### 59034 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 186 / Tuesday, September 25, 2012 / Notices

Written comments may be submitted
to Madeleine Ioannou via email to civilsociety@state.gov or facsimile to (202) 736–7880. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received at the U.S. Department of State,
2201 C Street NW., Room 1317, Washington, DC 20520. Please call ahead to (202) 736–7824 to facilitate entry into the building.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Madeleine Ioannou, Committee Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of
State, 2201 C Street NW., Room 1317, Washington, DC 20520; (202) 736–7308; civilsociety@state.gov

. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The meeting is open to the public and will
be streamed live at: http:// www.state.gov/s/sacsed/c47725.htm

. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Introductions, (2) Presentations by the Chairs of the Subcommittees, (3) Discussion of any Public Submissions, (4) General Discussion, (5) Adjournment. Anyone who would like to bring related matters to the attention of the Committee may file written statements with the Committee staff by sending an email to civilsociety@state.gov. A member of the public requesting reasonable
accommodation should contact the officer listed above with this request, prior to October 17th. Requests received after that date will be considered, but might not be possible to fulfill.

Dated: September 19, 2012.

Madeleine Ioannou,
Office of the Senior Advisor for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies, U.S. Department of State.

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8040]**

**Persons on Whom Sanctions Have Been Imposed Under the Iran** 
**Sanctions Act of 1996**

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Secretary of State has determined that the following persons have engaged in sanctionable activity described in section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) (‘‘ISA’’), as amended by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 195) (22 U.S.C. 8501–51) (‘‘CISADA’’),
and that certain sanctions should be imposed as a result: Sytrol.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: The sanctions on Sytrol are effective August 10, 2012.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  On general issues: Christopher Backemeyer, Office of Sanction Policy and Implementation, Department of State, Telephone: (202) 647–4322.

For U.S. Government procurement ban issues: Daniel Walt, Office of the Procurement Executive, Department of State, Telephone: (703) 516–1696.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Secretary of State in the Presidential Memorandum of September 23, 2010, 75 FR 67025 (the ‘‘Delegation Memorandum’’), the Secretary has determined that the following persons have engaged in sanctionable activity described in section 5(a) of the ISA, as amended by the CISADA: Sytrol.

Pursuant to section 5(a) of the ISA and the Delegation Memorandum, the Secretary determined to impose on Sytrol the following sanctions described
in section 6 of the ISA:

1. Procurement sanction. The United States Government shall not procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, any goods or services from Sytrol.

2. Banking transactions. 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 Sytrol, shall be prohibited.

3. Property transactions. It shall be prohibited to:

a. Acquire, hold, withhold, use, transfer, withdraw, transport, import, or export any property that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and with respect to which Sytrol has any
interest;

b. Deal in or exercise any right, power, or privilege with respect to such
property; or

c. Conduct any transaction involving such property.

Based on the sanctions imposed on Sytrol, these prohibitions also apply with respect to any person in which Sytrol has an interest of fifty percent or more. These sanctions apply with respect to Sytrol and not to any subsidiary, affiliate, or shareholder thereof unless separately identified.

The sanctions described above with respect to Sytrol shall remain in effect until otherwise directed pursuant to the provisions of the ISA or other applicable authority. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Secretary of State in the Delegation Memorandum, relevant agencies and instrumentalities of the
United States Government shall take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this notice. The Secretary of the Treasury is taking appropriate action to implement the sanctions for which authority has been delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the Delegation Memorandum and Executive Order 13574 of May 23, 2011.

The following constitutes a current, as of this date, list of persons on whom sanctions are imposed under the ISA. The particular sanctions imposed on an individual company are identified in
the relevant Federal Register Notice. —Allvale Maritime Inc. (see Public

Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011) —Associated Shipbroking (a.k.a. SAM)

(see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011) —Belarusneft (see Public Notice 7408,

76 FR 18821, April 5, 2011) —FAL Oil Company Limited (see Public

Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, Jan. 27, 2012) —Kuo Oil (S) Pte. Ltd. (see Public

Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, Jan. 27, 2012) —Naftiran Intertrade Company (see

Public Notice 7197, 75 FR 62916, Oct. 13, 2010) —Petrochemical Commercial Company

International (a.k.a. PCCI) (see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011)

—Petro  ́ leos de Venezuela S.A. (see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011) —Royal Oyster Group (see Public Notice

7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011)

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 ́ rienne (a.k.a. S.A.M.A.M.A., a.k.a. SAMAMA) (see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011) —Speedy Ship (a.k.a. SPD) (see Public

Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011) —Sytrol —Tanker Pacific Management

(Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011) —Zhuhai Zhenrong Company (see

Public Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, Jan. 27, 2012)

Dated: September 18, 2012.
Deborah A. McCarthy, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs.

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