83 FR 1284 - Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 7 (January 10, 2018)
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 7 (January 10, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-00228 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 1284-1285] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00228] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is removing the name of one individual whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to an executive order issued on January 23, 1995, titled ``Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process,'' from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List). DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for applicable date. 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; 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. [[Page 1285]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/ofac). Notice of OFAC Action The following person is removed from the SDN List, effective as of January 4, 2018. Individual 1. SHAQAQI, Fathi; Secretary General of PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD-SHIQAQI (individual) [SDT]. Dated: January 3, 2018. Andrea Gacki, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2018-00228 Filed 1-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810-AL-P
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vehicles with seat belts equipped with inconsequential. While the webbing-sensitive NHTSA notes that the statutory
load limiters. systems in these vehicles do allow slightly provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
B. GM believes the subject vehicles increased belt payout compared to a 30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to
will provide no less protection to functional vehicle-sensitive system, and lock file petitions for a determination of
occupants in a frontal crash than slightly later in crash event, these differences
do not appear to expose a vehicle occupant
inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to
vehicles equipped with seat belt to a significantly greater risk of injury. exempt manufacturers only from the
retractors utilizing the 12 mm torsion duties found in sections 30118 and
bars: GM believes that replacing the General Motors Corporation, Ruling 30120, respectively, to notify owners,
retractors installed in the subject on Petition for Determination of purchasers, and dealers of a defect or
vehicles with retractors that have the Inconsequential Noncompliance, 69 FR noncompliance and to remedy the
larger torsion bars would not result in 19897, 19900 (April 14, 2004). In its defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any
an added safety benefit to the occupants decision, NHTSA also noted specifically decision on this petition only applies to
of these vehicles in frontal crashes. That that ‘‘the dummy injury measurements the subject vehicles that GM no longer
is, the subject vehicles will provide no did not increase significantly and were controlled at the time it determined that
less occupant protection than vehicles well below the maximum values the noncompliance existed. However,
built with the larger 12 mm diameter permitted under FMVSS No. 208.’’ any decision on this petition does not
torsion bars that meet the elongation Here, GM expects that the subject relieve vehicle distributors and dealers
requirements of S4.4(b)(5) of FMVSS vehicles will provide no less protection of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for
No. 209. Further, seat belt retractors to occupants in the designated seating sale, or introduction or delivery for
equipped with the lower-diameter positions in frontal crashes than introduction into interstate commerce of
torsion bars may reduce upper torso vehicles equipped with seat belt the noncompliant vehicles under their
injury potential in frontal crashes as retractors conforming to S4.4(b) of control after GM notified them that the
compared to retractors with the larger- FMVSS No. 209. subject noncompliance existed.
diameter torsion bars. D. GM is not aware of any injuries or Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
C. NHTSA precedent supports customer complaints associated with delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
granting this petition: NHTSA has this condition: After searching VOQ, 501.8.
previously ruled that failure to comply TREAD and internal GM databases, GM
with certain of FMVSS No. 209’s static is not aware of any crashes, injuries, or Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
testing requirements can be customer complaints associated with Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety this condition. [FR Doc. 2018–00221 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am]
where the manufacturer demonstrates E. GM has corrected the BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
by dynamic testing that the noncompliance in vehicle production
noncompliant seat belt assembly and in service parts inventory: GM has
preforms similarly to a compliant corrected the noncompliance in DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
assembly. On May 3, 2002, GM production. Vehicles produced after
submitted an inconsequentiality August 7, 2017, have seat belt Office of Foreign Assets Control
petition to NHTSA relating to certain assemblies containing retractor torsion
trucks and SUV’s that were built with bars that meet GM’s original Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
damaged and inoperative ‘‘vehicle- specifications and comply with S4.4(b) AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets
sensitive’’ emergency-locking retractors of FMVSS No. 209. Retractor assemblies Control, Treasury.
(ELRs), which lock the seat belts under with this condition that were ACTION: Notice.
rapid deceleration. Notwithstanding the manufactured as service parts are no
noncompliance with FMVSS No. 209 longer available for sale and all affected SUMMARY: The Department of the
caused by this condition, GM asserted inventory has been purged. Any such Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
that the failure was inconsequential to seat belt assembly previously sold as Control (OFAC) is removing the name of
vehicle safety because the ELRs in these service parts could only have been one individual whose property and
vehicles also had a redundant installed on a subject vehicle because interests in property have been blocked
‘‘webbing-sensitive’’ mechanism, which these seat belt assemblies are not pursuant to an executive order issued
locks the belts when the webbing is compatible with prior model year (i.e. on January 23, 1995, titled ‘‘Prohibiting
rapidly extracted. GM presented 2015 or 2016) versions of the Silverado Transactions with Terrorists Who
dynamic testing data (including some or Sierra HD due to a different type of Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East
data developed using the test wiring connector used. Peace Process,’’ from the list of
procedures set forth in FMVSS No. 208) GM concluded by expressing the Specially Designated Nationals and
demonstrating that the webbing- belief that the subject noncompliance is Blocked Persons (SDN List).
sensitive system ‘‘offered a level of inconsequential as it relates to motor DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
protection nearly equivalent to that vehicle safety, and that its petition to be section for applicable date.
