81 FR 4082 - Sanctions Lifting Actions Taken Pursuant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 15 (January 25, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 15 (January 25, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-01404 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 4082] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01404] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 9422] Sanctions Lifting Actions Taken Pursuant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: To comply with the Presidential Memorandum entitled ``Preparing for the Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of July 14, 2015'' issued on October 18, 2015 and to give effect to the United States commitment under Section 4.8.1 of Annex II and Section 17.3 of Annex V of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Secretary of State has taken action pursuant to Section 9(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) (``ISA''), as amended, to discontinue the imposition of sanctions on the following individuals and entities sanctioned under section 5(a) of ISA: Dimitris Cambis, FAL Oil Company Limited, Ferland Company Limited, Impire Shipping, Kuo Oil Pte. Ltd, Naftiran Intertrade Company, Petrochemical Commercial Company International, Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela S.A., Royal Oyster Group, Speedy Ship, and Zhuhai Zhenrong Company and the following entities sanctioned under Section 212 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012: Bimeh Markazi--Central Insurance of Iran and Kish Protection and Indemnity. The Secretary of State has also taken action to discontinue the imposition of sanctions under E. O. 13622 (July 30, 2012), as amended, on the following entities: Jam Petrochemical Company and Niksima Food and Beverage JLT. Finally, the Secretary of State has taken action pursuant to Section 1244(i)of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (subtitle D of title XII of Pub. L. 112-239, 22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) (``IFCA'') to waive the imposition of sanctions under Section 1244(c)(1) of IFCA with respect to the following entities: the National Iranian Oil Company, the National Iranian Tanker Company, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, and South Shipping Line Iran, and under Section 1244(d)(1) of IFCA with respect to Goldentex FZE. The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control will take action to remove these entities from its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) and/or the Non-SDN ISA List, as appropriate, as of the effective date. DATES: Effective: These actions were effective on January 16, 2016 (Implementation Day), when the Secretary of State confirmed that Iran had implemented the nuclear-related measures specified in Sections 15.1-15.11 of Annex V of the JCPOA, as verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Office of Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Department of State, Telephone: (202) 647- 7489. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Relevant agencies and instrumentalities of the United States Government shall take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this notice. The following constitutes a list, as of the effective date of these actions, of persons on whom sanctions are imposed under ISA. The particular sanctions imposed on an individual person are identified in the relevant Federal Register Notice. --Sytrol (see Public Notice 8040, 77 FR 59034, September 25, 2012) Dated: January 19, 2016. Kurt Tong, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs. [FR Doc. 2016-01404 Filed 1-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-AE-P
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this Notice into the search field and under section 5(a) of ISA: Dimitris —Sytrol (see Public Notice 8040, 77 FR
follow the prompts. Cambis, FAL Oil Company Limited, 59034, September 25, 2012)
Comments are not private. They will Ferland Company Limited, Impire Dated: January 19, 2016.
be posted on the site. The comments Shipping, Kuo Oil Pte. Ltd, Naftiran Kurt Tong,
will not be edited to remove identifying Intertrade Company, Petrochemical
Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic and
or contact information, and the State Commercial Company International, Business Affairs.
Department cautions against including Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., Royal
[FR Doc. 2016–01404 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am]
any information that one does not want Oyster Group, Speedy Ship, and Zhuhai
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publicly disclosed. The State Zhenrong Company and the following
Department requests that any party entities sanctioned under Section 212 of
soliciting or aggregating comments the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria DEPARTMENT OF STATE
received from other persons for Human Rights Act of 2012: Bimeh
submission to the State Department Markazi—Central Insurance of Iran and [Public Notice: 9419]
inform those persons that the State Kish Protection and Indemnity. The
Department will not edit their Secretary of State has also taken action Culturally Significant Objects Imported
comments to remove identifying or to discontinue the imposition of for Exhibition Determinations:
contact information. sanctions under E. O. 13622 (July 30, ‘‘China’s First Emperor and His
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2012), as amended, on the following Terracotta Warriors’’ Exhibition
Office of Energy Diplomacy, Energy entities: Jam Petrochemical Company
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
Resources Bureau (ENR/EDP/EWA) and Niksima Food and Beverage JLT.
following determinations: Pursuant to
Department of State 2201 C St. NW., Ste Finally, the Secretary of State has taken
the authority vested in me by the Act of
4428, Washington, DC 20520, Attn: action pursuant to Section 1244(i)of the
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
Sydney Kaufman, Tel: 202–647–2041. Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
Email: kaufmans@state.gov. Act of 2012 (subtitle D of title XII of
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pub. L. 112–239, 22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.)
