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The State Department's Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List AGEN This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/28/2020 and available online at federalregister.gov/d/2020-21376, and on govinfo.gov Billing Code 4710-29 DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 11217] The State Department’s Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Initial publication of list of properties; notice. SUMMARY: The Department of State is publishing the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List identifying properties subject to additional prohibitions with respect to certain lodging-related transactions under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR). DATES: Effective on [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Belson, Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, tel.: 202-647-6526; Robert Haas, Office of the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs, tel.: 202-453-8456, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 16, 2017, the President signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 5, “Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba” (NSPM-5). As part of its implementation of NSPM-5, on [ INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published a final rule in the Federal Register [FR 2020-21084] amending the CACR, 31 CFR part 515. The regulatory amendment to the CACR, among other things, adds new § 515.210, which generally prohibits persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction from lodging, paying for lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to lodge, at any property in Cuba that the Secretary of State has identified as a property that is owned or controlled by the Cuban government, a prohibited official of the Government of Cuba as defined in § 515.337, a prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party as defined in § 515.338, a close relative, as defined in § 515.339, of a prohibited official of the Government of Cuba, or a close relative of a prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party when the terms of the general or specific license expressly exclude such a transaction. Such properties are identified on the State Department’s Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List (CPA List), published below and accessible on the State Department’s website. (https://www.state.gov/cuba- sanctions/cuba-prohibited-accommodations). The State Department will update the CPA List periodically via the Federal Register and on its website. The publication of the CPA List implements the policy in paragraph 2(a) of NSPM-5 to end economic practices that disproportionately benefit the Cuban government or its military, intelligence, or security agencies or personnel at the expense of the Cuban people. Properties that are owned or controlled by the Cuban government compete with independent private sector lodging such as legitimately private casas particulares. Government-owned or -controlled accommodations are a principal source of revenue for the Cuban government, which uses that revenue to perpetuate its repressive hold on power. Cuban government insiders such as prohibited officials, prohibited members of the Cuban Communist Party, and the close relatives thereof personally benefit from the ownership or control of ostensibly independent casas particulares. These individuals’ insider status gives them access to private homes that they rent out for personal benefit, at the expense of the Cuban people and of casas particulares run by ordinary Cubans. Electronic Availability This document and additional information concerning the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List are available from the State Department’s Cuba sanctions website (https://www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/cuba-prohibited-accommodations). CUBA PROHIBITED ACCOMMODATIONS LIST AS OF [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] Below is the U.S. Department of State’s Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List, a list of properties in Cuba owned or controlled by the Cuban government, a prohibited official of the Government of Cuba, as defined in 31 CFR § 515.337, a prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party, as defined in 31 CFR § 515.338, a close relative, as defined in 31 CFR § 515.339, of a prohibited official of the Government of Cuba, or a close relative of a prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party. For information regarding the restrictions on transactions with these properties, please see 31 CFR 515.210. All properties were listed effective [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER], unless otherwise indicated. * Property is marketed as a “casa” but is owned or controlled by the Cuban government and is not an independent “casa particular.” ^ Property is a “casa particular” but it nonetheless meets the criteria for inclusion on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List. Pinar del Río: Central Viñales, Salvador Cisnero Street Esq. Ceferino Fernández, Vinales, Cuba 22 400 Hotel Cayo Levisa, Carretera a Palma Rubia, Cayo Levisa, Cuba 84 310 Hotel Moka, Autopista Habana-Pinar del Río, Km 52 ½, Las Terrazas, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 24 700 Hotel Pinar del Río, A4 (Marti y Final Autopista) Pinar del Rio, Cuba 20 100 Hotel Villa Cabo de San Antonio, Playa Las Tumbas, Cabo de San Antonio, Pinar del Río, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 24 150 Hotel Villa María La Gorda y Centro Internacional de Buceo, Península de Guanahacabibes, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 24 150 Hotel Vueltabajo, Calle Marti 103, esq. a Rafael Morales, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 20 100 La Ermita (aka: Horizontes La Ermita), Carretera de La Ermita, km 1. 