Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 176 / Monday, September 13, 2010 / Rules and Regulations 55463 SUMMARY: The Department of the the exportation of any goods, are inapplicable. Because no notice of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets technology, or services from the United proposed rulemaking is required for this Control (‘‘OFAC’’) is implementing States to Iraq. Executive Order 12722 rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 Executive Order 13350 of July 29, 2004, also prohibited transactions relating to U.S.C. 601–612) does not apply. which terminated the national transportation and travel to or from Iraq Paperwork Reduction Act emergency declared with respect to Iraq by United States citizens or permanent in Executive Order 12722 of August 2, resident aliens. The subsequent The Paperwork Reduction Act does 1990, and revoked that and subsequent Executive orders took various additional not apply because this rule does not Executive orders, by removing the Iraqi steps with respect to the situation in impose information collection Sanctions Regulations from the Code of Iraq. requirements that would require the Federal Regulations. Section 207(a) of the International approval of the Office of Management DATES: Effective Date: September 13, Emergency Economic Powers Act and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 2010. (‘‘IEEPA’’) (50 U.S.C. 1706(a)) contains a provision that allows the President to List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 575 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: continue to prohibit transactions Assistant Director for Compliance, Administrative practice and involving property in which a foreign procedure, Banks, Banking, Blocking of Outreach & Implementation, tel.: 202/ country or national thereof has an 622–2490, Assistant Director for assets, Exports, Foreign trade, Imports, interest after a national emergency has Iraq, Oil imports, Penalties, Petroleum, Licensing, tel.: 202/622–2480, Assistant been terminated if the President Director for Policy, tel.: 202/622–4855, Petroleum products, Reporting and determines that the continuation of such recordkeeping requirements, Specially or Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets a prohibition with respect to that Control), tel.: 202/622–2410 (not toll designated nationals, Terrorism, Travel property is necessary on account of restrictions. free numbers). claims involving such country or its SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: nationals. Pursuant to section 207(a) of PART 575—[REMOVED] Electronic and Facsimile Availability IEEPA, the President determined in Section 1 of Executive Order 13350 that ■ Pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. and This document and additional continuation of prohibitions with regard Executive Order 13350, the Office of information concerning OFAC are to transactions involving property Foreign Assets Control amends 31 CFR available from OFAC’s Web site blocked pursuant to Executive Orders chapter V by removing part 575 for the (http: 12722 or 12724 that continued to be reasons set forth in the preamble. //www.treas.gov/ofac). Certain general blocked as of July 30, 2004, was information pertaining to OFAC’s necessary on account of claims Dated: September 1, 2010. sanctions programs also is available via involving Iraq. The new Iraq Adam J. Szubin, facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on- Stabilization and Insurgency Sanctions Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, demand service, tel.: 202/622–0077. Regulations, 31 CFR part 576, include a Department of the Treasury. Background general license unblocking all remaining Approved: September 2, 2010. property blocked pursuant to Section 1 Stuart A. Levey, As a result of the removal of the of Executive Order 13350. See 31 CFR Under Secretary, Office of Terrorism and regime of Saddam Hussein and other 576.510. Financial Intelligence, Department of the developments in Iraq, the President Please note that certain transactions Treasury. issued Executive Order 13350 on July relating to Iraq remain subject to the Iraq [FR Doc. 2010–22548 Filed 9–10–10; 8:45 am] 29, 2004 (69 FR 46055, July 30, 2004). Stabilization and Insurgency BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P Executive Order 13350 terminated the Regulations, 31 CFR part 576, which national emergency declared with implement Executive Order 13303 of respect to Iraq in Executive Order 12722 May 22, 2003, Executive Order 13315 of DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY of August 2, 1990. In addition, August 28, 2003, Executive Order 13350 Executive Order 13350 revoked of July 29, 2004, Executive Order 13364 Office of Foreign Assets Control Executive Order 12722, Executive Order of November 29, 2004, and Executive 12724 of August 9, 1990, Executive Order 13438 of July 17, 2007. 31 CFR Part 576 Order 12743 of January 18, 1991, Accordingly, OFAC is removing the Executive Order 12751 of February 14, Iraqi Sanctions Regulations (the Iraq Stabilization and Insurgency 1991, and Executive Order 12817 of ‘‘Regulations’’) in 31 CFR part 575. The Sanctions Regulations October 21, 1992. These Executive removal of part 575 from 31 CFR AGENCY: orders were all in furtherance of the chapter V does not affect ongoing Office of Foreign Assets national emergency declared in enforcement proceedings or prevent the Control, Treasury. Executive Order 12722. initiation of enforcement proceedings ACTION: Final rule. In Executive Order 12722, the where the relevant statute of limitations President ordered the blocking of all has not run. SUMMARY: The Department of the property and interests in property that Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets were in the United States or that came Executive Order 12866, Administrative Control (‘‘OFAC’’) is adding the Iraq within the possession or control of Procedure Act, and Regulatory Stabilization and Insurgency Sanctions United States persons, including Flexibility Act Regulations as a new part to the Code overseas branches, of the Government of Because the Regulations involve a of Federal Regulations, to implement Iraq, its agencies, instrumentalities, and foreign affairs function, the provisions Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, controlled entities, and the Central Bank of Executive Order 12866 and the Executive Order 13315 of August 28, of Iraq (55 FR 31803, August 3, 1990). Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 2003, Executive Order 13350 of July 29, Executive Order 12722 prohibited the 553) requiring notice of proposed 2004, Executive Order 13364 of importation of any goods or services of rulemaking, opportunity for public November 29, 2004, and Executive Iraqi origin into the United States and participation, and delay in effective date Order 13438 of July 17, 2007. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:11 Sep 10, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\13SER1.SGM 13SER1 srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with RULES 55464 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 176 / Monday, September 13, 2010 / Rules and Regulations DATES: Effective Date: September 13, thereof, and interests therein, in which of the persons listed in the Annex or 2010. any foreign country or national thereof determined to be subject to the Order. Section 2 of Executive Order 13315 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: has any interest, that are in, or come authorized the Secretary of the Assistant Director for Compliance, within, the United States, or that are in, Treasury, in consultation with the Outreach & Implementation, tel.: 202/ or come within, the possession or Secretary of State, to confiscate property 622–2490, Assistant Director for control of United States persons. blocked pursuant to section 1 and Licensing, tel.: 202/622–2480, Assistant Executive Order 13303 also provided determined to belong to a person, Director for Policy, tel.: 202/622–4855, that two earlier Executive orders that organization, or country that had or Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets had imposed comprehensive sanctions planned, authorized, aided, or engaged Control), tel.: 202/622–2410 (not toll against Iraq following the invasion of in armed hostilities against the United free numbers). Kuwait, including a trade embargo and a blocking of Iraqi government assets States. Section 2 directed that all right, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (i.e., Executive Order 12722 of August 2, title, and interest in such confiscated Electronic and Facsimile Availability 1990, and Executive Order 12724 of property shall vest in the Department of August 9, 1990), as well as a more the Treasury, and such vested property This document and additional shall promptly be transferred to the information concerning OFAC are recent Executive order confiscating and vesting title to certain blocked Iraqi Development Fund for Iraq. available from OFAC’s Web site (http: Section 3 of Executive Order 13315 //www.treas.gov/ofac). Certain general property (i.e., Executive Order 13290 of March 20, 2003) were not applicable to prohibited any transaction by a United information pertaining to OFAC’s States person or within the United sanctions programs also is available via the property and interests in property described in section 1. States that evades or avoids, has the facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on- purpose of evading or avoiding, or On August 28, 2003, the President demand service, tel.: 202/622–0077. attempts to violate, any of the issued Executive Order 13315, under prohibitions set forth in the Order, as Background the authority of, inter alia, IEEPA, the well as any conspiracy formed to violate NEA, and the UNPA, and in view of Following the removal from power of such prohibitions. Section 4 defined United Nations Security Council the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, certain terms used in the Order. Section Resolution (‘‘UNSCR’’) 1483 of May 22, the President issued Executive Order 5 set forth the President’s determination 2003. The President issued this Order to 13303 of May 22, 2003, under the that the making of donations of the type expand the scope of the national authority of, inter alia, the International specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA emergency declared in Executive Order Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 (i.e., donations of articles, such as food, U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (‘‘IEEPA’’), the 13303 to address the unusual and clothing, and medicine, intended to be National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.