Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2016)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 72679] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2016-25599] [[Page 72677]] Vol. 81 Thursday, No. 203 October 20, 2016 Part II The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice of October 18, 2016--Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 81 , No. 203 / Thursday, October 20, 2016 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 72679]] Notice of October 18, 2016 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order 12978, the President declared a national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia and the extreme level of violence, corruption, and harm such actions cause in the United States and abroad. The actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia continue to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States and to cause an extreme level of violence, corruption, and harm in the United States and abroad. For this reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, and the measures adopted pursuant thereto to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond October 21, 2016. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia declared in Executive Order 12978. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, October 18, 2016. [FR Doc. 2016-25599 Filed 10-19-16; 11:15 am] Billing code 3295-F7-P