[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 68500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27296]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8519]


In the Matter of the Designation of Boko Haram Also Known as 
Nigerian Taliban Also Known as Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati Wal 
Jihad Also Known as Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad Also 
Known as People Committed to the Prophet's Teachings for Propagation 
and Jihad Also Known as Sunni Group for Preaching and Jihad 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 Boko Haram, also known as Nigerian 
Taliban, also known as Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad, 
also known as Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, also known as 
People Committed to the Prophet's Teachings for Propagation and Jihad, 
also known as Sunni Group for Preaching and Jihad.
    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: November 5, 2013.
John F. Kerry,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2013-27296 Filed 11-13-13; 8:45 am]
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