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+--------+---+---------------------------+--------+-------------------+---+
| ## Su  |   | ## Office                 | ##     | #                 |   |
| bject: |   | of Foreign Assets Control | Descri | # Final Rules Gov |   |
|        |   |                           | ption: | erning Availabili |   |
|        |   |                           |        | ty of Information |   |
+--------+---+---------------------------+--------+-------------------+---+

**TO**: Chief Executive Officers and Compliance Officers of All National
Banks, Federal Branches and Agencies, Department and Division Heads, and
All Examining Personnel

The U. S. Treasury Department\'s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
published a final rule on February 11, 2003, concerning the disclosure
of certain civil penalties information.

OFAC administers and enforces economic sanctions programs. To increase
awareness of its enforcement activities and to encourage compliance,
OFAC intends to publish information about civil penalties and informal
settlements on a weekly basis. For example, OFAC will publish the name
of the entity involved (except names of individuals), the sanctions
program involved, a brief description of the violation or alleged
violation, a clear indication whether the proceeding resulted in an
informal settlement or in the imposition of a penalty, and the amount of
the penalty imposed or the amount of the agreed settlement.

Questions about the final regulation may be directed to your OCC
supervisory office or the Compliance Division at (202) 874-4428.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

David G. Hammaker

Deputy Comptroller for Compliance

Attachment: [68 FR
6820](http://www.occ.treas.gov/fr/fedregister/68fr6820.pdf)