Notice2022-09567
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions Pursuant to the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act
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Published
May 4, 2022
Effective
August 20, 2021
Issuing agencies
State Department
Abstract
The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on two entities and two vessels pursuant to the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act (PEESA), as amended and Executive Order 13049.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 26387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09567]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11667]
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions Pursuant to the
Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act
SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on two entities
and two vessels pursuant to the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act
(PEESA), as amended and Executive Order 13049.
DATES: The Secretary of State's determination regarding the two
entities, and imposition of sanctions on the entities and vessels
identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section were effective on
August 20, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Musa, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97fae2e4e4f6f3d7e4e3f6e3f2b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="365b434545575276454257425318515940">[email protected]</span></a>, Phone:
(202) 647-1925.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 7503(a)(1)(A) of PEESA,
as amended, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, shall submit every 90 days a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that identifies vessels that engaged in pipe-
laying or pipe-laying activities at depths of 100 feet or more below
sea level for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project,
the Turkstream pipeline project, or any project that is a successor to
either such project. Pursuant to Section 7503(a)(1)(B) of PEESA, as
amended, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
the Treasury shall also include in the report foreign persons that the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury,
determines have knowingly sold, leased, or provided, or facilitated
selling, leasing, or providing, those vessels for the construction of
such a project, and foreign persons that the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, determines have
knowingly provided for those vessels underwriting services or insurance
or reinsurance necessary or essential for the completion of such a
project. Pursuant to Section 7503(c) of PEESA, as delegated, the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
shall exercise all powers granted to the President by the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act to the extent necessary to block and
prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of
any person identified under subsection (a)(1)(B) of PEESA 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. Pursuant to E.O. 13049, with respect
to any foreign person identified by the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, in a report to the
Congress pursuant to section 7503(a)(1)(B) of PEESA, all property and
interests in property of such person 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 are
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section
7503(a)(1)(B)(i) of PEESA, as amended, that Joint Stock Company
Nobility has knowingly, on or after January 1, 2021, sold, leased, or
provided, or facilitated selling, leasing, or providing, a vessel that
engaged in pipe-laying or pipe-laying activities at depths of 100 feet
or more below sea level for the construction of the Nord Stream 2
pipeline project.
The Secretary of State has also determined, pursuant to Section
7503(a)(1)(B)(iii) of PEESA, as amended, that Konstanta, OOO has
knowingly, on or after January 1, 2021, provided underwriting services
or insurance or reinsurance to a vessel identified in section
7503(a)(1)(A).
Pursuant to E.O. 13049 and Section 7503(c) of PEESA, as amended,
these entities have been added to the Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List. All property and interests in property of
these entities subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked.
The following vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked:
Ostap Sheremeta (IMO 9624225) (Linked To: Joint Stock Company Nobility)
Ivan Sidorenko (IMO 9624213) (Linked To: Joint Stock Company Nobility)
Whitney Baird,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-09567 Filed 5-3-22; 8:45 am]
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