[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81262-81263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27518]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11210]


Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions Pursuant to 
Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018, Reimposing Certain Sanctions 
With Respect to Iran

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on 5 entities and 
3 individuals pursuant to E.O. 13846, Reimposing Certain Sanctions with 
Respect to Iran.

DATES: The Secretary of State's determination and selection of certain 
sanctions to be imposed upon the 5 entities and 3 individuals 
identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section are effective on 
September 3, 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 3(a) of E.O. 13846, 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 4 or 5 of E.O. 13846 upon determining that the 
person met any criteria set forth in sections 3(a)(i)-3(a)(vi) of E.O. 
13846.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 3(a) 
(ii) of E.O. 13846, that Abadan Refining Company, Zhihang Ship 
Management (Shanghai) Co Ltd, New Far International Logistics LLC, 
Chemtrans Petrochemicals Trading LLC, and Sino Energy Shipping (Hong 
Kong) Ltd, have knowingly, on or after November 5, 2018, engaged in a 
significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, 
or marketing of petroleum products from Iran.
    Pursuant to Section 5(a) of E.O. 13846, the Secretary of State has 
selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon Abadan Refining 
Company, Zhihang Ship Management (Shanghai) Co Ltd, New Far 
International Logistics LLC, Chemtrans Petrochemicals Trading LLC, and 
Sino Energy Shipping (Hong Kong) Ltd:
     Prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are 
subject to the

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jurisdiction of the United States and in which the entities have any 
interest;
     Prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between 
financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, 
to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the 
entities;
     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 the entities, and provide that such property 
and interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported, 
withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in;
     Prohibit any United States person from investing in or 
purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of the 
entities;
     Restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or 
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from the 
entities; and
     Impose on the principal executive officer or officers, or 
persons performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of 
the entities the sanctions described in sections 5(a)(i)-5(a)(iv) and 
5(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846, as selected by the Secretary of State.
    Pursuant to Sections 5(a) of E.O. 13846, the Secretary of State has 
selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon Min Shi, director 
of New Far International Logistics LLC, Zouyou Lin, director of Sino 
Energy Shipping (Hong Kong) Ltd, and Alireza Amin, managing director of 
Abadan Refining Company, who have been determined to be (i) a corporate 
officer or principal of the aforementioned entities and (ii) a 
principal executive officer of the aforementioned entities, or perform 
similar functions with similar authorities as a principal executive 
officer:
     Prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which Min Shi, 
Zouyou Lin, and Alireza Amin have any interest;
     Prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between 
financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, 
to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of Min Shi, 
Zouyou Lin, and Alireza Amin;
     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 Min Shi, Zouyou Lin, and Alireza Amin; and 
provide that such property and interests in property may not be 
transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in; and
     Restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or 
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from Min Shi, 
Zouyou Lin, and Alireza Amin.
    Additionally, pursuant to Section 4(e) of E.O. 13846, the Secretary 
of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall exclude from the United States, any alien that the Secretary of 
State determines is a corporate officer or principal of, or a 
shareholder with a controlling interest in, a sanctioned person subject 
to this action.

Peter D. Haas,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-27518 Filed 12-14-20; 8:45 am]
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