Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions on Hong Kong Normalization, 8472-8473 [2021-02367]

Download as PDF 8472 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 23 / Friday, February 5, 2021 / Notices throughput, quote management and cancellation, Aggregate Risk Manager settings and triggers, and confirmation of quotes within the trading engines). Accordingly, the proposed API Testing and Certification fees and network connectivity testing and certification fees do not favor certain categories of market participants in a manner that would impose a burden on competition. Electronic Comments DEPARTMENT OF STATE • Use the Commission’s internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml); or • Send an email to rule-comments@ sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– EMERALD–2021–01 on the subject line. [Public Notice: 11343] Inter-Market Competition • Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549–1090. 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All comments received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying information from comment submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–EMERALD–2021–01 and should be submitted on or before February 26, 2021. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.46 J. Matthew DeLesDernier, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–02398 Filed 2–4–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 46 17 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions on Hong Kong Normalization The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on six individuals pursuant to the President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization. DATES: The Secretary of State’s determination regarding the six individuals identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section was effective on January 15, 2021. 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 4(a)(iii)(A) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13936, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may authorize the imposition of sanctions blocking all property or interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are in or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person, of any foreign person upon determining that the person met any criteria set forth in section 4 of E.O. 13936. The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to section 4(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 13936, that You Quan, Sun Wenqing AKA Sun Qingye, and Tam Yiu-Chung, are or have been leaders or officials of entities, including any government entity, that have engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, developing, adopting, or implementing the National Security Law. The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to section 4(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 13936, that Frederic Choi Chin-Pang, Kelvin Kong Hok Lai, and Andrew Kan Kai Yan are foreign persons who are or have been leaders or officials of an entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, coercing, arresting, detaining or imprisoning individuals under the authority of, or in developing, adopting, or implementing, the National Security Law. These persons have been added to the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and all property and interests in property SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 23 / Friday, February 5, 2021 / Notices subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these individuals are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. Peter D. Haas, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2021–02367 Filed 2–4–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11344] Report to Congress Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA) ACTION: Notice of report. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, (also known as the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA)), as delegated by Presidential Memorandum of June 3, 2013 (‘‘IFCA Delegation Memorandum’’), requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees every 180 days that contains a determination with respect to: (1) Whether Iran is (A) using any of the materials described in IFCA as a medium for barter, swap, or any other exchange or transaction, or (B) listing any of such materials as assets of the Government of Iran for purposes of the national balance sheet of Iran; (2) which sectors of the economy of Iran are controlled directly or indirectly by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and (3) which of the materials described in subsection (d) are used in connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of Iran. Materials described are graphite, raw or semi-finished metals such as aluminum and steel, coal, and software for integrating industrial processes. DATES: The Secretary of State approved this action January 15, 2021. Contact: Office of Counterproliferation Initiatives, Department of State, Telephone: (202) 647–7594 or CPI-Sanctions@state.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 9, 2020, the Secretary of State approved the following as noted in 85 FR 3467: For the purpose of implementing the provisions of IFCA delegated to the Secretary of State, including Sections 1245(a)(1)(B), 1245(a)(1)(C), and 1245(e), ‘‘raw or semi-finished metals’’ under IFCA 1245(d) includes, but is not limited to, the following materials (including all jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:53 Feb 04, 2021 Jkt 253001 types of such materials and all alloys or compounds containing such materials): Aluminum, Americium, Antimony, Barium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Cerium, Cesium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Gallium, Gadolinium, Germanium, Gold, Hafnium, Hastelloy, Inconel, Indium, Iridium, Iron, Lanthanum, Lithium, Lead, Lutetium, Manganese, Magnesium, Mercury, Molybdenum, Monel, Neodymium, Neptunium, Nickel, Niobium, Osmium, Palladium, Platinum, Plutonium, Polonium, Potassium, Praseodymium, Promethium, Radium, Rhenium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Samarium, Scandium, Silicon, Silver, Sodium, Steels, Strontium, Tantalum, Technetium, Tellurium, Terbium, Thallium, Thorium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Uranium, Vanadium, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zinc, and Zirconium. This report pursuant to Section 1245(e) of IFCA covers the period July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, the Secretary of State has determined that Iran is not using the materials described in Section 1245(d) as a medium for barter, swap, or any other exchange or transaction. Following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, the Secretary of State has determined Iran is listing gold as an asset of the Government of Iran for the purposes of the National Balance Sheet of Iran. Following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, the Secretary of State has determined that the construction sector of Iran is controlled directly or indirectly by the IRGC. Following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, the Secretary of State has determined that the following certain types of materials are used in connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of Iran: • ALUMINIUM 6061–T6 • ALUMINIUM 6061–O • ALUMINIUM 6063–T5 • ALUMINIUM 7075–O • AISI 316L • 100Cr6 • 115CrV3 • ALUMINIUM 6061–F • AISI 309 • AISI 304 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8473 • • • • ALUMINIUM 6063–T1 ALUMINIUM 7075–T6 ZIRCONIUM CARBIDE (ZrC) ZrSiO2 (ZIRCON SAND, ZIRCONIUM SILICATE) • 4340 STEEL Gonzalo O. Suarez, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and Non-Proliferation, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2021–02377 Filed 2–4–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–27–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11348] Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation—Notice of Virtual Open Meeting for March 1, 2021 The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation will meet on March 1 in a virtual open session to discuss the status of the production of the Foreign Relations series and any other matters of concern to the Committee. The Committee will meet in open session from 10:00 a.m. until noon through a virtual platform TBD. Members of the public planning to attend the virtual meeting should RSVP to Julie Fort at FortJL@state.gov. RSVP and requests for reasonable accommodation should be sent not later than February 19, 2021. The platform type and instructions on how to join the virtual meeting will be provided upon receipt of RSVP. Note that requests for reasonable accommodation received after February 19 will be considered but might not be possible to fulfill. Questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Adam M. Howard, Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation, Department of State, Office of the Historian, Washington, DC 20372, history@state.gov. Zachary A. Parker, Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2021–02370 Filed 2–4–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–34–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11352] Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Meeting Notice; Closed Meeting The Department of State announces meetings of the U.S. State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council on February 23, June 8, and November 16, E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 23 (Friday, February 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8472-8473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02367]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11343]


Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions on Hong Kong 
Normalization

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on six 
individuals pursuant to the President's Executive Order on Hong Kong 
Normalization.

DATES: The Secretary of State's determination regarding the six 
individuals identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section was 
effective on January 15, 2021.

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 4(a)(iii)(A) of 
Executive Order (E.O.) 13936, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary of the Treasury, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, may authorize the 
imposition of sanctions blocking all property or interests in property 
that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United 
States, or that are in or hereafter come within the possession or 
control of any United States person, of any foreign person upon 
determining that the person met any criteria set forth in section 4 of 
E.O. 13936.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to section 
4(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 13936, that You Quan, Sun Wenqing AKA Sun Qingye, 
and Tam Yiu-Chung, are or have been leaders or officials of entities, 
including any government entity, that have engaged in, or whose members 
have engaged in, developing, adopting, or implementing the National 
Security Law.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to section 
4(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 13936, that Frederic Choi Chin-Pang, Kelvin Kong 
Hok Lai, and Andrew Kan Kai Yan are foreign persons who are or have 
been leaders or officials of an entity, including any government 
entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, 
coercing, arresting, detaining or imprisoning individuals under the 
authority of, or in developing, adopting, or implementing, the National 
Security Law.
    These persons have been added to the list of Specially Designated 
Nationals and Blocked Persons List and all property and interests in 
property

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subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these individuals are blocked, and U.S. 
persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with 
them.

Peter D. Haas,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-02367 Filed 2-4-21; 8:45 am]
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