[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 58804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24866]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9301]


In the Matter of the Amendment of the Designation of Ansar Bayt 
al-Maqdis, Also Known as Ansar Jerusalem, Also Known as Supporters of 
Jerusalem, Also Known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdes, Also Known as Ansar Beit 
al-Maqdis, Also Known as Jamaat Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, Also Known as 
Jamaat Ansar Beit al-Maqdis fi Sinaa, Also Known as Supporters of the 
Holy Place, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to Section 219 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended

    Based upon a review of the administrative record assembled in this 
matter pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
as amended (8 U.S.C. 1189 (``INA''), and in consultation with the 
Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I have concluded 
that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that Ansar Bayt al-
Maqdis, also known under the aliases listed above, uses the alias ISIL 
Sinai Province, also known as Islamic State-Sinai Province, also known 
as Wilayat Sinai, also known as Sinai Province, also known as The State 
of Sinai, also known as the Islamic State in the Sinai, as its primary 
name.
    Therefore, pursuant to Section 219(b) of the INA, as amended (8 
U.S.C. 1189(b)), I hereby amend the designation of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis 
as a foreign terrorist organization to include the following new 
aliases: ISIL Sinai Province, also known as Islamic State-Sinai 
Province, also known as Wilayat Sinai, also known as Sinai Province, 
also known as The State of Sinai, also known as the Islamic State in 
the Sinai, as additional aliases.
    This determination shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: September 22, 2015.
John F. Kerry,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-24866 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am]
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