Notice2021-25957
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
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Published
November 29, 2021
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Treasury DepartmentForeign Assets Control Office
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 226 (Monday, November 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67795-67796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25957]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
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 one or more 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 effective 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 Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.:
202-622-2490; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; or
the Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel. 202-622-4855.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available
on OFAC's website (<a href="http://www.treasury.gov/ofac">www.treasury.gov/ofac</a>).
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Notice of OFAC Actions
On November 12, 2021, 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.
Individuals
1. NEMARIAM, Abraha Kassa (a.k.a. KASSA, Abraha; a.k.a. KASSA,
Wedi), Eritrea; DOB 15 Jul 1953; POB Eritrea; nationality Eritrea;
Gender Male; Passport D000294 (Eritrea) (individual) [ETHIOPIA-
EO14046].
Designated pursuant to section 1(f)(iii) of E.O. 14046 for being
or having been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or
member of the board of directors of the Government of Eritrea or its
ruling People's Front for Democracy and Justice on or after November
1, 2020, where the leader, official, senior executive officer, or
director is responsible for or complicit in, or who has directly or
indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, any activity
contributing to the crisis in northern Ethiopia.
2. W KIDAN, Hagos Ghebrehiwet (a.k.a. WELDEKIDANE, Hagos
Ghebrehiwet; a.k.a. WOLDEKIDAN, Hagos Ghebrehiwet), Asmara, Eritrea;
DOB 25 Apr 1953; POB Senafe, Eritrea; nationality Eritrea; Gender
Male; National ID No. 0882109 (Eritrea) (individual) [ETHIOPIA-
EO14046].
Designated pursuant to section 1(g) of E.O. 14046 for having
materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or
technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of
the People's Front for Democracy and Justice.
Entities
1. PEOPLE'S FRONT FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE, Eritrea;
Organization Established Date 1993; Organization Type: Activities of
political organizations [ETHIOPIA-EO14046].
Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 14046 for being an
entity, including any government entity or a political party, that
has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, activities that
have contributed to the crisis in northern Ethiopia or have
obstructed a ceasefire or peace process to resolve such crisis.
2. ERITREAN DEFENSE FORCES (a.k.a. ERITREAN DEFENSE FORCE),
Eritrea; Organization Established Date 1993; Target Type Government
Entity [ETHIOPIA-EO14046].
Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 14046 for being an
entity, including any government entity or a political party, that
has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, activities that
have contributed to the crisis in northern Ethiopia or have
obstructed a ceasefire or peace process to resolve such crisis.
3. RED SEA TRADING CORPORATION, Felket Street, Asmara, Eritrea;
Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Organization Established Date 1984
[ETHIOPIA-EO14046].
Designated pursuant to section 1(h) of E.O. 14046 for being
owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or
on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Hagos Ghebrehiwet W Kidan.
4. HIDRI TRUST, Felket Street, Asmara, Eritrea; Organization
Established Date 1994 [ETHIOPIA-EO14046].
Designated pursuant to section 1(h) of E.O. 14046 for being
owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or
on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the People's Front for
Democracy and Justice.
Dated: November 12, 2021.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of
the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2021-25957 Filed 11-26-21; 8:45 am]
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