[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2118-2119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-607]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7754]


In the Matter of the Designation of al-Qa'ida Kurdish Battalions 
(AQKB), Also Known as Kurdistan Brigades, Also Known as Kurdistan 
Battalion of Islamic State in Iraq, Also Known as Kurdistan Brigade of 
al-Qaeda in Iraq, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Pursuant 
to Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as Amended

    Acting under the authority of and in accordance with section 1(b) 
of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, as amended by Executive 
Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, and Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 
2003, I hereby determine that the entity known as al-Qa'ida Kurdish 
Battalions (AQKB), also known as Kurdistan Brigades, also known as, 
Kurdistan Battalion of Islamic State in Iraq, also known as Kurdistan 
Brigade of al-Qaeda in Iraq, committed, or poses a significant risk of 
committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. 
nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the 
United States.

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    Consistent with the determination in section 10 of Executive Order 
13224 that ``prior notice to persons determined to be subject to the 
Order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States 
would render ineffectual the blocking and other measures authorized in 
the Order because of the ability to transfer funds instantaneously,'' I 
determine that no prior notice needs to be provided to any person 
subject to this determination who might have a constitutional presence 
in the United States, because to do so would render ineffectual the 
measures authorized in the Order.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: January 3, 2012.
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-607 Filed 1-12-12; 8:45 am]
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