Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions Designated Pursuant to Section 2(A)(Iii) of Andrea Gacki, E.O
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68412 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 209 / Wednesday, October 28, 2020 / Notices Third, 49 CFR 604.12(c) requires a SUMMARY: The Department of the interests in property are blocked pursuant to recipient, unless otherwise exempt Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets E.O. 13848. under 49 CFR 604.2, to submit on a Control (OFAC) is publishing the names 3. ISLAMIC RADIO AND TELEVISION UNION (a.k.a. IRTVU), Iran; Beirut, Lebanon; quarterly basis records of all instances of one or more persons that have been Kabul, Afghanistan; Additional Sanctions that the recipient provided charter placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Information—Subject to Secondary Sanctions service. Nationals and Blocked Persons List [ELECTION–E.O. 13848] (Linked To: Fourth, 49 CFR 604.13 requires a based on OFAC’s determination that one ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS private charter provider to register on or more applicable legal criteria were (IRGC)-QODS FORCE). FTA’s Charter Registration website at satisfied. All property and interests in Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(iii) of http://ftawebprod.fta.dot.gov/ property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of E.O. 13848 for being owned or controlled by, CharterRegistration/ in order to qualify these persons are blocked, and U.S. or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the ISLAMIC as a registered charter service provider persons are generally prohibited from REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)- and receive email notifications by engaging in transactions with them. QODS FORCE, an entity whose property or recipients that are interested in DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION interests in property are blocked pursuant to providing a requested charter service. section for effective date. E.O. 13848. 4. ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD The rule requires that a registered FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: charter service provider must update its CORPS (a.k.a. AGIR; a.k.a. ARMY OF THE OFAC: Associate Director for Global GUARDIANS OF THE ISLAMIC information on the Charter Registration Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant website at least once every two years. REVOLUTION; a.k.a. IRAN’S Director for Sanctions Compliance & REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS; a.k.a. Currently, there are a total of 287 Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490; IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS; a.k.a. registered private charter service Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: IRG; a.k.a. IRGC; a.k.a. ISLAMIC providers. Registration has consistently 202–622–2480; or Assistant Director for REVOLUTION GUARDS CORPS; a.k.a. decreased over the years. Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855. ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY CORPS; a.k.a. Lastly, 49 CFR 604.7 permits ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS; a.k.a. recipients to provide charter service to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS Qualified Human Service Organizations Electronic Availability CORPS; a.k.a. PASDARAN; a.k.a. (QHSO) under limited circumstances. PASDARAN–E INQILAB; a.k.a. PASDARN–E The Specially Designated Nationals ENGHELAB–E ISLAMI; a.k.a. QHSOs that do not receive Federal and Blocked Persons List and additional REVOLUTIONARY GUARD; a.k.a. funding under programs listed in information concerning OFAC sanctions REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS; a.k.a. SEPAH; Appendix A to Part 604 and seek to programs are available on OFAC’s a.k.a. SEPAH PASDARAN; a.k.a. SEPAH–E receive free or reduced rate services PASDARAN ENGHELAB ISLAMI; a.k.a. website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). from recipients must register on FTA’s SEPAH–E PASDARAN–E ENGHELAB–E Charter Registration website (49 CFR Notice of OFAC Actions ESLAMI; a.k.a. SEPAH–E PASDARAN–E ENQELAB–E ESLAMI; a.k.a. THE ARMY OF 604.15(a)). On October 22, 2020, OFAC Respondents: State and local THE GUARDIANS OF THE ISLAMIC determined that the property and REVOLUTION; a.k.a. THE IRANIAN government, business or other for-profit interests in property subject to U.S. REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS), Tehran, Iran; institutions, and non-profit institutions. jurisdiction of the following persons are Syria; Additional Sanctions Information— Estimated Annual Respondents: 2,180 blocked under the relevant sanctions Subject to Secondary Sanctions [FTO] respondents. [SDGT] [NPWMD] [IRGC] [IFSR] [IRAN–HR] Estimated Annual Burden on authorities listed below. [HRIT–IR] [ELECTION–E.O. 13848]. Respondents: 403.3 hours (0.05 hours Entities Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(i) of for each of the 1,676 Recipient E.O. 13848 having directly or indirectly 1. BAYAN RASANEH GOSTAR respondents under 49 CFR 604.4. 1.25 engaged in, sponsored, concealed, or INSTITUTE (a.k.a. BAYAN GOSTAR MEDIA otherwise been complicit in foreign hours for each of the 90 Recipient INSTITUTE; a.k.a. BAYAN RASANE interference in a United States election. respondents under 49 CFR 604.12, 0.50 GOSTAR INSTITUTE), Iran; Additional 5. ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD hours for each of the 90 Recipient Sanctions Information—Subject to Secondary CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE (a.k.a. AL respondents under 49 CFR 604.14. 0.50 Sanctions [ELECTION–E.O. 13848] (Linked QODS; a.k.a. IRGC–QF; a.k.a. IRGC–QUDS hours for each of the 37 non-profit To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD FORCE; a.k.a. ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY respondents, and 0.50 hours for each of CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE). GUARD CORPS–QODS FORCE; a.k.a. the estimated 287 for-profit Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(i) of JERUSALEM FORCE; a.k.a. PASDARAN–E respondents. Executive Order 13848 of September 12, ENGHELAB–E ISLAMI (PASDARAN); a.k.a. Frequency: Annually, bi-annually, 2018, ‘‘Imposing Certain Sanctions in the QODS (JERUSALEM) FORCE OF THE IRGC; Event of Foreign Interference in a United a.k.a. QODS FORCE; a.k.a. QUDS FORCE; quarterly, and as required. States Election,’’ 83 FR 46843, 3 CFR, 2018 a.k.a. SEPAH–E QODS; a.k.a. SEPAH–E Nadine Pembleton, Comp., p. 869, (E.O. 13848) for having QODS (JERUSALEM FORCE)), Tehran, Iran; directly or indirectly engaged in, sponsored, Syria; Additional Sanctions Information— Director Office of Management Planning. concealed, or otherwise been complicit in Subject to Secondary Sanctions [FTO] [FR Doc. 2020–23782 Filed 10–27–20; 8:45 am] foreign interference in a United States [SDGT] [SYRIA] [IRGC] [IFSR] [IRAN–HR] BILLING CODE P election. [ELECTION–E.O. 13848]. 2. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF VIRTUAL Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(i) of MEDIA (a.k.a. IUVM), Iran; Additional E.O. 13848 having directly or indirectly engaged in, sponsored, concealed, or DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Sanctions Information—Subject to Secondary Sanctions [ELECTION–E.O. 13848] (Linked otherwise been complicit in foreign interference in a United States election. Office of Foreign Assets Control To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE). Dated: October 22, 2020. Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions Designated pursuant to section 2(a)(iii) of Andrea Gacki, E.O. 13848 for being owned or controlled by, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets or having acted or purported to act for or on U.S. Department of the Treasury. Control, Treasury. behalf of, directly or indirectly, the ISLAMIC [FR Doc. 2020–23807 Filed 10–27–20; 8:45 am] ACTION: Notice. REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)- QODS FORCE, an entity whose property or BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Oct 27, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM 28OCN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES.