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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11288] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Career Connections 

Evaluation 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to March 

5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by the following method: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

internet may comment on this notice by 

going to www.Regulations.gov. You can 

search for the document by entering 

‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2020–0055’’ in 

the Search field. Then click the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete 

the comment form. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

may be sent to Natalie Donahue, Chief 

of Evaluation, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, who may be 

reached at (202) 632–6193 or 

ecaevaluation@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Career Connections Evaluation. 

• OMB Control Number: None. 

• Type of Request: New collection. 

• Originating Office: Educational and 

Cultural Affairs (ECA/P/V). 

• Form Number: No form. 

• Respondents: Career Connections 

program alumni, small sample of 

American alumni, and seminar 

presenters. 

• Estimated Number of Alumni 

Survey Respondents: 3,125. 

• Estimated Number of Alumni 

Survey Responses: 313. 

• Average Time per Alumni Survey: 

20 minutes. 

• Total Estimated Alumni Survey 

Burden Time: 104.33 hours. 

• Estimated Number of Alumni Key 

Informants: 45. 

• Average Time per Alumni 

Interview: 1 hour. 

• Total Estimated Alumni Interview 

Burden Time: 45 hours. 

• Estimated Number of Seminar 

Presenter Key Informants: 15. 

• Average Time per Seminar 

Presenter Interview: 0.75 hour. 

• Total Estimated Seminar Presenter 

Interview Burden Time: 11.25 hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

160.58 annual hours. 

• Frequency: Once. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The Career Connections program is 

managed by the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Office of 

Alumni Affairs OAA. Started in 2019, 

the Career Connections program brings 

together American alumni (18–35 years 

old) of U.S. Government-sponsored 

exchange programs with expert career 

coaches, professionals from diverse 

fields, and international leaders to help 

alumni market their international 

exchange experiences. Delivered as twoday seminars across the country, the 

Career Connections program provides 

invaluable networking opportunities for 

U.S. alumni with leaders in their 

communities with activities including: 

Resume-building, developing a personal 

brand, translating skills gained through 

the exchange experience, developing an 

online presence, and networking to 

develop connections with fellow alumni 

and expert speakers alike. 

ECA’s Evaluation Division will 

undertake an internal evaluation of the 

Career Connections program. The 

purpose of this evaluation is to inform 

the next iteration of the award with 

participant-driven recommendations on 

how to strengthen the Career 

Connections program. The Evaluation 

Division will survey participants of 

Career Connections participants along 

with a small sample of alumni that have 

not participated in seminars, as well as 

conduct key-informant interviews with 

alumni and seminar presenters. 

Methodology 

As existing project monitoring data 

does not cover the topics being 

investigated sufficiently, it is necessary 

to collect information directly from 

program alumni to fully understand 

how the Career Connections program 

can be strengthened and what the 

immediate outcomes for participants 

are. While alumni who have 

participated in the Career Connections 

program will receive an online survey, 

a small number will also be invited to 

participate in individual interviews to 

explore key issues in greater depth. The 

survey will also be sent to a small 

sample of alumni that have not 

participated in Career Connections 

seminars to understand why they 

haven’t participated and how they could 

be enticed to in the future. Finally, as 

ECA wishes to understand best practices 

in professional development training, a 

small group of seminar presenters will 

be invited to participate in individual 

interviews to discuss what they feel 

could be strengthened. 

Aleisha Woodward, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29050 Filed 12–31–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11279] 

Global Magnitsky Human Rights 

Accountability Act Annual Report 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains the text 

of the report required by the Global 

Magnitsky Human Rights 

Accountability Act, as submitted by the 

Secretary of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob 

Viglietta, Email: VigliettaR@state.gov, 

Phone: (202) 647–8836. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 10, 2020, the Secretary of 

State approved the following report 

pursuant to the Global Magnitsky 

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Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. 

L. 114–328, Title XII, Subtitle F) (‘‘the 

Act’’), which is implemented and built 

upon by Executive Order 13818 of 

December 20, 2017, ‘‘Executive Order 

Blocking the Property of Persons 

Involved in Serious Human Rights 

Abuse or Corruption’’ (E.O. 13818). The 

text of the report follows: 

Pursuant to Section 1264 of the Act, 

and in accordance with E.O. 13818, the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Secretary of the Treasury, submits 

this report to detail the Administration’s 

implementation of the Act in 2020. 

