[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76520-76521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30866]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Designation of Three Individuals Pursuant to Executive Order 
13224

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(``OFAC'') is publishing the names of three newly-designated 
individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked 
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, ``Blocking 
Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten 
To Commit, or Support Terrorism.''

DATES: The designations by the Director of OFAC of the individuals 
identified in this notice, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, are 
effective on December 2, 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) or via 
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202-622-0077.

Background

    On September 23, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13224 
(the ``Order'') pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706, and the United Nations Participation Act of 
1945, 22 U.S.C. 287c. In the Order, the President declared a national 
emergency to address grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism 
committed by foreign terrorists, including the September 11, 2001 
terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. The 
Order imposes economic sanctions on persons who have committed, pose a 
significant risk of committing, or support acts of terrorism. The 
President identified in the Annex to the Order, as amended by Executive 
Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, 13 individuals and 16 entities as subject 
to the economic sanctions. The Order was further amended by Executive 
Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, to reflect the creation of the 
Department of Homeland Security.
    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 the possession or control of United States 
persons, of: (1) Foreign persons listed in the Annex to the Order; (2) 
foreign persons determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Department of 
Homeland Security and the Attorney General, to have committed, or to 
pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten 
the security of

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U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of 
the United States; (3) persons determined by the Director of OFAC, in 
consultation with the Departments of State, Homeland Security and 
Justice, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or on behalf of 
those persons listed in the Annex to the Order or those persons 
determined to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) of the 
Order; and (4) except as provided in section 5 of the Order and after 
such consultation, if any, with foreign authorities as the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the Attorney 
General, deems appropriate in the exercise of his discretion, persons 
determined by the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the 
Departments of State, Homeland Security and Justice, to assist in, 
sponsor, or provide financial, material, or technological support for, 
or financial or other services to or in support of, such acts of 
terrorism or those persons listed in the Annex to the Order or 
determined to be subject to the Order or to be otherwise associated 
with those persons listed in the Annex to the Order or those persons 
determined to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) of the 
Order.
    On December 2, 2010 the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the 
Departments of State, Homeland Security, Justice and other relevant 
agencies, designated, pursuant to one or more of the criteria set forth 
in subsections 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of the Order, three individuals whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive 
Order 13224.
    The designees are as follows:
    1. AFRIDI, Amanullah (a.k.a. GUL, Muhammad Aman; a.k.a. ULLAH, 
Aman; a.k.a. URS, Amanullah; a.k.a. ``MUFTI ILYAS''), Frontier Region 
Kohat, Pakistan; DOB 1973; alt. DOB 1968; alt. DOB 1969; alt. DOB 1970; 
alt. DOB 1971; alt. DOB 1972; alt. DOB 1974; alt. DOB 1975 (individual) 
[SDGT]
    2. AZHAR, Abdul Rauf (a.k.a. ALVI, Abdul Rauf; a.k.a. AZHAR, Abdur 
Rauf); DOB 1974; POB Bwawal Pur, Pakistan; alt. POB Bahawalpur, 
Pakistan (individual) [SDGT]
    3. UR-REHMAN, Mati (a.k.a. AL-REHMAN, Matti; a.k.a. RAHMAN, Matiur; 
a.k.a. REHMAN, Mati ur; a.k.a. REHMAN, Matiur; a.k.a. REHMAN, Mati-ur; 
a.k.a. SAMAD, Abdul; a.k.a. SIAL, Abdul Samad; a.k.a. SIAL, Samad); DOB 
1977; nationality Pakistan (individual) [SDGT]

    Dated: December 2, 2010.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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