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§ 300.5
Enrollment of enrolled agent fee.
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the economic impact on small entities
in the ‘‘Special Analyses’’ section of the
preamble could be clearer. Specifically,
the SBA requested that the certification
identify the number of enrolled agents
and the appropriate North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS)
codes for enrolled agents, estimate the
percent of enrolled agents that are
operating as or employed by small
entities based upon the small business
size standards established by the SBA,
and further explain why the increased
fees are not economically significant.
The ‘‘Special Analyses’’ section of the
final regulations adopts these
recommended changes.
Drafting Information
The principal author of these
regulations is Matthew S. Cooper of the
Office of the Associate Chief Counsel
(Procedure & Administration),
Administrative Provisions & Judicial
Practice Division.
Special Analyses
It has been determined that this final
rule is not a significant regulatory action
as defined in Executive Order 12866.
Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not
required. It is hereby certified that these
regulations will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Accordingly, a
regulatory flexibility analysis is not
required. This certification is based on
the information that follows. This final
rule affects enrolled agents, of which
there are currently 45,261 active. The
economic impact of these regulations on
any small entity would result from a
small entity, including a sole proprietor,
being required to pay a fee prescribed by
these regulations in order to obtain a
particular service. The appropriate
NAICS codes for enrolled agents relate
to tax preparation services (NAICS code
541213) and other accounting services
(NAICS code 541219). Entities
identified under these codes are
considered small under the SBA size
standards (13 CFR 121.201) if their
annual revenue is less than $6.5 million
or $7.5 million respectively. The IRS
estimates that 99 percent of enrolled
agents are operating as or employed by
small entities. Therefore, the IRS has
determined that this final rule will
affect a substantial number of small
entities. The dollar amounts of the
increases in fees are not, however,
substantial enough to have a significant
economic impact on any entity subject
to the fees. The amounts of the fees are
commensurate with, if not less than, the
amount of fees charged for other
professional examination and
enrollment fees. Persons who elect to
take the examination and apply for
enrollment or renewal of enrollment
also receive benefits from obtaining the
enrolled agent designation. The Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration submitted
comments on the regulation, which are
discussed elsewhere in this preamble.
PART 300—USER FEES
Paragraph 1. The authority citation
for part 300 continues to read in part as
follows:
§ 300.6 Renewal of enrollment of enrolled
agent fee.
(a) Applicability. This section applies
to the renewal of enrollment of enrolled
agents with the IRS Office of
Professional Responsibility pursuant to
31 CFR 10.6(d)(6).
(b) Fee. The fee for renewal of
enrollment as an enrolled agent with the
IRS Office of Professional Responsibility
is $125.
(c) Person liable for the fee. The
person liable for the renewal of
enrollment fee is the person renewing
their enrollment as an enrolled agent
with the IRS Office of Professional
Responsibility.
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List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 300
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, User fees.
Adoption of Amendments to the
Regulations
Accordingly, 26 CFR part 300 is
amended as follows:
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Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701.
I Par. 2. Section 300.0 is amended as
follows:
I 1. Paragraphs (b)(4), (b)(5), and (b)(6)
are added.
I 2. Paragraph (c) is revised.
The additions and revision read as
follows:
§ 300.0
User fees; in general.
*
*
*
*
*
(b) * * *
(4) Taking the special enrollment
examination to become an enrolled
agent.
(5) Enrolling an enrolled agent.
(6) Renewing the enrollment of an
enrolled agent.
(c) Effective date. This part 300 is
applicable March 16, 1995, except that
the user fee for processing offers in
compromise is applicable November 1,
2003, and the user fee for the special
enrollment examination, enrollment,
and renewal of enrollment for enrolled
agents is applicable November 6, 2006.
I Par. 3. Section 300.4 is added to read
as follows:
§ 300.4
fee.
Special enrollment examination
(a) Applicability. This section applies
to the special enrollment examination to
become an enrolled agent pursuant to 31
CFR 10.4(a).
