Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 68905-68906 [2023-21965]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, the Department of State is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory. The FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory includes the FY 2021 Planned Analysis, and the FY 2020 Meaningful Analysis. The inventory was developed in accordance with guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). The Department of State has posted its FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory at the following link: https:// csm.state.gov/index2.html. DATES: The inventory is available on the Department’s website as of September 29, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlon D. Henry, Management and Program Analyst, A/EX/CSM, 771–204– 7977, HenryMD@state.gov Marlon D. Henry, Management and Program Analyst, Collaborative Strategy and Management Division, Department of State. pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000, and Delegation of Authority No. 523 of December 22, 2021. Nicole L. Elkon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2023–21999 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements With Respects to Goods and Services of North Macedonia [FR Doc. 2023–22072 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–24–P Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 12191] Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with their foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in the exhibition ‘‘Walasse Ting: Parrot Jungle’’ at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reed Liriano, Program Coordinator, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202– 632–6471; email: section2459@ state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, 2200 C Street NW (SA–5), Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The foregoing determinations were made lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Oct 03, 2023 Pursuant to authority delegated by the President, the U.S. Trade Representative had determined to waive U.S. discriminatory procurement laws with respect to goods and services of North Macedonia to implement U.S. obligations under the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). DATES: Applicable as of October 30, 2023. SUMMARY: Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition—Determinations: ‘‘Walasse Ting: Parrot Jungle’’ Exhibition Jkt 262001 Kate Psillos, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs, Kathryn.W.Psillos@ ustr.eop.gov, 202–395–9581; or Edward Marcus, Assistant General Counsel, Edward.D.Marcus@ustr.eop.gov, 202– 395–0448. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 7, 2023, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Government Procurement approved the accession of North Macedonia to the GPA. North Macedonia submitted its instrument of accession to the DirectorGeneral of the WTO on September 29, 2023. The GPA will enter into force for North Macedonia on October 30, 2023. The United States, which also is a party to the GPA, has agreed to waive discriminatory purchasing requirements for eligible products and suppliers of North Macedonia beginning on October 30, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00347 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68905 In Executive Order 12260 of December 31, 1980, the President delegated authority to waive discriminatory purchasing requirements under sections 301 and 302 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Act) (19 U.S.C. 2511 and 2512) to the U.S. Trade Representative. Pursuant to this delegated authority, the U.S. Trade Representative has made the following determination in conformity with sections 301 and 302, and in order to carry out U.S. obligations under the GPA: 1. North Macedonia has become a party to the GPA and will provide appropriate reciprocal competitive government procurement opportunities to United States products and services and suppliers of such products and services. In accordance with section 301(b)(1) of the Act, North Macedonia is so designated for purposes of section 301(a) of the Act. 2. Accordingly, beginning on October 30, 2023, with respect to eligible products (namely, those goods and services covered under the GPA for procurement by the United States) of North Macedonia and suppliers of such products, the application of any law, regulation, procedure or practice regarding government procurement that would, if applied to such products and suppliers, result in treatment less favorable than that accorded to United States products and suppliers of such products, or to eligible products of another foreign country or instrumentality that is a party to the GPA and suppliers of such products, is waived. This waiver will be applied by all entities listed in United States Annexes 1 and 3 of GPA Appendix 1. 3. The U.S. Trade Representative may modify or withdraw the designation in paragraph 2. Greta Peisch, General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative. [FR Doc. 2023–22026 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3290–F3–P 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 updating the identifying information on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 68906 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices Persons List (SDN List) for one entity whose property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for applicable date(s). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Bradley Smith, 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 Enforcement, Compliance & Analysis, tel.: 202–622–2490. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC’s website (ofac.treasury.gov). Notice of OFAC Action On September 27, 2023, OFAC published the following revised information for the entry on the SDN List for the following entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, ‘‘Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,’’ as amended by Executive Order 13886 of September 9, 2019, ‘‘Modernizing Sanctions to Combat Terrorism.’’ Entity 1. K2016212771 SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD (f.k.a. ‘‘INEOS TRADING PTY LTD’’), 118 Mallinson Rd, Asherville, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 20 Jun 2016; Tax ID No. 9954121167 (South Africa); Trade License No. 2016/212771/ 07 (South Africa); Enterprise Number K2016212771 (South Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: HOOMER, Farhad). Dated: September 27, 2023. Bradley T. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 [FR Doc. 2023–21965 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Oct 03, 2023 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0829] Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Income and Asset Statement in Support of Claim for Pension or Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument. DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice by clicking on the following link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’, then search the list for the information collection by Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0829.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–4688 or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0829’’ in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1503; 38 U.S.C. 1541; 38 U.S.C. 1543; 38 U.S.C. 1315. Title: Income and Asset Statement in Support of Claim for Pension or Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC). OMB Control Number: 2900–0829. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) administers an integrated program of benefits and services, established by SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00348 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 law, for Veterans, service personnel, and their dependents and/or beneficiaries. Title 38 U.S.C. 5101(a), 38 CFR 1502, 38 CFR 1503 provides that a specific claim in the form provided by the Secretary must be filed in order for benefits to be paid to any individual under the laws administered by the Secretary. VA Form 21P–0969, Income and Asset Statement in Support of Claim for Pension or Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), is the prescribed form for Veterans Pension applications. The following updates were made: • Reorganized the layout to group instructions first, then questions. • Income and asset types reorganized for easier completion by claimants and faster processing. • Income and Asset information has been expanded. • Updated instructions. • New standardization data points; to include optical character recognition boxes. This is a non-substantive change. • Date range added to better aid in processing and allows for claimants to report historical information. • Specific options provided for specific questions to reduce ambiguity. • Questions regarding trusts and annuities expanded to reduce development. • Signature blocks added to allow for standalone submissions. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published at 88 FR 43171 on July 6, 2023, pages 43171– 43172. Affected Public: Individuals and households. Estimated Annual Burden: 22,917. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25 minutes. Frequency of Response: One time, or as needed. Estimated Number of Respondents: 55,000. By direction of the Secretary. Maribel Aponte, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2023–22087 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68905-68906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21965]


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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 updating the identifying information on its Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked

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Persons List (SDN List) for one entity whose property and interests in 
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked pursuant to Executive 
Order 13224, as amended.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Bradley Smith, 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 Enforcement, Compliance & Analysis, tel.: 202-
622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

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

Notice of OFAC Action

    On September 27, 2023, OFAC published the following revised 
information for the entry on the SDN List for the following entity 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and 
Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, 
or Support Terrorism,'' as amended by Executive Order 13886 of 
September 9, 2019, ``Modernizing Sanctions to Combat Terrorism.''

Entity

    1. K2016212771 SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD (f.k.a. ``INEOS TRADING PTY 
LTD''), 118 Mallinson Rd, Asherville, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4001, South 
Africa; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 
13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established 
Date 20 Jun 2016; Tax ID No. 9954121167 (South Africa); Trade License 
No. 2016/212771/07 (South Africa); Enterprise Number K2016212771 (South 
Africa) [SDGT] (Linked To: HOOMER, Farhad).

    Dated: September 27, 2023.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the 
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2023-21965 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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