[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 225 (Friday, November 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 65836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22874]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Designation of One Individual Pursuant to Executive Order 13338

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(``OFAC'') is publishing the name of one newly designated individual 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004, ``Blocking Property of Certain 
Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria.''

DATES: The designation by the Secretary of the Treasury of the 
individual identified in this notice pursuant to Executive Order 13338 
is effective on Monday, November 5, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Compliance 
Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department 
of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, tel.: 202/622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available from OFAC's Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac) or via facsimile 
through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/622-0077.

Background

    On May 11, 2004, the President issued Executive Order 13338 (the 
``Order'') pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 
50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq., the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1601, 
et seq., the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration 
Act of 2003, Public Law 108-175, and section 301 of title 3, United 
States Code. In the Order, the President declared a national emergency 
to address the threat posed by the actions of the Government of Syria 
in supporting terrorism, continuing its occupation of Lebanon, pursuing 
weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining the 
United States and international efforts with respect to the 
stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq.
    Section 3 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all 
property and interests in property of the following persons, that are 
in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or 
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United 
States persons: persons who are determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, (1) to be or to 
have been directing or otherwise significantly contributing to the 
Government of Syria's provision of safe haven to or other support for 
any person whose property or interests in property are blocked under 
the United States law for terrorism-related reasons; (2) to be or to 
have been directing or otherwise significantly contributing to the 
Government of Syria's military or security presence in Lebanon; (3) to 
be or to have been directing or otherwise significantly contributing to 
the Government of Syria's pursuit of the development and production of 
chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons and medium- and long-range 
surface-to-surface missiles; (4) to be or to have been directing or 
otherwise significantly contributing to any steps taken by the 
Government of Syria to undermine the United States and international 
efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq; 
or (5) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for 
or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property or 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Order.
    On Monday, November 5, 2007, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, designated, pursuant to one 
or more of the criteria set forth in the Order, one individual whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive 
Order 13338.
    The designee is as follows:
    KHAYRBIK, Muhammad Nasif (a.k.a. KHAIRBEK, Mohammed Nassif; a.k.a. 
KHAYR-BAYK, Muhammad Nasif; a.k.a. KHEIRBEK, Mohammad Nasif), Damascus, 
Syria; DOB 5 Apr 1937; Syrian Deputy Vice President for Security 
Affairs; Major General.

    Dated: November 14, 2007.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. E7-22874 Filed 11-21-07; 8:45 am]
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