircraft and vessel repair station procedure, and special chemical handling, under one license with the potential for extension. But other changes to the EAR, including a series of amendments under the Export Control Reform regime, have “overtaken” the advantages of the SCL, said BIS. Although the SCL intended to simplify export controls, the license option is now “unduly burdensome,” said some U.S. responders in comments to a related rule in recent years, said BIS. The Strategic Trade Authorization license exception, for instance, is making the SCL obsolete, said one commenter, according to BIS. Comments are due Oct. 30.
The City of Bangor submitted an application to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to reorganize FTZ 58 under the Alternative Site Framework, and expand the zone to cover several counties in eastern Maine. Under the reorganization, the zone's service area would cover Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo and Washington Counties. The proposed reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework would streamline processes for the designation of new FTZ subzones and usage driven sites within that service area by allowing companies to request zone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process. Comments on the application are due by Nov. 28.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Sept. 26: