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the performance of an executory
contract is expressly made contingent
upon the prior issuance of the one-year
specific license described in paragraph
(a)(1) of this section.
(c) Instructions for obtaining one-year
specific licenses. In order to obtain the
one-year specific license described in
paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the
exporter must provide to the Office of
Foreign Assets Control:
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(5) Nothing in this section authorizes
any transaction or dealing with a person
whose property and interests in
property are blocked under, or who is
designated or otherwise subject to any
sanctions under, the terrorism,
proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction, or narcotics trafficking
programs administered by OFAC, 31
CFR parts 536, 544, 594, 595, 597, and
598, or with any foreign organization,
group, or person subject to any
restriction for its involvement in
weapons of mass destruction or missile
proliferation, or involving property
blocked pursuant to this chapter or any
other activity prohibited by this chapter
not otherwise authorized in or pursuant
to this part.
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(1) Agricultural commodities. For the
purposes of this part, agricultural
commodities are:
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(2) Medicine. For the purposes of this
part, the term medicine has the same
meaning given the term ‘‘drug’’ in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) but
does not include any item listed on the
Commerce Control List in the Export
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR
part 774, supplement no. 1 (excluding
items classified as EAR 99).
(3) Medical device. For the purposes
of this part, 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) but
does not include any item listed on the
Commerce Control List in the Export
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR
part 774, supplement no. 1 (excluding
items classified as EAR 99).
(f) Excluded items. For the purposes
of this part, agricultural commodities do
not include furniture made from wood;
clothing manufactured from plant or
animal materials; agricultural
equipment (whether hand tools or
motorized equipment); pesticides,
insecticides, or herbicides; or cosmetics
(unless derived entirely from plant
materials).
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10. Amend § 560.532 by revising the
section heading, the introductory text of
paragraph (a), and the first sentence of
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Dated: October 4, 2011.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
§ 560.532 Payment for and financing of
commercial sales of certain agricultural
commodities, medicine, and medical
devices.
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(a) General license for payment terms.
The following payment terms for sales,
pursuant to § 560.530(a)(1), of the
excluded food items specified in
§ 560.530(a)(2)(iii), agricultural
commodities that do not fall within the
definition of food set forth in
§ 560.530(a)(2)(ii), food (as defined in
§ 560.530(a)(2)(ii)) intended for military
or law enforcement purchasers or
importers, medicine, or medical devices
to the Government of Iran, to any
individual or entity in Iran, or to
persons in third countries purchasing
specifically for resale to any of the
foregoing are authorized:
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(b) Specific licenses for alternate
payment terms. Specific licenses may be
issued on a case-by-case basis for
payment terms and trade financing not
authorized by the general license in
paragraph (a) of this section for sales
pursuant to § 560.530(a)(1). * * *
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11. Amend § 560.533 by revising the
section heading and paragraph (a) to
read as follows:
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§ 560.533 Brokering commercial sales of
agricultural commodities, medicine, and
medical devices.
(a) General license for brokering sales
by U.S. persons. United States persons
are authorized to provide brokerage
services on behalf of U.S. persons for
the sales and exportations or
reexportations by United States persons
that are described in paragraphs (a)(1)
and (a)(2) of § 560.530, provided that the
sale and exportation or reexportation is
authorized, as applicable, by a one-year
specific license issued pursuant to
paragraph (a)(1) of § 560.530 or by the
general license set forth in paragraph
(a)(2) of § 560.530.
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12. Amend Appendix B to part 560 by
revising Note 1 to read as follows:
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Appendix B to Part 560—Bulk
Agricultural Commodities
Notes: 1. Appendix B sets forth bulk
agricultural commodities eligible for sale
pursuant to the licensing procedures and the
general license in § 560.530.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
31 CFR Parts 538 and 560
Sudanese Sanctions Regulations;
Iranian Transactions Regulations
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (‘‘OFAC’’) is amending the
Sudanese Sanctions Regulations and the
Iranian Transactions Regulations to
authorize the processing of funds
transfers for the operating expenses or
other official business of third-country
diplomatic or consular missions in
Sudan or Iran, respectively. OFAC also
is amending the Sudanese Sanctions
Regulations and the Iranian
Transactions Regulations to authorize
the transportation of human remains to
or from Sudan and Iran, respectively, for
burial, cremation, or interment.
