[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17912-17913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06090]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12006]


Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on 46 individuals 
and three entities and identified one vessel as blocked property.

DATES: The Secretary of State's determination and imposition of 
sanctions on the 46 individuals, three entities, and one vessel 
identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section were effective on 
December 15, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Mullinax, 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 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exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: (a) any person determined 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.
    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.
    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: (vii) to be 
owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on 
behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Government of the Russian 
Federation or any person 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: (ii) to be 
responsible for or complicit in, or to have directly or indirectly 
engaged or attempted to engage in, any of the following for or on 
behalf of, or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly, the 
Government of the Russian Federation: (F) activities that undermine the 
peace, security, political stability, or territorial integrity of the 
United States, its allies, or its partners.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) 
of E.O. 14024, that Kholdingovaya Kompaniya Interros OOO is operating 
or has operated in the financial services and aerospace sectors of the 
Russian Federation economy.

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    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 
1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 14024, that Vladimir Olegovich Potanin is or hase 
been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member 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 Artem Alexandrovich Uss, Andrey Yuryevich Vorobyev, 
Maxim Yuryevich Vorobyev, Ekaterina Viktorovna Potanina, Anastasia 
Vladimirovna Potanina, and Ivan Vladimirovich Potanin are spouses or 
adult children of persons whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) of Section 1 of E.O. 
14024.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 
1(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 14024, that Aleksandr Vasilyevich Bogomaz, 
Alexander Viktorovich Gusev, Alexey Vladimirovich Ostrovskiy, Andrey 
Yuryevich, Vorobyev, Roman Vladimirovich Starovoyt, Vyacheslav 
Vladimirovich Gladkov, Vasiliy Yuryevich Golubev, Aleksandr 
Aleksandrovich Avdeyev, Andrey Ivanovich Bocharov, Aleksandr Yuryevich 
Drozdenko, Oleg Aleksandrovich Kuvshinnikov, Andrey Sergeyevich 
Nikitin, Andrey Aleksandrovich Travnikov, Denis Vladimirovich Pasler, 
Maksim Borisovich Egorov, Anton Andreyevich Alikhanov, Dmitriy 
Igorevich Azarov, Evgeniy Vladimirovich Kuyvashev, Igor Georgiyevich 
Artamonov, Alexander Viktorovich Uss, Aleksandr Viktorovich Moor, 
Aleksey Leonidovich Teksler, Viktor Petrovich Tomenko, Vladimir 
Vladimirovich Vladimirov, Radiy Faritovich Khabirov, Vladimir 
Viktorovich Uyba, Aysen Sergeyevich Nikolayev, Oleg Alekseyevich 
Nikolayev, Dmitriy Andreevich Artyukhov, Andrey Removich Belousov, Oleg 
Valentinovich Belozyorov, Dmitriy Nikolaevich Chernyshenko, Sergey 
Ottovich Frank, and Aleksey Valerevich Sazanov 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)(vii) of E.O. 14024, that Amereus Group PTE LTD is owned or 
controlled by, or has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, 
directly or indirectly, the Government of the Russian Federation or any 
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
E.O. 14024.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 
1(a)(ii)(F) of E.O. 14024, that Andrey Anatolyevich Alekseenko, 
Gennadiy Oleksandrovych Garkusha, Volodymyr Vitalyovych Lipandin, 
Oleksii Oleksandrovych Dykiy, Volodymyr Mykhailovych Bobryshev, 
Kateryna Yuriivna Gubareva, and Ministry of Emergency Situations of the 
Donetsk People's Republic are responsible for or complicit in, or have 
directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, activities 
that undermine the peace, security, political stability, or territorial 
integrity of the United States, its allies, or its partners for or on 
behalf of, or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly, the 
Government of the Russian Federation.
    The following vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction is blocked:

Nirvana (IMO: 1011202) (Linked To: Vladimir Olegovich Potanin)

    Pursuant to Executive Order 14024 these persons and property have 
been added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 
List. All property and interests in property of these persons subject 
to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked.

Whitney Baird,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-06090 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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