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31 CFR Chapter V





 Alphabetical Listings: Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked 
Persons; Blocked Vessels; Persons Determined To Be the Government of 
Iran; Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Chapter V


Alphabetical Listings: Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked 
Persons; Blocked Vessels; Persons Determined To Be the Government of 
Iran

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (``OFAC'') is amending 31 CFR chapter V to replace the list of 
persons (which includes individuals and entities) with whom 
transactions and dealings are prohibited by the various economic 
sanctions programs administered by OFAC that appears at Appendix A to 
31 CFR chapter V with information on how to obtain up-to-date lists of 
such persons on OFAC's Web site or by other means. OFAC also is 
removing Appendix B to 31 CFR chapter V, which includes the names of 
certain blocked vessels. In addition, OFAC is amending its regulations 
for a number of the sanctions programs it administers to revise 
references to Appendix A and to remove references to Appendix B. 
Finally, OFAC is amending the Iranian Transactions Regulations, by 
republishing in alphabetical order the entire list of persons 
identified in Appendix A to 31 CFR Part 560, to reflect changes to the 
list since that appendix was last published.

DATES: Effective Date: June 30, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director for Sanctions 
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202/622-2490, Office of Foreign Assets 
Control, Assistant Director for Policy, tel.: 202/622-4855, Office of 
Foreign Assets Control, or Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), 
tel.: 202/622-2410, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the 
Treasury, Washington, DC 20220 (not toll free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available from OFAC's Web site (http://www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain 
general information pertaining to OFAC's sanctions programs also is 
available via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 
202/622-0077.

Background

    The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(``OFAC'') maintains a list of blocked persons, blocked vessels, 
specially designated nationals, specially designated terrorists, 
specially designated global terrorists, foreign terrorist 
organizations, and specially designated narcotics traffickers whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the various 
economic sanctions programs administered by OFAC. OFAC previously has 
published that list as Appendix A to 31 CFR chapter V. OFAC is hereby 
amending Appendix A to replace this list with information on how to 
obtain up-to-date lists of such persons and vessels on OFAC's Web site 
or by other means, as well as with additional information pertaining to 
the lists. OFAC also is removing Appendix B to 31 CFR chapter V, which 
includes the names of certain blocked vessels, because more up-to-date 
information on such blocked vessels may be obtained on OFAC's Web site 
or by other means. Finally, OFAC is amending its regulations for a 
number of the sanctions programs it administers to revise references to 
Appendix A and remove references to Appendix B.
    Blocking, designation, identification, or delisting actions 
pursuant to the sanctions programs administered by OFAC are effective 
upon the earlier of actual or constructive notice. Notices of blocking, 
designation, identification, and delisting actions are published in the 
Federal Register frequently and at irregular intervals. Because new or 
updated information may be published in the Federal Register and added 
to OFAC's Web site at any time, the list of persons that previously 
appeared at Appendix A could be out-of-date at the time of its annual 
publication in the Federal Register. Frequently updated information on 
OFAC designations and other actions resulting in blocking is provided 
for examination on, or downloading from, OFAC's Web site (http://www.treasury.gov/ofac). Among other information, OFAC provides on its 
Web site the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List 
(``SDN List''). OFAC updates the SDN List on an ongoing basis to 
reflect the inclusion or deletion of names as a result of new blocking, 
designation, identification, or delisting actions, as well as changes 
in identifying information, including alternative spellings and 
aliases. These updates also are published in notices in the Federal 
Register. Because the SDN List is updated on an ongoing basis to 
reflect additions and deletions of names, as well as changes in 
identifying information, it provides more up-to-date information than 
the list of persons previously published on an annual basis at Appendix 
A.
    Persons engaging in regulated activities are advised to check the 
Federal Register and the most recent version of the SDN List posted on 
OFAC's Web site for updated information on blocking, designation, 
identification, and delisting actions before engaging in transactions 
that may be prohibited by the economic sanctions programs administered 
by OFAC.
    This final rule replaces the list of persons previously published 
at Appendix A with the URL address for the Web page on which OFAC 
publishes the SDN List. Because certain persons engaging in regulated 
activities may not have access to OFAC's Web site, this final rule also 
provides information on alternate means by which the public may access 
the information contained on the SDN List. This final rule also 
includes in Appendix A additional information pertaining to the SDN 
List.
    OFAC previously has published, as Appendix B, an alphabetical 
listing of certain vessels that are the property of blocked persons or 
specially designated nationals. OFAC also has included such vessels in 
the list of names published at Appendix A and on the SDN List with the 
notation ``(vessel).'' OFAC segregates the names of these blocked 
vessels into a special sub-section of the SDN List that includes only 
blocked vessels. OFAC has determined that, because the list of blocked 
vessels is now provided in a segregated sub-section of the SDN List 
that may be updated more readily than Appendix B, continued publication 
of Appendix B is unnecessary. Notwithstanding this discontinuation of 
Appendix B, persons engaging in regulated transactions are reminded of 
the unique rules that apply with respect to blocked vessels. These 
rules are briefly covered in note 7 to Appendix A. Please also review 
OFAC's regulations for the program pursuant to which a vessel is 
blocked prior to engaging in a transaction involving that vessel.
    The regulations for many of the sanctions programs administered by 
OFAC contain references to Appendix A and Appendix B. This final rule 
revises the relevant parts of 31 CFR chapter V to remove those 
references and replace them with information on how to obtain up-to-
date lists of such persons and vessels on OFAC's Web site or by other 
means. Please note that for sanctions program regulations that are 
being amended to make technical, conforming changes to remove or revise 
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to Appendix A and Appendix B, the authority sections have not been 
revised to include Executive orders or statutes relevant to these 
programs that have not yet been implemented in the regulations. Such 
Executive orders or statutes will be incorporated into the authority 
section for the relevant program at such time as the regulations are 
amended to implement these authorities.
    Specific licenses previously issued by OFAC may include references 
to Appendix A or Appendix B. In newly amended Appendix A, OFAC notifies 
persons who have been issued specific licenses by OFAC that any 
reference to Appendix A or Appendix B in an outstanding specific 
license shall be read to refer to the SDN List.
    In this final rule, OFAC also is amending the Iranian Transactions 
Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (the ``ITR''), by republishing in 
alphabetical order the entire list of persons identified in Appendix A 
to Part 560, to reflect changes to the list since Appendix A to Part 
560 was last published (75 FR 34630, June 18, 2010). The republished 
list, ``Appendix A to Part 560--Persons Determined to be the Government 
of Iran, as Defined in Sec.  560.304 of This Part,'' includes 
information regarding identification or delisting actions under 31 CFR 
part 560, as well as changes to existing listings. Please note that 
OFAC will continue to publish lists of names contained within 
appendices to various parts of 31 CFR chapter V; for example, OFAC will 
continue to publish Appendix I to Part 539 and Appendix A to Part 560. 
Moreover, information regarding identification or delisting actions 
under 31 CFR part 560 will continue to be reflected in the SDN List as 
well.
    Please note that most OFAC sanctions programs prohibit transactions 
involving persons and vessels not identified on the SDN List or other 
lists provided by OFAC. For example, certain sanctions programs 
prohibit transactions with persons meeting a particular definition, 
whether or not that person is identified on the SDN List (see, e.g., 31 
CFR part 515). Additionally, a person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked has an interest in all property and interests in 
property of an entity in which it owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 
percent or greater interest. The property and interests in property of 
such an entity, therefore, are blocked, and such an entity is a person 
whose property and interests in property are blocked, regardless of 
whether the entity itself is on the SDN List.

Public Participation

    Because the amendment of 31 CFR chapter V involves a foreign 
affairs function, Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993 and 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.

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Parts 501, 510, 515, 536, 537, 538, 541, 
542, 543, 544, 546, 547, 548, 549, 551, 560, 561, 562, 576, 588, 
593, 594, 595, 597, and 598

    Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, Banking, Blocking of 
assets.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble and under the authority 
of 3 U.S.C. 301; 8 U.S.C. 1182, 1189; 18 U.S.C. 2339B; 21 U.S.C. 1901-
1908; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; 
50 U.S.C. App. 1-44; Pub. L. 110-286, 122 Stat. 2632; Pub. L. 111-195, 
124 Stat. 1312 (22 U.S.C. 8501-8551), chapter V of 31 CFR is amended as 
set forth below:

PART 501--REPORTING, PROCEDURES, AND PENALTIES REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 501 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  8 U.S.C. 1189; 18 U.S.C. 2332d, 2339B; 19 U.S.C. 
3901-3913; 21 U.S.C. 1901-1908; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 22 U.S.C. 2370(a), 
6009, 6032, 7205; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 
1701-1706; 50 U.S.C. App. 1-44.

Subpart E--Procedures

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2. Revise the heading of Sec.  501.807 to read as follows:


Sec.  501.807  Procedures governing delisting from the Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.

* * * * *

PART 510--NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

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3. The authority citation for part 510 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 
2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); 
E.O. 13466, 73 FR 36787, June 27, 2008, 3 CFR, 2008 Comp., p. 195; 
E.O. 13551, 75 FR 53837, September 1, 2010; E.O. 13570, 76 FR 22291, 
April 20, 2011.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
4. Revise Notes 1 and 2 to Sec.  510.201(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  510.201  Prohibited transactions.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

    Note 1 to Sec.  510.201(b): The names of persons listed in or 
designated pursuant to Executive Order 13551, whose property and 
interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to paragraph 
(b) of this section, are published in the Federal Register and 
incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN List'') with 
the identifier ``[DPRK].'' The SDN List is accessible through the 
following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Web site: 
http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information pertaining to 
the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this chapter. See Sec.  
510.406 concerning entities that may not be listed on the SDN List 
but whose property and interests in property are nevertheless 
blocked pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section.