provided by a compliant ELR.’’ exempted from providing notification of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
NHTSA granted GM’s petition, in
the noncompliance, as required by 49 OFAC: Associate Director for Global
part, and ruled the noncompliance in
U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant
certain of the vehicles subject to the
noncompliance, as required by 49 Director for Sanctions Compliance &
petition was inconsequential to motor
U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490;
vehicle safety:
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To view GM’s petition, analyses, and Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.:
[O]n the basis of the sled test and test data in their entirety, you can visit 202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
simulation data provided by GM, the agency https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the Regulatory Affairs, tel. 202–622–4855;
has concluded that GM has adequately
demonstrated that the potential safety online instructions for accessing the or the Department of the Treasury’s
consequences of the failure of the vehicle- dockets and search for the docket ID Office of the General Counsel: Office of
sensitive locking mechanisms in the ELRs in number for this petition shown in the the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets
the C/K vehicles to function properly are heading of this notice. Control), tel.: 202–622–2410.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS solicits information necessary to
AFFAIRS determine eligibility to internment
Electronic Availability allowance benefits.
[OMB Control No. 2900–0565]
The SDN List and additional An agency may not conduct or
information concerning OFAC sanctions Agency Information Collection Activity sponsor, and a person is not required to
programs are available on OFAC’s Under OMB Review: State Application respond to a collection of information
website (www.treasury.gov/ofac). for Interment Allowance unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice of OFAC Action AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Notice with a 60-day comment period
Administration, Department of Veterans soliciting comments on this collection
The following person is removed from Affairs. of information was published at Vol. 82,
the SDN List, effective as of January 4, ACTION: Notice. No. 205, Wednesday, October 25, 2017,
2018. pages 49482–49483.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Affected Public: State, Local, and
Individual Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of Tribal Governments.
1. SHAQAQI, Fathi; Secretary General of 1995, this notice announces that the Estimated Annual Burden: 1,550
PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD–SHIQAQI Veterans Benefits Administration hours.
(individual) [SDT]. (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, Estimated Average Burden per
will submit the collection of Respondent: 30 minutes.
Dated: January 3, 2018.
information abstracted below to the Frequency of Response: Once.
Andrea Gacki, Office of Management and Budget Estimated Number of Respondents:
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets (OMB) for review and comment. The 3,100.
Control. PRA submission describes the nature of By direction of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–00228 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] the information collection and its
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P expected cost and burden and it
includes the actual data collection Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
instrument. Veterans Affairs.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on [FR Doc. 2018–00231 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am]
INSTITUTE OF PEACE or before February 9, 2018. BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
Notice of Meeting
on the collection of information through
AGENCY: United States Institute of Peace. www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
Information and Regulatory Affairs, AFFAIRS
DATE/TIME: Friday, January 19, 2018 Office of Management and Budget, Attn: [OMB Control No. 2900–0704]
(10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.). VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW,
2301 Constitution Avenue
LOCATION:
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through Agency Information Collection
electronic mail to oira_submission@ Activity: DoD Referral to Integrated
NW, Washington, DC 20037.
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Disability Evaluation System (IDES)
STATUS: Open Session—Portions may be Control No. 2900–0565’’ in any
closed pursuant to Subsection (c) of correspondence. AGENCY: Veterans Benefits
Section 552(b) of Title 5, United States Administration, Department of Veterans
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Code, as provided in subsection Affairs.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality,
1706(h)(3) of the United States Institute ACTION: Notice.
Privacy and Risk, Department of
of Peace Act, Public Law 98–525. Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue, SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits
AGENDA: January 19, 2018 Board Floor 5, Area 368, Washington, DC Administration, Department of Veterans
Meeting: Chairman’s Report; Vice 20420, (202) 461–5870 or email Affairs (VA), is announcing an
Chairman’s Report; President’s Report; cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov. Please opportunity for public comment on the
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0565’’ proposed collection of certain
Approval of Minutes of the One
in any correspondence. information by the agency. Under the
Hundred and Sixty Fourth Meeting
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
(October 20, 2017) of the Board of
Directors; Reports from USIP Board Authority: 38 U.S.C. 2302 and 2303. 1995, Federal agencies are required to
Committees; Stoplight Presentation; publish notice in the Federal Register
Title: State Application for Interment
Non-Violent Action Report; and Burma concerning each proposed collection of
Allowance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23
Update. information, including each proposed
(VA Form 21P–530a).
extension of a currently approved
OMB Control Number: 2900–0565.
CONTACT: William B. Taylor, Executive collection, and allow 60 days for public
Type of Review: Extension without
Vice President: wtaylor@usip.org. change of a currently approved comment in response to the notice.
Dated: January 5, 2018. collection. DATES: Written comments and
William B. Taylor, Abstract: VA Form 21P–530A is used recommendations on the proposed
to gather information that is necessary collection of information should be
Executive Vice President.
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to determine whether a State is eligible received on or before March 12, 2018.
[FR Doc. 2018–00269 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am]
for interment allowances for eligible ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
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veterans who have been buried in a on the collection of information through
State Veteran’s cemetery. Without this Federal Docket Management System
information, VA would be unable to (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
properly determine eligibility and pay Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
benefits due to a State. This form Administration (20M33), Department of
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| 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; 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. | |
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