In 2020, the United States took 

significant action under the Global 

Magnitsky sanctions program (‘‘Global 

Magnitsky’’). As of December 10, 2020, 

the United States has designated 243 

foreign persons (individuals and 

entities) pursuant to E.O. 13818. This 

sanctions program, which targets 

serious human rights abusers, corrupt 

actors, and their enablers, represents the 

best of the United States’ values by 

taking impactful steps to protect and 

promote human rights and combat 

corruption around the world. Through 

the Act and E.O. 13818, the United 

States has sought to disrupt and deter 

serious human rights abuse and 

corruption abroad; promote 

accountability for those who act with 

impunity; and protect, promote, and 

enforce longstanding international 

norms alongside our partners and allies. 

As the President outlined in his 

National Security Strategy (NSS), 

liberty, free enterprise, equal justice 

under the law, and the dignity of every 

human life are values that represent 

who we are as a people. Further, the 

NSS states we support with our words 

and actions those who live under 

oppressive regimes and seek freedom, 

individual dignity, and the rule of law. 

The NSS outlines a commitment to 

combat global corruption that facilitates 

transnational crime and terrorism and 

undermines economic growth. Through 

Global Magnitsky, the Administration is 

taking action to execute the President’s 

vision as described in the NSS. 

Actions taken in 2020 continue to 

demonstrate the reach, flexibility, and 

broad scope of the Global Magnitsky 

authorities. The United States 

responded to serious human rights 

abuses and corruption globally, 

addressing some of the most egregious 

behavior this tool can attempt to disrupt 

and deter. These actions targeted, 

among other things, serious human 

rights abusers affecting millions of 

members of Muslim minority groups in 

northwest China’s Xinjiang province; 

corrupt actors in South Sudan involved 

in draining the country of critical 

resources; and Ugandan officials 

engaged in an adoption scam that 

victimized Ugandan-born children. 

These designations clearly demonstrate 

the resolve of the Administration to 

leverage this important tool, when 

appropriate, to target individuals and 

entities engaging in specified conduct. 

When considering economic 

sanctions under Global Magnitsky, the 

United States prioritizes actions that are 

expected to produce a tangible and 

significant impact on the sanctioned 

persons and their affiliates and prompt 

changes in behavior or disrupt the 

activities of malign actors. Persons 

sanctioned pursuant to this authority 

appear on the Office of Foreign Assets 

Control’s (OFAC) List of Specially 

Designated Nationals and Blocked 

Persons (SDN List). As a result of these 

actions, all property and interests in 

property of the sanctioned persons that 

are in the United States or in the 

possession or control of U.S. persons, 

are blocked and must be reported to 

OFAC. Unless authorized by a general 

or specific license issued by OFAC or 

otherwise exempt, OFAC’s regulations 

generally prohibit all transactions by 

U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the 

United States that involve any property 

or interests in property of designated or 

otherwise blocked persons. The 

prohibitions include the making of any 

contribution or provision of funds, 

goods, or services by, to, or for the 

benefit of any blocked person or the 

receipt of any contribution or provision 

of funds, goods or services from any 

such person. 

The Secretary of the Treasury, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State 

and the Attorney General, imposed 

financial sanctions on the following 

persons pursuant to E.O. 13818: 

1. Taban Deng Gai: Deng Gai was 

designated on January 8, 2020, for his 

link to serious human rights abuse, 

including disappearances and killings. 

As First Vice President of South Sudan, 

Deng reportedly arranged and directed 

the disappearance and deaths of human 

rights lawyer Samuel Dong Luak and 

Sudan People’s Liberation Movement— 

In Opposition (SPLM–IO) member 

Aggrey Idry. Deng directed these actions 

in order to solidify his position within 

President Kiir’s government and to 

intimidate members of the SPLM–IO. 

2. Xinjiang Public Security Bureau 

(XPSB): The XPSB was designated on 

July 9, 2020 for its involvement in 

serious human rights abuse, which 

reportedly includes mass arbitrary 

detention and severe physical abuse, 

among other serious abuses targeting 

Uyghurs, a Turkic Muslim population 

indigenous to Xinjiang, and members of 

other religious and ethnic minority 

groups in the region. The XPSB, through 

the Integrated Joint Operations Platform 

(IJOP), uses digital surveillance systems 

to track Uyghurs’ movements and 

activities, to include surveilling who 

they interact with and what they read. 

