Designation of Iranian Individuals, 13955-13956 [2021-05057]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 46 / Thursday, March 11, 2021 / Notices a.k.a.: Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics a.k.a.: Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Logistics a.k.a.: Vezarat-E Defa Va Poshtybani-E Niru-Haye Mosallah a.k.a.: Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces Logistics a.k.a.: Government of Iran Department of Defense a.k.a.: Vezarate Defa Address: Ferdowsi Avenue, Sarhang Sakhaei Street, Tehran, Iran Address: P.O. Box 11365–8439, Pasdaran Ave. Tehran, Iran Address: West side of Dabestan Street, Abbas Abad District, Tehran, Iran Entity 2 Entity 3 Name: AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION a.k.a.: AIO a.k.a.: SAZMANE SANAYE HAVA FAZA Address: Langare Street, Nobonyad Square, Tehran, Iran Entity 4 Name: IRAN AVIATION INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION a.k.a.: IAIO a.k.a.: SAZMANE SANAYE HAVAI Address: Karaj Special Road, Mehrabad Airport, Tehran, Iran Address 2: Sepahbod Gharani 36, Tehran, Iran Address 3: 3th Km Karaj Special Road, Aviation Industries Boulevard, Tehran, Iran Entity 4 Name: MARINE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION a.k.a.: MIO Address: Pasdaran Av., P.O. Box 19585/ 777, Tehran, Iran Individual 1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Zachary A. Parker, Director, Office of Directives Management. [FR Doc. 2021–05053 Filed 3–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–27–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11362] Designation of Iranian Individuals ACTION: Notice of designation. The State Department, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, has determined that Majid Agha’i (Majid Aghaei) and Amjad Sazgar engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery (including missiles capable of delivering such weapons), including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer or use such items, by any person or foreign country of proliferation concern. The State Department, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, has additionally determined that Hamid Reza Ghadirian and Ahmad Asghari Shiva’i engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Iran, through activities that are contrary to Iran’s JCPOA commitment that Iran will not engage in activities that could contribute to the development of a nuclear explosive device. DATES: The Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security designated Majid Agha’i and Amjad Sazgar pursuant to Executive Order 13382 on May 29, 2020. The Secretary of State designated Hamid Reza Ghadirian and Ahmad Asghari Shiva’i pursuant to Executive Order 13382 on September 21, 2020. ADDRESSES: Office of Counterproliferation Initiatives, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 202–736– 7065, or CPI-Sanctions@state.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 28, 2005, the President, invoking the SUMMARY: Name: DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION a.k.a.: DIO a.k.a.: DEFENCE INDUSTRIES ORGANISATION a.k.a.: SAZEMANE SANAYE DEFA a.k.a.: SASEMAN SANAJE DEFA a.k.a.: SASADJA Address: P.O. Box 19585–777, Pasdaran Street, Tehran, Iran Name: Merhdada Akhlaghi KETABACHI Date of birth: September 10, 1958 Gender: Male Nationality: Iran Passport number: A0030940 (Iran) Individual 2 Name: Nicolas MADURO MOROS VerDate Sep<11>2014 Date of birth: November 23, 1962 Place of birth: Caracas, Venezuela Gender: Male Nationality: Venezuela Cedula number: 5892464 (Venezuela) 16:53 Mar 10, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13955 authority, inter alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) (‘‘IEEPA’’), issued Executive Order 13382 (70 CFR 38567, July 1, 2005) (the ‘‘Order’’), effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 30, 2005. In the Order, the President took additional steps with respect to the national emergency described and declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, regarding the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them. Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all property and interests in property that are in the United States, or that hereafter come within the United States or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, of: (1) The persons listed in the Annex to the Order; (2) any foreign person determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and other relevant agencies, to have engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery, including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer or use such items, by any person or foreign country of proliferation concern; (3) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and other relevant agencies, to have provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, any activity or transaction described in clause (2) above or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Order; and (4) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and other relevant agencies, to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Order. As a result of this action, all property and interests in property of Majid Agha’I, Amjad Sazgar, Hamid Reza Ghadirian, and Ahmad Asghari Shiva’i that are in the United States, or that hereafter come within the United States or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons are blocked and may not be E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1 