Office of Foreign Assets Control 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the name of two (2) entities designated on May 30, 2013, as entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 2012, ``Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran.''

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of six individuals identified as the Government of Iran pursuant to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (``ITSR''), and Executive Order 13599.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of one 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'' and Executive Order 13582 of August 17, 2011 ``Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Syria'' (collectively, the ``Orders''). OFAC is also publishing identifying information relating to thirty-eight (38) aircraft detailed below, which OFAC has determined to be property in which this entity has an interest, and which are blocked pursuant to the Orders.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the name of one (1) individual whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria'' and Executive Order 13573 of May 18, 2011, ``Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria.''

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of three (3) individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13573 of May 18, 2011, ``Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria.''

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing on OFAC's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (``SDN List'') the names of two entities, whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 2005, ``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters.'' The designations by the Director of OFAC, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, were effective on May 15, 2013.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of eight vessels identified as property in which the Government of Iran has an interest that are blocked pursuant to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (``ITSR'') and Executive Order 13599 and is also updating the entries on OFAC's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons to identify the new names and/or other information associated with eight previously-identified vessels.

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of 14 individuals whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, ``Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers''.

On April 25, 2013, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the removal of one individual whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria'' from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (``SDN List''). In the notice, however, OFAC incorrectly described the individual's property and interest in property as currently blocked. This notice corrects this error and clarifies that the individual's property and interest in property were no longer blocked as of the effective date set forth in the earlier notice.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC''') is publishing the names of eight individuals and one entity whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, ``Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe'' as amended by Executive Order 13391 of November 22, 2005, ``Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe.''

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing on OFAC's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (``SDN List'') the names of six entities and one individual, whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 2005, ``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters.'' The designations by the Director of OFAC, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, were effective on April 11, 2013.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of eighteen individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-208, December 14, 2012) (the ``Magnitsky Act'').

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is removing the name of one (1) individual, whose property and interests in property have been 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, from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (``SDN List'').

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing General License No. 18 and General License No. 19 issued under the Burma sanctions program on November 16, 2012, and February 22, 2013, respectively. General License No. 18 authorizes the importation into the United States of any article that is a product of Burma, subject to certain limitations. General License No. 19 authorizes transactions involving Asia Green Development Bank, Ayeyarwady Bank, Myanma Economic Bank, and Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank, subject to certain limitations.

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the name of 12 individuals whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13348 of July 22, 2004, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods from Liberia.''

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of one individual and one entity whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (``Kingpin Act'') (21 U.S.C. Sections 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. 1182).

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing on OFAC's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (``SDN List'') the names of one entity and three individuals, whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 2005, ``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters.'' The designations by the Director of OFAC, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, were effective on March 7, 2013.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is taking action to implement certain of the sanctions imposed on SYTROL by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) (``ISA''), as amended by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-195) (22 U.S.C. 8501-8551) (``CISADA'').

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the name of (1) individual 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.''

The U.S. Department of the Treasury 's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the name of one individual whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (``Kingpin Act'') (21 U.S.C. 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. 1182).

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of thirty-seven vessels identified as property owned or controlled by the Government of Iran under the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560, (``ITSR'') and Executive Order 13599, and is updating the entries on OFAC's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons to identify the new names and/or other information given to those vessels.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the name of one (1) individual and four (4) entities designated on February 6, 2013, as persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 2012, ``Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran.''

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing identifying information relating to forty- seven (47) aircraft detailed below, which OFAC has determined to be property in which Mahan Air or Yas Air, persons designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (``SDGTs'') pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism'' (the ``Order''), have an interest, and which therefore are blocked pursuant to the Order.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the name of an entity identified on September 19, 2012, as an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13582 of August 17, 2011, ``Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Syria.''

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of one foreign individual and two foreign entities whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (``Kingpin Act'') (21 U.S.C. 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. 1182). In addition, OFAC is publishing the name of three U.S. entities that have been identified as blocked property pursuant to the Kingpin Act.