[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17298-17299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05795]


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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 List of Specially Designated Nationals and 
Blocked Persons (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.

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 the Assistant 
Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

    The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions 
programs are available on OFAC's website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Action(s)

    On January 5, 2023, 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. AL-KHATUNI, Abd Al Hamid Salim Ibrahim Ismail Brukan, (a.k.a. 
ALISMAEEL, Abdulhameed Salim Ibrahim; a.k.a. AL-KHATUNI, `Abd-al-
Hamid Salim Ibrahim Isma'il; a.k.a. ``AL-KHATUNI, Brukan''), Mersin, 
Turkey; DOB 01 Sep 1970; alt. DOB 12 Jan 1970; POB Ba'aj, Iraq; 
nationality Iraq; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 
1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886 
(individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE 
LEVANT).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of Executive Order 
13224 of September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting 
Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support 
Terrorism,'' 66 FR 49079, as amended by Executive Order 13886 of 
September 9, 2019, ``Modernizing Sanctions To Combat Terrorism,'' 84 
FR 48041 (E.O. 13224, as amended), for having materially assisted, 
sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support 
for, or goods or services to or in support of, the ISLAMIC STATE OF 
IRAQ AND THE LEVANT, a person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
    2. AL-JUBURI, Lu'ay Jasim Hammadi (a.k.a. AL-JUBURI, Lu'ay Jasim 
Hammadi Mahdi; a.k.a. HAMMADI, Lu'ay Jasim; a.k.a. ``Hajji Lu'ay''), 
Mersin, Turkey; DOB 06 Oct 1970; POB Baghdad, Iraq; nationality 
Iraq; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of 
Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886 
(individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE 
LEVANT).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 13224, as 
amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or 
services to or in support of, the ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE 
LEVANT, a person whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
    3. AL-KHATUNI, Umar Abdul Hamid Salim Brukan (a.k.a. ALESMAIL, 
Omar Abdulhameed), Mersin, Turkey; DOB 15 May 1995; POB Mosul, Iraq; 
nationality Iraq; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 
1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886 
(individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE 
LEVANT).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 13224, as 
amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or 
services to or in support of, the ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE 
LEVANT, a person whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
    4. AL-KHATUNI, Muhammad Abdul Hamid Salim Brukan (a.k.a. AL-
ISMAEEL, Mohammed Abdulhameed Salim), Mersin, Turkey; DOB 06 Jan 
2002; nationality Iraq; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: 
section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 
13886 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE 
LEVANT).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 13224, as 
amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or 
services to or in support of, the ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE 
LEVANT, a person whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.

Entities

    1. SHAM EXPRESS (a.k.a. SHAM EXPRESS KARGO OTOMOTIV GIDA INSAAT 
ELEKTRONIK TEKSTIL ITHALAT IHRACAT SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED 
SIRKETI), Cankaya Mah. Ismet Inonu Bulvari Yasat Ishani Sitesi 
No:118/134, Akdeniz, Mersin, Turkey; website shamexpress.com.tr; 
Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as 
amended by Executive Order 13886; Registration Number 49304 (Turkey) 
[SDGT] (Linked To: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 13224, as 
amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or 
services to or in support of, the ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE 
LEVANT, a person whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
    2. WADI ALRRAFIDAYN FOR FOODSTUFFS (f.k.a. AL-SARAF COMPANY FOR 
GENERAL TRADE; f.k.a. ALSARAF HAWALA OFFICE; f.k.a. AL-SARAF HAWALA 
OFFICE; a.k.a. WADI

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ALRRAFIDAYN GIDA YAS SEBZE MEYVE BAKLIYAT OTOMOTIV TEKSTIL ITH IHR 
SAN VE TIC LTD STI), No. 1-11 Bahce Mahallesi, Mersin 33010, Turkey; 
Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as 
amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 30 
Sep 2019; Business Registration Number 53175 (Turkey) [SDGT] (Linked 
To: AL-KHATUNI, Abd Al Hamid Salim Ibrahim Ismail Brukan).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A) of Executive Order 
13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, Abd 
Al Hamid Salim Ibrahim Ismail Brukan Al-Khatuni, a person whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 
13224, as amended.

    Dated: January 5, 2023.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the 
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2023-05795 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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