Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 55821-55823 [2023-17578]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 on higher-value products with more significant opportunities to develop a domestic supply base and create wellpaid jobs for American workers. Section 70914(d) of BABA requires that any general applicability waivers issued under section 70914(b) must ‘‘be reviewed every 5 years after the date on which the waiver is issued,’’ and prescribes a process for that review that includes an opportunity for public notice and comment and publication in the Federal Register of a determination on whether to continue or discontinue the waiver at that time. Accordingly, this general applicability waiver will be subject to such a review within five years of its issue date. However, DOT reserves the right to modify or shorten the duration of this waiver if it obtains information before the end of the fiveyear period indicating the waiver is no longer in the public interest. The Implementation Guidance also provides that, before granting a waiver in the public interest, to the extent permitted by law, agencies shall assess whether a significant portion of any cost advantage of a foreign-sourced product is ‘‘the result of the use of dumped steel, iron, or manufactured products or the use of injuriously subsidized steel, iron, or manufactured products.’’ Implementation Guidance at p. 12. E.O. 14005 at Section 5 includes a similar requirement for ‘‘steel, iron, or manufactured goods.’’ However, because the public interest waiver that VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 Aug 15, 2023 Jkt 259001 DOT is finalizing in this notice is not based on consideration of the cost advantage of any foreign-sourced steel, iron, or manufactured product content, there is not a specific cost advantage for DOT to consider. Section 117 of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–244, 122 Stat. 1572) also requires an additional five-day comment period after FHWA publishes a waiver finding notice. Comments received during that period will be reviewed, but the finding will continue to remain valid. Those comments may influence DOT/FHWA’s decision to terminate or modify a finding. Issued in Washington, DC on: August 10, 2023. Carlos Monje Jr., Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy. [FR Doc. 2023–17602 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 55821 of persons that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for applicable date(s). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.: 202–622–2490; Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202–622–2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855; or the Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622– 2490. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC’s website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). Notice of OFAC Action(s) On August 11, 2023, OFAC determined that the property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following persons are blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below. E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 / Notices 19:39 Aug 15, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 EN16AU23.001</GPH> lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 55822 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 / Notices Dated: August 11, 2023. Andrea M. Gacki, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury. [FR Doc. 2023–17578 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS System Error Message and High Call Volume Impacting Submissions of Claims Department of Veterans Affairs. Notice of exception to date of receipt rule. AGENCY: ACTION: In response to notification that some Veterans and survivors received error messages in recent days when submitting their claim for disability compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), or intent to file such claim, through www.va.gov, the Veteran Benefits Administration (VBA) is instituting temporary provisions to consider any compensation or DIC claim or intent to file filed before 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday August 14, 2023, as received by VA on August 8, 2023. This preserves, for claims subject to the PACT Act (further discussed below), the potential of retroactive compensation benefits back to the date of PACT Act enactment, August 10, 2022. Claims, or intents to file, for compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation, received on August 9, 2023 through 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday August 14, 2023 will be deemed to have been received on August 8, 2023, the date of the initial problem on www.va.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Pierce, Assistant Director, Policy Staff, Compensation Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–9700. (This is not a toll-free telephone number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 2022, the President signed Public Law 117–168, Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, or the PACT Act, into law, establishing substantial legislative changes for the Department of Veterans Affairs. This historic, multifaceted law includes provisions such as specific examination requirements when there is toxic exposure risk activity, expanding conceded locations associated with radiation exposure, expanding presumptive conditions associated with herbicide exposure, amending the statute involving Persian Gulf War lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 Aug 15, 2023 Jkt 259001 Veterans, and establishing presumptive conditions associated with toxic exposures. On August 8, 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became aware that some Veterans and survivors who utilized the www.va.gov website to submit compensation or DIC claims or an intent to file (ITF) such a claim received an error message. Despite these messages, every such Veteran or survivor who received an error message can consider their intent to file complete. VA is working to contact