Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for Exportation of Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, and Medical Devices to Sudan and Iran; Comment Request, 49093-49094 [2021-18852]
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persons are generally prohibited from
engaging in transactions with them.
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section for effective date(s).
DATES:
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OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.:
202–622–2490; Associate Director for
Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420;
Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.:
202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855;
or the Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–
2490.
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and Blocked Persons List and additional
information concerning OFAC sanctions
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Notice of OFAC Action
On August 23, 2021, OFAC
determined that the property and
interests in property subject to U.S.
jurisdiction of the following person are
blocked under the relevant sanctions
authority listed below.
1. WOLDEYOHANNES, Filipos (a.k.a.
WELDEYOHANES, Philipos; a.k.a.
WELDEYOHANNES, Filipos; a.k.a.
WELDEYOHANNES, Fillipos; a.k.a.
WELDEYOHANNES, Philipos; a.k.a.
WOLDEYOHANES, Filipos; a.k.a.
WOLDEYOHANES, Phillipos; a.k.a.
WOLDEYOHANNES, Philipos), Shire,
Tigray, Ethiopia; Eritrea; DOB 1955; POB
Ts’elot, Asmara, Eritrea; nationality Eritrea;
Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG].
Designated pursuant to section
1(a)(ii)(C)(1) of Executive Order 13818 of
December 20, 2017, ‘‘Blocking the Property of
Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights
Abuse or Corruption,’’ 82 FR 60839, 3 CFR,
2018 Comp., p. 399, (E.O. 13818) for being a
foreign person who is or has been a leader
or official of an entity, including any
government entity, that has engaged in, or
whose members have engaged in, serious
human rights abuse relating to the leader’s or
official’s tenure.
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Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures
for Exportation of Agricultural
Commodities, Medicine, and Medical
Devices to Sudan and Iran; Comment
Request
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is soliciting comments
on the effectiveness of OFAC’s licensing
procedures for the exportation of
agricultural commodities, medicine, and
medical devices to Sudan and Iran for
the time period between October 1,
2016, to September 30, 2018. Pursuant
to the Trade Sanctions Reform and
Export Enhancement Act of 2000, OFAC
is required to submit a biennial report
to the Congress on the operation of
licensing procedures for such exports.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before October 1, 2021,
to be assured of consideration for the
report.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: OFACreport@treasury.gov with
Attn: Request for Comments (TSRA).
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and refer
to Docket number OFAC–2021–0003.
All comments, including attachments
and other supporting materials, will
become part of the public record and
subject to public disclosure. Sensitive
personal information, such as account
numbers or Social Security numbers,
should not be included. Comments
generally will not be edited to remove
any identifying or contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
about these licensing procedures should
be directed to the Assistant Director for
Licensing, 202–622–2480. Additional
information about these licensing
procedures is also available at
www.treasury.gov/tsra.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
current procedures used by OFAC
pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform
and Export Enhancement Act of 2000
(Title IX of Pub. L. 106–387, 22 U.S.C.
7201 et seq.) (the ‘‘Act’’) for authorizing
the export and reexport of agricultural
commodities, medicine, and medical
ADDRESSES:
Individual
Dated: August 23, 2021.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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devices to Iran are set forth in 31 CFR
560.530, 560.532, and 560.533. Between
October 22, 2012, and December 23,
2016, OFAC issued a series of general
licenses and published amendments to
the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 560, to expand
the scope of these authorizations and to
issue new or expanded authorizations,
including authorizations related to
training, replacement parts, software,
and services for the operation,
maintenance, and repair of medical
devices, and items that are broken or
connected to product recalls or other
safety concerns to Iran. See 31 CFR
560.530(a)(2) through (6). Accordingly,
specific licenses are no longer required
for these exports and related activities.
Effective October 12, 2017, sections 1
and 2 of Executive Order (E.O.) 13067
of November 3, 1997, ‘‘Blocking
Sudanese Government Property and
Prohibiting Transactions With Sudan’’
(62 FR 59989, November 5, 1997), and
E.O. 13412 of October 13, 2006,
‘‘Blocking Property of and Prohibiting
Transactions With the Government of
Sudan’’ (71 FR 61369, October 17,
2006), were revoked, pursuant to E.O.
