82_FR_43053 82 FR 42878 - Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

82 FR 42878 - Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 175 (September 12, 2017)

Page Range42878-42879
FR Document2017-19243

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 Issue 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19243]


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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 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: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global 
Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420, Assistant

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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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability

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

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On September 6, 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

    RIAK RENGU, Malek Reuben (a.k.a. REUBEN, Malek; a.k.a. RUBEN, 
Malek), Juba, South Sudan; DOB 01 Jan 1960; POB Yei, South Sudan; 
nationality South Sudan; Gender Male; Passport S00001537 (South Sudan); 
alt. Passport B0810167 (Sudan); Personal ID Card M6000000000817 (South 
Sudan); Deputy Chief of Defense Force and Inspector General of the 
Sudan People's Liberation Army; First Lieutenant General (individual) 
[SOUTH SUDAN].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13664 of 
April 3, 2014, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to 
South Sudan'' (E.O. 13664) for being responsible for or complicit in, 
or having engaged in, directly or indirectly, in or in relation to 
South Sudan: (1) Actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, 
or stability of South Sudan; and (2) actions or policies that have the 
purpose or effect of expanding or extending the conflict in South Sudan 
or obstructing reconciliation or peace talks or processes.
    LUETH, Michael Makuei (a.k.a. LUETH, Michael Makwei; a.k.a. MAKUEI, 
Michael; a.k.a. MAKUEI, Michael Makuei Lueth), Juba, South Sudan; DOB 
1947; POB Bor, South Sudan; alt. POB Bor, Sudan; nationality South 
Sudan; alt. nationality Sudan; alt. nationality Kenya; Gender Male; 
Minister of Information and Broadcasting; Minister of Information, 
Broadcasting, Telecommunication and Postal Services; Government 
Spokesperson (individual) [SOUTH SUDAN].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13664 of 
April 3, 2014, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to 
South Sudan'' (E.O. 13664) for being responsible for or complicit in, 
or having engaged in, directly or indirectly, in or in relation to 
South Sudan: (1) Actions or policies that have the purpose or effect of 
expanding or extending the conflict in South Sudan or obstructing 
reconciliation or peace talks or processes; (2) obstruction of the 
activities of international peacekeeping, diplomatic, or humanitarian 
missions in South Sudan, or of the delivery or distribution of, or 
access to, humanitarian assistance; and (3) attacks against United 
Nations missions, international security presences, or other 
peacekeeping operations;
    AWAN, Paul Malong (a.k.a. ANEI, Paul Malong Awan; a.k.a. MALONG, 
Bol; a.k.a. MALONG, Paul; a.k.a. MALONG, Paul Awan), Warawar, Aweil 
County, Northern Bahr el-Ghazal, South Sudan; Juba, South Sudan; 
Kampala, Uganda; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; P.O. Box 73699, Nairobi 00200, 
Kenya; DOB 02 Jan 1962; alt. DOB 04 Dec 1960; alt. DOB 12 Apr 1960; 
alt. DOB 30 Jan 1960; POB Malualkon, Sudan; alt. POB Malualkon, South 
Sudan; alt. POB Warawar, Sudan; alt. POB Warawar, South Sudan; 
nationality South Sudan; alt. nationality Uganda; Gender Male; Passport 
S00004370 (South Sudan); alt. Passport D00001369 (South Sudan); alt. 
Passport 003606 (Sudan); alt. Passport 00606 (Sudan); alt. Passport 
B002606 (Sudan); Former Sudan People's Liberation Army Chief of General 
Staff (individual) [SOUTH SUDAN].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13664 of 
April 3, 2014, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to 
South Sudan'' (E.O. 13664) for being responsible for or complicit in, 
or having engaged in, directly or indirectly, in or in relation to 
South Sudan: (A) Actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, 
or stability of South Sudan; (B) actions or policies that have the 
purpose or effect of expanding or extending the conflict in South Sudan 
or obstructing reconciliation or peace talks or processes; and (C) 
obstruction of the activities of international peacekeeping, 
diplomatic, or humanitarian missions in South Sudan, or of the delivery 
or distribution of, or access to, humanitarian assistance.