In turn, IJOP uses this data to determine 

which persons could be potential 

threats; according to reports, some of 

these individuals are subsequently 

detained and sent to detention camps, 

being held indefinitely without charges 

or trial. 

3. Chen Quanguo: Chen was 

designated on July 9, 2020 for his 

connection to serious human rights 

abuse against members of religious and 

ethnic minority groups in Xinjiang. 

Chen is the Party Secretary of the 

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a 

position he was appointed to in 2016, 

following Chen’s notorious history of 

intensifying security operations in the 

Tibetan Autonomous Region to tighten 

control over the Tibetan ethnic 

minorities. 

4. Huo Liujun: Huo was designated on 

July 9, 2020 for his connection to serious 

human rights abuse against members of 

religious and ethnic minority groups in 

Xinjiang. Huo was the former Party 

Secretary of the XPSB from at least 

March 2017 to 2018. 

5. Wang Mingshan: Wang was 

designated on July 9, 2020 for his 

connection to serious human rights 

abuse against members of religious and 

ethnic minority groups in Xinjiang. 

Wang has been the leader of the XPSB 

since at least May 2018. 

6. Zhu Hailun: Zhu was designated on 

July 9, 2020 for his connection to serious 

human rights abuse against members of 

religious and ethnic minority groups in 

Xinjiang. Zhu, former Deputy Party 

Secretary of the Xinjiang Uyghur 

Autonomous Region (XUAR), held 

several positions in the Chinese 

Communist Party, prior to holding the 

position of Party Secretary of the 

Xinjiang Political and Legal Committee 

(XPLC) from 2016 to 2019. In this role, 

Zhu was responsible for maintaining 

internal security and law enforcement in 

the XUAR; while Zhu left this role in 

2019, he still currently serves as the 

Deputy Secretary of Xinjiang’s People’s 

Congress, a regional legislative body. 

7. Xinjiang Production and 

Construction Corps (XPCC): The XPCC 

was designated on July 31, 2020 for its 

connection to serious human rights 

abuse against members of religious and 

ethnic minority groups in Xinjiang. The 

XPCC is a paramilitary organization in 

the XUAR that is subordinate to the 

Chinese Communist Party. The XPCC 

enhances internal control over the 

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region by advancing China’s vision of 

economic development in the XUAR 

that emphasizes subordination to 

central planning and resource 

extraction. Chen Quanguo is the First 

Political Commissar of the XPCC, a role 

in which he has exercised control over 

the entity. 

8. Sun Jinlong: Sun was designated on 

July 31, 2020 in connection with serious 

human rights abuse against members of 

religious and ethnic minority groups in 

Xinjiang. Sun is the former Party 

Secretary of the XPCC. 

9. Peng Jiarui: Peng was designated on 

July 31, 2020 in connection with serious 

human rights abuse against members of 

religious and ethnic minority groups in 

Xinjiang. Peng is the Deputy Party 

Secretary and Commander of the XPCC. 

10. Moses Mukiibi: Mukiibi was 

designated on August 17, 2020 for his 

involvement in corruption in Uganda. 

Mukiibi, a Ugandan judge, participated 

in a scheme whereby, in certain 

instances, young children were removed 

from Ugandan families under promises 

for ‘‘special education’’ programs and 

study in the United States, and were 

subsequently offered to U.S. families for 

adoption. Members of this scheme 

facilitated multiple bribes to Ugandan 

judge Mukiibi, and other Ugandan 

government officials, either directly or 

through an interlocutor. 

11. Wilson Musalu Musene: Musene 

was designated on August 17, 2020 for 

his involvement in corruption in 

Uganda. Musene, a Ugandan judge, 

participated in a scheme whereby, in 

certain instances, young children were 

removed from Ugandan families under 

promises for ‘‘special education’’ 

programs and study in the United 

States, and were subsequently offered to 

U.S. families for adoption. Members of 

this scheme negotiated with Musene a 

flat fee for processing adoption cases. In 

at least one case, a member of the 

scheme met directly with Musene to 

arrange an additional amount of money 

required for Musene to expedite the date 

of a pending adoption case on Musene’s 

court calendar. 

12. Dorah Mirembe: Mirembe was 

designated on August 17, 2020 for her 

role in providing support to corruption. 

