80_FR_48141 80 FR 47988 - Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Pursuant to Executive Order 13396

80 FR 47988 - Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Pursuant to Executive Order 13396

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)

Page Range47988-47989
FR Document2015-19597

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is removing the names of two individuals whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13396, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire,'' from the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47988-47989]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-19597]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 
Pursuant to Executive Order 13396

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 names of two individuals whose property and 
interests in property have been blocked

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pursuant to Executive Order 13396, ``Blocking Property of Certain 
Persons Contributing to the Conflict in C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire,'' from the 
List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List).

DATES: OFAC's actions described in this notice are effective as of July 
30, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, Office of Foreign Assets Control, or 
Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202/622-2410, Office of 
the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury (not toll free 
numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SDN List and additional information 
concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available from OFAC's Web site 
(www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain general information pertaining to 
OFAC's sanctions programs is also available via facsimile through a 24-
hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/622-0077.

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On July 30, 2015, OFAC determined that circumstances no longer 
warrant the inclusion of the following two individuals on OFAC's SDN 
list, and that these individuals are no longer subject to the blocking 
provisions of Section 1(a) of E.O. 13396:

    1. DJEDJE, Alcide Ilahiri (a.k.a. DJEDJE, Ilahiri Alcide; a.k.a. 
ILAHIRI, Alcide Djedje); DOB 1956 (individual) [COTED]
    2. N'GUESSAN, Pascal Affi (a.k.a. NGUESSAN, Affi); DOB 1953; POB 
Bongouanou, C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire (individual) [COTED]

