Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Pursuant to Executive Order 12978, 72752-72753 [2013-28883]

Download as PDF 72752 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2013 / Notices emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES sanctions against significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations on a worldwide basis, with the objective of denying their businesses and agents access to the U.S. financial system and to the benefits of trade and transactions involving U.S. persons and entities. The Kingpin Act blocks all property and interests in property, subject to U.S. jurisdiction, owned or controlled by significant foreign narcotics traffickers as identified by the President. In addition, the Secretary of the Treasury consults with the Attorney General, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security when designating and blocking the property or interests in property, subject to U.S. jurisdiction, of persons or entities found to be: (1) Materially assisting in, or providing financial or technological support for or to, or providing goods or services in support of, the international narcotics trafficking activities of a person designated pursuant to the Kingpin Act; (2) owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on behalf of, a person designated pursuant to the Kingpin Act; and/or (3) playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking. On November 26, 2013, the Director of OFAC removed from the SDN List the three individuals listed below, whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to the Kingpin Act: Individuals PORTILLO TOLENTINO, Rodolfo, c/o SERVICIO AEREO LEO LOPEZ, S.A. DE C.V., Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico; Fernando De Borja #509, Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31240, Mexico; DOB 04 Nov 1945; POB Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico; nationality Mexico; citizen Mexico; R.F.C. POTR451104G26 (Mexico); C.U.R.P. POTR451104HCHRLD02 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNTK]. BARRIO REZA, Jorge Luis, c/o SERVICIO AEREO LEO LOPEZ, S.A. DE C.V., Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico; Calle Septima No. 1401, Villa Juarez, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico; DOB 31 Oct 1954; POB Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico; nationality Mexico; citizen Mexico; C.U.R.P. BARJ541031HCHRZR06 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNTK]. CASTELLANOS CHACON, Christina Stetanel (a.k.a. ‘‘CHRISTA CASTELLANOS’’); DOB 17 Jun 1991; nationality Guatemala; Passport VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:36 Dec 02, 2013 Jkt 232001 133374328 (Guatemala) (individual) [SDNTK]. Dated: November 26, 2013. Adam J. Szubin, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2013–28885 Filed 12–2–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Pursuant to Executive Order 12978 Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the names of four individuals and two entities whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, ‘‘Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers’’. DATES: The unblocking and removal from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (‘‘SDN List’’) of the four individuals and two entities identified in this notice whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, is effective on November 26, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Washington, DC 20220, Tel: (202) 622–2420. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Electronic and Facsimile Availability This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available from OFAC’s Web site at www.treasury.gov/ofac or via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on demand service at (202) 622–0077. Background On October 21, 1995, the President, invoking the authority, inter alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. §§ 1701–1706) (‘‘IEEPA’’), issued Executive Order 12978 (60 FR 54579, October 24, 1995) (the ‘‘Order’’). In the Order, the President declared a national emergency to deal with the threat posed by significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia and the harm that PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 they cause in the United States and abroad. Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all property and interests in property that are in the United States, or that hereafter come within the United States or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, of: (1) The foreign persons listed in an Annex to the Order; (2) any foreign person determined by the Secretary of Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State: (a) to play a significant role in international narcotics trafficking centered in Colombia; or (b) to materially assist in, or provide financial or technological support for or goods or services in support of, the narcotics trafficking activities of persons designated in or pursuant to the Order; and (3) persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or on behalf of, persons designated pursuant to the Order. On November 26, 2013, the Director of OFAC removed from the SDN List the four individuals and two entities listed below, whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to the Order: Individuals BORRERO QUINTERO, Hector Fabio, c/o INVERSIONES SANTA LTDA., Cali, Colombia; c/o INMOBILIARIA SAMARIA LTDA., Cali, Colombia; c/o SOCIEDAD CONSTRUCTORA LA CASCADA S.A., Cali, Colombia; Carrera 