[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23764-23765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10841]
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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 Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of five individuals that have
been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons 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 person are blocked, and U.S.
persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with
them.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global
Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for
Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory
Affairs, tel. 202-622-4855; or the Department of the Treasury's Office
of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets
Control), tel.: 202-622-2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available
on OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
Notice of OFAC Action(s)
On May 16, 2018, 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. AL-KHALIL, Husayn (a.k.a. KHALIL, Hossein; a.k.a. KHALIL,
Husain; a.k.a. KHALIL, Hussein), Lebanon; DOB 1955; POB Burj Al
Barajinah, Beirut, Lebanon; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject
to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions
Regulations; Gender Male; Political Adviser to the Secretary General of
Hizballah (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: HIZBALLAH).
Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism''
(E.O. 13224) for acting for or on behalf of HIZBALLAH, a person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
2. AL-SAYYID, Ibrahim Amin (a.k.a. ``AL-AMIN, Ibrahim''; a.k.a.
SAYYED, Ibrahim Amin), Lebanon; DOB 1953; POB Nabi Ayla, Lebanon;
Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions
Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations; Gender Male;
Head of the Political Council of Hizballah (individual) [SDGT] (Linked
To: HIZBALLAH).
Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of Executive Order 13224 of
September 23,
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2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who
Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism'' (E.O. 13224) for
acting for or on behalf of HIZBALLAH, a person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
3. QASIM, Naim (a.k.a. KASSEM, Naim; a.k.a. QASSEM, Naim), Lebanon;
DOB 1953; POB Kafr Fila, Lebanon; Additional Sanctions Information--
Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial
Sanctions Regulations; Gender Male; Deputy Secretary General of
Hizballah (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: HIZBALLAH).
Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism''
(E.O. 13224) for acting for or on behalf of HIZBALLAH, a person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
4. YAZBAK, Muhammad (a.k.a. ASSAF, Hosein; a.k.a. YAZBECK,
Mohammad; a.k.a. YAZBEK, Mohammad; a.k.a. YAZBIK, Muhammad), Lebanon;
DOB 1950; POB Bodai, Lebanon; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject
to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions
Regulations; Gender Male; Head of the Judicial Council of Hizballah
(individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: HIZBALLAH).
Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism''
(E.O. 13224) for acting for or on behalf of HIZBALLAH, a person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
5. NASRALLAH, Hasan (a.k.a. NASRALLAH, Hasan Abd-al-Karim),
Lebanon; DOB 31 Aug 1960; alt. DOB 31 Aug 1953; alt. DOB 31 Aug 1955;
alt. DOB 31 Aug 1958; POB Al Basuriyah, Lebanon; Additional Sanctions
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah
Financial Sanctions Regulations; Gender Male; Passport 042833
(Lebanon); Secretary General of Hizballah (individual) [SDGT] [SDT]
[SYRIA] (Linked To: HIZBALLAH).
Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism''
(E.O. 13224) for acting for or on behalf of HIZBALLAH, a person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
Dated: May 16, 2018.
Andrea Gacki
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2018-10841 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am]
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