WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a rule called: Syrian Sanctions Regulations.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 26 by Bradley T. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury.

Summary: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is removing from the Code of Federal Regulations the Syrian Sanctions Regulations as a result of the termination of the national emergency on which the regulations were based and further changes to the policy of the United States towards Syria.

For more information, contact OFAC: Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, 202-622-4855; or https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac.

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