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Publication of web general
licenses.
ACTION:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing nine
Venezuela web general licenses (GLs) in
the Federal Register: GL 8, GL 8A, GL
8B, GL 8C, GL 8D, GL 8E, GL 8F, and
GL 8G, each of which is now expired
and was previously issued on OFAC’s
website, as well as GL 8H, which was
also previously issued on OFAC’s
website and expires on December 1,
2021.
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 591
Publication of Venezuela Web General
License 8 and Subsequent Iterations
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David Berry,
Regional Director, Interior Unified Regions
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For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 30 CFR part 950 is amended
as set forth below:
PART 950—WYOMING
1. The authority citation for part 950
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
2. Section 950.35 is amended in the
table by adding an entry in
chronological order by ‘‘Date of final
publication’’ to read as follows:
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§ 950.35 Approval of Wyoming abandoned
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Repeal and replace Certified AML Plan. Response to 884 letter and State initiative streamlining of
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GL 8H was issued on June 1,
2021 and expires on December 1, 2021.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of this
rule for additional relevant dates.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Assistant Director for Licensing,
202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; or
Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, 202–622–
2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Electronic Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website:
www.treasury.gov/ofac.
Background
On March 8, 2015, the President,
invoking the authority of, inter alia, the
International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706),
issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13692,
‘‘Blocking Property and Suspending
Entry of Persons Contributing to the
Situation in Venezuela’’ (80 FR 12747,
March 11, 2015). In E.O. 13692, the
President found that the situation in
Venezuela, including the Government of
Venezuela’s erosion of human rights
guarantees, persecution of political
opponents, curtailment of press
freedoms, use of violence and human
rights violations and abuses in response
to antigovernment protests, and
arbitrary arrest and detention of
antigovernment protestors, as well as
the exacerbating presence of significant
public corruption, constitutes an
unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security and foreign policy of
the United States, and declared a
national emergency to deal with that
threat.
The President issued six additional
E.O.s pursuant to the national
emergency declared in E.O. 13692: E.O.
13808 of August 24, 2017, ‘‘Imposing
Additional Sanctions With Respect to
the Situation in Venezuela’’ (82 FR
41155, August 29, 2017); E.O. 13827 of
March 19, 2018, ‘‘Taking Additional
Steps to Address the Situation in
Venezuela’’ (83 FR 12469, March 21,
2018); E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018,
‘‘Prohibiting Certain Additional
Transactions With Respect to
Venezuela’’ (83 FR 24001, May 24,
2018) (E.O. 13835); E.O. 13850 of
November 1, 2018, ‘‘Blocking Property
of Additional Persons Contributing to
the Situation in Venezuela’’ (83 FR
55243, November 2, 2018); E.O. 13857
of January 25, 2019, ‘‘Taking Additional
Steps To Address the National
Emergency With Respect to Venezuela’’
(84 FR 509, January 30, 2019); and E.O.
13884 of August 5, 2019, ‘‘Blocking
Property of the Government of
Venezuela’’ (84 FR 38843, August 7,
2019).
OFAC, in consultation with the
Department of State, issued GL 8 on
January 28, 2019, pursuant to E.O.
13850, as amended, to authorize certain
entities and their subsidiaries to engage
in transactions and activities ordinarily
incident and necessary to operations in
Venezuela involving Petro´leos de
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Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) or any entity
in which PdVSA owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, that were otherwise prohibited
by E.O. 13850, through 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time, July 27, 2019.
Subsequently, OFAC issued eight
further iterations of GL 8, which
extended the period and modified the
scope of the authorization.
