Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities 30 Day Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. PHMSA–2019–0141]

Pipeline Safety; Information Collection
Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the information
collection request abstracted below is
being forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. PHMSA will
request a revision to PHMSA F 7000–1
Accident Report—Hazardous Liquid
Pipeline Systems identified by OMB
control number 2137–0047. A Federal
Register notice soliciting comments on
this information collection was
published on March 9, 2020, (85 FR
13700). PHMSA received comments
which are summarized below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. You can find this information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.

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Confidential Business Information
Confidential Business Information
(CBI) is commercial or financial
information that is both customarily and
actually treated as private by its owner.
Under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt
from public disclosure. If your
comments responsive to this notice
contain commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated
as private, that you actually treat as
private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important
that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR
190.343, you may ask PHMSA to give
confidential treatment to information
you give to the agency by taking the
following steps: (1) Mark each page of
the original document submission
containing CBI as ‘‘Confidential’’; (2)
send PHMSA, along with the original
document, a second copy of the original
document with the CBI deleted; and (3)
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submitting is CBI. Unless you are
notified otherwise, PHMSA will treat
such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they
will not be placed in the public docket
of this notice. Submissions containing
CBI should be sent to Angela Hill, DOT,
PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
PHP–30, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Any commentary PHMSA receives that
is not specifically designated as CBI will
be placed in the public docket for this
matter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding this notice
contact Angela Hill, Transportation
Specialist, by telephone at 202–366–
1246, or by email at Angela.Hill@
dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
Section 1320.8(d), title 5, Code of
Federal Regulations, requires PHMSA to
provide interested members of the
public and affected entities an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests.
This notice identifies proposed changes
to an information collection that
PHMSA will submit to OMB for
approval. To streamline and improve
the data collection processes, PHMSA is
revising the form and instructions for
PHMSA F 7000–1 Accident Report—
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems for
hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide
pipeline operators.
In response to the March 9, 2020,
Federal Register notice and request for
comment (85 FR 13700), PHMSA
received comments from the Institute
for Policy Integrity at New York
University School of Law (Policy
Integrity), from the American Petroleum
Institute (API), and the Association of
Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL). Comments
recommending changes, organized by
topic area, are summarized and
addressed below:
1. Change Form Name: PHMSA
received no comments pertaining to this
change.
2. Time Zone and Daylight Savings:
PHMSA received no comments
pertaining to this change.
3. Operational Status: API/AOPL
requested clarification of the phrase
‘‘operational status’’ and requested that
PHMSA undertake a new rulemaking to
correct an apparent discrepancy
between PHMSA’s August 16, 2016,
Advisory Bulletin titled, ‘‘Clarification
of Terms Relating to Pipeline
Operational Status’’ (81 FR 54512) and
recently published frequently asked
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Hazardous Liquid Pipelines’’ (84 FR
52260). As to ‘‘operational status’’,
PHMSA has included a description of
each choice for operational status in the
instructions for PHMSA F 7000–1 to
provide clarification. PHMSA routinely
updates its data collection forms to align
with the regulations. If there are any
changes to the definitions related to
operational status of pipelines in the
future, PHMSA will revise the reports as
necessary.
4. Part A Reorganization and Detailed
Questions About Accident Response:
API/AOPL generally supported
reorganizing Part A of the form, but
recommended PHMSA clarify the term
‘‘identified,’’ which is used in Part E.
API/AOPL opined that responses to
questions regarding the ‘‘identification’’
of a pipeline failure are not uniform due
to a lack of guidance and definition of
the term. API/AOPL requested that
PHMSA align the term with ‘‘confirmed
discovery,’’ as defined in the Code of
Federal Regulations, which ‘‘means
when it can be reasonably determined,
based on information available to the
operator at the time a reportable event
has occurred, even if only based on a
preliminary evaluation.’’ PHMSA notes
that proposed question A13, ‘‘Local time
operator identified failure’’, has been
part of the report for many years and has
not resulted in confusion. Further, the
instructions provide guidance for
properly determining the date and time
identified in several scenarios. PHMSA
will add date and time of ‘‘confirmed
discovery’’ as a new question A20 since
‘‘confirmed discovery’’ occurs either
concurrent with identifying the failure
or later.
5. Multiple NRC Reports: API/AOPL
proposed that PHMSA requires one
master National Response Center (NRC)
report that is linked to multiple NRC
reports, arising from a single accident.
