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1ECRA was enacted as part of the John S. McCain 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2019, and as amended is codified at 50 U.S.C. 

4801–4852. Rodriguez’s conviction post-dates 

ECRA’s enactment on August 13, 2018. 

2The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730– 

774 (2020). The Regulations originally issued under 

the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, 

50 U.S.C. 4601–4623 (Supp. III 2015) (‘‘EAA’’), 

which lapsed on August 21, 2001. The President, 

through Executive Order 13,222 of August 17, 2001 

(3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which was 

extended by successive Presidential Notices, 

continued the Regulations in full force and effect 

under the International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2012) 

(‘‘IEEPA’’). Section 1768 of ECRA, 50 U.S.C. 4826, 

provides in pertinent part that all rules and 

regulations that were made or issued under the 

EAA, including as continued in effect pursuant to 

IEEPA, and were in effect as of ECRA’s date of 

enactment (August 13, 2018), shall continue in 

effect according to their terms until modified, 

superseded, set aside, or revoked through action 

undertaken pursuant to the authority provided 

under ECRA. See note 1 above. 

3The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is 

now the authorizing official for issuance of denial 

orders, pursuant to recent amendments to the 

Regulations (85 FR 73411, November 18, 2020). 

storing, disposing of, forwarding, 

transporting, financing, or otherwise 

servicing in any way, any transaction 

involving any item exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or engaging 

in any other activity subject to the 

Regulations; or 

C. Benefitting in any way from any 

transaction involving any item exported 

or to be exported from the United States 

that is subject to the Regulations, or 

from any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Second, no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 

A. Export or reexport to or on behalf 

of the Denied Person any item subject to 

the Regulations; 

B. Take any action that facilitates the 

acquisition or attempted acquisition by 

the Denied Person of the ownership, 

possession, or control of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States, including financing or other 

support activities related to a 

transaction whereby the Denied Person 

acquires or attempts to acquire such 

ownership, possession or control; 

C. Take any action to acquire from or 

to facilitate the acquisition or attempted 

acquisition from the Denied Person of 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been exported from the United 

States; 

D. Obtain from the Denied Person in 

the United States any item subject to the 

Regulations with knowledge or reason 

to know that the item will be, or is 

intended to be, exported from the 

United States; or 

E. Engage in any transaction to service 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been or will be exported from the 

United States and which is owned, 

possessed or controlled by the Denied 

Person, or service any item, of whatever 

origin, that is owned, possessed or 

controlled by the Denied Person if such 

service involves the use of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States. For purposes of this paragraph, 

servicing means installation, 

maintenance, repair, modification or 

testing. 

Third, pursuant to Section 1760(e) of 

ECRA (50 U.S.C. 4819(e)) and Sections 

766.23 and 766.25 of the Regulations, 

any other person, firm, corporation, or 

business organization related to Bhatt by 

ownership, control, position of 

responsibility, affiliation, or other 

connection in the conduct of trade or 

business may also be made subject to 

the provisions of this Order in order to 

prevent evasion of this Order. 

Fourth, in accordance with Part 756 of 

the Regulations, Bhatt may file an 

appeal of this Order with the Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Industry and 

Security. The appeal must be filed 

within 45 days from the date of this 

Order and must comply with the 

provisions of Part 756 of the 

Regulations. 

Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be 

delivered to Bhatt and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until September 16, 2030. 

John Sonderman, 

Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03825 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Jesse Rodriguez, 2025 

Dana Avenue #F6, Brownsville, TX 

78521; Order Denying Export 

Privileges 

On January 16, 2019, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Southern District 

of Texas, Jesse Rodriguez (‘‘Rodriguez’’), 

was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. 

554(a). Specifically, Rodriguez was 

convicted of fraudulently and 

knowingly facilitating the 

transportation, concealment, and sale of 

merchandise, including .223 and 7.62 

caliber ammunition, which are defense 

articles as defined under the United 

States Munitions List, in violation of 18 

U.S.C. 554. Rodriguez was sentenced to 

30 months in prison, supervised release 

for one year, and a $100 special 

assessment. 

Pursuant to Section 1760(e) of the 

Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’),1

the export privileges of any person who 

has been convicted of certain offenses, 

including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C. 

554(a), may be denied for a period of up 

to ten (10) years from the date of his/her 

conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e) (Prior 

Convictions). In addition, any Bureau of 

Industry and Security (BIS) licenses or 

other authorizations issued under 

ECRA, in which the person had an 

interest at the time of the conviction, 

may be revoked. Id. 

BIS received notice of Rodriguez’s 

conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 

554(a), and has provided notice and 

opportunity for Rodriguez to make a 

written submission to BIS, as provided 

in Section 766.25 of the Export 

Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or 

the ‘‘Regulations’’). 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS 

has not received a written submission 

from Rodriguez. 

