[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 80 (Thursday, April 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 24468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09793]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Unblocking of 1 Individual Designated Pursuant to Executive Order 
13572

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(``OFAC'') is removing the name of 1 individual whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13572 of 
April 29, 2011, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to 
Human Rights Abuses in Syria'' from the list of Specially Designated 
Nationals and Blocked Persons (``SDN List'').

DATES: The removal of this individual from the SDN List is effective as 
of Thursday, April 18, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Compliance 
Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department 
of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. (Treasury Annex), 
Washington, DC 20220, Tel.: 202/622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available from OFAC's Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac) or via facsimile 
through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, Tel.: 202/622-0077.

Background

    On April 29, 2011, the President issued Executive Order 13572, 
``Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to Human Rights 
Abuses in Syria,'' (the ``Order'') pursuant to, inter alia, the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-06). In the 
Order, the President expanded the scope of the national emergency 
declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004. The Order authorizes 
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, to designate additional persons or entities determined to meet 
certain criteria set forth in Executive Order 13572.
    The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
has determined that this individual should be removed from the SDN 
List.
    The following designation is removed from the SDN List:

Individual

    AL-KUZBARI, Nabil Rafik (a.k.a. AL-KOUZBARI, Nabil; a.k.a. AL-
KUZBARI, Nabil; a.k.a. AL-KUZBARI, Nabil Rafiq; a.k.a. KUSBARI, Nabil; 
a.k.a. KUZBARI, Ahmad; a.k.a. KUZBARI, Ahmad Nabil; a.k.a. KUZBARI, 
Nabil R.); DOB 20 Sep 1936; POB Damascus, Syria; citizen Syria; alt. 
citizen Austria; Passport P3002721 (Austria) (individual) [SYRIA].
    The removal of this individual from the SDN List is effective as of 
Thursday, April 18, 2013. All property and interests in property of the 
individual that are in or hereafter come within the United States or 
the possession or control of United States persons are now blocked.

    Dated: Thursday, April 18, 2013.
Adam Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2013-09793 Filed 4-24-13; 8:45 am]
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