Alternatively, API/AOPL proposed that
PHMSA collect all the NRC report
numbers for one accident in Part A6,
allowing multiple numbers to be
entered in one box, rather than create an
additional question. API/AOPL also
proposed that PHMSA provide
instructions or guidance informing
operators that this question includes the
initial report and all subsequent reports.
PHMSA has provided instructions
making it clear that the initial NRC
report is entered as a response to
question A21b and all subsequent NRC
reports are entered in response to
question A21c. The response to question
A21c is submitted via a text field so
multiple NRC reports can be entered.
PHMSA needs the initial NRC report
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be stored as a number and used in
analysis.
6. Flow Control and Valve Closures:
API/AOPL commented that the ‘‘current
form provides adequate details on valve
closures and shut-in response to an
accident.’’ They opined that each
accident is unique and response actions
to address them may vary widely based
on the pipeline system, the individual
line affected, pipeline ROW versus
facility release, etc. API/AOPL
commented that the additional request
for information regarding valve closures
and shut-in responses on the form will
likely result in several operators
choosing ‘‘other’’ as a selection, which
they say PHMSA is trying to avoid.
Further, API/AOPL disagreed that
adding more questions will allow
stakeholders to understand the actions
taken by the operator to control the flow
of products while responding to an
accident. They commented that
additional questions may
unintentionally cause confusion
regarding which valve information to
report. Finally, API/AOPL comment that
PHMSA should distinguish between
manual and remote-operated valves.
PHMSA is proposing to collect data
about the operator’s initial upstream
and downstream actions to control the
flow of product to the failure site. There
are only two options—valve closure or
a text field explaining the method of
operation control implemented. There is
no option for ‘‘other.’’ The form and
instructions clearly indicate to report
the initial method of flow control. When
a valve closure is the initial method, the
operator also identifies the type of
valve. PHMSA recognizes that valve
closure is not always the appropriate
method of flow control, which is why
‘‘operational control’’ was added.
Finally, the terms ‘‘manual,’’
‘‘automatic,’’ and ‘‘remotely controlled’’
have been in the report for several years
without raising any concerns or
presenting issues in practice. These are
commonly used terms familiar to the
operators. PHMSA also offers a pipeline
glossary including types of valves.
7. Area of Accident: API/AOPL
commented that clarity is needed
regarding the term ‘‘underground.’’
They commented that PHMSA’s
proposal may not accurately capture
operators’ current processes. For
instance, there may be locations on a
pipeline that were originally buried but
have become exposed over time, such as
stream and ditch crossings, of which the
operator is aware and manages as
aboveground piping. API/AOPL
commented that PHMSA should clarify
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an unforeseen loss of cover. They noted
that the definition of underground
should refer to the overall condition of
the pipeline segment and not only the
location where the accident occurred.
PHMSA notes that the instructions
provide definitions for both
underground and aboveground pipe.
The additional options under each
provide more detail about the situations
that should be reported for underground
and aboveground pipe. PHMSA is
collecting the data for the failure
location, not for the overall pipeline
segment. PHMSA also notes that this
scenario, ‘‘pipelines that were originally
buried but have become exposed over
time—such as stream and ditch
crossings—of which the operator is
aware and manages as aboveground
piping,’’ would be reported as
aboveground and then specifying ‘‘in or
spanning an open ditch.’’ Further,
PHMSA notes that the form allows the
selection of ‘‘other’’ after selecting either
aboveground or underground to
accommodate reporting in all possible
scenarios.
8. Date of Water Crossing Evaluation:
API/AOPL commented that more
clarification is needed regarding the
term ‘‘evaluation.’’ PHMSA concurs that
the term ‘‘engineering/risk evaluation’’
is not well defined and is removing it
from the form.
9. Outer Continental Shelf Regions:
API/AOPL commented they are unclear
as to what exactly will be required when
reporting outer continental shelf (OCS)
regions, as this information appears to
currently be captured in Part B14 of the
form. PHMSA currently captures OCS
Area and Block Number as text fields.
In the revision, PHMSA is also requiring
one of the following to be reported: OCS
Alaska, OCS Pacific, OCS Gulf of
Mexico, or OCS Atlantic. In cases where
OCS Area or Block Number are not
recognized, PHMSA requires that the
general area of the OCS accident be
reported at a minimum.