    Note 2 to Sec.  510.201(b): The International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 (50 U.S.C. 1702), 
authorizes the blocking of property and interests in property of a 
person during the pendency of an investigation. The names of persons 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pending 
investigation pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section also are 
published in the Federal Register and incorporated into the SDN List 
with the identifier ``[BPI-DPRK].''

* * * * *

PART 515--CUBAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS

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5. The authority citation for part 515 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  18 U.S.C. 2332d; 22 U.S.C. 2370(a), 6001-6010, 7201-
7211; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. App 1-44; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 
Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 104-114, 110 Stat. 785 (22 
U.S.C. 6021-6091); Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681; Pub. L. 111-8, 
123 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 111-117, 123 Stat. 3034; E.O. 9193, 7 FR 
5205, 3 CFR, 1938-1943 Comp., p. 1174; E.O. 9989, 13 FR 4891, 3 CFR, 
1943-1948 Comp., p. 748; Proc. 3447, 27 FR 1085, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 
Comp., p. 157; E.O. 12854, 58 FR 36587, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 614.

Subpart C--General Definitions

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6. Revise the Note to Sec.  515.306 to read as follows:


Sec.  515.306  Specially designated national.

* * * * *

    Note to Sec.  515.306: Please refer to the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 
List (``SDN List'') for a non-exhaustive listing

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of persons determined to fall within this definition, whose property 
and interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to this 
part. The SDN List entries for such persons include the identifier 
``[CUBA].'' The SDN List is accessible through the following page on 
the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information pertaining to the SDN 
List can be found in Appendix A to this chapter. Section 501.807 of 
this chapter sets forth the procedures to be followed by persons 
seeking administrative reconsideration of their designation or that 
of a vessel as blocked, or who wish to assert that the circumstances 
resulting in the designation are no longer applicable.

PART 536--NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

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7. The authority citation for part 536 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 
Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 12978, 60 FR 54579, 3 CFR, 1995 
Comp., p. 415; E.O. 13286, 68 FR 10619, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 166.

Subpart C--General Definitions

0
8. Revise the Note to Sec.  536.312 to read as follows:


Sec.  536.312  Specially designated narcotics trafficker.

* * * * *

    Note to Sec.  536.312: The names of persons determined to fall 
within this definition, whose property and interests in property 
therefore are blocked pursuant to this part, are published in the 
Federal Register and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List 
(``SDN List'') with the identifier ``[SDNT].'' The SDN List is 
accessible through the following page on the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional 
information pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to 
this chapter. Sections 501.806 and 501.807 of this chapter describe 
the procedures to be followed by persons seeking, respectively, the 
unblocking of funds that they believe were blocked due to mistaken 
identity, or administrative reconsideration of their status as 
persons whose property and interests in property are blocked 
pursuant to this part.

Subpart D--Interpretations

0
9. Revise paragraph (a) of Sec.  536.408 to read as follows:


Sec.  536.408  Alleged change in ownership or control of an entity 
designated as a specially designated narcotics trafficker.

    (a) A change or alleged change in ownership or control of an entity 
designated as a specially designated narcotics trafficker shall not be 
the basis for removal of that entity from the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List 
unless, upon investigation by the Office of Foreign Assets Control and 
submission of evidence by the entity, it is demonstrated to the 
satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
that the transfer to a bona fide purchaser at arm's length is 
legitimate and that the entity no longer meets the criteria for 
designation under Sec.  536.312. Evidence submitted must conclusively 
demonstrate that all ties with other specially designated narcotics 
traffickers have been completely severed, and may include, but is not 
limited to, articles of incorporation; identification of new directors, 
officers, shareholders, and sources of capital; and contracts 
evidencing the sale of the entity to its new owners.
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PART 537--BURMESE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

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10. The authority citation for part 537 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 
Sec. 570, Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009; Pub. L. 108-61, 117 Stat. 
864; Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 13047, 62 FR 28301, 3 CFR, 
1997 Comp., p. 202; E.O. 13310, 68 FR 44853, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 
241.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

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11. Remove the Note to paragraph (a) of Sec.  537.201 and add new Notes 
1, 2, and 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  537.201 to read as follows:


Sec.  537.201  Prohibited transactions involving certain blocked 
property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  537.201: The names of persons 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
paragraph (a) of this section are published in the Federal Register 
and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN 
List'') with the identifier ``[BURMA].'' The SDN List is accessible 
through the following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information 
pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this 
chapter.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  537.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-BURMA].''


    Note 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  537.201: Sections 501.806 and 
501.807 of this chapter describe the procedures to be followed by 
persons seeking, respectively, the unblocking of funds that they 
believe were blocked due to mistaken identity, or administrative 
reconsideration of their status as persons whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section.

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PART 538--SUDANESE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
12. The authority citation for part 538 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 2339B, 2332d; 31 U.S.C. 
321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 
890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 22 U.S.C. 7201-7211; Pub. L. 109-344, 120 
Stat. 1869; Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); 
E.O. 13067, 62 FR 59989, 3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 230; E.O. 13412, 71 
FR 61369, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 244.

Subpart C--General Definitions

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13. Revise the Note to Sec.  538.305 to read as follows:


Sec.  538.305  Government of Sudan.

* * * * *

    Note to Sec.  538.305: Please refer to the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 
List (``SDN List'') for a non-exhaustive listing of persons 
determined to fall within this definition, whose property and 
interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to this part. 
The SDN List entries for such persons include the identifier 
``[SUDAN].'' The SDN List is accessible through the following page 
on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information pertaining to the SDN 
List can be found in Appendix A to this chapter. Sections 501.806 
and 501.807 of this chapter describe the procedures to be followed 
by persons seeking, respectively, the unblocking of funds that they 
believe were blocked due to mistaken identity, or administrative 
reconsideration of their status as persons whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this part.

PART 541--ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

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14. The authority citation for part 541 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 
Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 13288, 68 FR 11457, 3 CFR, 2003 
Comp., p. 186.

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Subpart B--Prohibitions

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15. Remove the Note to paragraph (a) of Sec.  541.201 and add new Notes 
1, 2, and 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  541.201 to read as follows:


Sec.  541.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  541.201: The names of persons 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
paragraph (a) of this section are published in the Federal Register 
and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN 
List'') with the identifier ``[ZIMBABWE].'' The SDN List is 
accessible through the following page on the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional 
information pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to 
this chapter.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  541.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-ZIMBABWE].''


    Note 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  541.201: Sections 501.806 and 
501.807 of this chapter describe the procedures to be followed by 
persons seeking, respectively, the unblocking of funds that they 
believe were blocked due to mistaken identity, or administrative 
reconsideration of their status as persons whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section.

* * * * *

PART 542--SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
16. The authority citation for part 542 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 
Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 13338, 69 FR 26751, 3 CFR, 2004 
Comp., p. 168.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
17. Remove the Note to paragraph (a) of Sec.  542.201 and add new Notes 
1, 2, and 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  542.201 to read as follows:


Sec.  542.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  542.201: The names of persons 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
paragraph (a) of this section are published in the Federal Register 
and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN 
List'') with the identifier ``[SYRIA].'' The SDN List is accessible 
through the following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information 
pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this 
chapter.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  542.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-SYRIA].''


    Note 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  542.201: Sections 501.806 and 
501.807 of this chapter describe the procedures to be followed by 
persons seeking, respectively, the unblocking of funds that they 
believe were blocked due to mistaken identity, or administrative 
reconsideration of their status as persons whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section.

* * * * *

PART 543--COTE D'IVOIRE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
18. The authority citation for part 543 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 
2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 13396, 71 FR 7389, 
3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 209.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

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19. Remove the Note to paragraph (a) of Sec.  543.201 and add new Notes 
1, 2, and 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  543.201 to read as follows:


Sec.  543.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  543.201: The names of persons 
listed in or designated pursuant to Executive Order 13396, whose 
property and interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to 
paragraph (a) of this section, are published in the Federal Register 
and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN 
List'') with the identifier ``[COTED].'' The SDN List is accessible 
through the following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information 
pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this 
chapter. See Sec.  543.411 concerning entities that may not be 
listed on the SDN List but whose property and interests in property 
are nevertheless blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  543.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-COTED].''


    Note 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  543.201: Sections 501.806 and 
501.807 of this chapter describe the procedures to be followed by 
persons seeking, respectively, the unblocking of funds that they 
believe were blocked due to mistaken identity, or administrative 
reconsideration of their status as persons whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section.

* * * * *

PART 544--WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS SANCTIONS 
REGULATIONS

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20. The authority citation for part 544 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; Public Law 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 
Public Law 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 
1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13094, 63 FR 40803, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 
200; E.O. 13382, 70 FR 38567, 3 CFR, 2005 Comp., p. 170.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

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21. Remove the Note to paragraph (a) of Sec.  544.201 and add new Notes 
1, 2, and 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  544.201 to read as follows:


Sec.  544.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  544.201: The names of persons 
listed in or designated pursuant to Executive Order 13382, whose 
property and interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to 
paragraph (a) of this section, are published in the Federal Register 
and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN 
List'') with the identifier ``[NPWMD].'' The SDN List is accessible 
through the following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information 
pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this 
chapter. See Sec.  544.411 concerning entities that may not be 
listed on the SDN List but

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whose property and interests in property are nevertheless blocked 
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  544.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-NPWMD].''


    Note 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  544.201: Sections 501.806 and 
501.807 of this chapter describe the procedures to be followed by 
persons seeking, respectively, the unblocking of funds that they 
believe were blocked due to mistaken identity, or administrative 
reconsideration of their status as persons whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section.

