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Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
Decided: August 6, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012–19646 Filed 8–9–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35626]
CSX Transportation, Inc.—Trackage
Rights Exemption—Norfolk Southern
Railway Company
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Pursuant to a written trackage rights
agreement dated May 18, 2012, Norfolk
Southern Railway Company (NSR) has
agreed to grant overhead and local
trackage rights to CSX Transportation,
Inc. (CSXT) over a rail line known as the
Pemberton Line, located between
milepost WG12.0 near Helen, W. Va.,
and milepost WG23.6 at Pemberton, W.
Va., a distance of approximately 11.6
miles.
The transaction is scheduled to be
consummated on August 25, 2012, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the exemption was filed).
The purpose of the transaction is to
permit CSXT to serve all existing and
future customers at any point or
connection located on the Pemberton
Line, including access to and use of
NSR’s side tracks at Helen, W. Va., and
Amigo, W. Va., for use as interchange
facilities between NSR and CSXT,
including, but not limited to, use of
those side tracks with respect to service
to East Gulf Mine and other Stone Coal
Branch traffic handled by agreement for
CSXT by NSR from time to time.1
As a condition to this exemption, any
employees affected by the trackage
rights will be protected by the
conditions imposed in Norfolk &
Western Railway—Trackage Rights—
Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605
1 In 1995, CSXT leased from NSR the line of
railroad between Helen, milepost WG–12.0, and
McVey, milepost WG–25.5, a distance of 13.5 miles,
including the Pemberton Line. CSX Transp., Inc.—
Lease & Operation Exemption—Norfolk & W. Ry.,
FD 32768 (ICC served Oct. 27, 1995). In its notice,
CSXT acknowledges that it retains rights and
obligations to provide common carrier service
between Helen and McVey until such time as CSXT
receives and consummates discontinuance
authority from the Board under 49 U.S.C. 10903.
CSXT states that it expects to file a petition for
exemption to discontinue service between Helen
and McVey concurrent with the effective date of
this notice.
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(1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast
Railway—Lease & Operate—California
Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false
or misleading information, the
exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to
revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C.
10502(d) may be filed at any time. The
filing of a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions for stay must
be filed by August 17, 2012 (at least 7
days before the exemption becomes
effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35626, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Louis E. Gitomer, 600
Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD
21204.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
Decided: August 6, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012–19643 Filed 8–9–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35647]
BNSF Railway Company—Trackage
Rights Exemption—Northern Lines
Railway, Inc.
Pursuant to a written trackage rights
agreement, Northern Lines Railway, Inc.
(NLR), has agreed to grant restricted
local trackage rights to BNSF Railway
Company (BNSF) over the rail lines
owned by BNSF and leased to NLR
between 33rd Avenue North and
milepost 5.71, located just west of the
Highway I–94 overpass in St. Cloud,
Minn.1 Specifically, this includes: (a)
Track 204 between 33rd Avenue North
and Rice Junction, Minn.; and (b) Track
203 between milepost 0.0, at Rice
Junction, and milepost 5.71, just west of
the Highway I–94 overpass (the Lines).
The earliest this transaction may be
consummated is August 24, 2012, the
1 A redacted version of the trackage rights
agreement between BNSF and NLR was filed with
the notice of exemption. The unredacted version, as
required by 49 CFR 1180.6(a)(7)(ii), was
concurrently filed under seal along with a motion
for protective order. The motion is being addressed
in a separate decision.
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effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the exemption was filed).
According to BNSF, the purpose of
the transaction is to permit BNSF to
move unit trains originating or
terminating on the Lines. Use of the
Lines by BNSF is restricted to
movements of unit trains originating or
terminating at a grain shuttle facility
being constructed at approximately
milepost 5.0 on the Lines. NLR will
continue to serve customers along the
Lines.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employees affected by the trackage
rights will be protected by the
conditions imposed in Norfolk &
Western Railway—Trackage Rights—
Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605
(1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast
Railway—Lease & Operate—California
Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false
or misleading information, the
exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to
revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C.