Mirembe, a Ugandan lawyer, 

participated in a scheme whereby, in 

certain instances, young children were 

removed from Ugandan families under 

promises for ‘‘special education’’ 

programs and study in the United 

States, and were subsequently offered to 

U.S. families for adoption. The adoption 

agency organizing the scheme used 

Mirembe’s law firm to handle the legal 

aspects of the adoptions, in some cases 

through the manipulation or 

falsification of court documents. 

13. Patrick Ecobu: Ecobu was 

designated on August 17, 2020 for his 

role in providing support to corruption. 

Ecobu, the husband of Mirembe, 

participated in a scheme whereby, in 

certain instances, young children were 

removed from Ugandan families under 

promises for ‘‘special education’’ 

programs and study in the United 

States, and were subsequently offered to 

U.S. families for adoption. In order to 

arrange the adoption of the children, 

Ecobu assisted Mirembe in facilitating 

multiple bribes to Ugandan judges 

Mukiibi, Musene, and other Ugandan 

government officials, either directly or 

through an interlocutor. 

14. Union Development Group (UDG): 

UDG was designated on September 15, 

2020 for its involvement in corruption in 

Cambodia. UDG is a PRC state-owned 

entity acting for or on behalf of a PRC 

official that, on May 9, 2008, was 

granted a 99-year lease with the 

Cambodian government for 36,000 

hectares (approximately 90,000 acres) of 

land in the Koh Kong province of 

Cambodia. Following the approved 

lease, UDG began to develop the $3.8 

billion Dara Sakor project, ostensibly to 

be used as a tourism development. 

UDG, through Kun Kim, a senior 

Cambodian general previously 

designated under E.O. 13818, used 

Cambodian military forces to intimidate 

local villagers and to clear out land 

necessary for UDG to build the Dara 

Sakor project. Kim was instrumental in 

the UDG development and reaped 

significant financial benefit from his 

relationships with UDG. 

15. Nabah Ltd: Nabah was designated 

on September 15, 2020 for its role in 

providing support to Ashraf Seed 

Ahmed Al-Cardinal, who was previously 

designated on October 11, 2019, for his 

involvement in bribery, kickbacks and 

procurement fraud with senior 

government officials. Nabah is owned or 

controlled by Al-Cardinal. Al-Cardinal 

himself was part of a sanctions evasion 

scheme in which a senior South 

Sudanese official used a bank account 

in the name of one of Al-Cardinal’s 

companies to store his personal funds in 

an attempt to avoid the effects of U.S. 

sanctions. 

16. Zineb Souma Yahya Jammeh: 

Zineb was designated on September 15, 

2020 for her role in providing support to 

Yahya Jammeh, the former President of 

The Gambia who was sanctioned on 

December 21, 2017 for his long history 

of engaging in human rights abuses and 

corruption. Zineb is the former First 

Lady of The Gambia and the current 

wife of Jammeh. Zineb has reportedly 

been instrumental in aiding and 

abetting Jammeh’s economic crimes 

against The Gambia. She is also 

believed to be in charge of most of 

Jammeh’s assets around the world, and 

utilized a charitable foundation as cover 

to facilitate the illicit transfer of funds 

to her husband. 

17. Gibran Bassil: Bassil was 

designated on November 6, 2020 for his 

involvement in corruption in Lebanon. 

Bassil has held several high-level posts 

in the Lebanese government, including 

serving as the Minister of 

Telecommunications, the Minister of 

Energy and Water, and the Minister of 

Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, and 

Bassil has been marked by significant 

allegations of corruption. In 2017, Bassil 

strengthened his political base by 

appointing friends to positions and 

purchasing other forms of influence 

within Lebanese political circles. In 

2014, while Minister of Energy, Bassil 

was involved in approving several 

projects that would have steered 

Lebanese government funds to 

individuals close to him through a 

group of front companies. 

18. Mohamed al-Kani: Al-Kani was 

designated on November 25, 2020 for 

being the leader of the Kaniyat Militia 

in Libya, which over several years 

gained control over the city of 

Tarhouna, Libya, while detaining, 

torturing, and murdering civilians. In 

April 2019, the Kaniyat militia changed 

allegiances from Libya’s recognized 

Government of National Accord (GNA), 

to the self-styled Libyan National Army 

(LNA), providing the LNA a foothold 

near Tripoli during its offensive against 

the Libyan capital. In June 2020, 

following a de facto truce, GNA-aligned 

forces re-entered Tarhouna and 

discovered at least 11 mass graves 

containing the bodies of civilians 

previously detained by the Kaniyat 

militia, including women, children, and 

elderly. Some of the deceased appeared 

to have been tortured, burned, or buried 

alive. The Kaniyat militia is also 

responsible for hundreds of summary 

executions at Tarhouna prison, 

numerous forced disappearances, and 

the displacement of entire families from 

Tarhouna. OFAC also designated the 

Kaniyat Militia for being responsible for 

or complicit in, or for having directly or 

indirectly engaged in, serious human 

rights abuse. 