(b) Fee. The fee for taking the special
enrollment examination is $11 per part,
which is the government cost for
overseeing the examination and does
not include any fees charged by the
examination administrator.
(c) Person liable for the fee. The
person liable for the special enrollment
examination fee is the applicant taking
the examination.
I Par. 4. Section 300.5 is added to read
as follows:
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(a) Applicability. This section applies
to the initial enrollment of enrolled
agents with the IRS Office of
Professional Responsibility pursuant to
31 CFR 10.5(b).
(b) Fee. The fee for initially enrolling
as an enrolled agent with the IRS Office
of Professional Responsibility is $125.
(c) Person liable for the fee. The
person liable for the enrollment fee is
the applicant filing for enrollment as an
enrolled agent with the IRS Office of
Professional Responsibility.
I Par. 5. Section 300.6 is added to read
as follows:
Mark E. Matthews,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and
Enforcement.
Approved: October 2, 2006,
Eric Solomon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax
Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 594, 595, and 597
Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations; Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations; Foreign Terrorist
Organizations Sanctions Regulations
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule; amendment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of Foreign Assets
Control of the U.S. Department of the
Treasury (‘‘OFAC’’) is revising the
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations,
the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations,
and the Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Sanctions Regulations to authorize inkind donations of medical devices and
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medical services by U.S.
nongovernmental organizations to the
Palestinian Authority Ministry of
Health.
DATES: Effective Date: July 6, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director of Compliance,
Outreach & Implementation, tel.: 202/
622–2490, Assistant Director of
Licensing, tel.: 202/622–2480, Assistant
Director of Policy, tel.: 202/622–4855, or
Chief Counsel, tel.: 202/622–2410,
Office of Foreign Assets Control,
Department of the Treasury,
Washington, DC 20220 (not toll free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional
information concerning the Office of
Foreign Assets Control (‘‘OFAC’’) are
available from OFAC’s Web site
(https://www.treas.gov/ofac) or via
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-ondemand service, tel.: (202) 622–0077.
Background
The Office of Foreign Assets Control
(‘‘OFAC’’) administers three sanctions
programs with respect to terrorists and
terrorist organizations. The Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 595
(‘‘TSR’’), implement Executive Order
12947 of January 23, 1995, in which the
President declared a national emergency
with respect to ‘‘grave acts of violence
committed by foreign terrorists that
disrupt the Middle East peace process
* * *’’ The Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (‘‘GTSR’’),
implement Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001, in which the
President declared an emergency more
generally with respect to ‘‘grave acts of
terrorism and threats of terrorism
committed by foreign terrorists * * *’’
The Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597
(‘‘FTOSR’’), implement provisions of the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996.
HAMAS is a target of each of these
sanctions programs, resulting in the
blocking of any property and interests in
property of HAMAS that are in the
United States or hereafter come within
the United States, or that are in or
hereafter come within the possession or
control of a United States person. These
restrictions prohibit U.S. persons from
dealing in property or interests in
property of HAMAS. After the January
26, 2006 parliamentary elections in the
West Bank and Gaza, HAMAS members
formed the majority party within the
Palestinian Legislative Council. In
addition, HAMAS currently holds
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positions of authority within the
government, including the position of
Prime Minister. OFAC determined that,
as a result of these elections, HAMAS
has a property interest in the
transactions of the Palestinian
Authority. Accordingly, pursuant to the
TSR, the GTSR, and the FTOSR, U.S.
persons are prohibited from engaging in
transactions with the Palestinian
Authority unless authorized.