10502(d) may be filed at any time. The
filing of a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Stay petitions must be
filed by August 17, 2012 (at least 7 days
before the exemption becomes
effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35647, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Karl Morrell, Ball Janik
LLP, 655 Fifteenth Street, NW., Suite
225, Washington, DC 20005.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: August 7, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012–19644 Filed 8–9–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Publication of General Licenses
Related to the Burma Sanctions
Program
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice, publication of general
licenses.
AGENCY:
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The Office of Foreign Assets
Control (‘‘OFAC’’) of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury is
publishing General License No. 16 and
General License No. 17 issued under the
Burma sanctions program on July 11,
2012. General License No. 16 authorizes
the exportation or reexportation of
financial services to Burma, subject to
certain limitations. General License No.
17 authorizes new investment in Burma,
subject to certain limitations and
requirements.
DATES: Effective Date: July 11, 2012.
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:
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Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC’s Web site
(www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain general
information pertaining to OFAC’s
sanctions programs also is available via
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-ondemand service, tel.: 202–622–0077.
Background
On July 11, 2012, OFAC issued
General License No. 16 authorizing the
exportation or reexportation of financial
services to Burma, directly or indirectly,
from the United States or by a U.S.
person, wherever located, subject to
certain limitations. Also on July 11,
2012, OFAC issued General License No.
17 authorizing new investment in
Burma by U.S. persons, subject to
certain limitations and requirements.
The transactions authorized by
General License No. 16 include the
activities formerly authorized by
General License No. 14–C, dated April
17, 2012, authorizing certain financial
transactions in support of humanitarian,
religious, and other not-for-profit
activities in Burma, and General License
No. 15, dated May 9, 2008, authorizing
noncommercial, personal remittances to
Burma. Accordingly, General License
No. 14–C and General License No. 15
are replaced and superseded in their
entirety by General License No. 16. At
the time of their issuance on July 11,
2012, OFAC made General License No.
16 and General License No. 17 available
on its Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
As of July 11, 2012, the Executive Order
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referenced in each of General License 16
and General License 17 had not yet been
assigned a number; that Executive Order
has since been assigned a number, and
is Executive Order 13619 of July 11,
2012, ‘‘Blocking Property of Persons
Threatening the Peace, Security, or
Stability of Burma’’ (77 FR 41243, July
13, 2012).
With this notice, OFAC is publishing
General License No. 16 and General
License No. 17 in the Federal Register.
1. General License No. 16 and General
License No. 17.
General License No. 16
Authorizing the Exportation or
Reexportation of Financial Services to
Burma
(a) The exportation or reexportation of
financial services to Burma, directly or
indirectly, from the United States or by
a U.S. person, wherever located, is
authorized, subject to the limitations set
forth in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of
this general license.
(b) For the purposes of this general
license, the term exportation or
reexportation of financial services to
Burma is defined in 31 CFR 537.305.
(c) This general license does not
authorize, in connection with the
provision of security services, the
exportation or reexportation of financial
services, directly or indirectly, to the
Burmese Ministry of Defense, including
the Office of Procurement; any state or
non-state armed group; or any entity in
which any of the foregoing own a 50
percent or greater interest.
(d) This general license does not
authorize the exportation or
reexportation of financial services,
directly or indirectly, to any person
whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to 31 CFR
537.201(a), Executive Order 13448 of
October 18, 2007, Executive Order
13464 of April 30, 2008, or Executive
Order lll of July 11, 2012,1 except
that transfers of funds pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this general license are
authorized even though they may
involve transfers to or from an account
of a financial institution whose property
and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to those authorities, provided
that the account is not on the books of
a financial institution that is a U.S.
person.
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entirety by this general license. The
transactions authorized by this General
License No. 16 include the activities
formerly authorized by General License
No. 14–C, dated April 17, 2012,
authorizing certain financial
transactions in support of humanitarian,
religious, and other not-for-profit
activities in Burma, and General License
No. 15, dated May 9, 2008, authorizing
noncommercial, personal remittances to
Burma.
Issued: July 11, 2012.
General License No. 17
Authorizing New Investment in Burma
(a) New investment in Burma by U.S.
persons is authorized, subject to the
limitations and requirements set forth in
paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of this
general license.
(b) For the purposes of this general
license, the term new investment is
defined in 31 CFR 537.311. See also 31
CFR 537.302 and 537.316.
