79514 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 189 / Monday, September 30, 2024 / Notices 

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 (2024). 

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). 

account for about 87.2 percent of the 

total assets of all systems, based on the 

2012 Census of Governments. The 

Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions is 

used to collect data on the revenues, 

expenditures, and composition of assets 

of the 100 largest defined benefit public 

employee pension systems for state and 

local governments. The panel will be 

updated in 2025 based on the results of 

the 2022 Census of Governments. 

Currently, we are requesting approval 

to conduct the 2025, 2026 and 2027 

Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions. 

We are requesting no changes to the 

currently approved information 

collection form. The Quarterly Survey of 

Public Pensions enables policy makers 

and economists to focus on the asset 

base of public employee retirement 

systems while balancing respondent 

burden and data quality and providing 

a timelier subset of the data published 

in the Annual Survey of Public 

Pensions. 

This survey was initiated in 1968 at 

the request of both the Council of 

Economic Advisers and the Federal 

Reserve Board. The most important 

information this survey provides is the 

quarterly change in composition of the 

securities holdings of the defined 

benefit public employee retirement 

systems component of the economy. 

The Federal Reserve Board uses these 

data to track the public sector portion of 

the Flow of Funds Accounts. 

Additionally, the data are used by a 

variety of government officials, 

academics, students, and non-profit 

organizations to analyze trends in 

public employee retirement and the 

impact of retirement obligations on the 

fiscal well-being of state and local 

governments. 

The survey provides a focus on the 

asset composition of the largest systems. 

These data are already produced for 

existing internal and external needs, 

and most closely align with the needs of 

the Federal Reserve Board. 

Additionally, the related Annual Survey 

of Public Pensions (0607–0585) will 

continue to provide a robust collection 

of revenue and benefit data on a fiscal 

year basis. These data items are in 

demand on an annual basis and are 

already created for internal and external 

purposes by most systems as they are 

required items in Comprehensive 

Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs). 

Summary tables of the information 

collected are released quarterly on the 

internet. Documentation and 

explanatory materials are also available 

on the internet site here: https://

www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ 

qspp.html. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., 

Section and 182. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website 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 and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0607–0143. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22365 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Pierre Michel Alfred, 

24 Hartland Court, Pooler, GA 31322, 

and, P.O. Box 1274, Pooler, GA 31322; 

Order Denying Export Privileges. 

On June 15, 2022, in the U.S. District 

Court for the Southern District of 

Florida, Pierre Michel Alfred (‘‘Alfred’’) 

was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. 

554(a). Specifically, Alfred was 

convicted of smuggling multiple 

firearms and ammunition from the 

United States to Haiti. As a result of his 

conviction, the Court sentenced Alfred 

to three years of probation. 

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 Alfred’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 

Alfred to make a written submission to 

BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not 

received a written submission from 

Alfred. 

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 Alfred’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of seven years from the date of 

Alfred’s conviction. The Office of 

Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Alfred had an interest at the time of his 

conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

June 15, 2029, Pierre Michel Alfred, 

with last known addresses of 24 

Hartland Court, Pooler, GA 31322 and 

P.O. Box 1274, Pooler, GA 31322, 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 


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 189 / Monday, September 30, 2024 / Notices 79515 

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 (2024). 

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). 

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 and sections 766.23 and 766.25 of 

the Regulations, any other person, firm, 

corporation, or business organization 

related to Alfred 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, Alfred 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 Alfred and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Sixth, this Order is effective 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until June 15, 2029. 

John Sonderman, 

Director, Office of Export Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22334 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Rafael Alejandro 

Canez, Inmate Number: 74044–308, 

USP Tucson, P.O. Box 24550, Tucson, 

AZ 85734; Order Denying Export 

Privileges 

On March 31, 2023, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Western District of 

Washington, Rafael Alejandro Canez 

(‘‘Canez’’) was convicted of violating 18 

U.S.C. 554(a). Specifically, Canez was 

convicted of smuggling 55 magazines for 

AR–15 style rifles, having failed to 

apply for or obtain the necessary export 

license from the Department of 

Commerce. As a result of his conviction, 

the Court sentenced Canez to 35 months 

of imprisonment and three years of 

supervised release. The Court also 

imposed a consecutive sentence of 35 

months’ imprisonment for Canez’s 

conviction under 18 U.S.C. 1956(h) 

(conspiracy to commit money 

laundering). 

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 Canez’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 

Canez to make a written submission to 

BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not 

received a written submission from 

Canez. 

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 Canez’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of 10 years from the date of 

Canez’s conviction. The Office of 

Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Canez had an interest at the time of his 

conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

March 31, 2033, Rafael Alejandro Canez, 

with last known addresses of Inmate 

Number: 74044–308, USP Tucson, P.O. 

Box 24550, Tucson, AZ 85734, 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 


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