83 FR 49539 - Membership of the Performance Review Board for the Office of the Secretary

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 191 (October 2, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-21430

The Office of the Secretary, the Department of Commerce (DOC), announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of the Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance appraisals and ratings of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and Senior Level (SL) members and (2) making recommendations to the appointing authority on other performance management issues, such as pay adjustments, bonuses and Presidential Rank Awards. The appointment of these members to the Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-four (24) months.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary


Membership of the Performance Review Board for the Office of the 
Secretary

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Membership on the Office of the Secretary Performance 
Review Board.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary, the Department of Commerce (DOC), 
announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected 
to serve as members of the Performance Review Board. The Performance 
Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance appraisals 
and ratings of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and Senior Level 
(SL) members and (2) making recommendations to the appointing authority 
on other performance management issues, such as pay adjustments, 
bonuses and Presidential Rank Awards. The appointment of these members 
to the Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-four 
(24) months.

DATES: The period of appointment for those individuals selected for the 
Office of the Secretary Performance Review Board begins on October 2, 
2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Nagielski, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Office of Human Resources Management, Department of Commerce 
Human Resources Operations Center, Office of Employment and 
Compensation, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Room 50013, Washington, 
DC 20230, at (202)482-6342.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the 
Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce (DOC), announces the 
appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as 
members of the Office of the Secretary Performance Review Board. The 
Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance 
appraisals and ratings of Senior Executive Service (SES) and (SL) 
members and (2) making recommendations to the appointing

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authority on other performance management issues, such as pay 
adjustments, bonuses and Presidential Rank Awards. The appointment of 
these members to the Performance Review Board will be for a period of 
twenty-four (24) months.
    Dates: The name, position title, and type of appointment of each 
member of the Performance Review Board are set forth below:
    1. Brian DiGiacomo, Assistant General Counsel for Employment, 
Litigation, and Information Law, Career SES.
    2. John Cobau, Chief Counsel for International Commerce, Career 
SES.
    3. Kurt Bersani, Chief Financial Officer and Director of 
Administration, Enterprise Services, Career SES.
    4. Catrina Purvis, Senior Agency Official for Privacy (SAOP)/Chief 
Privacy Officer (CPO) & Director of Open Government (OPOG), Career SES.
    5. Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Senior Science Advisor, NIST, Career SES.

    Dated: September 27, 2018.
Joan M. Nagielski,
Human Resources Specialist, Office of Employment and Compensation, 
Department of Commerce Human Resources Operations Center, Office of 
Human Resources Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
Commerce.
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E. Internet Self-Response Q. Federally Affiliated Count Overseas Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Adobe PDF file formats only.
The internet Self-Response operation The Federally Affiliated Count
will be described in more detail in Overseas operation will be described in Sheleen Dumas,
subsequent versions of this document. more detail in subsequent versions of Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
this document. Chief Information Officer.
F. Census Questionnaire Assistance
[FR Doc. 2018–21386 Filed 10–1–18; 8:45 am]
The Census Questionnaire Assistance R. Island Areas Censuses BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
operation will be described in more
The Island Areas Censuses operation
detail in subsequent versions of this
document. will be described in more detail in DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
subsequent versions of this document.
G. Update Leave Office of the Secretary
S. Evaluations and Experiments
The Update Leave operation will be
The Evaluations and Experiments Membership of the Performance
described in more detail in subsequent
operation will be described in more Review Board for the Office of the
versions of this document.
Secretary
detail in subsequent versions of this
H. Update Enumerate
document. AGENCY: Office of the Secretary,
The Update Enumerate operation will The Census Bureau is not currently Department of Commerce.
be described in more detail in planning a separate clearance for the ACTION: Notice of Membership on the
subsequent versions of this document. Evaluations and Experiments program, Office of the Secretary Performance
I. Non-ID Processing as has been done in past censuses. For Review Board.
the 2020 Census, these evaluations and
The Non-ID Processing operation will SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary,
experiments will be described either as
be described in more detail in the Department of Commerce (DOC),
Nonsubstantive Changes to this announces the appointment of those
subsequent versions of this document. clearance or within other related individuals who have been selected to
J. Nonresponse Followup clearance documents. serve as members of the Performance
The Nonresponse Followup Operation Affected Public: Individuals or Review Board. The Performance Review
will be described in more detail in Households. Board is responsible for (1) reviewing
subsequent versions of this document. Frequency: Once every 10 years. performance appraisals and ratings of
Senior Executive Service (SES) members
K. Group Quarters Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. and Senior Level (SL) members and (2)
The Group Quarters operation will be Legal Authority: Title 13, United making recommendations to the
described in more detail in subsequent States Code, Section 141. appointing authority on other
versions of this document. This information collection request performance management issues, such
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. as pay adjustments, bonuses and
L. Paper Data Capture Presidential Rank Awards. The
Follow the instructions to view
The Paper Data Capture operation will appointment of these members to the
Department of Commerce collections
be described in more detail in Performance Review Board will be for a
currently under review by OMB.
subsequent versions of this document. period of twenty-four (24) months.
Written comments and DATES: The period of appointment for
M. Response Processing recommendations for the Address those individuals selected for the Office
Canvassing phase of the proposed of the Secretary Performance Review
The Response Processing Operation
information collection, identified by Board begins on October 2, 2018.
will be described in more detail in
subsequent versions of this document. Docket number OMB–2018–0004, may FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan
be submitted to the Federal Nagielski, U.S. Department of
N. Redistricting Data Program e-Rulemaking portal: Fs:// Commerce, Office of Human Resources
The Redistricting Data Program www.regulations.gov within 30 days of Management, Department of Commerce
operation will be described in more publication of this notice. You may also Human Resources Operations Center,
detail in subsequent versions of this submit comments and recommendations Office of Employment and
document. This program has a separate to 2020_Census_Comments@ Compensation, 14th and Constitution
OMB clearance number. There is more omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Avenue NW, Room 50013, Washington,
detail about this program in Federal All comments received are part of the DC 20230, at (202)482–6342.
Register July 26, 2018, (Vol. 83, No. 144, public record. No comments will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
pp. 35458–35460. FR Doc No. 2018– posted to http://www.regulations.gov for accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the
15972). public viewing until after the comment Office of the Secretary, Department of
period has closed. Comments will Commerce (DOC), announces the
O. Data Products and Dissemination
generally be posted without change. All appointment of those individuals who
The Data Products and Dissemination Personally Identifiable Information (for have been selected to serve as members
operation will be described in more example, name and address) voluntarily of the Office of the Secretary
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detail in subsequent versions of this submitted by the commenter may be Performance Review Board. The
document. publicly accessible. Do not submit Performance Review Board is
P. Archiving Confidential Business Information or responsible for (1) reviewing
otherwise sensitive or protected performance appraisals and ratings of
The Archiving operation will be information. You may submit Senior Executive Service (SES) and (SL)
described in more detail in subsequent attachments to electronic comments in members and (2) making
versions of this document. recommendations to the appointing

