The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a final rule, effective July 30, 2010, which adds a new Part 549 to 31 CFR to implement the Lebanon Sanctions Regulations.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an interim final rule, effective August 2, 2010, which amends the Export Administration Regulations to state that BIS commodity classifications and advisory opinions are not and may not be relied upon as determinations that the items are “subject to the EAR”,as opposed to the exclusive export control jurisdiction of another U.S. government agency.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued its civil penalties enforcement information for July 28, 2010. Maersk Line, Limited and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries, Farrell Lines Incorporated, and E-Ships, Inc., remitted $3,088,400 to settle allegations of violations of the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations and of the Iranian Transactions Regulations. 3M Imtec Corporation, successor in interest to Imtec Corporation, has remitted $125,000 to settle allegations of violations of the Iranian Transactions Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of three newly-designated individuals in Afghanistan whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,” effective July 22, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of two entities in Mexico whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, effective July 22, 2010.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has updated its list of authorized providers of air, travel, and remittance forwarding services to Cuba. OFAC periodically and routinely updates the names and addresses of the Service Providers for the benefit of the public.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued revised "Guidance on the Release of Limited Amounts of Blocked Funds for Payment of Legal Fees and Costs Incurred in Challenging the Blocking of U.S. Persons in Administrative or Civil Proceedings."
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated two Mexican entities, Arte y Diseno de Culiacan S.A. de C.V. and Autotransportes JYM S.A. de C.V., pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, which prohibits U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with the two designated entities and freezes any assets they may have under U.S. jurisdiction.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the name of one newly-designated individual, who is a citizen of the U.S. and Yemen, whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,” and the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of four individuals in Colombia whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978, "Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers," effective July 15, 2010.