10. Item Involved and Age of Failed
Item: API/AOPL suggested PHMSA
retain the selection of ‘‘unknown’’ for
items of which age cannot be
ascertained. Regarding ‘‘other’’ as a
selection for ‘‘item involved,’’ API/
AOPL suggested PHMSA change the
option to ‘‘unknown’’ or ‘‘data not
available.’’ PHMSA notes that the report
has, and continues to, allow ‘‘unknown’’
as an option for both ‘‘date of
manufacture’’ and ‘‘date of installation.’’
PHMSA sees no meaningful difference
among ‘‘other,’’ ‘‘unknown,’’ and ‘‘data
not available.’’ PHMSA plans to retain
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11. Details About Consequences,
Other injuries not requiring in-patient
hospitalization: API/AOPL
recommended that PHMSA provide the
definition of injuries treated on-site or
clarify whether operators should defer
to the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s (OSHA) definition.
Also, API/AOPL asked if the new
categories of injuries will be classified
as ‘‘Impacting People or the
Environment’’ (IPE). PHMSA is
requesting information in D10 for
‘‘Estimated number of persons with
injuries requiring treatment by EMTs at
the site of accident.’’ This terminology
is readily understood in the context of
a pipeline failure. Operators should not
use any OSHA definition as they apply
to work-related injuries only. PHMSA
does not plan to consider the two new
categories of injuries when determining
IPE.
12. Details About Consequences,
Volume of product consumed by fire:
The Institute for Policy Integrity at New
York University School of Law
supported collecting ‘‘volume of
product consumed by fire’’ to assess the
social costs of accidents. API/AOPL
argued that operators are unable to
accurately determine or differentiate
between the volume of product burned
and the volume that evaporated. API/
AOPL recommended that PHMSA not
duplicate oversight with the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and defer to the EPA’s jurisdiction
under the Clean Air Act. PHMSA is
requiring operators to estimate the
volume of product consumed by fire. By
gathering this data through accident
reports, PHMSA enhances its regulatory
cost and benefit estimates and improves
its assessment of regulatory alternatives
as required by the Executive Order
12866. PHMSA is not duplicating
oversight of EPA’s jurisdiction, rather
PHMSA is complying with OMB’s
Circular A–4, which advises agencies to
‘‘monetize quantitative effects whenever
possible’’ as required by Executive
Order 12866.
13. Details About Consequences,
Number of building affected by the
accident: API/AOPL requested that
PHMSA use the same classification/
definition of building as prescribed in
49 CFR 192.903. PHMSA notes that this
code section does not include building
classifications. PHMSA proposes two
categories of buildings—commercial
and residential.
14. Establishing Maximum Pressure:
API/AOPL asked that PHMSA rephrase
the term ‘‘maximum pressure’’ to
‘‘maximum operating pressure (MOP)’’
in accordance with 49 CFR 195.406.
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revise the form to ask whether the MOP
was exceeded. Finally, API/AOPL
opined that PHMSA should not seek
MOP validity in the accident report and
believes the information would be more
appropriate in the National Pipeline
Mapping System (NPMS) or the
hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide
annual report (Form F 7000.1–1).
PHMSA has used MOP consistently
throughout the accident report form and
instructions. PHMSA’s data collection
software will determine if MOP was
exceeded and the degree of exceedance.
PHMSA considers the ‘‘limiting factor
establishing MOP’’ as a critical piece of
data about the failure location.
15. Length of Segment Isolated: API/
AOPL asked for clarification regarding
the term ‘‘isolated.’’ PHMSA’s
instructions clarify that this is only
answered when the method of flow
control is valve closure both upstream
and downstream of the failure location.
PHMSA will also add this clarification
to the form.
16. External Corrosion and Stray
Current: API/AOPL do not object to
additional details regarding stray
current, however, they note this
information is generally not available
within the 30-day requirement for
accident reports. PHMSA notes that
operators can submit an original
accident report without the information
in 2a and 2b and submit a supplemental
report once the information becomes
available.
17. Natural Force Damage Additional
Sub-Cause: The API/AOPL do not
believe that adding tree root damage to
the form will significantly reduce the
number of accidents reported as ‘‘Other
Accident Cause.’’ PHMSA agrees that
tree root damage to hazardous liquid
pipelines may not significantly reduce
the number of accidents reported as
‘‘Other Accident Cause.’’ PHMSA seeks
to collect consistent cause codes for all
pipeline systems for ease of data
analysis and realizes that some of the
detailed cause codes may be more
relevant to a specific pipeline system
type.