DATES: Effective Date: October 12, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202/622–
2490, Assistant Director for Licensing,
tel.: 202/622–2480, Assistant Director
for Policy, tel.: 202/622–4855, Office of
Foreign Assets Control, or Chief Counsel
(Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202/622–
2410, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of the Treasury (not toll free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC’s Web site
(https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain
general information pertaining to
OFAC’s sanctions programs also is
available via facsimile through a 24hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/
622–0077.
Background
OFAC is amending the Sudanese
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 538
(the ‘‘SSR’’), and the Iranian
Transactions Regulations, 31 CFR part
560 (the ‘‘ITR’’), to authorize the
processing of funds transfers for the
operating expenses or other official
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business of third-country diplomatic or
consular missions in, respectively,
Sudan and Iran. OFAC also is amending
the SSR and the ITR to authorize the
transportation of human remains to or
from Sudan and Iran, respectively, for
burial, cremation, or interment. In
addition, the amendments authorize the
importation into the United States for
non-commercial purposes of finished
tombstones or grave markers of
Sudanese or Iranian origin.
Section 538.204 of the SSR generally
prohibits the importation into the
United States, directly or indirectly, of
any goods or services of Sudanese
origin. Section 538.205 of the SSR
generally prohibits the exportation or
reexportation, directly Sudan of any
goods, technology, or services from the
United States or by a United States
person, wherever located, or requiring
the issuance of a license by a Federal
agency. As set forth in section
538.212(g)(1) of the SSR, these
prohibitions do not apply to activities or
related transactions with respect to the
Specified Areas of Sudan, as defined in
SSR section 538.320, provided that,
inter alia, they do not involve any
property or interests in property of the
Government of Sudan or the petroleum
or petrochemical industries in Sudan.
(Section 538.418 of the SSR contains
guidance regarding additional
restrictions on financial transactions
involving Sudan, including the
Specified Areas of Sudan.)
Section 560.201 of the ITR generally
prohibits the importation into the
United States of any goods or services
of Iranian origin or owned or controlled
by the Government of Iran. Section
560.204 of the ITR generally prohibits
the exportation, reexportation, sale, or
supply, directly or indirectly, from the
United States or by a U.S. person,
wherever located, of any goods,
technology, or services to Iran or the
Government of Iran. Sections 560.206
and 560.208 of the ITR contain
additional prohibitions that also may
apply to U.S. persons’ trade-related
transactions with Iran or facilitation of
transactions by foreign persons with
Iran.
Third-country diplomatic and
consular funds transfers. To ensure that
the prohibitions in the SSR and the ITR
do not impede the diplomatic or
consular activities of third-country
missions in Sudan and Iran, OFAC is
adding new section 538.534 to the SSR
and new section 560.541 to the ITR.
These new sections authorize the
processing of funds transfers otherwise
prohibited by the SSR and the ITR for
the operating expenses or other official
business of third-country diplomatic or
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consular missions in Sudan and Iran,
respectively.
Importation and exportation of
human remains for burial, cremation, or
interment. To ensure that the
prohibitions in the SSR and the ITR do
not have an unintended impact on the
timely handling of human remains,
OFAC is adding new section 538.535 to
the SSR and new section 560.542 to the
ITR. Paragraph (a) Of each new section
authorizes the importation into the
United States of human remains for
burial, cremation, or interment,
paragraph (b) authorizes the importation
into the United States for noncommercial purposes of finished
tombstones or grave markers, and
paragraph (c) authorizes the exportation
from the United States or by U.S.
persons of human remains for burial,
cremation, or interment.
