Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Orders 13722, 13382, and 13687, 26841 [2017-11969]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
• Office of Foreign Assets Control

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 110 (Friday, June 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 26841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11969]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Orders 13722, 13382, and 
13687

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 one or more persons whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive 
Orders (E.O.s) 13722, 13382, and 13687.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for effective date(s).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: 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; or the Department of the Treasury's 
Office of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign 
Assets Control), tel.: 202-622-2410 (not toll free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability

    The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and 
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available 
on OFAC's Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Action(s)

    On June 1, 2017, OFAC determined that the property and interests in 
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following persons are 
blocked pursuant to the relevant sanctions authorities listed below. 
Dealings in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which a person 
identified as meeting the definition of the Government of North Korea 
has an interest are generally prohibited as of the date of that status, 
which may be earlier than the date of OFAC's determination.

Individuals

    1. RI, Song-hyok (a.k.a., LI, Cheng He), Beijing, China; DOB 19 
Mar 1965; Gender Male; Passport 654234735 (Korea, North) 
(individual) [DPRK3] (Linked To: KORYO BANK; Linked To: KORYO CREDIT 
DEVELOPMENT BANK).
    Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(i) and section 2(a)(vii) of 
E.O. 13722, ``Blocking Property of the Government of North Korea and 
the Workers' Party of Korea, and Prohibiting Certain Transactions 
With Respect to North Korea,'' for operating in the financial 
services industry in the North Korea economy; and for having 
materially assisted or provided financial or material support for 
KORYO BANK, a person whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13722.
    2. MICHURIN, Igor Aleksandrovich, Russia; DOB 27 Jun 1978; 
Gender Male; Passport 8908104469 (individual) [NPWMD] (Linked To: 
KOREA TANGUN TRADING CORPORATION; Linked To: ARDIS-BEARINGS LLC).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) and section 1(a)(iv) of 
E.O. 13382, ``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Proliferators and Their Supporters,'' for having provided or 
attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other 
support for, or goods or services in support of, KOREA TANGUN 
TRADING CORPORATION, a person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382; and for acting or 
purporting to act, for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, 
ARDIS-BEARINGS LLC, a person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    3. KIM, SU-KWANG (a.k.a. KIM, Son-gwang; a.k.a. KIM, Son-kwang; 
a.k.a. KIM, Sou-gwang; a.k.a. KIM, Sou-kwang; a.k.a. KIM, Su-gwang); 
DOB 18 Aug 1976; Gender Male (individual) [DPRK2] (Linked To: 
RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of to E.O. 13687, 
``Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to North Korea,'' for 
being an official of the Government of North Korea.

Entities

    1. SONGI TRADING COMPANY, Korea, North [DPRK3].
    Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(ii) of E.O. 13722 for having 
sold, supplied, or transferred coal from North Korea, where any 
revenue or goods received may benefit the Government of North Korea.
    2. INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM COMPANY (a.k.a. AKTSIONERNOE 
OBSHCHESTVO `NEZAVISIMAYA NEFTEGAZOVAYA KOMPANIYA'; a.k.a. NNK, AO), 
1 Arbatskaya Square, Moscow 119019, Russia [DPRK3].
    Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(i) of E.O. 13722 for 
operating in the energy industry in the North Korean economy.
    3. AO NNK-PRIMORNEFTEPRODUCT (a.k.a. IPC-PRIMORNEFTEPRODUCT JSC; 
a.k.a. NNK-PRIMORNEFTEPRODUKT, AO; a.k.a. OAO PRIMORNEFTEPRODUCT), 
55 Ul. Fontannaya, Vladivostok, Primorskiy Krai 690091, Russia 
[DPRK3] (Linked To: INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM COMPANY).
    Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(viii) of E.O. 13722 for 
being owned or controlled by INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM COMPANY, a person 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
E.O. 13722.
    4. KOREA COMPUTER CENTER (a.k.a. CHOSON COMPUTER CENTER; a.k.a. 
CHUNG SUN COMPUTER CENTER; a.k.a. KOREA COMPUTER COMPANY), 
Pyongyang, Korea, North; Germany; China; Syria; India; United Arab 
Emirates [DPRK3].
    Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(iv) of E.O. 13722 for having 
engaged in, facilitated, or been responsible for the exportation of 
workers from North Korea, including exportation to generate revenue 
for the Government of North Korea or the Workers' Party of Korea.
    5. KOREA ZINC INDUSTRIAL GROUP (a.k.a. KOREA ZINC INDUSTRY 
GENERAL CORPORATION; a.k.a. KOREA ZINC INDUSTRY GROUP; a.k.a. NORTH 
KOREAN ZINC INDUSTRY GROUP), Korea, North; Dalian, China [DPRK3].
    Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(i) and section 2(a)(ii) of 
E.O. 13722 for operating in the mining industry in the North Korean 
economy and for having sold, supplied, or transferred zinc from 
North Korea, where revenue or goods received from such transactions 
may benefit the Government of North Korea or the Workers' Party of 
Korea, including North Korea's nuclear or ballistic missile 
programs.
    6. KOREAN PEOPLE'S ARMY, Korea, North [DPRK3].
    Identified as meeting the definition of the Government of North 
Korea as set forth in section 9(d) of E.O. 13722.
    7. MINISTRY OF PEOPLE'S ARMED FORCES, Korea, North [DPRK3].
    Identified as meeting the definition of the Government of North 
Korea as set forth in section 9(d) of E.O. 13722.
    8. STATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, Korea, North [DPRK3].
    Identified as meeting the definition of the Government of North 
Korea as set forth in section 9(d) of E.O. 13722.
    9. ARDIS-BEARINGS LLC, Office 35, Number 2, 1/13/6 Pokrovka 
Street, Moscow 101000, Russia [NPWMD] (Linked To: KOREA TANGUN 
TRADING CORPORATION).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13382 for 
having provided or attempted to provide, financial, material, 
technological or other support for, or goods or services in support 
of, KOREA TANGUN TRADING CORPORATION, a person whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.

Andrea M. Gacki,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2017-11969 Filed 6-8-17; 8:45 am]
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