Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 54652-54653 [2018-23659]

Download as PDF 54652 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 210 / Tuesday, October 30, 2018 / Notices Where do I go to read public comments, and find supporting information? Go to the docket online at https:// www.regulations.gov., keyword search MARAD–2018–0159 or visit the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for hours of operation). We recommend that you periodically check the Docket for new submissions and supporting material. Will my comments be made available to the public? Yes. Be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, will be made publicly available. May I submit comments confidentially? 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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. khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. § 55103, 46 U.S.C. § 12121) * * * * * Dated: October 25, 2018. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. 2018–23651 Filed 10–29–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Oct 29, 2018 Jkt 247001 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: money laundering, the counterfeiting of goods or currency, bulk cash smuggling, narcotics trafficking, or other illicit economic activity that involves or supports the Government of North Korea or any senior official thereof. Entities The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels 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 and these vessels are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. WEE TIONG (S) PTE LTD (a.k.a. WEE TIONG S PTE LTD), 1813 Geylang Bahru, #01–01 Kallang Distripark 339715, Singapore; 64D Kallang Pudding Road, #02– 00, Wee Tiong Building 349323, Singapore; 02–00 Wee Tiong Building, 64D, Kallang Pudding Road 349323, Singapore; 1805 Geylang Bahru #01–03 339711, Singapore; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Registration Number 199308567K [DPRK]. Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) E.O. 13551 for having directly or indirectly, engaged in money laundering, the counterfeiting of goods or currency, bulk cash smuggling, narcotics trafficking, or other illicit economic activity that involves or supports the Government of North Korea or any senior official thereof. 2. WT MARINE PTE LTD, #11–09 Parkway Parade 449269, Singapore; 64D Kallang Pudding Road, #09–00 Wee Tiong Building 349323, Singapore; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Registration Number 201616714Z [DPRK]. Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) of E.O. 13551 for having directly or indirectly, engaged in money laundering, the counterfeiting of goods or currency, bulk cash smuggling, narcotics trafficking, or other illicit economic activity that involves or supports the Government of North Korea or any senior official thereof. Electronic Availability Vessels 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). 1. NYMEX STAR Singapore flag; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9078191 (vessel) [DPRK] (Linked To: WT MARINE PTE LTD). Identified pursuant to E.O. 13551 as property in which WT MARINE PTE LTD, an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13551, has an interest. 2. JW JEWEL Singapore flag; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9402964 (vessel) [DPRK] (Linked To: WT MARINE PTE LTD). Identified pursuant to E.O. 13551 as property in which WT MARINE PTE LTD, an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13551, has an interest. SUMMARY: Notice of OFAC Actions On October 25, 2018, OFAC determined that the property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following persons and the following vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked pursuant to the relevant sanctions authority listed below. Individual 1. TAN, Wee Beng, 51 Siang Kuang Avenue, Singapore; DOB 14 Feb 1977; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Director of Wee Tiong (S) Pte Ltd; Managing Director of WT Marine Pte Ltd (individual) [DPRK]. Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order 13551 of August 30, 2010, ‘‘Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to North Korea’’ (E.O. 13551) for having directly or indirectly, engaged in PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Additionally, on October 25, 2018, OFAC updated the entries on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List for the following individuals, whose property and interests in property are subject to U.S. jurisdiction and who continue to be E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 210 / Tuesday, October 30, 2018 / Notices blocked under the relevant sanctions authorities listed below. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Individuals 1. OWHADI, Mohammad Ebrahim (a.k.a. OWHADI, Jalal; a.k.a. TAHERI, Jalal; a.k.a. VAHEDI, Jalal), Iran; DOB 1963; Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)– QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN). 1. OWHADI, Mohammad Ebrahim (a.k.a. OWHADI, Jalal; a.k.a. TAHERI, Jalal; a.k.a. VAHEDI, Jalal), Iran; DOB 1963; Additional Sanctions Information—Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)– QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN). Designated on October 23, 2018 pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS–QODS FORCE (IRGC–QF), a person determined to be subject to E.O. 13224, and pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of E.O. 13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, the TALIBAN, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 13224. 2. RAZAVI, Esma’il (a.k.a. MOHAJERI, Mostafa), Iran; DOB 1959; Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)– QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN). -to2. RAZAVI, Esma’il (a.k.a. MOHAJERI, Mostafa), Iran; DOB 1959; Additional Sanctions Information—Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)– QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN). khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Designated on October 23, 2018 pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC– QF, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 13224, and pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of E.O. 13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, the TALIBAN, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 13224. Dated: October 25, 2018. Andrea M. Gacki, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2018–23659 Filed 10–29–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Oct 29, 2018 Jkt 247001 Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Multiple IRS Information Collection Requests Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests. DATES: Comments should be received on or before November 29, 2018 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@ OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be obtained from Jennifer Leonard by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling (202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Title: FI–27–89 (Temporary and Final) Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits; Reporting Requirements and Other Administrative Matters; FI–61–91 (Final) Allocation of Allocable Investment. OMB Control Number: 1545–1018. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Description: These previously approved regulations prescribe the manner in which an entity elects to be taxed as a real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC) and the filing requirements for REMICs and certain brokers. Form: None. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54653 Estimated Number of Respondents: 655. Frequency of Response: Quarterly. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 9,725. Estimated Time per Response: 6 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 978. Title: Form 8801—Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax—Individuals, Estates and Trusts. OMB Control Number: 1545–1073. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Description: Form 8801 is used by individuals, estates, and trusts to compute the minimum tax credit, if any, available from a tax year beginning after 1986 to be used in the current year or to be carried forward for use in a future year. Form: 8801. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Number of Respondents: 38,744. Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 12,914. Estimated Time per Response: 7.06 hours per response. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 91,173. Title: Qualified Separate Lines of Business. OMB Control Number: 1545–1221. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Description: The affected public includes employers who maintain qualified employee retirement plans. Where applicable, the employer must furnish notice to the IRS that the employer treats itself as operating qualified separate lines of business and some may request an IRS determination that such lines satisfy administrative scrutiny. Form: None. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Number of Respondents: 125. Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 125. Estimated Time per Response: 3.55 hours per response. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 444. Title: TD 8395—Special Valuation Rules. OMB Control Number: 1545–1241. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54652-54653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23659]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

