[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 123 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38236-38237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13722]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11081]


Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions on March 17, 2020 
Pursuant to Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019, Blocking 
Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the 
Situation in Syria

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State imposed sanctions on one individual on 
March 17, 2020 pursuant to E.O. 13894, Blocking Property and Suspending 
Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria.

DATES: The Secretary of State's determination and selection of certain 
sanctions to be imposed upon the one individual identified in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section were effective on March 17, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of 
Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Bureau of Economic and 
Business Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 
(202) 647 7677, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 2(a) of E.O. 13894, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
United States Trade Representative, and with the President of the 
Export-Import Bank, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, and other agencies and officials as 
appropriate, is authorized to impose on a person any of the sanctions 
described in section 2(c) of E.O. 13894 upon determining that the 
person met any criteria set forth in section 2(a)(i)(A) of E.O. 13894.
    In an action on March 17, 2020, the Secretary of State determined, 
pursuant to Section 2(a)(i)(A) of E.O. 13894, that Syrian Defense 
Minister Ali Abdullah Ayoub is responsible for or complicit in, has 
directly or indirectly engaged in, attempted to engage in, or financed, 
the obstruction, disruption, or prevention of a ceasefire in northern 
Syria.

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    Pursuant to Section 2(c) of E.O. 13894, the Secretary of State 
selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon Ali Abdullah Ayoub:
     Prohibit any United States financial institution that is a 
U.S. person from making loans or providing credits to Ali Abdullah 
Ayoub totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, unless Ali 
Abdullah Ayoub is engaged in activities to relieve human suffering and 
the loans or credits are provided for such activities (Section 2(c)(i) 
of E.O. 13894)
     prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which Ali 
Abdullah Ayoub has any interest (Section 2(c)(ii) of E.O. 13894);
     prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between 
banking institutions or by, through, or to any banking institution, to 
the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of Ali 
Abdullah Ayoub (Section 2(c)(iii) of E.O. 13894);
     block all property and interests in property that are in 
the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or 
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any 
United States person of Ali Abdullah Ayoub, and provide that such 
property and interests in property may not be transferred, paid, 
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in (Section 2(c)(iv) of E.O. 
13894);
     prohibit any United States person from investing in or 
purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of Ali 
Abdullah Ayoub (Section 2(c)(v) of E.O. 13894);
     restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or 
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from Ali 
Abdullah Ayoub (Section 2(c)(vi) of E.O. 13894).

Taylor V. Ruggles,
Director, Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, 
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-13722 Filed 6-24-20; 8:45 am]
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