The Office of Foreign Assets Control has updated its list of Cuba Travel and Carrier Service Providers and Remittance Forwarders.
On August 16, 2011, the Treasury Department announced the designation of Umar Patek, Abdul Rahim Ba’asyir and Muhammad Jibril Abdul Rahman, three senior members of Jemaah Islamiya (JI), the Southeast Asia-based designated terrorist network with links to al-Qa’ida. These designations were taken pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which targets for sanctions terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. As a result of this action, U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions with these individuals, and assets they may hold under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen.
On August 25, 2011, the Treasury Department announced that JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A of New York has agreed to remit $88,300,000 to settle potential civil liability for apparent violations of several sanctions regulations over a six year period.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control states that it received a total of 393 applications requesting authorization to export agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Iran and Sudan under the one-year specific licensing regime of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act (TSRA) in the last quarter of fiscal year 2010 (July - September 2010). See notice for further statistics.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has updated its Specially Designated Nationals list to add the following five Syrian companies: (1) General Petroleum Corporation (aka GPC), New Sham-Building of Syrian Oil Company, P.O. Box 60694, Damascus, Syria; (2) Syrian Company for Oil Transport (aka Syrian Crude Oil Transportation Company; SCOT; SCTRACO), Banias Industrial Area, Latakia Entrance Way, P.O. Box 13, Banias, Syria; (3) Syrian Gas Company, P.O. Box 4499, Homs, Syria; Agricultural Engineering Syndicate Building, Baab Hood Area, Al Arbeen District, Homs, Syria; (4) Syrian Petroleum Company (aka SPC), Dummar Province Expansion Square, Island 19, Building 32, Po Box 3378, Damascus, Syria; Dummar Province Expansion Square, Island 19, Building 32, P.O. Box 2849, Damascus, Syria; Todmar Project, Damascus, Syria; and (5) Sytrol, Prime Minister Building, 17 Street Nissan, Damascus, Syria.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued six general licenses related to the recent Syria Executive Order to authorize (1) certain diplomatic services, (2) legal services, (3) normal bank service charges, (4) exportation and reexportation of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and related services, (5) Internet-based services, and (6) personal remittances.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of four newly-designated entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus.” On August 11, 2011, OFAC designated (1) the Belshina tire factory; (2) Grodno Azot, which manufactures fertilizer; (3) Grodno Khimvolokno, a fiber manufacturer; and (4) Naftan, a major oil refinery. These four entities have been determined to be owned or controlled by the Belneftekhim conglomerate, an entity already designated under Executive Order 13405.
The State Department has designated Mumtaz Dughmush (aka About Abir aka Mumtaz Muhammad Jum’ah Dughmush aka Mumtaz Muhammad Jum’ah Daghmash aka Mumtaz Muhammad Jum’ah Dughmish aka Mumtaz Daghmash) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended. Mumtaz Dughmush had been added to OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals list on August 16, 2011.
The State Department has designated Sangeen Zadran (aka Sangin aka Sangin Zadran aka Sangeen aka Sangeen Khan Zadran aka Fateh) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended. Sangeen Zadran had been added to OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals list on August 16, 2011.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control states that Norton Lilly International, Mobile, AL, has been assessed a penalty of $18,750 for its violation of the Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 560, that occurred in November 2006. Norton engaged in a transaction or dealing related to services of Iranian origin, and facilitated a transaction by a foreign person involving Iranian-origin services. Norton had knowledge or reason to know that the conduct, activity, or transaction giving rise to the violation involved port charges with respect to a ship calling in Iran.