Notice2024-30861
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
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Published
December 30, 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 and vessels 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. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest. OFAC is also updating the entry on the SDN List for one person.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106745-106750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30861]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
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 and
vessels 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. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been
identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest. OFAC
is also updating the entry on the SDN List for one person.
DATES: This action was issued on December 19, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for relevant dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global
Targeting, 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, 202-622-
2480; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance, 202-622-2490; or
<a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac">https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions
programs are available on OFAC's website: <a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov">https://ofac.treasury.gov</a>.
Notice of OFAC Action
On December 19, 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. ABD-AL-WADUD, Wail Muhammad Said (a.k.a. ABDULWADOD, Wail
Mohammed Saeed), Yemen; DOB 10 Feb 1994; POB Hodaidah, Yemen;
nationality Yemen; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b)
of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport
07872046 (Yemen) expires 25 Jul 2028 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To:
ANSARALLAH).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A) of Executive Order
13224 of September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support
Terrorism,'' 66 FR 49079, as amended by Executive Order 13886 of
September 9, 2019, ``Modernizing Sanctions To Combat Terrorism,'' 84 FR
48041 (E.O. 13224, as amended), for having acted or purported to act
for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, ANSARALLAH, a person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224,
as amended.
2. HAJJ, Umar Ahmad Umar Ahmad (a.k.a. HAG, Omar Ahmed Omar Ahmed),
Yemen; DOB 03 Feb 1994; POB Hodaidah, Yemen; nationality Yemen; Gender
Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224,
as amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport 06138572 (Yemen) expires
26 Mar 2030 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ANSARALLAH).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 13224, as
amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of,
directly or indirectly, ANSARALLAH, a person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended.
3. AL-MADANI, Hashem Ismail Ali Ahmed (a.k.a. ``ESMAIL ALI AHMED,
Hashem''), Yemen; DOB 01 Jan 1984; nationality Yemen; Gender Male;
Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as
amended by Executive Order 13886; Passport 06120128 (Yemen) expires 19
Feb 2026 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ANSARALLAH).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 13224, as
amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of,
directly or indirectly, ANSARALLAH, a person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended.
4. AL-HADI, Ahmad Muhammad Muhammad Hasan (a.k.a. AL HADI, Ahmad),
Yemen; DOB 02 Apr 1970; nationality Yemen; Gender Male; Secondary
sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by
Executive Order 13886 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ANSARALLAH).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 13224, as
amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services
to or in support of, ANSARALLAH, a person whose property and interests
in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended.
5. VENAYAGAMOORTHY, Puvaneswaran, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; DOB 27
Feb 1984; nationality Malaysia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk:
section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order
13886; Passport A23472357 (Malaysia); National ID No. 840227145143
(Malaysia) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: MERKUR ENERGY PORT SERVICES
SDN BHD).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(B) of E.O. 13224, as
amended, for owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, MERKUR
ENERGY PORT SERVICES SDN BHD, a person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended.
6. KANNIAPPAN, JR, Ezekial, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; DOB 10 Jul
1980; nationality Malaysia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk:
section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order
13886; Passport A36564463 (Malaysia) (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To:
MERKUR ENERGY PORT SERVICES SDN BHD).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 13224, as
amended, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of,
directly or indirectly, MERKUR ENERGY PORT SERVICES SDN BHD, a person
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O.
13224, as amended.
Entities
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On December 19, 2024, OFAC also identified the following vessels as
property in which a blocked person has an interest under the relevant
sanctions authority listed below.
Vessels
1. MS ENOLA (a.k.a. KOHO I) (J2GJ) Crude Oil Tanker Djibouti flag;
Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9251951; MMSI 621819078 (vessel)
[IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: JOURNEY INVESTMENT COMPANY).
Identified as property in which JOURNEY INVESTMENT COMPANY, a
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to
E.O. 13902, has an interest.
2. MS ANGIA (a.k.a. GATHER VIEW) (T7Ax8) Crude Oil Tanker San
Marino flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9246281; MMSI
268241201 (vessel) [IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: ROSE SHIPPING LIMITED).
Identified as property in which ROSE SHIPPING LIMITED, a person
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O.
13902, has an interest.
3. MS MELENIA (3FSO7) Crude Oil Tanker Panama flag; Other Vessel
Flag Djibouti; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9302023; MMSI
374128000 (vessel) [IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: ROSE SHIPPING LIMITED).
Identified as property in which ROSE SHIPPING LIMITED, a person
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O.
13902, has an interest.
On December 19, 2024, OFAC updated the entry on the SDN List for
the following person, whose property and interests in property subject
to U.S. jurisdiction continue to be blocked under the relevant
sanctions authority listed below.
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The Secretary of State has identified the following person in a
list submitted to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to
section 106(a) of the Countering America's Adversaries Through
Sanctions Act (CAATSA). The Secretary of State has determined that such
person, on or after the date of enactment of CAATSA, 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.
On December 19, 2024, OFAC, acting pursuant to delegated authority, has
taken the action described below to impose the sanctions set forth in
section 106(b)(1) of CAATSA with respect to the person listed below.
Entity
1. GHEZEL HESAR PRISON (a.k.a. GHEZEL HESAR PENITENTIARY; a.k.a.
QEZEL HESAR PENITENTIARY), Payam Rd, Mehrshahr, Karaj, Alborz Province,
Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions
[CAATSA--IRAN].
Pursuant to section 106(b) of CAATSA, OFAC has blocked all
transactions in all property and interests in property that are in the
United States, come within the United States, or come within the
possession or control of any United States person, of the above person.
This person has been added to the SDN List and includes the identifying
tag ``CAATSA--IRAN.''
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-30861 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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