13956 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 46 / Thursday, March 11, 2021 / Notices transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in. Information on the designees: Individual 1 Name: Majid Agha’i Name: Majid Aghaei Date of birth: April 13, 1984 National Identification Number: 1199310281 (Iran) Place of Birth: Ghom, Iran Gender: Male Nationality: Iran Location: Iran Individual 2 Name: Amjad Sazgar Date of birth: April 16, 1979 Place of Birth: Babol, Iran Gender: Male Nationality: Iran Location: Iran Individual 3 Name: Hamid Reza Ghadirian Date of birth: September 23, 1978 Place of birth: Aran o Bigdol, Iran Gender: Male Nationality: Iran National ID number: 6199152344 Location: Iran Individual 4 Authority: E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786. Name: Ahmad Asghari Shiva’i AKA: Ahmed Asghari Shivaei Date of birth: March 3, 1973 Place of birth: Tehran, Iran Gender: Male Nationality: Iran National ID number: 55690718 Location: Iran Dated: March 1, 2021. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2021–04920 Filed 3–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P Zachary A. Parker, Director, Office of Directives Management. DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11370] [FR Doc. 2021–05057 Filed 3–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–27–P In the Matter of the Designation of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria— Mozambique (and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11371] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Designation of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—Mozambique as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Acting under the authority of and in accordance with sections 1(a)(ii)(A) 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 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—Mozambique, also known as ISIS-Mozambique, also known as Islamic State—Mozambique, also known as Ansar al-Sunna, also known as Helpers of Tradition, also known as Ahl VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Mar 10, 2021 al-Sunna wa al-Jamaa, also known as Adherents to the Traditions and the Community, also known as al-Shabaab in Mozambique, also known as Islamic State Central Africa Province, also known as Wilayah Central Africa, also known as Ansaar Kalimat Allah, also known as Supporters of the Word of Allah, is a foreign person that has committed and poses a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. 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. Jkt 253001 Based upon a review of the Administrative Record assembled in this matter, and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I conclude that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the relevant circumstances described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter ‘‘INA’’) (8 U.S.C. 1189), exist with respect to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—Mozambique, also known as ISIS-Mozambique, also known as Islamic State—Mozambique, also known as Ansar al-Sunna, also known as Helpers of Tradition, also known as Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jamaa, also known as Adherents to the Traditions and the Community, also known as al-Shabaab PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 in Mozambique, also known as Islamic State Central Africa Province, also known as Wilayah Central Africa, also known as Ansaar Kalimat Allah, also known as Supporters of the Word of Allah. Therefore, I hereby designate the aforementioned organization and its aliases as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the INA. This determination shall be published in the Federal Register. Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1189. Dated: March 1, 2021. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2021–04919 Filed 3–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 11363] Notice of Department of State Sanctions Action Pursuant to the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA) Department of State. Notice of sanctions action. AGENCY: ACTION: On October 19, 2020, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo determined that each of Reach Holding Group (Shanghai) Company Ltd., Reach Shipping Lines, Delight Shipping Co., Ltd., Gracious Shipping Co. Ltd., Noble Shipping Co. Ltd., and Supreme Shipping Co. Ltd. met the criteria for sanctions set forth in section 1244(d)(1)(A) of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA), and selected sanctions described in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (ISA) to be imposed with respect to these persons. On the same date, Secretary Pompeo also determined that Eric Chen is a principal executive officer, or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of Reach Holding Group (Shanghai) Company Ltd. and Reach Shipping Lines, and that Daniel Y. He is a principal executive officer, or person performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of Reach Holding Group (Shanghai) Company Ltd. for the purposes of section 6(a)(11) of ISA, and selected sanctions described in section 6(a) of ISA to be imposed with respect to these persons. DATES: The Secretary of State’s determinations and selection of certain sanctions to be imposed upon the entities and individuals identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section were effective on October 19, 2020. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11362]