    Dated: July 30, 2015.
John E. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2015-19597 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              electronic mail to prainfo@occ.treas.gov.               trading liabilities are trading positions             characteristics of each securitization
                                              You may personally inspect and                          and specifies the factors a national bank             position in order to demonstrate an
                                              photocopy comments at the OCC, 400                      or federal savings association must take              understanding of the position. Section
                                              7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.                   into account in drafting those policies               3.212 requires quarterly quantitative
                                              For security reasons, the OCC requires                  and procedures. Section 3.203(a)(2)                   disclosures, annual qualitative
                                              that visitors make an appointment to                    requires national banks and federal                   disclosures, and a formal disclosure
                                              inspect comments. You may do so by                      savings associations to have clearly                  policy approved by the board of
                                              calling (202) 649–6700. Upon arrival,                   defined trading and hedging strategies                directors that addresses the approach for
                                              visitors will be required to present valid              for trading positions that are approved               determining the market risk disclosures
                                              government-issued photo identification                  by senior management and specifies                    it makes.
                                              and submit to security screening in                     what the strategies must articulate.                     Type of Review: Extension of a
                                              order to inspect and photocopy                          Section 3.203(b)(1) requires national                 currently approved collection. Affected
                                              comments.                                               banks and federal savings associations                Public: Individuals; Businesses or other
                                                 All comments received, including                     to have clearly defined policies and                  for-profit.
                                              attachments and other supporting                        procedures for actively managing all                     Number of Respondents: 13.
                                              materials, are part of the public record                covered positions and specifies the                      Estimated Burden per Respondent:
                                              and subject to public disclosure. Do not                minimum requirements for those                        1,964 hours.
                                              include any information in your                         policies and procedures. Sections                        Total Estimated Annual Burden:
                                              comment or supporting materials that                    3.203(c)(4) through 3.203(c)(10) require              25,532 hours.
                                              you consider confidential or                            the annual review of internal models                     Comments submitted in response to
                                              inappropriate for public disclosure.                    and specify certain requirements for                  this notice will be summarized,
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        those models. Section 3.203(d) requires               included in the request for OMB
                                              Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer,                    the internal audit group of a national                approval, and become a matter of public
                                              (202) 649–5490, for persons who are                     bank or federal savings association to                record. Comments are invited on:
                                              deaf or hard of hearing, TTY, (202) 649–                prepare an annual report to the board of                 (a) Whether the collection of
                                              5597, Legislative and Regulatory                        directors on the effectiveness of controls            information is necessary for the proper
                                              Activities Division, Office of the                      supporting the market risk measurement                performance of the functions of the
                                              Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th                    systems.                                              OCC, including whether the information
                                                                                                         Section 3.204(b) requires national                 has practical utility;
                                              Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.
                                                                                                      banks and federal savings associations                   (b) The accuracy of the OCC’s
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC                      to conduct quarterly backtesting.                     estimate of the burden of the collection
                                              is requesting extension of OMB                          Section 3.205(a)(5) requires institutions             of information;
                                              approval for this collection. There have                to demonstrate to the OCC the                            (c) Ways to enhance the quality,
                                              been no changes to the requirements of                  appropriateness of proxies used to                    utility, and clarity of the information to
                                              the regulations.                                        capture risks within value-at-risk                    be collected;
                                                 Title: Market Risk.                                  models. Section 3.205(c) requires                        (d) Ways to minimize the burden of
                                                 OMB Control No.: 1557–0247.                          institutions to develop, retain, and make             the collection on respondents, including
                                                 Description: The Office of the                       available to the OCC value-at-risk and                through the use of automated collection
                                              Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC)                     profit and loss information on sub-                   techniques or other forms of information
                                              market risk capital rules (12 CFR part 3,               portfolios for two years. Section                     technology; and
                                              subpart F) capture positions for which                  3.206(b)(3) requires national banks and                  (e) Estimates of capital or start-up
                                              the market risk capital rules are                       federal savings associations to have                  costs and costs of operation,
                                              appropriate; reduce procyclicality in                   policies and procedures that describe                 maintenance, and purchase of services
                                              market risk capital requirements;                       how they determine the period of                      to provide information.
                                              enhance the rules’ sensitivity to risks                 significant financial stress used to
                                              that are not adequately captured under                                                                          Dated: August 5, 2015.
                                                                                                      calculate the institution’s stressed
                                              the current regulatory measurement                      value-at-risk models and to obtain prior              Mary H. Gottlieb,
                                              methodologies; and increase                             OCC approval for any material changes                 Regulatory Specialist, Legislative and
                                              transparency through enhanced                           to these policies and procedures.                     Regulatory Activities Division.
                                              disclosures.                                               Section 3.207(b)(1) details                        [FR Doc. 2015–19576 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]
                                                 The information collection                           requirements applicable to a national                 BILLING CODE 4810–33–P
                                              requirements are located at 12 CFR                      bank or federal savings association
                                              3.203 through 3.212. The rules enhance                  when the national bank or federal
                                              risk sensitivity and include                            savings association uses internal models              DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                              requirements for the public disclosure                  to measure the specific risk of certain
                                              of certain qualitative and quantitative                 covered positions. Section 3.208                      Office of Foreign Assets Control
                                              information about the market risk of                    requires national banks and federal                   Unblocking of Specially Designated
                                              national banks and federal savings                      savings associations to obtain prior                  Nationals and Blocked Persons
                                              associations. The collection of                         written OCC approval for incremental
                                                                                                                                                            Pursuant to Executive Order 13396
                                              information is necessary to ensure                      risk modeling. Section 3.209(a) requires
                                              capital adequacy appropriate for the                    prior OCC approval for the use of a                   AGENCY:  Office of Foreign Assets
                                              level of market risk.                                   comprehensive risk measure. Section                   Control, Treasury.
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                                                 Section 3.203 sets forth the                         3.209(c)(2) requires national banks and               ACTION: Notice.
                                              requirements for applying the market                    federal savings associations to retain
                                              risk framework. Section 3.203(a)(1)                     and report the results of supervisory                 SUMMARY:   The Treasury Department’s
                                              requires national banks and federal                     stress testing. Section 3.210(f)(2)(i)                Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
                                              savings associations to have clearly                    requires national banks and federal                   is removing the names of two
                                              defined policies and procedures for                     savings associations to document an                   individuals whose property and
                                              determining which trading assets and                    internal analysis of the risk                         interests in property have been blocked


