82 FR 33943 - Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 139 (July 21, 2017)

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated National 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 persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15364]


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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 U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have 
been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated National 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 persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are 
generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for date(s).

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; or the Department of the Treasury's 
Office of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign 
Assets Control), tel.: 202-622-2410 (not toll free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability

    The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and 
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available 
on OFAC's Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On July 18, 2017, 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. LIU, Emily (a.k.a. BAOXIA, Liu; a.k.a. LAU, Emily), China; DOB 
10 Sep 1981; POB Shandong, China; nationality China; Additional 
Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Female; 
Passport G28882492 (China) expires 04 May 2018 (individual) [NPWMD] 
[IFSR] (Linked To: SHIRAZ ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of Executive Order 13382 
of June 28, 2005, ``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Proliferators and Their Supporters'' (``E.O. 13382'') for having 
provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, 
or other support for, or goods or services in support of, SHIRAZ 
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES, a person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    2. GHASEMI, Seyyed Reza (a.k.a. QASEMI, Seyed Reza); Additional 
Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; National ID No. 
004-3-94558-9 (Iran); Chief Executive Officer, Rayan Roshd Afzar 
Company; Managing Director, Rayan Roshd Afzar Company (individual) 
[NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: RAYAN ROSHD AFZAR COMPANY).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for acting or 
purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, RAYAN 
ROSHD AFZAR COMPANY, a person whose property or interests in property 
are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    3. HAKEMZADEH, Farshad; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject 
to Secondary Sanctions; National ID No. 005-1-61706-4 (Iran) 
(individual) [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: RAYAN ROSHD AFZAR COMPANY).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for acting or 
purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, RAYAN 
ROSHD AFZAR COMPANY, a person whose property or interests in property 
are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    4. PARSAJAM, Mohsen (a.k.a. HODJATABADI, Mohsen Kargar; a.k.a. 
HODJAT ABADI, Mohsen Kargar; a.k.a. ``KARGAR, Mohsen''); DOB 23 Aug 
1964; POB Qom, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport 
N95873956 (Iran) expires 05 May 2020; National ID No. 038-1-57690-6 
(Iran); Chairman of the Board, Rayan Roshd Afzar Company (individual) 
[NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: RAYAN ROSHD AFZAR COMPANY).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for acting or 
purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, RAYAN 
ROSHD AFZAR COMPANY, a person whose property or interests in property 
are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.

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    5. TAVAN, Resit (a.k.a. TAVAN, Reshit); DOB 01 Jan 1977; 
nationality Turkey; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to 
Secondary Sanctions; Passport U06314813 (Turkey) (individual) [NPWMD] 
[IFSR] (Linked To: QESHM MADKANDALOO SHIPBUILDING COOPERATIVE CO).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13382 for having 
provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, 
or other support for, or goods or services in support of, QESHM 
MADKANDALOO SHIPBUILDING COOPERATIVE CO, a person whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    6. AJILY, Mohammed Saeed (a.k.a. AJILI, Sa'id); DOB 03 Sep 1982; 
nationality Iran (individual) [TCO] (Linked To: AJILY SOFTWARE 
PROCUREMENT GROUP).
    Designated pursuant to sections 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 13581, 
``Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations'' (``E.O. 
13581'') for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, 
directly or indirectly, the AJILY SOFTWARE PROCUREMENT GROUP, a person 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 
13581.
    7. REZAKHAH, Mohammed Reza (a.k.a. REZAKHAH, Mohammad Reza); DOB 04 
Aug 1978; nationality Iran (individual) [TCO] (Linked To: AJILY 
SOFTWARE PROCUREMENT GROUP).
    Designated pursuant to sections 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 13581 for 
having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or 
indirectly, the AJILY SOFTWARE PROCUREMENT GROUP, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13581.

