Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 12, 2011 / Notices 2193 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Designation Pursuant to Executive 

Order 13396 of February 7, 2006, 

‘‘Blocking Property of Certain Persons 

Contributing to the Conflict in Coˆte 

d’Ivoire’’ 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the name of five 

individuals whose property and 

interests in property are blocked 

pursuant to Executive Order 13396 of 

February 7, 2006, ‘‘Blocking Property of 

Certain Persons Contributing to the 

Conflict in Coˆte d’Ivoire’’ (the ‘‘Order’’). 

DATES: The designation by the Director 

of OFAC of the five individuals 

identified in this notice, pursuant to 

Executive Order 13396, is effective on 

January 6, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Assistant Director, Compliance 

Outreach & Implementation, Office of 

Foreign Assets Control, Department of 

the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, 

tel.: 202/622–2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic and Facsimile Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available from OFAC’s Web site (http:// 

www.treas.gov/ofac) via facsimile 

through a 24-hour fax-on demand 

service, tel.: (202) 622–0077. 

Background 

On February 7, 2006, the President 

issued Executive Order 13396 pursuant 

to, inter alia, the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). In the Order, the 

President determined that the situation 

in or in relation to Coˆte d’Ivoire 

constitutes an unusual and 

extraordinary threat to the national 

security and foreign policy of the United 

States and declared a national 

emergency to deal with that threat. The 

President identified three individuals as 

subject to the economic sanctions in the 

Annex to the Order. 

Section 1 of the Order blocks, with 

certain exceptions, all property and 

interests in property that are in, or 

hereafter come within, the United States 

or within the possession or control of 

United States persons, of the persons 

listed in the Annex to the Order, as well 

as those persons determined by the 

Secretary of the Treasury, after 

consultation with the Secretary of State, 

to satisfy any of the criteria set forth in 

subparagraphs (a)(ii)(A)–(a)(ii)(F) of 

Section 1. 

On January 6, 2010, the Director of 

OFAC, after consultation with the 

Department of State, designated, 

pursuant to one or more of the criteria 

set forth in subparagraphs (a)(ii)(A)– 

(a)(ii)(F) of Section 1 of the Order, the 

following individuals whose property 

and interests in the property are blocked 

pursuant to the Order: 

1. GBAGBO, Laurent (a.k.a. GBAGBO, 

Laurent Koudou), Abidjan, Cote d 

Ivoire; DOB 31 May 1945; POB Gagnoa, 

Cote d Ivoire (individual) [COTED] 

2. GBAGBO, Simone (a.k.a. GBAGBO, 

Simone Ehivet), Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire; 

DOB 20 Jun 1949; POB Moossou, GrandBassam, Cote d Ivoire (individual) 

[COTED] 

3. TAGRO, Desire (a.k.a. TAGRO, 

Assegnini Desire); DOB 27 Jan 1959; 

POB Issia, Cote d Ivoire (individual) 

[COTED] 

4. N’GUESSAN, Pascal Affi (a.k.a. 

NGUESSAN, Affi); DOB 1953; POB 

Bongouanou, Cote d Ivoire (individual) 

[COTED] 

5. DJEDJE, Alcide Ilahiri (a.k.a. 

DJEDJE, Ilahiri Alcide; a.k.a. ILAHIRI, 

Alcide Djedje), DOB 1956 (individual) 

[COTED] 

Dated: January 6, 2010. 

Adam J. Szubin, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

[FR Doc. 2011–525 Filed 1–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4811–45–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Joint Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint 

Committee will be conducted. The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comment, ideas, and suggestions 

on improving customer service at the 

Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Monday, February 24, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Gilbert at 1–888–912–1227 or 

(515) 564–6638. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Joint Committee will be 

held Monday, February 24, 2011, at 2 

p.m. Eastern Time via telephone 

conference. The public is invited to 

make oral comments or submit written 

statements for consideration. Due to 

limited conference lines, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Susan Gilbert. For more information 

please contact Ms. Gilbert at 1–888– 

912–1227 or (515) 564–6638 or write: 

TAP Office, 210 Walnut Street, Stop 

5115, Des Moines, IA 50309 or contact 

us at the Web site: http:// 

www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include various IRS 

issues. 

Dated: January 6, 2011. 

Shawn F. Collins, 

Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–413 Filed 1–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Small Business/Self 

Employed Correspondence Exam 

Practitioner Engagement 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Small 

Business/Self Employed 

Correspondence Exam Practitioner 

Engagement will be conducted. The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, February 23, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janice Spinks at 1–888–912–1227 or 

206–220–6098. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Small Business/Self 

Employed Correspondence Exam 

Practitioner Engagement will be held 

Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at 9:00 

a.m. Pacific Time via telephone 

conference. The public is invited to 

make oral comments or submit written 

statements for consideration. Due to 

limited conference lines, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Janice Spinks. For more information 

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