[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22467-22468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06790]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12366]


Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions

ACTION: Notice of designation.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority in the Executive Order, ``Blocking 
Property of Certain Persons with Respect to the Conventional Arms 
Activities of Iran,'' and delegated authority, the Under Secretary of 
State for Arms Control and International Security, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, has determined 
that Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company, Islamic Republic 
of Iran Air Force, Rosoboroneksport OAO, 924th State Center for UAV 
Aviation, Russian Aerospace Forces, and the Command of the Military 
Transport Aviation engage in activity that materially contributes to 
the supply, sale, or transfer, directly or indirectly, to or from Iran, 
or for the use in or benefit of Iran, of arms or related materiel, 
including spare parts. Additionally, pursuant to the authority in the 
Executive Order, ``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Proliferators and Their Supporters,'' and delegated authority, the 
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney 
General, has determined that Amir Radfar and Vahid Soleimani, engaged, 
or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that have 
materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially contributing 
to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their means of 
delivery (including missiles capable of delivering such weapons), 
including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, 
transport, transfer or use such items, by Iran, a country of 
proliferation concern. The entities and individuals above have been 
added to the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 
(SDN List) maintained by the Department of the Treasury's Office of 
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

DATES: The Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security 
made these designations pursuant to E.O. 13949 and E.O. 13382 and 
delegated authorities, on October 16, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Zarzecki, Director, Office of 
Counterproliferation Initiatives, Bureau of International Security and 
Nonproliferation, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 202-
647-5193.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

    The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions 
programs are available from OFAC's website at http://www.treasury.gov/ofac.

Notice of Department of State Actions

    On September 21, 2020, the President, invoking the authority, inter 
alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701-1706) (``IEEPA''), issued Executive Order 13949 (the ``Order''), 
effective on September 21, 2020. In the Order the President took 
additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in 
Executive Order (E.O.) 12957 of March 15, 1995 to counter Iran's malign 
influence in the Middle East, including transfers from Iran of 
destabilizing conventional weapons and acquisition of arms and related 
materiel by Iran.
    Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, 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: (i) any person determined 
by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, to engage in any activity that materially contributes to the 
supply, sale, or transfer, directly or indirectly, to or from Iran, or 
for the use in or benefit of Iran, of arms or related materiel, 
including spare parts; (ii) any person determined by the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to provide 
to Iran any technical training, financial resources or services, 
advice, other services, or assistance related to the supply, sale, 
transfer, manufacture, maintenance, or use of arms and related materiel 
described in subsection (a)(i) of this section; (iii) any person 
determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, to have engaged, or attempted to engage, in 
any activity that materially contributes to, or poses a risk of 
materially contributing to, the proliferation of arms or related 
materiel or items intended for military end-uses or military end-users, 
including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, 
transport, transfer, or use such items, by the Government of Iran 
(including persons owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf 
of the Government of Iran) or paramilitary organizations financially or 
militarily supported by the Government of Iran; (iv) any person 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services 
to or in support of, any person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to this order; or (v) any person 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or 
purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any 
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
this order.
    On June 28, 2005, the President, invoking the authority, inter 
alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701-1706) (``IEEPA''), issued Executive Order 13382 (70 CFR 38567, 
July 1, 2005) (the ``Order''), effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight 
time on June 30, 2005. In the Order the President took additional steps 
with respect to the national emergency described and declared in 
Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, regarding the proliferation 
of weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.
    Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all 
property and interests in property that are in the United States, or 
that hereafter come within the United States or that are or

