[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55166-55167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22685]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Actions Taken Pursuant to Executive Order 13382 Related to the 
Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(``OFAC'') is publishing the names of four vessels identified as 
property blocked because of their connection to the Islamic Republic of 
Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and is updating the entries on OFAC's list 
of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons of 10 already-
blocked vessels to identify new names and/or other information.

DATES: The identification and updates made by the Director of OFAC, 
pursuant to Executive Order 13382, of the 14 vessels in this notice was 
effective on March 24, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available from OFAC's Web site (http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac) or via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on demand 
service, tel.: (202) 622-0077.
    Background:
    On June 28, 2005, the President, invoking the authority, inter 
alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701-1706) (``IEEPA''), issued Executive Order 13382 (70 FR 38567, July 
1, 2005) (the ``Order''), effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time 
on June 29, 2005. In the Order, the President took additional steps 
with respect to the national emergency described and declared in 
Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, regarding the proliferation 
of weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.
    Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all 
property and interests in property that are in the United States, or 
that hereafter come within the United States or that are or hereafter 
come within the possession or control of United States persons, of: (1) 
The persons listed in the Annex to the Order; (2) any foreign person 
determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and other relevant 
agencies, to have engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or 
transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of 
materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction or their means of delivery (including missiles capable of 
delivering such weapons), including any efforts to manufacture, 
acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer or use such items, by 
any person or foreign country of proliferation concern; (3) any person 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and other relevant agencies, 
to have provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, 
technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, 
any activity or transaction described in clause (2) above or any person 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the 
Order; and (4) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and 
other relevant agencies, to be owned or controlled by, or acting or 
purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any 
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
the Order.
    On March 24, 2011, the Director of OFAC identified four vessels as 
property of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and 
updated the entries on OFAC's list of Specially Designated Nationals 
and Blocked Persons of 10 already-blocked IRISL vessels to identify new 
names or other information given to those vessels. Banks are instructed 
to reject any funds transfer referencing a blocked vessel and must 
notify OFAC, via facsimile with a copy of the payment instructions that 
funds have been returned to the remitter due to the possible 
involvement of a SDN vessel in the underlying transaction.
    Newly Identified Vessels:
IRAN DARYA General Cargo 3,850DWT 2,842GRT Iran flag (IRISL); Vessel 
Registration Identification IMO 9245304 (Iran) (vessel) [NPWMD]
NARDIS (f.k.a. FERDOS) (Iran) General Cargo 3,817DWT 2,842GRT Iran flag 
(IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9137246 (Iran) (vessel) 
[NPWMD]
PARMIS (f.k.a. IRAN BARAN; f.k.a. PARDIS) General Cargo 3,839DWT 
2,842GRT Iran flag (IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 
9245316 (Iran) (vessel) [NPWMD]
PATRIS General Cargo 3,853DWT 2,842GRT Malta flag (IRISL); Vessel 
Registration Identification IMO 9137210 (Malta) (vessel) [NPWMD]

    Already-Blocked Vessels With New Information:

CHAIRMAN (f.k.a. ALIM; f.k.a. IRAN ALIM) Bulk Carrier 53,100DWT 
31,117GRT MALTA flag (IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 
9465849 (Malta) (vessel) [NPWMD]
CHAPAREL (f.k.a. HAKIM; f.k.a. IRAN HAKIM) Bulk Carrier 53,100DWT 
31,117GRT MALTA flag (IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 
9465863 (Malta) (vessel) [NPWMD]
CHAPLET (f.k.a. IRAN RAHIM; f.k.a. RAHIM) Bulk Carrier 53,100DWT 
31,117GRT Malta flag (IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 
9465746 (vessel) [NPWMD]
CHAPMAN (f.k.a. AZIM; f.k.a. IRAN AZIM) Bulk Carrier 53,100DWT 
31,117GRT MALTA flag (IRISL);

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Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9465760 (Malta) (vessel) [NPWMD]
CHARIOT (f.k.a. IRAN KARIM; f.k.a. KARIM) Bulk Carrier 53,100DWT 
31,117GRT Malta flag (IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 
9465758 (vessel) [NPWMD]
SABRINA (f.k.a. IRAN BASHEER) General Cargo 2,850DWT 2,563GRT Iran flag 
(IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 8215742 (vessel) 
[NPWMD]
SARINA (f.k.a. IRAN SAHAR; f.k.a. RA-EES ALI) General Cargo 2,876DWT 
2,576GRT Iran flag (IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 
8203608 (vessel) [NPWMD]
SARIR (f.k.a. IRAN AMIRABAD) General Cargo 7,004DWT 5,676GRT Iran flag 
(IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9368003 (vessel) 
[NPWMD]
VIANA (f.k.a. IRAN GHADEER) General Cargo 3,955DWT 3,638GRT Iran flag 
(IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9010723 (vessel) 
[NPWMD]
VISTA (f.k.a. IRAN BASEER) General Cargo 3,955DWT 3,638GRT Iran flag 
(IRISL); Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9010711 (vessel) 
[NPWMD]

    Dated: August 29, 2011.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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