83 FR 23337 - Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 97 (May 18, 2018)

Page Range		23337-23338
FR Document		2018-10660

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 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.

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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 Nationals and Blocked 
Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable 
legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in

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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 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 
on OFAC's website (www.treas.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On May 15, 2018, 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. KAREEM, Aras Habib (a.k.a. KAREEM, Aras Habib Mohamed; a.k.a. 
KARIM, Aras Habib; a.k.a. ``HABIB, Aras''), Iraq; DOB 06 Aug 1967; POB 
Iraq; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; 
Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of E.O. 13224 for assisting 
in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, techological support 
for, or financial or other services to or in support of, Iran's ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS-QODS FORCE, a person determined to be subject 
to E.O. 13224.
    2. QASIR, Muhammad (a.k.a. KASSIR, Mohammed Jaafar; a.k.a. QASIR, 
Muhammad Jafar; a.k.a. ``EYNAKI''; a.k.a. ``FADI''; a.k.a. ``GHOLI, 
Hossein''; a.k.a. ``MAJID''; a.k.a. ``SALAH, Shaykh''), Syria; DOB 12 
Feb 1967; POB Dayr Qanun Al-Nahr, Lebanon; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah 
Financial Sanctions Regulations; Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] 
(Linked To: HIZBALLAH).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 13224 for acting for or 
on behalf of, HIZBALLAH, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 
13224.
    3. SEIF, Valiollah, Iran; DOB 1952; POB Nahavand, Hamadan Province, 
Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; 
Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of E.O. 13224 for assisting 
in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, techological support 
for, or financial or other services to or in support of, Iran's ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS-QODS FORCE, a person determined to be subject 
to E.O. 13224.
    4. TARZALI, Ali, Iran; DOB 10 Oct 1964; POB Tehran, Iran; 
Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; 
Gender Male; Passport B23527205 (Iran); National ID No. 005-156675-3 
(Iran); Birth Certificate Number 2233 (Iran) (individual) [SDGT] [IFSR] 
(Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of E.O. 13224 for assisting 
in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, techological support 
for, or financial or other services to or in support of, Iran's ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS-QODS FORCE, a person determined to be subject 
to E.O. 13224.

Entity

    1. AL-BILAD ISLAMIC BANK FOR INVESTMENT AND FINANCE P.S.C. (a.k.a. 
AL BILAD ISLAMIC BANK), 37 Building El-Karadeh 909 Street 1 Near Al 
Hurea Square, Baghdad, Iraq; Al Masbah Branch, Baghdad Al Masbah 
Intersection, 929 Street 17 Bldg. 40, Previously the German Embassy, 
Baghdad, Iraq; Erbil Branch, Erbil Province, 60 Bldg 354/132, 45 
Street, Erbil, Iraq; Al Mawarid Branch, Baghdad--Street 62 Neighboring 
the Department of Electricity, Baghdad, Iraq; Al Nasiryah Branch, Zi 
Kar Province El Saray, Bldg. 2/239 Janat Al Janoub Hotel Building, 
Nasiryah, Iraq; Al Basra Branch Al Basra, Manawy Pasha Corniche Street, 
Basra, Iraq; Al Sadr Branch, Jameela District--8-22-512, Sadr City, 
Iraq; Al Jaderya Branch Baghdad, Al Jaderya--Versus Baghdad University, 
906 Street 28--Dar 3, Baghdad, Iraq; Karbala Branch Karbala, Al Dareeba 
Intersection, Karbala, Iraq; Al Najaf Branch, Al Najaf Al Ashraf, Al 
Amir District--Al Koufa Street, Najaf, Iraq; Zakho Branch Dahook, 
Zakho--Ibrahim Al Khaleel Street, Baydar Boulevard, Zakho, Iraq; Al 
Mansour Branch Baghdad, Al Mansour-12-G 605-M-Bldg, Baghdad, Iraq; 
Babel Branch Babel, Kalaj--Al Honood Branch, Babel, Iraq; Beirut Branch 
Lebabon, Beirut--Hamra Street, Broadway Center--Versus Costa Caf, 
Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon; website www.Bilad-Bank.com; Additional 
Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [SDGT] [IRGC] 
[IFSR].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 13224 for being owned 
or controlled by ARAS HABIB KAREEM.

    Dated: May 15, 2018.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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did and did not crash, and (4) is there old, but these drivers only accounted for jurisdiction to participate in the placebo
an interaction between sex and training 5.4 percent of the total number of condition, and expect half of this group
group as measured by crashes or crash licensed drivers. In addition, motor to agree. This ‘‘external’’ evaluation
type. vehicle traffic crashes were the leading component will help rule out alternative
NHTSA will provide recruiting letters cause of death for youth (16 to 20) in explanations in outcomes that are not
to an estimated 15,000 newly licensed 2015. associated with the RAPT training.
drivers ages 16 through 19. Participation Description of the Need for the The initial invitation letter will be
will be voluntary and solicited through Information and Proposed Use of the presented to 15,000 teens in the first
the distribution of recruiting letters at Information: Exposure-based analyses of jurisdiction and 5,000 teens in the
Department of Motor Vehicle locations crash risk have consistently shown that second. Teens and their guardian(s) are
(DMVs) when new drivers obtain their teens have an elevated crash risk. expected to take an average of 2 minutes
license. The letter will contain the Further, crash risk studies have each to review the letter, including
information a teen and their guardian(s) identified that the lack of skills among study inclusion criteria, for a total of
need to make an informed decision teen drivers, notably a limited ability to 2,000 hours (up to three respondents
about participating in this study. identify unexpected hazards on the reviewing each letter). We expect to
Consent will be obtained through an road, is one reason teen driver crash recruit 10,000 participants (half of the
informed consent agreement approved rates are so high. Previous evaluations 20,000 invitees). Teens who agree to
by an Institutional Review Board (IRB). of RAPT have shown promise in terms participate in the study are expected to
Consented study participants will be of a training effect among teens. A 2017 spend 45 minutes reading and signing
randomly assigned within age (16, 17, NHTSA study showed RAPT training the informed consent and completing
18 or 19 years) and sex categories to using software similar to that proposed the data collection and training protocol
either participation in the RAPT or the for the current study improved hazard for a total of 7,500 hours. A subsample
placebo condition. Participants in the detection in on-road driving (DOT HS of 2,000 (of the 10,000) participants will
RAPT condition will complete the 812 379). A 2016 NHTSA evaluation of also be asked to complete a one-week
training protocol, which will include the effects of RAPT on teen drivers’ trip log. Completing the trip log will
questions about their driving exposure crashes in California, however, take an estimated 5 minutes per day or
and crash/offence history in addition to produced mixed results (DOT HS 812 35 minutes per week for a total of 1,167
hazard recognition training. Those in 235). Crash analyses did not show an hours. Finally, 7,500 (of the 10,000)
the placebo condition will view a overall main effect of the program but participants will be asked to complete
vehicle maintenance video and respond there was a significant effect for males. the six-month follow-up test lasting 15
to the same driving exposure and crash/ Trained males had a 24% lower crash minutes for a total of 1,875 hours.
offence history questions. The RAPT rate relative to the male comparison Estimate of the Total Annual
training protocol is a computerized group. There was no significant Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
training tool. Data regarding hazard difference in females’ crash rates. While Resulting from the Collection of
perception skills before and after the the results from the California study Information: The total estimated burden
training will be captured as part of the were encouraging, promotion of this for recruitment (2,000 hours), the initial
computerized program. Participants will intervention requires additional training and data collection (7,500
also be invited to complete a six month evidence of effectiveness in reducing hours), the trip log (1,167 hours) and the
follow up test to see whether they crash risk. follow-up data collection (1,875) is
retained the RAPT training. The initial Data Collection Plan: Respondents 12,542 hours.
letter invitation will include a two- will be drivers aged 16 to 19 who Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
dollar incentive. Participants who received their provisional or
complete the first test will receive five unrestricted licenses (first licenses) Issued in Washington, DC on May 15,
dollars, and those who complete the six within the previous two weeks. 2018.
month follow up will receive an Participants will be recruited within Jeff Michael,
additional ten dollars. A subsample of two weeks of obtaining this license. Associate Administrator, Research and
participants will also be asked to Exclusion criteria are: Driver received a Program Development.
complete a trip log to record driving provisional or first license more than [FR Doc. 2018–10633 Filed 5–17–18; 8:45 am]
exposure, for which they will receive two weeks ago; driver is newly licensed BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
another ten dollars. but 20 years old or older; driver’s
Background: The mission of the parents do not consent to inclusion of
National Highway Traffic Safety child in the study; driver is not able to DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Administration (NHTSA) is to save communicate in English; driver is not
lives, prevent injuries and reduce available for six-month follow-up retest; Office of Foreign Assets Control
economic costs due to motor vehicle driver is not planning on driving at least
crashes. In support of this mission, one trip per week; driver has already Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
NHTSA’s Office of Behavioral Safety received other hazard perception AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets
Research studies behaviors and attitudes training. A roughly equal distribution of Control, Treasury.
in highway safety, focusing on drivers, males and females will be recruited ACTION: Notice.
passengers, pedestrians, and within each age cohort. Overall, 15,000
motorcyclists, and it uses the results to teens will be invited to participate in SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the
develop and refine countermeasures to the first jurisdiction; we expect 7,500 to Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