13761 of January 13, 2017, ‘‘Recognizing
Positive Actions by the Government of
Sudan and Providing for the Revocation
of Certain Sudan-Related Sanctions’’ (82
FR 5331, January 18, 2017), as amended
by E.O. 13804 of July 11, 2017,
‘‘Allowing Additional Time for
Recognizing Positive Actions by the
Government of Sudan and Amending
Executive Order 13761’’ (82 FR 32611,
July 14, 2017). As a result of the
revocation of these sanctions provisions,
U.S. persons are no longer prohibited
from engaging in transactions that were
previously prohibited under these
provisions, and the Sudanese Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 538, were
revoked (83 FR 30539, June 29, 2018).
However, pursuant to the Act, an OFAC
license was required for exports and
reexports to the Government of Sudan
or any other entity in Sudan of
agricultural commodities, medicine, and
medical devices prior to the Secretary of
State’s December 14, 2020, recission of
the designation of Sudan as a State
Sponsor of Terrorism (85 FR 82565,
December 18, 2020).
Under the provisions of section 906(c)
of the Act, OFAC must submit a
biennial report to the Congress on the
operation, during the preceding twoyear period, of the licensing procedures
required by section 906 of the Act for
the export of agricultural commodities,
medicine, and medical devices to Sudan
and Iran. This report is to include:
(1) The number and types of licenses
applied for;
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(2) The number and types of licenses
approved;
(3) The average amount of time
elapsed from the date of filing of a
license application until the date of its
approval;
(4) The extent to which the licensing
procedures were effectively
implemented; and
(5) A description of comments
received from interested parties about
the extent to which the licensing
procedures were effective, after holding
a public 30-day comment period.
This document solicits comments
from interested parties regarding the
effectiveness of OFAC’s licensing
procedures for the export of agricultural
commodities, medicine, and medical
devices to Sudan and Iran for the time
period between October 1, 2016 and
September 30, 2018. Interested parties
submitting comments are asked to be as
specific as possible. In the interest of
accuracy and completeness, OFAC
requires written comments. All
comments received on or before October
1, 2021, will be considered by OFAC in
developing the report to the Congress.
Consideration of comments received
after the end of the comment period
cannot be assured.
All comments made will be a matter
of public record. OFAC therefore will
neither accept nor consider comments
accompanied by a request that part or
all of the comments be treated
confidentially because of their business
proprietary nature or for any other
reason. Copies of past biennial reports
may be obtained from OFAC’s website:
https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/
126/tsra.pdf.
Dated: August 27, 2021.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Requesting
Comments on Form 8849
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on proposed and/or
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continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting
comments concerning Form 8849, Claim
for Refund of Excise Taxes.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 1, 2021
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
You must reference the information
collection’s title, form number,
reporting or record-keeping requirement
number, and OMB number in your
comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Jon Callahan,
(737) 800–7639, at Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
through the internet at jon.r.callahan@
irs.gov.
The IRS is
currently seeking comments concerning
the following information collection
tools, reporting, and record-keeping
requirements:
Title: Claim for Refund of Excise
Taxes.
OMB Number: 1545–1420.
Form Number: Form 8849 and
Schedules 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8.
Abstract: IRC sections 6402, 6404,
6511 and sections 301.6402–2,
301.6404–1, and 301.6404–3 of the
regulations allow for refunds of taxes
(except income taxes) or refund,
abatement, or credit of interest,
penalties, and additions to tax in the
event of errors or certain actions by IRS.
Taxpayers use Form 8849 to claim
refunds of excise taxes.
Current Actions: There is no change to
the existing collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or
households, and not-for-profit
institutions, farms, and Federal, state,
local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Responses:
111,147.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8
hours, 31 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 946,827.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
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unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: August 26, 2021.
Chakinna B. Clemons,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Requesting
Comments for Regulation Project.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting
comments concerning information
collection requirements related to the
guidance regarding the qualified
severance of a trust for generationskipping transfer (GST) tax purposes.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 1, 2021
to be assured of consideration.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
[Docket Number OFAC-2021-0003]
Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for Exportation of
Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, and Medical Devices to Sudan and
Iran; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is soliciting comments on the effectiveness of OFAC's
licensing procedures for the exportation of agricultural commodities,
medicine, and medical devices to Sudan and Iran for the time period
between October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2018. Pursuant to the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, OFAC is required
to submit a biennial report to the Congress on the operation of
licensing procedures for such exports.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 1,
2021, to be assured of consideration for the report.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected] with Attn: Request for Comments
(TSRA).
