[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21183-21185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08229]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8268]


Persons on Whom Sanctions Have Been Imposed Under the Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 and the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 
Rights Act of 2012

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to authority 
delegated by Presidential Memorandum of October 9, 2012 (the 
``Delegation Memorandum''), that the following persons have engaged in 
sanctionable activity described in section 5(a)(8) of the Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
(``ISA''), as amended, and that certain sanctions are imposed as a 
result: Dimitris Cambis and Impire Shipping.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to authority 
delegated by Presidential Memorandum of October 9, 2012 (the 
``Delegation Memorandum''), that the following persons have engaged in 
sanctionable activity described in section 212 of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-158) 
(``TRA''), and that certain sanctions are imposed as a result: Kish P&I 
and Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of Iran.

DATES: Effective Date: The sanctions on Dimitris Cambis, Impire 
Shipping, Kish P&I, and Bimeh Markzai-Central Insurance of Iran are 
effective March 14, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Office of Sanctions 
Policy and Implementation, Department of State, Telephone: (202) 647-
7489.
    For U.S. Government procurement ban issues: Daniel Walt, Office of 
the Procurement Executive, Department of State, Telephone: (703) 516-
1696.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 5(a)(8) of the ISA and 
the Delegation Memorandum, the Secretary determined that the following 
sanctions as described in section 6 of the ISA are to be imposed on 
Dimitris Cambis:
    1. Procurement sanction. The United States Government shall not 
procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, and goods 
or services from Dimitris Cambis.
    2. Export-Import Bank assistance for exports. The Export-Import 
Bank of the United States shall not give approval to the issuance of 
any guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation in the 
extension of credit in connection with the export of any goods or 
services to Dimitris Cambis.
    3. Banking transactions. Any transfers of credit or payments 
between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial 
institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of 
Dimitris Cambis, shall be prohibited.
    4. Property transactions. It shall be prohibited to:
    a. Acquire, hold, withhold, use, transfer, withdraw, transport, 
import, or export any property that is subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States and with respect to which Dimitris Cambis has any 
interest;
    b. Deal in or exercise any right, power, or privilege with respect 
to such property; or
    c. Conduct any transactions involving such property.

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    5. Foreign Exchange. Any transactions in foreign exchange that are 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which Dimitris 
Cambis has any interest, shall be prohibited.
    Pursuant to section 5(a)(8) of the ISA and the Delegation 
Memorandum, the Secretary determined that the following sanctions as 
described in section 6 of the ISA are to be imposed on Impire Shipping:
    1. Procurement sanction. The United States Government shall not 
procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, and goods 
or services from Impire Shipping.
    2. Export-Import Bank assistance for exports. The Export-Import 
Bank of the United States shall not give approval to the issuance of 
any guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation in the 
extension of credit in connection with the export of any goods or 
services to Impire Shipping.
    3. Banking transactions. Any transfers of credit or payments 
between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial 
institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of 
Impire Shipping, shall be prohibited.
    4. Property transactions. It shall be prohibited to:
    a. Acquire, hold, withhold, use, transfer, withdraw, transport, 
import, or export any property that is subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States and with respect to which Impire Shipping has any 
interest;
    b. Deal in or exercise any right, power, or privilege with respect 
to such property; or
    c. Conduct any transactions involving such property.
    5. Exclusion of corporate officers. The Secretary of State shall 
deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude 
from the from the United States, the following corporate officers of 
Impire Shipping:
    a. Dimitris Cambis
    Pursuant to section 212 of the TRA and the Delegation Memorandum, 
the Secretary determined that the following sanctions as described in 
section 6 of the ISA are to be imposed on Kish P&I:
    1. Procurement sanction. The United States Government shall not 
procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, and goods 
or services from Kish P&I.
    2. Export-Import Bank assistance for exports. The Export-Import 
Bank of the United States shall not give approval to the issuance of 
any guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation in the 
extension of credit in connection with the export of any goods or 
services to Kish P&I.
    3. Banking transactions. Any transfers of credit or payments 
between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial 
institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of 
Kish P&I, shall be prohibited.
    4. Property transactions. It shall be prohibited to:
    a. Acquire, hold, withhold, use, transfer, withdraw, transport, 
import, or export any property that is subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States and with respect to which Kish P&I has any interest;
    b. Deal in or exercise any right, power, or privilege with respect 
to such property; or
    c. Conduct any transactions involving such property.
    5. Exclusion of corporate officers. The Secretary of State shall 
deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude 
from the from the United States, the following corporate officers of 
Kish P&I:
    a. Mohammad Reza Mohammadi Banaei
    Pursuant to section 212 of the TRA and the Delegation Memorandum, 
the Secretary determined that the following sanctions as described in 
section 6 of the ISA are to be imposed on Bimeh Markazi-Central 
Insurance of Iran:
    1. Procurement sanction. The United States Government shall not 
procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, and goods 
or services from Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of Iran.
    2. Export-Import Bank assistance for exports. The Export-Import 
Bank of the United States shall not give approval to the issuance of 
any guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation in the 
extension of credit in connection with the export of any goods or 
services to Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of Iran.
    3. Banking transactions. Any transfers of credit or payments 
between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial 
institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of 
Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of Iran, shall be prohibited.
    4. Property transactions. It shall be prohibited to:
    a. Acquire, hold, withhold, use, transfer, withdraw, transport, 
import, or export any property that is subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States and with respect to which Bimeh Markazi-Central 
Insurance of Iran has any interest;
    b. Deal in or exercise any right, power, or privilege with respect 
to such property; or
    c. Conduct any transactions involving such property.
    5. Exclusion of corporate officers. The Secretary of State shall 
deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude 
from the from the United States, the following corporate officers of 
Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of Iran:
    a. Seyed Mohammad Karimi
    b. Rahim Mosaddegh
    c. Mina Sadigh Noohi
    d. Seyed Morteza Hasani Aghda
    e. Esmaeil Mahdavi Nia
    The sanctions described above with respect to Dimitris Cambis, 
Impire Shipping, Kish P&I, and Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of Iran 
shall remain in effect until otherwise directed pursuant to the 
provisions of the ISA, TRA or other applicable authority. Pursuant to 
the authority delegated to the Secretary of State in the Delegation 
Memorandum, relevant agencies and instrumentalities of the United 
States Government shall take all appropriate measures within their 
authority to carry out the provisions of this notice. The Secretary of 
the Treasury is taking appropriate action to implement the sanctions 
for which authority has been delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury 
pursuant to the Delegation Memorandum and Executive Order 13574 of May 
23, 2011.
    The following constitutes a current list, as of this date, of 
persons on whom ISA sanctions have been imposed. The particular 
sanctions imposed on an individual person are identified in the 
relevant Federal Register Notice.

--Allvale Maritime Inc. (see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 
14, 2011)
--Associated Shipbroking (a.k.a. SAM) (see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 
56866, September 14, 2011)
--Belarusneft (see Public Notice 7408, 76 FR 18821, April 5, 2011)
--Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of Iran
--Cambis, Dimitris
--FAL Oil Company Limited (see Public Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, Jan. 27, 
2012)
--Impire Shipping
--Kish Protection and Indemnity (a.k.a. Kish P&I)
--Kuo Oil (S) Pte. Ltd. (see Public Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, Jan. 27, 
2012)
--Naftiran Intertrade Company (see Public Notice 7197, 75 FR 62916, 
Oct. 13, 2010)

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--Petrochemical Commercial Company International (a.k.a. PCCI) (see 
Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011)
--Petro[acute]leos de Venezuela S.A. (see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 
56866, September 14, 2011)
--Royal Oyster Group (see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 
14, 2011)
--Socie[acute]te[acute] Anonyme Mone[acute]gasque D'Administration 
Maritime Et Ae[acute]rienne (a.k.a. S.A.M.A.M.A., a.k.a. SAMAMA) (see 
Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011)
--Speedy Ship (a.k.a. SPD) (see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, 
September 14, 2011)
--Sytrol (see Public Notice 8040, 77 FR 59034, September 18, 2012)
--Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (see Public Notice 
7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011)
--Zhuhai Zhenrong Company (see Public Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, Jan. 27, 
2012)

    Dated: April 2, 2013.
Jose W. Fernandez,
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs.
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