Consistent with current foreign
policy, OFAC issued six general licenses
on April 12, 2006, authorizing U.S.
persons to engage in certain transactions
in which the Palestinian Authority may
have an interest. One of those general
licenses authorized in-kind donations of
medicine by U.S. nongovernmental
organizations to the Palestinian
Authority Ministry of Health, provided
that such donations were strictly for
distribution in the West Bank or Gaza
and not intended for resale. Based on
foreign policy considerations, OFAC is
expanding this license, effective July 6,
2006, to allow U.S. nongovernmental
organizations to make in-kind donations
to the Palestinian Authority Ministry of
Health of medical services and medical
devices, which include medical
supplies, in addition to donations of
medicine, provided that such donations
are strictly for distribution in the West
Bank or Gaza and not intended for
resale.
Public Participation
Because the amendment of 31 CFR
parts 594, 595, and 597 involves a
foreign affairs function, the provisions
of Executive Order 12866 and the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
553) requiring notice of proposed
rulemaking, opportunity for public
participation, and delay in effective
date, are inapplicable. Because no
notice of proposed rulemaking is
required for this rule, the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601–612) does
not apply.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The collections of information related
to 31 CFR parts 594, 595, and 597 are
contained in 31 CFR part 501 (the
‘‘Reporting, Procedures and Penalties
Regulations’’). Pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3507), those collections of
information have been approved by the
Office of Management and Budget under
control number 1505–0164. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless the
collection of information displays a
valid control number.
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List of Subjects
31 CFR Part 594
Administrative practice and
procedure, Banks, Banking, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Terrorism.
31 CFR Part 595
Administrative practice and
procedure, Banks, Banking, Currency,
Foreign investments in United States,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Securities, Terrorism.
31 CFR Part 597
Administrative practice and
procedure, Banks, Banking, Currency,
Foreign investments in United States,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Securities, Terrorism.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Office of Foreign Assets
Control amends 31 CFR parts 594, 595,
and 597 as follows:
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PART 594—GLOBAL TERRORISM
SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 594
continues to read as follows:
I
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31
U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601–1651, 1701–
1706; Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890 (28
U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079,
September 25, 2001; E.O. 13268, 67 FR
44751, July 3, 2002; 3 CFR, 2002 Comp., p.
240; E.O. 13284, 64 FR 4075, January 28,
2003.
Subpart E—Licenses, Authorizations,
and Statements of Licensing Policy
I
2. Revise § 594.515 to read as follows:
§ 594.515 In-kind donations of medicine,
medical devices, and medical services.
(a) Effective July 6, 2006,
nongovernmental organizations that are
U.S. persons are authorized to provide
in-kind donations of medicine, medical
devices, and medical services to the
Palestinian Authority Ministry of
Health, provided that such donations
are strictly for distribution in the West
Bank or Gaza and not intended for
resale, and provided further that no
payment pursuant to this license may
involve a debit to an account of the
Palestinian Authority on the books of a
U.S. financial institution or to any
account blocked pursuant to this part.
(b) For the purposes of this section
only, the term medical device has the
meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321),
including medical supplies, but does
not include any item listed on the
Commerce Control List in the Export
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Administration Regulations, 15 CFR
part 774, supplement no. 1.
Subpart E—Licenses, Authorizations,
and Statements of Licensing Policy
Note to paragraph (b): Nongovernmental
organizations that are interested in providing
items listed on the Commerce Control List to
the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health
must apply for a specific license from the
Office of Foreign Assets Control.
PART 595—TERRORISM SANCTIONS
REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 595
continues to read as follows:
I
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b);
50 U.S.C. 1601–1651, 1701–1706; Pub. L.
101–410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
E.O. 12947, 60 FR 5079; 3 CFR, 1995 Comp.,
p. 319.
Subpart E—Licenses, Authorizations,
and Statements of Licensing Policy
I
2. Revise § 595.513 to read as follows:
§ 595.513 In-kind donations of medicine,
medical devices, and medical services.
