82 FR 28731 - In the Matter of the Amendment of the Designation of al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 120 (June 23, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10046]


In the Matter of the Amendment of the Designation of al-Qa'ida in 
the Arabian Peninsula (and Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist 
Organization Pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act

    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 al-Qa'ida in the 
Arabian Peninsula uses the additional aliases Sons of Abyan, Sons of 
Hadramawt, Sons of Hadramawt Committee, Civil Council of Hadramawt, and 
National Hadramawt Council.
    Therefore, pursuant to Section 219(b) of the INA, as amended (8 
U.S.C. 1189(b), I hereby amend the designation of al-Qa'ida in the 
Arabian Peninsula as a Foreign Terrorist Organization to include Sons 
of Abyan, Sons of Hadramawt, Sons of Hadramawt Committee, Civil Council 
of Hadramawt, and National Hadramawt Council as aliases.
    This determination shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: May 15, 2017.
Rex Tillerson,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-13322 Filed 6-22-17; 8:45 am]
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