Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 3487-3488 [2020-00808]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2020 / Notices The establishment and operation of the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) is required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (RRA 98), Title II, Section 2001(b)(2). ETAAC follows a charter in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The ETAAC provides continued input into the development and implementation of the IRS’s strategy for electronic tax administration. The ETAAC will research, analyze, consider, and make recommendations on a wide range of electronic tax administration issues and will provide input into the development of the strategic plan for electronic tax administration. Members will provide an annual report to Congress by June 30. 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The ETAAC will provide an organized public forum for discussion of electronic tax administration issues such as prevention of identity theft-related refund fraud in support of the overriding goal that paperless filing should be the preferred and most convenient method of filing tax and information returns. ETAAC members work closely with the Security Summit, a joint effort of the IRS, state tax administrators and the nation’s tax industry, to fight identity theft and refund fraud. The ETAAC members will convey the public’s perceptions of IRS electronic tax administration activities, offer constructive observations about current or proposed policies, programs and procedures, and suggest improvements. This is a volunteer position and members will serve three-year terms on the ETAAC to allow for a rotation in membership which ensures that different perspectives are represented. 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Additionally, this document does not constitute a rule subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. Chapter 6). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Andrew J. Keyso, Acting Chief, Independent Office of Appeals. [FR Doc. 2020–00883 Filed 1–17–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. 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 (the SDN 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. SUMMARY: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. DATES: 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 Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 3488 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2020 / Notices Electronic Availability Agenda The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC’s website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). Open to the Public Notice of OFAC Action(s) On January 8, 2020, OFAC determined that the property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following person are blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below. Individual 1. GAI, Taban Deng, Juba, South Sudan; DOB 01 Jan 1953; POB Kuerbona, South Sudan; nationality South Sudan; Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG]. Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017, ‘‘Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption,’’ 82 FR 60839, 3 CFR, 2017 Comp., p. 399, for being a foreign person who is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights abuse. Dated: January 8, 2020. Andrea Gacki, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors Meeting Drury Inn & Suites Riverwalk Hotel, 201 N St. Mary’s Street, San Antonio, Texas. This meeting will be accessible via conference call. Any interested person may call 1–866–210– 1669, passcode 5253902# to participate in this meeting. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3487-3488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00808]


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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 that have 
been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked 
Persons List (the SDN 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 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 
Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Electronic Availability

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

Notice of OFAC Action(s)

    On January 8, 2020, OFAC determined that the property and interests 
in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following person are 
blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below.

Individual

    1. GAI, Taban Deng, Juba, South Sudan; DOB 01 Jan 1953; POB 
Kuerbona, South Sudan; nationality South Sudan; Gender Male 
(individual) [GLOMAG].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 
13818 of December 20, 2017, ``Blocking the Property of Persons 
Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption,'' 82 FR 60839, 
3 CFR, 2017 Comp., p. 399, for being a foreign person who is 
responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly 
engaged in, serious human rights abuse.

    Dated: January 8, 2020.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2020-00808 Filed 1-17-20; 8:45 am]
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