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Company Limited and had knowledge 

that China Concord Petroleum Co., 

Limited and Kunlun Shipping Company 

Limited engaged in the activities 

referred to above; and that COSCO 

Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co., Ltd. 

owned or controlled COSCO Shipping 

Tanker (Dalian) Seaman & Ship 

Management Co., Ltd. and had 

knowledge that COSCO Shipping 

Tanker (Dalian) Seaman & Ship 

Management Co., Ltd. engaged in the 

activities referred to above. 

Pursuant to Section 5(a) of E.O. 

13846, the Secretary of State selected 

the following sanctions to be imposed 

upon each of China Concord Petroleum 

Co., Limited, Kunlun Shipping 

Company Limited, Pegasus 88 Limited, 

COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) 

Seaman & Ship Management Co., Ltd., 

Kunlun Holding Company Ltd., and 

COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co., 

Ltd.: 

• Prohibit any transactions in foreign 

exchange that are subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States and in 

which the entities have any interest; 

• Prohibit any transfers of credit or 

payments between financial institutions 

or by, through, or to any financial 

institution, to the extent that such 

transfers or payments are subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States and 

involve any interest of the entities; 

• Block 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 entities, and 

provide that such property and interests 

in property may not be transferred, paid, 

exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt 

in; 

• Prohibit any United States person 

from investing in or purchasing 

significant amounts of equity or debt 

instruments of the entities; 

• Restrict or prohibit imports of 

goods, technology, or services, directly 

or indirectly, into the United States 

from the entities; and 

• Impose on the principal executive 

officer or officers, or persons performing 

similar functions and with similar 

authorities, of the entities the sanctions 

described in sections 5(a)(ii)–5(a)(iv) 

and 5(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846, as selected by 

the Secretary of State. 

Pursuant to Sections 4(e) and 5(a) of 

E.O. 13846, on September 25, 2019, the 

Secretary of State selected the following 

sanctions to be imposed upon Bin Xu, 

Director of China Concord Petroleum 

Co., Limited and Kunlun Holding 

Company Ltd.; Yi Li, Director of Kunlun 

Shipping Company Limited; Luqian 

Shen, Director of Pegasus 88 Limited; 

Yu Hua Mao, Director of Kunlun 

Shipping Company Limited; and 

Yazhou Xu, Director of COSCO 

Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co., Ltd.; each 

of whom was determined to be (i) a 

corporate officer or principal of the 

aforementioned entities and (ii) a 

principal executive officer of the 

aforementioned entities, or performing 

similar functions with similar 

authorities as a principal executive 

officer: 

• Prohibit any transactions in foreign 

exchange that are subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States and in 

which Bin Xu, Yi Li, Luqian Shen, Yu 

Hua Mao, and Yazhou Xu have any 

interest; 

• Prohibit any transfers of credit or 

payments between financial institutions 

or by, through, or to any financial 

institution, to the extent that such 

transfers or payments are subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States and 

involve any interest of Bin Xu, Yi Li, 

Luqian Shen, Yu Hua Mao, and Yazhou 

Xu; 

• Block 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 Bin Xu, Yi Li, 

Luqian Shen, Yu Hua Mao, and Yazhou 

Xu, and provide that such property and 

interests in property may not be 

transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, 

or otherwise dealt in; and 

• Restrict or prohibit imports of 

goods, technology, or services, directly 

or indirectly, into the United States 

from Bin Xu, Yi Li, Luqian Shen, Yu 

Hua Mao, and Yazhou Xu. 

Where the Secretary of State elects the 

sanction under Section 4(e) of E.O. 

13846, the Secretary of State shall deny 

a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland 

Security shall exclude from the United 

States, any alien that the Secretary of 

State determines is a corporate officer or 

principal of, or a shareholder with a 

controlling interest in, a sanctioned 

person subject to this action. 

