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travel to, in, or through a country or area
despite such restriction if the
individual’s travel is determined to fall
within one of several categories
established by the regulation 22 CFR
51.64. Without the requisite validation,
use of a U.S. passport for travel to, in,
or through a restricted country or area
may justify revocation of the passport
for misuse under 22 CFR 51.62(a)(3) and
subject the traveler to felony
prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1544 for
misuse of a passport or other applicable
laws.
The categories of persons specified in
22 CFR 51.64(b) as being eligible for
consideration for passport validation are
as follows:
(a) An applicant who is a professional
reporter and journalist whose trip is for
the purpose of collecting and making
available to the public information
about the restricted country or area;
(b) An applicant who is a
representative of the American Red
Cross or the International Committee of
the Red Cross on an officially sponsored
Red Cross mission;
(c) An applicant whose trip to the
restricted country or area is justified by
compelling humanitarian
considerations; or
(d) An applicant whose trip to the
restricted country or area is otherwise in
the national interest.
The information collection solicits
data necessary for the Passport Services
Directorate to determine whether an
applicant is eligible to receive a special
validation in his or her U.S. passport
book permitting the applicant to make
single or multiple round-trips to a
restricted country or area, subject to
additional requirements. The
information requested consists of the
applicant’s name; a copy of the front
and back of the applicant’s valid
government-issued photo identification
card with the applicant’s date of birth
and signature; current contact
information, including telephone
number, email and mailing address; a
statement explaining the reason that the
applicant thinks their trip is in the
national interest, including proposed
travel dates and the applicant’s role and
responsibilities on the trip; and
supporting documentary evidence, such
as a letter from the organization being
represented explaining in detail the
purpose and intended work to be
performed on the trip(s). For those
seeking a multiple-entry special
validation, applicants must also identify
they are seeking the multiple-entry type
of special validation and submit the
following: Documentation showing the
applicant or their organization has a
well-established history of traveling to
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the DPRK to work on well-monitored
projects with compelling humanitarian
considerations; the applicant’s draft
itinerary, including proposed dates of
travel and the intended work to be
performed on each trip; and
documentation that shows the
applicant’s humanitarian work requires
that they make multiple trips to the
DPRK in the next 365-day period. Those
who are approved for a multiple-entry
special validation must also submit a
final itinerary detailing dates and
purpose of travel at least five (5) days
prior to each trip to the DPRK while
using their multi-entry special
validation U.S. passport. Failure to
provide the requested information may
result in denial of a special validation
to use a U.S. passport to travel to, in, or
through a restricted country or area.
Effective September 1, 2017, upon
determining that there is imminent
danger to the public health or physical
safety of U.S. travelers in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(DPRK), the Secretary of State imposed
a passport restriction with respect to
travel to the DPRK. Such restriction was
further renewed in 2018, 2019, and most
recently in 2020 for one year, effective
September 1, 2020. The estimated
number of recipients represents the
Department of State’s estimate of the
annual number of special validations
requests individuals will submit who
wish to use their U.S. passport to travel
to the DPRK, based on the current
number of requests following the
implementation of the Secretary of
State’s passport restriction. At this time,
there are no other countries or areas that
are the subject of passport restrictions
pursuant to 22 CFR 51.63.
Methodology
Instructions for individuals seeking to
apply for a special validation to use a
U.S. passport to travel to, in, or through
a restricted country or area is posted on
a web page maintained by the
Department (travel.state.gov). The web
page directs applicants to submit the
requested information via email to
PPTSpecialValidations@state.gov or by
mail to Office of Adjudication, Passport
Services, U.S. Department of State,
44132 Mercure Circle, P.O. Box 1227,
Sterling, VA 20166–1227, ATTN:
Special Validations.
Information collected in this manner
will be used to facilitate the granting of
special validations to U.S. nationals
who are eligible. The primary purpose
of soliciting the information is to
establish whether an applicant is within
one of the categories specified in the
regulations of the Department of State
codified at 22 CFR 51.64(b) and
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therefore eligible to be issued a U.S.
passport containing a special validation
enabling him or her to make one or
multiple entry round-trips to a restricted
country or area, and to facilitate the
application for a passport of such
applicants.
