Additional Designation of an Entity Pursuant to Executive Order 13224, 4299 [E9-1310]
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and
49 CFR 1.53.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 15,
2009.
John Gale,
Director, Office of Regulations.
[FR Doc. E9–1425 Filed 1–22–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Additional Designation of an Entity
Pursuant to Executive Order 13224
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control
(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the name of one
newly-designated entity whose property
and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001, ‘‘Blocking Property
and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten To
Commit, or Support Terrorism.’’
DATES: The designation by the Director
of OFAC of the one entity identified in
this notice, pursuant to Executive Order
13224, is effective on January 6, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director, Compliance
Outreach & Implementation, Office of
Foreign Assets Control, Department of
the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220,
tel.: 202/622–2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC’s Web site (http:
//www.treas.gov/ofac) or via facsimile
through a 24-hour fax-on-demand
service, tel.: 202/622–0077.
Background
On September 23, 2001, the President
issued Executive Order 13224 (the
‘‘Order’’) pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1701–1706, and the United
Nations Participation Act of 1945, 22
U.S.C. 287c. In the Order, the President
declared a national emergency to
address grave acts of terrorism and
threats of terrorism committed by
foreign terrorists, including the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in
New York, Pennsylvania, and at the
Pentagon. The Order imposes economic
sanctions on persons who have
committed, pose a significant risk of
committing, or support acts of terrorism.
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The President identified in the Annex to
the Order, as amended by Executive
Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, 13
individuals and 16 entities as subject to
the economic sanctions. The Order was
further amended by Executive Order
13284 of January 23, 2003, to reflect the
creation of the Department of Homeland
Security.
Section 1 of the Order blocks, with
certain exceptions, all property and
interests in property that are in or
hereafter come within the United States
or the possession or control of United
States persons, of: (1) Foreign persons
listed in the Annex to the Order; (2)
foreign persons determined by the
Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security and the Attorney
General, to have committed, or to pose
a significant risk of committing, acts of
terrorism that threaten the security of
U.S. nationals or the national security,
foreign policy, or economy of the United
States; (3) persons determined by the
Director of OFAC, in consultation with
the Departments of State, Homeland
Security and Justice, to be owned or
controlled by, or to act for or on behalf
of those persons listed in the Annex to
the Order or those persons determined
to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or
1(d)(i) of the Order; and (4) except as
provided in section 5 of the Order and
after such consultation, if any, with
foreign authorities as the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, the Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security and
the Attorney General, deems
appropriate in the exercise of his
discretion, persons determined by the
Director of OFAC, in consultation with
the Departments of State, Homeland
Security and Justice, to assist in,
sponsor, or provide financial, material,
or technological support for, or financial
or other services to or in support of,
such acts of terrorism or those persons
listed in the Annex to the Order or
determined to be subject to the Order or
to be otherwise associated with those
persons listed in the Annex to the Order
or those persons determined to be
subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i)
of the Order.
On January 6, 2009, the Director of
OFAC, in consultation with the
Departments of State, Homeland
Security, Justice and other relevant
agencies, designated, pursuant to one or
more of the criteria set forth in
subsections 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of the
Order, one entity whose property and
interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Executive Order 13224.
The designee is as follows:
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1.WAAD PROJECT (a.k.a. AL-WAAD
AL-SADIQ; a.k.a. ’MASHURA WAAD
LAADAT AL-AAMAR; a.k.a. WAAD;
a.k.a. WA’AD AS SADIQ; a.k.a. WAAD
COMPANY; a.k.a. WAAD FOR
REBUILDING THE SOUTHERN
SUBURB; a.k.a. WAAD PROJECT FOR
RECONSTRUCTION; a.k.a. WA’D
PROJECT; a.k.a. WAED; a.k.a. WA’ED
ORGANIZATION; a.k.a. WA’ID
COMPANY), Harat Hurayk, Lebanon;
Beirut, Lebanon; Telephone No.
009613679153; Telephone No.
009613380223; Telephone No.
03889402; Telephone No. 03669916
[SDGT].