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and refer to Docket number OFAC-2021-0003. All comments, including
attachments and other supporting materials, will become part of the
public record and subject to public disclosure. Sensitive personal
information, such as account numbers or Social Security numbers, should
not be included. Comments generally will not be edited to remove any
identifying or contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
about these licensing procedures should be directed to the Assistant
Director for Licensing, 202-622-2480. Additional information about
these licensing procedures is also available at www.treasury.gov/tsra.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The current procedures used by OFAC pursuant
to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (Title
IX of Pub. L. 106-387, 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) (the ``Act'') for
authorizing the export and reexport of agricultural commodities,
medicine, and medical devices to Iran are set forth in 31 CFR 560.530,
560.532, and 560.533. Between October 22, 2012, and December 23, 2016,
OFAC issued a series of general licenses and published amendments to
the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560, to
expand the scope of these authorizations and to issue new or expanded
authorizations, including authorizations related to training,
replacement parts, software, and services for the operation,
maintenance, and repair of medical devices, and items that are broken
or connected to product recalls or other safety concerns to Iran. See
31 CFR 560.530(a)(2) through (6). Accordingly, specific licenses are no
longer required for these exports and related activities.
Effective October 12, 2017, sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order
(E.O.) 13067 of November 3, 1997, ``Blocking Sudanese Government
Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Sudan'' (62 FR 59989,
November 5, 1997), and E.O. 13412 of October 13, 2006, ``Blocking
Property of and Prohibiting Transactions With the Government of Sudan''
(71 FR 61369, October 17, 2006), were revoked, pursuant to E.O. 13761
of January 13, 2017, ``Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government
of Sudan and Providing for the Revocation of Certain Sudan-Related
Sanctions'' (82 FR 5331, January 18, 2017), as amended by E.O. 13804 of
July 11, 2017, ``Allowing Additional Time for Recognizing Positive
Actions by the Government of Sudan and Amending Executive Order 13761''
(82 FR 32611, July 14, 2017). As a result of the revocation of these
sanctions provisions, U.S. persons are no longer prohibited from
engaging in transactions that were previously prohibited under these
provisions, and the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 538,
were revoked (83 FR 30539, June 29, 2018). However, pursuant to the
Act, an OFAC license was required for exports and reexports to the
Government of Sudan or any other entity in Sudan of agricultural
commodities, medicine, and medical devices prior to the Secretary of
State's December 14, 2020, recission of the designation of Sudan as a
State Sponsor of Terrorism (85 FR 82565, December 18, 2020).
Under the provisions of section 906(c) of the Act, OFAC must submit
a biennial report to the Congress on the operation, during the
preceding two-year period, of the licensing procedures required by
section 906 of the Act for the export of agricultural commodities,
medicine, and medical devices to Sudan and Iran. This report is to
include:
(1) The number and types of licenses applied for;
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(2) The number and types of licenses approved;
(3) The average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing of a
license application until the date of its approval;
(4) The extent to which the licensing procedures were effectively
implemented; and
(5) A description of comments received from interested parties
about the extent to which the licensing procedures were effective,
after holding a public 30-day comment period.
This document solicits comments from interested parties regarding
the effectiveness of OFAC's licensing procedures for the export of
agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Sudan and
Iran for the time period between October 1, 2016 and September 30,
2018. Interested parties submitting comments are asked to be as
specific as possible. In the interest of accuracy and completeness,
OFAC requires written comments. All comments received on or before
October 1, 2021, will be considered by OFAC in developing the report to
the Congress. Consideration of comments received after the end of the
comment period cannot be assured.
All comments made will be a matter of public record. OFAC therefore
will neither accept nor consider comments accompanied by a request that
part or all of the comments be treated confidentially because of their
business proprietary nature or for any other reason. Copies of past
biennial reports may be obtained from OFAC's website: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/tsra.pdf.
Dated: August 27, 2021.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2021-18852 Filed 8-31-21; 8:45 am]
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