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Vessels
HYDROGRAPHIC COMPANY, an entity
whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 14024, has an
interest.
4. GRIGORIY MIKHEYEV (UCRE)
Passenger Russia flag; Vessel Registration
Identification IMO 8909331 (vessel)
[RUSSIA–EO14024] (Linked To: FEDERAL
STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE
HYDROGRAPHIC COMPANY).
Identified as property in which FEDERAL
STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE
HYDROGRAPHIC COMPANY, an entity
whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 14024, has an
interest.
5. YURI BABAEV (UBPW4) Research
Vessel Russia flag; Vessel Registration
Identification IMO 9912696 (vessel)
[RUSSIA–EO14024] (Linked To: FEDERAL
STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE
HYDROGRAPHIC COMPANY).
Identified as property in which FEDERAL
STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE
HYDROGRAPHIC COMPANY, an entity
whose property and interests in property are
1. PAWELL General Cargo Syria flag;
Vessel Registration Identification IMO
8315499 (vessel) [RUSSIA–EO14024] (Linked
To: PAWELL SHIPPING CO LLP).
Identified as property in which PAWELL
SHIPPING CO LLP, an entity whose property
and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to E.O. 14024, has an interest.
2. IVAN KIREEV (UCYO) Research Vessel
Russia flag; Vessel Registration Identification
IMO 7423275 (vessel) [RUSSIA–EO14024]
(Linked To: FEDERAL STATE UNITARY
ENTERPRISE HYDROGRAPHIC COMPANY).
Identified as property in which FEDERAL
STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE
HYDROGRAPHIC COMPANY, an entity
whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to E.O. 14024, has an
interest.
3. ALEKSEY MARYSHEV (UCRD)
Research Vessel Russia flag; Vessel
Registration Identification IMO 8909329
(vessel) [RUSSIA–EO14024] (Linked To:
FEDERAL STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE
HYDROGRAPHIC COMPANY).
Identified as property in which FEDERAL
STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE
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blocked pursuant to E.O. 14024, has an
interest.
Whitney Baird,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State.
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Notice of Department of State
Sanctions Actions
The Secretary of State has
imposed sanctions on 75 individuals
and 44 entities and identified 22 vessels
as blocked property.
SUMMARY:
The Secretary of State’s
determination and imposition of
sanctions on the 75 individuals, 44
entities, and 22 vessels identified in the
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
were effective on February 24, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Mullinax, 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: MullinaxJD@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are blocked and
may not be transferred, paid, exported,
withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: (a)
any person determined by the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, and, with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General,
or by the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, and, with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General:
(i) to operate or have operated in the
financial service sector, the technology
sector, the defense and related materiel
sector or the marine sector of the
Russian Federation economy, or any
other sector of the Russian Federation
economy as may be determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State
determined that Section 1(a)(i) of E.O.
14024 shall apply to the financial
services and marine sectors of the
Russian Federation economy.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024,
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 following persons
are blocked and may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise
dealt in: (a) any person determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) of
this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, and, with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General:
(ii) to be responsible for or complicit in,
or to have directly or indirectly engaged
or attempted to engage in, any of the
following for or on behalf of, or for the
benefit of, directly or indirectly, the
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Government of the Russian Federation:
(F) activities that undermine the peace,
security, political stability, or territorial
integrity of the United States, its allies,
or its partners.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024,
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 following persons
are blocked and may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise
dealt in: (a) any person determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) of
this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, and, with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General:
(iii) to be or have been a leader, official,
senior executive officer, or member of
the board of directors of: (A) the
Government of the Russian Federation.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024,
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 following persons
are blocked and may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise
dealt in: (a) any person determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) of
this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, and, with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General:
(iii) to be or have been a leader, official,
