83 FR 52051 - Notice of OFAC Implementation of Certain Sanctions Imposed on Two Persons by the Secretary of State Pursuant to the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 199 (October 15, 2018)
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 199 (October 15, 2018)
| Page Range | 52051-52053 | |
| FR Document | 2018-21131 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 52051-52053] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21131] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Implementation of Certain Sanctions Imposed on Two Persons by the Secretary of State Pursuant to the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action to implement certain of the sanctions imposed on two persons by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (Pub. L. 115-44). DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622- 4855; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; 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 list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC's website (http://www.treasury.gov/ofac). Background: Section 231 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act requires the Secretary of State, pursuant to authority delegated by the President, to impose or waive sanctions on persons he determines have knowingly engaged in a significant transaction with a person that is part of, or operates for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation. Pursuant to Executive Order 13849 of September 20, 2018, ``Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act'' (the ``Order''), the Secretary of the Treasury is responsible for implementing certain of the sanctions imposed set forth in Section 235 of CAATSA when those sanctions are selected for imposition by the President, Secretary of State, or the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury is responsible for [[Page 52052]] implementing the following sanctions under CAATSA: (i) Prohibiting any United States financial institution from making loans or providing credits to the sanctioned person totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, unless the person is engaged in activities to relieve human suffering and the loans or credits are provided for such activities; (ii) prohibiting any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the sanctioned person has any interest; (iii) prohibiting any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions, or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the sanctioned person; (iv) blocking all property and interests in property of the sanctioned person that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person, and providing that such property and interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in; (v) prohibiting any United States person from investing in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of the sanctioned person; or (vi) imposing on the principal executive officer or officers of the sanctioned person, or on persons performing similar functions and with similar authorities as such officer or officers, the sanctions described in (i)-(v). The Secretary of State has imposed CAATSA sanctions on two persons. This action, published today in the Federal Register by the Department of State, provides the names of the persons subject to sanctions, as well as a complete list of the sanctions imposed on each person. Accordingly, the Director of OFAC, acting pursuant to delegated authority, has taken the actions described below to implement those sanctions set forth in Section 235 of CAATSA and the Order with respect to the persons listed below. [[Page 52053]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN15OC18.003 The Director of OFAC has: (a) Blocked all property and interests in property that are in the United States, that come within the United States, or that are or come within the possession or control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, and which may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in, of Equipment Development Department and Li Shangfu; (b) prohibited any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involved any interest of Equipment Development Department and Li Shangfu; and (c) prohibited any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which Equipment Development Department and Li Shangfu have any interest. These persons have been added to OFAC's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons and include the identifying tag ``CAATSA--RUSSIA.'' Andrea M. Gacki, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2018-21131 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810-AL-P
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confirmation that PHMSA has received operational life of the Liberty Pipeline. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
your comments, please include a self- The pipe-in-pipe will be designed and
addressed stamped postcard. Internet operated as secondary containment Office of Foreign Assets Control
users may submit comments at http:// against carrier pipeline crude oil in the
www.Regulations.gov. Notice of OFAC Implementation of
segment located in offshore waters. The
Certain Sanctions Imposed on Two
Note: There is a privacy statement purpose of the special permit, with its
Persons by the Secretary of State
published on http://www.Reglations.gov. implemented conditions, is to assure
Comments, including any personal
Pursuant to the Countering America’s
safety and environmental protection in Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
information provided, are posted without lieu of compliance with §§ 195.563 and
changes or edits to http:// AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets
www.Regulations.gov.
195.573.
The maximum operating pressure of Control, Treasury.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the carrier pipeline will be 1,480 ACTION: Notice.
General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone
pounds per square inch gauge (psig). SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s
at 202–366–0113, or email at
The Liberty Pipeline will transport Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
kay.mciver@dot.gov.
Technical: Mr. Joshua Johnson by crude oil to and through the Badami and is taking action to implement certain of
telephone at 816–329–3825, or email at Endicott Pipelines and then to the Trans the sanctions imposed on two persons
joshua.johnson@dot.gov. Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). The by the Secretary of State pursuant to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
TAPS will transport the Liberty Pipeline Countering America’s Adversaries
PHMSA received a special permit crude oil to a terminal in Valdez, Through Sanctions Act (Pub. L. 115–44).
request from Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Alaska, where tankers will then DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
(Hilcorp) to deviate from the Federal transport crude oil to the West Coast. section.