Entities

    1. ABASCIENCE TECH CO. LTD., Room 1724, Si Fang Building No. 5, 
Xiao Ying Road, ChaoYang District, Beijing 100101, China; 14C, Hung 
Shui Kiu Main Street, Yuen Long, N.T., Hong Kong; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: 
SHIRAZ ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES; Linked To: LIU, Emily).
    Designated pursuant to sections 1(a)(iii) and 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 
13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, 
material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in 
support of, SHIRAZ ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES, a person whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382, and for being 
owned or controlled by EMILY LIU, a person whose property and interests 
in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    2. RAYBEAM OPTRONICS CO. LTD., 10-D, Blessgo Industrial Park, 
Yanjiao High and New Tech Zone, Beijing 101601, China; 10-D Blessgo 
Industrial Park, Yanjiao Economic Development Zone, Sanhe, Hebei 
Province, China; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary 
Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: LIU, Emily).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for being 
owned or controlled by EMILY LIU, a person whose property and interests 
in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    3. RAYTRONIC CORPORATION, LIMITED, No. 901, Jing Shu Dong Li, 
Haidian Dist, Beijing 100083, China; Additional Sanctions Information--
Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: LIU, Emily).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13382 for having 
provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, 
or other support for, or goods or services in support of, EMILY LIU, a 
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
E.O. 13382.
    4. SUNWAY TECH CO., LTD, No. 1724, Xiao Ying Rd, Si Fang Building, 
Chao Yang District, Beijing, China; Additional Sanctions Information--
Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: SHIRAZ 
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES; Linked To: LIU, Emily).
    Designated pursuant to sections 1(a)(iii) and 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 
13382 for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, 
material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in 
support of, SHIRAZ ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES, a person whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382, and for being 
owned or controlled by EMILY LIU, a person whose property and interests 
in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    5. RAYAN ROSHD AFZAR COMPANY (a.k.a. RAYAN ROSHD COMPANY; a.k.a. 
``RAYAN ROSHD''), No. 16, Barazandeh St., North Sohrevardi St., Seyed 
Khandan, Tehran, Iran; Number 24 Barzandeh St., North Sohrevardi Ave., 
Tehran, Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary 
Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD 
CORPS).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13382 for having 
provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, 
or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS, a person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    6. QESHM MADKANDALOO SHIPBUILDING COOPERATIVE CO (a.k.a. MAD 
KANDALU COMPANY; a.k.a. MAD KANDALU SHIPBUILDING COOPERATIVE; a.k.a. 
MAD KANDALU SHIPBUILDING COOPERATIVE QESHM; a.k.a. MADKANDALOU 
COMPANY), Qeshm Island, Iran; Web site www.madkandaloo.com; Additional 
Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] 
(Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13382 for having 
provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, 
or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS, a person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    7. RAMOR GROUP (a.k.a. RAMOR DIS TICARET VE INSAAT YATIRIM ANONIM 
SIRKETI), Ataturk mah. 42 Ada Gardenya 7/1 Kat. 12 D.77 Atasehir, 
Istanbul, Turkey; 42A ADA Kat: 12, Daire: 77, No: 7/1, Gardenya Plaza, 
Atasehir, Istanbul 34758, Turkey; Web site www.ramor.com.tr; Additional 
Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] 
(Linked To: TAVAN, Resit).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for being 
owned or controlled by RESIT TAVAN, a person whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    8. AJILY SOFTWARE PROCUREMENT GROUP, Iran [TCO].
    Designated pursuant to sections 1(a)(ii)(A) of E.O. 13581 for being 
a foreign person that constitutes a significant transnational criminal 
organization.
    9. ANDISHEH VESAL MIDDLE EAST COMPANY, No. 3, Unit 6, Daroos 
Building, Qanat Crossroad, Dolat St, Pasdaran Ave., Tehran, Iran [TCO] 
(Linked To: AJILY SOFTWARE PROCUREMENT GROUP).
    Designated pursuant to sections 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 13581 for 
having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or 
indirectly, the AJILY SOFTWARE PROCUREMENT GROUP, a person whose 
property and interests in

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property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13581.

    Dated: July 18, 2017.
John E. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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