[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 51125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20956]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Additional Identifying Information Associated With Persons Whose 
Property and Interests in Property Are Blocked Pursuant to Executive 
Order 13581of July 24, 2011, ``Blocking Property of Transnational 
Criminal Organizations.''

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (``OFAC'') is publishing additional identifying information 
associated with the four entities listed in the Annex to Executive 
Order 13581 of July 24, 2011, ``Blocking Property of Transnational 
Criminal Organizations.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Sanctions 
Compliance & Evaluation Office of Foreign Assets Control Department of 
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (Treasury Annex), 
Washington, DC 20220, Tel.: 202/622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

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

Background

    On July 24, 2011, the President issued Executive Order 13581, 
``Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations'' (the 
``Order''), pursuant to, inter alia, the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-06). The Order was effective at 
12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on July 25, 2011.
    Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all 
property and interests in property that are in the United States, that 
come within the United States, or that are or come within the 
possession or control of any United States person, of persons listed in 
the Annex to the Order and of persons determined by the Secretary of 
the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
Secretary of State, to satisfy certain criteria set forth in the Order.
    The Annex to the Order lists four entities whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Order. OFAC is 
publishing additional identifying information associated with these 
entities. Property and interests in property of one of those entities, 
identified below by the code ``[SDNTK]'', also are blocked pursuant to 
another OFAC sanctions program.
    The listings for these entities on OFAC's list of Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons appear as follows:
    Entities
    1. THE BROTHERS' CIRCLE (a.k.a. ``MOSCOW CENTER''; f.k.a. ``FAMILY 
OF ELEVEN''; f.k.a. ``THE TWENTY'') [TCO]
    2. CAMORRA, Naples, Italy; Campania, Italy [TCO]
    3. YAKUZA (a.k.a. BORYOKUDAN; a.k.a. GOKUDO), Japan [TCO]
    4. LOS ZETAS, Mexico [SDNTK] [TCO]

    Dated: August 11, 2011.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2011-20956 Filed 8-16-11; 8:45 am]
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