[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 31909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13106]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7900]


The Designation of Abdallah Azzam Brigades, Also Known as 
Abdullah Azzam Brigades, Also Known as Ziyad al-Jarrah Battalions of 
the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, Also Known as Yusuf al-'Uyayri Battalions 
of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades as a Foreign Terrorist Organization 
Pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
Amended

    Based upon a review of the Administrative Record assembled in this 
matter, and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary 
of the Treasury, I conclude that there is a sufficient factual basis to 
find that the relevant circumstances described in section 219 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter ``INA'') (8 
U.S.C. 1189), exist with respect to Abdallah Azzam Brigades, and also 
known as Abdullah Azzam Brigades, also known as Ziyad al-Jarrah 
Battalions of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, also known as Yusuf al-
'Uyayri Battalions of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades.
    Therefore, I hereby designate the aforementioned organization and 
its aliases as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 
of the INA.
    This determination shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: May 8, 2012.
Thomas R. Nides,
Deputy Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-13106 Filed 5-29-12; 8:45 am]
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