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

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 ImportAdministration, 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