[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23165-23166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10492]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

[Case IDs VENEZUELA-EO13850-15818, VENEZUELA-EO13850-15819]


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: (1) Providing notice of the sectoral determination 
by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 13850 
(``Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the 
Situation in Venezuela''), as amended (E.O. 13850); and (2) 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 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 (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

Sectoral Determination by the Secretary of the Treasury Pursuant to 
E.O. 13850

    On March 22, 2019, the Secretary of the Treasury made the following 
determination:
    Section 1(a) of E.O. 13850 of November 1, 2018 (``Blocking Property 
of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela'') 
(E.O. 13850), as amended by Executive Order 13857 of January 25, 2019 
(``Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With 
Respect to Venezuela'') (E.O. 13857), imposes economic sanctions on any 
person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, to operate in such sectors of the 
Venezuelan economy as may be determined, pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of 
E.O. 13850, by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State.
    To further address the extraordinary threat to the national 
security and foreign policy of the United States

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described in E.O. 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, and in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, I hereby determine that section 1(a)(i) 
shall apply to the financial sector of the Venezuelan economy. Any 
person I or my designee subsequently determine, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, operates in this sector shall be subject to 
sanctions pursuant to section 1(a)(i).

Blocking of Property and Interests in Property Pursuant to E.O. 13850

    On March 22, 2019, OFAC determined that the property and interests 
in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following person are 
blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below.

Entities

    1. BANCO DE DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y SOCIAL DE VENEZUELA (a.k.a. 
BANCO BANDES; a.k.a. BANDES; f.k.a. FONDO DE INVERSIONES DE 
VENEZUELA), Av. Universidad, Esq. de Traposos a Colon, P-1, Torre 
BANDES, CARACAS, DISTRITO FEDERAL 1010, Venezuela; Edificio Fondo de 
Inversiones de Venezuela Avenida Norte 1, Esquina Colon a Traposos, 
Caracas, Venezuela; SWIFT/BIC FIVV VE CA; National ID No. G200047526 
(Venezuela) [VENEZUELA-EO13850].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13850 
(E.O. 13850) of November 1, 2018, ``Blocking Property of Additional 
Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela,'' as amended by 
Executive Order 13857 (E.O. 13857) of January 25, 2019, ``Taking 
Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to 
Venezuela,'' for operating in the financial sector of the Venezuelan 
economy.
    2. BANCO BANDES URUGUAY S.A. (a.k.a. BANDES URUGUAY), Zabala 
1338, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay; SWIFT/BIC CFACUYMM; National ID No. 
215395820015 (Uruguay) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked To: BANCO DE 
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y SOCIAL DE VENEZUELA).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13850, as 
amended by E.O. 13857, for being owned or controlled by, or having 
acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or 
indirectly, BANCO DE DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y SOCIAL DE VENEZUELA 
(BANDES).
    3. BANCO BICENTENARIO DEL PUEBLO, DE LA CLASE OBRERA, MUJER Y 
COMUNAS, BANCO UNIVERSAL C.A. (f.k.a. BANCO BICENTENARIO BANCO 
UNIVERSAL C.A.; a.k.a. BANCO BICENTENARIO DEL PUEBLO; a.k.a. BANCO 
BICENTENARIO DEL PUEBLO, DE LA CLASE OBRERA, MUJER Y COMUNAS, BANCO 
UNIVERSAL CA), Av Venezuela, Torre Banco Bicentenario, P.P, El 
Rosal, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela; SWIFT/BIC COND VE CP; 
National ID No. G200091487 (Venezuela) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked 
To: BANCO DE DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y SOCIAL DE VENEZUELA).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13850, as 
amended by E.O. 13857, for being owned or controlled by, or having 
acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or 
indirectly, BANDES.
    4. BANCO DE VENEZUELA SA BANCO UNIVERSAL (a.k.a. BANCO DE 
VENEZUELA; a.k.a. BANCO DE VENEZUELA SA, BANCO UNIVERSAL; f.k.a. 
BANCO DE VENEZUELA, S.A.; a.k.a. BANCO DE VENEZUELA, S.A.C.A.), Av 
Universidad Esq. de Sociedad, Torre Banco de Venezuela, Caracas, 
Distrito Federal, Venezuela; SWIFT/BIC VZLA VE CA; National ID No. 
G200099976 (Venezuela) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked To: BANCO DE 
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y SOCIAL DE VENEZUELA).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13850, as 
amended by E.O. 13857, for being owned or controlled by, or having 
acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or 
indirectly, BANDES.
    5. BANCO PRODEM SA (f.k.a. FONDO FINANCIERO PRIVADO PRODEM 
S.A.), Calle Belisario Salinas No 520, esquina, Sanchez Lima, La 
Paz, La Paz, Bolivia; SWIFT/BIC BPRM BO LP; Tax ID No. 1029837028 
[VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked To: BANCO DE DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y 
SOCIAL DE VENEZUELA).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13850, as 
amended by E.O. 13857, for being owned or controlled by, or having 
acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or 
indirectly, BANDES.

    Dated: May 15, 2019.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2019-10492 Filed 5-20-19; 8:45 am]
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