senior executive officer, or member of
the board of directors of: (C) an entity
whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to this
order.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024,
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 following persons
are blocked and may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise
dealt in: (a) any person determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) of
this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary
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of the Treasury, and, with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General:
(iv) to be a political subdivision, agency,
or instrumentality of the Government of
the Russian Federation.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024,
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 following persons
are blocked and may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise
dealt in: (a) any person determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) of
this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, and, with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General:
(v) to be a spouse or adult child of any
person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to
subsection (a)(ii) or (iii) of this section.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024,
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 following persons
are blocked and may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise
dealt in: (a) any person determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) of
this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, and, with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General:
(vii) to be owned or controlled by, or to
have acted or purported to act for or on
behalf of, directly or indirectly, the
Government of the Russian Federation
or any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked
pursuant to this order.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section 1(a)(i)
of E.O. 14024, that Limited Liability
Company Citadel, Joint Stock Company
Lenmorniiproekt, Open Joint Stock
Company Corporation Novosibirsk Plant
Elektrosignal, LLC Titan-Avangard, Igor
Vladimirovich Borisov, LLC Spetsavia,
Joint Stock Company Marine Arctic
Geological Expedition, Federal State
Unitary Enterprise Federal Center of
Dual Technologies Soyuz, Limited
Liability Company Astrakom, Closed
Joint Stock Company RSK Technologies,
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Vostochnaya Verf Joint Stock Company,
Joint Stock Company Votkinskiy Zavod,
Joint Stock Company Eniks, Public Joint
Stock Company Zavod Tula, Kazanskii
Optiko-Mekhanicheskii Zavod AO,
Botlikh Radio Plant Limited Liability
Company, Joint Stock Company
Moscow Order of the Red Banner of
Labor Research Radio Engineering
Institute, Limited Liability Company
Antels, Closed Joint Stock Company
Special Construction Bureau, Closed
Joint Stock Company Norsi Trans, OOO
Taimyrneftegaz-Port, Limited Liability
Company Scientific and Production
Company Tekhinkom, Pola Raiz OOO,
and Joint Stock Company Argus Holding
operate or have operated in the financial
services sector, the technology sector,
the defense and related materiel sector,
or the marine sector of the Russian
Federation economy.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section
1(a)(ii)(F) of E.O. 14024, that Leonid
Ivanovich Pasechnik, Artem
Volodymyrovich Zhoga, Sparta
Battalion, Natalya Leonidivna
Desyatova, State Unitary Enterprise
State Grain Operator, and Aleksey
Aleksandrovich Kostrubitsky are
responsible for or complicit in, or have
directly or indirectly engaged or
attempted to engage in, activities that
undermine the peace, security, political
stability, or territorial integrity of the
United States, its allies, or its partners
for or on behalf of, or for the benefit of,
directly or indirectly, the Government of
the Russian Federation.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section
1(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 14024, that Vasiliy
Aleksandrovich Orlov, Aleksandr
Vitalevich Tsybulskiy, Igor Yuryevich
Babushkin, Aleksey Sambuyevich
Tsydenov, Roman Valentinovich Kopin,
Sergey Alimovich Melikov, MakhmudAli Maksharipovich Kalimatov, Igor
Ivanovich Kobzev, Stanislav
Sergeyevich Voskresenskiy, Kazbek
Valeryevich Kokov, Batu Sergeyevich
Khasikov, Vladislav Valeryevich
Shapsha, Vladimir Viktorovich Solodov,
Rashid Borispievich Temrezov, Artur
Olegovich Parfenchikov, Sergey
Evgenyevich Tsivilev, Mikhail
Vladimirovich Degtyarev, Valentin
Olegovich Konovalov, Natalya
Vladimirovna Komarova, Sergey
Konstantinovich Sitnikov, Veniamin
Ivanovich Kondratyev, Vadim
Mikhailovich Shumkov, Sergey
Konstantinovich Nosov, Oleg
Vladimirovich Melnichenko, Artem
Alekseyevich Zdunov, Andrey
Vladimirovich Chibis, Yuriy
Vasilyevich Bezdudniy, Gleb
Sergeyevich Nikitin, Aleksandr
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Leonidovich Burkov, Andrey
Evgenyevich Klychkov, Dmitriy
Nikolayevich Makhonin, Oleg
Nikolayevich Kozhemyako, Mikhail
Yuryevich Vedernikov, Valeriy
Igorevich Limarenko, Oleg Leonidovich
Khorokhordin, Igor Mikhaylovich
Rudenya, Aleksandr Vladimirovich
Brechalov, Aleksey Yurevich Russkikh,
Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Osipov, Murat
Karalbiyevich Kumpilov, Aleksandr
Valentinovich Sokolov, Yuriy
Viktorovich Zaytsev, Pavel Viktorovich
Malkov, Roman Viktorovich Busargin,
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mazur, Mikhail
Yakovlevich Evraev, Vladislav
Tovarishchtayovich Khovalyg, Nikolay
