Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, 61131-61132 [2014-24054]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 196 / Thursday, October 9, 2014 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice and request for comments. ACTION: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) Fund, Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the CDFI Certification Application. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 8, 2014 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to David Meyer, Program Manager, Certification, Compliance Monitoring, and Evaluation, at the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20020, by email to cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov or by facsimile to (202) 508–0083. Please note this is not a toll free number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to David Meyer, Program Manager, Certification, Compliance Monitoring, and Evaluation, at the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20020 by email to cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov or by facsimile to (202) 508–0083. Please note this is not a toll free number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Number: 1559–0028. Title: The Community Development Financial Institutions Certification Application. ABSTRACT: A certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) is a specialized financial institution that works in market niches that are underserved by traditional financial institutions. CDFIs provide a unique range of financial products and services in economically distressed target markets, such as mortgage financing for low-income and first-time mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:56 Oct 08, 2014 Jkt 235001 homebuyers and not-for-profit developers, flexible underwriting and risk capital for needed community facilities, and technical assistance, commercial loans and investments to small start-up or expanding businesses in low-income areas. CDFIs include regulated institutions such as community development banks and credit unions, and non-regulated institutions such as loan and venture capital funds. CDFI certification is a designation conferred by the CDFI Fund and is a requirement for accessing financial and technical assistance awards from the CDFI Fund through the CDFI Program and Native American CDFI Assistance Program, as well as certain benefits under the Bank Enterprise Award Program, to support an organization’s established community development financing programs. A financial institution seeking to become a certified CDFI and qualify to access assistance from the CDFI Fund must complete the CDFI Certification Application. Type of Review: Extension without change. Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits, Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Estimated Number of Respondents: 300. Estimated Annual Time per Respondent: 37.5 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,250 hours. Requests for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record and may be published on the CDFI Fund Web site at https:// www.cdfifund.gov. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the CDFI Fund, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the CDFI Fund’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4703, 4703 note, 4704, 4706, 4707, 4717; 12 CFR part 1805. PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61131 Dated: September 30, 2014. Dennis Nolan, Deputy Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. [FR Doc. 2014–24120 Filed 10–8–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–70–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 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 three individuals and two entities whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) (21 U.S.C. Sections 1901–1908, 8 U.S.C. Section 1182). DATES: The unblocking and removal from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) of the three individuals and two entities identified in this notice whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to the Kingpin Act, is effective on September 30, 2014. 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 December 3, 1999, the Kingpin Act was signed into law by the President of the United States. The Kingpin Act provides a statutory framework for the President to impose 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. E:\FR\FM\09OCN1.SGM 09OCN1 61132 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 196 / Thursday, October 9, 2014 / Notices 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 September 30, 2014, the Director of OFAC removed from the SDN List the three individuals and three entities listed below, whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to the Kingpin Act: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Individuals 1. GALEANO JEREZ, Nohora, c/o ADN CONSULTORES LTDA., Bogota, Colombia; DOB 17 Sep 1968; Cedula No. 51918595 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]. 2. ISAZA ALVAREZ, Carlos Arturo; DOB 15 Aug 1947; Cedula No. 8281272 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: COMERCIALIZADORA AUTOMOTORA MATECANA LTDA.; Linked To: COMERCIALIZADORA EL PROVEEDOR LTDA.; Linked To: INVERSIONES BUENOS AIRES LTDA.; Linked To: INVERSIONES Y DISTRIBUCIONES COLOMBIANAS EL OASIS LTDA.; Linked To: PROVEEDORES Y DISTRIBUIDORES NACIONALES S.A.). 3. SANCHEZ PUENTES, Yenny Mabel, c/o DOLPHIN DIVE SCHOOL S.A., Cartagena, Colombia; c/o INVERPUNTO DEL VALLE S.A., Cali, Colombia; Calle 140 No. 6–30 Int. 9 Ap. 201, Bogota, Colombia; Calle 187 54–55 Int. 21 Ap. 201, Bogota, Colombia; c/o CBM DE COLOMBIA S.A., Bogota, Colombia; c/o R D I S.A., Bogota, Colombia; DOB 19 Dec 1967; POB Otanche, Boyaca, Colombia; Cedula No. 51908699 (Colombia); Passport AH982263 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK]. Entities 1. ADN CONSULTORES LTDA., Calle 58 No. 20–45 P 3, Bogota, Colombia; NIT # VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:56 Oct 08, 2014 Jkt 235001 830109795–8 (Colombia) [SDNTK]. 2. GRUPO STA CHIHUAHUA, S.A. DE C.V. (a.k.a. MAILCO), Lateral Blvd. Periferico Ortiz Mena No. 2409, Col. Quinta Sol, Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31214, Mexico; R.F.C. GSC02086417 (Mexico); alt. R.F.C. GSC0208264IF (Mexico) [SDNTK]. Dated: September 30, 2014. John Smith, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2014–24054 Filed 10–8–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Order 13224 Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of three individuals and two entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 and whose names have been added to OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List). DATES: OFAC’s actions described in this notice were effective September 30, 2014. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202/622–2420, Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202/622–2490, Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202/622–2480, Office of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202/622–2410, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury (not toll free numbers). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic and Facsimile Availability The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available from OFAC’s Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac). Certain general information pertaining to OFAC’s sanctions programs is also available via facsimile through a 24hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/622–0077. Notice of OFAC Actions On September 30, 2014, OFAC blocked the property and interests in property of the following three individuals and two entities pursuant to E.O. 13224, ‘‘Blocking Property and PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism’’: Individuals 1. SHEIKH, Muhammad Naeem (a.k.a. NAEEM, Muhammad; a.k.a. SHEIKH, Mohammad Nayeem; a.k.a. ‘‘NAEEM, Sheikh’’; a.k.a. ‘‘NAIM, Shaikh’’), 122 Ahmed Block, New Garden Town, Lahore, Pakistan; 111–C Multan Road, Lahore, Pakistan; 2-Chamberlain Road, Lahore, Pakistan; DOB 04 Sep 1950; POB Lahore, Pakistan; nationality Pakistan; Passport BP5191731 (Pakistan) expires 12 May 2012; National ID No. 35202– 1963173–9 (Pakistan); Engineer (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: LASHKAR E–TAYYIBA). 2. SHEIKH, Umair Naeem (a.k.a. NAEEM, Umair), 112 Ahmed Block, New Garden Town, Lahore, Pakistan; DOB 19 Sep 1980; POB Lahore, Pakistan; citizen Pakistan; Passport AQ5192272 (Pakistan) expires 28 Jul 2012; National ID No. 35202– 7366227–7 (Pakistan); [SDGT] (Linked To: LASHKAR E–TAYYIBA; Linked To: ABDUL HAMEED SHAHAB–UD– DIN). 3. KHALIL, Fazl-ur Rehman (a.k.a. KHALIL, Faisal Rahman; a.k.a. KHALIL, Fazl ur-Rahman; a.k.a. KHALIL, Fazlur Rehman), Kheyaban Sir Sayed, Street Two, Sector B27, Rawalpindi, Pakistan; Shams Colony, Islamabad, Pakistan; DOB 1963; POB Pakistan; Passport CR9158341 (Pakistan); National ID No. 6110104398349 (Pakistan); alt. National ID No. 14963091647 (Pakistan); Maulana; Moulana; Qari (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: HARAKAT UL–MUJAHIDEEN). Entities 1. ABDUL HAMEED SHAHAB–UD–DIN (a.k.a. ABDUL HAMEED SHAHABUDDAIN; a.k.a. ABDUL HAMEED SHAHABUDDIN; a.k.a. ABDUL HAMEED SHAHAB–U–DIN), 2-Chamberlain Road, Lahore, Pakistan; 2-Chamberlain Road 54000, Pakistan [SDGT] (Linked To: SHEIKH, Muhammad Naeem). 2. NIA INTERNATIONAL, 69 Circular Road, Lahore, Pakistan [SDGT] (Linked To: SHEIKH, Umair Naeem). Dated: September 30, 2014. John E. Smith, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2014–24065 Filed 10–8–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P E:\FR\FM\09OCN1.SGM 09OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61131-61132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24054]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 
Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act