21 No. 9E–48, Cali, Colombia; DOB 10 Feb 1948; Cedula No. 14945412 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]. GALLEGO CANO, Juan de la Cruz, c/o GAVIOTAS LTDA., Cartago, Valle, Colombia; Carrera 3 No. 6–39, El Aguila, Valle, Colombia; DOB 26 Feb 1956; POB El Aguila, Valle, Colombia; nationality Colombia; citizen Colombia; Cedula No. 6272570 (Colombia); Passport AF200504 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]. CARRION JIMENEZ, Jose Alonso, c/o BONOMERCAD S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o GLAJAN S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o SHARPER S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o DROCARD S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o FARMA 3.00 LIMITADA, Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o FOGENSA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; DOB 02 Aug 1958; Cedula No. 79000519 (Colombia); Passport 79000519 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]. MARMOLEJO LOAIZA, Carlos Julio, c/o INVERSIONES BETANIA LTDA., Cali, Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES AGRICOLAS AVICOLAS Y E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2013 / Notices GANADERAS LA CARMELITA LTDA., Cali, Colombia; c/o INDUSTRIA AVICOLA PALMASECA S.A., Cali, Colombia; c/o COMERCIALIZADORA INTERNACIONAL VALLE DE ORO S.A., Cali, Colombia; DOB 03 May 1958; Cedula No. 16601783 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT]. Entities emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES PROMOCIONES Y CONSTRUCCIONES DEL CARIBE LTDA., Calle 78 No. 53–70 Centro Comercial Villa Country, Barranquilla, Colombia; Calle 74 No. 53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 54 No. 72–147, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 55 No. 72–109 Piso 1, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 56 No. 70–60, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 54 No. 72–80 Ejecutivo I, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 57 No. 79–149, Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT # 890108115–3 (Colombia) [SDNT]. PROMOCIONES Y CONSTRUCCIONES DEL CARIBE LTDA. Y CIA. S.C.A. (a.k.a. PROMOCON), Calle 74 No. 53–30, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 54 No. 72–80 L–21 Ejecutivo I, Barranquilla, Colombia; Calle 78 No. 53–70 Centro Comercial Villa Country, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 55 No. 80–192, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 55 No. 80–192 Ap. 6, Barranquilla, Colombia; Apartado Aereo 50183, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 54 No. 72–147 L–115, Barranquilla, Colombia; Apartado Aereo 51110, Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT # 890108148–6 (Colombia) [SDNT]. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:36 Dec 02, 2013 Jkt 232001 72753 Dated: November 26, 2013. Adam J. Szubin, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. application deadline to midnight eastern standard time on February 3, 2014. [FR Doc. 2013–28883 Filed 12–2–13; 8:45 am] DATES: BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Notice of Funds Availability for Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas; Extension of Application Deadline Department of Veterans Affairs. Notice; extension of NOFA application deadline. AGENCY: ACTION: This notice extends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) application deadline for funds available under the Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas program. VA published a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) in the Federal Register on July 9, 2013 (78 FR 41195) to announce the availability of funds for applications beginning June 9, 2013 through September 9, 2013, 4 p.m. eastern standard time. The NOFA includes eligibility and scoring criteria for grants to assist veterans in highly rural areas through innovative transportation services to travel to VA and non-VA facilities and otherwise assist in providing transportation services in connection with the provision of VA medical care. To allow applicants more time to complete the application process, VA is extending the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Applications must be received in accordance with this NOFA no later than midnight eastern standard time on February 3, 2014. Applications must be uploaded as a complete package into www.grants.gov. Applications may not be sent by fax. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darren Wallace, National Coordinator, Highly Rural Transportation Grants, Veterans Transportation Program, Chief Business Office (10NB2G), 2957 Clairmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30329; (404) 828–5380. (This is not a toll-free number.) For a copy of the Application Package: Download directly from https:// www.grants.gov/web/grants/home.html. Click on search for grants and on the left side type in 64.035 in the box that says CFDA Number. Questions should be referred to the Veterans Transportation Program Office at (404) 828–5380 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at HRTG@va.gov. For detailed program information and requirements, see the final rule published in the Federal Register on April 2, 2013 (78 FR 19586), which is codified at 38 CFR 17.700 through 17.730. Robert C. McFetridge, Director, Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2013–28859 Filed 12–2–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 
Pursuant to Executive Order 12978