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                                              pursuant to Executive Order 13396,                      persons identified as the Government of                  2. BLUE ENERGY TRADE LTD. CO.,
                                              ‘‘Blocking Property of Certain Persons                  Syria pursuant to E.O. 13582, and ten                 P.O. Box 556, Charlestown, Saint Kitts
                                              Contributing to the Conflict in Côte                   vessels in which certain of these entities            and Nevis [SYRIA] (Linked To:
                                              d’Ivoire,’’ from the List of Specially                  have an interest.                                     MILENYUM ENERGY S.A.).
                                              Designated Nationals and Blocked                        DATES: OFAC’s actions described in this                  3. EBLA TRADE SERVICES S.A.L./
                                              Persons (SDN List).                                     notice were effective on August 3, 2015,              OFF–SHORE, Beirut, Lebanon; Nakhle
                                              DATES: OFAC’s actions described in this                 as further specified below.                           Center, Property Number: 295/24,
                                              notice are effective as of July 30, 2015.               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Baabda, Furn, Chebbak, Lebanon
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Associate Director for Global Targeting,              [SYRIA] (Linked To: MILENYUM
                                              Associate Director for Global Targeting,                tel.: 202/622–2420, Associate Director                ENERGY S.A.; Linked To: BLUE
                                              tel.: 202/622–2420, Assistant Director                  for Sanctions Policy & Implementation,                ENERGY TRADE LTD. CO.).
                                              for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation,                  tel.: 202/622–2480, Office of Foreign                    4. GREEN SHIPPING LTD., c/o
                                              tel.: 202/622–2490, Assistant Director                  Assets Control, or Chief Counsel                      Milenyum Denizcilik Gemi Hizmetleri
                                              for Licensing, tel.: 202/622–2480, Office               (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202/622–              Acentelik ve Ozel Ogretim Hizmetleri
                                              of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief                     2410, Office of the General Counsel,                  Ltd. Sti, Nazli Sokak 9, Halilrifatpasa
                                              Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.:                 Department of the Treasury (not toll free             Mah, Sisli, Istanbul 34384, Turkey;
                                              202/622–2410, Office of the General                     numbers).                                             Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake
                                              Counsel, Department of the Treasury                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall
                                              (not toll free numbers).                                                                                      Islands; Identification Number IMO
                                                                                                      Electronic and Facsimile Availability                 5848165 [SYRIA] (Linked To:
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SDN
                                              List and additional information                            The Specially Designated Nationals                 MILENYUM ENERGY S.A.).
                                              concerning OFAC sanctions programs                      and Blocked Persons List and additional                  5. MILENYUM ENERGY S.A. (a.k.a.
                                              are available from OFAC’s Web site                      information concerning OFAC sanctions                 MILENYUM DENIZCILIK GEMI; a.k.a.
                                              (www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain general                programs are available on OFAC’s Web                  MILENYUM DENIZCILIK GEMI
                                              information pertaining to OFAC’s                        site (www.treas.gov/ofac). Certain                    HIZMETLERI ACENTELIK VE OZEL
                                              sanctions programs is also available via                general information pertaining to                     OGRETIM HIZMETLERI LIMITED
                                              facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-                     OFAC’s sanctions programs is also                     SIRKETI; a.k.a. MILENYUM SHIPPING),
                                              demand service, tel.: 202/622–0077.                     available via facsimile through a 24-                 c/o Milenyum Denizcilik Gemi H.,
                                                                                                      hour fax-on-demand service, tel.:                     Hizmetleri Ltd. Sti, Nazli Sokak 9,
                                              Notice of OFAC Actions                                  202/622–0077.                                         Halilrifatpasa Mah, Sisli, Istanbul
                                                On July 30, 2015, OFAC determined                     Notice of OFAC Actions                                34384, Turkey; Ataturk Mahallesi Gulay
                                              that circumstances no longer warrant                                                                          Sokak, No. 12/3, Atasehir, Istanbul,
                                              the inclusion of the following two                        On August 3, 2015, OFAC blocked the                 Turkey; No. 18 D. 1 Kemankes Mah.
                                              individuals on OFAC’s SDN list, and                     property and interests in property of the             Necatibey Cad., Akce Sok., Karakoy,
                                              that these individuals are no longer                    following eleven persons pursuant to                  Istanbul, Turkey; Sierra Leone; Avenida
                                              subject to the blocking provisions of                   E.O. 13582, ‘‘Blocking Property of the                Norte Enrique Geenzeier El Cangrejo,
                                              Section 1(a) of E.O. 13396:                             Government of Syria and Prohibiting                   Panama 0834–1082, Panama; Web site
