Vol. 76 Thursday, No. 126 June 30, 2011 Part IV Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control 31 CFR Chapter V Alphabetical Listings: Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons; Blocked Vessels; Persons Determined To Be the Government of Iran; Final Rule VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:07 Jun 29, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\30JNR3.SGM 30JNR3 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with RULES3 38534 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2011 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Background additions and deletions of names, as The Department of the Treasury’s well as changes in identifying Office of Foreign Assets Control Office of Foreign Assets Control information, it provides more up-to-date (‘‘OFAC’’) maintains a list of blocked information than the list of persons 31 CFR Chapter V persons, blocked vessels, specially previously published on an annual basis designated nationals, specially at Appendix A. Alphabetical Listings: Specially Persons engaging in regulated Designated Nationals and Blocked designated terrorists, specially designated global terrorists, foreign activities are advised to check the Persons; Blocked Vessels; Persons Federal Register and the most recent Determined To Be the Government of terrorist organizations, and specially designated narcotics traffickers whose version of the SDN List posted on Iran OFAC’s Web site for updated property and interests in property are information on blocking, designation, blocked pursuant to the various AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets identification, and delisting actions economic sanctions programs Control, Treasury. before engaging in transactions that may administered by OFAC. OFAC be prohibited by the economic sanctions ACTION: Final rule. previously has published that list as programs administered by OFAC. Appendix A to 31 CFR chapter V. OFAC SUMMARY: The Department of the This final rule replaces the list of is hereby amending Appendix A to Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets persons previously published at replace this list with information on Control (‘‘OFAC’’) is amending 31 CFR Appendix A with the URL address for how to obtain up-to-date lists of such chapter V to replace the list of persons the Web page on which OFAC publishes persons and vessels on OFAC’s Web site (which includes individuals and the SDN List. Because certain persons or by other means, as well as with entities) with whom transactions and engaging in regulated activities may not additional information pertaining to the dealings are prohibited by the various have access to OFAC’s Web site, this lists. OFAC also is removing Appendix economic sanctions programs final rule also provides information on B to 31 CFR chapter V, which includes administered by OFAC that appears at alternate means by which the public the names of certain blocked vessels, Appendix A to 31 CFR chapter V with may access the information contained because more up-to-date information on information on how to obtain up-to-date on the SDN List. This final rule also such blocked vessels may be obtained lists of such persons on OFAC’s Web includes in Appendix A additional on OFAC’s Web site or by other means. site or by other means. OFAC also is information pertaining to the SDN List. Finally, OFAC is amending its removing Appendix B to 31 CFR chapter OFAC previously has published, as regulations for a number of the V, which includes the names of certain Appendix B, an alphabetical listing of sanctions programs it administers to blocked vessels. In addition, OFAC is certain vessels that are the property of revise references to Appendix A and amending its regulations for a number of blocked persons or specially designated remove references to Appendix B. nationals. OFAC also has included such the sanctions programs it administers to Blocking, designation, identification, revise references to Appendix A and to vessels in the list of names published at or delisting actions pursuant to the Appendix A and on the SDN List with remove references to Appendix B. sanctions programs administered by Finally, OFAC is amending the Iranian the notation ‘‘(vessel).’’ OFAC segregates OFAC are effective upon the earlier of the names of these blocked vessels into Transactions Regulations, by actual or constructive notice. Notices of republishing in alphabetical order the a special sub-section of the SDN List blocking, designation, identification, that includes only blocked vessels. entire list of persons identified in and delisting actions are published in Appendix A to 31 CFR Part 560, to OFAC has determined that, because the the Federal Register frequently and at list of blocked vessels is now provided reflect changes to the list since that irregular intervals. Because new or appendix was last published. in a segregated sub-section of the SDN updated information may be published List that may be updated more readily DATES: Effective Date: June 30, 2011. in the Federal Register and added to than Appendix B, continued publication FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC’s Web site at any time, the list of of Appendix B is unnecessary. Assistant Director for Sanctions persons that previously appeared at Notwithstanding this discontinuation of Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202/622– Appendix A could be out-of-date at the Appendix B, persons engaging in 2490, Office of Foreign Assets Control, time of its annual publication in the regulated transactions are reminded of Assistant Director for Policy, tel.: 202/ Federal Register. Frequently updated the unique rules that apply with respect 622–4855, Office of Foreign Assets information on OFAC designations and to blocked vessels. These rules are Control, or Chief Counsel (Foreign other actions resulting in blocking is briefly covered in note 7 to Appendix A. Assets Control), tel.: 202/622–2410, provided for examination on, or Please also review OFAC’s regulations Office of the General Counsel, downloading from, OFAC’s Web site for the program pursuant to which a Department of the Treasury, (http://www.treasury.gov/ofac). Among vessel is blocked prior to engaging in a Washington, DC 20220 (not toll free other information, OFAC provides on its transaction involving that vessel. numbers). Web site the Specially Designated The regulations for many of the Nationals and Blocked Persons List sanctions programs administered by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (‘‘SDN List’’). OFAC updates the SDN OFAC contain references to Appendix A Electronic and Facsimile Availability List on an ongoing basis to reflect the and Appendix B. This final rule revises inclusion or deletion of names as a the relevant parts of 31 CFR chapter V This document and additional result of new blocking, designation, to remove those references and replace information concerning OFAC are identification, or delisting actions, as them with information on how to obtain available from OFAC’s Web site (http:// well as changes in identifying up-to-date lists of such persons and www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain general information, including alternative vessels on OFAC’s Web site or by other information pertaining to OFAC’s spellings and aliases. These updates means. Please note that for sanctions sanctions programs also is available via also are published in notices in the program regulations that are being facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on- Federal Register. Because the SDN List amended to make technical, conforming demand service, tel.: 202/622–0077. is updated on an ongoing basis to reflect changes to remove or revise references VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:07 Jun 29, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\30JNR3.SGM 30JNR3 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with RULES3 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 38535 to Appendix A and Appendix B, the Public Participation Subpart B—Prohibitions authority sections have not been revised Because the amendment of 31 CFR ■ 4. Revise Notes 1 and 2 to § 510.201(b) to include Executive orders or statutes chapter V involves a foreign affairs to read as follows: relevant to these programs that have not function, Executive Order 12866 of yet been implemented in the September 30, 1993 and the § 510.201 Prohibited transactions. regulations. Such Executive orders or Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. statutes will be incorporated into the * * * * * 553), requiring notice of proposed (b) * * * authority section for the relevant rulemaking, opportunity for public program at such time as the regulations participation, and delay in effective Note 1 to § 510.201(b): The names of persons listed in or designated pursuant to are amended to implement these date, are inapplicable. Because no authorities. Executive Order 13551, whose property and notice of proposed rulemaking is interests in property therefore are blocked Specific licenses previously issued by required for this rule, the Regulatory pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, are OFAC may include references to Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601–612) does published in the Federal Register and Appendix A or Appendix B. In newly not apply. incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets amended Appendix A, OFAC notifies Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and persons who have been issued specific List of Subjects in 31 CFR Parts 501, Blocked Persons List (‘‘SDN List’’) with the licenses by OFAC that any reference to 510, 515, 536, 537, 538, 541, 542, 543, identifier ‘‘[DPRK].’’ The SDN List is Appendix A or Appendix B in an 544, 546, 547, 548, 549, 551, 560, 561, accessible through the following page on the outstanding specific license shall be 562, 576, 588, 593, 594, 595, 597, and Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Web site: 598 http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional read to refer to the SDN List. information pertaining to the SDN List can be In this final rule, OFAC also is Administrative practice and found in Appendix A to this chapter.