[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16308-16309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8358]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Chapter V


Addition of Persons to Appendix A to 31 CFR Chapter V

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Amendment of final rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department is amending appendix A to 31 CFR 
chapter V to add the names of two organizations designated as persons 
whose property and interests in property have been blocked under the 
authority of the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii) 
of Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 2, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Foreign Assets Control, 
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, tel.: 202/622-2520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    This document is available as an electronic file on The Federal 
Bulletin Board the day of publication in the Federal Register. By 
modem, dial 202/512-1387 and type ``/GO FAC,'' or call 202/512-1530 for 
disk or paper copies. This file is available for downloading without 
charge in ASCII and Adobe Acrobat7 readable (*.PDF) formats. For 
Internet access, the address for use with the World Wide Web (Home 
Page), Telnet, or FTP protocol is: fedbbs.access.gpo.gov. This document 
and additional information concerning the programs of the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control are available for downloading from the Office's 
Internet Home Page: http://www.treas.gov/ofac, or in fax form through 
the Office's 24-hour fax-on-demand service: call 202/622-0077 using a 
fax machine, fax modem, or (within the United States) a touch-tone 
telephone.

Background

    Appendix A to 31 CFR chapter V lists the names of blocked persons, 
specially designated nationals, specially designated terrorists, 
foreign terrorist organizations, and specially designated narcotics 
traffickers with respect to whom transactions are subject to the 
various economic sanctions programs administered by the Treasury 
Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'').
    On June 26, 2001, President Bush issued Executive Order 13219 (66 
FR 34777, June 29, 2001), imposing economic sanctions on persons who 
threaten international stabilization efforts in the Western Balkans 
region. In an annex to the order, President Bush identified twenty-
three individuals and five organizations with respect to which 
transactions are subject to those sanctions. Those individuals and 
organizations have already been incorporated into appendix A as blocked 
persons identified by the term ``[Balkans]'' (66 FR 57371, November 15, 
2001).
    On November 28, 2001, the Albanian National Army (ANA) (a.k.a. 
AKSH) and the National Committee for the

[[Page 16309]]

Liberation and Protection of Albanian Lands (KKCMTSH), were determined 
by the Director of OFAC, under the delegated authority of the Secretary 
of the Treasury, to meet the criteria set forth under Section 1(a)(ii) 
of Executive Order 13219 for persons with respect to which transactions 
are subject to the economic sanctions set out under the Order. All 
property and interests in property, including but not limited to all 
accounts, that are or come within the United States or that are or come 
within the possession or control of U.S. persons, including their 
overseas branches, that are owned or controlled by these organizations 
are with limited exceptions blocked and may not be transferred, paid, 
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in. This blocking includes, but 
is not limited to, the prohibition of the making or receiving by a 
United States person of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, 
or services to or for the benefit of these organizations.
    Designations of these organizations blocked pursuant to the Order 
are effective upon the date of determination by the Director of OFAC. 
Public notice of blocking is effective upon the date of filing with the 
Federal Register, or upon prior actual notice.
    Because this rule involves a foreign affairs function, Executive 
Order 12866 and the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 
U.S.C. 553), requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, opportunity for 
public participation, and delay in effective date, are inapplicable. 
Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for this rule, the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) does not apply.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, and under the authority 
of 3 U.S.C. 301, 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706, and E.O. 
13219 of June 26, 2001, the appendices to 31 CFR chapter V are amended 
as set forth below:

Appendices to Chapter V


    Appendix A--[Amended]1. Appendix A to 31 CFR chapter V is amended 
by adding the following names of organizations inserted in alphabetical 
order:

AKSH (see ALBANIAN NATIONAL ARMY) [BALKANS]
ALBANIAN NATIONAL ARMY (a.k.a. ANA; a.k.a. AKSH) [BALKANS]
ANA (see ALBANIAN NATIONAL ARMY) [BALKANS]
KKCMTSH (see NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE LIBERATION AND PROTECTION OF 
ALBANIAN LANDS) [BALKANS]
NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE LIBERATION AND PROTECTION OF ALBANIAN 
LANDS (a.k.a. KKCMTSH) [BALKANS]

    Dated: January 2, 2002.
R. Richard Newcomb,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
    Approved: January 31, 2002.
Jimmy Gurule,
Under Secretary (Enforcement), Department of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 02-8358 Filed 4-2-02; 4:29 pm]
BILLING CODE 4810-25-P