(c) This general license does not
authorize new investment undertaken
pursuant to an agreement, or pursuant
to the exercise of rights under such an
agreement, that is entered into with the
Burmese Ministry of Defense, including
the Office of Procurement; any state or
non-state armed group; or any entity in
which any of the foregoing own a 50
percent or greater interest.
(d) This general license does not
authorize transactions with, directly or
indirectly, any person whose property
and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to 31 CFR 537.201(a),
Executive Order 13448 of October 18,
2007, Executive Order 13464 of April
30, 2008, or Executive Order lll of
July 11, 2012.1
1 Blocking Property of Persons Threatening
the Peace, Security, or Stability of Burma.
(e) Any U.S. person engaging in new
investment in Burma pursuant to this
general license shall report to the
Department of State in compliance with
the requirements set forth in the
Department of State’s ‘‘Reporting
Requirements on Responsible
Investment in Burma,’’ available at
www.HumanRights.gov/
BurmaResponsibleInvestment.
Issued: July 11, 2012.
2. General License No. 14–C and
General License No. 15 are replaced and
superseded in their entirety.
1 Blocking Property of Persons Threatening
the Peace, Security, or Stability of Burma.
General License No. 14–C
(e) This general license does not
authorize any debit to a blocked
account.
(f) General License No. 14–C and
General License No. 15 are hereby
replaced and superseded in their
Authorizing Certain Financial
Transactions in Support of
Humanitarian, Religious, and Other
Not-for-Profit Activities in Burma
(a) Amended General License No. 14–
B, dated December 2, 2008, is replaced
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and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 14–C.
(b) Subject to the limitations set forth
in paragraph (c) of this general license,
the exportation and reexportation of
financial services to Burma not
otherwise authorized by 31 CFR 537.518
and in support of the following not-forprofit activities is authorized:
(1) Projects to meet basic human
needs in Burma, including, but not
limited to, disaster relief; assistance to
refugees, internally displaced persons,
and conflict victims; the distribution of
food, clothing, medicine, and medical
equipment intended to be used to
relieve human suffering; the provision
of health-related services; and the
provision of shelter, and clean water,
sanitation, and hygiene assistance;
(2) Democracy building and good
governance in Burma, including, but not
limited to, rule of law, citizen
participation, government
accountability, conflict resolution,
public policy advice, and civil society
development projects;
(3) Educational activities in Burma,
including, but not limited to, combating
illiteracy; increasing access to education
at the elementary, high school,
vocational, technical, college, or
university level; foreign language
instruction; and assisting education
reform projects at all levels;
(4) Sporting activities in Burma,
including, but not limited to, amateur
sporting events, activities promoting
physical health and exercise, and the
construction and maintenance of sports
facilities open to the Burmese public;
(5) Non-commercial development
projects directly benefiting the Burmese
people, including, but not limited to,
preventing infectious disease;
promoting maternal/child health,
animal husbandry, food security, and
sustainable agriculture; conservation of
endangered species of fauna and flora
and their supporting natural habitats;
and the construction and maintenance
of schools, libraries, medical clinics,
hospitals, and other infrastructure
necessary to support the aforementioned
non-commercial development projects;
and
(6) Religious activities, including, but
not limited to, religious education and
training, including the training of
missionaries; the establishment and
maintenance of congregations; and the
construction and improvement of
houses of worship, schools, seminaries,
and orphanages.
(c) This general license does not
authorize the exportation or
reexportation of financial services to or
for the benefit of any person whose
property and interests in property are
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blocked pursuant to 31 CFR 537.201(a),
Executive Order 13448 of October 18,
2007, or Executive Order 13464 of April
30, 2008.
Note to General License No. 14–C: Please
note that all other transactions otherwise
prohibited by 31 CFR 537.201 and 537.202
that are ordinarily incident to an exportation
to Burma of goods, technology or services
other than financial services, are authorized
pursuant to 31 CFR 537.518, subject to
certain conditions.
transfer is not in compliance with
paragraph (a) of this general license.
(c) Except as set forth in paragraph
(a)(2) above, this general license does
not authorize transactions with respect
to property blocked pursuant to 31 CFR
537.201, E.O. 13448, or E.O. 13464.
