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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11191]
Notice of Department of State
Sanctions Actions Pursuant to
Executive Order 13894 of October 14,
2019, Blocking Property and
Suspending Entry of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Situation in Syria
SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has
imposed sanctions on three individuals
and one entity pursuant to E.O. 13894,
Blocking Property and Suspending
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Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to
the Situation in Syria.
DATES: The Secretary of State’s
determination and selection of certain
sanctions to be imposed upon the one
individual identified in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
were effective on July 29, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of
Economic Sanctions Policy and
Implementation, Bureau of Economic
and Business Affairs, Department of
State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: (202)
647 7677, email: RugglesTV@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 2(a) of E.O. 13894, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the United
States Trade Representative, and with
the President of the Export-Import Bank,
the Chairman of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, and
other agencies and officials as
appropriate, is authorized to impose on
a person any of the sanctions described
in section 2(c) of E.O. 13894 upon
determining that the person met any
criteria set forth in section 2(a)(i)(A) or
section 2(a)(ii) of E.O. 13894.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section
2(a)(i)(A) of E.O. 13894, that the First
Division of the Syrian Arab Army and
Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad are responsible
for or complicit in, have directly or
indirectly engaged in, attempted to
engage in, or financed, the obstruction,
disruption, or prevention of a ceasefire
in northern Syria.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii)
of E.O. 13894, that Karam al-Assad and
Hafez al-Assad are adult family
members of persons designated under
subsection (a)(i) of E.O. 13894.
Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(c) of
E.O. 13894, the Secretary of State has
selected the following sanctions to be
imposed upon the First Division of the
Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq alAssad, Karam al-Assad, and Hafez alAssad:
• Agencies shall not procure, or enter
into a contract for the procurement of,
any goods or services from the First
Division of the Syrian Arab Army,
Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam alAssad, or Hafez al-Assad (Section 2(b)(i)
of E.O. 13894);
• prohibit any United States financial
institution that is a U.S. person from
making loans or providing credits to the
First Division of the Syrian Arab Army,
Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam alAssad, or Hafez al-Assad totaling more
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than $10,000,000 in any 12-month
period, unless the First Division of the
Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq alAssad, Karam al-Assad, or Hafez alAssad are engaged in activities to relieve
human suffering and the loans or credits
are provided for such activities (Section
2(c)(i) of E.O. 13894);
• prohibit any transactions in foreign
exchange that are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and in
which the First Division of the Syrian
Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad,
Karam al-Assad, or Hafez al-Assad have
any interest (Section 2(c)(ii) of E.O.
13894);
• prohibit any transfers of credit or
payments between banking institutions
or by, through, or to any banking
institution, to the extent that such
transfers or payments are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and
involve any interest of the First Division
of the Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq
al-Assad, Karam al-Assad, or Hafez alAssad (Section 2(c)(iii) of E.O. 13894);
• block all property and interests in
property that are in the United States,
that hereafter come within the United
States, or that are or hereafter come
within the possession or control of any
United States person of the First
Division of the Syrian Arab Army,
Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam alAssad, or Hafez al-Assad, and provide
that such property and interests in
property may not be transferred, paid,
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt
in (Section 2(c)(iv) of E.O. 13894);
• prohibit any United States person
from investing in or purchasing
significant amounts of equity or debt
instruments of the First Division of the
Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq alAssad, Karam al-Assad, or Hafez alAssad (Section 2(c)(v) of E.O. 13894);
• restrict or prohibit imports of goods,
technology, or services, directly or
indirectly, into the United States from
the First Division of the Syrian Arab
Army, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam
al-Assad, or Hafez al-Assad (Section
2(c)(vi) of E.O. 13894).
Manisha Singh,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State.
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[Summary Notice No. 2020–60]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received; National Air
Transportation Association (NATA)
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Federal
Aviation Regulations. The purpose of
this notice is to improve the public’s
awareness of, and participation in, the
FAA’s exemption process. Neither
publication of this notice nor the
inclusion or omission of information in
the summary is intended to affect the
legal status of the petition or its final
disposition.
Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
must be received on or before
September 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2020–0695
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
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This notice is published pursuant to
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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 26,
2020.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2020–0695.
Petitioner: National Air
Transportation Association (NATA).
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
§ 135.340(a)(2).
Description of Relief Sought:
Petitioner requests relief, on behalf of its
members authorized to conduct
operations under part 135. The
requested relief would extend the
deadline for an instructor to undergo an
observation check by an FAA inspector,
operator check airman or aircrew
designated examinier from 24 to 36
months, subject to certain risk
mitigations. This petition is directly
related to the circumstances associated
with the COVID–19 pandemic.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11191]
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions Pursuant to
Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019, Blocking Property and
Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in
Syria
SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on three
individuals and one entity pursuant to E.O. 13894, Blocking Property
and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Syria.
DATES: The Secretary of State's determination and selection of certain
sanctions to be imposed upon the one individual identified in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section were effective on July 29, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of
Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.:
(202) 647 7677, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 2(a) of E.O. 13894, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
United States Trade Representative, and with the President of the
Export-Import Bank, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, and other agencies and officials as
appropriate, is authorized to impose on a person any of the sanctions
described in section 2(c) of E.O. 13894 upon determining that the
person met any criteria set forth in section 2(a)(i)(A) or section
2(a)(ii) of E.O. 13894.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section
2(a)(i)(A) of E.O. 13894, that the First Division of the Syrian Arab
Army and Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad are responsible for or complicit in,
have directly or indirectly engaged in, attempted to engage in, or
financed, the obstruction, disruption, or prevention of a ceasefire in
northern Syria.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii)
of E.O. 13894, that Karam al-Assad and Hafez al-Assad are adult family
members of persons designated under subsection (a)(i) of E.O. 13894.
Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(c) of E.O. 13894, the Secretary of
State has selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon the First
Division of the Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam al-
Assad, and Hafez al-Assad:
Agencies shall not procure, or enter into a contract for
the procurement of, any goods or services from the First Division of
the Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam al-Assad, or Hafez
al-Assad (Section 2(b)(i) of E.O. 13894);
prohibit any United States financial institution that is a
U.S. person from making loans or providing credits to the First
Division of the Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam al-
Assad, or Hafez al-Assad totaling more
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than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, unless the First Division of
the Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam al-Assad, or Hafez
al-Assad are engaged in activities to relieve human suffering and the
loans or credits are provided for such activities (Section 2(c)(i) of
E.O. 13894);
prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the First
Division of the Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam al-
Assad, or Hafez al-Assad have any interest (Section 2(c)(ii) of E.O.
13894);
prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between
banking institutions or by, through, or to any banking institution, to
the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the First
Division of the Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam al-
Assad, or Hafez al-Assad (Section 2(c)(iii) of E.O. 13894);
block all property and interests in property that are in
the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any
United States person of the First Division of the Syrian Arab Army,
Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam al-Assad, or Hafez al-Assad, and provide
that such property and interests in property may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in (Section 2(c)(iv) of
E.O. 13894);
prohibit any United States person from investing in or
purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of the
First Division of the Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam
al-Assad, or Hafez al-Assad (Section 2(c)(v) of E.O. 13894);
restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from the First
Division of the Syrian Arab Army, Zuhair Tawfiq al-Assad, Karam al-
Assad, or Hafez al-Assad (Section 2(c)(vi) of E.O. 13894).
Manisha Singh,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State.
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