Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 19, 2021 / Notices 5311 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11319] 

Notice of Department of State 

Sanctions Blocking Property and 

Suspending Entry of Certain Persons 

Contributing to the Situation in Syria 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has 

imposed sanctions on three individuals. 

DATES: The Secretary of State’s 

determination and selection of certain 

sanctions to be imposed upon the six 

individuals identified in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

were effective on December 22, 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 2(a) of E.O. 13894 of October 

14, 2019, 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 ExportImport 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 2(c) of E.O. 13894 

upon determining that the person met 

any criteria set forth in section 2(a)(i) or 

section 2(a)(ii) of E.O. 13894. 

The Secretary of State has 

determined, pursuant to Section 

2(a)(i)(A) of E.O. 13894, that Kifah 

Moulhem is complicit in, has directly or 

indirectly engaged in, or attempted to 

engage in, or financed, the obstruction, 

disruption, or prevention of a ceasefire 

in northern Syria. 

The Secretary of State has 

determined, pursuant to Section 

2(a)(i)(D) of E.O. 13894, that Asma alAssad is responsible the obstruction, 

disruption, or prevention of efforts to 

promote a political solution to the 

conflict in Syria, including: The 

development of a new Syrian 

government that is representative and 

reflects the will of the Syrian people, 

per Section 2(a)(i)(D)(3) of the E.O. 

The Secretary of State has 

determined, pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) 

of E.O. 13894, that Fawaz Akhras, Sahar 

Otri Akhras, Firas al-Akhras, and Eyad 

Akhras shall be designated as adult 

family members of a person (Asma alAssad) designated under Section 2(a)(i) 

of E.O. 13894. 

Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(c) of 

E.O. 13894, the Secretary of State has 

selected the following sanctions to be 

imposed upon Kifah Moulhem, Asma 

al-Assad, Fawaz Akhras, Sahar Otri 

Akhras, Firas al-Akhras, and Eyad 

Akhras: 

• 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 Kifah Moulhem, 

Asma al-Assad, Fawaz Akhras, Sahar 

Otri Akhras, Firas al-Akhras, and Eyad 

Akhras, and provide that such property 

and interests in property may not be 

transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, 

or otherwise dealt in (Section 2(c)(iv) of 

E.O. 13894). 

Peter D. Haas, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Economic and Business Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00955 Filed 1–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0099; Notice 1] 

Tesla, Inc., Receipt of Petition for 

Decision of Inconsequential 

Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) has 

determined that certain Model Year 

(MY) 2012–2020 Tesla motor vehicles 

do not fully comply with Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

101, Controls and Displays. Tesla filed 

a noncompliance report dated 

September 24, 2020. Tesla subsequently 

petitioned NHTSA on September 25, 

2020, and later provided supplemental 

information on October 23, 2020, for a 

decision that the subject noncompliance 

is inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. This notice announces 

receipt of Tesla’s petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

February 18, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited in the title of this 

notice and submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments 

by hand to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal 

holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Comments may also be faxed to 

(202) 493–2251. 

Comments must be written in the 

English language, and be no greater than 

15 pages in length, although there is no 

limit to the length of necessary 

attachments to the comments. If 

comments are submitted in hard copy 

form, please ensure that two copies are 

provided. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that comments you have 

submitted by mail were received, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard with the comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

All comments and supporting 

materials received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

above will be filed in the docket and 

will be considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the fullest extent 

possible. 

When the petition is granted or 

denied, notice of the decision will also 

be published in the Federal Register 

pursuant to the authority indicated at 

the end of this notice. 

All comments, background 

documentation, and supporting 

materials submitted to the docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

docket. The docket ID number for this 

petition is shown in the heading of this 

notice. 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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