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 three individuals and two 
entities whose property and interests in property have been unblocked 
pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) 
(21 U.S.C. Sections 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. Section 1182).

DATES: The unblocking and removal from the list of Specially Designated 
Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) of the three individuals and 
two entities identified in this notice whose property and interests in 
property were blocked pursuant to the Kingpin Act, is effective on 
September 30, 2014.

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 December 3, 1999, the Kingpin Act was signed into law by the 
President of the United States. The Kingpin Act provides a statutory 
framework for the President to impose 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.

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    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 September 30, 2014, the Director of OFAC removed from the SDN 
List the three individuals and three entities listed below, whose 
property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to the Kingpin 
Act:

Individuals

1. GALEANO JEREZ, Nohora, c/o ADN CONSULTORES LTDA., Bogota, 
Colombia; DOB 17 Sep 1968; Cedula No. 51918595 (Colombia) 
(individual) [SDNTK].
2. ISAZA ALVAREZ, Carlos Arturo; DOB 15 Aug 1947; Cedula No. 8281272 
(Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: COMERCIALIZADORA 
AUTOMOTORA MATECANA LTDA.; Linked To: COMERCIALIZADORA EL PROVEEDOR 
LTDA.; Linked To: INVERSIONES BUENOS AIRES LTDA.; Linked To: 
INVERSIONES Y DISTRIBUCIONES COLOMBIANAS EL OASIS LTDA.; Linked To: 
PROVEEDORES Y DISTRIBUIDORES NACIONALES S.A.).
3. SANCHEZ PUENTES, Yenny Mabel, c/o DOLPHIN DIVE SCHOOL S.A., 
Cartagena, Colombia; c/o INVERPUNTO DEL VALLE S.A., Cali, Colombia; 
Calle 140 No. 6-30 Int. 9 Ap. 201, Bogota, Colombia; Calle 187 54-55 
Int. 21 Ap. 201, Bogota, Colombia; c/o CBM DE COLOMBIA S.A., Bogota, 
Colombia; c/o R D I S.A., Bogota, Colombia; DOB 19 Dec 1967; POB 
Otanche, Boyaca, Colombia; Cedula No. 51908699 (Colombia); Passport 
AH982263 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK].

Entities

1. ADN CONSULTORES LTDA., Calle 58 No. 20-45 P 3, Bogota, Colombia; 
NIT # 830109795-8 (Colombia) [SDNTK].
2. GRUPO STA CHIHUAHUA, S.A. DE C.V. (a.k.a. MAILCO), Lateral Blvd. 
Periferico Ortiz Mena No. 2409, Col. Quinta Sol, Chihuahua, 
Chihuahua 31214, Mexico; R.F.C. GSC02086417 (Mexico); alt. R.F.C. 
GSC0208264IF (Mexico) [SDNTK].

    Dated: September 30, 2014.
John Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2014-24054 Filed 10-8-14; 8:45 am]
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