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the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in section 388.4 of
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388.
Privacy Act
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
these comments, without edit, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS, accessible through
www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
facilitate comment tracking and
response, we encourage commenters to
provide their name, or the name of their
organization; however, submission of
names is completely optional. Whether
or not commenters identify themselves,
all timely comments will be fully
considered. If you wish to provide
comments containing proprietary or
confidential information, please contact
the agency for alternate submission
instructions.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
46 U.S.C. 12121)
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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Date: April 19, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0056]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
SUITE BLUE MIDNIGHT; Invitation for
Public Comments
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.build requirement of the coastwise laws
under certain circumstances. A request
for such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 24, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2018–0056.
Written comments may be submitted by
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hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel SUITE BLUE
MIDNIGHT is:
— Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘Boy Scouts of America Seabase
educational cruising the Florida
Keys.’’
— Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’
The complete application is given in
DOT docket MARAD–2018–0056 at
https://www.regulations.gov. Interested
parties may comment on the effect this
action may have on U.S. vessel builders
or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388, that the issuance of the waiver will
have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.vessel builder or a business that uses
U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
waiver will not be granted. Comments
should refer to the docket number of
this notice and the vessel name in order
for MARAD to properly consider the
comments. Comments should also state
the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in section 388.4 of
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388.
Privacy Act
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
these comments, without edit, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS, accessible through
www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
facilitate comment tracking and
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response, we encourage commenters to
provide their name, or the name of their
organization; however, submission of
names is completely optional. Whether
or not commenters identify themselves,
all timely comments will be fully
considered. If you wish to provide
comments containing proprietary or
confidential information, please contact
the agency for alternate submission
instructions.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
46 U.S.C. 12121)
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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: April 19, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
SUB–AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
of one or more persons that have been
placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons List
based on OFAC’s determination that one
or more applicable legal criteria were
satisfied. All property and interests in
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of
these persons are blocked, and U.S.
persons are generally prohibited from
engaging in transactions with them.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for applicable date.
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; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855;
or the Department of the Treasury’s
Office of the General Counsel: Office of
the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets
Control), tel.: 202–622–2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List and additional
information concerning OFAC sanctions
programs are available on OFAC’s
website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
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Notice of OFAC Actions
On April 18, 2018, OFAC determined
that the property and interests in
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of
the following persons are blocked under
the relevant sanctions authority listed
below.
Individual
Entity
1. BARAKAT TRANSNATIONAL
CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION (a.k.a.
NASIF BARAKAT ALIEN SMUGGLING
ORGANIZATION), Syria; Lebanon;
United Arab Emirates; Turkey; Brazil;
Colombia; Guatemala; Venezuela;
Panama; Mexico [TCO].
Designated pursuant to section
1(a)(ii)(A) of E.O. 13581 for being a
foreign person that constitutes a
significant transnational criminal
organization.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
1. BARAKAT, Nasif (a.k.a.
ABOUTARIF, Nassif; a.k.a. BARAKAT
AL FAHILIH, Nasif Jarjis; a.k.a.
BARAKAT ALVAHILH, Nasif Gergers;
a.k.a. BARAKAT, Nassif; a.k.a.
BARKAT, Nasif; a.k.a. BARKAT, Nassif;
a.k.a. TARIF, Abu), Fahel, Syria;
Germana, Damascus, Syria; Al-Qassaa,
Damascus, Syria; Al Fuhaylah, Homs,
Syria; DOB 20 Jun 1971; alt. DOB 30
Nov 1970; citizen Syria; Gender Male;
National ID No. 04010136281 (Syria)
(individual) [TCO] (Linked To:
BARAKAT TRANSNATIONAL
CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION).
Designated pursuant to section
1(a)(ii)(B) of Executive Order 13581 of
July 25, 2011, ‘‘Blocking Property of
Transnational Criminal Organizations’’
(E.O. 13581) for having materially
assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological
support for, or goods or services to or in
support of, the BARAKAT TCO, a
person determined to be subject to E.O.
13581.
Also designated pursuant to section
1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 13581 for having acted
or purported to act for or on behalf of,
directly or indirectly, the BARAKAT
TCO.
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John E. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 2587
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
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. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Form 2587, Application for Special
Enrollment Examination.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before June 25, 2018 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Sandra Lowery at
Internal Revenue Service, room 6526,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 317–
5754 or through the internet, at
Sandra.J.Lowery@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Special
Enrollment Examination.
OMB Number: 1545–0949.
Form Number: Form 2587.
Abstract: Filers use this form to apply
to take the Special Enrollment
Examination to establish eligibility for
enrollment to practice before the
Internal Revenue Service.
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Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the form at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 11,000.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request 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. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’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 automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: March 29, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
SUB-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 that have
been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable
legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S.
persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with
them.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for applicable date.
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; Assistant Director for Regulatory
Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or the Department of the Treasury's Office
of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets
Control), tel.: 202-622-2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available
on OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
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Notice of OFAC Actions
On April 18, 2018, OFAC determined that the property and interests
in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following persons are
blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below.
Individual
1. BARAKAT, Nasif (a.k.a. ABOUTARIF, Nassif; a.k.a. BARAKAT AL
FAHILIH, Nasif Jarjis; a.k.a. BARAKAT ALVAHILH, Nasif Gergers; a.k.a.
BARAKAT, Nassif; a.k.a. BARKAT, Nasif; a.k.a. BARKAT, Nassif; a.k.a.
TARIF, Abu), Fahel, Syria; Germana, Damascus, Syria; Al-Qassaa,
Damascus, Syria; Al Fuhaylah, Homs, Syria; DOB 20 Jun 1971; alt. DOB 30
Nov 1970; citizen Syria; Gender Male; National ID No. 04010136281
(Syria) (individual) [TCO] (Linked To: BARAKAT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL
ORGANIZATION).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(B) of Executive Order 13581
of July 25, 2011, ``Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal
Organizations'' (E.O. 13581) for having materially assisted, sponsored,
or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods
or services to or in support of, the BARAKAT TCO, a person determined
to be subject to E.O. 13581.
Also designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 13581 for
having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or
indirectly, the BARAKAT TCO.
Entity
1. BARAKAT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION (a.k.a. NASIF
BARAKAT ALIEN SMUGGLING ORGANIZATION), Syria; Lebanon; United Arab
Emirates; Turkey; Brazil; Colombia; Guatemala; Venezuela; Panama;
Mexico [TCO].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(A) of E.O. 13581 for being
a foreign person that constitutes a significant transnational criminal
organization.
Dated: April 18, 2018.
John E. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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