18. Excavation Details For All
Excavation Damages: API/AOPL
commented they are unclear as to what
additional information will be collected
for first- and second-party excavators. In
the March 9, 2020 Notice, PHMSA
incorrectly stated that data is collected
only when the excavator is a third-party.
In fact, the current accident report
already collects data about all
excavation damages. PHMSA now
proposes to only collect data about the
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Tool (DIRT). PHMSA also proposes to
add questions about exemptions from
State damage prevention laws.
19. State Damage Prevention Law
Exemption: API/AOPL recommended
that PHMSA keep the excavation
questions consistent with the
information collected on the DIRT form.
PHMSA’s question on State Damage
Prevention Law Exemption is not part of
the CGA–DIRT and is applicable only to
accidents where a third-party is
identified as the cause of the accident.
Data about exemptions is important to
PHMSA and its State partners to assess
instances where excavators have been
exempted from notifying operators prior
to excavating.
20. Material Failure Cause Changes:
API/AOPL objected to adding a question
that collects post-construction pressure
test values since original pressure test
information is often missing or
unavailable. Further, without more
information, API/AOPL do not see the
value in providing this data. PHMSA
concurs and will remove the question.
21. Additional Integrity Inspection
Data: API/AOPL asked that PHMSA
rephrase Part J ‘‘Integrity Inspection’’ to
‘‘Successful Integrity Inspection’’ or
‘‘Completed Integrity Inspection.’’ They
noted this would ensure that operators
only provide data on ILI tool runs that
provided a consistent and complete data
set. API/AOPL also asked PHMSA to
add a list of direct assessment methods
available to operators.
PHMSA has renamed Part J from
‘‘Integrity Inspections’’ to ‘‘Completed
Integrity Inspections,’’ as suggested.
PHMSA understands a ‘‘completed
integrity inspection’’ to be when the tool
has been successfully run and not when
the remediation is completed.
The form currently includes two
options for the type of direct
assessment—‘‘External Corrosion Direct
Assessment’’ and ‘‘Other.’’ The selection
for ‘‘Other’’ would include any ‘‘other
technology’’ as determined by
195.452(j)(5)(iv) or 195.452(c)(1)(i)(D).
22. Contributing Factors: API/AOPL
recommended that PHMSA modify Part
K by adding an option for ‘‘no
contributing factors’’ and emphasized
that contributing factors are often not
known until the completion of internal
company analysis. PHMSA notes that
making no selection in Part K is
equivalent to ‘‘no contributing factors’’
and has not added the additional option
recommended by API/AOPL. PHMSA
will modify the form and instructions to
emphasize that contributing factors are
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determinations regarding contributing
factors.
The following information is provided
for this information collection: (1) Title
of the information collection; (2) OMB
control number; (3) Current expiration
date; (4) Type of request; (5) Abstract of
the information collection activity; (6)
Description of affected public; (7)
Estimate of total annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden; and (8)
Frequency of collection. PHMSA will
request a three-year term of approval for
this information collection activity.
PHMSA requests comments on the
following information:
1. Title: Transportation of Hazardous
Liquids by Pipeline: Recordkeeping and
Accident Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0047.
Current Expiration Date: 1/31/2023.
Type of Request: Revision.
Abstract: This information collection
covers recordkeeping and accident
reporting by hazardous liquid pipeline
operators who are subject to 49 CFR part
195. Section 195.50 specifies the
definition of an ‘‘accident’’ and the
reporting criteria for submitting a
Hazardous Liquid Accident Report
(form PHMSA F7000–1) is detailed in
§ 195.54. PHMSA is proposing to revise
the form and instructions for PHMSA
F7000–1 for editorial and clarification
purposes and to collect additional data.
Currently, PHMSA estimates that 406
Hazardous Liquid Accident Report
forms are submitted each year with
operators spending, on average, 10
hours to complete each report. Due to
the proposed changes, PHMSA expects
the burden for completing each report to
increase by 2 hours. This will result in
an overall burden increase of 812 hours
for this information collection.
Affected Public: Hazardous liquid
pipeline operators.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Annual Responses: 1,644.
Annual Burden Hours: 53,504.
