[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 28601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11409]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Designation of Persons Whose Property and Interests in Property 
Are Blocked Pursuant to Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014, 
``Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to South Sudan.''

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 publishing the names of 2 individuals whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13664 of 
April 3, 2014, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to 
South Sudan.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Compliance 
Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department 
of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW (Treasury Annex), 
Washington, DC 20220, Tel.: 202/622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    The List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 
(``SDN List'') and additional information concerning OFAC are available 
from OFAC's Web site (www.treas.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 April 3, 2014, the President issued the Executive Order 
``Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to South Sudan'' 
(the ``Order'') pursuant to, inter alia, the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-06). In the Order, the President 
declared a national emergency to address the unusual and extraordinary 
threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States 
posed by activities that threaten the peace, security, or stability of 
South Sudan and the surrounding region, including widespread violence 
and atrocities, human rights abuses, recruitment and use of child 
soldiers, attacks on peacekeepers, and obstruction of humanitarian 
operations.
    Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all 
property and interests in property that are in the United States, that 
come within the United States, or that are or come within the 
possession or control of any United States person and of persons 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, to satisfy certain criteria set forth in the Order. 
On May 6, 2014, the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the 
Department of State, designated, pursuant to one or more of the 
criteria set forth in Section 1 of the Order, the following 2 
individuals, whose names have been added to the list of Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons and whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13664:

1. MANGOK, Marial Chanuong Yol (a.k.a. CHINOUM, Marial; a.k.a. 
CHINUONG, Marial; a.k.a. YOL, Marial Chanoung; a.k.a. ``CHAN, 
Marial''); DOB 01 Jan 1960; POB Yirol, Lakes State; Commander, 
Presidential Guard Unit; Major General, Sudan People's Liberation 
Army (individual) [SOUTH SUDAN].
2. GADET, Peter (a.k.a. GATDET, Peter; a.k.a. YAAK, Peter Gadet; 
a.k.a. YAAK, Peter Gatdet; a.k.a. YAK, Peter Gadet; a.k.a. YAKA, 
Peter Gatdeet; a.k.a. YAKA, Peter Gatdet); DOB 1957 to 1959; POB 
Mayon County Unity State; alt. POB Mayan, Unity State; General 
(individual) [SOUTH SUDAN].

    Dated: May 6, 2014.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2014-11409 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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