Subsequently, the Secretary of State 

determined on January 31, 2020 that the 

sanctions imposed with respect to the 

following persons on September 25, 

2019 pursuant to Executive Order 13846 

(noted above) were terminated as of 

January 31, 2020: COSCO Shipping 

Tanker (Dalian) Co. Ltd. and Yazhou 

Xu. 

Peter D. Haas, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Economic and Business Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27517 Filed 12–14–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11210] 

Notice of Department of State 

Sanctions Actions Pursuant to 

Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 

2018, Reimposing Certain Sanctions 

With Respect to Iran 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has 

imposed sanctions on 5 entities and 3 

individuals pursuant to E.O. 13846, 

Reimposing Certain Sanctions with 

Respect to Iran. 

DATES: The Secretary of State’s 

determination and selection of certain 

sanctions to be imposed upon the 5 

entities and 3 individuals identified in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

are effective on September 3, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of 

Economic Sanctions Policy and 

Implementation, Bureau of Economic 

and Business Affairs, Department of 

State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: (202) 

647 7677, email: RugglesTV@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 3(a) of E.O. 13846, the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Secretary of the Treasury, the 

Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, and the United 

States Trade Representative, and with 

the President of the Export-Import Bank, 

the Chairman of the Board of Governors 

of the Federal Reserve System, and 

other agencies and officials as 

appropriate, is authorized to impose on 

a person any of the sanctions described 

in section 4 or 5 of E.O. 13846 upon 

determining that the person met any 

criteria set forth in sections 3(a)(i)– 

3(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846. 

The Secretary of State has 

determined, pursuant to Section 3(a) (ii) 

of E.O. 13846, that Abadan Refining 

Company, Zhihang Ship Management 

(Shanghai) Co Ltd, New Far 

International Logistics LLC, Chemtrans 

Petrochemicals Trading LLC, and Sino 

Energy Shipping (Hong Kong) Ltd, have 

knowingly, on or after November 5, 

2018, engaged in a significant 

transaction for the purchase, 

acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing 

of petroleum products from Iran. 

Pursuant to Section 5(a) of E.O. 

13846, the Secretary of State has 

selected the following sanctions to be 

imposed upon Abadan Refining 

Company, Zhihang Ship Management 

(Shanghai) Co Ltd, New Far 

International Logistics LLC, Chemtrans 

Petrochemicals Trading LLC, and Sino 

Energy Shipping (Hong Kong) Ltd: 

• Prohibit any transactions in foreign 

exchange that are subject to the 

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jurisdiction of the United States and in 

which the entities have any interest; 

• Prohibit any transfers of credit or 

payments between financial institutions 

or by, through, or to any financial 

institution, to the extent that such 

transfers or payments are subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States and 

involve any interest of the entities; 

• Block 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 entities, and 

provide that such property and interests 

in property may not be transferred, paid, 

exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt 

in; 

• Prohibit any United States person 

from investing in or purchasing 

significant amounts of equity or debt 

instruments of the entities; 

• Restrict or prohibit imports of 

goods, technology, or services, directly 

or indirectly, into the United States 

from the entities; and 

• Impose on the principal executive 

officer or officers, or persons performing 

similar functions and with similar 

authorities, of the entities the sanctions 

described in sections 5(a)(i)–5(a)(iv) and 

5(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846, as selected by the 

Secretary of State. 

Pursuant to Sections 5(a) of E.O. 

13846, the Secretary of State has 

selected the following sanctions to be 

imposed upon Min Shi, director of New 

Far International Logistics LLC, Zouyou 

Lin, director of Sino Energy Shipping 

(Hong Kong) Ltd, and Alireza Amin, 

managing director of Abadan Refining 

Company, who have been determined to 

be (i) a corporate officer or principal of 

the aforementioned entities and (ii) a 

principal executive officer of the 

aforementioned entities, or perform 

similar functions with similar 

authorities as a principal executive 

officer: 

• Prohibit any transactions in foreign 

exchange that are subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States and in 

which Min Shi, Zouyou Lin, and 

Alireza Amin have any interest; 

• Prohibit any transfers of credit or 

payments between financial institutions 

or by, through, or to any financial 

institution, to the extent that such 

transfers or payments are subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States and 

involve any interest of Min Shi, Zouyou 

Lin, and Alireza Amin; 

• Block 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 Min Shi, 

Zouyou Lin, and Alireza Amin; and 

provide that such property and interests 

in property may not be transferred, paid, 

exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt 

in; and 

• Restrict or prohibit imports of 

goods, technology, or services, directly 

or indirectly, into the United States 

from Min Shi, Zouyou Lin, and Alireza 

Amin. 

