[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86730-86731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27492]


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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 applicable date(s).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Bradley Smith, 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 Actions

    On December 8, 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 authorities listed 
below.

Individuals

    1. NGOMA, Willy (a.k.a. ``Pap''; a.k.a. ``RUTIKANGA, Ngarurira 
Ingoma''), Bunagana, North Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of the; 
DOB 1974; POB Kinigi, Rwanda; nationality Rwanda; alt. nationality 
Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Gender Male (individual) 
[DRCONGO] (Linked To: M23).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(G) of Executive Order 
(E.O.) 13413 of October 27, 2006, ``Blocking Property of Certain 
Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of 
the Congo,'' as amended by E.O. 13671 of July 8, 2014, ``Taking 
Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to 
the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo'' (E.O. 13413, 
as amended) for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf 
of, directly or indirectly, M23, an entity whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13413, as 
amended.
    2. RUKUNDA, Michel (a.k.a. ``Makanika''), Hauts Plateaux, South 
Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of the; DOB 12 Sep 1974; POB 
Minembwe, Fizi Territory, South Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of 
the; nationality Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Gender Male; 
Military Registration Number 174935527545 (Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the) (individual) [DRCONGO].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(E)(i) of Executive Order 
(E.O.) 13413, as amended for being a leader of an entity, including 
any armed group, that has, or whose members are responsible for or 
complicit in, or have engaged in, directly or indirectly, the 
targeting of women, children, or any civilians through the 
commission of acts of violence (including killing, maiming, torture, 
or rape or other sexual violence), abduction, forced displacement, 
or attacks on schools, hospitals, religious sites, or locations 
where civilians are seeking refuge, or through conduct that would 
constitute serious abuse or violation of human rights or a violation 
of international humanitarian law, in or in relation to the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
    3. YAKUTUMBA, William Amuri, South Kivu, Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the; DOB 1970; alt. DOB 1972; POB Lubondja, Fizi 
Territory, South Kivu, Congo, Democratic Republic of the; 
nationality Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Gender Male; Military 
Registration Number 172985458137 (Congo, Democratic Republic of the) 
(individual) [DRCONGO].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(E)(i) of Executive Order 
(E.O.) 13413, as amended for being a leader of an entity, including 
any armed group, that has, or whose members are responsible for or 
complicit in, or have engaged in, directly or indirectly, the 
targeting of women, children, or any civilians through the 
commission of acts of violence (including killing, maiming, torture, 
or rape or other sexual violence), abduction, forced displacement, 
or attacks on schools, hospitals, religious sites, or locations 
where civilians are seeking refuge, or through conduct that would 
constitute serious abuse or violation of human rights or a violation 
of international humanitarian law, in or in relation to the DRC.


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    Dated: December 8, 2023.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the 
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2023-27492 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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