deter unsafe behaviors and promote safe agree to participate. Of those, half will Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
alternatives. The safety of teen drivers is be randomly assigned to the treatment of one or more persons that have been
of particular concern. In 2016 there condition (RAPT training) and the other placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated
were 1,908 young drivers 15 to 20 years half to the placebo condition (vehicle Nationals and Blocked Persons List
old who died in motor vehicle crashes. maintenance video). To bolster the based on OFAC’s determination that one
Nine percent of all drivers involved in evaluation research design, we will or more applicable legal criteria were
fatal crashes in 2016 were 15 to 20 years invite another 5,000 teens from a second satisfied. All property and interests in

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property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of HIZBALLAH, a person determined to be Branch Baghdad, Al Mansour-12–G
these persons are blocked, and U.S. subject to E.O. 13224. 605–M-Bldg, Baghdad, Iraq; Babel
persons are generally prohibited from 3. SEIF, Valiollah, Iran; DOB 1952; Branch Babel, Kalaj—Al Honood
engaging in transactions with them. POB Nahavand, Hamadan Province, Branch, Babel, Iraq; Beirut Branch
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Iran; Additional Sanctions Lebabon, Beirut—Hamra Street,
section. Information—Subject to Secondary Broadway Center—Versus Costa Caf,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sanctions; Gender Male (individual) Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon; website
OFAC: Associate Director for Global [SDGT] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC www.Bilad-Bank.com; Additional
Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS Sanctions Information—Subject to
Director for Sanctions Compliance & (IRGC)–QODS FORCE). Secondary Sanctions [SDGT] [IRGC]
Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490; Designated pursuant to section 1(d)(i) [IFSR].
Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: of E.O. 13224 for assisting in, Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of
202–622–2480; or the Department of the sponsoring, or providing financial, E.O. 13224 for being owned or
Treasury’s Office of the General material, techological support for, or controlled by ARAS HABIB KAREEM.
Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel financial or other services to or in Dated: May 15, 2018.
(Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202–622– support of, Iran’s ISLAMIC
Andrea M. Gacki,
2410. REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS–
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
QODS FORCE, a person determined to Control.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
be subject to E.O. 13224.
[FR Doc. 2018–10660 Filed 5–17–18; 8:45 am]
Electronic Availability 4. TARZALI, Ali, Iran; DOB 10 Oct
1964; POB Tehran, Iran; Additional BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P
The Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List and additional Sanctions Information—Subject to
information concerning OFAC sanctions Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male;
Passport B23527205 (Iran); National ID DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
programs are available on OFAC’s
website (www.treas.gov/ofac). No. 005–156675–3 (Iran); Birth Internal Revenue Service
Certificate Number 2233 (Iran)
Notice of OFAC Actions (individual) [SDGT] [IFSR] (Linked To: Proposed Collection; Comment
On May 15, 2018, OFAC determined ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD Request for Regulation Project
that the property and interests in CORPS (IRGC)–QODS FORCE).
Designated pursuant to section 1(d)(i) AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of Treasury.
the following persons are blocked under of E.O. 13224 for assisting in,
sponsoring, or providing financial, ACTION: Notice and request for
the relevant sanctions authorities listed
below. material, techological support for, or comments.
financial or other services to or in
Individuals SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service,
