OFAC published a web General License 60 under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, according to a Federal Register notice. The notice's full text was not available in the source material, which returned only a FederalRegister.gov access-restriction page, so the license's scope, authorizations and effective date are not stated here.
OFAC published an Iran-related determination in the Federal Register. The notice text was not available; the Federal Register page returned an automated-access notice instead of the document, so the determination's scope, entities and effective date are not stated here.
USTR has invoked the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism and asked Mexico to review whether workers at GLM Components Mexico, S.A. de C.V., an auto parts facility in Puebla, Mexico, are being denied freedom of association and collective bargaining. The action follows a September 8, 2026 RRM petition from the Sindicato Regeneración Nacional de Trabajadores y Empleados de la República Mexicana "Morenas" and an Interagency Labor Committee determination of sufficient, credible evidence. The Trade Representative has directed the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the GLM Components facility.
OFAC published a notice of sanctions actions in the Federal Register. The notice itself does not state the persons, entities, programs or effective dates covered.
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have published an Agency Information Collection Activities notice requesting comment on the information collection associated with Trump Account election(s). The notice is a comment request; it does not state a rate, an HTS code, a covered country or an effective date. The notice does not state the comment deadline or the collection's requirements.
OFAC published a notice of sanctions actions in the Federal Register. The notice itself does not state the sanctions actions, the entities or countries covered, or any effective date.
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service published an Agency Information Collection Activities notice requesting comments on Form 8881. The notice concerns the information collection associated with that form; the source does not state a comment deadline, a rate, an HTS code or an effective date.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of this entity are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on October 1, 2026. The notice does not name the designated persons or state the legal criteria applied.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on September 29, 2026; the notice does not name the designated persons or state the legal criteria applied.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property of these persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on October 1, 2026; the notice does not name the persons or state the legal criteria applied.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property of these persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on September 29, 2026; the notice does not name the persons or state the legal criteria in the summary.
OFAC is issuing a final rule adding regulations to implement a May 1, 2026 Cuba-related Executive order, effective September 30, 2026. OFAC states it intends to supplement these regulations with a more comprehensive set, which may include additional interpretive guidance and definitions, general licenses and other regulatory provisions. The rule does not state the specific Cuba-related measures, entities or products covered.
OFAC is adopting a final rule amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations to implement certain provisions of a January 10, 2020 Iran-related Executive order, effective September 30, 2026. The amendment also revises an existing definition and an existing exemption and incorporates two exemptions from that Executive order. The rule does not state which provisions, definition, exemption or Executive order number are involved.
OFAC is publishing seven general licenses issued under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: GLs 46C, 47A, 48B, 50B, 51B, 52A, and 54A, each previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 46C was issued on June 10, 2026; the Federal Register notice's supplementary information gives the additional relevant dates. The notice does not state the activities or entities each license authorizes.
OFAC is publishing seven general licenses issued under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations — GLs 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58 — each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 52 was issued on March 18, 2026; OFAC's supplementary information gives the additional relevant dates. The notice does not state the authorizations each license grants.
OFAC is publishing eight general licenses issued under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: GLs 46D, 47B, 48C, 50C, 51C, 52B, 54B, and 61A, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 46D was issued on August 27, 2026; the notice's supplementary information gives the additional relevant dates.
OFAC is publishing two Iran-related general licenses, GL X and GL X1, which were previously made available on OFAC's website. GL X was issued on June 21, 2026, and was revoked and superseded by GL X1; GL X1 has expired. The Federal Register notice directs readers to its supplementary information for additional relevant dates.
OFAC is publishing General License 2 issued under the Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations; the license was previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 2 was issued on June 23, 2026. The notice does not state the activities or persons the license authorizes.
OFAC is publishing three general licenses issued under the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations — GLs 131E, 131F and 131G — each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 131E was issued on April 29, 2026; the Federal Register notice's supplementary information gives the additional relevant dates. The notice does not state the scope or the authorizations of the three licenses.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on August 7, 2026; the notice does not name the persons or state the legal criteria or program tags.