5, Vinales, Cuba 22 400 Los Jazmines (aka: Horizontes Los Jazmines), Carretera a Viñales, Km. 23, Viñales, Pinar del Río, Cuba 22 400 Mirador de San Diego, Calle 23 final San Diego de los Baños, Los Palacios, Cuba 22 900 Villa Rancho San Vicente (aka: Horizontes Rancho San Vicente), Valle de San Vicente Carretera a Puerto Esperanza Km 33, Vinales, Cuba 22 400 Artemisa: Castillo en las Nubes, Km 8 Carretera, Soroa, Artemisa, Cuba 22 700 Hotel Las Yagrumas, Calle 40 y Final Autopista, San Antonio de los Banos, Artemisa, Cuba 32 500 Villa Soroa (aka: Horizontes Villa Soroa), Carretera A Soroa Km 8 Candelaria, Soroa, Artemisa, Cuba 22 700 Havana: Aparthotel Terrazas Atlántico, Ave. Las Terrazas e/ 10 y Rotonda, Santa María del Mar, La Habana del Este, Habana, Cuba 10 900 Be Live Havana City Copacabana, Ave. 1ra. No. 4404 e/ 44 y 46, Miramar, Playa, Habana, Cuba 11 300. Bello Caribe, Calle 158 esq. a 31, Habana, Cuba 10 400 Blau Arenal Habana Beach, Laguna de Boca Ciega, Santa María del Mar, Playas del Este, Habana, Cuba 10 900 Casa 117 Mirador del Mar, Calle 12 E/ 1ra y 3ra Santa María, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 140 Mirador del Mar, Calle 15 E/ 1RA Y 3RA Santa María, Habana del Este, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 178 Boca Ciega, Avenida 5ta entre 1ra y 2da, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 474 Boca Ciega, Ave 438 e/ 1ra y 5ta, Boca Ciega, Guanabo, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 475 Boca Ciega, Ave 438 e/ 1ra y 5ta. Boca Ciega. Playa del Este, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 489 Boca Ciega, Ave 442 e/ 1ra y 5ta, Boca Ciega, Guanabo, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 500 Boca Ciega, Ave 442 e/ 1ra y 5ta, Boca Ciega, Guanabo, Habana del Este, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 576 Alturas de Boca Ciega, Calle 448A / 5ta y 7ma. Guanabo. Habana del Este, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 580 Brisas del Mar, Ave 42 e/A y Avenida B, Brisas del Mar, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 59 Mirador del Mar, Calle No 5 E/ 1ra y Vía Blanca, Santa María, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 628 Brisas del Mar, Ave 42 e/A y Avenida B, Brisas del Mar, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 712 Alturas de Boca Ciega, Calle 460 E/A 7MA Y 9NA, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 727 Alturas de Boca Ciega, Calle 456 E/A 5TA Y 7MA, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 760 Alturas de Boca Ciega, Calle 458A / 7ma y 9na. Playas de Este, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 799 Alturas de Boca Ciega, Calle 460 E/A 7MA Y 9NA, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa 96 Mirador del Mar, Calle No 10 E/ 3ra y Vía Blanca, Santa María, Habana, Cuba 10 400 * Casa Vida Luxury Holidays, 107 Villegas la Habana Dernier Etage, Habana, Cuba 10 400 ^ Chateau Miramar, Avenida 1ra. e/ 60 y 70, Miramar, Playa, Habana, Cuba 11 300 Club Acuario, Calle 248 y 5ta Ave Marina Hemingway, Playa, Habana, Cuba 10 400 Comodoro, 3rd Avenue and 84th street, Habana, Cuba 21 016 El Viejo Y El Mar, Calle 248 y 5th Ave Marina Hemingway Santa Fe, Habana, Cuba 10 400 Gran Hotel Bristol Kempinski, Calle San Rafael (entre Monserrate y, Agramonte, Habana, Cuba 10 100 Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski, San Rafael (entre Monserrate y, Agramonte, Habana, Cuba 10 100 H10 Habana Panorama, Avda 3 y Calle 70, Miramar, Habana, Cuba 10 400 Habana Riviera By Iberostar, Ave Paseo y Malecón, Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Habana, Cuba 10 400 Hostal Valencia, Calle de los Oficios No. 55 esq. a Obrapía, Old Havana, Habana, Cuba 10 400 Hostel Vedado Azul, Calle 2, e/ 23 y 25, Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Habana, Cuba 10 400 Hotel Ambos Mundos, Calle Obispo No. 153 e/ Mercaderes y San Ignacio, Old Havana, Habana, Cuba 10 400 Hotel Armadores de Santander, Calle Luz 4 Esq San Pedro, Habana, Cuba 10 100 Hotel Atlántico, Ave de las Terrazas Santa Maria del Mar. Habana del Este, Habana, Cuba 10 900 Hotel Bella Habana (Aeropuerto), Calle Conill e/ Marino y Boyeros, Nuevo Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Habana, Cuba 10 400 Hotel Beltrán de Santa Cruz, Calle San Ignacio No. 411 e/ Sol y Muralla, Habana Vieja, Habana, Cuba 10 400 Hotel Bruzón, Calle Bruzón No.
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