    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 43 (Monday, November 3, 2008)]
    [Pages 1392-1393]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Notice--Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the
    Situation in or in Relation to Sudan

    October 30, 2008

        On November 3, 1997, by Executive Order 13067, a national emergency
    was declared with respect to Sudan, pursuant to the International
    Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), to deal with the
    unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
    policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of
    the Government of Sudan. On April 26,

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    2006, in Executive Order 13400, I determined that the conflict in
    Sudan's Darfur region posed an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
    national security and foreign policy of the United States, expanded the
    scope of the national emergency to deal with that threat, and ordered
    the blocking of property of certain persons connected to the conflict.
    On October 13, 2006, I issued Executive Order 13412 to take additional
    steps with respect to the national emergency and to implement the Darfur
    Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-344).
        Because the actions and policies of the Government of Sudan continue
    to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and
    foreign policy of the United States, the national emergency declared on
    November 3, 1997, as expanded on April 26, 2006, must continue in effect
    beyond November 3, 2008. Therefore, consistent with section 202(d) of
    the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1
    year the national emergency with respect to Sudan.
        This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
    transmitted to the Congress.
                                                    George W. Bush
     The White House,
     October 30, 2008.

     [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:15 a.m., October 30,
    2008]

    Note: This notice was published in the Federal Register on October 31.