Entities

    ALL ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD, Juba, South Sudan [SOUTH SUDAN].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv)(B) of Executive Order 13664 
of April 3, 2014, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect 
to South Sudan'' (E.O. 13664) for being owned or controlled by, 
directly or indirectly, RIAK RENGU, Malek Reuben, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13664.
    A+ ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS & MEDIA PRINTING CO. LTD., Tongping, 
Juba, Central Equatorial State, South Sudan; Tax ID No. 1100214326 
(South Sudan); Commercial Registry Number 11045 (South Sudan) [SOUTH 
SUDAN]SUDAN].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv)(B) of Executive Order 13664 
of April 3, 2014, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect 
to South Sudan'' (E.O. 13664) for being owned or controlled by, 
directly or indirectly, RIAK RENGU, Malek Reuben, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13664.
    MAK INTERNATIONAL SERVICES CO LTD (a.k.a. MAK INTERNATIONAL SERVICE 
CO LTD; a.k.a. ``MAK INTERNATIONAL''), Juba, South Sudan [SOUTH SUDAN].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv)(B) of Executive Order 13664 
of April 3, 2014, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect 
to South Sudan'' (E.O. 13664) for being owned or controlled by, 
directly or indirectly, RIAK RENGU, Malek Reuben, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13664.