                                                                                                      Certain Transactions with Respect to                  http://www.milenyumshipping.com;
                                                 1. DJEDJE, Alcide Ilahiri (a.k.a. DJEDJE,            Syria’’:
                                              Ilahiri Alcide; a.k.a. ILAHIRI, Alcide Djedje);                                                               Company Number 792313 (Panama)
                                              DOB 1956 (individual) [COTED]                           Individuals                                           [SYRIA] (Linked To: ABDULKARIM,
                                                 2. N’GUESSAN, Pascal Affi (a.k.a.                                                                          Wael; Linked To: ABDULKARIM
                                                                                                         1. AYDIN, Mustafa, Turkey; DOB 26
                                              NGUESSAN, Affi); DOB 1953; POB                                                                                GROUP).
                                              Bongouanou, Côte d’Ivoire (individual)                 May 1988; Passport U04663595 (Turkey)
                                                                                                                                                               6. THE EAGLES L.L.C. (a.k.a. THE
                                              [COTED]                                                 (individual) [SYRIA] (Linked To:
                                                                                                                                                            EAGLES INTERNATIONAL LLC), Plot
                                                                                                      MILENYUM ENERGY S.A.; Linked To:
                                                Dated: July 30, 2015.                                                                                       No. 41, Airport Free Trade Zone,
                                                                                                      BLUE ENERGY TRADE LTD. CO.;
                                              John E. Smith,                                                                                                Damascus, Syria [SYRIA] (Linked To:
                                                                                                      Linked To: ABDULKARIM GROUP).
                                              Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets                  2. DUZGOREN, Serkan, Turkey; DOB                   ABDULKARIM, Wael; Linked To:
                                              Control.                                                28 Jan 1979 (individual) [SYRIA]                      ABDULKARIM GROUP).
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19597 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]              (Linked To: MILENYUM ENERGY S.A.).                       7. MORGAN ADDITIVES
                                              BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P                                     3. DUZGOREN, Erkan, Turkey; DOB                    MANUFACTURING CO. (a.k.a.
                                                                                                      17 Jun 1980 (individual) [SYRIA]                      MORGAN MIDDLE EAST LLC), Office
                                                                                                      (Linked To: MILENYUM ENERGY S.A.).                    No. 2206, 22nd Floor, Jafza View 19,
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                                 4. KENAR, Ufuk, Turkey; DOB 24 Apr                 Sheikh Zayed Road Besides Jafza View
                                                                                                      1980 (individual) [SYRIA] (Linked To:                 18, Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority,
                                              Office of Foreign Assets Control                        MILENYUM ENERGY S.A.).                                Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Suite 13,
                                                                                                                                                            First Floor, Oliaji Trade Centre, Francis
                                              Sanctions Actions Pursuant to                           Entities                                              Rachel Street, Victoria, Mahe,
                                              Executive Order 13582                                      1. AQUA SHIPPING LTD. (a.k.a.                      Seychelles; Web site
                                              AGENCY:  Office of Foreign Assets                       AQUA SHIPPING LTD.-MAI), c/o                          www.morganme.com; alt. Web site
                                              Control, Treasury.                                      Milenyum Denizcilik Gemi Hizmetleri                   morgan.ae [SYRIA] (Linked To:
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                         Acentelik ve Ozel Ogretim Hizmetleri                  ABDULKARIM, Wael).
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                                                                                                      Ltd. Sti, Nazli Sokak 9, Halilrifatpasa                  In addition, on August 3, 2015, OFAC
                                              SUMMARY:   The Treasury Department’s                    Mah, Sisli, Istanbul 34384, Turkey;                   identified the following six persons as
                                              Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)                 Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake                       falling within the definition of the
                                              is publishing the names of eleven                       Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall               Government of Syria as set forth in
                                              persons whose property and interests in                 Islands; Identification Number IMO                    section 8(d) of E.O. 13582 and section
                                              property are blocked pursuant to                        5849194 [SYRIA] (Linked To:                           542.305 of the Syrian Sanctions
                                              Executive Order (E.O.) 13582, six                       MILENYUM ENERGY S.A.).                                Regulations, 31 CFR part 542:


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesOFAC's actions described in this notice are effective as of July 30, 2015.
ContactAssociate 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, Office of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202/622-2410, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury (not toll free numbers).
FR Citation80 FR 47988 

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