[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83456-83457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23828]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

[Docket No. 240926-0255]
RIN 0694-XC108


Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for the Export and Reexport 
of Agricultural Commodities to Cuba

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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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 (EAR) for the export and reexport 
of agricultural commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of 
any comments it receives in its biennial report to Congress, as 
required by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 
2000, as amended (TSRA).

DATES: Comments must be received by November 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be submitted by either of the 
following methods:
    <bullet> Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal rulemaking portal. Visit http://www.regulations.gov and type ``BIS-2024-0049'' in the search box to 
find this notice.
    <bullet> Mail: Submit written comments by mail or delivery to 
Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 2099B, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230. Refer to RIN 0694-XC108.
    Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or 
individual, or

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received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by 
BIS. All comments (including any personal identifying information) will 
be made public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang, Office of 
Nonproliferation and Foreign Policy Controls, Telephone: (202) 482-
4252. Additional information on BIS procedures and previous biennial 
reports under TSRA is available at http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/country-guidance/sanctioned-destinations/13-policy-guidance/country-guidance/426-reports-to-congress. 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 
and reexports of agricultural commodities, as defined in part 772 of 
the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774), to 
Cuba. Requirements and procedures associated with such authorization 
are set forth in Sec.  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 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 regarding the effectiveness of the licensing 
procedures. Consistent with TSRA's requirements, BIS is currently 
preparing a biennial report on the operation of the licensing system 
for the two-year period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 
2024.

Request for Comments

    By this notice, BIS requests public comments on the effectiveness 
of the licensing procedures for the export and reexport of agricultural 
commodities to Cuba set forth under Sec.  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 will be publicly available. Any information that the 
commenter does not wish to be made available to the public should not 
be submitted to BIS.

Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-23828 Filed 10-15-24; 8:45 am]
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