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
Additional information concerning the (‘‘IFCA’’) to waive the imposition of
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
St. Clair pipeline facilities can be found sanctions under Section 1244(c)(1) of
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
at http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/ IFCA with respect to the following
October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority
applicants/index.htm. Documents entities: the National Iranian Oil
No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as
related to the Department of State’s Company, the National Iranian Tanker
appropriate, Delegation of Authority No.
review of the application for a Company, the Islamic Republic of Iran
257–1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby
Presidential Permit can be found at Shipping Lines, and South Shipping
determine that the objects to be
http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant. Line Iran, and under Section 1244(d)(1)
included in the exhibition ‘‘China’s
of IFCA with respect to Goldentex FZE.
Dated: January 15, 2016. First Emperor and His Terracotta
The Department of the Treasury’s Office
Chris Davy, Warriors,’’ imported from abroad for
of Foreign Assets Control will take
Deputy Director, Energy Resources Bureau, temporary exhibition within the United
action to remove these entities from its
Energy Diplomacy, Bureau of Energy States, are of cultural significance. The
list of Specially Designated Nationals
Resources, U.S. Department of State. objects are imported pursuant to a loan
and Blocked Persons (SDN List) and/or
[FR Doc. 2016–01419 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am] agreement with the foreign owner or
the Non-SDN ISA List, as appropriate,
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as of the effective date.
exhibition or display of the exhibit
DATES: Effective: These actions were objects at The Field Museum of Natural
DEPARTMENT OF STATE effective on January 16, 2016 History, Chicago, Illinois, from on about
(Implementation Day), when the March 4, 2016, until on or about January
[Public Notice: 9422] Secretary of State confirmed that Iran 8, 2017, and at possible additional
had implemented the nuclear-related exhibitions or venues yet to be
Sanctions Lifting Actions Taken
measures specified in Sections 15.1– determined, is in the national interest.
Pursuant to the Joint Comprehensive
15.11 of Annex V of the JCPOA, as I have ordered that Public Notice of
Plan of Action
verified by the International Atomic these Determinations be published in
AGENCY: Department of State. Energy Agency. the Federal Register.
ACTION: Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general issues: Office of Sanctions further information, including a list of
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Policy and Implementation, Department the imported objects, contact the Office
Presidential Memorandum entitled
of State, Telephone: (202) 647–7489. of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
‘‘Preparing for the Implementation of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Relevant in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S.
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
agencies and instrumentalities of the Department of State (telephone: 202–
of July 14, 2015’’ issued on October 18,
United States Government shall take all 632–6471; email: section2459@
2015 and to give effect to the United
appropriate measures within their state.gov). The mailing address is U.S.
States commitment under Section 4.8.1
authority to carry out the provisions of Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite
of Annex II and Section 17.3 of Annex
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this notice. 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505.
V of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA), the Secretary of State The following constitutes a list, as of Dated: January 15, 2016.
has taken action pursuant to Section the effective date of these actions, of Mark Taplin,
9(b) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 persons on whom sanctions are imposed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
(Pub. L. 104–172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) under ISA. The particular sanctions of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
(‘‘ISA’’), as amended, to discontinue the imposed on an individual person are Department of State.
imposition of sanctions on the following identified in the relevant Federal [FR Doc. 2016–01311 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am]
individuals and entities sanctioned Register Notice. BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
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| Dates | Effective: These actions were effective on January 16, 2016 (Implementation Day), when the Secretary of State confirmed that Iran had implemented the nuclear-related measures specified in Sections 15.1-15.11 of Annex V of the JCPOA, as verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency. | |
| Contact | On general issues: Office of Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Department of State, Telephone: (202) 647- 7489. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 4082 |
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