Designation of Seka Musa Baluku as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, 13958 [2021-04914]

Download as PDF 13958 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 46 / Thursday, March 11, 2021 / Notices acquiring, holding, withholding, using, transferring, withdrawing, transporting, importing, or exporting any property that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and with respect to which the sanctioned person has any interest; dealing in or exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to such property; or conducting any transaction involving such property. • The President may, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any United States person from investing in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of a sanctioned person. In addition, pursuant to section 6(a)(10) of ISA, the President may direct the Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to exclude from the United States, any alien that the President determines is a corporate officer or principal of, or a shareholder with a controlling interest in, a sanctioned person subject to this action. Zachary A. Parker, Director, Office of Directives Management. DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice:11367] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Designation of Seka Musa Baluku as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Acting under the authority of and in accordance with section 1(a)(ii)(B) of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, as amended by Executive Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, and Executive Order 13886 of September 9, 2019, I hereby determine that the person known as Seka Musa Baluku, also known as Musa Baluku, also known as Seka Baluku, also known as Mzee Kajaju, also known as Lumu, also known as Lumonde, also known as Makuba, is a leader of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—Democratic Republic of the Congo, a group whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to a determination by the Secretary of State pursuant to Executive Order 13224. Consistent with the determination in section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that prior notice to persons determined to be subject to the Order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States would render ineffectual the blocking and other measures authorized in the Order because of the ability to transfer funds instantaneously, I determine that no prior notice needs to Jkt 253001 Dated: March 1, 2021. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2021–04914 Filed 3–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 11361] Designation of Individuals and Entities Pursuant to Section 1245 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act (IFCA) Department of State. Notice of designations. AGENCY: The Secretary of State, pursuant to authority delegated by Presidential Memorandum of June 3, 2013, (‘‘IFCA Delegation Memorandum’’), has determined that Pamchel Trading Beijing Co. Ltd., Global Industrial and Engineering Supply Ltd., Kaifeng Pingmei New Carbon Materials Technology Co., Ltd, Hafez Darya Arya Shipping Company, Jiangyin Mascot Special Steel Co., Ltd, Iran Transfo Company, Zangan Distribution Transformer Company, Accenture Building Materials, Safiran Payam Darya Shipping Company (SAPID), Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), Mobarakeh Steel Company have engaged in sanctionable activity described in the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA), and that certain sanctions are imposed as a result. The Secretary of State also determined that, for the purposes of Sections 6(a)(10) and (11), of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (ISA), Majid Sajdeh is a principal executive officer or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities of Hafez Darya Arya Shipping Company, that Mohammad Reza Modarres Khiabani is a principal executive officer, or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of IRISL, and that Hamidreza Azimian is a principal executive officer, or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of Mobarakeh Steel Company, and that certain sanctions are imposed as a result. SUMMARY: BILLING CODE 4710–27–P 16:53 Mar 10, 2021 Authority: E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786. ACTION: [FR Doc. 2021–05051 Filed 3–10–21; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 be provided to any person subject to this determination who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, because to do so would render ineffectual the measures authorized in the Order. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register. PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Secretary of State sanctioned Pamchel Trading Beijing Co. Ltd. pursuant to Section 1245(a) of IFCA on January 9, 2020; Global Industrial and Engineering Supply Ltd. on June 25, 2020; Kaifeng Pingmei New Carbon Materials Technology Co., Ltd and Hafez Darya Arya Shipping Company on January 5, 2021; and Jiangyin Mascot Special Steel Co., Ltd, Iran Transfo Company, Zangan Distribution Transformer Company, Accenture Building Materials, Safiran Payam Darya Shipping Company (SAPID), Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), and Mobarakeh Steel Company on January 15, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Counterproliferation Initiatives, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 202–736–7065, or CPISanctions@state.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If the Secretary determines that a person has engaged in sanctionable activity under Section 1245(a) of IFCA, the Secretary is required to impose 5 of the 12 sanctions provided for in Section 6 of the ISA. Accordingly, the Secretary of the State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and Commerce and the United States Trade Representative, and with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the President of the ExportImport Bank of the United States, and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and other agencies as appropriate, has determined that: 1. Pamchel Trading Beijing CO. Ltd. has engaged in sanctionable activity pursuant to Section 1245(a)(1)(C)(II) of IFCA and should be subject to the sanctions described in ISA Sections 6(a) (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9). 2. Global Industrial and Engineering Supply Ltd. has engaged in sanctionable activity pursuant to Section 1245(a)(1)(C)(II) of IFCA and should be subject to the sanctions described in ISA Sections 6(a) (3), (6), (7), (8), and (9). 3. Kaifeng Pingmei New Carbon Materials Technology Co., Ltd. and Hafez Darya Arya Shipping Company have engaged in sanctionable activity pursuant to Section 1245(a)(1)(C)(II) of IFCA and should be subject to the sanctions described in ISA Sections 6(a) (3), (6), (7), (8), and (9). 4. Majid Sajdeh is a principal executive officer or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities of Hafez Darya Arya Shipping Company for the purposes of ISA Section 6(a) (10) and (11), and should be subject to the sanctions DATES: E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 46 (Thursday, March 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04914]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice:11367]


Designation of Seka Musa Baluku as a Specially Designated Global 
Terrorist

    Acting under the authority of and in accordance with section 
1(a)(ii)(B) of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, as amended 
by Executive Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, Executive Order 13284 of 
January 23, 2003, and Executive Order 13886 of September 9, 2019, I 
hereby determine that the person known as Seka Musa Baluku, also known 
as Musa Baluku, also known as Seka Baluku, also known as Mzee Kajaju, 
also known as Lumu, also known as Lumonde, also known as Makuba, is a 
leader of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria--Democratic Republic of the 
Congo, a group whose property and interests in property are blocked 
pursuant to a determination by the Secretary of State pursuant to 
Executive Order 13224.
    Consistent with the determination in section 10 of Executive Order 
13224 that prior notice to persons determined to be subject to the 
Order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States 
would render ineffectual the blocking and other measures authorized in 
the Order because of the ability to transfer funds instantaneously, I 
determine that no prior notice needs to be provided to any person 
subject to this determination who might have a constitutional presence 
in the United States, because to do so would render ineffectual the 
measures authorized in the Order.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Authority: E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786.

    Dated: March 1, 2021.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-04914 Filed 3-10-21; 8:45 am]
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