82 FR 39154 - Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 158 (August 17, 2017)

The 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 Nationals 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 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39154-39155]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16912]


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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 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

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Nationals 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: OFAC's actions described in this notice were applicable on July 
28, 2017, as further specified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Greg Gatjanis, 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; Assistant Director for 
Regulatory Affairs, tel. 202-622-4855; or the Department of the 
Treasury's Office of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel 
(Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202-622-2410.

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.treasury.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On July 28, 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 authority listed below.

Entities

    1. AMIR AL MO'MENIN INDUSTRIES (a.k.a. AMIR-AL-MO'MENIN COMPLEX; 
a.k.a. AMIROLMOMENIN FACTORIES; a.k.a. AMIROLMOMENIN INDUSTRIES), 
Esfahan, Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary 
Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP).
    Designated pursuant to section l(a)(iv) of Executive Order 13382 of 
June 28, 2005, ``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Proliferators and Their Supporters'' (``E.O. 13382'') for being owned 
or controlled by SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    2. SHAHID CHERAGHI INDUSTRIES, Iran; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: 
SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP).
    Designated pursuant to section l(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for being 
owned or controlled by SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    3. SHAHID KALHOR INDUSTRIES, Iran; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: 
SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP).
    Designated pursuant to section l(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for being 
owned or controlled by SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    4. SHAHID KARIMI INDUSTRIES, Iran; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: 
SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP).
    Designated pursuant to section l(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for being 
owned or controlled by SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    5. SHAHID RASTEGAR INDUSTRIES, Iran; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: 
SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP).
    Designated pursuant to section l(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for being 
owned or controlled by SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.
    6. SHAHID VARAMINI INDUSTRIES, Iran; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] (Linked To: 
SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP).
    Designated pursuant to section l(a)(iv) of E.O. 13382 for being 
owned or controlled by SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13382.

    Dated: August 7, 2017.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2017-16912 Filed 8-16-17; 8:45 am]
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