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authority on other performance Industry and Security (‘‘BIS’’), U.S. Kosmachov also has previously
management issues, such as pay Department of Commerce, through its identified himself as being the sole
adjustments, bonuses and Presidential Office of Export Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’), owner of Adimir, an Estonian company.
Rank Awards. The appointment of these has requested that I issue an order Adimir shares the same business
members to the Performance Review temporarily denying, for a period of 180 addresses as Eastline. Adimir is known
Board will be for a period of twenty-four days, the export privileges of Eastline to have previously been involved in the
(24) months. Technologies OU (‘‘Eastline’’), Adimir transshipment and attempted
Dates: The name, position title, and OU (‘‘Adimir’’), Valery Kosmachov a/k/ transshipment of U.S.-origin items to
type of appointment of each member of a Valeri Kosmachov, a/k/a Valery Russia in apparent violation of the
the Performance Review Board are set Kosmatsov, a/k/a Valery Kosmatshov, a/ Regulations, as described in a TDO
forth below: k/a Valery Kosmachev (‘‘Kosmachov’’), issued by BIS on March 19, 2015, as
1. Brian DiGiacomo, Assistant General and Sergey Vetrov a/k/a Sergei Vetrov amended on March 23, 2015 (the
Counsel for Employment, Litigation, (‘‘Vetrov’’) (collectively, ‘‘March 2015 TDO’’). See 80 FR 15979
and Information Law, Career SES. ‘‘Respondents’’). OEE also has (March 26, 2015); 80 FR 16632 (March
2. John Cobau, Chief Counsel for requested, pursuant to Sections 766.23 30, 2015).2 During the investigation
International Commerce, Career SES. and 766.24 of the Regulations, that this leading up to the issuance of the March
3. Kurt Bersani, Chief Financial order (‘‘the TDO’’) be applied to Real 2015 TDO, Adimir admitted to
Officer and Director of Administration, Components, Ltd. (‘‘Real Components’’) transshipping U.S.-origin items to
Enterprise Services, Career SES. as a related person. Russia, but was not named as a
4. Catrina Purvis, Senior Agency Eastline is located in Tallinn, Estonia, respondent, as Adimir was believed to
Official for Privacy (SAOP)/Chief and describes itself as a distributor of have ceased operating. See id.; see also
Privacy Officer (CPO) & Director of electronic parts and components, Section III., infra. However, as
Open Government (OPOG), Career SES. computer-related products, industrial discussed in Section IV., infra, recently-
5. Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Senior personal computers and embedded obtained evidence indicates that Adimir
Science Advisor, NIST, Career SES. systems, equipment for industrial appears to have resumed operating, and
Dated: September 27, 2018. automation, and other state-of-the-art to again be involved in the procurement
Joan M. Nagielski, solutions. The company holds an of U.S.-origin items for transshipment to
Human Resources Specialist, Office of Estonian business license and has two Russian customers, primarily including
Employment and Compensation, Department addresses in Tallinn identified in Real Components.
of Commerce Human Resources Operations registration documents. Eastline is
operated primarily for the purpose of II. Legal Standard
Center, Office of Human Resources
Management, Office of the Secretary, procuring electronic components, Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the
Department of Commerce. including those of U.S. origin. Regulations, BIS may issue, on an ex
[FR Doc. 2018–21430 Filed 10–1–18; 8:45 am] Kosmachov and Vetrov were listed as parte basis, an order temporarily
BILLING CODE 3510–25–P co-owners of Eastline until late 2016. denying a respondent’s export privileges
The company is currently listed as being upon a showing that the order is
solely owned by Valeria Mihhailova, necessary in the public interest to
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE whom OEE has reason to believe is prevent an ‘‘imminent violation’’ of the
Kosmachov’s daughter. Evidence Regulations. 15 CFR 766.24(a)–(b). ‘‘A
Bureau of Industry and Security presented by OEE indicates that both violation may be ‘imminent’ either in
Kosmachov and Vetrov remain active in time or degree of likelihood.’’ 15 CFR
