[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2425]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Additional Designations of Individuals Pursuant to Executive 
Order 13448

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 and four entities whose property and interests in property 
are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13448 of October 18, 2007, 
``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to 
Burma.''

DATES: The designation by the Director of OFAC of three individuals and 
four entities identified in this notice, pursuant to Executive Orders 
13448, is effective February 5, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Compliance 
Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department 
of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (Treasury Annex), 
Washington, DC 20220, Tel.: 202/622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile Availability

    Information about these designations 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 October 18, 2007, the President signed Executive Order 13448 
(the ``Order'') pursuant to, inter alia, the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et. seq.). In the Order, the 
President took additional steps with respect to, and expanded, the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, 
to address the Government of Burma's continued repression of the 
democratic opposition. The President identified twelve individuals and 
entities as subject to the economic sanctions in the Annex to the 
Order.
    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 within the possession or control of 
United States persons, of the persons listed in the Annex, as well as 
those persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after 
consultation with the Secretary of State, to satisfy any of the 
criteria set forth in subparagraphs (b)(i)-(b)(vi) of Section 1. On 
February 5, 2008, the Director of OFAC exercised the Secretary of the 
Treasury's authority to designate, pursuant to one or more of the 
criteria set forth in Section 1, subparagraphs (b)(i)-(b)(vi) of the 
Order, the following three individuals and four entities, whose names 
have been added to the list of Specially Designated Nationals and whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive 
Order 13448:

Individuals

1. MANN, AUNG THET (a.k.a. SHWE MANN KO KO); Burma; DOB 19 Jun 1977; c/
o Ayer Shwe Wah Company Limited; c/o Htoo Group of Companies; c/o Htoo 
Trading Company Limited (individual) [BURMA]
2. THEIN, U KYAW; Burma; 503 Sembawang Rd., <greek-i>02-29, 757707, 
Singapore; DOB 25 Oct 1947; citizen Burma; nationality Burma; National 
ID No. S2733659J (Singapore) issued 7 Jul 2005; c/o Air Bagan Holdings 
Pte. Ltd.; c/o Htoo Wood Products Pte. Ltd.; c/o Pavo Aircraft Leasing 
Pte. Ltd.; c/o Pavo Trading Pte. Ltd.; permanent resident Singapore 
(individual) [BURMA]
3. THIHA (a.k.a. THI HA); Burma; DOB 24 Jun 1960; c/o Htoo Group of 
Companies; c/o Htoo Trading Company Limited (individual) [BURMA]

Entities

1. AYER SHWE WAH COMPANY LIMITED (a.k.a. AYER SHWE WA; a.k.a AYE YAR 
SHWE WAH; a.k.a. AYEYA SHWE WAR COMPANY); 5 Pyay Road, Hlaing Township, 
Yangon, Burma [BURMA]
2. HTOO GROUP OF COMPANIES; 5 Pyay Road, Hlaing Township, Yangon, Burma 
[BURMA]
3. MYANMAR AVIA EXPORT COMPANY LIMITED (a.k.a. MYANMAR AVIA EXPORT) 
[BURMA]
4. PAVO AIRCRAFT LEASING PTE. LTD.; 3 Shenton Way, <greek-i>24-02 
Shenton House, 068805, Singapore [BURMA]

    Dated: February 5, 2008.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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