d test, to see if the prices of the exporter's U.S. sales vary significantly across region, time period or purchaser. Use of this test as part of the differential pricing analysis has been subject to much litigation, with the primary point of contention being whether Commerce must satisfy basic statistical assumptions such as roughly equal variances and normally-distributed data sets when running the test.

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Differential Pricing Analysis

The Commerce Department uses a differential pricing analysis to detect whether companies are selling goods across different time periods, regions or purchasers in an effort to mask the dumping of their products into the U.S. market. As part of this analysis, the agency will use a statistical test, called the Cohen's d test, to see if the prices of the exporter's U.S. sales vary significantly across region, time period or purchaser. Use of this test as part of the differential pricing analysis has been subject to much litigation, with the primary point of contention being whether Commerce must satisfy basic statistical assumptions such as roughly equal variances and normally-distributed data sets when running the test.

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OFAC Adds 1 Entity, 4 Individuals to its SDN List, Etc.
September 19, 2011 by Marie Rapport|Other U.S.

On September 15, 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets Control made several 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.

OFAC Sanctions Mexican National, Freezes Assets
September 16, 2011 |Other U.S.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned one Mexican national, Alfredo Vasquez Hernandez (aka Alfredo Compadre), pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for providing support to the Sinaloa Cartel. U.S. persons are now prohibited from conducting financial or commercial transactions with the designee and any assets he may have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen.

State Details and Amends Previously Announced Iran Sanctions Against 7 Firms
September 14, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|Exports, OFAC and DoD

The State Department has issued a notice detailing and amending the previously announced sanctions it imposed on seven firms (now eight) that were determined to have engaged in sanctionable activities related to Iran’s petroleum sector under Section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), as amended by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (CISADA) of 2010.

OFAC Issues General License No. 7 for Libya
September 12, 2011 by Marie Rapport|Other U.S.

On September 9, 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License No. 7 pursuant to the Libyan Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 570, and Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011, "Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Libya." General License No. 7 authorizes U.S. persons to engage in any transactions involving entities owned or controlled by the Libyan National Oil Corporation, with the exception of Zueitina Oil Company, provided that such transactions do not involve the Libyan National Oil Corporation itself or any other persons whose property and interests in property are blocked. General License No. 7 available here.

OFAC Adds 4 Venezuelans to SDN List
September 12, 2011 |Other U.S.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has updated its Specially Designated Nationals list to add four Venezuelan nationals. The assets of Cliver Antonio Alcala Cordones; Freddy Alirio Bernal Rosales; Amilcar Jesus Figueroa Salazar; and Ramon Isidro Madriz Moreno are now blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them. Treasury Department release on Kingpin Act sanctions available here. OFAC Federal Register notice announcing the update available here.

OFAC Unblocks Individual in Germany Under Iraq EO
September 8, 2011 |Other U.S.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the name of an individual, Ali, Ali Abdul Mutalib of Germany, whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003, "Blocking Property of the Former Iraqi Regime, Its Senior Officials and Their Family Members, and Taking Certain Other Actions," as amended by EO 13350. The removal from the SDN List is effective September 1, 2011.

OFAC Adds 3 Senior Al-Qa'ida Leaders to SDN List
September 8, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|Other U.S.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has updated its Specially Designated Nationals list to add three senior Al-Qa'ida leaders based in Pakistan. The assets of Abu Yahya Al-Libi, Mustafa Hajji Muhammad Khan, and 'Abd al-Rahman Ould Muhommad al-Husayn Ould Muhammad Salim are now blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them. Treasury Department notice on EO 13224 sanctions available here. Federal Register publications (FR 09/26/11) available here.

OFAC Publishes Actions Taken Pursuant to EO on Iran Shipping Lines
September 6, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|Other U.S.

The Office of Foreign Asset Controls has issued four notices in the September 6, 2011 edition of the Federal Register on actions it has taken pursuant to Executive Order 13382 related to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL). Actions include the publication and removal of vessels identified as blocked property, updating the entries on OFAC's list of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) of already-blocked vessels to identify new names and/or other information, and updating information of entities affiliated with IRISL.

OFAC Removes one Individual from SDN List, Amends Yakuza
September 2, 2011 by Marie Rapport|Other U.S.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has deleted an individual Ali Abdul Mutalib Ali (Germany) from its Specially Designated Nationals list. In addition, the entry for the organized crime syndicate Yakuza (a.k.a. Boryokudan, a.k.a Gokudo), present in numerous countries, has being changed.