* * * * *

PART 546--DARFUR SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
22. The authority citation for part 546 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 
2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 13067, 62 FR 59989, 
3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 230; E.O. 13400, 71 FR 25483, 3 CFR, 2006 
Comp., p. 220.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
23. Revise Notes 1 and 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  546.201 to read as 
follows:


Sec.  546.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  546.201: The names of persons 
listed in or designated pursuant to Executive Order 13400, whose 
property and interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to 
paragraph (a) of this section, are published in the Federal Register 
and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN 
List'') with the identifier ``[DARFUR].'' The SDN List is accessible 
through the following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information 
pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this 
chapter. See Sec.  546.411 concerning entities that may not be 
listed on the SDN List but whose property and interests in property 
are nevertheless blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  546.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-DARFUR].''

* * * * *

PART 547--DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
24. The authority citation for part 547 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 
2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 13413, 71 FR 64105, 
3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 247.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
25. Revise Notes 1 and 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  547.201 to read as 
follows:


Sec.  547.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  547.201: The names of persons 
listed in or designated pursuant to Executive Order 13413, whose 
property and interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to 
paragraph (a) of this section, are published in the Federal Register 
and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN 
List'') with the identifier ``[DRCONGO].'' The SDN List is 
accessible through the following page on the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional 
information pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to 
this chapter. See Sec.  547.411 concerning entities that may not be 
listed on the SDN List but whose property and interests in property 
are nevertheless blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  547.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-DRCONGO].''

* * * * *

PART 548--BELARUS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
26. The authority citation for part 548 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 
Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); E.O. 13405, 71 
FR 35485; 3 CFR, 2007 Comp., p. 231.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
27. Revise Notes 1 and 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  548.201 to read as 
follows:


Sec.  548.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  548.201: The names of persons 
listed in or designated pursuant to Executive Order 13405, whose 
property and interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to 
paragraph (a) of this section, are published in the Federal Register 
and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN 
List'') with the identifier ``[BELARUS].'' The SDN List is 
accessible through the following page on the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional 
information pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to 
this chapter. See Sec.  548.411 concerning entities that may not be 
listed on the SDN List but whose property and interests in property 
are nevertheless blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  548.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-BELARUS].''

* * * * *

PART 549--LEBANON SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
28. The authority citation for part 549 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 
Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); E.O. 13441, 72 
FR 43499, 3 CFR, 2008 Comp., p. 232.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
29. Revise Notes 1 and 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  549.201 to read as 
follows:


Sec.  549.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  549.201: The names of persons 
designated pursuant to Executive Order 13441, whose property and 
interests in property therefore are blocked

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pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, are published in the 
Federal Register and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List 
(``SDN List'') with the identifier ``[LEBANON].'' The SDN List is 
accessible through the following page on the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional 
information pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to 
this chapter. See Sec.  549.411 concerning entities that may not be 
listed on the SDN List but whose property and interests in property 
are nevertheless blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  549.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-LEBANON].''

* * * * *

PART 551--SOMALIA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
30. The authority citation for part 551 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 
2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 13536, 75 FR 19869, 
April 15, 2010.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
31. Revise Notes 1 and 2 to Sec.  551.201 to read as follows:


Sec.  551.201  Prohibited transactions.

* * * * *

    Note 1 to Sec.  551.201: The names of persons listed in or 
designated pursuant to Executive Order 13536, whose property and 
interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to this 
section, are published in the Federal Register and incorporated into 
the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated 
Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN List'') with the 
identifier ``[SOMALIA].'' The SDN List is accessible through the 
following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Web site: 
http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information pertaining to 
the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this chapter. See Sec.  
551.406 concerning entities that may not be listed on the SDN List 
but whose property and interests in property are nevertheless 
blocked pursuant to this section.


    Note 2 to Sec.  551.201: The International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 (50 U.S.C. 1702), 
authorizes the blocking of property and interests in property of a 
person during the pendency of an investigation. The names of persons 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pending 
investigation pursuant to this section also are published in the 
Federal Register and incorporated into the SDN List with the 
identifier ``[BPI-SOMALIA].''

* * * * *

PART 560--IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS REGULATIONS

0
32. The authority citation for part 560 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 2339B, 2332d; 22 U.S.C. 
2349aa-9; 22 U.S.C. 7201-7211; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-
1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 
note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); Pub. L. 
111-195, 124 Stat. 1312 (22 U.S.C. 8501-8551); E.O. 12613, 52 FR 
41940, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 256; E.O. 12957, 60 FR 14615, 3 CFR, 
1995 Comp., p. 332; E.O. 12959, 60 FR 24757, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 
356; E.O. 13059, 62 FR 44531, 3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 217.


0
33. Revise Appendix A to part 560 to read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 560--Persons Determined To Be the Government of 
Iran, as Defined in Sec.  560.304 of This Part

    This non-exhaustive appendix lists persons determined by the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') to be the Government of 
Iran, as defined in Sec.  560.304 of this part. The persons listed 
below are considered to be the Government of Iran not only when they 
operate from the locations listed below, but also when they operate 
from any other location. The names and addresses are subject to 
change. This part 560 contains prohibitions against engaging in most 
transactions with persons that meet the definition of the Government 
of Iran, whether such persons are located or incorporated inside or 
outside of Iran. Moreover, regardless of whether a person is listed 
below, if the person comes within the definition of Government of 
Iran in Sec.  560.304, the prohibitions on engaging in transactions 
with the person, wherever located worldwide, apply to the same 
extent they would apply if the person were listed in this appendix. 
Note that the prohibitions in this part 560 also apply to most 
transactions with persons located in Iran that are not the 
Government of Iran.
    The names of persons listed in this appendix also are included 
on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List 
(``SDN List'') with the identifier ``[IRAN].'' Although there is no 
requirement to block the property and interests of property of 
persons listed in this appendix, U.S. persons are cautioned that 
entities identified as owned or controlled by the Government of Iran 
also may be designated or blocked pursuant to additional sanctions 
programs administered by OFAC. The entry for a person's name in this 
appendix and on the SDN List may include--in addition to the 
identifier ``[IRAN]''--identifier(s) for the other sanctions 
program(s) pursuant to which the person is listed on the SDN List 
(e.g., ``[IRAN] [NPWMD]'' or ``[IRAN] [SDGT]'').

    Notes to Appendix A to Part 560: 1.The alphabetical list below 
provides the following information concerning persons determined by 
OFAC to be the Government of Iran: The name (including known former 
or alternate names), address, the identifier ``[IRAN]'', and, if 
applicable, the identifier(s) denoting other sanctions program(s) 
pursuant to which the person is blocked.
    2. The abbreviations used in this appendix are ``a.k.a.'' (also 
known as) and ``f.k.a.'' (formerly known as).
    3. The references to sanctions programs in 31 CFR chapter V 
include: [IRAN] (Iranian Transactions Regulations, part 560); [IFSR] 
(Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, part 561); [ISA] 
(Executive Order 13574, 76 FR 30505, May 25, 2011; Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by, 
inter alia, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-195)); [NPWMD] (Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, part 544); and 
[SDGT] (Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, part 594).
    4. The names of persons listed in Appendix A to part 560 are 
published in the Federal Register and included on the SDN List. The 
SDN List is accessible through the following page on OFAC's Web 
site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information pertaining 
to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this chapter. New 
names of persons determined to be the Government of Iran and changes 
to existing listings also are published in the Federal Register.

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available from OFAC's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/ofac. 
Certain general information pertaining to OFAC's sanctions programs 
also is available via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand 
service, tel.: 202/622-0077. Please consult OFAC's Web site prior to 
engaging in transactions that may be subject to the prohibitions 
contained in part 560. If you have further questions, please contact 
OFAC's Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation Division at 202/622-2490 or 
800/540-6322 (toll-free).

ASCOTEC HOLDING GMBH (f.k.a. AHWAZ STEEL COMMERCIAL & TECHNICAL 
SERVICE GMBH ASCOTEC; f.k.a. AHWAZ STEEL COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL 
SERVICE GMBH ASCOTEC; a.k.a. ASCOTEC GMBH), Tersteegen Strasse 10, 
Dusseldorf 40474, Germany; Registration ID HRB 26136 (Germany); all 
offices worldwide [IRAN]
ASCOTEC JAPAN K.K., 8th Floor, Shiba East Building, 2-3-9 Shiba, 
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0014, Japan; all offices worldwide [IRAN]
ASCOTEC MINERAL & MACHINERY GMBH (a.k.a. ASCOTEC MINERAL AND 
MACHINERY GMBH; f.k.a. BREYELLER KALTBAND GMBH), Tersteegenstr. 10, 
Dusseldorf 40474, Germany; Registration ID HRB 55668 (Germany); all 
offices worldwide [IRAN]