OFAC is adding the Sanctions Penalties Regulations, which consolidate previously existing information on penalties applicable to multiple sanctions programs OFAC implements, according to a final rule effective September 25, 2026. The rule applies across those sanctions programs rather than to a single program, and the Federal Register document does not state penalty amounts or list the programs covered.
OFAC is publishing two Iran-related general licenses, GL Y and GL Z, which were previously made available on OFAC's website. GL Y was issued on July 10, 2026; the Federal Register notice directs readers to its supplementary information for additional relevant dates. The notice does not state the activities or persons the two general licenses authorize.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on September 14, 2026.
OFAC is publishing two general licenses issued under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, GL 5X and GL 5Y, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 5X was issued on June 18, 2026; the notice directs readers to the supplementary information for additional relevant dates. The notice does not state the activities or entities each license authorizes.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property of these persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on September 17, 2026.
CBP states in a general notice that the quarterly IRS interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties will remain the same from the previous quarter. For the calendar quarter beginning October 1, 2026, the underpayment rate is 7 percent for both corporations and non-corporations, and the overpayment rate is 7 percent for non-corporations and 6 percent for corporations. The rates are applicable as of October 1, 2026.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property of these persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on September 8, 2026; the notice does not name the designated persons or state the legal criteria applied.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property of these persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on September 4, 2026; the notice does not name the persons or state the legal criteria applied.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property of these persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on September 10, 2026; the notice does not name the designated persons or state the legal criteria applied.
OFAC is publishing updates to the identifying information of one or more entries currently included on one or more of OFAC's sanctions lists. The notice does not name the entries, the lists affected or the updated identifiers, and it states that relevant dates appear in the Supplementary Information rather than in the DATES section.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property of these persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on September 9, 2026.
OFAC is publishing updates to the identifying information of one or more persons currently included on the SDN List, and is also publishing the names of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the SDN List. The notice states that relevant dates appear in the supplementary information. The notice does not name the persons, the SDN program tags or the specific dates.
OFAC is publishing two general licenses issued under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, GL 30B and GL 51, each previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 30B was issued on February 10, 2026; the notice's supplementary information gives additional relevant dates. The notice does not state the scope of either license or the date GL 51 was issued.
OFAC is publishing two Iran-related general licenses, GLs CC and DD, which were previously made available on OFAC's website upon issuance. GL CC was issued on September 4, 2026. The notice directs readers to the supplementary information for additional relevant dates.
OFAC is publishing General License 5 under the Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations, a license previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 5 was issued on April 16, 2026. The notice does not state the authorization GL 5 provides or the persons and transactions it covers.
OFAC is publishing two general licenses issued under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, GL 50A and GL 51A, each previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 50A was issued on February 18, 2026; the notice's supplementary information gives additional relevant dates. The notice does not state the activities or entities the licenses authorize.
The IRS published in the Federal Register the 2026 inflation adjustment factor and applicable amounts used to calculate the clean electricity production credit under section 45Y of the Internal Revenue Code. The notice states the figures are required by law to be published in the Federal Register. The notice does not state the factor or the applicable amounts.
CBP issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking stating it is considering amending its regulations to require greater visibility into the supply chains of goods imported into the United States, including information on the parties involved in importation, technical solutions for tracing supply chains, and foreign export documentation that foreign exporters must submit to their customs authority before export to the United States. CBP says the proposals aim to detect and interdict illicit importations, especially goods illegally transshipped to evade U.S. customs and trade laws. Comments are due on or before December 1, 2026, under docket number USCBP-2026-1058.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property of these persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on August 26, 2026.
CBP states that the U.S. Department of the Treasury will stop issuing paper checks for all CBP refunds on Feb. 6, 2026, unless the recipient has an approved waiver under 31 C.F.R. § 208.4, and that two upgrades to the ACE Secure Data Portal prepare users for the electronic refund process. The changes, outlined in the Interim Final Rule: Electronic Refunds, follow Executive Order 14247 on modernizing federal payments. The first upgrade adds a secure online tool for authorizing electronic refunds and the second simplifies the application process for creating importer accounts.
Why it matters: Importers, brokers and other refund recipients must be enrolled for electronic refunds through the ACE Portal before Feb. 6, 2026, or hold an approved waiver under 31 C.F.R. § 208.4 to keep receiving paper checks.