[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 222 (Monday, November 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66387-66388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25441]


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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 (SDN 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: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.: 
202-622-2490; Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-
2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant 
Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or Assistant 
Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490.

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.treasury.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Actions

    On November 15, 2021, OFAC determined that the property and 
interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following 
persons are blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed 
below.

Individuals

    1. MONTENEGRO ESPINOZA, Luis Angel, Planes De Puntaldia Casa 
#16, Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 01 Jan 1949; POB Esteli, Nicaragua; 
nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; National ID No. 1610101490000S 
(Nicaragua) (individual) [NICARAGUA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of Executive Order 
13851 of November 27, 2018, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons 
Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua,'' 83 FR 61505 (``E.O. 
13851''), for being an official of the Government of Nicaragua or 
having served as an official of the Government of Nicaragua at any 
time on or after January 10, 2007.
    2. ZELEDON ROCHA, Sadrach, Matagalpa, Nicaragua; DOB 08 Feb 
1954; POB Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; Passport 
C759398 (Nicaragua); National ID No. 09058016 (Nicaragua) 
(individual) [NICARAGUA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13851, for 
being an official of the Government of Nicaragua or having served as 
an official of the Government of Nicaragua at any time on or after 
January 10, 2007.
    3. CENTENO RIVERA, Leonidas Nicolas, Jinotega, Nicaragua; DOB 06 
Dec 1958; POB Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; 
National ID No. 2430612580000C (Nicaragua) (individual) [NICARAGUA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13851, for 
being an official of the Government of Nicaragua or having served as 
an official of the Government of Nicaragua at any time on or after 
January 10, 2007.
    4. VALENZUELA BLANDON, Francisco Ramon, Esteli, Nicaragua; DOB 
12 Dec 1963; POB Esteli, Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender 
Male; National ID No. 1611212630005S (Nicaragua) (individual) 
[NICARAGUA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13851, for 
being an official of the Government of Nicaragua or having served as 
an official of the Government of Nicaragua at any time on or after 
January 10, 2007.
    5. CHAVARRIA MONTENEGRO, Jose Adrian, Residencial Monte Cielo, 
Casa #C 152, Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 08 Sep 1955; POB Jinotega, 
Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; National ID No. 
2410809550003W (Nicaragua); Diplomatic Passport A00001069 
(Nicaragua) issued 06 Aug 2015 expires 06 Aug 2025 (individual) 
[NICARAGUA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13851, for 
being an official of the Government of Nicaragua or having served as 
an official of the Government of Nicaragua at any time on or after 
January 10, 2007.
    6. LOPEZ GUTIERREZ, Rodolfo Francisco, Residencial El Dorado 
#125, Managua,

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Nicaragua; DOB 03 Oct 1953; POB Jinotega, Nicaragua; nationality 
Nicaragua; Gender Male; Passport C01190809 (Nicaragua) issued 02 Mar 
2012 expires 02 Mar 2022; National ID No. 2410310530001B (Nicaragua) 
(individual) [NICARAGUA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13851, for 
being an official of the Government of Nicaragua or having served as 
an official of the Government of Nicaragua at any time on or after 
January 10, 2007.
    7. CASTANEDA MENDEZ, Jose Antonio, Residencial Monte Cielo, Casa 
B 102, Nindiri, Nicaragua; DOB 19 Nov 1963; POB Managua, Nicaragua; 
nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; Passport C01252526 (Nicaragua) 
issued 21 Jun 2012 expires 21 Jun 2022; National ID No. 
0011911630053V (Nicaragua) (individual) [NICARAGUA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13851, for 
being an official of the Government of Nicaragua or having served as 
an official of the Government of Nicaragua at any time on or after 
January 10, 2007.
    8. FARRARA LASHTAR, Mohamed Mohamed (a.k.a. FERRARA LASHTAR, 
Mohamed Mohamed; a.k.a. FERRARA LASHTAR, Mohammed Mohammed), 
Residencial Las Colinas, Calle de los Cerros, Casa 330, Managua, 
Nicaragua; DOB 17 May 1959; nationality Nicaragua; citizen 
Nicaragua; Gender Male; Passport C1102007 (Nicaragua); alt. Passport 
NG252351 (Libya); National ID No. 7771705590000M (Nicaragua); 
Diplomatic Passport A00000271 (Nicaragua) issued 12 Sep 2012 expires 
12 Sep 2022 (individual) [NICARAGUA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13851, for 
being an official of the Government of Nicaragua or having served as 
an official of the Government of Nicaragua at any time on or after 
January 10, 2007.
    9. MANSELL CASTRILLO, Salvador, De Los Pipitos, 200 Mts. Al 
Oeste Bolonia, Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 13 Dec 1955; POB Matagalpa, 
Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; National ID No. 
4411312550001D (Nicaragua); Diplomatic Passport A00000656D 
(Nicaragua) issued 09 Aug 2013 expires 09 Aug 2023 (individual) 
[NICARAGUA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13851, for 
being an official of the Government of Nicaragua or having served as 
an official of the Government of Nicaragua at any time on or after 
January 10, 2007.

Entity

    1. MINISTERIO PUBLICO DE NICARAGUA, Km 4 Carretera a Masaya, 
Managua, Nicaragua; website https://ministeriopublico.gob.ni/; 
Target Type Government Entity [NICARAGUA] [NICARAGUA-NHRAA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i)(B) of E.O. 13851, for 
being responsible for or complicit in, or having directly or 
indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, actions or policies 
that undermine democratic processes or institutions in Nicaragua.
    Designated pursuant to section 5(a)(1) of the Nicaragua Human 
Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018 (NHRAA) for being responsible 
for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or 
otherwise directing, or having knowingly participated in, directly 
or indirectly, significant actions or policies that undermine 
democratic processes or institutions, in or in relation to Nicaragua 
on or after April 18, 2018.

    Dated: November 15, 2021.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of 
the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2021-25441 Filed 11-19-21; 8:45 am]
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