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ASCOTEC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY GMBH (a.k.a. ASCOTEC SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY GMBH), Tersteegenstrasse 10, Dusseldorf D 40474, Germany; 
Registration ID HRB 58745 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
ASCOTEC STEEL TRADING GMBH (a.k.a. ASCOTEC STEEL), Tersteegenstr. 
10, Dusseldorf 40474, Germany; Georg-Glock-Str. 3, Dusseldorf 40474, 
Germany; Registration ID HRB 48319 (Germany); all offices worldwide 
[IRAN]
BANK KESHAVARZI IRAN (a.k.a. AGRICULTURAL BANK OF IRAN; a.k.a. BANK 
KESHAVARZI), PO Box 14155-6395, 129 Patrice Lumumba St, Jalal-al-
Ahmad Expressway, Tehran 14454, Iran; all offices worldwide [IRAN]
BANK MARKAZI JOMHOURI ISLAMI IRAN (a.k.a. BANK MARKAZI IRAN; a.k.a. 
CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN; a.k.a. CENTRAL BANK OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 
IRAN), 213 Ferdowsi Avenue, Tehran 11365, Iran; PO Box 15875/7177, 
144 Mirdamad Blvd, Tehran, Iran [IRAN]
BANK MASKAN (a.k.a. HOUSING BANK (OF IRAN)), PO Box 11365/5699, No 
247 3rd Floor Fedowsi Ave, Cross Sarhang Sakhaei St, Tehran, Iran; 
all offices worldwide [IRAN]
BANK MELLAT, Cumhuriyet Bulvari No 88/A, PK 7103521, Konak, Izmir, 
Turkey; PO Box 375010, Amiryan Str 6, P/N-24, Yerevan, 
Armenia; PO Box 79106425, Ziya Gokalp Bulvari No 12, Kizilay, 
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey; 327 Forsat and Taleghani Avenue, Tehran 
15817, Iran; Buyukdere Cad, Cicek Sokak No 1--1 Levent, Levent, 
Istanbul, Turkey; Keumkang Tower--13th & 14th Floor, 889-13 Daechi-
Dong, Gangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-280, Korea, South; Head Office Bldg, 327 
Taleghani Ave, Tehran 15817, Iran; all offices worldwide [IRAN] 
[NPWMD] [IFSR]
BANK MELLI IRAN (a.k.a. BANK MELLI; a.k.a. NATIONAL BANK OF IRAN), 
PO Box 2656, Liva Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 
459, Al Borj St, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Room 704-6, Wheelock 
Hse, 20 Pedder St, Central, Hong Kong; PO Box 1894, Baniyas St, 
Deira, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; PO Box 1894, Al Wasl Rd, 
Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 43 Avenue Montaigne, Paris 
75008, France; PO Box 1888, Clock Tower, Industrial Rd, Al Ain Club 
Bldg, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Postfach 112 129, 
Holzbruecke 2, D-20459, Hamburg, Germany; PO Box 2643, Ruwi, Muscat 
112, Oman; Unit 1703-4, 17th Floor, Hong Kong Club Building, 3 A 
Chater Road Central, Hong Kong; PO Box 11365-171, Ferdowsi Avenue, 
Tehran, Iran; Bank Melli Iran Bldg, 111 St 24, 929 Arasat, Baghdad, 
Iraq; PO Box 248, Hamad Bin Abdulla St, Fujairah, United Arab 
Emirates; PO Box 5270, Oman Street Al Nakheel, Ras Al-Khaimah, 
United Arab Emirates; PO Box 3093, Ahmed Seddiqui Bldg, Khalid Bin 
El-Walid St, Bur-Dubai, Dubai City 3093, United Arab Emirates; Nobel 
Ave. 14, Baku, Azerbaijan; all offices worldwide [IRAN] [NPWMD] 
[IFSR]
BANK OF INDUSTRY AND MINE (OF IRAN) (a.k.a. BANK SANAD VA MADAN; 
a.k.a. ``BIM''), No 1655, Firouzeh Building, Mahmoudiye Street, 
Valiasr Ave, Tehran, Iran; PO Box 15875-4456, Firouzeh Tower, No 
1655 Vali-Asr Ave after Chamran Crossroads, Tehran 1965643511, Iran; 
all offices worldwide [IRAN] [NPWMD] [IFSR]
BANK REFAH KARGARAN (a.k.a. BANK REFAH; a.k.a. WORKERS' WELFARE BANK 
(OF IRAN)), No. 40 North Shiraz Street, Mollasadra Ave, Vanak Sq, 
Tehran 19917, Iran; all offices worldwide [IRAN] [NPWMD] [IFSR]
BANK SADERAT IRAN (a.k.a. IRAN EXPORT BANK), PO Box 4308, 25-29 
Venizelou St, Athens, Attica GR 105 64, Greece; 1st Floor, Alrose 
Bldg, Verdun--Rashid Karame St, Beirut, Lebanon; PO Box 700, Abu 
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Bur Dubai, Khaled Bin Al Walid St, 
Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai City, 
United Arab Emirates; PO Box 316, Bank Saderat Bldg, Alaroda St, 
Borj Ave, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; 16 rue de la Paix, Paris 
75002, France; Alghobeiri Branch--Aljawhara Bldg, Ghobeiry Blvd, 
Beirut, Lebanon; PO Box 4425, Salwa Rd, Doha, Qatar; PO Box 1140, 
Al-Am Road, Al-Ein, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 
Postfach 112227, Deichstrasse 11, 20459, Hamburg, Germany; PO Box 
5126, Beirut, Lebanon; PO Box 1269, Muscat 112, Oman; PO Box 4182, 
Murshid Bazar Branch, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates; 5 Lothbury, 
London EC2R 7HD, United Kingdom; Postfach 160151, Friedenstr 4, D-
60311, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 3rd Floor, Aliktisad Bldg, Ras El 
Ein Street Baalbak, Baalbak, Lebanon; Saida Branch, Sida Riad 
Elsoleh St, Martyrs Sq, Saida, Lebanon; Borj Albarajneh Branch--20 
Alholom Bldg, Sahat Mreijeh, Kafaat St, Beirut, Lebanon; PO Box 16, 
Liwara Street, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; Ground Floor Business 
Room, Building Banke Khoon Road, Harat, Afghanistan; No. 56, 
Opposite of Security Department, Toraboz Khan Str., Kabul, 
Afghanistan; 3rd Floor, Mteco Centre, Mar Elias, Facing Al Hellow 
Barrak, POB 5126, Beirut, Lebanon; 2nd Floor, No 181 Makhtoomgholi 
Ave, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; PO Box 4182, Almaktoum Rd, Dubai City, 
United Arab Emirates; PO Box 15745-631, Bank Saderat Tower, 43 
Somayeh Avenue, Tehran, Iran; PO Box 2256, Doha, Qatar; all offices 
worldwide [SDGT] [IRAN] [IFSR]
BANK SADERAT PLC (f.k.a. IRAN OVERSEAS INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED; 
f.k.a. IRAN OVERSEAS INVESTMENT BANK PLC; f.k.a. IRAN OVERSEAS 
INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED), 5 Lothbury, London EC2R 7HD, United 
Kingdom; PO Box 15175/584, 6th Floor, Sadaf Bldg, 1137 Vali Asr Ave, 
Tehran 15119-43885, Iran; UK Company Number 01126618 (United 
Kingdom); all offices worldwide [SDGT] [IRAN] [IFSR]
BANK SEPAH, Imam Khomeini Square, Tehran 1136953412, Iran; 
Hafenstrasse 54, D-60327, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 64 Rue de 
Miromesnil, Paris 75008, France; Via Barberini 50, Rome, RM 00187, 
Italy; 17 Place Vendome, Paris 75008, France; all offices worldwide 
[IRAN] [NPWMD] [IFSR]
BANK TEJARAT, PO Box 734001, Rudaki Ave 88, Dushanbe 734001, 
Tajikistan; c/o Persia International Bank, 6 Lothbury, London EC2R 
7HH, United Kingdom; c/o Europaisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG, 
Depenau 2, D-20095, Hamburg, Germany; PO Box 119871, 4th Floor, c/o 
Persia International Bank PLC, The Gate Bldg, Dubai City, United 
Arab Emirates; PO Box 11365-5416, 152 Taleghani Avenue, Tehran 
15994, Iran; 124-126 Rue de Provence, Angle 76 bd Haussman, Paris 
75008, France; 130, Zandi Alley, Taleghani Avenue, No 152, Ostad 
Nejat Ollahi Cross, Tehran 14567, Iran; Office C208, Beijing 
Lufthansa Center No 50, Liangmaqiao Rd, Chaoyang District, Beijing 
100016, China; all offices worldwide [IRAN]
BANK TORGOVOY KAPITAL ZAO (a.k.a. TC BANK; a.k.a. TK BANK; a.k.a. TK 
BANK ZAO; a.k.a. TORGOVY KAPITAL (TK BANK); a.k.a. TRADE CAPITAL 
BANK; a.k.a. TRADE CAPITAL BANK (TC BANK); a.k.a. ZAO BANK TORGOVY 
KAPITAL), 3 Kozlova Street, Minsk 220005, Belarus; Registration ID 
30 (Belarus); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
BIMEH IRAN INSURANCE COMPANY (U.K.) LIMITED (a.k.a. BIUK), \4/5\ 
Fenchurch Buildings, London EC3M 5HN, United Kingdom; UK Company 
Number 01223433 (United Kingdom); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
BREYELLER STAHL TECHNOLOGY GMBH & CO. KG (a.k.a. BREYELLER STAHL 
TECHNOLOGY GMBH AND CO. KG; f.k.a. ROETZEL-STAHL GMBH & CO. KG; 
f.k.a. ROETZEL-STAHL GMBH AND CO. KG), Josefstrasse 82, Nettetal 
41334, Germany; Registration ID HRA 4528 (Germany); all offices 
worldwide [IRAN]
EUROPAISCH-IRANISCHE HANDELSBANK AG (f.k.a. DEUTSCH-IRANISCHE 
HANDELSBANK AG; a.k.a. EUROPAEISCH-IRANISCHE HANDELSBANK; a.k.a. 
EUROPAESCH-IRANISCHE HANDELSBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT; a.k.a. GERMAN-
IRANIAN TRADE BANK), Tehran Branch, No. 1655/1, Valiasr Avenue, PO 
Box 19656 43 511, Tehran, Iran; Kish Branch, Sanaee Avenue, PO Box 
79415/148, Kish Island 79415, Iran; Hamburg Head Office, Depenau 2, 
D-20095 Hamburg, P.O. Box 101304, D-20008 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; 
all offices worldwide [IRAN] [NPWMD] [IFSR]
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BANK OF IRAN (a.k.a. BANK TOSEH SADERAT IRAN; 
a.k.a. BANK TOWSEEH SADERAT IRAN; a.k.a. BANK TOWSEH SADERAT IRAN; 
a.k.a. EDBI), No. 129, 21's Khaled Eslamboli, No. 1 Building, 
Tehran, Iran; Export Development Building, Next to the 15th Alley, 
Bokharest Street, Argentina Square, Tehran, Iran; No. 26, Tosee 
Tower, Arzhantine Square, P.O. Box 15875-5964, Tehran 15139, Iran; 
No. 4, Gandi Ave., Tehran 1516747913, Iran; Tose'e Tower, Corner of 
15th St., Ahmed Qasir Ave., Argentine Square, Tehran, Iran; 
Registration ID 86936 (Iran) issued 10 Jul 1991; all offices 
worldwide [IRAN] [NPWMD] [IFSR]
IFIC HOLDING AG (a.k.a. IHAG), Koenigsallee 60 D, Dusseldorf 40212,

