83 FR 54652 - Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 210 (October 30, 2018)

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels 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 and these vessels are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54652-54653]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23659]


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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 and 
vessels 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 and these 
vessels 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.treasury.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On October 25, 2018, OFAC determined that the property and 
interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following 
persons and the following vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are 
blocked pursuant to the relevant sanctions authority listed below.

Individual

    1. TAN, Wee Beng, 51 Siang Kuang Avenue, Singapore; DOB 14 Feb 
1977; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions 
Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Director of Wee Tiong (S) 
Pte Ltd; Managing Director of WT Marine Pte Ltd (individual) [DPRK].
    Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order 
13551 of August 30, 2010, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons 
With Respect to North Korea'' (E.O. 13551) for having directly or 
indirectly, engaged in money laundering, the counterfeiting of goods 
or currency, bulk cash smuggling, narcotics trafficking, or other 
illicit economic activity that involves or supports the Government 
of North Korea or any senior official thereof.

Entities

    1. WEE TIONG (S) PTE LTD (a.k.a. WEE TIONG S PTE LTD), 1813 
Geylang Bahru, #01-01 Kallang Distripark 339715, Singapore; 64D 
Kallang Pudding Road, #02-00, Wee Tiong Building 349323, Singapore; 
02-00 Wee Tiong Building, 64D, Kallang Pudding Road 349323, 
Singapore; 1805 Geylang Bahru #01-03 339711, Singapore; Secondary 
sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 
and 510.210; Registration Number 199308567K [DPRK].
    Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) E.O. 13551 for having 
directly or indirectly, engaged in money laundering, the 
counterfeiting of goods or currency, bulk cash smuggling, narcotics 
trafficking, or other illicit economic activity that involves or 
supports the Government of North Korea or any senior official 
thereof.
    2. WT MARINE PTE LTD, #11-09 Parkway Parade 449269, Singapore; 
64D Kallang Pudding Road, #09-00 Wee Tiong Building 349323, 
Singapore; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions 
Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Registration Number 
201616714Z [DPRK].
    Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) of E.O. 13551 for 
having directly or indirectly, engaged in money laundering, the 
counterfeiting of goods or currency, bulk cash smuggling, narcotics 
trafficking, or other illicit economic activity that involves or 
supports the Government of North Korea or any senior official 
thereof.

Vessels

    1. NYMEX STAR Singapore flag; Secondary sanctions risk: North 
Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Vessel 
Registration Identification IMO 9078191 (vessel) [DPRK] (Linked To: 
WT MARINE PTE LTD).
    Identified pursuant to E.O. 13551 as property in which WT MARINE 
PTE LTD, an entity whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13551, has an interest.
    2. JW JEWEL Singapore flag; Secondary sanctions risk: North 
Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Vessel 
Registration Identification IMO 9402964 (vessel) [DPRK] (Linked To: 
WT MARINE PTE LTD).
    Identified pursuant to E.O. 13551 as property in which WT MARINE 
PTE LTD, an entity whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13551, has an interest.

    Additionally, on October 25, 2018, OFAC updated the entries on the 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List for the 
following individuals, whose property and interests in property are 
subject to U.S. jurisdiction and who continue to be

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blocked under the relevant sanctions authorities listed below.

Individuals

    1. OWHADI, Mohammad Ebrahim (a.k.a. OWHADI, Jalal; a.k.a. 
TAHERI, Jalal; a.k.a. VAHEDI, Jalal), Iran; DOB 1963; Gender Male 
(individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS 
(IRGC)-QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN).
    1. OWHADI, Mohammad Ebrahim (a.k.a. OWHADI, Jalal; a.k.a. 
TAHERI, Jalal; a.k.a. VAHEDI, Jalal), Iran; DOB 1963; Additional 
Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male 
(individual) [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN).

    Designated on October 23, 2018 pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 
13224 for acting for or on behalf of the ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD 
CORPS-QODS FORCE (IRGC-QF), a person determined to be subject to E.O. 
13224, and pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of E.O. 13224 for assisting in, 
sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support 
for, or financial or other services to or in support of, the TALIBAN, a 
person determined to be subject to E.O. 13224.

    2. RAZAVI, Esma'il (a.k.a. MOHAJERI, Mostafa), Iran; DOB 1959; 
Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN).

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    2. RAZAVI, Esma'il (a.k.a. MOHAJERI, Mostafa), Iran; DOB 1959; 
Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions; 
Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE; Linked To: TALIBAN).

    Designated on October 23, 2018 pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 
13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF, a person determined 
to be subject to E.O. 13224, and pursuant to section 1(d)(i) of E.O. 
13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, 
or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in 
support of, the TALIBAN, a person determined to be subject to E.O. 
13224.

    Dated: October 25, 2018.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2018-23659 Filed 10-29-18; 8:45 am]
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