Public Participation
Because the amendments of the SSR
and ITR involve a foreign affairs
function, the provisions of Executive
Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, 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 the SSR and ITR 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 538
Banks, Banking, Currency, Diplomatic
and consular missions, Exports, Human
remains, Imports, Sudan.
31 CFR Part 560
Banks, Banking, Currency, Diplomatic
and consular missions, Exports, Human
remains, Imports, Iran.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control amends 31 CFR parts 538 and
560 as follows:
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PART 538—SUDANESE SANCTIONS
REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 538
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 2339B,
2332d; 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); 22 U.S.C. 7201–
7211; Pub. L. 109–344, 120 Stat. 1869; Pub.
L. 110–96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705
note); E.O. 13067, 62 FR 59989, 3 CFR, 1997
Comp., p. 230; E.O. 13412, 71 FR 61369, 3
CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 244.
Subpart E—Licenses, Authorizations,
and Statements of Licensing Policy
2. Add a new § 538.534 to subpart E
to read as follows:
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§ 538.534 Third-country diplomatic and
consular funds transfers.
U.S. depository institutions, U.S.
registered brokers or dealers in
securities, and U.S. registered money
transmitters are authorized to process
funds transfers for the operating
expenses or other official business of
third-country diplomatic or consular
missions in Sudan, provided such
transfers are not by, to, or through a
person who is included within the term
Government of Sudan, as defined in
§ 538.305.
3. Add a new § 538.535 to subpart E
to read as follows:
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§ 538.535 Importation and exportation of
human remains for burial, cremation, or
interment authorized.
(a) The importation into the United
States of human remains for burial,
cremation, or interment, as well as of
coffins or other receptacles containing
such human remains, from Sudan is
authorized.
(b) The importation into the United
States for non-commercial purposes of
finished tombstones or grave markers of
Sudanese origin is authorized.
(c) The direct or indirect exportation
from the United States, or by a United
States person, wherever located, of
human remains for burial, cremation, or
interment, as well as of coffins or other
receptacles containing such human
remains, to Sudan is authorized.
(d) This section does not authorize the
importation into the United States of
Sudanese-origin cultural property or
other items of archaeological, historical,
or rare scientific importance.
Note 1 to § 538.535: See § 538.418 for
additional restrictions on financial
transactions involving Sudan, including the
Specified Areas of Sudan.
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PART 560—IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS
REGULATIONS
Dated: October 4, 2011.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
4. The authority citation for part 560
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 2339B,
2332d; 22 U.S.C. 2349aa–9; 22 U.S.C. 7201–
7211; 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); Pub. L. 110–96, 121
Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); Pub. L. 111–
195, 124 Stat. 1312 (22 U.S.C. 8501–8551);
E.O. 12613, 52 FR 41940, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp.,
p. 256; E.O. 12957, 60 FR 14615, 3 CFR, 1995
Comp., p. 332; E.O. 12959, 60 FR 24757, 3
CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 356; E.O. 13059, 62 FR
44531, 3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 217.
Subpart E—Licensing, Authorizations,
and Statements of Licensing Policy
5. Add a new § 560.541 to subpart E
to read as follows:
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6. Add a new § 560.542 to subpart E
to read as follows:
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§ 560.542 Importation and exportation of
human remains for burial, cremation, or
interment authorized.
(a) The importation into the United
States of human remains for burial,
cremation, or interment, as well as of
coffins or other receptacles containing
such human remains, from Iran is
authorized.
(b) The importation into the United
States for non-commercial purposes of
finished tombstones or grave markers of
Iranian origin is authorized.
(c) The direct or indirect exportation
from the United States, or by a United
States person, wherever located, of
human remains for burial, cremation, or
interment, as well as of coffins or other
receptacles containing such human
remains, to Iran is authorized.
