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and feed dealers, community 

development organizations) that could 

partner and improve service to joint 

customers as well as strengthen their 

own business needs? 

• What type of consulting service 

could be developed to assist existing 

borrowers to be more productive and 

successful? 

• How can the role of a mentor be 

expanded beyond microloans? 

• What are other methods that an 

applicant can successfully prove 

experience and managerial ability? 

In your comment it will be most 

helpful to: 

• Explain the proposed pilot project 

in as much detail as possible, including 

the issue or concern to be addressed and 

the intended benefit(s); 

• Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your points; 

• Describe whether the project is 

intended to benefit any particular 

region, type of agricultural producer 

(organic, direct market, wholesale, etc.), 

or end customer; and 

• Outline any potential costs or costs 

savings and the basis for the 

assumptions. 

At the conclusion of the comment 

period, FSA staff will review and 

consider all of the suggestions in the 

comments. 

As required by the 2014 Farm Bill, at 

least 60 days before initiating a pilot 

project, the Secretary will submit notice 

of the proposed pilot project to the 

Committee on Agriculture of the House 

of Representatives and the Committee 

on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

of the Senate. FSA will also consider 

any feedback provided to the Secretary 

in response to that notice. 

FSA expects to select at least two to 

three pilot projects. FSA will announce 

the pilot projects through news release. 

FSA expects that one of the results of 

the pilot project will help expand 

service to underserved producers. For 

example, in remote areas, such as Indian 

Country, distance and travel time make 

it extremely difficult to establish the 

network of contacts essential for 

effective outreach and to provide 

technical assistance. FSA lacks the 

necessary knowledge and staff resources 

to overcome language and cultural 

barriers for some minority communities 

and provide effective outreach and 

technical assistance. In such situations, 

partnerships with local organizations 

could use existing networks and 

expertise to provide effective outreach 

and technical assistance and expand 

participation. This is one example of 

how FSA may carry out some pilot 

projects. 

In addition to this notice, general 

information about FSA’s administration 

of FLP is also available on the FSA Web 

site at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/

webapp?area=home&subject

=fmlp&topic=landing. 

Signed on September 30, 2014. 

Val Dolcini, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24050 Filed 10–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–71–2014] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 32—Miami, 

Florida; Notification of Proposed 

Production Activity; Brightstar 

Corporation (Cell Phone Kitting); 

Miami, Florida 

Greater Miami Foreign-Trade Zone, 

Inc., grantee of FTZ 32, submitted a 

notification of proposed production 

activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of 

Brightstar Corporation (Brightstar), 

located in Miami, Florida. The 

notification conforming to the 

requirements of the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 

received on October 1, 2014. 

Brightstar already has authority to 

produce cell phones and cell phone 

accessories within Site 6 of FTZ 32. The 

current request would add foreign status 

materials/components to the scope of 

authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), 

additional FTZ authority would be 

limited to the specific foreign-status 

materials/components and specific 

finished products described in the 

submitted notification (as described 

below) and subsequently authorized by 

the FTZ Board. 

Production under FTZ procedures 

could exempt Brightstar from customs 

duty payments on the foreign status 

materials/components used in export 

production. On its domestic sales, 

Brightstar would be able to choose the 

duty rates during customs entry 

procedures that apply to cell phones 

(duty rate 0%) for the foreign status 

materials/components noted below and 

in the existing scope of authority. 

Customs duties also could possibly be 

deferred or reduced on foreign status 

production equipment. 

The materials/components sourced 

from abroad include: Plastic bubble 

wrap; plastic carrying cases; packaging 

trays and inserts; plastic bags and sacks; 

corrugated and non-corrugated paper 

boxes; paper packaging trays and 

inserts; paper labels; instruction 

manuals; nickel-cadmium batteries; 

nickel-iron batteries; nickel-metal 

batteries; lithium-ion batteries; lithiummetal batteries; cell phone parts; and, 

memory cards (duty rate ranges from 0 

to 6.5%). 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary at the address below. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

November 17, 2014. 

A copy of the notification will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 

21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s 

Web site, which is accessible via 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Christopher Kemp at christopher.kemp@

trade.gov (202) 482–0862. 

Dated: October 1, 2014. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24088 Filed 10–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Ming Xie, a/k/a Michael 

Xie, 16 Nathan Drive, Towaco, New 

Jersey 07082, Respondent; Horizon RX 

Systems, 16 Nathan Drive, Towaco, 

New Jersey 07082, Related Person; 

Order Denying Export Privileges 

A. Denial of Export Privileges of Ming 

Xie a/k/a Michael Xie 

On May 22, 2013, in the U.S. District 

Court for the District of New Jersey, 

Ming Xie, a/k/a Michael Xie (‘‘Xie’’), 

was convicted of violating Section 38 of 

the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

2778 (2012)) (‘‘AECA’’) and the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. 

(2006 & Supp. IV 2010)) (‘‘IEEPA’’). 

Specifically, Xie knowingly and 

willfully exported and caused to be 

exported from the United States power 

amplifiers, defense articles of United 

States origin, without first obtaining 

from the U.S. Department of State a 

license or other export authorization for 

such export, in violation of the AECA. 