Comments to Office of Management
and Budget are invited on:
(a) The need for the proposed
information, including whether the
information will have practical utility in
helping the agency to achieve its
pipeline safety goals;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques.

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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
16, 2020, under authority delegated in 49
CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
of one or more individuals that have
been placed on OFAC’s Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons List (SDN List). OFAC has
determined that one or more applicable
legal criteria were satisfied to place the
individuals on the SDN List. All
property and interests in property
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these
individuals are blocked, and U.S.
persons are generally prohibited from
engaging in transactions with them.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for applicable date(s).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Associate Director for Global
Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant
Director for Sanctions Compliance &
Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490;
Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.:
202–622–2480; or Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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The Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List and additional
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Notice of OFAC Action(s)
On December 21, 2020, OFAC
determined that the property and
interests in property subject to U.S.
jurisdiction of the following individuals
are blocked under the relevant sanctions
authorities listed below.
Individuals:
1. AGUILAR GARCIA, Marvin Ramiro,
Altos de Motastepe Casa No 430, Managua,
Nicaragua; DOB 10 Jan 1957; POB Chontales,
Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender

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Male; Passport A0008313 (Nicaragua) issued
03 Jun 2009 expires 02 Jun 2014 (individual)
[NICARAGUA].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of
Executive Order 13851 of November 27,
2018, ‘‘Blocking Property of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua,’’
83 FR 61505, (‘‘E.O. 13851’’), for being an
official of the Government of Nicaragua or
having served as an official of the
Government of Nicaragua at any time on or
after January 10, 2007.
2. GUTIERREZ MERCADO, Walmaro
Antonio, KM. 43.5 South Road Panamerican,
South Panamerican Highway, Diriamba,
Carazo, Nicaragua; DOB 05 May 1968; POB
Managua, Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua;
Gender Male; Passport A0007922 (Nicaragua)
issued 25 Sep 2007 expires 24 Sep 2012
(individual) [NICARAGUA].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of
E.O. 13851 for being an official of the
Government of Nicaragua or having served as
an official of the Government of Nicaragua at
any time on or after January 10, 2007.
3. DOMINGUEZ ALVAREZ, Fidel De Jesus,
Altos E San Isidro A15, Managua, Nicaragua;
DOB 21 Mar 1963; POB Rivas, Nicaragua;
nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male
(individual) [NICARAGUA].
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of
E.O. 13851 for being an official of the
Government of Nicaragua or having served as
an official of the Government of Nicaragua at
any time on or after January 10, 2007.
Dated: December 21, 2020.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control,
U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the
identifying information of three entities
that were added to OFAC’s list of
Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons (SDN List).
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for applicable date(s).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.:
202–622–2490; Associate Director for
Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420;
Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.:
202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855;
or Assistant Director for Sanctions
SUMMARY:

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Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–
2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List and additional
information concerning OFAC sanctions
programs are available on OFAC’s
website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
Notice of OFAC Action(s)
On December 17, 2020, OFAC
determined that the property and
interests in property subject to U.S.
jurisdiction of the following entities are
blocked under the relevant sanctions
authority listed below.
Entities
1. KAVE COFFEE S.A. (a.k.a. KAVE
COFFEE S A), Panama; Calle A No. 310 entre
3ra y 5ta, Municipio Playa, Havana, Cuba;
RUC # 22044–123–197519 (Panama) [CUBA].
Identified pursuant to the Cuban Assets
Control Regulations, 31 CFR part 515
(CACR), as meeting the definition of a Cuban
national, a person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to
CACR.
2. FINANCIERA CIMEX S.A (a.k.a.
FINCIMEX), Calle 8, Entre 3ra Y 5ta Ave, 319
Playa, Havana, Cuba; Panama; RUC # 12555–
91–124494 (Panama) [CUBA].
Identified pursuant to the CACR as meeting
the definition of a Cuban national, a person
whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to CACR.
3. GRUPO DE ADMINISTRACION
EMPRESARIAL S.A. (a.k.a. GAESA; a.k.a.
‘‘GRUPO GAE’’), Edificio de la Marina,
Avenida Del Puerto Y Brapia, Havana, Cuba;
Organization Established Date 28 Feb 1999;
Organization Type: Activities of holding
companies [CUBA].
Identified pursuant to the CACR as meeting
the definition of a Cuban national, a person
whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to CACR.
Dated: December 17, 2020.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control,
U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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