19. Harry Varney Gboto-Nambi 

Sherman: Sherman was designated on 

December 9, 2020 for his involvement in 

corruption in Liberia. A prominent 

lawyer, Liberian senator, and Chair of 

the Liberian Senate Judiciary 

Committee, Sherman was indicted in 

2016 by the Liberian government, along 

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with several other government officials, 

for his involvement in a bribery scheme. 

Sherman offered bribes to multiple 

judges associated with his trial, has 

routinely paid judges to decide cases in 

his favor, and has allegedly facilitated 

payments to Liberian politicians to 

support impeachment of a judge who 

has ruled against him. Sherman’s acts 

of bribery demonstrate a larger pattern 

of behavior to exercise influence over 

the Liberian judiciary and the Ministry 

of Justice. 

20. Raimbek Matraimov: Matraimov 

was designated on December 9, 2020 for 

his involvement in corruption in the 

Kyrgyz Republic. A former deputy of the 

Kyrgyz Customs Service, Matraimov was 

involved in a customs scheme in which 

at least USD 700 million was laundered 

from the Kyrgyz Republic. The scheme 

involved a company and their evasion 

of customs fees. Matraimov used his 

position to ensure that the company’s 

goods would be able to seamlessly pass 

through the borders of the Kyrgyz 

Republic and was in charge of collecting 

and distributing bribes that came from 

this company, among other things. 

Matraimov, utilizing his former position 

as deputy of the Kyrgyz Customs 

Service, made hundreds of millions of 

dollars as a result of his involvement in 

the customs scheme. 

21. Wan Kuok Koi: Koi was designated 

on December 9, 2020 for his 

involvement in corruption in Southeast 

Asia. Koi is a member of the Communist 

Party of China’s (CCP) Chinese People’s 

Political Consultative Conference, and is 

a leader of the 14K Triad, one of the 

largest Chinese organized criminal 

organizations in the world that engages 

in drug trafficking, illegal gambling, 

racketeering, human trafficking, and a 

range of other criminal activities. In 

addition to bribery, corruption and 

graft, the 14K Triad has engaged in 

similar illicit activities in Palau. OFAC 

also designated three entities that are 

owned or controlled by Koi. 

22. Jimmy Cherizier: Cherizier was 

designated on December 10, 2020 for his 

involvement in serious human rights 

abuse in Haiti. While serving as an 

officer in the Haitian National Police 

(HNP), Cherizier planned and 

participated in the November 2018 

deadly attack against civilians in a Portau-Prince neighborhood known as La 

Saline. During this attack, at least 71 

people were killed, over 400 houses 

were destroyed, and at least seven 

women were raped by armed gangs. 

Throughout 2018 and 2019, Cherizier 

led armed groups in coordinated, brutal 

attacks in Port-au-Prince 

neighborhoods. Most recently, in May 

2020, Cherizier led armed gangs in a 

five-day attack in multiple Port-auPrince neighborhoods in which civilians 

were killed and houses were set on fire. 

Cherizier is now one of Haiti’s most 

influential gang leaders and leads an 

alliance of nine Haitian gangs known as 

the ‘‘G9 alliance.’’ 

23. Fednel Monchery: Monchery was 

designated on December 10, 2020 for his 

involvement in serious human rights 

abuse in Haiti. Monchery was the 

Director General of the Ministry of the 

Interior and Local Authorities and, 

while serving in this role, participated in 

the planning of La Saline. Monchery 

supplied weapons and state vehicles to 

members of armed gangs who 

perpetrated the attack. Monchery also 

attended a meeting during which La 

Saline was planned and where weapons 

were distributed to the perpetrators of 

the attack. 

24. Joseph Pierre Richard Duplan: 

Duplan was designated on December 10, 

2020 for his involvement in serious 

human rights abuse in Haiti. Duplan, 

who was Haitian President Jovenal 

Moı ̈se’s Departmental Delegate at the 

time of La Saline, is accused of being 

the ‘‘intellectual architect’’ and was 

seen discussing the attack with armed 

gang members in the La Saline 

neighborhood during the violence. 