Grigorevich Shulginov, Aleksandr
Aleksandrovich Kozlov, Aleksey
Olegovich Chekunkov, Maksut Igorevich
Shadayev, Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich
Kurenkov, Valeriy Nikolayevich Falkov,
Olga Borisovna Lyubimova, Valentina
Lvovna Kazakova, Magomedsalam
Magomedaliyevich Magomedov, Yuriy
Timofeyevich Averyanov, Anatoliy
Vyacheslavovich Razinkin, Oleg
Vasilyevich Matytsin, Anton Olegovich
Kotyakov, and Tatyana Alekseyevna
Golikova are or have been leaders,
officials, senior executive officers, or
members of the board of directors of the
Government of the Russian Federation.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section
1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 14024, that Nikita
Petrovich Busel, Anna Borisovna
Surovikina, Yuriy Mikhailovich
Milekhin, Anton Andreevich
Cherepennikov Sergei Anatolyevich
Ovchinnikov, Alexander
Aleksandrovich Moskovsky, and Alexey
Borisovich Shmelev each are or have
been a leader, official, senior executive
officer, or member of the board of
directors of an entity whose property
and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to E.O. 14024.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section 1(a)(v)
of E.O. 14024, that Olga Vladimirovna
Skabeyeva, and Viktor Borisovich
Khristenko are each a spouse or adult
child of a person whose property and
interests in property are blocked
pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) or (a)(iii)
of Section 1 of E.O. 14024.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section
1(a)(vii) of E.O. 14024, that Limited
Liability Company Osnova Lab, Limited
Liability Company Malvin Systems,
Limited Liability Company MFI Soft,
Limited Liability Company Tekhargos,
Limited Liability Company Signatek,
Limited Liability Company Bastion,
Limited Liability Company ADM
Systems, Limited Liability Company
Garda Technologies, KNS Group OOO,
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JSC Scientific and Production Company
Kryptonit, Limited Liability Company
STK, Limited Liability Company
Golfesteit, Limited Liability Company
Laifinvest, Joint Stock Company Argus
SFK, Limited Liability Company
Iskusstvo Krasoty, Limited Liability
Company Rudniy, Limited Liability
Company Holding Intelligent Computer
Systems, and Limited Liability
Company RSK Labs are owned or
controlled by, or have acted or
purported to act for or on behalf of,
directly or indirectly, the Government of
the Russian Federation or any person
whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to E.O.
14024.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section 1(a)(iv)
of E.O. 14024, that Main Computation
Center of the General Staff of the Armed
Forces of the Russian Federation is a
political subdivision, agency, or
instrumentality of the Government of
the Russian Federation.
The following vessels subject to U.S.
jurisdiction are blocked:
Pola Dudinka (IMO: 9190107) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Sevastiana (IMO: 9691785) (Linked
to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Makaria (IMO: 9849423) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Filofeia (IMO: 9849435) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Sofia (IMO: 9849459) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Feodosia (IMO: 9849461) (Linked
to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Fiva (IMO: 9849473) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Anatolia (IMO: 9851103) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Anfisa (IMO: 9851115) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Gali (IMO: 9851127) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Harita (IMO: 9888792) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Pelagia (IMO: 9888807) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Aleksandr Sokolov (IMO: 9889198)
(Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Anastasia (IMO: 9897690) (Linked
to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Maria (IMO: 9897705) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Yaroslava (IMO: 9903827) (Linked
to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Varvara (IMO: 9903839) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Agata (IMO: 9903841) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Alexia (IMO: 9903853) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Marina (IMO: 9903865) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
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Pola Miropia (IMO: 9903877) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
ASTROL–1 (IMO: 9906544) (Linked to
Pola Raiz OOO)
Pursuant to E.O. 14024, these persons
and properties have been added to the
Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons List. All property and
interests in property of these persons
subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked.
Whitney Baird,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State.
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Mishchenko, and Oleg Mikhailovich
Sviridenko to be or have been leaders,
officials, senior executive officers, or
members of the board of directors of the
Government of the Russian Federation.
Pursuant to E.O. 14024, these
individuals have been added to the
Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons List. All property and
interests in property of these
individuals subject to U.S. jurisdiction
are blocked.
Whitney Baird,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State.
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The Secretary of State has
imposed sanctions on three individuals.
