[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 12544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05467]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9061]


Removal of Sanctions on Person on Whom Sanctions Have Been 
Imposed Under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as Amended

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has decided to terminate sanctions 
imposed under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-172) (50 
U.S.C. 1701 note) (``ISA''), as amended, on Republican Unitary 
Enterprise Production Association Belarusneft (a.k.a. Belarusneft, 
a.k.a. Belorusneft) on the basis that the company is no longer engaging 
in sanctionable activity described in section 5(a)[(1)?] of and that 
this person has provided reliable assurances that it will not knowingly 
engage in such activities in the future. Therefore, certain sanctions 
that were imposed on Belarusneft on March 29, 2011 are no longer in 
effect.

DATES: Effective Date: The sanctions on Belarusneft are lifted 
effective February 25, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Office of Sanctions 
Policy and Implementation, Department of State, Telephone: (202) 647-
7489.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 29, 2011, the Secretary of State 
made a determination to impose certain sanctions on, inter alia, 
Republican Unitary Enterprise Production Association Belarusneft 
(a.k.a. Belarusneft, a.k.a. Belorusneft) under the Iran Sanctions Act 
of 1996, as amended (Pub. L. 104-172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note). See 76 FR 
18821 (April 5, 2011). Additional information regarding the basis for 
imposing sanctions and the specific sanctions imposed on Belarusneft is 
contained in the Federal Register notice cited above.
    Pursuant to section 9(b)(1) of ISA and the authority delegated to 
the Secretary of State in the Delegation Memorandum, the Secretary now 
has decided to terminate sanctions on Belarusneft on the basis that the 
company is no longer engaging in sanctionable activity described in 
section 5(a) of ISA, and that this person has provided reliable 
assurances that they will not knowingly engage in such activities in 
the future. The sanctions on Belarusneft, therefore, are no longer in 
effect.
    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 following constitutes a current, as of this date, list of 
persons on whom sanctions are imposed under ISA. The particular 
sanctions imposed on an individual person are identified in the 
relevant Federal Register Notice.

--Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of Iran (See Public Notice 8268, 78 
FR 21183, April 9, 2013)
--Cambis, Dimitris (See Public Notice 8268, 78 FR 21183, April 9, 2013)
--FAL Oil Company Limited (see Public Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, January 
27, 2012)
--Ferland Company Limited (See Public Notice 8352, 78 FR 35351, June 
12, 2013)
--Impire Shipping (See Public Notice 8268, 78 FR 21183, April 9, 2013)
--Jam Petrochemical Company (See Public Notice 8352 78 FR 35351, June 
12, 2013)
--Kish Protection and Indemnity (a.k.a. Kish P&I) (See Public Notice 
8268, 78 FR 21183, April 9, 2013)
--Kuo Oil (S) Pte. Ltd. (see Public Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, January 
27, 2012)
--Naftiran Intertrade Company (see Public Notice 7197, 75 FR 62916, 
October 13, 2010)
--Niksima Food and Beverage JLT (See Public Notice 8352, 78 FR 35351, 
June 12, 2013)
--Petrochemical Commercial Company International (a.k.a. PCCI) (see 
Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011)
--Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela S.A. (a.k.a. PDVSA) (see Public Notice 
7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011)
--Royal Oyster Group (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 25, 2012)
--Zhuhai Zhenrong Company (see Public Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, January 
27, 2012)

    Dated: March 4, 2015.
Kurt W. Tong,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs.
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