[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 23847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10298]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Blocking of Specially Designated National Pursuant to Executive 
Order 13413

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 five individuals whose property 
and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to Executive Order 
13413 of October 27, 2006, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons 
Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo''.

DATES: The designation by the Director of OFAC of the five individuals 
identified in this notice, pursuant to Executive Order 13413 of October 
27, 2006, is effective on April 28, 2010.

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 (http://www.treas.gov/ofac) via 
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on demand service, tel.: (202) 622-
0077.

Background

    On October 27, 2006, the President signed Executive Order 13413 
(the ``Order'') pursuant to, inter alia, the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), section 5 of the 
United Nations Participation Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), 
and section 301 of title 3, United States Code. In the Order, the 
President found that the situation in the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat. The President 
identified seven individuals as subject to the economic sanctions in 
the Annex to the Order.
    Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all 
property and interests in property that are in, or thereafter come 
within, the United States, or within the possession or control of 
United States persons, of the persons listed in the Annex, as well as 
those persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after 
consultation with the Secretary of State, to meet any of the criteria 
set forth in subparagraphs (a)(i)-(a)(ii)(G) of Section 1.
    On April 28, 2010, the Director of OFAC exercised the Secretary of 
the Treasury's authority to designate, pursuant to one or more of the 
criteria set forth in Section 1 of the Order, the individuals listed 
below, whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
E.O. 13413.
    The listing of the blocked individuals is as follows:

NTAGANDA, Bosco (a.k.a. BAGANDA, Bosco; a.k.a. NTAGANDA, Jean Bosco; 
a.k.a. NTAGENDA, Bosco; a.k.a. NTANGANA, Bosco; a.k.a. NTANGANDA, 
Bosco; a.k.a. TAGANDA, Bosco; a.k.a. TANGANDA, Bosco), Runyoni, 
Rutshuru, North Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of the; DOB 1973; POB 
Nord-Kivu, DRC; alt. POB Rwanda; nationality Congo, Democratic Republic 
of the (individual) [DRCONGO]
LUBANGA, Thomas (a.k.a. DYILO, Thomas Lubanga); DOB 29 Dec 1960; POB 
Djiba, Utcha Sector, Djugu Territory, Ituri District, Orientale 
Province, DRC; nationality Congo, Democratic Republic of the 
(individual) [DRCONGO]
KATANGA, Germain; DOB 28 Apr 1978; POB Mambasa, Mambasa Territory, 
Ituri District, DRC; nationality Congo, Democratic Republic of the 
(individual) [DRCONGO]
NGUDJOLO, Matthieu Cui (a.k.a. CUI NGUDJOLO; a.k.a. NGUDJOLO CHUI, 
Mathieu; a.k.a. NGUDJOLO, Cui Cui; a.k.a. NGUDJOLO, Mathieu; a.k.a. 
TCHUI, Mathieu Ngudjolo); DOB 8 Oct 1970; POB Bunia, Ituri District, 
DRC; nationality Congo, Democratic Republic of the (individual) 
[DRCONGO]
MUTEBUTSI, Jules (a.k.a. COLONEL MUTEBUTSI; a.k.a. MUTEBUSI, Jules; 
a.k.a. MUTEBUZI, Jules), Rwanda; DOB 6 Jul 1960; POB South Kivu, DRC; 
nationality Congo, Democratic Republic of the (individual) [DRCONGO]

    Dated: April 28, 2010.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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