Issued: May 9, 2008.
Dated: August 3, 2012.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2012–19660 Filed 8–9–12; 8:45 am]
Issued: April 17, 2012.
BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P
General License No. 15
Noncommercial, Personal Remittances
to Burma Authorized
(a)(1) U.S. depository institutions,
U.S. registered brokers or dealers in
securities, and U.S. registered money
transmitters are authorized to process
transfers of funds to or from Burma or
for or on behalf of an individual
ordinarily resident in Burma in cases in
which the transfer involves a
noncommercial, personal remittance,
provided that, except as set forth in
paragraph (a)(2), the transfer is not by,
to, or through a person whose property
and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to 31 CFR 537.201(a),
Executive Order 13448 of October 18,
2007 (72 FR 60223, October 23, 2007)
(‘‘E.O. 13448’’), or Executive Order
13464 of April 30, 2008 (73 FR 24491,
May 2, 2008) (‘‘E.O. 13464’’).
(2) Transfers of funds pursuant to
paragraph (a)(1) of this general license
are authorized even though they may
involve transfers to or from an account
of a financial institution whose property
and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to 31 CFR 537.201(a), E.O.
13448, or E.O. 13464, provided that the
account is not on the books of a
financial institution that is a U.S.
person.
(3) Noncommercial, personal
remittances do not include (i) charitable
donations to or for the benefit of any
entity or (ii) funds transfers for use in
supporting or operating a business.
Note to Paragraph (a)(3) of General
License No. 15: U.S. persons may make
charitable donations to nongovernmental
organizations in support of certain activities
in Burma, provided that the donations are
made pursuant to Amended General License
No. 14.
(b) The transferring institutions
identified in paragraph (a) of this
general license may rely on the
originator of a funds transfer with regard
to compliance with paragraph (a) of this
general license, provided that the
transferring institution does not know or
have reason to know that the funds
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Determinations Concerning Illnesses
Discussed in National Academy of
Sciences Report: Veterans and Agent
Orange: Update 2010
ACTION:
Notice.
As required by law, the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
hereby gives notice that the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, under the authority
granted by the Agent Orange Act of
1991, codified at 38 U.S.C. 1116, has
determined that there is no basis to
establish a presumption of service
connection at this time, based on
exposure to herbicide agents, including
the substance commonly known as
Agent Orange, for several health effects
discussed in the September 29, 2011,
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
report titled: Veterans and Agent
Orange: Update 2010 (hereinafter,
‘‘Update 2010’’). This determination
does not in any way preclude VA from
granting service connection for any
disease, including those specifically
discussed in this notice, nor does it
change any existing rights or
procedures. In a separate rulemaking,
VA will propose to expand the current
presumption for peripheral neuropathy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Kniffen, Chief, Regulations Staff (211D),
Compensation and Pension Service,
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420, telephone (202) 461–9700. (This
is not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Statutory Requirements
The Agent Orange Act of 1991, Public
Law 102–4 (codified in part at 38 U.S.C.
1116), directed the Secretary to seek to
enter into an agreement with the
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to
conduct a comprehensive review of
scientific and medical literature on
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Publication of General Licenses Related to the Burma Sanctions
Program
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice, publication of general licenses.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury is publishing General License No. 16 and
General License No. 17 issued under the Burma sanctions program on July
11, 2012. General License No. 16 authorizes the exportation or
reexportation of financial services to Burma, subject to certain
limitations. General License No. 17 authorizes new investment in Burma,
subject to certain limitations and requirements.
DATES: Effective Date: July 11, 2012.
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 (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
On July 11, 2012, OFAC issued General License No. 16 authorizing
the exportation or reexportation of financial services to Burma,
directly or indirectly, from the United States or by a U.S. person,
wherever located, subject to certain limitations. Also on July 11,
2012, OFAC issued General License No. 17 authorizing new investment in
Burma by U.S. persons, subject to certain limitations and requirements.