Duplan provided firearms and HNP 

uniforms to armed gang members who 

participated in the killings. 

25. Sultan Zabin: Zabin was 

designated on December 10, 2020 for his 

involvement in serious human rights 

abuse in Yemen. As the current Director 

of the Sana’a-based Criminal 

Investigation Department (CID), Zabin 

and his CID officers have arrested, 

detained, and tortured women under the 

pretense of a policy designed to curb 

prostitution and organized crime. In 

reality, this policy was used to target 

politically active women who opposed 

the Houthis, and resulted in numerous 

reported cases of illegal arrest, arbitrary 

detention, enforced disappearance, 

sexual violence, rape, torture, and other 

cruel treatment utilized by the Sana’a 

CID against these women. 

26. Abdul-Hakim Al-Khaiwani: 

Khaiwani was designated on December 

10, 2020 for his involvement in serious 

human rights abuse in Yemen. As a 

Houthi member and Deputy Minister of 

the Interior, Khaiwani was responsible 

for many detention facilities and 

security forces, including the Sana’a 

CID. The illegal arrest, detention, and 

torture of women conducted by the CID 

was done so under the ultimate 

authority of the Ministry of Interior. 

Khaiwani currently serves as the 

Director of the Security and Intelligence 

Service, Yemen’s new security and 

intelligence agency. 

27. Abdul Rahab Jarfan: Jarfan was 

designated on December 10, 2020 for his 

involvement in serious human rights 

abuse in Yemen. Jarfan is a Houthi 

member and the former Head of 

Yemen’s National Security Bureau 

(NSB). Under Jarfan, the NSB 

systematically engaged in torture and 

abusive detention of Yemeni citizens. 

28. Motlaq Amer al-Marrani: AlMarrani was designated on December 

10, 2020 for his involvement in serious 

human rights abuse in Yemen. During 

his tenure as a leader or official of the 

NSB, Marrani oversaw detainees of the 

NSB, who were reportedly subjected to 

torture and other mistreatment by 

members of the NSB while detained. In 

addition, Marrani played a significant 

role in the arrest, detention, and ill 

treatment of humanitarian workers and 

other authorities working on 

humanitarian assistance and was also 

found to have abused his authority and 

influence over humanitarian access as 

leverage to generate personal profit. 

29. Qader al-Shami: Shami was 

designated on December 10, 2020 for his 

involvement in serious human rights 

abuse in Yemen. Shami is the former 

director of Yemen’s Political Security 

Organization (PSO). Since late 2014, the 

PSO has been responsible for the regular 

practice of illegal detention and torture 

of prisoners, including children. PSO 

officials were found to have been 

keeping detainees in undisclosed 

locations, subjecting them to torture, 

and not allowing them to communicate 

with their families, depriving them of 

their fundamental liberties. Al-Shami 

currently serves as the Deputy Director 

of the Security and Intelligence Bureau, 

a role he has occupied since the 

organization’s inception in September 

2019. 

30. Ramzan Kadyrov: Kadyrov was 

designated on December 10, 2020 for his 

involvement in serious human rights 

abuse in Russia. Kadyrov is the Head of 

the Chechen Republic and the leader of 

an organization, the Kadyrovtsy, that 

has engaged in, or whose members have 

engaged in, serious human rights 

abuses. Kadyrov and the forces he 

commands, commonly known as the 

Kadyrovtsy, are implicated in the 

murder of Boris Nemtsov, an opposition 

politician to Russian President Vladimir 

Putin, and other serious violations of 

human rights. In addition to Kadyrov, 

OFAC is designating six companies 

registered in Russia that continue to 

provide Kadyrov pride and significant 

profit. 

31. Vakhit Usmayev: Usmayev was 

designated on December 10, 2020 for his 

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involvement in serious human rights 

abuse in Russia. Usmayev, the Deputy 

Prime Minister of Chechnya, has acted 

or purported to act for or on behalf of, 

directly or indirectly, Kadyrov. 

32. Timur Dugazaev: Dugazaev was 

designated on December 10, 2020 for his 

involvement in serious human rights 

abuse in Russia. A representative of 

Kadyrov in Europe, Dugazaev has acted 

or purported to act for or on behalf of, 

directly or indirectly, Kadyrov. 

