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Financial Institution Letter

Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons



Summary: The President of the United States has issued an Executive Order Blocking Property of Certain Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus. Individuals listed as an annex to the executive order have been added to Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.

Highlights:
  • On June 19, 2006, through the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the President issued a new Executive Order, Blocking Property of Certain Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus .
  • As a result of the annex to the Executive Order, individuals have been added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list. Those entries are attached.
  • OFAC has asked that we distribute the information to all FDIC-supervised institutions so records can be checked for accounts that are required to be blocked.
  • OFAC information also may be found on the Internet at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information .
  • Please distribute this information to the appropriate personnel in your institution.
  • For further information about Executive Orders, the list of blocked accounts or the procedures to block accounts, please call OFAC's Compliance Programs Division at 1-800-540-6322.

Distribution:
FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)

Suggested Routing:
Chief Executive Officer
BSA Compliance Officer

Attachment:
Belarus Executive Order - PDF 18k ( PDF Help )
6/19/2006 Additions to SDN List

Note:
FDIC Financial Institution Letters (FILs) may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2006/index.html .

To receive FILs electronically, please visit http://www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/fil.html .

Paper copies of FDIC FILs may be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434 (1-877-275-3342 or 703-562-2200).



Additional Related Topics:

  • Office of Foreign Assets Control
FIL-58-2006
Attachment(s)

Last Updated: June 28, 2006