Notice2024-18452
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
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Published
August 19, 2024
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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 89, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67154-67155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18452]
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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 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 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 July 25, 2024, 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. BISIMWA, Bertrand, North Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of
the; Uganda; DOB 08 Sep 1972; POB Bukavu, South Kivu, Congo,
Democratic Republic of the; nationality Congo, Democratic Republic
of the; Gender Male (individual) [DRCONGO].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(E)(ii) of Executive
Order (E.O.) 13413 of October 27, 2006, ``Blocking Property of
Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo,'' as amended by E.O. 13671 of July 8, 2014,
``Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With
Respect to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo''
(E.O. 13413, as amended) for being a leader of M23, an entity whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O.
13413, as amended.
2. NANGAA, Corneille Yobeluo (a.k.a. YOBELUO, Corneille Nangaa),
Boulevard Biangala, No. 36 Q, Salongo Sud C, Lemba, Kinshasa, Congo,
Democratic Republic of the; North Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic
of the; Uganda; 34 Tshatshi Avenue, Gombe, Kinshasa, Congo,
Democratic Republic of the; DOB 09 Jul 1970; POB Bagboya, Haut-Uele,
Congo, Democratic Republic of the; nationality Congo, Democratic
Republic of the; Gender Male; Passport OP1097934 (Congo, Democratic
Republic of the) expires 24 Jun 2027; alt. Passport DP0000149
(Congo, Democratic Republic of the) issued 12 Jan 2016 expires 11
Jan 2021; alt. Passport DP0003850 (Congo, Democratic Republic of
the) issued 20 Nov 2017 expires 19 Nov 2022 (individual) [DRCONGO].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(E)(ii) of E.O. 13413, as
amended, for being a leader of Congo River Alliance, an entity whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O.
13413, as amended.
3. SEMATAMA, Charles (a.k.a. ``Sebanyana''), Hauts Plateaux,
South Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of the; DOB 1975; POB Kalunyo
Village, Kamombo Localities, South Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic
of the; nationality Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Gender Male
(individual) [DRCONGO].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(E)(ii) of E.O. 13413, as
amended, for being a leader of Twirwaneho, an entity whose property
and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13413, as
amended.
Entities
1. CONGO RIVER ALLIANCE (a.k.a. ALLIANCE FLEUVE CONGO; a.k.a.
``AFC''), Congo, Democratic Republic of the; website <a href="https://alliancefleuvecongo.org">https://alliancefleuvecongo.org</a>; Email Address
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#690805050008070a0c0f050c1c1f0c0a06070e06290e04080005470a0604"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef8e8383868e818c8a89838a9a998a8c80818880af88828e8683c18c8082">[email protected]</span></a>; Organization Established Date 15 Dec
2023 [DRCONGO].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(G) of E.O. 13413, as
amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of,
directly or indirectly, M23, an entity whose property and interests
in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13413, as amended.
2. TWIRWANEHO, Hauts Plateaux, South Kivu, Congo, Democratic
Republic of the; Organization Established Date 2008; Target Type
Armed Group [DRCONGO].
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Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C)(3) of E.O. 13413, as
amended, for being responsible for or complicit in, or having
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 Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
Dated: July 25, 2024.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of
the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2024-18452 Filed 8-16-24; 8:45 am]
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