[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31927-31928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11181]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11736]


Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on one entity and 
12 individuals.

DATES: The Secretary of State's determination regarding the one entity 
and 12 individuals, and imposition of sanctions on the entity and 
individuals, identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section were 
effective on March 11, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Musa, [email protected], Phone: 
(202) 647-1925.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 
following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, 
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: (a) Any person determined 
by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect 
to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the 
Attorney General: (i) To operate or have operated in the technology 
sector or the defense and related materiel sector of the Russian 
Federation economy, or any other sector of the Russian Federation 
economy as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determined that 
section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024 shall apply to the financial services 
sector of the Russian Federation economy.

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    Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are 
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or 
otherwise dealt in: (a) Any person determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, and, with 
respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) 
of this section, in consultation with the Attorney General: (iii) To be 
or have been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of 
the board of directors of: (A) The Government of the Russian 
Federation.
    Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are 
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or 
otherwise dealt in: (a) Any person determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, and, with 
respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) 
of this section, in consultation with the Attorney General: (iii) To be 
or have been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of 
the board of directors of: (C) An entity whose property and interests 
in property are blocked pursuant to this order.
    Pursuant to Section 1 of E.O. 14024, 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 following persons are 
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or 
otherwise dealt in: (a) Any person determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, and, with 
respect to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, or by the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, and, with respect to subsection (a)(ii) 
of this section, in consultation with the Attorney General: (v) To be a 
spouse or adult child of any person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) or (iii) of this 
section.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) 
of E.O. 14024, that AO ABR Management is operating or has operated in 
the financial services sector of the Russian Federation economy.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 
1(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 14024, that Elena Aleksandrovna Georgieva, German 
Valentinovich Belous, Andrey Yurievich Sapelin, and Dmitri Nikolaevich 
Vavulin are or have been leaders, officials, senior executive officers, 
or members of the board of directors of the Government of the Russian 
Federation.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 
1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 14024, that Yuri Valentinovich Kovalchuk, Kirill 
Mikhailovich Kovalchuk, Dmitri Alekseevich Lebedev, and Vladimir 
Nikolaevich Knyaginin are or have been leaders, officials, senior 
executive officers, or members of the board of directors of an entity 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 
14024.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 1(a)(v) 
of E.O. 14024, that Tatyana Aleksandrovna Kovalchuk, Boris Yurievich 
Kovalchuk, Stepan Kirillovich Kovalchuk, and Kira Valentinovna 
Kovalchuk are spouses or adult children of persons blocked whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to subsection 
(a)(ii) or (iii) of Section 1 of E.O. 14024.
    Pursuant to E.O. 14024 these entities and individuals have been 
added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. 
All property and interests in property of these entities subject to 
U.S. jurisdiction are blocked.

Whitney Baird,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Economic and 
Business Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-11181 Filed 5-24-22; 8:45 am]
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