80 FR 58804 - In the Matter of the Amendment of the Designation of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Also Known as Islamic State, Also Known as ISIL, Also Known as ISIS, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 189 (September 30, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58804-58805]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24893]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9290]


In the Matter of the Amendment of the Designation of Islamic 
State of Iraq and the Levant, Also Known as Islamic State, Also Known 
as ISIL, Also Known as ISIS, 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

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concluded that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the 
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant uses the additional aliases the 
Islamic State, ISIL, and ISIS. Therefore, pursuant to Section 219(b) of 
the INA, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1189(b)), I hereby amend the designation 
of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as a Foreign Terrorist 
Organization to include the Islamic State, ISIL, and ISIS as aliases.
    This determination shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: September 21, 2015.
John F. Kerry,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-24893 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am]
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