Kevin E. Bryant,
Deputy, Office of Directives Management,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11291]
Notice of Department of State
Sanctions Actions; Reimposing
Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran
The Secretary of State has
imposed sanctions on 6 entities and 8
individuals.
DATES: The Secretary of State’s
determination and selection of certain
sanctions to be imposed upon the 6
entities and 8 individuals identified in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
was effective on October 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 3(a) of E.O. 13846, 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 4 or 5 of E.O. 13846 upon
determining that the person met any
criteria set forth in sections 3(a)(i)—
3(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section 3(a)(ii)
of E.O. 13846, that Arya Sasol Polymer
Company, Binrin Limited, Bakhtar
Commercial Company, Kavian
Petrochemical Company, and Strait
Shipbrokers PTE. LTD, have knowingly,
on or after November 5, 2018, engaged
in a significant transaction for the
purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or
marketing of petroleum products from
Iran.
Pursuant to Section 5(a) of E.O.
13846, the Secretary of State has
SUMMARY:
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selected the following sanctions to be
imposed upon Arya Sasol Polymer
Company, Binrin Limited, Bakhtar
Commercial Company, Kavian
Petrochemical Company, and Strait
Shipbrokers PTE. LTD:
• Prohibit any transactions in foreign
exchange that are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and in
which the entities have any interest;
• Prohibit any transfers of credit or
payments between financial institutions
or by, through, or to any financial
institution, to the extent that such
transfers or payments are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and
involve any interest of the entities;
• 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 entities, and
provide that such property and interests
in property may not be transferred, paid,
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt
in;
• Prohibit any United States person
from investing in or purchasing
significant amounts of equity or debt
instruments of the entities;
• Restrict or prohibit imports of
goods, technology, or services, directly
or indirectly, into the United States
from the entities; and
• Impose on the principal executive
officer or officers, or persons performing
similar functions and with similar
authorities, of the entities the sanctions
described in sections 5(a)(i)–5(a)(iv) and
5(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846, as selected by the
Secretary of State.
Pursuant to Sections 4(e) and 5(a) of
E.O. 13846, the Secretary of State has
selected the following sanctions to be
imposed upon Amir Hossein Bahreini,
Lin Na Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir
Basrai, Hosein Firouzi Arani, and
Ramezan Oladi, each of whom has been
determined to be (i) a corporate officer
or principal of the aforementioned
entities and (ii) a principal executive
officer of the aforementioned entities, or
perform similar functions with similar
authorities as a principal executive
officer:
• Prohibit any transactions in foreign
exchange that are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and in
which Amir Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na
Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai,
Hosein Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan
Oladi have any interest;
• Prohibit any transfers of credit or
payments between financial institutions
or by, through, or to any financial
institution, to the extent that such
transfers or payments are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and
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involve any interest of Amir Hossein
Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza
Mustafamunir Basrai, Hosein Firouzi
Arani, and Ramezan Oladi;
• 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 Amir Hossein
Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza
Mustafamunir BasraiHosein Firouzi
Arani, and Ramezan Oladi; and provide
that such property and interests in
property may not be transferred, paid,
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt
in; and
• Restrict or prohibit imports of
goods, technology, or services, directly
or indirectly, into the United States
from Amir Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na
Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai,
Hosein Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan
Oladi.
Additionally, pursuant to Section 4(e)
of E.O. 13846, the Secretary of State
shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary
of Homeland Security shall exclude
from the United States, any alien that
the Secretary of State determines is a
corporate officer or principal of, or a
shareholder with a controlling interest
in, a sanctioned person subject to this
action.
Peter D. Haas,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36454]
Strasburg Rail Road Company—
Continuance in Control Exemption—
SRC Railway LLC
Strasburg Rail Road Company (SRC),
a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of
SRC Railway LLC (Railway LLC), upon
Railway LLC becoming a Class III rail
carrier.1 Railway LLC is a newly formed
1 SRC states that, although the proposed
transaction is wholly within a corporate family and
would satisfy the criteria for an exemption under
section 1180.2(d)(3), it submitted verified notices
for acquisition authority and continuance in control
authority given the decision in Oregon International
Port of Coos Bay—Intra-Corporate Family
Transaction Exemption, FD 36199 (STB served Oct.
