1. Reporting and Procedures Regulations; Sudanese Sanctions Regulations; Taliban (Afghanistan) Sanctions Regulations; Final Rules (65 FR 2726 on January 11, 2001)

Commentary: The Office of Foreign Assets control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury is amending provisions relating to the registration of nongovernmental organizations in the Reporting and Procedures Regulations and Sudanese Sanctions Regulations and is issuing the Taliban (Afghanistan) Sanctions Regulations to implement the President’s declaration of a national emergency and imposition of sanctions against the Taliban in Executive Order 13129 of July 4, 1999.

2. Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Agreement Assets Control Regulation; Interim Rule (65 FR 3304 on January 12, 2001)

Commentary: The Office of Foreign Assets control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury is issuing regulations to implement the President’s declaration in Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000 of a national emergency and order blocking certain property and interests in property of the Government of the Russian Federation that are directly related to the implementation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation concerning the disposition of highly enriched Uranium extracted from nuclear weapons, data February 18, 1993, and related contracts and agreements.

3. Blocked Persons, Specially Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, Foreign Terrorists Organizations, and Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers:  Additional Designates of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers and Removal of Specially Designated National of Cuba (65 FR 29229 on May 30, 2001)

Commentary: The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury is adding the names of twenty-seven individuals and three entities who have been designated as specially designated narcotics traffickers.  The entry of one individual, Carlos Wittgreen, previously designated as a specially designated national of Cuba is removed from Appendix A.

4. Exports of Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Devices to Cuba, Sudan, Libya and Iran; Cuba Travel-Related Transactions (65 FR 36683 on July 12, 2001)

Commentary: The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury is issuing and amending regulations to implement the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, Title IX of Public Law 106-387 (October 28, 2000).  These regulations amend the licensing provisions of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, the Libyan Sanctions Regulations, and the Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 CFR parts 515, 538, 550 and 560, respectively, as they relate to the exportation and reexportation from the U.S. or by U.S. persons of agricultural commodities, medicine, or medical devices to Cuba, Sudan, Libya, and Iran.  These regulations also amend the Cuban Assets Control Regulations with respect to Cuba travel-related transactions.

5. Amendments to the Iranian Assets Control Regulations (65 FR 38553 on July 25, 2001)

Commentary: The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury is amending the Iranian Assets control Regulations, 31 CFR part 535 (the “IACR”) to conform certain provisions related to custodians of property in which Iran has an interest to rulings of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal.

6. Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Agreement Assets Control Regulations (65 FR 38554 on July 25, 2001)

Commentary: The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury is issuing regulations to implement the President’s declaration in Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000, of a national emergency and order blocking certain property and interests in property of the Government of the Russian Federation that are directly related to the implementation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation Concerning the Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted from Nuclear Weapons, dated February 18, 2993, and related contracts and agreements.

7. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) Kosovo Sanctions Regulations; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) Milosevic Regulations; Final Rule (65 FR 50506 on October 3, 2001)

Commentary: The Treasury Department is amending existing regulations and adding new regulations consistent with Executive Order 13192 of January 17, 2001, which lifts certain economic sanctions imposed with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) pursuant to Executive Orders 13088 of June 9, 1998, and 13121 of April 30, 1999, while maintaining and modifying sanctions targeted against members and supporters of the regime or former President Slobodan Milosevic and certain persons under open indictment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

8. Blocked Persons, Specially Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers:  Additional Designations of Terrorism - Related Blocked Persons; Final Rule (65 FR 54404 on October 26, 2001)

Commentary: The Treasury Department is amending Appendix A to 31 CFR Chapter V by adding the names of 45 individuals and 21 entities who are listed on the annex to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), or have been designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 as blocked persons and by amending the notes to the appendices to 31 CFR Chapter V to reflect the revisions to Appendix A.  Prominent names added to the list include Usama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and other terrorists.

9. Additional Designations and Removal of Persons Listed in Appendix A to 31 CFR Chapter V and Appendix I to 31 CFR Part 539, Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade Control Regulations (65 FR 57371 on November 15, 2001)

Commentary: The Treasury Department is amending Appendix A to 31 CFR Chapter V to add or remove, as appropriate, the names of individuals and entities designated as specially designated narcotics traffickers, a foreign terrorist organization, or blocked persons or specially designated nationals designated pursuant to Executive Orders 13088, 13192 or 13219; amending the notes to the appendices to 31 CFR Chapter V to reflect the revisions to Appendix A and the publication of the Taliban (Afghanistan) Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 545; and amending Appendix I to 31 CFR Part 539 to remove two entities previously designated as designated foreign persons.