On June 6, 2019, OFAC issued GL 8A,
which replaced and superseded GL 8;
on July 26, 2019, OFAC issued GL 8B,
which replaced and superseded GL 8A;
on August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL 8C,
which replaced and superseded GL 8B;
on October 21, 2019, OFAC issued GL
8D, which replaced and superseded GL
8C; on January 17, 2020, OFAC issued
GL 8E, which replaced and superseded
GL 8D; on April 21, 2020, OFAC issued
GL 8F, which replaced and superseded
GL 8E; on November 17, 2020, OFAC
issued GL 8G, which replaced and
superseded GL 8F; and on June 1, 2021,
OFAC issued GL 8H, which replaced
and superseded GL 8G. GL 8H expires
on December 1, 2021. The texts of the
following nine Venezuela GLs are
provided below: GLs 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D,
8E, 8F, 8G, and 8H.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1,
2018
Blocking Property of Additional
Persons Contributing to the Situation in
Venezuela
General License No. 8
Authorizing Transactions Involving
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)
Prohibited by Executive Order 13850
for Certain Entities Operating in
Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, all
transactions and activities ordinarily
incident and necessary to operations in
Venezuela involving PdVSA or any
entity in which PdVSA owns, directly
or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest prohibited by Executive Order
13850 are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time, July 27, 2019 for
the following entities and their
subsidiaries:
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Chevron Corporation
Halliburton
Schlumberger Limited
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Weatherford International, Public
Limited Company
(b) This general license does not
authorize:
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(1) Any exportation or reexportation
of diluents from the United States to
Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise
prohibited under Executive Order 13850
of November 1, 2018, Executive Order
13835 of May 21, 2018, Executive Order
13827 of March 19, 2018, Executive
Order 13808 of August 24, 2017,
Executive Order 13692 of March 8,
2015, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V,
or any transactions or dealings with any
blocked person other than the blocked
persons described in paragraph (a) of
this general license.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 28, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1,
2018
Blocking Property of Additional
Persons Contributing to the Situation in
Venezuela
General License No. 8A
Authorizing Transactions Involving
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)
Prohibited by Executive Order 13850
for Certain Entities Operating in
Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, all
transactions and activities ordinarily
incident and necessary to operations in
Venezuela involving PdVSA or any
entity in which PdVSA owns, directly
or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest prohibited by Executive Order
(E.O.) 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857
of January 25, 2019, are authorized
through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time, July 27, 2019 for the following
entities and their subsidiaries:
• Chevron Corporation
• Halliburton
• Schlumberger Limited
• Baker Hughes, a GE Company
• Weatherford International, Public
Limited Company
(b) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings
related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or
indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise
prohibited by E.O. 13850, E.O. 13835 of
May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19,
2018, E.O. 13808 of August 24, 2017,
E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, or any part
of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions
or dealings with any blocked person
other than the blocked persons
described in paragraph (a) of this
general license.
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(c) Effective June 6, 2019, General
License No. 8, dated January 28, 2019,
is replaced and superseded in its
entirety by this General License 8A.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: June 6, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1,
2018
Blocking Property of Additional
Persons Contributing to the Situation in
Venezuela
General License No. 8B
Authorizing Transactions Involving
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)
Necessary for Maintenance of
Operations for Certain Entities in
Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, all
transactions and activities ordinarily
incident and necessary to the
maintenance of operations, contracts, or
other agreements in Venezuela
involving PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13850, as
amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25,
2019, and that were in effect prior to
July 26, 2019, are authorized through
12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
October 25, 2019 for the following
entities and their subsidiaries:
• Chevron Corporation
• Halliburton
• Schlumberger Limited
• Baker Hughes, a GE Company
• Weatherford International, Public
Limited Company
(b) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings
related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or
indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise
prohibited by E.O. 13850, E.O. 13835 of
May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19,
2018, E.O. 13808 of August 24, 2017,
E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, or any part
of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions
or dealings with any blocked person
other than the blocked persons
described in paragraph (a) of this
general license.