Order Temporarily Denying Export the business, as well as that Kosmachov 766.24(b)(3). BIS may show ‘‘either that
Privileges also has previously represented that a violation is about to occur, or that the
Eastline Technologies OU, Akadeemia tee 21, Eastline partners with Real general circumstances of the matter
12618 Tallinn, Estonia; and Peterburi tee Components, which is located in under investigation or case under
47–210, 11415 Tallinn, Estonia Moscow, Russia, is owned by Vetrov, criminal or administrative charges
Adimir OU, Akadeemia tee 21, 12618 and is Eastline’s primary customer in demonstrate a likelihood of future
Tallinn, Estonia; and Peterburi tee 47–210, Russia. violations.’’ Id. As to the likelihood of
11415 Tallinn, Estonia future violations, BIS may show that the
Valery Kosmachov, a/k/a Valeri Kosmachov, which lapsed on August 21, 2001. The President, violation under investigation or charge
a/k/a Valery Kosmatsov, a/k/a Valery through Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 ‘‘is significant, deliberate, covert and/or
Kosmatshov, a/k/a Valery Kosmachev, (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which has been
likely to occur again, rather than
Vabaõhukooli tee 76–A9, 12015 Tallinn, extended by successive Presidential Notices, the
most recent being that of August 8, 2018 (83 FR technical or negligent[.]’’ Id. A ‘‘[l]ack of
Estonia
Sergey Vetrov, a/k/a Sergei Vetrov, 6–39 Karl 39871 (Aug. 13, 2018)), continued the Regulations information establishing the precise
in full force and effect under the International time a violation may occur does not
Marx Str., Ramenskoye, Moscow, Russia Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701,
140100 et seq. (2012) (‘‘IEEPA’’). On August 13, 2018, the
preclude a finding that a violation is
Real Components Ltd., 8–1 Aviamotornaya President signed into law the John S. McCain imminent, so long as there is sufficient
Str., Moscow, Russia 111024 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year reason to believe the likelihood of a
2019, which includes the Export Control Reform violation.’’ Id.
I. Introduction and Background of the Act of 2018, Title XVII, Subtitle B of Public Law
Pursuant to Sections 766.23 and
Parties at Issue 115–232 (‘‘ECRA’’). While Section 1766 of ECRA
repeals the provisions of the EAA (except for three 766.24, a TDO also may be made
Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the sections which are inapplicable here), Section 1768 applicable to other persons if BIS has
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Export Administration Regulations (the of ECRA provides, in pertinent part, that all rules reason to believe that they are related to
and regulations that were made or issued under the
‘‘Regulations’’ or ‘‘EAR’’),1 the Bureau of EAA, including as continued in effect pursuant to a respondent and that applying the
IEEPA, and were in effect as of ECRA’s date of
1 The Regulations are currently codified in the enactment (August 13, 2018), shall continue in 2 The limited amendment on March 23, 2015, did
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730– effect according to their terms until modified, not relate to the discussion of Adimir. See 80 FR
774 (2018). The Regulations originally issued under superseded, set aside, or revoked through action 16632, at note 2. The March 2015 TDO was
the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, undertaken pursuant to the authority provided renewed for an additional 180 days on September
50 U.S.C. 4601–4623 (Supp. III 2015) (‘‘the EAA’’), under ECRA. 14, 2015. 80 FR 56439 (Sept. 18, 2015).

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Membership on the Office of the Secretary Performance Review Board.
Dates		The period of appointment for those individuals selected for the Office of the Secretary Performance Review Board begins on October 2, 2018.
Contact		Joan Nagielski, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Human Resources Management, Department of Commerce Human Resources Operations Center, Office of Employment and Compensation, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Room 50013, Washington, DC 20230, at (202)482-6342.
FR Citation		83 FR 49539

83 FR 49539 - Membership of the Performance Review Board for the Office of the Secretary

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