DATES: The Secretary of State’s
determination and imposition of
sanctions on the three individuals
identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section were effective on
March 3, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Mullinax, 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: MullinaxJD@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are blocked and
may not be transferred, paid, exported,
withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: (a)
any person determined by the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, and, with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General,
or by the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, and, with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General:
(iii) to be or have been a leader, official,
senior executive officer, or member of
the board of directors of: (A) the
Government of the Russian Federation.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to section
1(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 14024, that Ilya
Pavlovich Kozlov, Diana Igorevna
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Request for Comments and Notice of
Public Hearing Concerning China’s
Compliance With WTO Commitments
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Request for comments and
notice of public hearing.
AGENCY:
The interagency Trade Policy
Staff Committee (TPSC) is seeking
public comment to assist the Office of
the United States Trade Representative
(USTR) in the preparation of its annual
report to Congress on China’s
compliance with its obligations as a
Member of the World Trade
Organization (WTO). This notice
includes the schedule for the
submission of comments to the TPSC for
the China report and a public hearing.
DATES:
September 20, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
EDT: Deadline for submission of written
comments, requests to testify, and
summaries of written testimony.
October 4, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. EDT: The
TPSC will convene a public hearing to
receive oral testimony.
ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers
electronic submissions made through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov (Regulations.gov).
Follow the instructions for submitting
written comments and testimony and
requests to testify in sections III and IV
below, using Docket Number USTR–
2023–0008. For alternatives to on-line
submissions, please contact Alex
Martin, Deputy Director for China
Affairs, in advance of the relevant
deadline at Thomas.A.Martin@
ustr.eop.gov or (202) 395–9625.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alex
Martin, Deputy Director for China
Affairs at Thomas.A.Martin@
ustr.eop.gov or (202) 395–9625.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
China became a Member of the WTO
on December 11, 2001. In accordance
with section 421 of the U.S.-China
Relations Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–286),
USTR is required to submit, on or about
December 11 of each year, a report to
Congress on China’s compliance with
commitments made in connection with
its accession to the WTO, including
both multilateral commitments and any
bilateral commitments made to the
United States. In accordance with
section 421, and to assist it in preparing
this year’s report, the TPSC is soliciting
public comments. You can find last
year’s report on USTR’s website at
https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/202302/2022%20USTR%20Report
%20to%20Congress%20
on%20China’s%20WTO%
20Compliance%20-%20Final.pdf.
The terms of China’s accession to the
WTO are contained in the Protocol on
the Accession of the People’s Republic
of China (including its annexes)
(Protocol), the Report of the Working
Party on the Accession of China
(Working Party Report), and the WTO
agreements. You can find the Protocol
and Working Party Report on the WTO
website at https://docsonline.wto.org
(document symbols: WT/L/432, WT/
MIN(01)/3, WT/MIN(01)/3/Add.1, WT/
MIN(01)/3/Add.2).
II. Hearing Participation
USTR will convene a public hearing
on October 4, 2023, related to China’s
compliance with its WTO commitments.
Persons wishing to observe the public
hearing will find a link on USTR’s web
page for China on the day of the hearing
at https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/
china-mongolia-taiwan. To ensure
participation, you must submit requests
to present oral testimony at the hearing
and written testimony by midnight on
September 20, 2023, via
Regulations.gov, using Docket Number
USTR–2023–0008. Instructions for
submission are in sections III and IV
below. Remarks at the hearing will be
limited to no more than five minutes to
allow for possible questions from the
TPSC. Because it is a public hearing,
testimony should not include any
business confidential information (BCI).
USTR will provide a link in advance of
the virtual hearing to persons wishing to
testify.
The TPSC requests small businesses
or organizations representing small
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12123]
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions
SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on 75 individuals
and 44 entities and identified 22 vessels as blocked property.
