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ongoing business relationship between 

Parto Abgardan and Aqua-Loop, which 

is highlighted by Parto Abgardan’s own 

Web site, and Mahmoud Lazemizadeh’s 

control of Parto Abgardan and his 

ownership interest in Aqua-Loop. These 

concerns are only heightened by Parto 

Abgardan’s assertions that there is no 

connection between the two entities, 

when, in fact, its owner is a co-owner 

of Aqua-Loop and its Web site, 

references a ‘‘sister factory’’ in the 

United States and lists Aqua-Loop’s 

mailing address and contact information 

in California. 

Based on the foregoing and the record 

as a whole, I find that Parto Abgardan 

is a person related to Aqua-Loop by 

‘‘ownership, control, position of 

responsibility, affiliation, or other 

connection in the conduct of trade or 

business’’ pursuant to Section 766.23 of 

the Regulations, and that the Denial 

Order issued against Aqua-Loop should 

be made applicable to Parto Abgardan in 

order to prevent evasion of that Order. 

IV. Order 

It is therefore ordered: 

First, that Parto Abgardan Cooling 

Towers Co. (‘‘Parto Abgardan’’), located 

at the following addresses: P.O. Box 

966, Folsom, CA 95763; and P.O. Box 

19395/5478, Tehran, Iran; and No. 56 

Shaydaee St., Yakhchal St., Shariati 

Ave., Tehran (19497), Iran; and No. 56 

Sheidaei St., Yakhchal St., Dr. Shariati 

Ave., Tehran (19497), Iran; and No. 56 

Corner of Noushin Blind Alley, Sheidaei 

St., Yakhchal St., Dr. Shariati Ave., 

Tehran (19497), Iran; and No. 56 Next 

to Noushin Blind Alley, Sheidaei St., 

Yakhchal St., Dr. Shariati Ave., Tehran 

(19497), Iran; and No. 56, Corner of 

Noushin Dd. End, Sheidaie St., 

Yakhchal St., Shariati St., (19497), 

Tehran, Iran, and Parto Abgardan’s 

successors or assigns and, when acting 

for or on behalf of the Parto Abgardan, 

its officers, representatives, agents, or 

employees (Parto Abgardan and each of 

the foregoing as stated, a ‘‘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, or in any other activity 

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 in any 

other activity subject to the Regulations; 

or 

C. Benefiting 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 in 

any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Second, no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 

A. Export or reexport 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 

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, that in accordance with the 

provisions of Section 766.23(c) of the 

Regulations, the Denied Person may, at 

any time, make an appeal related to this 

Order by filing a full written statement 

in support of the appeal with the Office 

of the Administrative Law Judge, U.S. 

Coast Guard ALJ Docketing Center, 40 

South Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland 

21202–4022. 

This Order shall be published in the 

Federal Register and a copy provided to 

the denied person. 

This Order is effective upon issuance 

and shall remain in effect until March 

25, 2020. 

Entered this 6th day of October 2010. 

David W. Mills, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export 

Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26117 Filed 10–15–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number 100921463–0460–01] 

Annual Retail Trade Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of determination. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Commerce’s Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) publishes this notice to 

announce that the Director of the 

Census Bureau has determined the need 

to conduct the 2010 Annual Retail 

Trade Survey (ARTS). ARTS covers 

employer firms with establishments 

located in the United States and 

classified in the Retail Trade and/or 

Accommodation and Food Services 

sectors as defined by the 2002 North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). Through this survey, 

the Census Bureau will collect data 

covering annual sales, annual ecommerce sales, year-end inventories 

held inside and outside the United 

States, total operating expenses, 

purchases, accounts receivables, and, 

for selected industries, merchandise line 

sales, percent of sales by class of 

customer, and percent of e-commerce 

sales to customers located outside the 

United States. These data are collected 

to provide a sound statistical basis for 

the formation of policy by various 

government agencies. Results will be 

available for use for a variety of public 

and business needs such as economic 

and market analysis, company 

performance, and forecasting future 

demand. 

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will 

provide report forms to businesses 

included in the survey. Additional 

copies are available upon written 

request to the Director, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–0101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aneta Erdie, Service Sector Statistics 

Division, at (301) 763–4841 or by e-mail 

at aneta.erdie@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 

182, 224, and 225 of Title 13 of the 

United States Code authorize the Census 

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Bureau to take surveys that are 

necessary to produce current data on the 

subjects covered by the major censuses. 

As part of this authorization, the Census 

Bureau conducts the ARTS to provide 

continuing and timely national 

statistical data on retail trade, and 

accommodation and food services 

activity for the period between 

economic censuses. ARTS is a 

continuation of similar retail trade 

surveys conducted each year since 1951 

(except 1954). ARTS covers employer 

firms with establishments located in the 

United States and classified in the Retail 

Trade and/or Accommodation and Food 

Services sectors as defined by the 2002 

North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). ARTS provides, on a 

comparable classification basis, annual 

sales, annual e-commerce sales, 

purchases, total operating expenses, 

accounts receivables, and year-end 

inventories held inside and outside the 

United States for 2010. The Census 

Bureau has determined that the conduct 

of this survey is necessary because these 

data are not available publicly on a 

timely basis from non-governmental or 

other governmental sources. 

