[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10000-10001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03170]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Unblocking of Five (5) Individuals as Specially Designated Global 
Terrorists Pursuant to Executive Order 13224

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 removing the names of five (5) individuals, whose 
property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to 
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, Blocking Property and 
Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, 
or Support Terrorism, from the list of Specially Designated Nationals 
and Blocked Persons (``SDN List'').

DATES: The removal of these five (5) individuals from the SDN List is 
effective as of February 5, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Compliance 
Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department 
of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, tel.: 202/622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available from OFAC's web site (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

    On September 23, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13224 
(the ``Order'') pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706, and the United Nations Participation Act of 
1945, 22 U.S.C. 287c, imposing economic sanctions on persons who 
commit, threaten to commit, or support acts of terrorism. The President 
identified in

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the Annex to the Order various individuals and entities as subject to 
the economic sanctions. The Order authorizes the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney 
General, and (pursuant to Executive Order 13284) the Secretary of the 
Department of Homeland Security, to designate additional persons or 
entities determined to meet certain criteria set forth in Executive 
Order 13224.
    The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
has determined that these individuals should be removed from the SDN 
List.
    The following individuals are removed from the SDN List:

Individuals

    1. ALI, Abbas Abdi, Mogadishu, Somalia (individual) [SDGT].
    2. MSALAM, Fahid Mohammed Ally (a.k.a. AL-KINI, Usama; a.k.a. ALLY, 
Fahid Mohammed; a.k.a. MSALAM, Fahad Ally; a.k.a. MSALAM, Fahid 
Mohammed Ali; a.k.a. MSALAM, Mohammed Ally; a.k.a. MUSALAAM, Fahid 
Mohammed Ali; a.k.a. SALEM, Fahid Muhamad Ali); DOB 19 Feb 1976; POB 
Mombasa, Kenya; citizen Kenya (individual) [SDGT].
    3. ATWAH, Muhsin Musa Matwalli (a.k.a. ABDEL RAHMAN; a.k.a. ABDUL 
RAHMAN; a.k.a. AL-MUHAJIR, Abdul Rahman; a.k.a. AL-NAMER, Mohammed 
K.A.), Afghanistan; DOB 19 Jun 1964; POB Egypt; citizen Egypt 
(individual) [SDGT].
    4. SWEDAN, Sheikh Ahmed Salim (a.k.a. ALLY, Ahmed; a.k.a. SUWEIDAN, 
Sheikh Ahmad Salem; a.k.a. SWEDAN, Sheikh; a.k.a. SWEDAN, Sheikh Ahmed 
Salem; a.k.a. ``AHMED THE TALL''; a.k.a. ``BAHAMAD''; a.k.a. ``BAHAMAD, 
Sheik''; a.k.a. ``BAHAMADI, Sheikh''); DOB 09 Apr 1969; alt. DOB 09 Apr 
1960; POB Mombasa, Kenya; citizen Kenya (individual) [SDGT].
    5. DARWISH, Sulayman Khalid (a.k.a. ``ABU AL-GHADIYA''), Syria; DOB 
1976; alt. DOB circa 1974; POB Outside Damascus, Syria; nationality 
Syria; Passport 3936712 (Syria); alt. Passport 11012 (Syria) 
(individual) [SDGT].
    The removal of these individuals names from the SDN List is 
effective as of February 5, 2013. All property and interests in 
property of the individuals that are in or hereafter come within the 
United States or the possession or control of United States persons are 
now unblocked.

    Dated: February 5, 2013.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2013-03170 Filed 2-11-13; 8:45 am]
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