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travel to, in, or through a country or area 

despite such restriction if the 

individual’s travel is determined to fall 

within one of several categories 

established by the regulation 22 CFR 

51.64. Without the requisite validation, 

use of a U.S. passport for travel to, in, 

or through a restricted country or area 

may justify revocation of the passport 

for misuse under 22 CFR 51.62(a)(3) and 

subject the traveler to felony 

prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1544 for 

misuse of a passport or other applicable 

laws. 

The categories of persons specified in 

22 CFR 51.64(b) as being eligible for 

consideration for passport validation are 

as follows: 

(a) An applicant who is a professional 

reporter and journalist whose trip is for 

the purpose of collecting and making 

available to the public information 

about the restricted country or area; 

(b) An applicant who is a 

representative of the American Red 

Cross or the International Committee of 

the Red Cross on an officially sponsored 

Red Cross mission; 

(c) An applicant whose trip to the 

restricted country or area is justified by 

compelling humanitarian 

considerations; or 

(d) An applicant whose trip to the 

restricted country or area is otherwise in 

the national interest. 

The information collection solicits 

data necessary for the Passport Services 

Directorate to determine whether an 

applicant is eligible to receive a special 

validation in his or her U.S. passport 

book permitting the applicant to make 

single or multiple round-trips to a 

restricted country or area, subject to 

additional requirements. The 

information requested consists of the 

applicant’s name; a copy of the front 

and back of the applicant’s valid 

government-issued photo identification 

card with the applicant’s date of birth 

and signature; current contact 

information, including telephone 

number, email and mailing address; a 

statement explaining the reason that the 

applicant thinks their trip is in the 

national interest, including proposed 

travel dates and the applicant’s role and 

responsibilities on the trip; and 

supporting documentary evidence, such 

as a letter from the organization being 

represented explaining in detail the 

purpose and intended work to be 

performed on the trip(s). For those 

seeking a multiple-entry special 

validation, applicants must also identify 

they are seeking the multiple-entry type 

of special validation and submit the 

following: Documentation showing the 

applicant or their organization has a 

well-established history of traveling to 

the DPRK to work on well-monitored 

projects with compelling humanitarian 

considerations; the applicant’s draft 

itinerary, including proposed dates of 

travel and the intended work to be 

performed on each trip; and 

documentation that shows the 

applicant’s humanitarian work requires 

that they make multiple trips to the 

DPRK in the next 365-day period. Those 

who are approved for a multiple-entry 

special validation must also submit a 

final itinerary detailing dates and 

purpose of travel at least five (5) days 

prior to each trip to the DPRK while 

using their multi-entry special 

validation U.S. passport. Failure to 

provide the requested information may 

result in denial of a special validation 

to use a U.S. passport to travel to, in, or 

through a restricted country or area. 

Effective September 1, 2017, upon 

determining that there is imminent 

danger to the public health or physical 

safety of U.S. travelers in the 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

(DPRK), the Secretary of State imposed 

a passport restriction with respect to 

travel to the DPRK. Such restriction was 

further renewed in 2018, 2019, and most 

recently in 2020 for one year, effective 

September 1, 2020. The estimated 

number of recipients represents the 

Department of State’s estimate of the 

annual number of special validations 

requests individuals will submit who 

wish to use their U.S. passport to travel 

to the DPRK, based on the current 

number of requests following the 

implementation of the Secretary of 

State’s passport restriction. At this time, 

there are no other countries or areas that 

are the subject of passport restrictions 

pursuant to 22 CFR 51.63. 

Methodology 

Instructions for individuals seeking to 

apply for a special validation to use a 

U.S. passport to travel to, in, or through 

a restricted country or area is posted on 

a web page maintained by the 

Department (travel.state.gov). The web 

page directs applicants to submit the 

requested information via email to 

PPTSpecialValidations@state.gov or by 

mail to Office of Adjudication, Passport 

Services, U.S. Department of State, 

44132 Mercure Circle, P.O. Box 1227, 

Sterling, VA 20166–1227, ATTN: 

Special Validations. 

