[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 28226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12807]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Sanctions Action Pursuant to an Executive Order Issued on 
September 23, 2001, Titled ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting 
Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support 
Terrorism''

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 one individual and one entity 
that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and 
Blocked Persons (SDN) List whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to an executive order issued on September 23, 2001, 
titled ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons 
Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism.''

DATES: OFAC's actions described in this notice were effective on June 
15, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Associate Director for Global 
Targeting, tel.: 202/622-2420, Assistant Director for Sanctions 
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202/622-2490, Assistant Director for 
Licensing, tel.: 202/622-2480, Office of Foreign Assets Control, or 
Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202/622-2410, Office of 
the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury (not toll free 
numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

    The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions 
programs are available from OFAC's Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On June 15, 2017, OFAC blocked the property and interests in 
property of the following one individual and one entity pursuant to 
E.O. 13224 of September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting 
Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support 
Terrorism'' (E.O. 13224):

Individual

    1. AL-KUBAYSI, 'Umar (a.k.a. AL-KUBAYSI ARHAYM, Umar Mahmud; 
a.k.a. AL-KUBAYSI, Umar Mahmud Rahim; a.k.a. AL-QUBAYSI, Umar Mahmud 
Rahim; a.k.a. ARHAYM, 'Umar Mahmud; a.k.a. RAHIM, 'Umar Mahmud), al-
Qaim, al-Anbar Province, Iraq; DOB 01 Jan 1967; nationality Iraq; 
Gender Male (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ 
AND THE LEVANT). Designated pursuant to section 1(c) of E.O. 13224 
for acting for or on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant 
(ISIL), an entity designated pursuant to E.O. 13224.

Entity

    1. AL-KAWTHAR MONEY EXCHANGE (a.k.a. AL-KAWTHAR HAWALA), Al-
Qa'im, Al Anbar Province, Iraq [SDGT] (Linked To: AL-KUBAYSI, 
'Umar). Designated pursuant to 1(c) of E.O. 13224 for being owned or 
controlled by `Umar al-Kubaysi, an individual designated pursuant to 
E.O. 13224.

    Dated: June 15, 2017.
Andrea Gacki,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2017-12807 Filed 6-19-17; 8:45 am]
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