[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32384-32385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12011]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Order 13448, Executive 
Order 13310, and Executive Order 13464

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of six entities whose property 
and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 
(E.O.) 13448 of October 18, 2007, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting 
Certain Transactions Related to Burma'' (E.O. 13448) and the Burmese 
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 537 (BSR). OFAC is also removing ten 
entities whose property and interests in property have been unblocked 
pursuant to Executive Order 13310 of July 28, 2003, ``Blocking Property 
of the Government of Burma and Prohibiting Certain Transactions'' (E.O. 
13310) or Executive Order 13464 of April 30, 2008, ``Blocking Property 
and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma'' (E.O. 13464) 
and the BSR.

DATES: The actions described in this notice were effective on May 17, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department of the Treasury's 
Office of Foreign Assets Control: Assistant Director for Licensing, 
tel.: 202-622-2480, Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 
202-622-4855, Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, 
tel.: 202-622-2490; or the Department of the Treasury's Office of the 
Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), Office of the General Counsel, 
tel.: 202-622-2410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available from OFAC's Web site (www.treasury.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.

Notice of OFAC Action

    On May 17, 2016, OFAC identified six entities in which Steven Law 
or Asia World Co. Ltd., persons whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13448 and the BSR, own a 50 
percent or greater interest, and added their names to OFAC's list of 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List):

Entities

    1. SHWE NAR WAH COMPANY LIMITED, No. 39/40, Bogyoke Aung San 
Road, Bahosi Housing, Lanmadaw, Rangoon, Burma; Registration ID 
1922/2007-2008 (Burma) [BURMA] (Linked to: LAW, Steven).
    2. GREEN ASIA SERVICES CO., LTD., No. 61/62, Bahosi Housing, War 
Tan St., Lanmadaw T/S, Rangoon, Burma; Registration ID 4013/2011-
2012 (Burma) [BURMA] (Linked to: ASIA WORLD CO. LTD.)
    3. GLOBAL WORLD INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, No. 44, Thein Phyu 
Road, Corner of Bogyoke Aung San Road and Thein Phyu Road, 
Pazuntaung, Rangoon, Burma; Registration ID 2511/2012-2013 (Burma) 
[BURMA] (Linked to: ASIA WORLD CO. LTD.)
    4. ASIA MEGA LINK CO., LTD., No. 39/40, Bogyoke Aung San Road, 
Bahosi Housing, Lanmadaw, Rangoon, Burma; Registration ID 1679/2009-
2010 (Burma) [BURMA] (Linked to: ASIA WORLD CO. LTD.)
    5. ASIA MEGA LINK SERVICES CO., LTD., No. 44/45, Bogyoke Aung 
San Road, Bahosi Housing Complex, Lanmadaw, Rangoon, Burma; 
Registration ID 2652/2010-2011 (Burma) [BURMA] (Linked to ASIA WORLD 
CO. LTD.)
    6. PIONEER AERODROME SERVICES CO., LTD., No. 203/204, Thiri 
Mingalar Housing, Strand Rd, Ahlone, Rangoon, Burma; Registration ID 
620/2007-2008 (Burma) [BURMA] (Linked to: ASIA WORLD CO. LTD.)

    On May 17, 2016, OFAC, in consultation with the Department of 
State, determined that circumstances no longer warrant the inclusion of 
the following entities in the Annex to E.O. 13310, and on OFAC's SDN 
List, and that these entities are no longer subject to the blocking 
provisions of Section 1(a) of E.O. 13310:

Entities

    1. MYANMA FOREIGN TRADE BANK (a.k.a. MYANMAR FOREIGN TRADE 
BANK), P.O. Box 203, 80-86 Maha Bandoola Garden Street, Kyauktada T/
S, Yangon, Burma; SWIFT/BIC FOTMMMM1 [BURMA]
    2. MYANMA INVESTMENT AND COMMERCIAL BANK (a.k.a. MICB; a.k.a. 
MYANMAR INVESTMENT AND COMMERCIAL BANK), 170/176 Bo Aung Kyaw 
Street, Botataung Township, Yangon, Burma; SWIFT/BIC MYANMMM1; 
SWIFT/BIC MICB MM MY; SWIFT/BIC MICB MM MY MAN [BURMA]
    3. MYANMA ECONOMIC BANK (a.k.a. MYANMAR ECONOMIC BANK), 1-19 
Sule Pagoda Road, Pabedan T/S, Yangon, Burma [BURMA]

    On May 17, 2016, OFAC, in consultation with the Department of 
State, determined that circumstances no longer warrant the blocking of 
the property and interests in property of, or the prohibiting of 
transactions with, the following entities in the Annex to E.O. 13464, 
and on OFAC's SDN List, and that these entities are no longer subject 
to the blocking provisions of Section 1(a) of E.O. 13464:

Entities

    1. MYANMAR TIMBER ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. MTE; a.k.a. MYANMA TIMBER 
ENTERPRISE), P.O. Box 206, Mission Road/Ahlone Street, Rangoon, 
Burma [BURMA]
    2. MYANMAR GEM ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. MGE; a.k.a. MYANMA GEM 
ENTERPRISE), 66 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Rangoon, Mayangone Township 
(MYGN), Burma [BURMA]
    3. MYANMAR PEARL ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. MPE; a.k.a. MYANMA PEARL 
ENTERPRISE), No. 4345, Bu Khwe, Naypyitaw, Burma [BURMA]

    On May 17, 2016, OFAC, in consultation with the Department of 
State, determined that circumstances no longer warrant the inclusion of 
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following entities on the SDN List and that these entities are no 
longer subject to the blocking provisions of Section 1(b) of E.O. 
13464:

Entities

    1. CO-OPERATIVE EXPORT-IMPORT ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. CEIE), 259/263 
Bogyoke Aung San Street, Yangon, Burma [BURMA]
    2. NO. 1 MINING ENTERPRISE, 90 Kanbe Road, Yankin, Rangoon, 
Burma [BURMA]
    3. NO. 2 MINING ENTERPRISE, 90 Kanbe Road, Yankin, Rangoon, 
Burma [BURMA]
    4. NO. 3 MINING ENTERPRISE, 90 Kanbe Road, Yankin, Rangoon, 
Burma [BURMA]

    Dated: May 17, 2016.
John E. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2016-12011 Filed 5-20-16; 8:45 am]
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