(c) Effective July 26, 2019, General
License No. 8A, dated June 6, 2019, is
replaced and superseded in its entirety
by this General License 8B.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: July 26, 2019.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1,
2018
Executive Order 13850 of November 1,
2018
Blocking Property of Additional
Persons Contributing to the Situation in
Venezuela
Blocking Property of Additional
Persons Contributing to the Situation in
Venezuela
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Executive Order 13884 of August 5,
2019
Blocking Property of the Government of
Venezuela
General License NO. 8C
Authorizing Transactions Involving
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)
Necessary for Maintenance of
Operations for Certain Entities in
Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, all
transactions and activities ordinarily
incident and necessary to the
maintenance of operations, contracts, or
other agreements in Venezuela
involving PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13850, as
amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25,
2019, or E.O. of August 5, 2019, and that
were in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, October 25, 2019 for the
following entities and their subsidiaries:
Blocking Property of the Government of
Venezuela
General License No. 8D
Authorizing Transactions Involving
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)
Necessary for Maintenance of
Operations for Certain Entities in
Venezuela
(b) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings
related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or
indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise
prohibited by E.O. of August 5, 2019, or
E.O. 13850, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018,
E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O.
13808 of August 24, 2017, or E.O. 13692
of March 8, 2015, or any part of 31 CFR
chapter V, or any transactions or
dealings with any blocked person other
than the blocked persons described in
paragraph (a) of this general license.
(c) Effective August 5, 2019, General
License No. 8B, dated July 26, 2019, is
replaced and superseded in its entirety
by this General License 8C.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, all
transactions and activities ordinarily
incident and necessary to the
maintenance of operations, contracts, or
other agreements in Venezuela
involving PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13850, as
amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25,
2019, or E.O. 13884, and that were in
effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time, January 22, 2020 for the
following entities and their subsidiaries:
• Chevron Corporation
• Halliburton
• Schlumberger Limited
• Baker Hughes, a GE Company
• Weatherford International, Public
Limited Company
(b) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings
related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or
indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise
prohibited by E.O. 13884, or E.O. 13850,
E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827
of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of August
24, 2017, or E.O. 13692 of March 8,
2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857,
or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any
transactions or dealings with any
blocked person other than the blocked
persons described in paragraph (a) of
this general license.
(c) Effective October 21, 2019, General
License No. 8C, dated August 5, 2019,
is replaced and superseded in its
entirety by this General License 8D.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: October 21, 2019.
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Schlumberger Limited
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1,
2018
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 31
CFR Part 591
Blocking Property of Additional
Persons Contributing to the Situation in
Venezuela
General License No. 8F
Executive Order 13884 of August 5,
2019
Blocking Property of the Government of
Venezuela
General License No. 8E
Authorizing Transactions Involving
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)
Necessary for Maintenance of
Operations for Certain Entities in
Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, all
transactions and activities ordinarily
incident and necessary to the
maintenance of operations, contracts, or
other agreements in Venezuela
involving PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13850, as
amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25,
2019, or E.O. 13884, and that were in
effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, April 22, 2020 for the
following entities and their subsidiaries:
• Chevron Corporation
• Halliburton
• Schlumberger Limited
• Baker Hughes, a GE Company
• Weatherford International, Public
Limited Company
(b) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings
related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or
indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise
prohibited by E.O. 13884, or E.O. 13850,
E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827
of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of August
24, 2017, or E.O. 13692 of March 8,
2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857,
or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any
transactions or dealings with any
blocked person other than the blocked
persons described in paragraph (a) of
this general license.
(c) Effective January 17, 2020, General
License No. 8D, dated October 21, 2019,
is replaced and superseded in its
entirety by this General License No. 8E.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 17, 2019.
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Authorizing Transactions Involving
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)
Necessary for the Limited Maintenance
of Essential Operations in Venezuela or
the Wind Down of Operations in
Venezuela for Certain Entities
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs
(c) and (d) of this general license, all
transactions and activities prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13850 of
November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O.