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of four individuals and two 
entities whose property and interests in property have been unblocked 
pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, ``Blocking 
Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics 
Traffickers''.

DATES: The unblocking and removal from the list of Specially Designated 
Nationals and Blocked Persons (``SDN List'') of the four individuals 
and two entities identified in this notice whose property and interests 
in property were blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 
21, 1995, is effective on November 26, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Sanctions 
Compliance & Evaluation, Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, Washington, DC 20220, Tel: (202) 622-2420.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available from OFAC's Web site at www.treasury.gov/ofac or via 
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on demand service at (202) 622-0077.

Background

    On October 21, 1995, the President, invoking the authority, inter 
alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
Sec. Sec.  1701-1706) (``IEEPA''), issued Executive Order 12978 (60 FR 
54579, October 24, 1995) (the ``Order''). In the Order, the President 
declared a national emergency to deal with the threat posed by 
significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia and the 
harm that they cause in the United States and abroad.
    Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all 
property and interests in property that are in the United States, or 
that hereafter come within the United States or that are or hereafter 
come within the possession or control of United States persons, of: (1) 
The foreign persons listed in an Annex to the Order; (2) any foreign 
person determined by the Secretary of Treasury, in consultation with 
the Attorney General and the Secretary of State: (a) to play a 
significant role in international narcotics trafficking centered in 
Colombia; or (b) to materially assist in, or provide financial or 
technological support for or goods or services in support of, the 
narcotics trafficking activities of persons designated in or pursuant 
to the Order; and (3) persons determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary 
of State, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or on behalf of, 
persons designated pursuant to the Order.
    On November 26, 2013, the Director of OFAC removed from the SDN 
List the four individuals and two entities listed below, whose property 
and interests in property were blocked pursuant to the Order:

Individuals

    BORRERO QUINTERO, Hector Fabio, c/o INVERSIONES SANTA LTDA., Cali, 
Colombia; c/o INMOBILIARIA SAMARIA LTDA., Cali, Colombia; c/o SOCIEDAD 
CONSTRUCTORA LA CASCADA S.A., Cali, Colombia; Carrera 21 No. 9E-48, 
Cali, Colombia; DOB 10 Feb 1948; Cedula No. 14945412 (Colombia) 
(individual) [SDNT].
    GALLEGO CANO, Juan de la Cruz, c/o GAVIOTAS LTDA., Cartago, Valle, 
Colombia; Carrera 3 No. 6-39, El Aguila, Valle, Colombia; DOB 26 Feb 
1956; POB El Aguila, Valle, Colombia; nationality Colombia; citizen 
Colombia; Cedula No. 6272570 (Colombia); Passport AF200504 (Colombia) 
(individual) [SDNT].
    CARRION JIMENEZ, Jose Alonso, c/o BONOMERCAD S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o GLAJAN S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o SHARPER S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o DROCARD S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o FARMA 3.00 LIMITADA, 
Barranquilla, Colombia; c/o FOGENSA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; DOB 02 Aug 
1958; Cedula No. 79000519 (Colombia); Passport 79000519 (Colombia) 
(individual) [SDNT].
    MARMOLEJO LOAIZA, Carlos Julio, c/o INVERSIONES BETANIA LTDA., 
Cali, Colombia; c/o INVERSIONES AGRICOLAS AVICOLAS Y

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GANADERAS LA CARMELITA LTDA., Cali, Colombia; c/o INDUSTRIA AVICOLA 
PALMASECA S.A., Cali, Colombia; c/o COMERCIALIZADORA INTERNACIONAL 
VALLE DE ORO S.A., Cali, Colombia; DOB 03 May 1958; Cedula No. 16601783 
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNT].

Entities

    PROMOCIONES Y CONSTRUCCIONES DEL CARIBE LTDA., Calle 78 No. 53-70 
Centro Comercial Villa Country, Barranquilla, Colombia; Calle 74 No. 
53-30, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 54 No. 72-147, Barranquilla, 
Colombia; Carrera 55 No. 72-109 Piso 1, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 
56 No. 70-60, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 54 No. 72-80 Ejecutivo I, 
Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 57 No. 79-149, Barranquilla, Colombia; 
NIT  890108115-3 (Colombia) [SDNT].
    PROMOCIONES Y CONSTRUCCIONES DEL CARIBE LTDA. Y CIA. S.C.A. (a.k.a. 
PROMOCON), Calle 74 No. 53-30, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 54 No. 
72-80 L-21 Ejecutivo I, Barranquilla, Colombia; Calle 78 No. 53-70 
Centro Comercial Villa Country, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 55 No. 
80-192, Barranquilla, Colombia; Carrera 55 No. 80-192 Ap. 6, 
Barranquilla, Colombia; Apartado Aereo 50183, Barranquilla, Colombia; 
Carrera 54 No. 72-147 L-115, Barranquilla, Colombia; Apartado Aereo 
51110, Barranquilla, Colombia; NIT  890108148-6 (Colombia) 
[SDNT].

    Dated: November 26, 2013.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2013-28883 Filed 12-2-13; 8:45 am]
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