DATES: The Secretary of State's determination and imposition of
sanctions on the 75 individuals, 44 entities, and 22 vessels identified
in the
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section were effective on February 24, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Mullinax, 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 1 of E.O. 14024, 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
following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid,
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: (a) any person determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect
to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General: (i) to operate or have operated in the financial
service sector, the technology sector, the defense and related materiel
sector or the marine sector of the Russian Federation economy, or any
other sector of the Russian Federation economy as may be determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of
State. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State determined that Section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024 shall
apply to the financial services and marine sectors of the Russian
Federation economy.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in: (a) any person determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, and, with
respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii)
of this section, in consultation with the Attorney General: (ii) to be
responsible for or complicit in, or to have directly or indirectly
engaged or attempted to engage in, any of the following for or on
behalf of, or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly, the
Government of the Russian Federation: (F) activities that undermine the
peace, security, political stability, or territorial integrity of the
United States, its allies, or its partners.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in: (a) any person determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, and, with
respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii)
of this section, in consultation with the Attorney General: (iii) to be
or have been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of
the board of directors of: (A) the Government of the Russian
Federation.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in: (a) any person determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, and, with
respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii)
of this section, in consultation with the Attorney General: (iii) to be
or have been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of
the board of directors of: (C) an entity whose property and interests
in property are blocked pursuant to this order.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in: (a) any person determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, and, with
respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii)
of this section, in consultation with the Attorney General: (iv) to be
a political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the Government
of the Russian Federation.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in: (a) any person determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, and, with
respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii)
of this section, in consultation with the Attorney General: (v) to be a
spouse or adult child of any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) or (iii) of this
section.
Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in: (a) any person determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, and, with
respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii)
of this section, in consultation with the Attorney General: (vii) to be
owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on
behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Government of the Russian
Federation or any person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to this order.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 1(a)(i)
of E.O. 14024, that Limited Liability Company Citadel, Joint Stock
Company Lenmorniiproekt, Open Joint Stock Company Corporation
Novosibirsk Plant Elektrosignal, LLC Titan-Avangard, Igor Vladimirovich
Borisov, LLC Spetsavia, Joint Stock Company Marine Arctic Geological
Expedition, Federal State Unitary Enterprise Federal Center of Dual
Technologies Soyuz, Limited Liability Company Astrakom, Closed Joint
Stock Company RSK Technologies,
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Vostochnaya Verf Joint Stock Company, Joint Stock Company Votkinskiy
Zavod, Joint Stock Company Eniks, Public Joint Stock Company Zavod
Tula, Kazanskii Optiko-Mekhanicheskii Zavod AO, Botlikh Radio Plant
Limited Liability Company, Joint Stock Company Moscow Order of the Red
Banner of Labor Research Radio Engineering Institute, Limited Liability
Company Antels, Closed Joint Stock Company Special Construction Bureau,
Closed Joint Stock Company Norsi Trans, OOO Taimyrneftegaz-Port,
Limited Liability Company Scientific and Production Company Tekhinkom,
Pola Raiz OOO, and Joint Stock Company Argus Holding operate or have
operated in the financial services sector, the technology sector, the
defense and related materiel sector, or the marine sector of the
Russian Federation economy.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section
1(a)(ii)(F) of E.O. 14024, that Leonid Ivanovich Pasechnik, Artem
Volodymyrovich Zhoga, Sparta Battalion, Natalya Leonidivna Desyatova,
State Unitary Enterprise State Grain Operator, and Aleksey
Aleksandrovich Kostrubitsky are responsible for or complicit in, or
have directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in,
activities that undermine the peace, security, political stability, or
territorial integrity of the United States, its allies, or its partners
for or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly, the
Government of the Russian Federation.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section
1(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 14024, that Vasiliy Aleksandrovich Orlov,
Aleksandr Vitalevich Tsybulskiy, Igor Yuryevich Babushkin, Aleksey
