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1ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, 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. 

2The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 

774 (2022). 

3The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is 

the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders 

pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR 

73411, November 18, 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, reexport, or transfer (incountry) 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 

Duroseau 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, Duroseau 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 Duroseau and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until May 24, 2032. 

John Sonderman, 

Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21901 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Carlos Eduardo 

Zepeda, 11905 Pueblo Amable Way, El 

Paso, TX 79936–4431; Order Denying 

Export Privileges 

On December 1, 2022, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Western District of 

Texas, Carlos Eduardo Zepeda 

(‘‘Zepeda’’) was convicted of violating 

18 U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Zepeda 

was convicted of smuggling from the 

United States to Mexico approximately 

800 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition. As 

a result of his conviction, the Court 

sentenced Zepeda to 24 months of 

imprisonment, three years of supervised 

release, and a $100 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, 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). 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 Zepeda’s 

conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 554. 

As provided in section 766.25 of the 

Export Administration Regulations 

(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS 

provided notice and opportunity for 

Zepeda to make a written submission to 

BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not 

received a written submission from 

Zepeda. 

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 Zepeda’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of seven years from the date of 

Zepeda’s conviction. The Office of 

Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Zepeda had an interest at the time of his 

conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

December 1, 2029, Carlos Eduardo 

Zepeda, with a last known address of 

11905 Pueblo Amable Way, El Paso, TX 

79936–4431, 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 

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, reexport, or transfer (incountry) 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; 


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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 and sections 766.23 and 766.25 of 

the Regulations, any other person, firm, 

corporation, or business organization 

related to Zepeda 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, Zepeda 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 Zepeda and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until December 1, 2029. 

John Sonderman, 

Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21900 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

North American Free Trade Agreement 

(NAFTA), Article 1904; Binational Panel 

Reviews: Notice of Completion of 

Panel Review 

AGENCY: United States Section, NAFTA 

Secretariat, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Completion of Panel 

Review in the matter of Certain 

Fabricated Structural Steel from Mexico; 

Final Negative Injury Determination 

(Secretariat File Number: USA–MEX– 

2020–1904–04). 

SUMMARY: The NAFTA Secretariat has 

received a consent motion filed on 

behalf of the Full Member Subgroup of 

the American Institute of Steel 

Construction, LLC, requesting the 

termination of panel review in the 

Certain Fabricated Structural Steel from 

Mexico; Final Negative Injury 

Determination (Fabricated Structural 

Steel from Mexico IN) dispute. Given all 

the participants have agreed to the 

termination of panel review in this 

consent motion, and pursuant to Rule 

71(2) of the NAFTA Rules of Procedure 

for Article 1904 Binational Panel 

Reviews (Rules), the Fabricated 

Structural Steel from Mexico IN dispute 

has been terminated. As a result, and in 

accordance with Rule 78(a), notice is 

hereby given that panel review of the 

Fabricated Structural Steel from Mexico 

IN dispute has been completed effective 

September 28, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vidya Desai, United States Secretary, 

NAFTA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230, (202) 482–5438. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 

19 of article 1904 of NAFTA provides a 

dispute settlement mechanism 

involving trade remedy determinations 

issued by the government of the United 

States, the government of Canada, and 

the government of Mexico. There are 

established Rules, which were adopted 

by the three governments and require 

Notices of Completion of Panel Review 

to be published in accordance with Rule 

78. For the complete Rules, please see 

https://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/Home/ 

Texts-of-the-Agreement/Rules-ofProcedure/Article-1904. 

Dated: September 29, 2023. 

Vidya Desai, 

U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21993 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD445] 

Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

proposed schedule and agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the Marine 

Fisheries Advisory Committee 

(MAFAC). The members will discuss 

and provide advice on issues outlined 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

below. 

DATES: The meeting will be November 

14, 15, and 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 2121 P Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20037; 202–448– 

1800. Meeting will also be by webinar 

and teleconference. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie (Denman) Zanowicz, MAFAC 

Assistant; 301–427–8038; email: 

Katie.denman@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given of 

a meeting of MAFAC. The MAFAC was 

established by the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) and, since 1971, 

advises the Secretary on all living 

marine resource matters that are the 

responsibility of the Department of 

Commerce. The charter and summaries 

of prior meetings are located online at 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/ 

partners/marine-fisheries-advisorycommittee. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The meeting time and agenda are 

subject to change. The meeting is 

convened to hear presentations and 

discuss policies and guidance on the 

following topics: climate science and 

management for climate-ready fisheries, 

budget communications and 

transparency, trade and seafood 

promotion activities, recreational 

fisheries, habitat restoration, and other 

program updates. MAFAC will discuss 

various administrative and 

organizational matters, and meetings of 

subcommittees and working groups will 

be convened. 


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