Pipeline Safety Regulations (PSRs) in 49 The Liberty Pipeline will be installed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CFR 195.563 and 195.573 for the design, a remote area of Alaska that is not OFAC: Associate Director for Global
construction, and operation and populated, in an area where federally Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant
maintenance (O&M) of the proposed listed threatened and/or endangered Director for Licensing, tel.: 202–622–
Liberty Pipeline. The PSRs require species exist and that is identified as an 2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory
hazardous liquid (HL) pipeline unusually sensitive area. Pipelines in Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855; Assistant
operators to have cathodic protection to such areas must be operated in Director for Sanctions Compliance &
prevent external corrosion and to compliance with the pipeline integrity Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490; or the
monitor the level of external corrosion management provisions as specified in Department of the Treasury’s Office of
control to ensure adequate protection 49 CFR 195.6, 195.450, and 195.452. the General Counsel: Office of the Chief
from pipeline metal loss. Whereas Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.:
The proposed special permit and
Hilcorp is seeking a waiver from 202–622–2410.
Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA)
§§ 195.563 and 195.573, PHMSA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
proposes that Hilcorp conduct for the Liberty Pipeline are available in
alternative integrity measures to Docket No. PHMSA–2017–0091 at Electronic Availability
maintain safety through the http://www.Regulations.gov for public The list of Specially Designated
implementation of proposed special review and comment. We invite Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN
permit conditions. interested persons to review and submit List) and additional information
The proposed Liberty Pipeline will comments on the special permit request, concerning OFAC sanctions programs
originate on Liberty Drilling and DEA, and other background materials in are available on OFAC’s website (http://
Production Island (LDPI), an artificial the docket. Please include any www.treasury.gov/ofac).
island located in Foggy Island Bay of the comments on potential safety and Background: Section 231 of the
Beaufort Sea Outer Continental Shelf environmental impacts that may result Countering America’s Adversaries
and State of Alaska waters. The Liberty if the special permit is granted. Through Sanctions Act requires the
Pipeline consists of 7.2 miles of 12.75- Comments may include relevant data. Secretary of State, pursuant to authority
inch diameter HL interstate pipeline delegated by the President, to impose or
Before issuing a decision on the
(carrier pipeline) and will transport waive sanctions on persons he
special permit request, PHMSA will
crude oil. The submerged portion of the determines have knowingly engaged in
evaluate all comments received on or
Liberty Pipeline will utilize a pipe-in- a significant transaction with a person
before the comment closing date. that is part of, or operates for or on
pipe design (12.75-inch diameter carrier
pipe installed within 16-inch casing Comments received after the closing behalf of, the defense or intelligence
pipe). The maximum water depth along date will be evaluated if it is possible to sectors of the Government of the
the route is 19 feet at LDPI. The special do so without incurring additional Russian Federation. Pursuant to
permit request is for approximately 5.7 expense or delay. PHMSA will consider Executive Order 13849 of September 20,
miles of the carrier pipeline located each relevant comment we receive in 2018, ‘‘Authorizing the Implementation
offshore in the Beaufort Sea. making our decision to grant or deny a of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the
The 5.7 miles of offshore carrier pipe request. Countering America’s Adversaries
will be installed in 16-inch casing pipe Issued in Washington, DC, on October 9, Through Sanctions Act’’ (the ‘‘Order’’),
(pipe-in-pipe) to protect against crude the Secretary of the Treasury is
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
2018, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
oil spills from any leaks or other failures 1.97. responsible for implementing certain of
of the carrier pipeline. The pipe-in-pipe Alan K. Mayberry, the sanctions imposed set forth in
will be designed and constructed and Section 235 of CAATSA when those
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
O&M procedures will be implemented sanctions are selected for imposition by
[FR Doc. 2018–22299 Filed 10–12–18; 8:45 am]
to prevent, monitor, and mitigate the the President, Secretary of State, or the
creation of a corrosive environment and BILLING CODE 4910–60–P Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary
stresses that might occur through the of the Treasury is responsible for
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| Dates | See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. | |
| Contact | OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622- 4855; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; 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 52051 |
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