(d) This section does not authorize the
importation into the United States of
Iranian-origin cultural property or other
items of archaeological, historical, or
rare scientific importance.
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33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG–2011–0228]
Safety Zone, Brandon Road Lock and
Dam to Lake Michigan Including Des
Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and
Ship Canal, Chicago River, and
Calumet-Saganashkee Channel,
Chicago, IL
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of enforcement of
regulation.
ACTION:
United States depository institutions
and United States registered brokers or
dealers in securities are authorized to
process funds transfers, in a manner
consistent with § 560.516, for the
operating expenses or other official
business of third-country diplomatic or
consular missions in Iran.
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AGENCY:
§ 560.541 Third-country diplomatic and
consular funds transfers.
Note 1 to § 560.542: United States
depository institutions and United States
registered brokers or dealers in securities
may transfer funds in connection with
transactions authorized pursuant to this
section in a manner consistent with
§ 560.516.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
The Coast Guard will enforce
a segment of the Safety Zone; Brandon
Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan
including Des Plaines River, Chicago
Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River,
Calumet-Saganashkee Channel on all
waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship
Canal from Mile Marker 295.7 to Mile
Marker 297.0 daily from 7:30 a.m.
through 10:30 a.m. on October 24–25,
2011 and from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m. on
October 26, 2011. This action is
necessary to protect the waterways,
waterway users, and vessels from
hazards associated with the Illinois
Department of Natural Resources’ fish
suppression operations to clear all fish
between barrier IIA and IIB, in
conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers’ scheduled maintenance
shutdown of Barrier IIB.
During the enforcement period, entry
into, transiting, mooring, laying-up or
anchoring within the enforced area of
this safety zone by any person or vessel
is prohibited unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port, Sector Lake
Michigan, or his or her designated
representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR
165.930 will be enforced from 7:30 a.m.
through 10:30 a.m. on October 24
through 25, 2011 and from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. on October 26, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this notice, call
or e-mail CWO Jon Grob, Prevention
Department, Coast Guard Sector Lake
Michigan, telephone 414–747–7188, email address Jon.K.Grob@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast
Guard will enforce a segment of the
SUMMARY:
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Safety Zone; Brandon Road Lock and
Dam to Lake Michigan including Des
Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and
Ship Canal, Chicago River, CalumetSaganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL,
listed in 33 CFR 165.930, on all waters
of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
from Mile Marker 295.7 to Mile Marker
297.0 daily from 7:30 a.m. through 10:30
a.m. on October 24–25, 2011 and from
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 26, 2011.
This enforcement action is necessary
because the Captain of the Port, Sector
Lake Michigan has determined that the
Illinois Department of Natural
Resources’ fish suppression operations
to clear all fish between barrier IIA and
IIB, in conjunction with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers scheduled
maintenance shutdown of Barrier IIB,
poses risks to life and property. The
combination of vessel traffic and the
fish removal operations in the water
makes the controlling of vessels through
the impacted portion of the Chicago
Sanitary and Ship Canal necessary to
prevent injury and property loss.
In accordance with the general
regulations in § 165.23 of this part, entry
into, transiting, mooring, laying up or
anchoring within the enforced area of
this safety zone by any person or vessel
is prohibited unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port, Sector Lake
Michigan, or his or her designated
representative.
This notice is issued under authority
of 33 CFR 165.930 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
In addition to this notice in the Federal
Register, the Captain of the Port, Sector
Lake Michigan, will also provide notice
through other means, which may
include, but are not limited to,
Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Local
Notice to Mariners, local news media,
distribution in leaflet form, and onscene oral notice.
Additionally, the Captain of the Port,
Sector Lake Michigan, may notify
representatives from the maritime
industry through telephonic and email
notifications.