(a) Effective July 6, 2006,
nongovernmental organizations that are
U.S. persons are authorized to provide
in-kind donations of medicine, medical
devices, and medical services to the
Palestinian Authority Ministry of
Health, provided that such donations
are strictly for distribution in the West
Bank or Gaza and not intended for
resale, and provided further that no
payment pursuant to this license may
involve a debit to an account of the
Palestinian Authority on the books of a
U.S. financial institution or to any
account blocked pursuant to this part.
(b) For the purposes of this section
only, the term medical device has the
meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321),
including medical supplies, but does
not include any item listed on the
Commerce Control List in the Export
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR
part 774, supplement no. 1.
Note to paragraph (b): Nongovernmental
organizations that are interested in providing
items listed on the Commerce Control List to
the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health
must apply for a specific license from the
Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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PART 597—FOREIGN TERRORIST
ORGANIZATIONS SANCTIONS
REGULATIONS
I
2. Revise § 597.511 to read as follows:
§ 597.511 In-kind donations of medicine,
medical devices, and medical services.
(a) Effective July 6, 2006, U.S.
financial institutions are authorized to
conduct all transactions ordinarily
incident to the provision by
nongovernmental organizations that are
U.S. persons of in-kind donations of
medicine, medical devices, and medical
services to the Palestinian Authority
Ministry of Health, provided that such
donations are strictly for distribution in
the West Bank or Gaza and not intended
for resale, and provided further that no
payment pursuant to this license may
involve a debit to an account of the
Palestinian Authority on the books of a
U.S. financial institution or to any
account blocked pursuant to this part.
(b) For the purposes of this section
only, the term medical device has the
meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321),
including medical supplies, but does
not include any item listed on the
Commerce Control List in the Export
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR
part 774, supplement no. 1.
(c) U.S. financial institutions are
authorized to conduct all transactions
ordinarily incident to the provision by
nongovernmental organizations that are
U.S. persons of in-kind donations of
medical devices listed on the Commerce
Control List to the Palestinian Authority
Ministry of Health, provided that
(1) Such donation is licensed by
OFAC; and
(2) Such donation is authorized under
or pursuant to the Export
Administration Regulations.
(d) The retention and reporting
provisions of § 597.201 shall not apply
with respect to transactions authorized
by paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section.
Dated: September 6, 2006.
Adam J. Szubin,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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1. The authority citation for part 597
continues to read as follows:
I
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 321(b); Pub. L. 101–
410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub.
L. 104–132, 110 Stat. 1214, 1248–53 (8 U.S.C.
1189, 18 U.S.C. 2339B).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD08–06–035]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Harvey, LA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth
Coast Guard District, has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulation
governing the operation of the Harvey
Canal Railroad Bascule Bridge across
the Harvey Canal, mile 0.2 (Gulf
Intracoastal Canal, mile 0.2 west of
Harvey Lock, near Gretna, Jefferson
Parish, Louisiana. This deviation
provides for the bridge to remain closed
to navigation for 60 consecutive hours
to conduct scheduled maintenance to
the drawbridge.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
6 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 2006 until
6 a.m. on Monday, October 16, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this
document are available for inspection or
copying at the office of the Eighth Coast
Guard District, Bridge Administration
Branch, Hale Boggs Federal Building,
room 1313, 500 Poydras Street, New
Orleans, Louisiana 70130–3310 between
7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The
telephone number is (504) 671–2128.
The Bridge Administration Branch of
the Eighth Coast Guard District
maintains the public docket for this
temporary deviation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Frank, Bridge Administration
Branch, telephone (504) 671–2129.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New
Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway
Company has requested a temporary
deviation in order to perform necessary
maintenance on the rail line of the
Harvey Canal Railroad Bascule Bridge
across the Harvey Canal, mile 0.2 (Gulf
Intracoastal Canal, mile 0.2 west of
Harvey Lock, near Gretna, Jefferson
Parish, Louisiana. The maintenance is
essential for the continued safe
operation of the draw span of the
railroad bridge. This temporary
deviation will allow the bridge to
remain in the closed-to-navigation
position from 6 p.m. on Friday, October
13, 2006 until 6 a.m. on Monday,
October 16, 2006.