Xie also knowingly and willfully 

exported from the United States to the 

People’s Republic of China power 

amplifiers, items subject to the Export 

Adminstration Regulations, without first 

obtaining the required export license or 

other authorization from the U.S. 


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1The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 

774 (2014). The Regulations are issued pursuant to 

the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 

app. §§ 2401–2420 (2000)) (‘‘the EAA’’ or ‘‘the 

Act’’). Since August 21, 2001, the EAA has been in 

lapse and the President, through Executive Order 

13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 

(2002)), which has been extended by successive 

Presidential Notices, the most recent being that of 

August 7, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 46959 (August 11, 

2014)), has continued the Regulations in effect 

under the International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2006 & Supp. 

IV 2010)). 

Department of Commerce, in violation 

of IEEPA. Xie was sentenced to 

probation for two years, 300 hours of 

community service, and a $20,000 fine. 

Xie also is listed on the U.S. Department 

of State’s Debarred List. 

Section 766.25 of the Export 

Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or 

‘‘Regulations’’) 1 provides, in pertinent 

part, that ‘‘[t]he Director of the Office of 

Exporter Services, in consultation with 

the Director of the Office of Export 

Enforcement, may deny the export 

privileges of any person who has been 

convicted of a violation of the EAA, the 

EAR, of any order, license or 

authorization issued thereunder; any 

regulation, license, or order issued 

under the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701– 

1706); 18 U.S.C. 793, 794 or 798; section 

4(b) of the Internal Security Act of 1950 

(50 U.S.C. 783(b)), or section 38 of the 

Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

2778).’’ 15 CFR 766.25(a); see also 

Section 11(h) of the EAA, 50 U.S.C. app. 

§ 2410(h). The denial of export 

privileges under this provision may be 

for a period of up to ten (10) years from 

the date of the conviction. 15 CFR 

766.25(d); see also 50 U.S.C. app. 

§ 2410(h). In addition, Section 750.8 of 

the Regulations states that the Bureau of 

Industry and Security’s Office of 

Exporter Services may revoke any 

Bureau of Industry and Security (‘‘BIS’’) 

licenses previously issued in which the 

person had an interest in at the time of 

his conviction. 

BIS received notice of Xie’s 

conviction for violating the AECA and 

IEEPA, and has provided notice and an 

opportunity for Xie to make a written 

submission to BIS, as provided in 

Section 766.25 of the Regulations. BIS 

received a submission from Xie. Based 

upon my review and consideration of 

that submission, and consultations with 

BIS’s Office of Export Enforcement, 

including its Director, and the facts 

available to BIS, I have decided to deny 

Xie’s export privileges under the 

Regulations for a period of ten (10) years 

from the date of Xie’s conviction. I have 

also decided to revoke all licenses 

issued pursuant to the Act or 

Regulations in which Xie had an 

interest at the time of his conviction. 

B. Denial of Export Privileges of Related 

Person Horizon RX Systems 

Pursuant to Sections 766.25(h) and 

766.23 of the Regulations, the Director 

of BIS’s Office of Exporter Services, in 

consultation with the Director of BIS’s 

Office of Export Enforcement, may, in 

order to prevent evasion of a denial 

order, make a denial order applicable 

not only to the respondent, but also to 

other persons related to the respondent 

by ownership, control, position of 

responsibility, affiliation, or other 

connection in the conduct of trade or 

business. 

As provided in Section 766.23 of the 

Regulations, BIS gave notice to Horizon 

that its export privileges under the 

Regulations could be denied for up to 

ten (10) years due to its relationship 

with Xie and that BIS believed that 

naming Horizon as a person related to 

Xie would be necessary to prevent 

evasion of a denial order imposed 

against Xie. In providing such notice, 

BIS gave Horizon an opportunity to 

oppose its addition to the Xie Denial 

Order as a related party. 

Having received and reviewed a 

submission from Xie, I have decided, 

following consideration of that 

submission and consultations with BIS’s 

Office of Export Enforcement, including 

its Director, to include name Horizon as 

a Related Person and make this Denial 

Order applicable to Horizon, thereby 

denying its export privileges for ten (10) 

years from the date of Xie’s conviction. 

I have also decided to revoke all 

licenses issued pursuant to the Act or 

Regulations in which Horizon had an 

interest at the time of Xie’s conviction. 

The 10-year denial period is scheduled 

to end on May 22, 2023. 

Xie is the president of Horizon. 

Therefore, Horizon is related to Xie 

within the meaning of Section 766.23. 

