The Website for the International Trade Data System has posted (1) an updated ACE Portal Access Application (this form may be used for PGAs applying for access to ACE as well as to make any changes or updates to an existing PGA user account in ACE) and (2) an updated PGA Roster.
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The Office of Foreign Assets Control announced changes to its "Specially Designated Nationals" list. SDNs are (i) individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries or (ii) individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific. The assets of listed SDNs are blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.
The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN list:
The Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control updated its Comprehensive Guidelines for License Applications to Engage in Travel-Related Transactions Involving Cuba. The update reflects changes made to the licensing criteria, and primarily deals with the section on educational exchanges not involving academic study pursuant to a degree program (31 CFR Part 515, Section 515.565(b)(2)). The Application Guidelines are intended to help persons who wish to travel to Cuba to make their own determinations on whether their activities are authorized by a general license (in which case no specific license from OFAC is needed), or their activities could be authorized by a specific license from OFAC (in which case an application is required). The new guidelines are here.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control announced changes to its "Specially Designated Nationals" list. SDNs are (i) individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries or (ii) individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific. The assets of listed SDNs are blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.
The Bureau of Industry and Security completed the second and final day of its Complying with U.S. Export Controls seminar in Washington, DC, May 8. At the two-day seminar, which is offered by BIS in several cities throughout the year, BIS and Census Bureau outreach and counseling staff provide an in-depth examination of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
The Bureau of Industry and Security completed the first day of its Complying with U.S. Export Controls conference in Washington, DC on May 7. At the two-day conference, which is offered by BIS in several cities throughout the year, BIS and Census outreach and counseling staff provide an in-depth examination of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). During the first day, BIS provided training on the classification of items on the Commerce Control List (CCL), license exceptions, and how to submit license applications and commodity classification requests to BIS through the Simplified Network Application Process Redesign (SNAP-R). Highlights follow:
The Treasury Department provided more details about President Obama's May 1 Executive Order on foreign sanctions evaders, in a FAQ sheet made public May 2. (The order (here) imposed additional sanctions on those found to have tried to evade the original sanctions, see ITT Online Archives [Ref.12050203]).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control announced changes to its "Specially Designated Nationals" list. SDNs are (i) individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries or (ii) individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific. The assets of listed SDNs are blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License 4A, which authorizes exports or reexports to Syria of items licensed or otherwise authorized by the Department of Commerce and of exports and reexports of some services. General License 4A replaces and supersedes General License 4, dated August 18, 2011, it said. Syrian General License 4a was amended to include the new Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012, which blocks property of certain persons with respect to grave human rights abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via information technology (here), Treasury officials told us.