Sambuyevich Tsydenov, Roman Valentinovich Kopin, Sergey Alimovich
Melikov, Makhmud-Ali Maksharipovich Kalimatov, Igor Ivanovich Kobzev,
Stanislav Sergeyevich Voskresenskiy, Kazbek Valeryevich Kokov, Batu
Sergeyevich Khasikov, Vladislav Valeryevich Shapsha, Vladimir
Viktorovich Solodov, Rashid Borispievich Temrezov, Artur Olegovich
Parfenchikov, Sergey Evgenyevich Tsivilev, Mikhail Vladimirovich
Degtyarev, Valentin Olegovich Konovalov, Natalya Vladimirovna Komarova,
Sergey Konstantinovich Sitnikov, Veniamin Ivanovich Kondratyev, Vadim
Mikhailovich Shumkov, Sergey Konstantinovich Nosov, Oleg Vladimirovich
Melnichenko, Artem Alekseyevich Zdunov, Andrey Vladimirovich Chibis,
Yuriy Vasilyevich Bezdudniy, Gleb Sergeyevich Nikitin, Aleksandr
Leonidovich Burkov, Andrey Evgenyevich Klychkov, Dmitriy Nikolayevich
Makhonin, Oleg Nikolayevich Kozhemyako, Mikhail Yuryevich Vedernikov,
Valeriy Igorevich Limarenko, Oleg Leonidovich Khorokhordin, Igor
Mikhaylovich Rudenya, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Brechalov, Aleksey
Yurevich Russkikh, Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Osipov, Murat Karalbiyevich
Kumpilov, Aleksandr Valentinovich Sokolov, Yuriy Viktorovich Zaytsev,
Pavel Viktorovich Malkov, Roman Viktorovich Busargin, Vladimir
Vladimirovich Mazur, Mikhail Yakovlevich Evraev, Vladislav
Tovarishchtayovich Khovalyg, Nikolay Grigorevich Shulginov, Aleksandr
Aleksandrovich Kozlov, Aleksey Olegovich Chekunkov, Maksut Igorevich
Shadayev, Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Kurenkov, Valeriy Nikolayevich
Falkov, Olga Borisovna Lyubimova, Valentina Lvovna Kazakova,
Magomedsalam Magomedaliyevich Magomedov, Yuriy Timofeyevich Averyanov,
Anatoliy Vyacheslavovich Razinkin, Oleg Vasilyevich Matytsin, Anton
Olegovich Kotyakov, and Tatyana Alekseyevna Golikova are or have been
leaders, officials, senior executive officers, or members of the board
of directors of the Government of the Russian Federation.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section
1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 14024, that Nikita Petrovich Busel, Anna Borisovna
Surovikina, Yuriy Mikhailovich Milekhin, Anton Andreevich Cherepennikov
Sergei Anatolyevich Ovchinnikov, Alexander Aleksandrovich Moskovsky,
and Alexey Borisovich Shmelev each are or have been a leader, official,
senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of an
entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to
E.O. 14024.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 1(a)(v)
of E.O. 14024, that Olga Vladimirovna Skabeyeva, and Viktor Borisovich
Khristenko are each a spouse or adult child of a person whose property
and interests in property are blocked pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) or
(a)(iii) of Section 1 of E.O. 14024.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section
1(a)(vii) of E.O. 14024, that Limited Liability Company Osnova Lab,
Limited Liability Company Malvin Systems, Limited Liability Company MFI
Soft, Limited Liability Company Tekhargos, Limited Liability Company
Signatek, Limited Liability Company Bastion, Limited Liability Company
ADM Systems, Limited Liability Company Garda Technologies, KNS Group
OOO, JSC Scientific and Production Company Kryptonit, Limited Liability
Company STK, Limited Liability Company Golfesteit, Limited Liability
Company Laifinvest, Joint Stock Company Argus SFK, Limited Liability
Company Iskusstvo Krasoty, Limited Liability Company Rudniy, Limited
Liability Company Holding Intelligent Computer Systems, and Limited
Liability Company RSK Labs are owned or controlled by, or have acted or
purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the
Government of the Russian Federation or any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 14024.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 1(a)(iv)
of E.O. 14024, that Main Computation Center of the General Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is a political subdivision,
agency, or instrumentality of the Government of the Russian Federation.
The following vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked:
Pola Dudinka (IMO: 9190107) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Sevastiana (IMO: 9691785) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Makaria (IMO: 9849423) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Filofeia (IMO: 9849435) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Sofia (IMO: 9849459) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Feodosia (IMO: 9849461) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Fiva (IMO: 9849473) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Anatolia (IMO: 9851103) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Anfisa (IMO: 9851115) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Gali (IMO: 9851127) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Harita (IMO: 9888792) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Pelagia (IMO: 9888807) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Aleksandr Sokolov (IMO: 9889198) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Anastasia (IMO: 9897690) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Maria (IMO: 9897705) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Yaroslava (IMO: 9903827) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Varvara (IMO: 9903839) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Agata (IMO: 9903841) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Alexia (IMO: 9903853) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pola Marina (IMO: 9903865) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
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Pola Miropia (IMO: 9903877) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
ASTROL-1 (IMO: 9906544) (Linked to Pola Raiz OOO)
Pursuant to E.O. 14024, these persons and properties have been
added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.
All property and interests in property of these persons subject to U.S.
jurisdiction are blocked.
Whitney Baird,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-17641 Filed 8-16-23; 8:45 am]
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