33. Ziyad Sabsabi: Sabsabi was 

designated on December 10, 2020 for his 

involvement in serious human rights 

abuse in Russia. A representative of 

Kadyrov, Sabsabi has acted or 

purported to act for or on behalf of, 

directly or indirectly, Kadyrov. 

34. Daniil Vasilievich Martynov: 

Martynov was designated on December 

10, 2020 for his involvement in serious 

human rights abuse in Russia. A 

personal security advisor for Kadyrov, 

Martynov has acted or purported to act 

for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, 

Kadyrov. 

35. Satish Seemar: Seemar was 

designated on December 10, 2020 for his 

involvement in serious human rights 

abuse in Russia. A horse trainer for 

Kadyrov, Seemar has materially 

assisted, sponsored, or provided 

financial, material, or technological 

support for, or goods and services to or 

in support of, Kadyrov. 

Visa Restrictions Imposed 

Although no visa restrictions were 

imposed under the Act during 2020, 

persons designated pursuant to E.O. 

13818 shall be subject to the visa 

restrictions articulated in section 2, 

unless an exception applies. Section 2 

provides that the entry of persons 

designated under section 1 of the order 

is suspended pursuant to Presidential 

Proclamation 8693. In 2020, the State 

Department also applied, when 

appropriate, visa restrictions on foreign 

persons involved in significant 

corruption or gross violation of human 

rights under other authorities, reported 

to Congress through other means. As 

appropriate, the Department of State 

will take additional action to impose 

visa restrictions on those responsible for 

certain human rights violations and 

significant corruption pursuant to other 

authorities, including Presidential 

Proclamations 7750 and 8697, and 

Section 7031(c) of the FY2020 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs, as 

carried forward by the FY2021 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021. In 

addition, section 212(a)(3)(E) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act 

renders aliens ineligible for visas if a 

consular officer has reason to believe 

that they participated in acts of 

genocide, torture or extrajudicial 

killings. 

Efforts To Encourage Governments of 

Other Countries To Impose Sanctions 

Similar to Those Authorized by the Act 

In 2020, the Administration 

continued its successful outreach 

campaign to international partners 

regarding the expansion of domestic and 

multilateral anticorruption and human 

rights sanctions regimes. Following 

support by the Departments of State and 

the Treasury over the course of 2018– 

2019 to deliver expertise on the 

underpinnings of the Global Magnitsky 

sanctions program, the United Kingdom 

established a Global Human Rights 

(GHR) sanctions regime pursuant to its 

Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering 

Act 2018 on July 6, 2020. In February 

2020, the Departments of State and the 

Treasury formed a technical delegation 

to brief Australian partners at the 

invitation of Parliament, which initiated 

an inquiry into whether Australia 

should adopt a human rights-based 

sanctions regime. The Administration 

also welcomed the European Union’s 

adoption of its global human rights 

sanctions framework on December 7, 

2020. Over the last year, the 

Administration has worked closely with 

the Canadian and British governments 

in pursuing coordinated actions against 

human rights abusers and corrupt 

actors. Throughout this and future 

outreach, the Administration has 

identified champions, partners, and 

potential spoilers of the objectives 

established by Congress within the Act. 

The Departments of State and the 

Treasury have, over the last year, shared 

information, coordinated messaging, 

and provided technical assistance to 

this end. The Administration will 

continue to seek out additional allies 

and partners to jointly leverage all tools 

at our disposal to deny access to the 

U.S. and international financial systems 

to all those who engage in serious 

human rights abuses and corruption. 

Dated: December 23, 2020. 

David Hale, 

Under Secretary for Political Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29015 Filed 12–31–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 11238] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: TechGirls Evaluation 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to March 

5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by the following method: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

internet may comment on this notice by 

going to www.Regulations.gov. You can 

search for the document by entering 

‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2020–0046’’ in 

the Search field. Then click the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete 

the comment form. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

may be sent to Natalie Donahue, Chief 

of Evaluation, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, 2200 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20037 who may be 

reached at (202) 632–6193 or 

ecaevaluation@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

TechGirls Evaluation. 

• OMB Control Number: None. 

• Type of Request: New collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). 

• Form Number: No form. 

• Respondents: TechGirls program 

alumnae, their host families, their job 

shadow hosts, and ECA implementing 

partner program staff. 

• Estimated Number of Alumnae 

Survey Respondents: 214. 

• Estimated Number of Alumnae 

Survey Responses: 160. 

• Average Time per Alumnae Survey: 

46 minutes.