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 and 
vessels 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 and these 
vessels are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from 
engaging in transactions with them.

DATES: See Supplementary Information section.

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.

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).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On October 25, 2018, OFAC determined that the property and 
interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following 
persons and the following vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are 
blocked pursuant to the relevant sanctions authority listed below.

Individual

    1. TAN, Wee Beng, 51 Siang Kuang Avenue, Singapore; DOB 14 Feb 
1977; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions 
Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Director of Wee Tiong (S) 
Pte Ltd; Managing Director of WT Marine Pte Ltd (individual) [DPRK].
    Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order 
13551 of August 30, 2010, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons 
With Respect to North Korea'' (E.O. 13551) for having directly or 
indirectly, engaged in money laundering, the counterfeiting of goods 
or currency, bulk cash smuggling, narcotics trafficking, or other 
illicit economic activity that involves or supports the Government 
of North Korea or any senior official thereof.

Entities

    1. WEE TIONG (S) PTE LTD (a.k.a. WEE TIONG S PTE LTD), 1813 
Geylang Bahru, #01-01 Kallang Distripark 339715, Singapore; 64D 
Kallang Pudding Road, #02-00, Wee Tiong Building 349323, Singapore; 
02-00 Wee Tiong Building, 64D, Kallang Pudding Road 349323, 
Singapore; 1805 Geylang Bahru #01-03 339711, Singapore; Secondary 
sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 
and 510.210; Registration Number 199308567K [DPRK].
    Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) E.O. 13551 for having 
directly or indirectly, engaged in money laundering, the 
counterfeiting of goods or currency, bulk cash smuggling, narcotics 
trafficking, or other illicit economic activity that involves or 
supports the Government of North Korea or any senior official 
thereof.
    2. WT MARINE PTE LTD, #11-09 Parkway Parade 449269, Singapore; 
64D Kallang Pudding Road, #09-00 Wee Tiong Building 349323, 
Singapore; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions 
Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Registration Number 
201616714Z [DPRK].
    Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) of E.O. 13551 for 
having directly or indirectly, engaged in money laundering, the 
counterfeiting of goods or currency, bulk cash smuggling, narcotics 
trafficking, or other illicit economic activity that involves or 
supports the Government of North Korea or any senior official 
thereof.

Vessels

    1. NYMEX STAR Singapore flag; Secondary sanctions risk: North 
Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Vessel 
Registration Identification IMO 9078191 (vessel) [DPRK] (Linked To: 
WT MARINE PTE LTD).
    Identified pursuant to E.O. 13551 as property in which WT MARINE 
PTE LTD, an entity whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13551, has an interest.
    2. JW JEWEL Singapore flag; Secondary sanctions risk: North 
Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Vessel 
Registration Identification IMO 9402964 (vessel) [DPRK] (Linked To: 
WT MARINE PTE LTD).
    Identified pursuant to E.O. 13551 as property in which WT MARINE 
PTE LTD, an entity whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13551, has an interest.

    Additionally, on October 25, 2018, OFAC updated the entries on the 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List for the 
following individuals, whose property and interests in property are 
subject to U.S. jurisdiction and who continue to be

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blocked under the relevant sanctions authorities listed below.

Individuals

    1. OWHADI, Mohammad Ebrahim (a.k.a. OWHADI, Jalal; a.k.a. 
TAHERI, Jalal; a.k.a. VAHEDI, Jalal), Iran; DOB 1963; Gender Male 
(individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS 
(IRGC)-QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN).
    1. OWHADI, Mohammad Ebrahim (a.k.a. OWHADI, Jalal; a.k.a. 
TAHERI, Jalal; a.k.a. VAHEDI, Jalal), Iran; DOB 1963; Additional 
Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male 
(individual) [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN).

    Designated on October 23, 2018 pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 
13224 for acting for or on behalf of the ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD 
CORPS-QODS FORCE (IRGC-QF), a person determined to be subject to E.O. 
13224, and pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of E.O. 13224 for assisting in, 
sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support 
for, or financial or other services to or in support of, the TALIBAN, a 
person determined to be subject to E.O. 13224.

    2. RAZAVI, Esma'il (a.k.a. MOHAJERI, Mostafa), Iran; DOB 1959; 
Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN).

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    2. RAZAVI, Esma'il (a.k.a. MOHAJERI, Mostafa), Iran; DOB 1959; 
Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; 
Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN).

    Designated on October 23, 2018 pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 
13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF, a person determined 
to be subject to E.O. 13224, and pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of E.O. 
13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, 
or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in 
support of, the TALIBAN, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 
13224.

    Dated: October 25, 2018.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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