[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12238-12239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05600]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
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 names of one or more persons that have
been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable
legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S.
persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with
them.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for applicable date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: 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; Assistant Director for Regulatory
Affairs, tel. 202-622-4855; or the Department of the Treasury's Office
of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets
Control), tel.: 202-622-2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available
on OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
Notice of OFAC Actions
On March 15, 2018, OFAC determined that the property and interests
in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following persons are
blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below.
Individuals
1. AFANASYEV, Sergei (a.k.a. AFANASYEV, Sergey), Russia; DOB 16 May
1963; Gender Male (individual) [CAATSA--RUSSIA] (Linked To: MAIN
INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE).
Designated pursuant to section 224(a)(1)(B) of the Countering
America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Public Law 115-44,
(CAATSA), for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly
or indirectly, the MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE, a person designated
under Section 224(a)(1)(A) of CAATSA.
2. ALEXSEYEV, Vladimir Stepanovich; DOB 24 Apr 1961; Passport
100115154 (Russia); First Deputy Chief of GRU (individual) [CYBER2]
[CAATSA--RUSSIA] (Linked To: MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE).
Designated pursuant to section 224(a)(1)(B) of CAATSA, for acting
or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the
MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE, a person designated under Section
224(a)(1)(A) of CAATSA.
3. GIZUNOV, Sergey Aleksandrovich (a.k.a. GIZUNOV, Sergey); DOB 18
Oct 1956; Gender Male; Passport 4501712967 (Russia); Deputy Chief of
GRU (individual) [CYBER2] [CAATSA--RUSSIA] (Linked To: MAIN
INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE).
Designated pursuant to section 224(a)(1)(B) of CAATSA, for acting
or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the
MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE, a person designated under Section
224(a)(1)(A) of CAATSA.
4. KOROBOV, Igor Valentinovich (a.k.a. KOROBOV, Igor); DOB 03 Aug
1956; nationality Russia; Gender Male; Passport 100119726 (Russia);
alt. Passport 100115101 (Russia); Chief of GRU (individual) [CYBER2]
[CAATSA--RUSSIA] (Linked To: MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE).
Designated pursuant to section 224(a)(1)(B) of CAATSA, for acting
or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the
MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE, a person designated under Section
224(a)(1)(A) of CAATSA.
5. KOSTYUKOV, Igor Olegovich (a.k.a. KOSTYUKOV, Igor); DOB 21 Feb
1961; Passport 100130896 (Russia); alt. Passport 100132253 (Russia);
First Deputy Chief of GRU (individual) [CYBER2] [CAATSA--RUSSIA]
(Linked To: MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE).
Designated pursuant to section 224(a)(1)(B) of CAATSA, for acting
or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the
MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE, a person designated under Section
224(a)(1)(A) of CAATSA.
6. MOLCHANOV, Grigoriy Viktorovich; DOB 01 Jan 1956 to 31 Dec 1956;
citizen Russia; Gender Male (individual) [CAATSA--RUSSIA] (Linked To:
MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE).
Designated pursuant to section 224(a)(1)(B) of CAATSA, for acting
or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the
MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE, a person designated under Section
224(a)(1)(A) of CAATSA.
Entities
1. MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE (a.k.a. GLAVNOE RAZVEDYVATEL'NOE
UPRAVLENIE (Cyrillic: [Gcy][Lcy][Acy][Vcy][Ncy][Ocy][IEcy]
[Rcy][Acy][Zcy][Vcy][IEcy][Dcy][Ycy][Vcy][Acy][Tcy][IEcy][Lcy][SOFTcy][N
cy][Ocy][IEcy] [Ucy][Pcy][Rcy][Acy][Vcy][Lcy][IEcy][Ncy][Icy][IEcy]);
a.k.a. GRU; a.k.a. MAIN DIRECTORATE OF THE GENERAL STAFF; a.k.a. MAIN
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT), Khoroshevskoye Shosse 76, Khodinka, Moscow,
Russia; Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Frunzenskaya
nab., 22/2, Moscow 119160, Russia [CYBER2] [CAATSA--RUSSIA].
Designated pursuant to section 224(a)(1)(A) of CAATSA, for
knowingly engaging in significant activities undermining cybersecurity
against any person, including a democratic institution, or government
on behalf of
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the Government of the Russian Federation.
2. FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE (a.k.a. FEDERALNAYA SLUZHBA
BEZOPASNOSTI; a.k.a. FSB), Ulitsa Kuznetskiy Most, Dom 22, Moscow
107031, Russia; Lubyanskaya Ploschad, Dom 2, Moscow 107031, Russia
[CYBER2] [CAATSA--RUSSIA].
Designated pursuant to section 224(a)(1)(A) of CAATSA, for
knowingly engaging in significant activities undermining cybersecurity
against any person, including a democratic institution, or government
on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Dated: March 15, 2018.
John E. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2018-05600 Filed 3-19-18; 8:45 am]
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