Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 239 / Thursday, December 14, 2023 / Notices 86623 

1On August 13, 2018, the President signed into 

law the John S. McCain National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which 

includes the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, 50 

U.S.C. 4801–4852 (‘‘ECRA’’). While Section 1766 of 

ECRA repeals the provisions of the Export 

Administration Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq. 

(‘‘EAA’’), (except for three sections which are 

inapplicable here), Section 1768 of ECRA provides, 

in pertinent part, that all orders, rules, regulations, 

and other forms of administrative action that were 

made or issued under the EAA, including as 

continued in effect pursuant to the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 

et seq. (‘‘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superseded, set aside, or revoked through action 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. Moreover, Section 1761(a)(5) of ECRA 

authorizes the issuance of temporary denial orders. 

50 U.S.C. 4820(a)(5). 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Tania Alfonso, 

PPL/LER, Program Cycle Supervisory Team 

Lead, USAID. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27487 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Background Investigator Quality 

Control Survey 

AGENCY: USAID. 

ACTION: Availability of survey. 

SUMMARY: Quality control survey to 

allow the USAID Office of Security 

Field Investigations program to obtain 

feedback on its background investigator 

workforce from members of the general 

public who are interviewed by USAID 

background investigators. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

ADDRESSES: USAID, SEC/FI, 1300 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 4th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20523. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Shemonsky, (202) 712–1734, 

bshemonsky@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID 

currently conducts this quality control 

process via U.S. Mail and telephone 

calls. The agency is seeking to both 

modernize and simplify this process. 

Brian Shemonsky, 

Background Investigations Program Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27430 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–48–2023] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 164; 

Authorization of Production Activity; 

Vallourec Star, LP; (Semi-Finished 

Steel Casing); Muskogee, Oklahoma 

On August 11, 2023, Vallourec Star, 

LP submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board for 

its facility within Subzone 164A, in 

Muskogee, Oklahoma. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (88 FR 56589, August 

18, 2023). On December 11, 2023, the 

applicant was notified of the FTZ 

Board’s decision that no further review 

of the activity is warranted at this time. 

The production activity described in the 

notification was authorized, subject to 

the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, including section 400.14. 

Dated: December 11, 2023. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Executive Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–233–2023] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 24; Application for 

Subzone; GMA Accessories DBA 

Capelli New York; Pittston, 

Pennsylvania 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by 

the Eastern Distribution Center, Inc., 

grantee of FTZ 24, requesting subzone 

status for the facility of GMA 

Accessories DBA Capelli New York 

(Capelli), located in Pittston, 

Pennsylvania. The application was 

submitted pursuant to the provisions of 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the 

regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 

part 400). It was formally docketed on 

December 8, 2023. 

The proposed subzone (28.08 acres) is 

located at 901 Sathers Drive, Pittston, 

Pennsylvania. No authorization for 

production activity has been requested 

at this time. The proposed subzone 

would be subject to the existing 

activation limit of FTZ 24. 

In accordance with the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, Juanita Chen of the FTZ 

Staff is designated examiner to review 

the application and make 

recommendations to the Executive 

Secretary. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

January 23, 2024. Rebuttal comments in 

response to material submitted during 

the foregoing period may be submitted 

during the subsequent 15-day period to 

February 7, 2024. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection in the 

‘‘Online FTZ Information Section’’ 

section of the FTZ Board’s website, 

which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ 

ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov. 

Dated: December 11, 2023. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Executive Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Nordwind Airlines, Leningradskaya 

str., Building 25, Office 27. 28, Moscow 

Region, Khimki City,141402, Russia; 

Order Renewing Temporary Denial of 

Export Privileges 

Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the 

Export Administration Regulations, 15 

CFR parts 730–774 (‘‘EAR’’ or ‘‘the 

Regulations’’),1 I hereby grant the 

request of the Office of Export 

Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’) to renew the 

temporary denial order (‘‘TDO’’) issued 

in this matter on June 15, 2023. I find 

that renewal of this order is necessary 

in the public interest to prevent an 

imminent violation of the Regulations 

and that renewal for an extended period 

is appropriate because Nordwind 

Airlines (‘‘Nordwind’’) has engaged in a 

pattern of repeated, ongoing and/or 

continuous apparent violations of the 

EAR. 

I. Procedural History 

On June 24, 2022, I signed an order 

denying Nordwind’s export privileges 

for a period of 180 days on the ground 

that issuance of the order was necessary 

in the public interest to prevent an 

imminent violation of the Regulations. 

The order was issued ex parte pursuant 

to Section 766.24(a) of the Regulations 


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