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Germany; Registration ID HRB 48032 (Germany); all offices worldwide 
[IRAN]
IHAG TRADING GMBH, Koenigsallee 60 D, Dusseldorf 40212, Germany; 
Registration ID HRB 37918 (Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION ORGANIZATION OF IRAN (a.k.a. 
IDRO; a.k.a. IRAN DEVELOPMENT & RENOVATION ORGANIZATION COMPANY; 
a.k.a. IRAN DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION ORGANIZATION COMPANY; a.k.a. 
SAWZEMANE GOSTARESH VA NOWSAZI SANAYE IRAN), Vali Asr Building, Jam 
e Jam Street, Vali Asr Avenue, Tehran 15815-3377, Iran; all offices 
worldwide [IRAN]
INTRA CHEM TRADING GMBH (a.k.a. INTRA-CHEM TRADING CO. (GMBH)), 
Schottweg 3, Hamburg 22087, Germany; Registration ID HRB48416 
(Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
IRAN FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY (a.k.a. IFIC), No. 4, Saba Blvd., 
Africa Blvd., Tehran 19177, Iran; P.O. Box 19395-6947, Tehran, Iran; 
all offices worldwide [IRAN]
IRAN INSURANCE COMPANY (a.k.a. BIMEH IRAN), P.O. Box 1867, Al Ain, 
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 3281, Abu Dhabi, United 
Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 849, Ras-Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates; 
P.O. Box 417, Muscat 113, Oman; Al Alia Center, Salaheddine Rd., Al 
Malaz, P.O. Box 21944, Riyadh 11485, Saudi Arabia; Al-Lami Center, 
Ali-Bin-Abi Taleb St. Sharafia, P.O. Box 11210, Jeddah 21453, Saudi 
Arabia; Abdolaziz-Al-Masaeed Building, Sheikh Maktoom St., Deira, 
P.O. Box 2004, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 107 Dr Fatemi Avenue, 
Tehran 14155/6363, Iran; P.O. Box 995, Manama, Bahrain; P.O. Box 
1666, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 676, Salalah 211, 
Oman; Al Rajhi Bldg., 3rd Floor, Suite 23, Dhahran St., P.O. Box 
1305, Dammam 31431, Saudi Arabia; all offices worldwide [IRAN]
IRAN PETROCHEMICAL COMMERCIAL COMPANY (a.k.a. PETROCHEMICAL 
COMMERCIAL COMPANY; a.k.a. SHERKATE BASARGANI PETROCHEMIE (SAHAMI 
KHASS); a.k.a. SHERKATE BAZARGANI PETRCHEMIE; a.k.a. ``IPCC''; 
a.k.a. ``PCC''), Topcu Ibrahim Sokak No: 13 D: 7 Icerenkoy-Kadikoy, 
Istanbul, Turkey; No. 1014, Doosan We've Pavilion, 58, Soosong-Dong, 
Jongno-Gu, Seoul, Korea, South; 99-A, Maker Tower F, 9th Floor, 
Cuffe Parade, Colabe, Mumbai 400 005, India; No. 1339, Vali Nejad 
Alley, Vali-e-Asr St., Vanak Sq., Tehran, Iran; Office No. 707, No. 
10, Chao Waidajie, Chao Tang District, Beijing 100020, China; INONU 
CAD. SUMER Sok., Zitas Bloklari C.2 Bloc D.H, Kozyatagi, Kadikoy, 
Istanbul, Turkey; all offices worldwide [IRAN]
IRANIAN MINES AND MINING INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION 
ORGANIZATION (a.k.a. IMIDRO; a.k.a. IRAN MINING INDUSTRIES 
DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION ORGANIZATION; a.k.a. IRANIAN MINES AND 
MINERAL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION), No. 39, Sepahbod 
Gharani Avenue, Ferdousi Square, Tehran, Iran; all offices worldwide 
[IRAN]
IRANIAN OIL COMPANY (U.K.) LIMITED (a.k.a. IOC UK LTD), Riverside 
House, Riverside Drive, Aberdeen AB11 7LH, United Kingdom; UK 
Company Number 01019769 (United Kingdom); all offices worldwide 
[IRAN]
IRASCO S.R.L. (a.k.a. IRASCO ITALY), Via Di Francia 3, Genoa 16149, 
Italy; Registration ID GE 348075 (Italy); all offices worldwide 
[IRAN]
KALA LIMITED (a.k.a. KALA NAFT LONDON LTD), NIOC House, 4 Victoria 
Street, Westminster, London SW1H 0NE, United Kingdom; UK Company 
Number 01517853 (United Kingdom); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
KALA PENSION TRUST LIMITED, C/O Kala Limited, N.I.O.C. House, 4 
Victoria Street, London SW1H 0NE, United Kingdom; UK Company Number 
01573317 (United Kingdom); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
MACHINE SAZI ARAK CO. LTD. (a.k.a. MACHINE SAZI ARAK COMPANY P J S 
C; a.k.a. MACHINE SAZI ARAK SSA; a.k.a. MASHIN SAZI ARAK; a.k.a. 
``MSA''), P.O. Box 148, Arak 351138, Iran; Arak, Km 4 Tehran Road, 
Arak, Markazi Province, Iran; No. 1, Northern Kargar Street, Tehran 
14136, Iran; all offices worldwide [IRAN]
MAHAB GHODSS CONSULTING ENGINEERING COMPANY (a.k.a. MAHAB GHODSS 
CONSULTING ENGINEERING CO.; a.k.a. MAHAB GHODSS CONSULTING ENGINEERS 
SSK; a.k.a. MAHAB QODS ENGINEERING CONSULTING CO.), 16 Takharestan 
Alley, Dastgerdy Avenue, P.O. Box 19395-6875, Tehran 19187 81185, 
Iran; No. 17, Dastgerdy Avenue, Takharestan Alley, 19395-6875, 
Tehran 1918781185, Iran; Registration ID 48962 (Iran) issued 1983; 
all offices worldwide [IRAN]
METAL & MINERAL TRADE S.A.R.L. (a.k.a. METAL & MINERAL TRADE (MMT); 
a.k.a. METAL AND MINERAL TRADE (MMT); a.k.a. METAL AND MINERAL TRADE 
S.A.R.L.; a.k.a. MMT LUXEMBURG; a.k.a. MMT SARL), 11b, Boulevard 
Joseph II L-1840, Luxembourg; Registration ID B 59411 (Luxembourg); 
all offices worldwide [IRAN]
MINES AND METALS ENGINEERING GMBH (M.M.E.), Georg-Glock-Str. 3, 
Dusseldorf 40474, Germany; Registration ID HRB 34095 (Germany); all 
offices worldwide [IRAN]
MSP KALA NAFT CO. TEHRAN (a.k.a. KALA NAFT CO SSK; a.k.a. KALA NAFT 
COMPANY LTD; a.k.a. KALA NAFT TEHRAN; a.k.a. KALA NAFT TEHRAN 
COMPANY; a.k.a. KALAYEH NAFT CO; a.k.a. M.S.P.-KALA; a.k.a. 
MANUFACTURING SUPPORT & PROCUREMENT CO.-KALA NAFT; a.k.a. 
MANUFACTURING SUPPORT AND PROCUREMENT (M.S.P.) KALA NAFT CO. TEHRAN; 
a.k.a. MANUFACTURING, SUPPORT AND PROCUREMENT KALA NAFT COMPANY; 
a.k.a. MSP KALA NAFT TEHRAN COMPANY; a.k.a. MSP KALANAFT; a.k.a. 
MSP-KALANAFT COMPANY; a.k.a. SHERKAT SAHAMI KHASS KALA NAFT; a.k.a. 
SHERKAT SAHAMI KHASS POSHTIBANI VA TEHIYEH KALAYE NAFT TEHRAN; 
a.k.a. SHERKATE POSHTIBANI SAKHT VA TAHEIH KALAIE NAFTE TEHRAN), 
Head Office Tehran, Sepahbod Gharani Ave., P.O. Box 15815/1775 
15815/3446, Tehran, Iran; Chekhov St., 24.2, AP 57, Moscow, Russia; 
Sanaee Ave., P.O. Box 79417-76349, N.I.O.C., Kish, Iran; 10th Floor, 
Sadaf Tower, Kish Island, Iran; 242 Sepahbod Gharani Street, Karim 
Khan Zand Bridge, Corner Kalantari Street, 8th Floor, P.O. Box 
15815-1775/15815-3446, Tehran 15988, Iran; Building No. 226, Corner 
of Shahid Kalantari Street, Sepahbod Gharani Avenue, Karimkhan 
Avenue, Tehran 1598844815, Iran; No. 242, Shahid Kalantari St., Near 
Karimkhan Bridge, Sepahbod Gharani Avenue, Tehran, Iran; 333 7th Ave 
SW 1102, Calgary, AB T2P 2Z1, Canada; Room No. 704--No. 10 
Chao Waidajie Chao Yang District, Beijing 10020, China; P.O. Box 
2965, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; all offices worldwide [IRAN]
NAFTIRAN INTERTRADE CO. (NICO) LIMITED (a.k.a. NAFT IRAN INTERTRADE 
COMPANY LTD; a.k.a. NAFTIRAN INTERTRADE COMPANY (NICO); a.k.a. 
NAFTIRAN INTERTRADE COMPANY LTD; a.k.a. NICO), Petro Pars Building, 
Saadat Abad Ave, No. 35, Farhang Blvd, Tehran, Iran; 41, 1st Floor, 
International House, The Parade, St Helier JE2 3QQ, Jersey; all 
offices worldwide [IRAN]
NAFTIRAN INTERTRADE CO. (NICO) SARL (a.k.a. NICO), 6, Avenue de la 
Tour-Haldimand, Pully, VD 1009, Switzerland; all offices worldwide 
[IRAN]
NAFTIRAN TRADING SERVICES CO. (NTS) LIMITED, 47 Queen Anne Street, 
London W1G 9JG, United Kingdom; 6th Floor NIOC Ho, 4 Victoria St, 
London SW1H 0NE, United Kingdom; UK Company Number 02600121 (United 
Kingdom); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY (a.k.a. NIOC), Hafez Crossing, 
Taleghani Avenue, P.O. Box 1863 and 2501, Tehran, Iran; all offices 
worldwide [IRAN]
NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY PTE LTD, 7 Temasek Boulevard 
07-02, Suntec Tower One 038987, Singapore; Registration ID 
199004388C (Singapore); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY (a.k.a. ``NPC''), No. 104, North 
Sheikh Bahaei Blvd., Molla Sadra Ave., Tehran, Iran; all offices 
worldwide [IRAN]
NICO ENGINEERING LIMITED, 41, 1st Floor, International House, The 
Parade, St. Helier JE2 3QQ, Jersey; Registration ID 75797 (Jersey); 
all offices worldwide [IRAN]
NIOC INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (LONDON) LIMITED, NIOC House, 4 Victoria 
Street, London SW1H ONE, United Kingdom; UK Company Number 02772297 
(United Kingdom); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
NPC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (a.k.a. N P C INTERNATIONAL LTD; a.k.a. 
NPC INTERNATIONAL COMPANY), 5th Floor NIOC House, 4 Victoria Street, 
London SW1H ONE, United Kingdom; UK Company Number 02696754 (United 
Kingdom); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
ONERBANK ZAO (a.k.a. EFTEKHAR BANK; a.k.a. HONOR BANK; a.k.a. 
HONORBANK;