The bridge has a vertical clearance of
9 feet above mean high water in the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 594, 595, and 597
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations; Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations; Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule; amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of
the Treasury (``OFAC'') is revising the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, and the Foreign
Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations to authorize in-kind
donations of medical devices and
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medical services by U.S. nongovernmental organizations to the
Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health.
DATES: Effective Date: July 6, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director of Compliance,
Outreach & Implementation, tel.: 202/622-2490, Assistant Director of
Licensing, tel.: 202/622-2480, Assistant Director of Policy, tel.: 202/
622-4855, or Chief Counsel, tel.: 202/622-2410, Office of Foreign
Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220 (not
toll free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional information concerning the Office of
Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') are available from OFAC's Web site
(https://www.treas.gov/ofac) or via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-
demand service, tel.: (202) 622-0077.
Background
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') administers three
sanctions programs with respect to terrorists and terrorist
organizations. The Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 595
(``TSR''), implement Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 1995, in
which the President declared a national emergency with respect to
``grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists that disrupt
the Middle East peace process * * *'' The Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (``GTSR''), implement Executive Order
13224 of September 23, 2001, in which the President declared an
emergency more generally with respect to ``grave acts of terrorism and
threats of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists * * *'' The
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597
(``FTOSR''), implement provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective
Death Penalty Act of 1996.
HAMAS is a target of each of these sanctions programs, resulting in
the blocking of any property and interests in property of HAMAS that
are in the United States or hereafter come within the United States, or
that are in or hereafter come within the possession or control of a
United States person. These restrictions prohibit U.S. persons from
dealing in property or interests in property of HAMAS. After the
January 26, 2006 parliamentary elections in the West Bank and Gaza,
HAMAS members formed the majority party within the Palestinian
Legislative Council. In addition, HAMAS currently holds positions of
authority within the government, including the position of Prime
Minister. OFAC determined that, as a result of these elections, HAMAS
has a property interest in the transactions of the Palestinian
Authority. Accordingly, pursuant to the TSR, the GTSR, and the FTOSR,
U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions with the
Palestinian Authority unless authorized.
Consistent with current foreign policy, OFAC issued six general
licenses on April 12, 2006, authorizing U.S. persons to engage in
certain transactions in which the Palestinian Authority may have an
interest. One of those general licenses authorized in-kind donations of
medicine by U.S. nongovernmental organizations to the Palestinian
Authority Ministry of Health, provided that such donations were
strictly for distribution in the West Bank or Gaza and not intended for
resale. Based on foreign policy considerations, OFAC is expanding this
license, effective July 6, 2006, to allow U.S. nongovernmental
organizations to make in-kind donations to the Palestinian Authority
Ministry of Health of medical services and medical devices, which
include medical supplies, in addition to donations of medicine,
provided that such donations are strictly for distribution in the West
Bank or Gaza and not intended for resale.
Public Participation
Because the amendment of 31 CFR parts 594, 595, and 597 involves a
foreign affairs function, the provisions of Executive Order 12866 and
the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of
proposed rulemaking, opportunity for public participation, and delay in
effective date, are inapplicable. Because no notice of proposed
rulemaking is required for this rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601-612) does not apply.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The collections of information related to 31 CFR parts 594, 595,
and 597 are contained in 31 CFR part 501 (the ``Reporting, Procedures
and Penalties Regulations''). Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), those collections of information have been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
1505-0164. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless the
collection of information displays a valid control number.
List of Subjects
31 CFR Part 594
Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, Banking, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Terrorism.
31 CFR Part 595
Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, Banking, Currency,
Foreign investments in United States, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Securities, Terrorism.
31 CFR Part 597
Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, Banking, Currency,
Foreign investments in United States, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Securities, Terrorism.
