Additional Designation of Entity Pursuant to Executive Order 13382

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of State [Public Notice 5739] AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Designation of the Defense Industries Organization Under Executive Order 13382 . SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority in section 1(ii) of Executive Order 13382 , “Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters”, the Assistant Secretary of State, acting under the authorities delegated to him by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, has determined that an Iranian entity, the Defense Industries Organization (“DIO”), has engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery. DATES: The designation by the Secretary of State of the entity identified in this notice pursuant to Executive Order 13382 is effective on March 30, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Office of Counterproliferation Initiatives, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 202/647-7895. Background On June 28, 2005, the President, invoking the authority, inter alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706 ) (“IEEPA”), issued Executive Order 13382 ( 70 FR 38567 , July 1, 2005) (the “Order”), effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern …