[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 2241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00403]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8582]


In the Matter of the Designation of Ansar al-Shari'a in Benghazi; 
Also Known as Ansar al-Sharia in Libya; Also Known as Ansar al-Shariah 
Brigade; Also Known as Ansar al-Shari'a Brigade; Also Known as Katibat 
Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi; Also Known as Ansar al-Shariah-Benghazi; 
Also Known as Al-Raya Establishment for Media Production; Also Known as 
Ansar al-Sharia; Also Known as Soldiers of the Sharia; Also Known as 
Ansar al-Shariah; Also Known as Supporters of Islamic Law; 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 Ansar al-Shari'a in Benghazi, also 
known as Ansar al-Sharia in Libya, also known as Ansar al-Shariah 
Brigade, also known as Ansar al-Shari'a Brigade, also known as Katibat 
Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi, also known as Ansar al-Shariah-Benghazi, 
also known as Al-Raya Establishment for Media Production, also known as 
Ansar al-Sharia, also known as Soldiers of the Sharia, also known as 
Ansar al-Shariah, also known as Supporters of Islamic Law.
    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: December 31, 2013.
John F. Kerry,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-00403 Filed 1-10-14; 8:45 am]
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