0
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Office of Foreign Assets
Control amends 31 CFR parts 594, 595, and 597 as follows:
PART 594--GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
0
1. The authority citation for part 594 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50
U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28
U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, September 25, 2001; E.O.
13268, 67 FR 44751, July 3, 2002; 3 CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 240; E.O.
13284, 64 FR 4075, January 28, 2003.
Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing
Policy
0
2. Revise Sec. 594.515 to read as follows:
Sec. 594.515 In-kind donations of medicine, medical devices, and
medical services.
(a) Effective July 6, 2006, nongovernmental organizations that are
U.S. persons are authorized to provide in-kind donations of medicine,
medical devices, and medical services to the Palestinian Authority
Ministry of Health, provided that such donations are strictly for
distribution in the West Bank or Gaza and not intended for resale, and
provided further that no payment pursuant to this license may involve a
debit to an account of the Palestinian Authority on the books of a U.S.
financial institution or to any account blocked pursuant to this part.
(b) For the purposes of this section only, the term medical device
has the meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321), including medical
supplies, but does not include any item listed on the Commerce Control
List in the Export
[[Page 58744]]
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR part 774, supplement no. 1.
Note to paragraph (b): Nongovernmental organizations that are
interested in providing items listed on the Commerce Control List to
the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health must apply for a
specific license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
PART 595--TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 595 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
E.O. 12947, 60 FR 5079; 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 319.
Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing
Policy
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2. Revise Sec. 595.513 to read as follows:
Sec. 595.513 In-kind donations of medicine, medical devices, and
medical services.
(a) Effective July 6, 2006, nongovernmental organizations that are
U.S. persons are authorized to provide in-kind donations of medicine,
medical devices, and medical services to the Palestinian Authority
Ministry of Health, provided that such donations are strictly for
distribution in the West Bank or Gaza and not intended for resale, and
provided further that no payment pursuant to this license may involve a
debit to an account of the Palestinian Authority on the books of a U.S.
financial institution or to any account blocked pursuant to this part.
(b) For the purposes of this section only, the term medical device
has the meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321), including medical
supplies, but does not include any item listed on the Commerce Control
List in the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR part 774,
supplement no. 1.
Note to paragraph (b): Nongovernmental organizations that are
interested in providing items listed on the Commerce Control List to
the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health must apply for a
specific license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
PART 597--FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 597 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 321(b); Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28
U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214, 1248-53 (8
U.S.C. 1189, 18 U.S.C. 2339B).
Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing
Policy
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2. Revise Sec. 597.511 to read as follows:
Sec. 597.511 In-kind donations of medicine, medical devices, and
medical services.
(a) Effective July 6, 2006, U.S. financial institutions are
authorized to conduct all transactions ordinarily incident to the
provision by nongovernmental organizations that are U.S. persons of in-
kind donations of medicine, medical devices, and medical services to
the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health, provided that such
donations are strictly for distribution in the West Bank or Gaza and
not intended for resale, and provided further that no payment pursuant
to this license may involve a debit to an account of the Palestinian
Authority on the books of a U.S. financial institution or to any
account blocked pursuant to this part.
(b) For the purposes of this section only, the term medical device
has the meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321), including medical
supplies, but does not include any item listed on the Commerce Control
List in the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR part 774,
supplement no. 1.
(c) U.S. financial institutions are authorized to conduct all
transactions ordinarily incident to the provision by nongovernmental
organizations that are U.S. persons of in-kind donations of medical
devices listed on the Commerce Control List to the Palestinian
Authority Ministry of Health, provided that
(1) Such donation is licensed by OFAC; and
(2) Such donation is authorized under or pursuant to the Export
Administration Regulations.
(d) The retention and reporting provisions of Sec. 597.201 shall
not apply with respect to transactions authorized by paragraphs (a) and
(c) of this section.
Dated: September 6, 2006.
Adam J. Szubin,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. E6-16409 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am]
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