support of, Iran’s ISLAMIC
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
1. KAREEM, Aras Habib (a.k.a. REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS–
paperwork and respondent burden,
KAREEM, Aras Habib Mohamed; a.k.a. QODS FORCE, a person determined to
invites the general public and other
KARIM, Aras Habib; a.k.a. ‘‘HABIB, be subject to E.O. 13224.
Federal agencies to take this
Aras’’), Iraq; DOB 06 Aug 1967; POB Entity opportunity to comment on continuing
Iraq; Additional Sanctions information collections, as required by
Information—Subject to Secondary 1. AL-BILAD ISLAMIC BANK FOR
INVESTMENT AND FINANCE P.S.C. the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Sanctions; Gender Male (individual) The IRS is soliciting comments
[SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: (a.k.a. AL BILAD ISLAMIC BANK), 37
Building El-Karadeh 909 Street 1 Near concerning low-income taxpayer clinics
ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD grant application package and
CORPS (IRGC)–QODS FORCE). Al Hurea Square, Baghdad, Iraq; Al
Masbah Branch, Baghdad Al Masbah guidelines.
Designated pursuant to section 1(d)(i)
of E.O. 13224 for assisting in, Intersection, 929 Street 17 Bldg. 40, DATES: Written comments should be
sponsoring, or providing financial, Previously the German Embassy, received on or before July 17, 2018 to be
material, techological support for, or Baghdad, Iraq; Erbil Branch, Erbil assured of consideration.
financial or other services to or in Province, 60 Bldg 354/132, 45 Street, ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
support of, Iran’s ISLAMIC Erbil, Iraq; Al Mawarid Branch, to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS– Baghdad—Street 62 Neighboring the Service, room 6529, 1111 Constitution
QODS FORCE, a person determined to Department of Electricity, Baghdad, Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
be subject to E.O. 13224. Iraq; Al Nasiryah Branch, Zi Kar FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2. QASIR, Muhammad (a.k.a. KASSIR, Province El Saray, Bldg. 2/239 Janat Al Requests for additional information or
Mohammed Jaafar; a.k.a. QASIR, Janoub Hotel Building, Nasiryah, Iraq; copies of the form should be directed to
Muhammad Jafar; a.k.a. ‘‘EYNAKI’’; Al Basra Branch Al Basra, Manawy Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317–5751 or
a.k.a. ‘‘FADI’’; a.k.a. ‘‘GHOLI, Hossein’’; Pasha Corniche Street, Basra, Iraq; Al Internal Revenue Service, Room 6529,
a.k.a. ‘‘MAJID’’; a.k.a. ‘‘SALAH, Sadr Branch, Jameela District—8–22– 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Shaykh’’), Syria; DOB 12 Feb 1967; POB 512, Sadr City, Iraq; Al Jaderya Branch Washington, DC 20224, or through the
Dayr Qanun Al-Nahr, Lebanon; Baghdad, Al Jaderya—Versus Baghdad internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov.
Additional Sanctions Information— University, 906 Street 28—Dar 3, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

Subject to Secondary Sanctions Baghdad, Iraq; Karbala Branch Karbala, Title: Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics
Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Al Dareeba Intersection, Karbala, Iraq; 2018 Grant Application Package and
Sanctions Regulations; Gender Male Al Najaf Branch, Al Najaf Al Ashraf, Al Guidelines.
(individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: Amir District—Al Koufa Street, Najaf, OMB Number: 1545–1648.
HIZBALLAH). Iraq; Zakho Branch Dahook, Zakho— Publication Number: 3319.
Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of Ibrahim Al Khaleel Street, Baydar Abstract: Publication 3319 outlines
E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of, Boulevard, Zakho, Iraq; Al Mansour requirements of the IRS Low-Income

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Action		Notice.
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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; 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 Citation		83 FR 23337

83 FR 23337 - Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYOffice of Foreign Assets Control

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 97 (May 18, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control