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a.k.a. HONORBANK ZAO; a.k.a. ONER BANK; a.k.a. ONERBANK; a.k.a. 
ONER-BANK), Ulitsa Klary Tsetkin 51, Minsk 220004, Belarus; 
Registration ID 807000227 (Belarus) issued 16 Oct 2009; SWIFT/BIC 
HNRBBY2X (Belarus); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
P.C.C. (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED (a.k.a. P.C.C. SINGAPORE BRANCH; 
a.k.a. PCC SINGAPORE PTE LTD), 78 Shenton Way, 08-02 
079120, Singapore; 78 Shenton Way, 26-02A Lippo Centre 079120, 
Singapore; Registration ID 199708410K (Singapore); all offices 
worldwide [IRAN]
PARS OIL AND GAS COMPANY (a.k.a. POGC), No. 1 Parvin Etesami Street, 
Fatemi Avenue, Tehran, Iran; No. 133, Side of Parvin Etesami Alley, 
opposite Sazman Ab--Dr. Fatemi Avenue, Tehran, Iran [IRAN]
PETROCHEMICAL COMMERCIAL COMPANY (U.K.) LIMITED (a.k.a. PCC (UK); 
a.k.a. PCC UK; a.k.a. PCC UK LTD), 4 Victoria Street, London SW1H 
ONE, United Kingdom; UK Company Number 02647333 (United Kingdom); 
all offices worldwide [IRAN]
PETROCHEMICAL COMMERCIAL COMPANY FZE (a.k.a. PCC FZE), 1703, 17th 
Floor, Dubai World Trade Center Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, 
United Arab Emirates; Office No. 99-A, Maker Tower ``F'' 9th Floor 
Cutte Pavade, Colabe, Bumbai 700005, India; all offices worldwide 
[IRAN]
PETROCHEMICAL COMMERCIAL COMPANY INTERNATIONAL (a.k.a. PETROCHEMICAL 
COMMERCIAL COMPANY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; a.k.a. PETROCHEMICAL 
COMMERCIAL COMPANY INTERNATIONAL LTD; a.k.a. PETROCHEMICAL TRADING 
COMPANY LIMITED; a.k.a. ``PCCI''), P.O. Box 261539, Jebel Ali, 
Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 41, 1st Floor, International House, The 
Parade, St. Helier JE2 3QQ, Jersey; Ave. 54, Yimpash Business 
Center, No. 506, 507, Ashkhabad 744036, Turkmenistan; No. 21 End of 
9th St, Gandi Ave, Tehran, Iran; 21, Africa Boulevard, Tehran, Iran; 
Registration ID 77283 (Jersey); all offices worldwide [ISA] [IRAN]
PETROIRAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (PEDCO) LIMITED (a.k.a. PETRO IRAN 
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY; a.k.a. ``PEDCO''), 41, 1st Floor, International 
House, The Parade, St. Helier JE2 3QQ, Jersey; No. 102, Next to 
Shahid Amir Soheil Tabrizian Alley, Shahid Dastgerdi (Ex Zafar) 
Street, Shariati Street, Tehran 19199/45111, Iran; Kish Harbour, 
Bazargan Ferdos Warehouses, Kish Island, Iran; No. 22, 7th Lane, 
Khalid Eslamboli Street, Shahid Beheshti Avenue, Tehran, Iran; 
National Iranian Oil Company--PEDCO, P.O. Box 2965, Al Bathaa Tower, 
9th Floor, Apt. 905, Al Buhaira Corniche, Sharjah, United Arab 
Emirates; P.O. Box 15875-6731, Tehran, Iran; Registration ID 67493 
(Jersey); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
PETROPARS INTERNATIONAL FZE (a.k.a. PPI FZE), P.O. Box 72146, Dubai, 
United Arab Emirates; all offices worldwide [IRAN]
PETROPARS LTD. (a.k.a. PETROPARS LIMITED; a.k.a. ``PPL''), No. 35, 
Farhang Blvd., Saadat Abad, Tehran, Iran; Calle La Guairita, Centro 
Profesional Eurobuilding, Piso 8, Oficina 8E, Chuao, Caracas 1060, 
Venezuela; P.O. Box 3136, Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands, 
British; all offices worldwide [IRAN]
PETROPARS UK LIMITED, 47 Queen Anne Street, London W1G 9JG, United 
Kingdom; UK Company Number 03503060 (United Kingdom); all offices 
worldwide [IRAN]
SINA BANK (f.k.a. BFCC; f.k.a. BONYAD FINANCE AND CREDIT COMPANY; 
f.k.a. SINA FINANCE AND CREDIT COMPANY), 187 Motahhari Avenue, P.O. 
Box 1587998411, Tehran, Iran; Kish Financial Center, Sahel, Kish 
Island, Iran; SWIFT/BIC SINAIRTH418 (Iran); alt. SWIFT/BIC SINAIRTH 
(Iran); all offices worldwide [IRAN]
WEST SUN TRADE GMBH (a.k.a. WEST SUN TRADE), Mundsburger Damm 16, 
Hamburg 22087, Germany; Arak Machine Mfg. Bldg., 2nd Floor, opp. of 
College Economy, Northern Kargar Ave., Tehran 14136, Iran; 
Winterhuder Weg 8, Hamburg 22085, Germany; Registration ID HRB 45757 
(Germany); all offices worldwide [IRAN]

PART 561--IRANIAN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
34. The authority citation for part 561 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); Pub. L. 101-410, 104 
Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 111-195, 124 Stat. 1312.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
35. Revise the Note to paragraph (a)(5) of Sec.  561.201 to read as 
follows:


Sec.  561.201  Prohibitions or strict conditions with respect to 
correspondent accounts or payable-through accounts of certain foreign 
financial institutions identified by the Secretary of the Treasury.

* * * * *
    (a) * * *
    (5) * * *

    Note to paragraph (a)(5) of Sec.  561.201: The names of persons 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) 
(``IEEPA'') are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated 
Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN List''). The SDN List is 
accessible through the following page on the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional 
information pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to 
this chapter. Agents or affiliates of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard Corps (``IRGC'') whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to IEEPA are identified by a special reference to 
the ``[IRGC]'' at the end of their entries on the SDN List, in 
addition to the reference to the regulatory part of this chapter 
pursuant to which their property and interests in property are 
blocked. For example, an affiliate of the IRGC whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544, 
will have the identifier ``[NPWMD] [IRGC]'' at the end of its entry 
on the SDN List. SDN List entries for financial institutions whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to parts 544 
or 594 of this chapter in connection with Iran's proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for weapons of mass 
destruction or Iran's support for international terrorism also 
include identifiers which reference this part in addition to part 
544 or part 594, as the case may be, located at the end of their 
entries on the SDN List (e.g., [NPWMD][IFSR] or [SDGT][IFSR]). In 
addition, see Sec.  561.405 concerning entities that may not be 
listed on the SDN List but whose property and interests in property 
are nevertheless blocked.