The transactions authorized by General License No. 16 include the
activities formerly authorized by General License No. 14-C, dated April
17, 2012, authorizing certain financial transactions in support of
humanitarian, religious, and other not-for-profit activities in Burma,
and General License No. 15, dated May 9, 2008, authorizing
noncommercial, personal remittances to Burma. Accordingly, General
License No. 14-C and General License No. 15 are replaced and superseded
in their entirety by General License No. 16. At the time of their
issuance on July 11, 2012, OFAC made General License No. 16 and General
License No. 17 available on its Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac). As of
July 11, 2012, the Executive Order referenced in each of General
License 16 and General License 17 had not yet been assigned a number;
that Executive Order has since been assigned a number, and is Executive
Order 13619 of July 11, 2012, ``Blocking Property of Persons
Threatening the Peace, Security, or Stability of Burma'' (77 FR 41243,
July 13, 2012).
With this notice, OFAC is publishing General License No. 16 and
General License No. 17 in the Federal Register.
1. General License No. 16 and General License No. 17.
General License No. 16
Authorizing the Exportation or Reexportation of Financial Services to
Burma
(a) The exportation or reexportation of financial services to
Burma, directly or indirectly, from the United States or by a U.S.
person, wherever located, is authorized, subject to the limitations set
forth in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of this general license.
(b) For the purposes of this general license, the term exportation
or reexportation of financial services to Burma is defined in 31 CFR
537.305.
(c) This general license does not authorize, in connection with the
provision of security services, the exportation or reexportation of
financial services, directly or indirectly, to the Burmese Ministry of
Defense, including the Office of Procurement; any state or non-state
armed group; or any entity in which any of the foregoing own a 50
percent or greater interest.
(d) This general license does not authorize the exportation or
reexportation of financial services, directly or indirectly, to any
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to
31 CFR 537.201(a), Executive Order 13448 of October 18, 2007, Executive
Order 13464 of April 30, 2008, or Executive Order ------ of July 11,
2012,\1\ except that transfers of funds pursuant to paragraph (a) of
this general license are authorized even though they may involve
transfers to or from an account of a financial institution whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to those
authorities, provided that the account is not on the books of a
financial institution that is a U.S. person.
\1\ Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace,
Security, or Stability of Burma.
(e) This general license does not authorize any debit to a blocked
account.
(f) General License No. 14-C and General License No. 15 are hereby
replaced and superseded in their entirety by this general license. The
transactions authorized by this General License No. 16 include the
activities formerly authorized by General License No. 14-C, dated April
17, 2012, authorizing certain financial transactions in support of
humanitarian, religious, and other not-for-profit activities in Burma,
and General License No. 15, dated May 9, 2008, authorizing
noncommercial, personal remittances to Burma.
Issued: July 11, 2012.
General License No. 17
Authorizing New Investment in Burma
(a) New investment in Burma by U.S. persons is authorized, subject
to the limitations and requirements set forth in paragraphs (c), (d),
and (e) of this general license.
(b) For the purposes of this general license, the term new
investment is defined in 31 CFR 537.311. See also 31 CFR 537.302 and
537.316.
(c) This general license does not authorize new investment
undertaken pursuant to an agreement, or pursuant to the exercise of
rights under such an agreement, that is entered into with the Burmese
Ministry of Defense, including the Office of Procurement; any state or
non-state armed group; or any entity in which any of the foregoing own
a 50 percent or greater interest.
(d) This general license does not authorize transactions with,
directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to 31 CFR 537.201(a), Executive Order
13448 of October 18, 2007, Executive Order 13464 of April 30, 2008, or
Executive Order ------ of July 11, 2012.\1\
\1\ Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace,
Security, or Stability of Burma.
(e) Any U.S. person engaging in new investment in Burma pursuant to
this general license shall report to the Department of State in
compliance with the requirements set forth in the Department of State's
``Reporting Requirements on Responsible Investment in Burma,''
available at www.HumanRights.gov/BurmaResponsibleInvestment.
Issued: July 11, 2012.
2. General License No. 14-C and General License No. 15 are replaced
and superseded in their entirety.
General License No. 14-C
Authorizing Certain Financial Transactions in Support of Humanitarian,
Religious, and Other Not-for-Profit Activities in Burma
(a) Amended General License No. 14-B, dated December 2, 2008, is
replaced
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and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 14-C.
