Are any individuals or entities with a Direct or Indirect Ownership Interest of 5% or greater in the Applicant any of the following:
- Listed on the United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list of “Specially Designated Nationals” or “SDNs.” The SDN list is a list of individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, countries that OFAC has identified as a threat, as well as individuals, groups and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers, designated under programs that are not country-specific. OFAC keeps this list current, and it is publicly available at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/specially-designated-nationals-and-blocked-persons-list-sdn-human-readable-lists; or
- A citizen or legal resident of a country listed on the OFAC Sanctions Program and Country Information page that is available at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information; or
- Listed on the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals. OIG keeps this list current, and it is publicly available here.