Order Renewing Temporary Denial of Export Privileges

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Pursuant to section 766.24 of the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730-774 (2021) (“EAR” or ( printed page 48790) “the Regulations”), [ 1 ] I hereby grant the request of the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), U.S. Department of Commerce, through its Office of Export Enforcement (“OEE”), to renew the temporary denial order (“TDO”) issued in this matter on January 26, 2023. I find that renewal of this order is necessary in the public interest to prevent an imminent violation of the Regulations. I. Procedural History On August 2, 2022, I signed an order denying the export privileges of Venezuela-based cargo airline Empresa de Transporte Aéreocargo del Sur, S.A., a/k/a Aerocargo del Sur Transportation Company, a/k/a EMTRASUR (“EMTRASUR”) 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 and was effective upon issuance. [ 2 ] This temporary denial order was subsequently renewed in accordance with section 766.24(d) of the Regulations. [ 3 ] The renewal order issued on January 26, 2023 and was effective upon issuance. [ 4 ] On July 3, 2023, BIS, through OEE, submitted a written request for renewal of the TDO that issued on January 26, 2023. The writ…