Based upon my review of the record 

and consultations with BIS’s Office of 

Exporter Services, including its 

Director, and the facts available to BIS, 

I have decided to deny Rodriguez’s 

export privileges under the Regulations 

for a period of five years from the date 

of Rodriguez’s conviction. The Office of 

Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Rodriguez had an interest at the time of 

his conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby Ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

January 16, 2024, Jesse Rodriguez, with 

a last known address of 2025 Dana 

Avenue #F6, Brownsville, TX 78521, 

and when acting for or on his behalf, his 

successors, assigns, employees, agents 

or representatives (‘‘the Denied 

Person’’), may not directly or indirectly 

participate in any way in any 

transaction involving any commodity, 

software or technology (hereinafter 

collectively referred to as ‘‘item’’) 

exported or to be exported from the 

United States that is subject to the 

Regulations, including, but not limited 

to: 

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using 

any license, license exception, or export 

control document; 

B. Carrying on negotiations 

concerning, or ordering, buying, 

receiving, using, selling, delivering, 

storing, disposing of, forwarding, 

transporting, financing, or otherwise 

servicing in any way, any transaction 

involving any item exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or engaging 


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1See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order. 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 85 FR 61926 

(October 1, 2020). 

in any other activity subject to the 

Regulations; or 

C. Benefitting in any way from any 

transaction involving any item exported 

or to be exported from the United States 

that is subject to the Regulations, or 

from any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Second, no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 

A. Export or reexport to or on behalf 

of the Denied Person any item subject to 

the Regulations; 

B. Take any action that facilitates the 

acquisition or attempted acquisition by 

the Denied Person of the ownership, 

possession, or control of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States, including financing or other 

support activities related to a 

transaction whereby the Denied Person 

acquires or attempts to acquire such 

ownership, possession or control; 

C. Take any action to acquire from or 

to facilitate the acquisition or attempted 

acquisition from the Denied Person of 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been exported from the United 

States; 

D. Obtain from the Denied Person in 

the United States any item subject to the 

Regulations with knowledge or reason 

to know that the item will be, or is 

intended to be, exported from the 

United States; or 

E. Engage in any transaction to service 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been or will be exported from the 

United States and which is owned, 

possessed or controlled by the Denied 

Person, or service any item, of whatever 

origin, that is owned, possessed or 

controlled by the Denied Person if such 

service involves the use of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States. For purposes of this paragraph, 

servicing means installation, 

maintenance, repair, modification or 

testing. 

Third, pursuant to Section 1760(e) of 

the Export Control Reform Act (50 

U.S.C. 4819(e)) and Sections 766.23 and 

766.25 of the Regulations, any other 

person, firm, corporation, or business 

organization related to Rodriguez by 

ownership, control, position of 

responsibility, affiliation, or other 

connection in the conduct of trade or 

business may also be made subject to 

the provisions of this Order in order to 

prevent evasion of this Order. 

Fourth, in accordance with Part 756 of 

the Regulations, Rodriguez may file an 

appeal of this Order with the Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Industry and 

Security. The appeal must be filed 

within 45 days from the date of this 

Order and must comply with the 

provisions of Part 756 of the 

Regulations. 

Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be 

delivered to Rodriguez and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until January 16, 2024. 

John Sonderman, 

Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03824 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Materials and Equipment Technical 

Advisory Committee; Notice of 

Partially Closed Meeting 

The Materials and Equipment 

Technical Advisory Committee will 

meet on March 11, 2021, 10:00 a.m., 

Eastern Daylight Time, via 

teleconference. The Committee advises 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Export Administration with respect to 

technical questions that affect the level 

of export controls applicable to 

materials and related technology. 

Agenda 

Open Session 

1. Opening Remarks and Introduction 

by BIS Senior Management. 

2. Report from working groups. 

3. Report by regime representatives. 

Closed Session 

4. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 §§ 10 (a)(1) and 10 (a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference on a first come, first 

serve basis. To join the conference, 

submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer 

at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov, no later 

than March 4, 2021. 

To the extent time permits, members 

of the public may present oral 

statements to the Committee. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time before or after the meeting. 

However, to facilitate distribution of 

public presentation materials to 

Committee members, the materials 

should be forwarded prior to the 

meeting to Ms. Springer via email. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on February 9, 

2021, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(d)), that 

the portion of the meeting dealing with 

pre-decisional changes to the Commerce 

Control List and the U.S. export control 

policies shall be exempt from the 

provisions relating to public meetings 

found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § § 10(a)(1) and 

10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the 

meeting will be open to the public. 

For more information, call Yvette 

Springer at (202) 482–2813. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03818 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–351–845] 

Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From 

Brazil: Rescission of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review: 2019– 

2020 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is rescinding the 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on hotrolled steel flat products from Brazil for 

the period of review (POR) October 1, 

2019, through September 30, 2020, 

based on the timely withdrawal of the 

request for review. 

DATES: Applicable February 24, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dusten Hom, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5075. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 1, 2020, Commerce 

published a notice of opportunity to 

request an administrative review of the 

AD order on hot-rolled steel flat 

products from Brazil for the POR of 

October 1, 2019, through September 30, 

2020.1 In accordance with section 751(a) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), 

Commerce received a timely-filed 

request for an administrative review 

from AK Steel Corporation, United 

States Steel Corporation, Steel 

Dynamics, Inc., and SSAB Enterprises, 


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