26, 2018). This notice does not address the
appropriateness of section 1180.2(d)(3) in this
situation, as the notice satisfies the criteria for
section 1180.2(d)(2).
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noncarrier entity that is controlled by
SRC.
This transaction is related to a
concurrently filed verified notice of
exemption in SRC Railway LLC—Lease
& Operation Exemption—Strasburg Rail
Road Co., Docket No. FD 36453. In that
proceeding, Railway LLC seeks an
exemption to lease and operate
approximately 4.25 miles of rail line
known as the Strasburg Line in
Lancaster County, Pa. (the Line).
The verified notice states that because
the Line is solely owned by SRC, lease
of the Line to Railway LLC does not
constitute a connection within the
corporate family. SRC further states that
the transaction does not involve a Class
I rail carrier. The proposed transaction
is therefore exempt from the prior
approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.
11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2).
The earliest this transaction may be
consummated is January 20, 2021, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the verified notice was filed).
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board
may not use its exemption authority to
relieve a rail carrier of its statutory
obligation to protect the interests of its
employees. Section 11326(c), however,
does not provide for labor protection for
transactions under sections 11324 and
11325 that involve only Class III rail
carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not
impose labor protective conditions here
because only Class III carriers are
involved.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions for stay must
be filed no later than January 12, 2021.
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36454 should be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on SRC’s representative,
Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher & Sippel LLC,
29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800,
Chicago, IL 60606–3208.
According to SRC, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c) and from historic preservation
reporting requirements under 49 CFR
1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: December 31, 2020.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11291]
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions; Reimposing
Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran
SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on 6 entities and
8 individuals.
DATES: The Secretary of State's determination and selection of certain
sanctions to be imposed upon the 6 entities and 8 individuals
identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section was effective on
October 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 3(a) of E.O. 13846, 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 4 or 5 of E.O. 13846 upon determining that the
person met any criteria set forth in sections 3(a)(i)--3(a)(vi) of E.O.
13846.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 3(a)(ii)
of E.O. 13846, that Arya Sasol Polymer Company, Binrin Limited, Bakhtar
Commercial Company, Kavian Petrochemical Company, and Strait
Shipbrokers PTE. LTD, have knowingly, on or after November 5, 2018,
engaged in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition,
sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum products from Iran.
Pursuant to Section 5(a) of E.O. 13846, the Secretary of State has
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selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon Arya Sasol Polymer
Company, Binrin Limited, Bakhtar Commercial Company, Kavian
Petrochemical Company, and Strait Shipbrokers PTE. LTD:
Prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the
entities have any interest;
Prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between
financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution,
to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the
entities;
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 entities, and provide that such property
and interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported,
withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in;
Prohibit any United States person from investing in or
purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of the
entities;
Restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from the
entities; and
Impose on the principal executive officer or officers, or
persons performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of
the entities the sanctions described in sections 5(a)(i)-5(a)(iv) and
5(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846, as selected by the Secretary of State.
Pursuant to Sections 4(e) and 5(a) of E.O. 13846, the Secretary of
State has selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon Amir
Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai, Hosein
Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan Oladi, each of whom has been determined to
be (i) a corporate officer or principal of the aforementioned entities
and (ii) a principal executive officer of the aforementioned entities,
or perform similar functions with similar authorities as a principal
executive officer:
Prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which Amir
Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai, Hosein
Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan Oladi have any interest;
Prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between
financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution,
to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of Amir
Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai, Hosein
Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan Oladi;
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 Amir Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza
Mustafamunir BasraiHosein Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan Oladi; and provide
that such property and interests in property may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in; and
Restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from Amir
Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai, Hosein
Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan Oladi.
Additionally, pursuant to Section 4(e) of E.O. 13846, the Secretary
of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall exclude from the United States, any alien that the Secretary of
State determines is a corporate officer or principal of, or a
shareholder with a controlling interest in, a sanctioned person subject
to this action.
Peter D. Haas,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State.
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