Information collected in this manner 

will be used to facilitate the granting of 

special validations to U.S. nationals 

who are eligible. The primary purpose 

of soliciting the information is to 

establish whether an applicant is within 

one of the categories specified in the 

regulations of the Department of State 

codified at 22 CFR 51.64(b) and 

therefore eligible to be issued a U.S. 

passport containing a special validation 

enabling him or her to make one or 

multiple entry round-trips to a restricted 

country or area, and to facilitate the 

application for a passport of such 

applicants. 

Kevin E. Bryant, 

Deputy, Office of Directives Management, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29202 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11291] 

Notice of Department of State 

Sanctions Actions; Reimposing 

Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has 

imposed sanctions on 6 entities and 8 

individuals. 

DATES: The Secretary of State’s 

determination and selection of certain 

sanctions to be imposed upon the 6 

entities and 8 individuals identified in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

was effective on October 29, 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 Arya Sasol Polymer 

Company, Binrin Limited, Bakhtar 

Commercial Company, Kavian 

Petrochemical Company, and Strait 

Shipbrokers PTE. 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 


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1SRC states that, although the proposed 

transaction is wholly within a corporate family and 

would satisfy the criteria for an exemption under 

section 1180.2(d)(3), it submitted verified notices 

for acquisition authority and continuance in control 

authority given the decision in Oregon International 

Port of Coos Bay—Intra-Corporate Family 

Transaction Exemption, FD 36199 (STB served Oct. 

26, 2018). This notice does not address the 

appropriateness of section 1180.2(d)(3) in this 

situation, as the notice satisfies the criteria for 

section 1180.2(d)(2). 

selected the following sanctions to be 

imposed upon Arya Sasol Polymer 

Company, Binrin Limited, Bakhtar 

Commercial Company, Kavian 

Petrochemical Company, and Strait 

Shipbrokers PTE. 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)(i)–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, the Secretary of State has 

selected the following sanctions to be 

imposed upon Amir Hossein Bahreini, 

Lin Na Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir 

Basrai, Hosein Firouzi Arani, and 

Ramezan Oladi, each of whom has 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 Amir Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na 

Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai, 

Hosein Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan 

Oladi 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 Amir Hossein 

Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza 

Mustafamunir Basrai, Hosein Firouzi 

Arani, and Ramezan Oladi; 

• 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 Amir Hossein 

Bahreini, Lin Na Wei, Murtuza 

Mustafamunir BasraiHosein Firouzi 

Arani, and Ramezan Oladi; 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 Amir Hossein Bahreini, Lin Na 

Wei, Murtuza Mustafamunir Basrai, 

Hosein Firouzi Arani, and Ramezan 

Oladi. 

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. 2020–29200 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36454] 

Strasburg Rail Road Company— 

Continuance in Control Exemption— 

SRC Railway LLC 

Strasburg Rail Road Company (SRC), 

a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of 

SRC Railway LLC (Railway LLC), upon 

Railway LLC becoming a Class III rail 

carrier.1 Railway LLC is a newly formed 

noncarrier entity that is controlled by 

SRC. 

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in SRC Railway LLC—Lease 

& Operation Exemption—Strasburg Rail 

Road Co., Docket No. FD 36453. In that 

proceeding, Railway LLC seeks an 

exemption to lease and operate 

approximately 4.25 miles of rail line 

known as the Strasburg Line in 

Lancaster County, Pa. (the Line). 

The verified notice states that because 

the Line is solely owned by SRC, lease 

of the Line to Railway LLC does not 

constitute a connection within the 

corporate family. SRC further states that 

the transaction does not involve a Class 

I rail carrier. The proposed transaction 

is therefore exempt from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). 

The earliest this transaction may be 

consummated is January 20, 2021, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. Section 11326(c), however, 

does not provide for labor protection for 

transactions under sections 11324 and 

11325 that involve only Class III rail 

carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not 

impose labor protective conditions here 

because only Class III carriers are 

involved. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than January 12, 2021. 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36454 should be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on SRC’s representative, 

Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 

29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, 

Chicago, IL 60606–3208. 

According to SRC, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic preservation 

reporting requirements under 49 CFR 

1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: December 31, 2020. 


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