[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.