* * * * *

0
36. Revise Note 1 to Sec.  561.202 to read as follows:


Sec.  561.202  Prohibitions on persons owned or controlled by U.S. 
financial institutions.

* * * * *

    Note 1 to Sec.  561.202: The names of persons whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) (``IEEPA'') are 
published in the Federal Register and incorporated into the Office 
of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals and 
Blocked Persons List (the ``SDN List''). The SDN List is accessible 
through the following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information 
pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this 
chapter. Agents or affiliates of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
Corps (``IRGC'') whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to IEEPA are identified by a special reference to 
the ``[IRGC]'' at the end of their entries on the SDN List, in 
addition to the reference to the regulatory part of this chapter 
pursuant to which their property and interests in property are 
blocked. For example, an affiliate of the IRGC whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544, 
will have the identifier ``[NPWMD][IRGC]'' at the end of its entry 
on the SDN List. In addition, see Sec.  561.405 concerning entities 
that may not be listed on the SDN List but whose property and 
interests in property are nevertheless blocked.

* * * * *

Subpart D--Interpretations

0
37. Revise Sec.  561.405 to read as follows:


Sec.  561.405  Entities owned by a person whose property and interests 
in property are blocked.

    A person whose property and interests in property are blocked

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pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) (``IEEPA'') has an interest in all property and interests 
in property of an entity in which it owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 
percent or greater interest. The property and interests in property of 
such an entity, therefore, are blocked, and such an entity is a person 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to IEEPA, 
regardless of whether the entity itself is listed on the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked 
Persons List.

PART 562--IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
38. The authority citation for part 562 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 2332d; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 
U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 
U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 
note); Pub. L. 111-195, 124 Stat. 1312 (22 U.S.C. 8501-8551); E.O. 
12957, 60 FR 14615, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 332; E.O. 13553, 75 FR 
60567, October 1, 2010.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
39. Revise Notes 1 and 2 to Sec.  562.201 to read as follows:


Sec.  562.201  Prohibited transactions.

* * * * *

    Note 1 to Sec.  562.201: The names of persons listed in or 
designated pursuant to Executive Order 13553, whose property and 
interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to this 
section, are published in the Federal Register and incorporated into 
the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated 
Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN List'') with the 
identifier ``[IRAN-HR].'' The SDN List is accessible through the 
following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Web site: 
http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information pertaining to 
the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this chapter. See Sec.  
562.406 concerning entities that may not be listed on the SDN List 
but whose property and interests in property are nevertheless 
blocked pursuant to this section.


    Note 2 to Sec.  562.201: The International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 (50 U.S.C. 1702), 
authorizes the blocking of property and interests in property of a 
person during the pendency of an investigation. The names of persons 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pending 
investigation pursuant to this section also are published in the 
Federal Register and incorporated into the SDN List with the 
identifier ``[BPI-IRAN-HR].''

* * * * *

PART 576--IRAQ STABILIZATION AND INSURGENCY SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
40. The authority citation for part 576 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 
U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 
13303, 68 FR 31931, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 227; E.O. 13315, 68 FR 
52315, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 252; E.O. 13350, 69 FR 46055, 3 CFR, 
2004 Comp., p. 196; E.O. 13364, 69 FR 70177, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 
236; E.O. 13438, 72 FR 39719, 3 CFR, 2007 Comp., p. 224.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
41. Revise Notes 1 and 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  576.201 to read as 
follows:


Sec.  576.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  576.201: The names of persons 
listed in or designated pursuant to Executive Order 13315, as 
amended by Executive Order 13350, or designated pursuant to 
Executive Order 13438, whose property and interests in property 
therefore are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, are 
published in the Federal Register and incorporated into the Office 
of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals and 
Blocked Persons List (``SDN List'') with the identifier ``[IRAQ2]'' 
(for persons designated pursuant to paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of 
this section) or ``[IRAQ3]'' (for persons designated pursuant to 
paragraph (a)(3) of this section). The SDN List is accessible 
through the following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information 
pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this 
chapter. See Sec.  576.412 concerning entities that may not be 
listed on the SDN List but whose property and interests in property 
are nevertheless blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  576.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-IRAQ2]'' or ``[BPI-
IRAQ3].''

* * * * *

Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing 
Policy

0
42. Revise paragraph (b) of Sec.  576.512 to read as follows:


Sec.  576.512  Transactions with certain blocked persons authorized.

* * * * *
    (b) The authorization in paragraph (a) of this section does not 
apply to any transactions with state bodies, corporations, or agencies 
of the former Iraqi regime listed on the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.

PART 588--WESTERN BALKANS STABILIZATION REGULATIONS

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43. The authority citation for part 588 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 
Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); E.O. 13219, 66 
FR 34777, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 778; E.O. 13304, 68 FR 32315, 3 CFR, 
2004 Comp. p. 229.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

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44. Revise Notes 1 and 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  588.201 to read as 
follows:


Sec.  588.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  588.201: The names of persons 
listed in or designated pursuant to Executive Order 13219, as 
amended by Executive Order 13304, whose property and interests in 
property therefore are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section, are published in the Federal Register and incorporated into 
the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated 
Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN List'') with the 
identifier ``[BALKANS].'' The SDN List is accessible through the 
following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Web site: 
http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information pertaining to 
the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this chapter. See Sec.  
588.411 concerning entities that may not be listed on the SDN List 
but whose property and interests in property are nevertheless 
blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  588.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-BALKANS].''

* * * * *

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PART 593--FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR SANCTIONS 
REGULATIONS

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45. The authority citation for part 593 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 
2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 13348, 69 FR 44885, 
3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 189.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

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46. Remove the Note to paragraph (a) of Sec.  593.201 and add new Notes 
1, 2, and 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  593.201 to read as follows:


Sec.  593.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  593.201: The names of persons 
listed in or designated pursuant to Executive Order 13348, whose 
property and interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to 
paragraph (a) of this section, are published in the Federal Register 
and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN 
List'') with the identifier ``[LIBERIA].'' The SDN List is 
accessible through the following page on the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional 
information pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to 
this chapter.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  593.201: The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section also are published in the Federal Register and incorporated 
into the SDN List with the identifier ``[BPI-LIBERIA].''


    Note 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  593.201: Sections 501.806 and 
501.807 of this chapter describe the procedures to be followed by 
persons seeking, respectively, the unblocking of funds that they 
believe were blocked due to mistaken identity, or administrative 
reconsideration of their status as persons whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section.

* * * * *

PART 594--GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
47. The authority citation for part 594 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 
U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 
U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 13224, 66 FR 
49079, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786; E.O. 13268, 67 FR 44751, 3 CFR, 
2002 Comp., p. 240; E.O. 13284, 68 FR 4075, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 
161.

Subpart B--Prohibitions

0
48. Revise Notes 2 and 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  594.201 and Note 1 
to Sec.  594.201 to read as follows:


Sec.  594.201  Prohibited transactions involving blocked property.

    (a) * * *

    Note 2 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  594.201: The names of persons 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
Sec.  594.201(a) are published in the Federal Register and 
incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN List'') with 
the identifier ``[SDGT].'' The SDN List is accessible through the 
following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Web site: 
http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information pertaining to 
the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this chapter.


    Note 3 to paragraph (a) of Sec.  594.201: Sections 501.806 and 
501.807 of this chapter describe the procedures to be followed by 
persons seeking, respectively, the unblocking of funds that they 
believe were blocked due to mistaken identity, or administrative 
reconsideration of their status as persons whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section.

* * * * *

    Note 1 to Sec.  594.201: The International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 (50 U.S.C. 1702), 
authorizes the blocking of property and interests in property of a 
person during the pendency of an investigation. The names of persons 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pending 
investigation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section also are 
published in the Federal Register and incorporated into the SDN List 
with the identifier ``[BPI-PA]'' or ``[BPI-SDGT].'' The scope of the 
property or interests in property blocked during the pendency of an 
investigation may be more limited than the scope of the blocking set 
forth in Sec.  594.201(a). Inquiries regarding the scope of any such 
blocking should be directed to OFAC's Sanctions Compliance & 
Evaluation Division at 202/622-2490.

* * * * *

PART 595--TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
49. The authority citation for part 595 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 
1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 
Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 12947, 60 FR 5079, 3 CFR, 1995 
Comp., p. 319; E.O. 13099, 63 FR 45167, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 208.

Subpart C--General Definitions

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50. Revise the Note to Sec.  595.311 to read as follows:


Sec.  595.311  Specially designated terrorist.

* * * * *

    Note to Sec.  595.311: The names of persons determined to fall 
within this definition, whose property and interests in property 
therefore are blocked pursuant to this part, are published in the 
Federal Register and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List 
(``SDN List'') with the identifier ``[SDT].'' The International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), in Section 203 
(50 U.S.C. 1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to this part also are 
published in the Federal Register and incorporated into the SDN List 
with the identifier ``[BPI-SDT].'' The SDN List is accessible 
through the following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information 
pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to this 
chapter. Section 501.807 of this chapter sets forth the procedures 
to be followed by persons seeking administrative reconsideration of 
their designation, or who wish to assert that the circumstances 
resulting in the designation are no longer applicable.

PART 597--FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
51. The authority citation for part 597 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  31 U.S.C. 321(b); Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 
U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214, 1248-53 (8 
U.S.C. 1189, 18 U.S.C. 2339B).

Subpart C--General Definitions

0
52. Revise the Note to Sec.  597.301 to read as follows:


Sec.  597.301  Agent.