Additionally, pursuant to Section 4(e) 

of E.O. 13846, the Secretary of State 

shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary 

of Homeland Security shall exclude 

from the United States, any alien that 

the Secretary of State determines is a 

corporate officer or principal of, or a 

shareholder with a controlling interest 

in, a sanctioned person subject to this 

action. 

Peter D. Haas, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Economic and Business Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27518 Filed 12–14–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket Number USTR–2020–0041] 

Request for Comments and Notice of 

a Public Hearing Regarding the 2021 

Special 301 Review 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Request for comments and 

notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: Each year, the Office of the 

United States Trade Representative 

(USTR) conducts a review to identify 

countries that deny adequate and 

effective protection of intellectual 

property (IP) rights or deny fair and 

equitable market access to U.S. persons 

who rely on IP protection. Based on this 

review, the U.S. Trade Representative 

determines which, if any, of these 

countries to identify as Priority Foreign 

Countries. USTR requests written 

comments that identify acts, policies, or 

practices that may form the basis of a 

country’s identification as a Priority 

Foreign Country or placement on the 

Priority Watch List or Watch List. 

DATES: 

January 28, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST: 

Deadline for submission of written 

comments from the public. 

February 11, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST: 

Deadline for submission of written 

comments from foreign governments. 

February 22, 2021: Deadline for the 

Special 301 Subcommittee of the Trade 

Policy Staff Committee (Subcommittee) 

to pose questions on written comments. 

March 5, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST: 

Deadline for submission of commenters’ 

responses to questions from the 

Subcommittee. 

On or about April 30, 2021: USTR 

will publish the 2021 Special 301 

Report within 30 days of the publication 

of the National Trade Estimate Report. 

ADDRESSES: USTR strongly encourages 

electronic submissions made through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// 

www.regulations.gov (Regulations.gov). 

Follow the submission instructions in 

section IV below. The docket number is 

USTR–2020–0041. For alternatives to 

on-line submissions, please contact 

USTR at Special301@ustr.eop.gov before 

transmitting a comment and in advance 

of the relevant deadline. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacob Ewerdt, Director for Innovation 

and Intellectual Property, at 

Special301@ustr.eop.gov, or (202) 395– 

4510. You can find information about 

the Special 301 Review at https://

www.ustr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 

(Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2242), commonly 

known as the Special 301 provisions, 

requires the U.S. Trade Representative 

to identify countries that deny adequate 

and effective IP protections or fair and 

equitable market access to U.S. persons 

who rely on IP protection. The Trade 

Act requires the U.S. Trade 

Representative to determine which, if 

any, of these countries to identify as 

Priority Foreign Countries. Acts, 

policies or practices that are the basis of 

a country’s identification as a Priority 

Foreign Country can be subject to the 

procedures set out in sections 301–305 

of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2411–2415). 

In addition, USTR has created a 

Priority Watch List and Watch List to 

assist in pursuing the goals of the 

Special 301 provisions. Placement of a 

trading partner on the Priority Watch 

List or Watch List indicates that 

particular problems exist in that country 

with respect to IP protection, 

enforcement or market access for 

persons that rely on intellectual 

property protection. Trading partners 

placed on the Priority Watch List are the 

focus of increased bilateral attention 

concerning the problem areas. 

USTR chairs the Subcommittee, 

which reviews information from many 

sources, and consults with and makes 

recommendations to the U.S. Trade 

Representative on issues arising under 

Special 301. Written submissions from