[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10262-10263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03482]


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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 effective date(s).

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: 

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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 Action(s)

    On February 18, 2020, OFAC determined that the property and 
interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following 
persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked under the relevant 
sanctions authorities listed below.

Entity

    1. ROSNEFT TRADING S.A., Rue Place du Lac 2, 1204, Geneva, 
Switzerland; website www.rosneft.com; Executive Order 13662 Directive 
Determination--Subject to Directive 2; alt. Executive Order 13662 
Directive Determination--Subject to Directive 4; Tax ID No. CHE-
309.842.573 (Switzerland); Registration Number CH-660.0.257.011-8 
(Switzerland); For more information on directives, please visit the 
following link: http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/ukraine.aspx#directives. [UKRAINE-EO13662] [VENEZUELA-
EO13850] (Linked To: OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY ROSNEFT OIL COMPANY).
    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,'' 83 FR 55243, 3 
CFR, 2019 Comp., p. 881, as amended by Executive Order 13857 (E.O. 
13857), ``Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency 
with Respect to Venezuela,'' of January 25, 2019, 84 FR 509, for 
operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy.

Individual

    1. CASIMIRO, Didier, Moscow, Russia; DOB 15 Nov 1966; POB 
Vilvoorde, Belgium; Gender Male (individual) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] 
(Linked To: ROSNEFT TRADING S.A.).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iv) of E.O. 13850, as amended 
by E.O. 13857, for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf 
of, directly or indirectly, ROSNEFT TRADING S.A., a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13850.

    Dated: February 18, 2020.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2020-03482 Filed 2-20-20; 8:45 am]
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