(b) Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (c) of this
general license, the exportation and reexportation of financial
services to Burma not otherwise authorized by 31 CFR 537.518 and in
support of the following not-for-profit activities is authorized:
(1) Projects to meet basic human needs in Burma, including, but not
limited to, disaster relief; assistance to refugees, internally
displaced persons, and conflict victims; the distribution of food,
clothing, medicine, and medical equipment intended to be used to
relieve human suffering; the provision of health-related services; and
the provision of shelter, and clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
assistance;
(2) Democracy building and good governance in Burma, including, but
not limited to, rule of law, citizen participation, government
accountability, conflict resolution, public policy advice, and civil
society development projects;
(3) Educational activities in Burma, including, but not limited to,
combating illiteracy; increasing access to education at the elementary,
high school, vocational, technical, college, or university level;
foreign language instruction; and assisting education reform projects
at all levels;
(4) Sporting activities in Burma, including, but not limited to,
amateur sporting events, activities promoting physical health and
exercise, and the construction and maintenance of sports facilities
open to the Burmese public;
(5) Non-commercial development projects directly benefiting the
Burmese people, including, but not limited to, preventing infectious
disease; promoting maternal/child health, animal husbandry, food
security, and sustainable agriculture; conservation of endangered
species of fauna and flora and their supporting natural habitats; and
the construction and maintenance of schools, libraries, medical
clinics, hospitals, and other infrastructure necessary to support the
aforementioned non-commercial development projects; and
(6) Religious activities, including, but not limited to, religious
education and training, including the training of missionaries; the
establishment and maintenance of congregations; and the construction
and improvement of houses of worship, schools, seminaries, and
orphanages.
(c) This general license does not authorize the exportation or
reexportation of financial services to or for the benefit of any person
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 31 CFR
537.201(a), Executive Order 13448 of October 18, 2007, or Executive
Order 13464 of April 30, 2008.
Note to General License No. 14-C: Please note that all other
transactions otherwise prohibited by 31 CFR 537.201 and 537.202 that
are ordinarily incident to an exportation to Burma of goods,
technology or services other than financial services, are authorized
pursuant to 31 CFR 537.518, subject to certain conditions.
Issued: April 17, 2012.
General License No. 15
Noncommercial, Personal Remittances to Burma Authorized
(a)(1) U.S. depository institutions, U.S. registered brokers or
dealers in securities, and U.S. registered money transmitters are
authorized to process transfers of funds to or from Burma or for or on
behalf of an individual ordinarily resident in Burma in cases in which
the transfer involves a noncommercial, personal remittance, provided
that, except as set forth in paragraph (a)(2), the transfer is not by,
to, or through a person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to 31 CFR 537.201(a), Executive Order 13448 of October
18, 2007 (72 FR 60223, October 23, 2007) (``E.O. 13448''), or Executive
Order 13464 of April 30, 2008 (73 FR 24491, May 2, 2008) (``E.O.
13464'').
(2) Transfers of funds pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of this general
license are authorized even though they may involve transfers to or
from an account of a financial institution whose property and interests
in property are blocked pursuant to 31 CFR 537.201(a), E.O. 13448, or
E.O. 13464, provided that the account is not on the books of a
financial institution that is a U.S. person.
(3) Noncommercial, personal remittances do not include (i)
charitable donations to or for the benefit of any entity or (ii) funds
transfers for use in supporting or operating a business.
Note to Paragraph (a)(3) of General License No. 15: U.S.
persons may make charitable donations to nongovernmental
organizations in support of certain activities in Burma, provided
that the donations are made pursuant to Amended General License No.
14.
(b) The transferring institutions identified in paragraph (a) of
this general license may rely on the originator of a funds transfer
with regard to compliance with paragraph (a) of this general license,
provided that the transferring institution does not know or have reason
to know that the funds transfer is not in compliance with paragraph (a)
of this general license.
(c) Except as set forth in paragraph (a)(2) above, this general
license does not authorize transactions with respect to property
blocked pursuant to 31 CFR 537.201, E.O. 13448, or E.O. 13464.
Issued: May 9, 2008.
Dated: August 3, 2012.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2012-19660 Filed 8-9-12; 8:45 am]
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