these individuals to confirm directly to them that their intent to file will be honored and their effective date protected. As of the evening of August 9, 2023, VA had resolved nearly all technical issues with the website. While VA took steps to resolve this issue, an emergency banner on the VA website reassured Veterans and survivors that their ITFs will be honored. Also, VA has changed the intent to file error message to confirm that, despite the error message, the ITF has been saved. Additionally, in recent days, VA has experienced an extremely high call volume on 1–800–MyVA411. Wait times for these calls, which are normally 10– 30 seconds, reached 10–15 minutes at times throughout the day. VA took immediate steps to minimize these wait times for Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors. Some claimants may have been unable to submit their ITF through the call center due to the call volume and wait times. 38 CFR 3.114 provides that if a claim is reviewed at the request of a claimant received within one year of a change in law, benefits may be authorized from the effective date of the law. If the claimant’s request is more than one year after the effective date of the law, benefits may be authorized for a period of one year prior to the date of receipt of such request. As such, claims or ITFs for PACT Act-related claims must have been submitted on or before August 10, 2023, to preserve the earliest potential effective date of August 10, 2022, the date the PACT Act was enacted. However, even for claims received more than a year following August 10, 2022, benefits may be authorized up to one year prior to the date of the filing if warranted by the facts found. 38 CFR 3.155(b) allows claimants to submit an ITF for a VA claim; if VA receives a complete application form within one year of receipt of the ITF for a claim, VA will consider the complete claim filed as of the date the ITF for the claim was received. An ITF can be submitted in one of three ways: (1) saved electronic application, (2) written PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55823 intent on prescribed ITF form, or (3) oral intent communicated to designated VA personnel and recorded in writing (this includes contacting a VA call center agent). A VA regulation, 38 CFR 3.1(r), allows the Under Secretary for Benefits to establish by notice published in the Federal Register exceptions to VA’s rule on the date of receipt of claims, information, or evidence. Ordinarily, ‘‘date of receipt’’ means the date on which a claim, information, or evidence was received in a VA office. This regulation states that exceptions may be established when a natural or man-made interference with the normal channels through which VBA ordinarily receives correspondence has resulted in one or more VBA regional offices experiencing extended delays in the receipt of claims, information, or evidence to an extent that, if not addressed, the delay would adversely affect such claimants, through no fault of their own. Although the system issue on VA’s website and long call wait times primarily have stemmed from the number of claimants attempting to file claims or ITFs for PACT Act-related issues to preserve consideration of an effective date back to August 10, 2022, all claim and ITF submissions may have been affected. As such, VA has established the following exception to the standard rule on date of receipt. Exceptions to Date of Receipt Rule for Claimants Affected by System Errors and High Call Volume VA hereby gives notice that, claims, or intents to file, for compensation or DIC, received on August 9, 2023 through 11:59PM ET on Monday August 14, 2023 will be deemed to have been received on August 8, 2023, the date of the initial problem on www.va.gov. This preserves consideration of the earliest possible effective date for PACT Actrelated benefits for these claims, dating back to August 10, 2022, the date the PACT Act was enacted. However, this exception to the date of receipt requirement applies to all claims and ITFs submitted for compensation or DIC during this period. The Under Secretary for Benefits has approved this exception under 38 CFR 3.1(r). Starting on August 9, 2023, VA initiated an outreach campaign to notify Veterans and survivors about this filing extension, including notifying Veterans Service Organizations, Congress, and the media, as well as updating va.gov and VA social media. Signing Authority Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved and signed this document on August 11, 2023, and E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55821-55823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17578]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of persons that have been placed 
on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN 
List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal 
criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject 
to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are 
generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for applicable date(s).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.: 
202-622-2490; Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-
2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant 
Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or the Assistant 
Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability

    The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions 
programs are available on OFAC's website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Action(s)

    On August 11, 2023, OFAC determined that the property and interests 
in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following persons are 
blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below.

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    Dated: August 11, 2023.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the 
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2023-17578 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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