[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65137-65138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22724]


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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 U.S. 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(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, or; Assistant Director for 
Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480.

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.treas.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    The Secretary of State has identified the following persons in a 
list submitted to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to 
Executive Order ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to 
the Conventional Arms Activities of Iran.'' Accordingly, on September 
21, 2020, the Director of OFAC, acting pursuant to delegated authority, 
has taken the actions described below to impose the sanctions set forth 
in Section 2 of this Executive Order with respect to the persons listed 
below.

Individuals

    1. MADURO MOROS, Nicolas (Latin: MADURO MOROS, Nicol[aacute]s), 
Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela; DOB 23 Nov 1962; POB Caracas, 
Venezuela; citizen Venezuela; Gender Male; Cedula No. 5892464 
(Venezuela); President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
(individual) [VENEZUELA] [IRAN-CON-ARMS-E.O.].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13949 
of September 21, 2020, 85 FR 60043 (E.O. 13949) for having engaged, 
or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that have 
materially contributed to the supply, sale, or transfer to or from 
Iran directly or indirectly, or for the use in or benefit of Iran, 
of arms or related materiel, including spare parts.
    2. KETABACHI, Mehrdada Akhlaghi (a.k.a. KETABCHI, Merhdada 
Akhlaghi), c/o AIO, Langare Street, Nobonyad Square, Tehran, Iran; 
c/o SBIG, Tehran, Iran; DOB 10 Sep

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1958; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to 
Secondary Sanctions; Passport A0030940 (Iran) (individual) [NPWMD] 
[IFSR] [IRAN-CON-ARMS-E.O.].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13949 for having 
engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that 
have materially contributed to the supply, sale, or transfer to or 
from Iran directly or indirectly, or for the use in or benefit of 
Iran, of arms or related materiel, including spare parts.

Entities

    1. DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION (a.k.a. DEFENCE INDUSTRIES 
ORGANISATION; a.k.a. DIO; a.k.a. SASEMAN SANAJE DEFA; a.k.a. 
SAZEMANE SANAYE DEFA; a.k.a. ``SASADJA''), P.O. Box 19585-777, 
Pasdaran Street, Entrance of Babaie Highway, Permanent Expo of 
Defence Industries Organization, Tehran, Iran; Additional Sanctions 
Information--Subject to Secondary Sanctions [NPWMD] [IFSR] [IRAN-
CON-ARMS-E.O.].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13949 for having 
engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that 
have materially contributed to the supply, sale, or transfer to or 
from Iran directly or indirectly, or for the use in or benefit of 
Iran, of arms or related materiel, including spare parts.
    2. MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND ARMED FORCES LOGISTICS (a.k.a. 
GOVERNMENT OF IRAN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; a.k.a. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 
& ARMED FORCES LOGISTICS; a.k.a. MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND SUPPORT FOR 
ARMED FORCES LOGISTICS; a.k.a. MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ARMED FORCES 
LOGISTICS; a.k.a. MINISTRY OF DEFENSE FOR ARMED FORCES LOGISTICS; 
a.k.a. MODAFL; a.k.a. MODSAF; a.k.a. VEZARATE DEFA; a.k.a. VEZARAT-E 
DEFA VA POSHTYBANI-E NIRU-HAYE MOSALLAH), Ferdowsi Avenue, Sarhang 
Sakhaei Street, Tehran, Iran; PO Box 11365-8439, Pasdaran Ave., 
Tehran, Iran; West side of Dabestan Street, Abbas Abad District, 
Tehran, Iran; Additional Sanctions Information--Subject to Secondary 
Sanctions [SDGT] [NPWMD] [IFSR] [IRAN-CON-ARMS-E.O.] (Linked To: 
ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13949 for having 
engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that 
have materially contributed to the supply, sale, or transfer to or 
from Iran directly or indirectly, or for the use in or benefit of 
Iran, of arms or related materiel, including spare parts.

    Dated: September 24, 2020.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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