[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27231-27232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11427]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Designation of 3 Individuals Pursuant to Executive Order 13581, 
``Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations''

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 3 individuals whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13581 of 
July 24, 2011, ``Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal 
Organizations.''

DATES: The designations by the Director of OFAC, pursuant to Executive 
Order 13581, of the 3 individuals identified in this notice were 
effective on April 16, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Sanctions 
Compliance and Evaluation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department 
of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, tel.: 202/622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    This document 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 is available via 
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/622-0077.

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Background

    On July 24, 2011, the President issued Executive Order 13581, 
``Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations'' (the 
``Order''), pursuant to, inter alia, the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-06). The Order was effective at 
12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on July 25, 2011. In the Order, the 
President declared a national emergency to deal with the threat that 
significant transnational criminal organizations pose to the national 
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
    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, of persons listed in 
the Annex to the Order and of persons determined by the Secretary of 
the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
Secretary of State, to satisfy certain criteria set forth in the Order.
    On April 16, 2015, the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the 
Attorney General and the Secretary of State, designated, pursuant to 
one or more of the criteria set forth in subparagraphs (a)(ii)(A) 
through (a)(ii)(C) of Section 1 of the Order, 3 individual(s) and 0 
entity(-ies) whose property and interests in property are blocked 
pursuant to the Order.
    The listings for these individuals on OFAC's List of Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons appear as follows:

Individual(s)

    1. CANALES RIVERA, [Eacute]lmer (a.k.a. CROOCK; a.k.a. CROOK; 
a.k.a. CRUCK; a.k.a. Ladron); DOB 26 Jan 1978; POB San Salvador, El 
Salvador; citizen El Salvador (individual) [TCO].
    2. ERAZO NOLASCO, Eduardo (a.k.a. COLOCHO DE WESTER); DOB 09 Jul 
1972; POB San Salvador, El Salvador; citizen El Salvador 
(individual) [TCO].
    3. MENDOZA FIGUEROA, Jos[eacute] Luis (a.k.a. VIEJO PAVAS); DOB 
12 Nov 1964; POB El Salvador; citizen El Salvador (individual) 
[TCO].

    Dated: April 16, 2015.
Andrea Gacki,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2015-11427 Filed 5-11-15; 8:45 am]
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