Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
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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 88, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27454]
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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 applicable date(s).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Bradley T. 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 Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-
622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions
programs are available on OFAC's website (<a href="https://www.treasury.gov/ofac">https://www.treasury.gov/ofac</a>).
Notice of OFAC Actions
On December 8, 2023, OFAC determined that the property and
interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following
persons are blocked under the relevant sanctions authorities listed
below.
Individuals
1. BOZIZE, Jean-Francis (a.k.a. BOZIZE, Jean Francis), Central
African Republic; DOB 19 Feb 1970; POB Bangui, Central African
Republic; nationality Central African Republic; citizen Central
African Republic; alt. citizen France; Gender Male (individual)
[CAR].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(A)(1) of Executive Order
13677 of May 13, 2014, ``Blocking the Property of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Conflict in the Central African Republic,''
(E.O. 13667) 74 FR 28387 for being responsible for or complicit in,
or to have engaged in, directly or indirectly, actions or policies
that threaten the peace, security, or stability of the Central
African Republic.
2. SALLEH ADOUM KETTE, Mahamat (a.k.a. ``SALEH, Mahamat'';
a.k.a. ``SALLE, Mahamat''; a.k.a. ``SALLEH, Mahamat''; a.k.a.
``SALLEH, Mama''; a.k.a. ``SALLET, Mahamar''), Central African
Republic; DOB 1988; POB Bria, Haute-Kotto Prefecture, Central
African Republic; nationality Central African Republic; Gender Male
(individual) [CAR].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(A)(4) of E.O. 13667 for
being responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in,
directly or indirectly, the targeting of women, children, or any
civilians through the commission of acts of violence (including
killing, maiming, torture, or rape or other sexual violence),
abduction, forced displacement, or attacks on schools, hospitals,
religious sites, or locations where civilians are seeking refuge, or
through conduct that would constitute a serious abuse or violation
of human rights or a violation of international humanitarian law in
or in relation to the Central African Republic.
Dated: December 8, 2023.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2023-27454 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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