Notice2021-28180
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
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Published
December 28, 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 List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons based on OFAC's action to impose sanctions on persons identified by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (Pub. L. 115-44). 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 246 (Tuesday, December 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73843-73844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28180]
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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 List of Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons based on OFAC's action to impose sanctions on persons
identified by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Countering
America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (Pub. L. 115-44). 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 M. Gacki, Director, tel.:
202-622-2480; 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 List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons and
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available
on OFAC's website (<a href="http://www.treas.gov/ofac">www.treas.gov/ofac</a>).
Notice of OFAC Actions
Background: Section 106(a) of the Countering America's Adversaries
Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) requires the Secretary of State to
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, no later than 90
days after August 2, 2017, the date of enactment of CAATSA, and
annually thereafter, a list of each person the Secretary determines,
based on credible evidence, on or after August 2, 2017: (1) Is
responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against
individuals in Iran who seek (A) to expose illegal activity carried out
by officials of the Government of Iran; or (B) to obtain, exercise,
defend, or promote internationally recognized human rights and
freedoms, such as the freedoms of religion, expression, association,
and assembly, and the rights to a fair trial and democratic elections;
or (2) acts as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in a matter
relating to an activity described in paragraph (1) above. Section
106(b) of CAATSA authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, pursuant to authority
delegated by the President, to block all transactions in all property
and interests in property of a person on the list required by section
106(a) of CAATSA in accordance with the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), if such property and
interests in property are in the United States, come within the United
States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United
States person.
The Secretary of State has identified the following persons in a
list submitted to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to
section 106(a) of CAATSA. Accordingly, on December 7, 2021, the
Director of OFAC, acting pursuant to delegated authority, has taken the
actions described below to impose the sanctions set forth in Section
106(b)(1) of CAATSA with respect to the persons listed below.
Individuals
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The Director of OFAC has blocked all property and interests in
property that are in the United States, that come within the United
States, or that are or come within the possession or control of any
United States person, including any overseas branch, and which may not
be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in, of
the above persons. These persons have been added to OFAC's List of
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons and include the
identifying tag ``CAATSA--IRAN.''
Dated: December 22, 2021.
Andrea M. Gacki
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2021-28180 Filed 12-27-21; 8:45 am]
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