[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 15677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07548]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global 
Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; 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 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 (SDN 
List) and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are 
available on OFAC's website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On April 11, 2019, 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.

Individual

    1. CHAMS, Kassem (a.k.a. CHAMS, Qassim Muhammed; a.k.a. SHAMS, 
Kassem Mohammed; a.k.a. SHAMS, Qasim Muhammed), Hermel, Lebanon; Chams 
Building, 3rd Floor Jalal, Chtaura, Zahle, Lebanon; DOB 20 Mar 1962; 
POB Lebanon; citizen Lebanon; Gender Male (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked 
To: CHAMS MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATION; Linked To: CHAMS EXCHANGE 
COMPANY SAL). Identified as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker 
pursuant to section 805(b)(1) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
Designation Act (``Kingpin Act''), 21 U.S.C. 1901(b)(1).

Entities

    1. CHAMS EXCHANGE COMPANY SAL (a.k.a. ALI MOHAMED CHAMS & PARTNER; 
a.k.a. ALI MOHAMED CHAMS AND PARTNER; a.k.a. CHAMS EXCHANGE), Sahata 
Choutra, Chtaura, Lebanon; Chams Building, 3rd Floor, Jalal, Chtaura, 
Zahle, Lebanon [SDNTK]. Designated pursuant to section 805(b)(2) of the 
Kingpin Act, for materially assisting in, or providing financial or 
technological support for or to, or providing goods or services in 
support of, the international narcotics trafficking activities of 
Kassem CHAMS, a foreign person identified as a significant foreign 
narcotics trafficker pursuant to the Kingpin Act; also designated 
pursuant to section 805(b)(3) of the Kingpin Act for being owned, 
controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on behalf of. Kassem 
CHAMS, a foreign person identified as a significant foreign narcotics 
trafficker pursuant to the Kingpin Act.
    2. CHAMS MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATION (a.k.a. CHAMS MLO), Lebanon 
[SDNTK]. Designated pursuant to section 805(b)(3) of the Kingpin Act 
for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on behalf 
of Kassem CHAMS, a foreign person identified as a significant foreign 
narcotics trafficker pursuant to the Kingpin Act.

    Dated: April 11, 2019.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2019-07548 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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