Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 174 / Friday, September 7, 2012 / Notices 55183 

Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (74 FR 

1170, 01/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987, 

01/22/09; 75 FR 71069–71070, 11/22/ 

10) as an option for the establishment or 

reorganization of zones; 

Whereas, the Findlay/Hancock 

County Chamber of Commerce, grantee 

of Foreign-Trade Zone 151, submitted 

an application to the Board (FTZ Docket 

20–2012, filed 3/20/2012) for authority 

to reorganize under the ASF with a 

service area of Hardin, Putnam, Seneca, 

Allen and Hancock Counties, Ohio, 

adjacent to the Toledo Customs and 

Border Protection port of entry, and FTZ 

151’s existing Sites 1 and 3 would be 

categorized as magnet sites; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (77 FR 17408–17409, 3/26/ 

2012) and the application has been 

processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that the proposal is in the public 

interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to reorganize FTZ 151 

under the alternative site framework is 

approved, subject to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard 

2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, 

and to a five-year ASF sunset provision 

for magnet sites that would terminate 

authority for Site 3 if not activated by 

August 31, 2017. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

August 2012. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import 

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. 

Attest: 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22114 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

[Docket No. 120822382–2382–01] 

Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures 

for Agricultural Commodities to Cuba 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

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 

October 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted to the Federal eRulemaking 

portal (www.regulations.gov). The 

regulations.gov ID is: BIS–2012–0039. 

Comments may also be sent by email to 

publiccomments@bis.doc.gov with a 

reference to ‘‘TSRA 2012 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 2099B, Washington, DC 20230 

with a reference to ‘‘TSRA 2012 

Report.’’ All comments must be in 

writing (either submitted to 

regulations.gov, by email or on paper). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tracy L. Patts, 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, is available at 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 906(a) of the Trade Sanctions 

Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 

2000 (TSRA) (22 U.S.C. 7205(a)), the 

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 

authorizes exports of agricultural 

commodities, as defined in part 772 of 

the Export Administration Regulations 

(EAR), to Cuba. Requirements and 

procedures associated with such 

authorization are set forth in § 740.18 of 

the 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 must 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, 

2010 through September 30, 2012. 

Request for Comments 

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 § 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 comments must be in writing and 

will be available for public inspection 

and copying. Any information that the 

commenter does not wish to be made 

available to the public should not be 

submitted to BIS. 

Dated: August 27, 2012. 

Kevin J. Wolf, 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21523 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

[Docket No. 120816348–2348–01] 

Effects of Foreign Policy-Based Export 

Controls 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In developing its report to 

Congress, BIS is seeking public 

comments on the effect of existing 

foreign policy-based export controls in 

the Export Administration Regulations. 

BIS is requesting public comments to 

conduct consultations with U.S. 

industries. Section 6 of the Export 

Administration Act (EAA) requires BIS 

to consult with industry on the effect of 

such controls and to report the results 

of the consultations to Congress. 

Comments from all interested persons 

are welcome. All comments will be 

made available for public inspection 


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