Designations Under EO 13382, September 10, 2008

David Scantling filed this request with the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control of the United States of America.
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2017- 06- 156

Due July 18, 2017
Est. Completion None
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Awaiting Response

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From: David Scantling

Dear FOIA Officer:

1. This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, submitted to the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the United States Department of the Treasury ("Treasury").

2. I hereby request agency records related to OFAC's designation of the following entities, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, on September 10, 2008 (hereafter "Iranian Entities"):

2.1) Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines ("IRISL"), Tehran, Iran
2.2) Asia Marine Network Pte. Ltd. ("IRISL Asia PTE"), Singapore
2.3) CISCO Shipping Co. Ltd. ("IRISL Korea Co. Ltd."), Seoul, South Korea
2.4) CISCO Shipping Co. Ltd. ("IRISL Korea Co. Ltd."), Busan, South Korea
2.5) Iran o Hind Shipping Company, Tehran, Iran
2.6) Iran o Misr Shipping Company, Tehran, Iran
2.7) Iran o Misr Shipping Company, Port Said, Egypt
2.8) Iran o Misr Shipping Company, Alexandria, Egypt
2.9) Irinvestship, Ltd., London, United Kingdom
2.10) IRISL Benelux NV, Antwerp, Belgium
2.11) IRISL China Shipping Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
2.12) IRISL Europe GMbH, Hamburg, Germany
2.13) IRISL (Malta) Limited, Sliema, Malta
2.14) IRISL Marine Services & Engineering Company, Tehran, Iran
1.15) IRISL Marine Services & Engineering Company, Bandar Imam Khomeini, Iran
1.16) IRISL Multimodal Transport Co., Tehran, Iran
1.17) IRISL (UK) Ltd., Essex, United Kingdom
2.18) IRITAL Shipping SRL Company, Genoa, Italy
2.19) Khazar Sea Shipping Lines, Gilan, Iran
2.20) South Shipping Line Iran, Tehran, Iran
2.21) Shipping Computer Services Company, Tehran, Iran
2.22) Valfajr 8th Shipping Line Co. SSK, Tehran, Iran
2.23) Oasis Freight Agencies, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2.24) Oasis Freight Agencies, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

3. The following constraints limit this FOIA request:

3.1. Only the Designation/Evidentiary Package documents related to these Iranian Entities are requested;
3.2. Excluding any documents containing the agency’s deliberative material or recommendations;
3.3. Excluding any documents classified Top Secret (“TS”), Sensitive Compartmented Information (“SCI”), and/or Special Access Program (“SAP”); however,
3.4. Including all of OFAC’s responsive documents that are classified below the TS, SCI and/or SAP levels; for example, any documents marked Unclassified (“U”), Sensitive But Unclassified (“SBU”), For Official Use Only (“FOUO”), Confidential (“C”), Law Enforcement Sensitive (“LES”), and/or Secret (“S”).

4. Although FOIA has always presumed that government records are open to public inspection, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, Pub. L. 114-185, prohibits agencies from withholding records unless (1) “disclosure is prohibited by law” or (2) “the agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by” one of FOIA’s exemptions. 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(8)(A). Thus, in addition to FOIA favoring disclosure and requiring its exemptions to be narrowly construed, Section 552(a)(8)(A) prohibits agencies from using their discretion to broadly withhold records merely because they believe an exemption could technically apply.

5. In order to expedite OFAC’s release of the requested documents, please disclose them on an interim, rolling basis as they become available; for example, without waiting for all of the agency’s relevant systems of record to be searched, or all of its relevant records to be processed. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

6. If OFAC’s processing costs for this request exceed $350.00, please notify me in advance so that I might consider paying any additional fees for a complete and accurate set of responsive documents. The requested documents will be made available to the general public and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

7. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

David Scantling

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FOIA No. 2017-06-156
OASIS No.: 945704

Dear Mr. Scantling,

Attached is OFAC's acknowledgement of your FOIA request number 2017-06-156.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, you may email OFACFOIAOffice@treasury.gov<mailto:OFACFOIAOffice@treasury.gov> or contact the FOIA Requester Service Center at 202-622-2500, option 3. Please reference your FOIA No. 2017-06-156 in any future communications.
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OFAC FOIA Office

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Dear Mr. Scantling,

Re: FOIA No. 2017-06-156
OASIS No.: 951560

Thank you for your inquiry regarding your FOIA No. 2017-06-156. As noted in our acknowledgement letter dated August 2, 2017, there were 143 open requests ahead of yours. As of today, September 6, 2017, there are 135 cases pending ahead of yours.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, you may email OFACFOIAOffice@treasury.gov<mailto:OFACFOIAOffice@treasury.gov> or contact the FOIA Requester Service Center at 202-622-2500, option 3. Please reference your FOIA No. 2017-06-156 in any future communications.
Regards,

OFAC FOIA Office

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FOIA 2017-06-156
OASIS 957130

Mr. Scantling,

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of your FOIA 2017-06-156. There are currently 119 pending cases ahead of yours in our processing queue.

We appreciate your patience as we work through our processing queue.
Regards,

The OFAC FOIA Office

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FOIA #2017-06-156
OASIS #962131

Mr. Scantling,

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of your FOIA request #2017-06-156. As of today, November 6, 2017, 118 open cases are pending ahead of yours in our processing queue.

We appreciate your patience as we work our way through our processing queue.
Regards,

The OFAC FOIA Office

From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control

FOIA #2017-06-156
OASIS #967505

Good morning,

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of your FOIA #2017-06-156.

As of today, December 11, 2017, there are 110 requests pending ahead of yours in our processing queue.

We appreciate your patience as we work through our processing queue.
Regards,

The OFAC FOIA Office

From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control

FOIA #2017-06-156
OASIS #973908

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of your FOIA #2017-06-156. As of today, January 17, 2018, there are 110 cases pending ahead of yours in our processing queue.

We appreciate your patience as we work through our processing queue.
Regards,

The OFAC FOIA Office

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FOIA #2017-06-156
OASIS #980549

Good morning,

As of today, February 22, 2018, there are 106 pending cases ahead of yours in our processing queue.
Regards,

The OFAC FOIA Office

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FOIA 2017-06-156
OASIS 986529

Good morning,

As of today, March 27, 2018, 103 cases are pending ahead of yours in our queue.

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Regards,

The OFAC FOIA Office

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