Dated: January 6, 2009.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Additional Designations of Individuals
and Entities Pursuant to Executive
Order 13448 or Executive Order 13464
and Identifications of Individuals and
Entities Blocked Pursuant to the JADE
Act
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control
(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the names of
two newly-designated individuals and
twenty-three entities whose property
and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Executive Order 13448 of
October 18, 2007, ‘‘Blocking Property
and Prohibiting Certain Transactions
Related to Burma’’ or Executive Order
13464 of April 30, 2008, ‘‘Blocking
Property and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions Related to Burma.’’ OFAC
is also identifying certain individuals
and entities that are subject to the
blocking provisions of the Tom Lantos
Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s AntiDemocratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (the
‘‘JADE Act’’).
DATES: The designation by the Director
of OFAC of two individuals and twentythree entities identified in this notice,
pursuant to Executive Order 13448 or
Executive Order 13464 is effective
January 15, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director, Compliance
Outreach & Implementation, Office of
Foreign Assets Control, Department of
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., (Treasury Annex),
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Additional Designation of an Entity Pursuant to Executive Order
13224
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control
(``OFAC'') is publishing the name of one newly-designated entity whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive
Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support
Terrorism.''
DATES: The designation by the Director of OFAC of the one entity
identified in this notice, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, is
effective on January 6, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Compliance
Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department
of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, tel.: 202/622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC's Web site (http: //www.treas.gov/ofac) or via
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/622-0077.
Background
On September 23, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13224
(the ``Order'') pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706, and the United Nations Participation Act of
1945, 22 U.S.C. 287c. In the Order, the President declared a national
emergency to address grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism
committed by foreign terrorists, including the September 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. The
Order imposes economic sanctions on persons who have committed, pose a
significant risk of committing, or support acts of terrorism. The
President identified in the Annex to the Order, as amended by Executive
Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, 13 individuals and 16 entities as subject
to the economic sanctions. The Order was further amended by Executive
Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, to reflect the creation of the
Department of Homeland Security.
Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all
property and interests in property that are in or hereafter come within
the United States or the possession or control of United States
persons, of: (1) Foreign persons listed in the Annex to the Order; (2)
foreign persons determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security and the Attorney General, to have committed, or to
pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten
the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign
policy, or economy of the United States; (3) persons determined by the
Director of OFAC, in consultation with the Departments of State,
Homeland Security and Justice, to be owned or controlled by, or to act
for or on behalf of those persons listed in the Annex to the Order or
those persons determined to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or
1(d)(i) of the Order; and (4) except as provided in section 5 of the
Order and after such consultation, if any, with foreign authorities as
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the
Attorney General, deems appropriate in the exercise of his discretion,
persons determined by the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the
Departments of State, Homeland Security and Justice, to assist in,
sponsor, or provide financial, material, or technological support for,
or financial or other services to or in support of, such acts of
terrorism or those persons listed in the Annex to the Order or
determined to be subject to the Order or to be otherwise associated
with those persons listed in the Annex to the Order or those persons
determined to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) of the
Order.
On January 6, 2009, the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the
Departments of State, Homeland Security, Justice and other relevant
agencies, designated, pursuant to one or more of the criteria set forth
in subsections 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of the Order, one entity whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive
Order 13224.
The designee is as follows:
1.WAAD PROJECT (a.k.a. AL-WAAD AL-SADIQ; a.k.a. 'MASHURA WAAD
LAADAT AL-AAMAR; a.k.a. WAAD; a.k.a. WA'AD AS SADIQ; a.k.a. WAAD
COMPANY; a.k.a. WAAD FOR REBUILDING THE SOUTHERN SUBURB; a.k.a. WAAD
PROJECT FOR RECONSTRUCTION; a.k.a. WA'D PROJECT; a.k.a. WAED; a.k.a.
WA'ED ORGANIZATION; a.k.a. WA'ID COMPANY), Harat Hurayk, Lebanon;
Beirut, Lebanon; Telephone No. 009613679153; Telephone No.
009613380223; Telephone No. 03889402; Telephone No. 03669916 [SDGT].
Dated: January 6, 2009.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. E9-1310 Filed 1-22-09; 8:45 am]
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