2010-19618. Designation of Two Entities and Seven Individuals Pursuant to Executive Order 13224

AGENCY:

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) is publishing the names of two newly-designated entities and seven 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 designation by the Director of OFAC of the individual identified in this notice, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, is effective on August 3, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Assistant Director, Compliance Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, tel.: [phone].

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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 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 July 29, 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, two entities and seven individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224.

The designees are as follows:

1. IMAM KHOMEINI RELIEF COMMITTEE (LEBANON BRANCH) (a.k.a. COMITE ISLAMIQUE DAIDES ET DE BIEM LIBAN; a.k.a. EMDAD ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION; a.k.a. EMDAD COMMITTEE FOR ISLAMIC CHARITY; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINI EMDAD COMMITTEE; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINI FOUNDATION; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINI IMDAD COMMITTEE; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINI RELIEF ORGANIZATION; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINI SUPPORT COMMITTEE; a.k.a. IMAM KHOMEINY AID COMMITTEE; a.k.a. IMDAD ASSOCIATION OF THE ISLAMIC PHILANTHROPIC COMMITTEE; a.k.a. IMDAD COMMITTEE FOR ISLAMIC CHARITY; a.k.a. IMDAD ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE FOR CHARITY; a.k.a. ISLAMIC CHARITY EMDAD; a.k.a. ISLAMIC CHARITY EMDAD COMMITTEE; a.k.a. ISLAMIC EMDAD CHARITABLE COMMITTEE; a.k.a. KHOMEINI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; a.k.a. KHOMEINI SOCIAL HELP COMMITTEE; a.k.a. KOMITE EMDAD EMAM; a.k.a. “AL-IMDAD”), P.O. Box 25-211 Beirut AiRabi' Building, 2nd Floor, Mokdad Street, Haret Hreik, Beirut, Lebanon; P.O. Box 25/221 El Ghobeiry, Beirut, Lebanon [SDGT]

2. IRANIAN COMMITTEE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON (a.k.a. IRANIAN COMMISSION FOR REBUILDING SOUTHERN LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN COMMISSION IN LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN COMMITTEE FOR REBUILDING LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN COMMITTEE FOR THE CONTRIBUTION IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN COMMITTEE TO RECONSTRUCT LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN CONTRIBUTORY ORGANIZATION FOR RECONSTRUCTING LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN HEADQUARTERS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN ORGANIZATION FOR REBUILDING LEBANON; a.k.a. IRANIAN ORGANIZATION FOR RECONSTRUCTION IN LEBANON; a.k.a. IRAN'S HEADQUARTERS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON), Near Iranian Embassy, Brazilia Building, 1st Floor, Lebanon [SDGT]

3. ALLAHDAD, Hushang (a.k.a. ALLAHDADI, Hushang; a.k.a. GOLZARI, Sa'id); Passport A0022791; alt. Passport 08550695 (individual) [SDGT]

4. KHOSHNEVIS, Hessam (a.k.a. KHOSH, Hussam; a.k.a. KHOSH-NEVIS, Hesaam; a.k.a. KHOSHNEVIS, Hesam; a.k.a. KHOSH-NEVIS, Hesam; a.k.a. KHOSHNEVIS, Hussam; a.k.a. KHOSHNVIS, Hassan; a.k.a. KHOUCHNOYESS, Hussam); nationality Iran; Passport A0023862 (Iran) (individual) [SDGT]

5. MORTEZAVI, Hasan (a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Ali Hassan; a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Majid; a.k.a. MORTEZAVI, Majid Mirali; a.k.a. “ALI, Hassan”); DOB 28 Apr 1961; POB Ghazvin, Iran; citizen Iran; Passport 7572775 (Iran) (individual) [SDGT]

6. MUSAVI, Hossein; DOB 23 Oct 1960; POB Neishabour, Iran; nationality Iran; Passport A0016662 (Iran) issued 29 Oct 2002 (individual) [SDGT]

7. MUSAVI, Razi (a.k.a. MUSAVI, Hosein Razi), Damascus, Syria; DOB 1964 (individual) [SDGT]

8. ZAHEDI, Mohammad Reza (a.k.a. MAHDAVI, Reza; a.k.a. MAHDAWI, Hasan; a.k.a. ZAHDI, Mohammad Riza; a.k.a. ZAHEDI, Ali Reza), Beirut, Lebanon; DOB 1944; POB Esfahan, Iran; nationality Iran (individual) [SDGT]

9. ZURAIK, Ali Hasan (a.k.a. ZRAIQ, Ali; a.k.a. ZREIK, Ali; a.k.a. ZREIK, Ali Hassan; a.k.a. ZURAYQ, Ali); DOB 1952; POB Al Khiyam, Lebanon; Passport RL0266714 (Lebanon); alt. Passport 1082625 (Lebanon) (individual) [SDGT]

Dated: August 3, 2010.

Adam J. Szubin,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.