Designation of Iranian Individuals

ACTION: Notice of designation.

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SUMMARY: The State Department, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Treasury and the Attorney General, has determined that Majid Agha'i 
(Majid Aghaei) and Amjad Sazgar engaged, or attempted to engage, in 
activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose 
a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction or their means of delivery (including missiles capable 
of delivering such weapons), including any efforts to manufacture, 
acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer or use such items, by 
any person or foreign country of proliferation concern. The State 
Department, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
Attorney General, has additionally determined that Hamid Reza Ghadirian 
and Ahmad Asghari Shiva'i engaged, or attempted to engage, in 
activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose 
a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction by Iran, through activities that are contrary to 
Iran's JCPOA commitment that Iran will not engage in activities that 
could contribute to the development of a nuclear explosive device.

DATES: The Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International 
Security designated Majid Agha'i and Amjad Sazgar pursuant to Executive 
Order 13382 on May 29, 2020. The Secretary of State designated Hamid 
Reza Ghadirian and Ahmad Asghari Shiva'i pursuant to Executive Order 
13382 on September 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Office of Counterproliferation Initiatives, Bureau of 
International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 202-736-7065, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 28, 2005, the President, invoking 
the authority, inter alia, of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) (``IEEPA''), issued Executive Order 
13382 (70 CFR 38567, July 1, 2005) (the ``Order''), effective at 12:01 
a.m. eastern daylight time on June 30, 2005. In the Order, the 
President took additional steps with respect to the national emergency 
described and declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, 
regarding the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the 
means of delivering them.
    Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all 
property and interests in property that are in the United States, or 
that hereafter come within the United States or that are or hereafter 
come within the possession or control of United States persons, of: (1) 
The persons listed in the Annex to the Order; (2) any foreign person 
determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and other relevant 
agencies, to have engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or 
transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of 
materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction or their means of delivery, including any efforts to 
manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer or use such 
items, by any person or foreign country of proliferation concern; (3) 
any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and other relevant 
agencies, to have provided, or attempted to provide, financial, 
material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in 
support of, any activity or transaction described in clause (2) above 
or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked 
pursuant to the Order; and (4) any person determined by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the 
Attorney General, and other relevant agencies, to be owned or 
controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, 
directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to the Order.
    As a result of this action, all property and interests in property 
of Majid Agha'I, Amjad Sazgar, Hamid Reza Ghadirian, and Ahmad Asghari 
Shiva'i that are in the United States, or that hereafter come within 
the United States or that are or hereafter come within the possession 
or control of United States persons are blocked and may not be

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transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in.
    Information on the designees:

Individual 1

Name: Majid Agha'i
Name: Majid Aghaei
Date of birth: April 13, 1984
National Identification Number: 1199310281 (Iran)
Place of Birth: Ghom, Iran
Gender: Male
Nationality: Iran
Location: Iran

Individual 2

Name: Amjad Sazgar
Date of birth: April 16, 1979
Place of Birth: Babol, Iran
Gender: Male
Nationality: Iran
Location: Iran

Individual 3

Name: Hamid Reza Ghadirian
Date of birth: September 23, 1978
Place of birth: Aran o Bigdol, Iran
Gender: Male
Nationality: Iran
National ID number: 6199152344
Location: Iran

Individual 4

Name: Ahmad Asghari Shiva'i
AKA: Ahmed Asghari Shivaei
Date of birth: March 3, 1973
Place of birth: Tehran, Iran
Gender: Male
Nationality: Iran
National ID number: 55690718
Location: Iran

Zachary A. Parker,
Director, Office of Directives Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-05057 Filed 3-10-21; 8:45 am]
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