The Census Bureau will request a 

sample of firms operating retail, 

accommodation, and/or food services 

establishments in the United States to 

respond to the 2010 ARTS. Firms are 

selected for this survey using a stratified 

random sample based on industry 

groupings and annual sales size. We 

will provide report forms to the firms 

covered by this survey in January 2011, 

and will require their responses within 

30 days after receipt. Firms’ responses 

to the ARTS survey are required by law 

(Title 13 U.S.C. 182, 224, and 225). The 

sample of firms selected will provide, 

with measurable reliability, statistics on 

annual sales, annual e-commerce sales, 

purchases, total operating expenses, 

accounts receivables, and year-end 

inventories held both inside and outside 

the United States for 2010. 

The data collected in this survey will 

be similar to that collected in the past 

and within the general scope and nature 

of those inquiries covered in the 

economic census. These data are 

collected to provide a sound statistical 

basis for the formation of policy by 

various government agencies. Results 

will be available for use for a variety of 

public and business needs such as 

economic and market analysis, company 

performance, and forecasting future 

demand. 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, no person is required to respond 

to, nor shall a person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with, a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) unless that 

collection of information displays a 

current valid Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) control number. In 

accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521, OMB has approved the 

Annual Retail Trade Survey under OMB 

Control Number 0607–0013. 

Based upon the foregoing, I have 

directed that an annual survey be 

conducted for the purpose of collecting 

these data. 

Dated: October 12, 2010. 

Robert M. Groves, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number 100921462–0461–01] 

Annual Wholesale Trade Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of determination. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Commerce’s Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) publishes this notice to 

announce that the Director of the 

Census Bureau has determined the need 

to conduct the 2010 Annual Wholesale 

Trade Survey (AWTS). AWTS covers 

firms with establishments located in the 

United States and classified in the 

Wholesale Trade Sector as defined by 

the 2002 North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). 

Specifically, AWTS includes wholesale 

distributors; manufacturers’ sales 

branches and offices; and agents, 

brokers, and electronic markets. 

Through this survey, the Census Bureau 

will collect data on annual sales, ecommerce sales, purchases, total 

operating expenses, year-end 

inventories held both inside and outside 

the United States, commissions, total 

operating revenue, and gross selling 

value. These data are collected to 

provide a sound statistical basis for the 

formation of policy by various 

government agencies. These data will be 

available for use for a variety of public 

and business needs such as economic 

and market analysis, company 

performance, and forecasting future 

demand. 

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will 

provide report forms to businesses 

included in the survey. Additional 

copies are available upon written 

request to the Director, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–0101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Miller, Service Sector Statistics 

Division, on (301) 763–2758 or by email on john.p.miller@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 

182, 224, and 225 of Title 13 of the 

United States Code authorize the Census 

Bureau to take surveys that are 

necessary to produce current data on the 

subjects covered by the major censuses. 

As part of this authorization, the Census 

Bureau conducts the AWTS to provide 

continuing and timely national statistics 

data on wholesale trade activity for the 

period between economic censuses. 

For 2010, the survey will, as it has in 

the past, consist of a sample of 

wholesale distributors; manufacturers’ 

sales branches and offices; and agent, 

brokers, and electronic markets. The 

data collected in this survey will be 

similar to that collected in the past and 

within the general scope and nature of 

those inquiries covered in the economic 

census. These data are collected to 

provide a sound statistical basis for the 

formation of policy by various 

government agencies. These data will be 

available for use for a variety of public 

and business needs such as economic 

and market analysis, company 

performance, and forecasting future 

demand. 

From wholesale distributors, the 

Census Bureau will collect data 

covering sales, e-commerce sales, yearend inventories held inside and outside 

the United States, purchases, and total 

operating expenses. From 

manufacturers’ sales branches and 

offices, the Census Bureau will collect 

data covering annual sales, e-commerce 

sales, year-end inventories held inside 

and outside the United States and total 

operating expenses. From agents, 

brokers, and electronic markets, the 

Census Bureau will collect data 

covering commissions, total operating 

revenue, gross selling value, and total 

operating expenses. For more 

information on the components of 

wholesale activity covered under this 

survey, please see the North American 

Industry Classification System Web site 

at http://www.census.gov/eos/www/ 

naics/index.html. The Census Bureau 

has determined that the conduct of this 

survey is necessary as these data are not 

available publicly on a timely basis from 

non-governmental or other government 

sources. 

The Census Bureau will request a 

sample of firms engaged in the three 

covered wholesale activities to respond 

to the 2010 AWTS. Firms are selected 

for this survey using a stratified random 

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