The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting public
comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures for the
export of agricultural commodities to Cuba. The comments must be in
writing and received by October 17, 2018. BIS requests that the
comments be as specific as possible.
The comments will be considered by BIS in developing its
biennial report to the Congress on the operation of the licensing
system for the preceding two-year period, as required by the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. The 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. The biennial report is for the
two-year period from October 1, 2016
