The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a proposed rule to modernize U.S. regulations governing deep seabed mining under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), marking the first major revision to the licensing process since the 1980s. The proposed changes, scheduled for publication in the Federal Register, include a streamlined application process and updated technical requirements reflecting decades of technological advancement.
Fresh off Capitol Hill, Mayur Patel spent the last five years as chief international trade counsel for the Senate Finance Committee, most recently working closely with the White House on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Export Practitioner called him for a quick chat on his first day in-office as Hogan Lovells' newest international trade partner.
Compliance professionals would do well to take their summer holidays early this year, before the Bureau of Industry and Security drops its anticipated “50% Rule,” a move set to multiply the roughly 3,000 entities currently subject to export licensing requirements with the stroke of a pen.
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Our companion Washington Tariff & Trade Letter provides a weekly digest and analysis of Trade Security topics, as well as a deeper discussion of Tariffs, which are of growing interest to all practitioners. For a complimentary trial subscription to the WTTL, just drop us a line at info@exportprac.com.
David Peters has been nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement, plugging one of the largest remaining gaps in the org chart at the Bureau of Industry and Security. Peters, most recently a Trial Attorney in the Fraud Section, Market Integrity and Major Frauds of the Justice Department takes the reins from Matt Axelrod, now with Gibson Dunn in Washington.
Our companion Washington Tariff & Trade Letter provides a weekly digest and analysis of Trade Security topics, as well as a deeper discussion of Tariffs, which are of growing interest to all practitioners. For a complimentary trial subscription to the WTTL, just drop us a line at info@exportprac.com.
Here's an update on Staffing and Enforcement developments, coming fast and furious with Trump 2.0. Our companion Washington Tariff & Trade Letter provides a weekly digest and analysis of Trade Security topics, as well as a deeper discussion of Tariffs, which are of growing interest to all practitioners. For a complimentary trial subscription to the WTTL, just drop us a line at info@exportprac.com.
When you visit our site to read this issue of Export Practitioner, you'll find we feature all of our content in an online, searchable format. Our print and .pdf editions have links to the articles online with more details and links to the source documents where available. If you have any questions about access, editorial, or subscriptions, reach us at info@exportprac.com or the Editor: Frank Ruffing at fruffing@traderegs.com
University of Michigan has announced it is ending its joint institute with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). In a letter, Santa Ono, president of the University of Michigan, said following a thorough review the university has initiated the six-month process to “officially end the partnership” with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai. Ono said the university, while valuing academic international partnerships, takes “matters of national security very seriously” and will better vet visa requirements for international students.
The founder of Iranian company and an engineering PhD and Marketing Manager of a Boston-area microelectronics manufacturer were arrested and charged with Violating Export Control Laws in Conspiracy to Procure Sensitive U.S. Technology for Use in IRGC Military Drones Mahdi Sadeghi, 42, a dual U.S.-Iranian national of Natick, Massachusetts, and Mohammad Abedini, 38, of Tehran, Iran, have been charged with conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. export control and sanctions laws. Abedini is also charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), , that resulted in the deaths of three U.S. servicemembers who were killed by a one-way attack Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, on a military base in Jordan. Sadeghi was arrested and made his initial appearance Monday in the District of Massachusetts. Abedini was also arrested in Italy by Italian authorities at the request of the United States.
Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published guidance outlining the different actions that BIS takes to inform industry and academia about parties – beyond those identified on public screening lists like the Entity List – that present risks of diversion of items subject to BIS export controls to countries or entities of concern. Thew guidance also contains a new recommended best practice asking that exporters, reexporters, and transferors of Common High Priority List (CHPL) items screen transaction parties using online resources made newly available by the Trade Integrity Project (TIP).
The new Iran Foreign Direct Product rules go into effect next month, and the unusual way the rule was imposed may have left some practitioners unprepared. Enacted by Congress with no input from the Deparetment of Commerce, the provisions of (HR. 6603) introduced by Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) were included in the massive emergency supplemental appropriation [HR 815] signed into law April 24th. "This is the first time in the history of Congress that it passed a bill to codify a foreign direct product rule," Mr. Moran's office stated.
In addition to your monthly edition, we hope you find useful this mid-month summary of recent developments in the field of trade compliance. Readers interested in more frequent updates on Regulatory and Trade Policy developments may find useful a subscription to The Washington Tariff and Trade Letter, our weekly review of developments. For questions about access or editorial, reach out anytime to info@traderegs.com or call the editor, Frank Ruffing at +1.703.283.5220
It is premature to declare Nippon Steel's bid to buy US Steel dead,, despite election year politics driving acerbic scrutiny from Labor and legislators. Tuesday, the United Steelworkers scoffed at Nippon Steel's overtures to the union, calling them "nothing more than another collection of empty promises and open-ended language that would enable it to skirt obligations to workers and retirees."
Wednesday Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster the Export Enforcement Coordination Center—an interagency hub for information sharing and coordination among the key agencies responsible for export control enforcement. At a hearing Thursday, officials from Commerce, Justice and Homeland Security were unanimous in their call for resources from Congress.
The Export Practitioner is continuing with a series of upgrades and enhancements with this upgraded newsletter and e-edition. When you visit our site to read this issue of Export Practitioner, you'll find we feature all of our content in an online, searchable format. Articles online have more details and links to the source documents for reference. For questions about access or editorial, reach out anytime to info@traderegs.com or the editor, Frank Ruffing at +1.703.283.5220
When you visit our site to read this issue of Export Practitioner, you'll find we feature all of our content in an online, searchable format. Our print and .pdf editions have links to the articles online with more details and links to the source documents where available. If you have any questions about access, editorial, or subscriptions,, reach out to Frank Ruffing at fruffing@traderegs.com or +1.703.283.5220
While your monthly edition of the Export Practitioner is being prepared, we wanted to share some coverage from last week's BIS Update Conference in Washington. More than 1,100 practitioners and regulators gathered to discuss developments in the nexus of export administration, enforcement, and economic statecraft. For questions about access or editorial, reach out anytime to info@traderegs.com or the editor, Frank Ruffing at +1.703.283.5220
OFAC is amending and reissuing the Global Magnitsky Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR part 583) as a more comprehensive set of regulations that includes additional interpretive guidance and definitions, general licenses, and other regulatory provisions that will provide further guidance to the public. Further, OFAC is adding the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, as amended to the authority citation of 31 CFR part 583. Due to the number of regulatory sections being updated or added, OFAC is reissuing the Regulations in their entirety.