BIS also has reason to believe that 

Horizon should be added as a related 

person in order to prevent evasion of 

this Denial Order. Xie conducted the 

unlawful export activities involved in 

his conviction through Horizon. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

May 22, 2023, Ming Xie a/k/a Michael 

Xie, with a last known address of 16 

Nathan Drive, Towaco, New Jersey 

07082, and when acting for or on his 

behalf, his successors, assigns, 

employees, agents, or representatives, 

and Horizon RX Systems, with a last 

known address of 16 Nathan Drive, 

Towaco, New Jersey 07082, and when 

acting for or on its behalf, its successors, 

assigns, directors, officers, employees, 

agents, or representatives (each as 

‘‘Denied Person’’ and collectively the 

‘‘Denied Persons’’) 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. 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 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 a Denied Person any item subject to 

the Regulations; 

B. Take any action that facilitates the 

acquisition or attempted acquisition by 

a 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 a 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 a Denied Person of any 

item subject to the Regulations that has 

been exported from the United States; 

D. Obtain from a 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 a Denied 

Person, or service any item, of whatever 

origin, that is owned, possessed or 

controlled by a Denied Person, if such 

service involves the use of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 


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or will be exported from the United 

States. For purposes of this paragraph, 

servicing means installation, 

maintenance, repair, modification or 

testing. 

Third, in addition to the Related 

Person named above, after notice and 

opportunity for comment as provided in 

section 766.23 of the Regulations, any 

other individual, firm, corporation, or 

other association or organization or 

other person related to a Denied Person 

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 if necessary 

to prevent evasion of this Order. 

Fourth, in accordance with Part 756 

and Section 766.25(g) of the 

Regulations, Xie may file an appeal of 

the issuance of this Order against him 

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, in accordance with Part 756 and 

Section 766.23(c) of the Regulations, 

Horizon RX Systems may file an appeal 

of its naming as a related person in this 

Order with the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Industry and Security. 

This 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. 

Sixth, Xie shall have an opportunity 

to request reinstatement of his export 

privileges in whole or part by seeking 

termination or modification, as 

applicable, of this Order, provided that 

Xie has first been removed from the U.S. 

Department of State’s Debarred List, and 

provided that Xie has committed no 

violation of the Act, or any regulation, 

order, or license issued thereunder prior 

to the submission of his request for 

reinstatement. BIS shall in its sole 

unreviewable discretion determine 

whether to grant or deny, in whole or 

in part, such a request for reinstatement 

of Xie’s export privileges. If BIS 

reinstates Xie’s export privileges in 

whole or in part under the Denial Order, 

Horizon’s export privileges shall be 

reinstated to the same extent, provided 

that it has remained named to the 

Denial Order as a related person, rather 

than as a respondent, and otherwise has 

committed no violation of the Act, or 

any regulation, order, or license issued 

thereunder. 

Seventh, a copy of this Order shall be 

provided to Ming Xie and Horizon RX 

Systems and shall be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Eighth, this Order is effectively 

immediately and shall remain in effect 

until May 22, 2023. 

Issued this 30th day of September, 2014. 

Karen H. Nies-Vogel, 

Acting Director, Office of Exporter Services. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23993 Filed 10–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD443 

Identifying Research Funding Priorities 

for a Potential Competitive Financial 

Assistance Program Addressing the 

Conservation and Recovery of 

Pinnipeds in Waters off Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is considering the 

adoption of a new competitive, meritbased, financial assistance program 

supporting research on Alaska pinniped 

populations (seals and sea lions). To 

this end, NMFS is soliciting comments 

from the public and the marine mammal 

research community concerning 

possible program priorities to consider 

for an annual Alaska Pinniped Research 

Program. The objective of the program 

would be to support effective 

conservation and management of 

pinnipeds in waters off Alaska through 

a grant program focused on high priority 

research objectives related to NMFS 

recovery plans, conservation plans, 

research plans (including those 

developed with Alaska Native comanagement organizations), or postdelisting monitoring plans for these 

species. Final competitive program 

priorities will be selected by NMFS after 

considering input received from the 

public. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than November 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by FDMS docket Number 

NOAA–NMFS–2014–0123, any of the 

following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014- 

0123, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

Mail: Submit written comments to Jon 

Kurland, Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Protected Resources, 

Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: Ellen 

Sebastian, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802–1668. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on http://www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter N/ 

A in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. 

Copies of pertinent NMFS recovery 

plans, conservations plans, research 

plans (including those developed with 

Alaska Native co-management 

organizations), and post-delisting 

monitoring plans for Alaska pinniped 

species are available at http://

alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Rivera, NMFS Alaska Region, 907–586– 

7424, kim.rivera@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is 

responsible for the stewardship, 

conservation, and management of 

pinniped species in Alaska, including 

the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias 

jubatus), Northern fur seal (Callorhinus 

ursinus), ringed seal (Phoca hispida), 

bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), 

spotted seal (Phoca largha), ribbon seal 

(Histriophoca fasciata), and harbor seal 

(Phoca vitulina richardii). Under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA), the 

western Distinct Population Segment of 

Steller sea lions is listed as endangered 

and the Arctic subspecies of ringed seals 

is listed as threatened. NMFS is 

entrusted with the recovery of these 

ESA-listed species and under the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act, as well 

as with the conservation of all pinniped 

populations in waters off Alaska. 

Additionally, NMFS partners with 

Alaska Native Organization in the comanagement of marine mammal stocks 

which are an important subsistence 

resource throughout Alaska. Beginning 

in Fiscal Year 2015, NMFS is 

considering supporting pinniped 

research in Alaska that would be 

administered through a competitivelyfunded, merit-based grants program. 


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