    Dated: September 6, 2017.
John E. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2017-19243 Filed 9-11-17; 8:45 am]
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42878 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 12, 2017 / Notices enacted in 2010, carriers and ticket 14 CFR 257. The reinstated OMB control on the internet/computer, as well as on agents should already be complying number will be applicable to all the a printed version of an itinerary/ticket. with most of the requirements.1 The provisions set forth in this notice. The Total Annual Burden: Annual aspect of the provision which is new is title, a description of the respondents, reporting burden for this data collection the specification of when during a and an estimate of the annual is estimated at 195,138 to 304,415- telephone or in-person booking process recordkeeping and periodic reporting hours for all travel agents and airline a carrier or ticket agent must disclose burden are set forth below: ticket agents who have personal contact the code-share information, which may Title: Disclosure of Code-Sharing with a consumer. Most of this data result in additional compliance costs for Arrangements and Long Term Wet collection is accomplished through some carriers and ticket agents. Those Leases in Flight Itineraries and travelers using highly automated additional costs would be borne by Schedules, Oral Communications with computerized systems to make their air those carriers and ticket agents that Prospective Consumers, Ticket travel reservation(s) and the data is currently do not present code-share Confirmations, and Advertisements. already available on the regulated information at the first mention of a entities Web sites and/or is programmed flight during a reservation call or in- Respondents: All U.S. air carriers, into their database/reservation systems. person booking. As such, these carriers foreign air carriers, Global Distribution Public Comments Invited: You are and ticket agents may have slightly Systems (GDSs, formerly known as asked to comment on any aspect of this longer reservation calls and longer in- computer reservations systems), and information collection, including (a) person bookings. However, the travel agents doing business in the whether the proposed collection of disclosure at a point during the United States. information is necessary for the information gathering and decision- Number of Respondents: 5,031 Department’s performance; (b) the making process was already required so (estimated 48 marketing carriers and accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) the additional time, if any, would be 4,983 travel agents/GDSs). ways for the Department to enhance the minimal. Frequency: quality, utility, and clarity of the In addition to costs for additional information collection; and (d) ways For transactions involving oral agent time during some calls and in- that the burden could be minimized communications: 15 seconds per call (to person bookings, some respondents may without reducing the quality of the reveal the code-share information) and have a slight increase in their training collected information. an average of 1.5 calls per trip (a total costs, as they modify their trainings to Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 22.5 seconds per respondent) for the note that code-share information must of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; approximately 25% to 39% (using 2016 be shared when the flight is first and 49 CFR 1:48. Bureau of Transportation Statistic’s presented to the consumer.2 These ((BTS)) data) of itineraries that involve Issued in Washington, DC, on August 28, additional training costs are likely to be 2017. personal contact/phone call and a code- incurred only by those respondents share itinerary.3 Blane A. Workie, which do not already present code-share For transactions involving written and Assistant General Counsel for Aviation information at the first mention of a internet disclosure: The burden should Enforcement and Proceedings. flight. A Federal agency generally cannot be minimal to non-existent as many [FR Doc. 2017–18828 Filed 9–11–17; 8:45 am] conduct or sponsor a collection of airlines are already required to submit BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P information, and the public is generally certain code-share related information not required to respond to an to BTS 4 and/or already have code-share information collection, unless it is information available on their Web DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY approved by the OMB under the PRA sites.5 In addition, the marketing and displays a currently valid OMB airlines currently provide information Office of Foreign Assets Control Control Number. In addition, about their code-share flights to the GDSs who, in turn, provide that Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject information to travel agents. As the AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets to penalty for failing to comply with a code-share information is integrated Control, Treasury. collection of information if the into the data provided by the airlines to ACTION: Notice. collection of information does not GDSs and travel agents, the code-share display a valid OMB Control Number. information is automatically displayed SUMMARY: The Department of the See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets This notice addresses the information 3 Per BTS data, there were 932 million Control (OFAC) is publishing the names collection requirements set forth in the enplanements in 2016 (34% of these flights involve of one or more persons that have been a one-way ticket and 66% involve round-trip Department’s regulation requiring travel). It is estimated that 20% of these travelers placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated disclosure of code-share and wet-leases, make a call to an airline or travel agent to book a Nationals and Blocked Persons List ticket or obtain information about a flight and each based on OFAC’s determination that one 1 The regulated entities that have a Web site traveler will only need to obtain the information or more applicable legal criteria were should already have the required information once per travel itinerary. Of those travel itineraries, 25% to 39% involve a code-share flight in which satisfied. All property and interests in programmed in their systems and that information should already appear on their Web sites. Thus, the an agent must reveal that information. property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 incremental costs to add the information to mobile 4 Large U.S. carriers must provide BTS with these persons are blocked, and U.S. Web sites and applications should be small. To the information for the ‘‘Airline Passenger and persons are generally prohibited from extent there are any costs, they could be minimized Destination Survey.’’ The reported information engaging in transactions with them. if any necessary changes were incorporated at the must include the name of the marketing carrier, as same time as another upgrade. well as the operating carrier of the flight (which DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 2 The costs are minimal if this change is may be a regional or foreign carrier). section. incorporated into agent curricula during the same 5 For example, many ‘‘reporting’’ carriers (e.g., FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: time as other updates and/or sent in an update United Airlines) disclose on their Web sites on-time bulletin via the carrier’s/travel agent’s intranet performance information for their domestic code- OFAC: Associate Director for Global system. share flights. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 12, 2017 / Notices 42879 Director for Sanctions Compliance & 2014, ‘‘Blocking Property of Certain Sudan’’ (E.O. 13664) for being owned or Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490, Persons With Respect to South Sudan’’ controlled by, directly or indirectly, Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: (E.O. 13664) for being responsible for or RIAK RENGU, Malek Reuben, a person 202–622–2480; or the Department of the complicit in, or having engaged in, whose property and interests in Treasury’s Office of the General directly or indirectly, in or in relation to property are blocked pursuant to E.O. Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel South Sudan: (1) Actions or policies 13664. (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202–622– that have the purpose or effect of A+ ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS & 2410. expanding or extending the conflict in MEDIA PRINTING CO. LTD., Tongping, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: South Sudan or obstructing Juba, Central Equatorial State, South reconciliation or peace talks or Sudan; Tax ID No. 1100214326 (South Electronic Availability processes; (2) obstruction of the Sudan); Commercial Registry Number The Specially Designated Nationals activities of international peacekeeping, 11045 (South Sudan) [SOUTH and Blocked Persons List and additional diplomatic, or humanitarian missions in SUDAN]SUDAN]. information concerning OFAC sanctions South Sudan, or of the delivery or Designated pursuant to section programs are available from OFAC’s distribution of, or access to, 1(a)(iv)(B) of Executive Order 13664 of Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac). humanitarian assistance; and (3) attacks April 3, 2014, ‘‘Blocking Property of against United Nations missions, Certain Persons With Respect to South Notice of OFAC Actions Sudan’’ (E.O. 13664) for being owned or international security presences, or On September 6, 2017, OFAC other peacekeeping operations; controlled by, directly or indirectly, determined that the property and AWAN, Paul Malong (a.k.a. ANEI, RIAK RENGU, Malek Reuben, a person interests in property subject to U.S. Paul Malong Awan; a.k.a. MALONG, whose property and interests in jurisdiction of the following persons are Bol; a.k.a. MALONG, Paul; a.k.a. property are blocked pursuant to E.O. blocked under the relevant sanctions MALONG, Paul Awan), Warawar, Aweil 13664. authorities listed below: County, Northern Bahr el-Ghazal, South MAK INTERNATIONAL SERVICES Sudan; Juba, South Sudan; Kampala, CO LTD (a.k.a. MAK INTERNATIONAL Individuals Uganda; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; P.O. SERVICE CO LTD; a.k.a. ‘‘MAK RIAK RENGU, Malek Reuben (a.k.a. Box 73699, Nairobi 00200, Kenya; DOB INTERNATIONAL’’), Juba, South Sudan REUBEN, Malek; a.k.a. RUBEN, Malek), 02 Jan 1962; alt. DOB 04 Dec 1960; alt. [SOUTH SUDAN]. Juba, South Sudan; DOB 01 Jan 1960; DOB 12 Apr 1960; alt. DOB 30 Jan 1960; Designated pursuant to section POB Yei, South Sudan; nationality POB Malualkon, Sudan; alt. POB 1(a)(iv)(B) of Executive Order 13664 of South Sudan; Gender Male; Passport Malualkon, South Sudan; alt. POB April 3, 2014, ‘‘Blocking Property of S00001537 (South Sudan); alt. Passport Warawar, Sudan; alt. POB Warawar, Certain Persons With Respect to South B0810167 (Sudan); Personal ID Card South Sudan; nationality South Sudan; Sudan’’ (E.O. 13664) for being owned or M6000000000817 (South Sudan); alt. nationality Uganda; Gender Male; controlled by, directly or indirectly, Deputy Chief of Defense Force and Passport S00004370 (South Sudan); alt. RIAK RENGU, Malek Reuben, a person Inspector General of the Sudan People’s Passport D00001369 (South Sudan); alt. whose property and interests in Liberation Army; First Lieutenant Passport 003606 (Sudan); alt. Passport property are blocked pursuant to E.O. General (individual) [SOUTH SUDAN]. 00606 (Sudan); alt. Passport B002606 13664. Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) (Sudan); Former Sudan People’s Dated: September 6, 2017. of Executive Order 13664 of April 3, Liberation Army Chief of General Staff John E. Smith, 2014, ‘‘Blocking Property of Certain (individual) [SOUTH SUDAN]. Persons With Respect to South Sudan’’ Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) (E.O. 13664) for being responsible for or [FR Doc. 2017–19243 Filed 9–11–17; 8:45 am] of Executive Order 13664 of April 3, complicit in, or having engaged in, 2014, ‘‘Blocking Property of Certain BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P directly or indirectly, in or in relation to Persons With Respect to South Sudan’’ South Sudan: (1) Actions or policies (E.O. 13664) for being responsible for or that threaten the peace, security, or DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY complicit in, or having engaged in, stability of South Sudan; and (2) actions directly or indirectly, in or in relation to United States Mint or policies that have the purpose or South Sudan: (A) Actions or policies effect of expanding or extending the that threaten the peace, security, or Pricing for the 2017 American Liberty conflict in South Sudan or obstructing stability of South Sudan; (B) actions or 225th Anniversary Silver Four-Medal reconciliation or peace talks or policies that have the purpose or effect Set processes. of expanding or extending the conflict LUETH, Michael Makuei (a.k.a. in South Sudan or obstructing AGENCY: United States Mint, Department LUETH, Michael Makwei; a.k.a. reconciliation or peace talks or of the Treasury. MAKUEI, Michael; a.k.a. MAKUEI, processes; and (C) obstruction of the ACTION: Notice. Michael Makuei Lueth), Juba, South activities of international peacekeeping, SUMMARY: The United States Mint is Sudan; DOB 1947; POB Bor, South diplomatic, or humanitarian missions in announcing the price of the 2017 Sudan; alt. POB Bor, Sudan; nationality South Sudan, or of the delivery or American Liberty 225th Anniversary South Sudan; alt. nationality Sudan; alt. distribution of, or access to, Silver Four-Medal Set. Each set will be nationality Kenya; Gender Male; humanitarian assistance. pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 priced at $199.95. Minister of Information and Broadcasting; Minister of Information, Entities FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Broadcasting, Telecommunication and ALL ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD, Katrina McDow, Marketing Specialist, Postal Services; Government Juba, South Sudan [SOUTH SUDAN]. Numismatic and Bullion Directorate; Spokesperson (individual) [SOUTH Designated pursuant to section United States Mint; 801 9th Street NW., SUDAN]. 1(a)(iv)(B) of Executive Order 13664 of Washington, DC 20220; or call 202–354– Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) April 3, 2014, ‘‘Blocking Property of 8495. of Executive Order 13664 of April 3, Certain Persons With Respect to South Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5111(a)(2). VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:19 Sep 11, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSee SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
ContactOFAC: 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.
FR Citation82 FR 42878 
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