* * * * *

    Note to Sec.  597.301: The names of persons designated as 
foreign terrorist organizations or determined to fall within this 
definition, whose property and interests in property therefore are 
blocked pursuant to this part, are published in the Federal Register 
and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (``SDN 
List'') with the identifier ``[FTO].'' The SDN List is accessible 
through the following page on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's 
Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information 
pertaining to the SDN List can be

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found in Appendix A to this chapter. Section 501.807 of this chapter 
sets forth the procedures to be followed by a person seeking 
administrative reconsideration of a designation as an agent, or who 
wishes to assert that the circumstances resulting in the designation 
as an agent are no longer applicable.

PART 598--FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

0
53. The authority citation for part 598 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 21 U.S.C. 1901-1908; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 
Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note).

Subpart C--General Definitions

0
54. Remove the Note to Sec.  598.314 and add new Notes 1, 2, and 3 to 
Sec.  598.314 to read as follows:


Sec.  598.314  Specially designated narcotics trafficker.

* * * * *

    Note 1 to Sec.  598.314: The names of persons determined to fall 
within this definition, whose property and interests in property 
therefore are blocked pursuant to this part, are published in the 
Federal Register and incorporated into the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List 
(``SDN List'') with the identifier ``[SDNTK].'' The SDN List is 
accessible through the following page on the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional 
information pertaining to the SDN List can be found in Appendix A to 
this chapter.


    Note 2 to Sec.  598.314: The Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. 1182), in Section 806 
(21 U.S.C. 1905), authorizes the blocking of property and interests 
in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The 
names of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pending investigation pursuant to this part also are 
published in the Federal Register and incorporated into the SDN List 
with the identifier ``[BPI-SDNTK].''


    Note 3 to Sec.  598.314: Sections 501.806 and 501.807 of this 
chapter describe the procedures to be followed by persons seeking, 
respectively, the unblocking of funds that they believe were blocked 
due to mistaken identity, or administrative reconsideration of their 
status as persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to this part.

Subpart D--Interpretations

0
55. Revise paragraph (a) of Sec.  598.408 to read as follows:


Sec.  598.408  Alleged change in ownership or control of an entity 
designated as a specially designated narcotics.

    (a) A change or alleged change in ownership or control of an entity 
designated as a specially designated narcotics trafficker shall not be 
the basis for removal of that entity from the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List 
(``SDN List'') unless, upon investigation by the Office of Foreign 
Control and submission of evidence by the entity, it is demonstrated to 
the satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control that the transfer to a bona fide purchaser at arm's length, or 
other means of changing ownership or control, is legitimate and that 
the entity no longer meets the criteria for designation under Sec.  
598.314. Evidence submitted must conclusively demonstrate that all ties 
with other specially designated narcotics traffickers have been 
completely severed, and may include, but is not limited to, articles of 
incorporation; identification of new directors, officers, shareholders, 
and sources of capital; and contracts evidencing the sale of the entity 
to its new owners.
* * * * *

Appendixes to Chapter V--Note--[Removed]

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56. Remove the Appendixes to Chapter V--Note.


0
57. Revise Appendix A to chapter V of 31 CFR to read as follows:

Appendix A to Chapter V--Information Pertaining to the Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List

    Authority:  3 U.S.C. 301; 8 U.S.C. 1182, 1189; 18 U.S.C. 2339B; 
21 U.S.C. 1901-1908; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 
1601-1651, 1701-1706; 50 U.S.C. App. 1-44; Pub. L. 110-286, 122 
Stat. 2632; Pub. L. 111-195, 124 Stat. 1312 (22 U.S.C. 8501-8551).

    The Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') maintains on its 
Web site a list of blocked persons, blocked vessels, specially 
designated nationals, specially designated terrorists, specially 
designated global terrorists, foreign terrorist organizations, and 
specially designated narcotics traffickers whose property and interests 
in property are blocked pursuant to the various economic sanctions 
programs administered by OFAC. This Specially Designated Nationals and 
Blocked Persons List (``SDN List'') is updated frequently and at 
irregular intervals to incorporate changes reflected in notices of 
blocking, designation, identification, and delisting actions, all of 
which are published in the Federal Register. The SDN List is available 
in a variety of formats for review on, or download from, the following 
location on OFAC's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. Members of 
the public may also sign up through OFAC's Web site to receive e-mail 
notifications of changes to the SDN List.
    In addition to accessing information through OFAC's Web site, the 
public may contact OFAC's Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation Division, 
at 202/622-2490 or 800/540-6322 (toll-free), for information on 
blocking, designation, identification, and delisting actions. The 
public also may contact OFAC in writing at the following address: 
Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.
    Finally, the public may obtain information on blocking, 
designation, identification, and delisting actions through OFAC's fax-
on-demand service, at 202/622-0077.

    Notes: The SDN List provides the following information (to the 
extent known) concerning blocked persons, specially designated 
nationals, specially designated terrorists, specially designated 
global terrorists, foreign terrorist organizations, specially 
designated narcotics traffickers and blocked vessels:
    1. For blocked individuals: Name and title (known aliases); 
address(es); other identifying information, such as date of birth, 
place of birth, nationality, and passport or national identification 
number; the notation ``(individual)''; and [sanctions program under 
which the individual is blocked].
    2. For blocked entities: Name (known former or alternate names); 
address(es); other identifying information, such as national tax 
identification number(s); and [sanctions program under which the 
entity is blocked].
    3. For blocked vessels: Name (known former or alternate names); 
other identifying information, such as International Maritime 
Organization number, country of registration or flag, vessel type, 
size in dead weight and/or gross tons, call sign, vessel owner; the 
notation ``(vessel)''; and [sanctions program under which the vessel 
is blocked].
    4. Abbreviations. ``a.k.a.'' means ``also known as''; ``d.b.a.'' 
means ``doing business as''; ``f.k.a.'' means ``formerly known as''; 
``IMO'' means ``International Maritime Organization''; ``n.k.a.'' 
means ``now known as''; ``DOB'' means ``date of birth''; ``DWT'' 
means ``deadweight''; ``GRT'' means ``Gross Registered Tonnage''; 
``POB'' means ``place of birth''.
    5. Notices of blocking, designation, identification, and 
delisting actions are published in the Federal Register frequently 
and at irregular intervals. Updated information on OFAC blocking, 
designation, identification, and delisting actions is provided on 
OFAC's Web site (http://www.treasury.gov/ofac). In addition, such 
information is incorporated on an ongoing basis into OFAC's SDN 
List, which is available for review on, or download from, the 
following location on OFAC's Web site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn. 
Please call OFAC's Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation Division with 
questions about OFAC-administered sanctions programs, including

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current electronic sources of OFAC information: 202/622-2490 or 800/
540-6322 (toll-free). Information also is available by fax through 
OFAC's fax-on-demand service, at 202/622-0077. Updated information 
on OFAC designations and other OFAC actions should be consulted 
before engaging in transactions that may be prohibited by the 
economic sanctions programs in chapter V.
    6. Specific licenses previously issued by OFAC may include 
references to Appendix A or Appendix B to 31 CFR chapter V. OFAC 
hereby notifies persons who have been issued specific licenses by 
OFAC that any reference to Appendix A to 31 CFR chapter V or 
Appendix B to 31 CFR chapter V in an outstanding specific license 
shall be read to refer to the SDN List. The SDN List is available 
for review on or download from the following location on OFAC's Web 
site: http://www.treasury.gov/sdn.
    7. The SDN List incorporates the names of vessels owned by 
blocked persons, which are themselves blocked. SDN List entries for 
blocked vessels, which include the notation ``(vessel),'' are 
incorporated in alphabetical order into the SDN List. In addition, 
these entries are segregated into a separate sub-section of the SDN 
List under the heading ``(vessels).'' Except in limited 
circumstances, financial institutions are instructed to reject any 
funds transfer referencing a blocked vessel and must notify OFAC, 
preferably via facsimile at 202/622-2426 with a copy of the payment 
instructions, that funds have been returned to remitter due to the 
possible involvement of a blocked vessel in the underlying 
transaction. See Sec.  501.604(b)(1) of this chapter. Financial 
institutions should contact OFAC's Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation 
Division, at 202/622-2490 or 800/540-6322 (toll-free), for further 
instructions should the name of a blocked vessel appear in shipping 
documents presented under a letter of credit or if noticed in a 
documentary collection. Blocked vessels must themselves be 
physically blocked should they enter U.S. jurisdiction. Freight 
forwarders and shippers may not charter, book cargo on, or otherwise 
deal with blocked vessels.
    8. The SDN List includes the names of persons identified in 
Appendix A to Part 560 as persons determined to be the Government of 
Iran. The SDN List entries for such persons include the identifier 
``[IRAN].'' U.S. persons are advised to review 31 CFR part 560 prior 
to engaging in transactions involving the persons included on the 
SDN List with the identifier ``[IRAN].'' U.S. persons are further 
cautioned that persons identified as persons determined to be the 
Government of Iran also may be designated or blocked pursuant to 
other sanctions programs administered by OFAC. The SDN List entry 
for a person listed in Appendix A to Part 560 may include--in 
addition to the identifier ``[IRAN]''--identifier(s) for the other 
sanctions program(s) pursuant to which the person is listed on the 
SDN List. Moreover, the compliance obligations with respect to 
persons who fall within the definition of the Government of Iran in 
Sec.  560.304 of the Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 CFR part 
560, apply regardless of whether such persons are identified in 
Appendix A to Part 560 or the SDN List.
    9. Unless otherwise specifically provided, any amendment, 
modification, or revocation of any entry on the SDN List does not 
affect any act done or omitted, or any civil or criminal proceeding 
commenced or pending, prior to such amendment, modification, or 
revocation.

Appendix B--[Removed]

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58. Remove Appendix B to chapter V of 31 CFR.

    Dated: June 27, 2011.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2011-16463 Filed 6-29-11; 8:45 am]
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