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hereafter come within the possession or control of United States 
persons, of: (1) The persons listed in the Annex to the Order; (2) any 
foreign person determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and other 
relevant agencies, to have engaged, or attempted to engage, in 
activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose 
a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction or their means of delivery, including any efforts to 
manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer or use such 
items, by any person or foreign country of proliferation concern; (3) 
any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and other relevant 
agencies, to have provided, or attempted to provide, financial, 
material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in 
support of, any activity or transaction described in clause (2) above 
or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked 
pursuant to the Order; and (4) any person determined by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the 
Attorney General, and other relevant agencies, to be owned or 
controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, 
directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to the Order.
    As a result of this action, all property and interests in property 
of Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company, Islamic Republic of 
Iran Air Force, Rosoboroneksport OAO, 924th State Center for UAV 
Aviation, Russian Aerospace Forces, Command of the Military Transport 
Aviation, Amir Radfar, and Vahid Soleimani that are in the United 
States, or that hereafter come within the United States or that are or 
hereafter come within the possession or control of United States 
persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, 
withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in.
    Identifying information on the designees is as follows:
    The Department of State has designated the following six entities 
pursuant to E.O. 13949 Section l(a)(i) for materially contributing to 
the supply, sale, or transfer, directly or indirectly, to or from Iran, 
or for the use in or benefit of Iran, of arms or related materiel, 
including spare parts.:
    IRAN AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL COMPANY (a.k.a.: ``HESA''; 
a.k.a.: HESA TRADE CENTER; a.k.a.: ``HTC''; a.k.a.: IRAN AIRCRAFT 
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; a.k.a.: ``IAMI''; a.k.a.: IRAN AIRCRAFT 
MANUFACTURING COMPANY; a.k.a.: ``IAMCO''; a.k.a.: KARKHANEJATE SANAYE 
HAVAPAYMAIE IRAN; a.k.a.: ``HAVA PEYMA SAZI-E IRAN''; a.k.a.: 
``HAVAPEYMA SAZI IRAN''; a.k.a.: ``HAVAPEYMA SAZHRAN''; a.k.a.: 
``HEVAPEIMASAZI''; a.k.a.: ``SHAHIN CO.''), P.O. Box 83145-311, 28 km 
Esfahan--Tehran Freeway, Shahin Shahr, Esfahan, Iran; P.O. Box 14155-
5568, No. 27, Shahamat Ave, Vallie Asr Sqr, Tehran, 15946, Iran; P.O. 
Box 81465-935, Esfahan, Iran; Shahih Shar Industrial Zone, Esfahan, 
Iran; P.O. Box 8140, No. 107 Sepahbod Gharany Ave, Tehran, Iran; 
National ID No. 10100722073 (Iran); Registration Number 26740 (Iran) 
[IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO].
    ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIR FORCE (a.k.a.: ``IRIAF''; a.k.a.: 
``NAHAJA''), Doshan Tappeh Air Base, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran; 
Target Type: Government Entity; website https://nahaja.aja.ir [IRAN-
CON-ARMS-EO].
    ROSOBORONEKSPORT OAO (a.k.a.: RUSSIAN DEFENSE EXPORT 
ROSOBORONEXPORT; a.k.a.: ROSOBORONEXPORT JSC; a.k.a.: ROSOBORONEKSPORT 
OJSC), 27 STROMYNKA UL. MOSCOW, POSTAL CODE 107076, RUSSIA; 
Registration Number 1117746521452 (Russia); Government Gazette Number 
56467052 (Russia); Tax ID No. 7718852163 (Russia) [IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO].
    924th STATE CENTER FOR UAV AVIATION (a.k.a.: ``924 GTsBA''; a.k.a.: 
Federalnoe Kazennoe Uchrezhdenie Voiskovaia Chast 20924; a.k.a.: 
Federal State Institution Military Unit 20924), 5 proezd Artilleristov, 
Kolomna, Moscow Oblast, 140415, Russia; Tax ID No. 5022050639 (Russia); 
Registration Number. 1165022050808 (Russia); Organization Established 
Date 2013; Target Type: Government Entity [IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO].
    RUSSIAN AEROSPACE FORCES (a.k.a.: ``VKS''), Kolymazhnyy Pereulok 
14, Moscow, Russia; Target Type: Government Entity; Organization 
Established Date August 01, 2015 [IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO].
    COMMAND OF THE MILITARY TRANSPORT AVIATION (a.k.a.: ``Military 
Transport Aviation; a.k.a.: ``VTA Command''; a.k.a.: ``VTA''; a.k.a.: 
Federalnoe Kazennoe Uchrezhdenie Voiskovaia Chast 25969; a.k.a.: 
Federal State Institution Military Unit 25969; International a.k.a.: 
[Vcy][ocy][iecy][ncy][ncy][ocy]-
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[Acy][vcy][icy][acy][tscy][icy][yacy] (Cyrillic); a.k.a.: BTA 
(Cyrillic)), ul. Matrosskaia Tishina, 10, Moscow, 107014, Russia; Tax 
ID No. 7718786880 (Russia); Registration Number 1097746767821 (Russia); 
Target Type: Government Entity; Established Date June 01, 1931 [IRAN-
CON-ARMS-EO].
    The Department of State has designated the following two Iranian 
individuals pursuant to E.O. 13382 Section l(a)(ii) for engaging, or 
attempting to engage, in activities or transactions that have 
materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially contributing 
to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their means of 
delivery (including missiles capable of delivering such weapons), 
including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, 
transfer or use such items, by Iran:
    RADFAR, Amir, Iran; DOB 22 Dec 1971; nationality Iran; Gender Male 
[NPWMD].
    SOLEIMANI, Vahid, Iran; DOB 6 Dec 1968; nationality Iran; Gender 
Male [NPWMD].
    The entities and individuals above have been added to the List of 
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.

Gonzalo O. Suarez,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and 
Nonproliferation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-06790 Filed 3-29-24; 8:45 am]
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