Dated: September 26, 2011.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 538 and 560
Sudanese Sanctions Regulations; Iranian Transactions Regulations
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (``OFAC'') is amending the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations and
the Iranian Transactions Regulations to authorize the processing of
funds transfers for the operating expenses or other official business
of third-country diplomatic or consular missions in Sudan or Iran,
respectively. OFAC also is amending the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations
and the Iranian Transactions Regulations to authorize the
transportation of human remains to or from Sudan and Iran,
respectively, for burial, cremation, or interment.
DATES: Effective Date: October 12, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202/622-2490, Assistant Director for
Licensing, tel.: 202/622-2480, Assistant Director for Policy, tel.:
202/622-4855, Office of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief Counsel
(Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202/622-2410, Office of the General
Counsel, Department of the Treasury (not toll free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC's Web site (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain
general information pertaining to OFAC's sanctions programs also is
available via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.:
202/622-0077.
Background
OFAC is amending the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part
538 (the ``SSR''), and the Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 CFR
part 560 (the ``ITR''), to authorize the processing of funds transfers
for the operating expenses or other official
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business of third-country diplomatic or consular missions in,
respectively, Sudan and Iran. OFAC also is amending the SSR and the ITR
to authorize the transportation of human remains to or from Sudan and
Iran, respectively, for burial, cremation, or interment. In addition,
the amendments authorize the importation into the United States for
non-commercial purposes of finished tombstones or grave markers of
Sudanese or Iranian origin.
Section 538.204 of the SSR generally prohibits the importation into
the United States, directly or indirectly, of any goods or services of
Sudanese origin. Section 538.205 of the SSR generally prohibits the
exportation or reexportation, directly Sudan of any goods, technology,
or services from the United States or by a United States person,
wherever located, or requiring the issuance of a license by a Federal
agency. As set forth in section 538.212(g)(1) of the SSR, these
prohibitions do not apply to activities or related transactions with
respect to the Specified Areas of Sudan, as defined in SSR section
538.320, provided that, inter alia, they do not involve any property or
interests in property of the Government of Sudan or the petroleum or
petrochemical industries in Sudan. (Section 538.418 of the SSR contains
guidance regarding additional restrictions on financial transactions
involving Sudan, including the Specified Areas of Sudan.)
Section 560.201 of the ITR generally prohibits the importation into
the United States of any goods or services of Iranian origin or owned
or controlled by the Government of Iran. Section 560.204 of the ITR
generally prohibits the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply,
directly or indirectly, from the United States or by a U.S. person,
wherever located, of any goods, technology, or services to Iran or the
Government of Iran. Sections 560.206 and 560.208 of the ITR contain
additional prohibitions that also may apply to U.S. persons' trade-
related transactions with Iran or facilitation of transactions by
foreign persons with Iran.
Third-country diplomatic and consular funds transfers. To ensure
that the prohibitions in the SSR and the ITR do not impede the
diplomatic or consular activities of third-country missions in Sudan
and Iran, OFAC is adding new section 538.534 to the SSR and new section
560.541 to the ITR. These new sections authorize the processing of
funds transfers otherwise prohibited by the SSR and the ITR for the
operating expenses or other official business of third-country
diplomatic or consular missions in Sudan and Iran, respectively.
Importation and exportation of human remains for burial, cremation,
or interment. To ensure that the prohibitions in the SSR and the ITR do
not have an unintended impact on the timely handling of human remains,
OFAC is adding new section 538.535 to the SSR and new section 560.542
to the ITR. Paragraph (a) Of each new section authorizes the
importation into the United States of human remains for burial,
cremation, or interment, paragraph (b) authorizes the importation into
the United States for non-commercial purposes of finished tombstones or
grave markers, and paragraph (c) authorizes the exportation from the
United States or by U.S. persons of human remains for burial,
cremation, or interment.
Public Participation
Because the amendments of the SSR and ITR involve a foreign affairs
function, the provisions of Executive Order 12866 of September 30,
1993, 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 the SSR and ITR 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 538
Banks, Banking, Currency, Diplomatic and consular missions,
Exports, Human remains, Imports, Sudan.
31 CFR Part 560
Banks, Banking, Currency, Diplomatic and consular missions,
Exports, Human remains, Imports, Iran.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Department of the
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control amends 31 CFR parts 538 and
560 as follows:
PART 538--SUDANESE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 538 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 2339B, 2332d; 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); 22 U.S.C. 7201-7211; Pub. L. 109-344, 120
Stat. 1869; Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note);
E.O. 13067, 62 FR 59989, 3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 230; E.O. 13412, 71
FR 61369, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 244.
Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing
Policy
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2. Add a new Sec. 538.534 to subpart E to read as follows:
Sec. 538.534 Third-country diplomatic and consular funds transfers.
U.S. depository institutions, U.S. registered brokers or dealers in
securities, and U.S. registered money transmitters are authorized to
process funds transfers for the operating expenses or other official
business of third-country diplomatic or consular missions in Sudan,
provided such transfers are not by, to, or through a person who is
included within the term Government of Sudan, as defined in Sec.
538.305.
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3. Add a new Sec. 538.535 to subpart E to read as follows:
Sec. 538.535 Importation and exportation of human remains for burial,
cremation, or interment authorized.
(a) The importation into the United States of human remains for
burial, cremation, or interment, as well as of coffins or other
receptacles containing such human remains, from Sudan is authorized.
(b) The importation into the United States for non-commercial
purposes of finished tombstones or grave markers of Sudanese origin is
authorized.
(c) The direct or indirect exportation from the United States, or
by a United States person, wherever located, of human remains for
burial, cremation, or interment, as well as of coffins or other
receptacles containing such human remains, to Sudan is authorized.
(d) This section does not authorize the importation into the United
States of Sudanese-origin cultural property or other items of
archaeological, historical, or rare scientific importance.
Note 1 to Sec. 538.535: See Sec. 538.418 for additional
restrictions on financial transactions involving Sudan, including
the Specified Areas of Sudan.
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PART 560--IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS REGULATIONS
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4. The authority citation for part 560 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 2339B, 2332d; 22 U.S.C.
2349aa-9; 22 U.S.C. 7201-7211; 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); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); Pub. L.
111-195, 124 Stat. 1312 (22 U.S.C. 8501-8551); E.O. 12613, 52 FR
41940, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 256; E.O. 12957, 60 FR 14615, 3 CFR,
1995 Comp., p. 332; E.O. 12959, 60 FR 24757, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p.
356; E.O. 13059, 62 FR 44531, 3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 217.
Subpart E--Licensing, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing
Policy
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5. Add a new Sec. 560.541 to subpart E to read as follows:
Sec. 560.541 Third-country diplomatic and consular funds transfers.
United States depository institutions and United States registered
brokers or dealers in securities are authorized to process funds
transfers, in a manner consistent with Sec. 560.516, for the operating
expenses or other official business of third-country diplomatic or
consular missions in Iran.
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6. Add a new Sec. 560.542 to subpart E to read as follows:
Sec. 560.542 Importation and exportation of human remains for burial,
cremation, or interment authorized.
(a) The importation into the United States of human remains for
burial, cremation, or interment, as well as of coffins or other
receptacles containing such human remains, from Iran is authorized.
(b) The importation into the United States for non-commercial
purposes of finished tombstones or grave markers of Iranian origin is
authorized.
(c) The direct or indirect exportation from the United States, or
by a United States person, wherever located, of human remains for
burial, cremation, or interment, as well as of coffins or other
receptacles containing such human remains, to Iran is authorized.
(d) This section does not authorize the importation into the United
States of Iranian-origin cultural property or other items of
archaeological, historical, or rare scientific importance.
Note 1 to Sec. 560.542: United States depository institutions
and United States registered brokers or dealers in securities may
transfer funds in connection with transactions authorized pursuant
to this section in a manner consistent with Sec. 560.516.
Dated: October 4, 2011.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2011-26176 Filed 10-11-11; 8:45 am]
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