13857 of January 25, 2019, or E.O. 13884
of August 5, 2019, each as incorporated
into the Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR),
that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to the limited maintenance of
essential operations, contracts, or other
agreements, that: (i) Are for safety or the
preservation of assets in Venezuela; (ii)
involve PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest; and (iii) were
in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time, December 1, 2020, for the
following entities and their subsidiaries
(collectively, the ‘‘Covered Entities’’):
• Chevron Corporation
• Halliburton
• Schlumberger Limited
• Baker Hughes, a GE Company
• Weatherford International, Public
Limited Company
Note to paragraph (a): Transactions
and activities necessary for safety or the
preservation of assets in Venezuela that
are authorized by paragraph (a) of this
general license include: Transactions
and activities necessary to ensure the
safety of personnel, or the integrity of
operations and assets in Venezuela;
participation in shareholder and board
of directors meetings; making payments
on third-party invoices for transactions
and activities authorized by paragraph
(a) of this general license, or incurred
prior to April 21, 2020, provided such
activity was authorized at the time it
occurred; payment of local taxes and
purchase of utility services in
Venezuela; and payment of salaries for
employees and contractors in
Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this general license, all
transactions and activities prohibited by
E.O. 13850, as amended, or E.O. 13884,
each as incorporated into the VSR, that
are ordinarily incident and necessary to
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the wind down of operations, contracts,
or other agreements in Venezuela
involving PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest, and that were
in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time, December 1, 2020, for the
Covered Entities.
(c) Paragraph (a) of this general
license does not authorize:
(1) The drilling, lifting, or processing
of, purchase or sale of, or transport or
shipping of any Venezuelan-origin
petroleum or petroleum products;
(2) The provision or receipt of
insurance or reinsurance with respect to
the transactions and activities described
in paragraph (c)(1) of this general
license;
(3) The design, construction,
installation, repair, or improvement of
any wells or other facilities or
infrastructure in Venezuela or the
purchasing or provision of any goods or
services, except as required for safety;
(4) Contracting for additional
personnel or services, except as required
for safety; or
(5) The payment of any dividend,
including in kind, to PdVSA, or any
entity in which PdVSA owns, directly
or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest.
(d) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings
related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or
indirectly, to Venezuela;
(2) Any loans to, accrual of additional
debt by, or subsidization of PdVSA, or
any entity in which PdVSA owns,
directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or
greater interest, including in kind,
prohibited by E.O. 13808 of August 24,
2017, as amended by E.O. 13857, and
incorporated into the VSR; or
(3) Any transactions or activities
otherwise prohibited by the VSR, or any
other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any
transactions or activities with any
blocked person other than the blocked
persons identified in paragraphs (a) and
(b) of this general license.
(e) Effective April 21, 2020, General
License No. 8E, dated January 17, 2020,
is replaced and superseded in its
entirety by this General License No. 8F.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: April 21, 2020.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 31
CFR Part 591
General License No. 8G
Authorizing Transactions Involving
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)
Necessary for the Limited Maintenance
of Essential Operations in Venezuela or
the Wind Down of Operations in
Venezuela for Certain Entities
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs
(c) and (d) of this general license, all
transactions and activities prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13850 of
November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O.
13857 of January 25, 2019, or E.O. 13884
of August 5, 2019, each as incorporated
into the Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR),
that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to the limited maintenance of
essential operations, contracts, or other
agreements, that: (i) Are for safety or the
preservation of assets in Venezuela; (ii)
involve PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest; and (iii) were
in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, June 3, 2021, for the
following entities and their subsidiaries
(collectively, the ‘‘Covered Entities’’):
• Chevron Corporation
• Halliburton
• Schlumberger Limited
• Baker Hughes, a GE Company
• Weatherford International, Public
Limited Company
Note to paragraph (a): Transactions
and activities necessary for safety or the
preservation of assets in Venezuela that
are authorized by paragraph (a) of this
general license include: Transactions
and activities necessary to ensure the
safety of personnel, or the integrity of
operations and assets in Venezuela;
participation in shareholder and board
of directors meetings; making payments
on third-party invoices for transactions
and activities authorized by paragraph
(a) of this general license, or incurred
prior to April 21, 2020, provided such
activity was authorized at the time it
occurred; payment of local taxes and
purchase of utility services in
Venezuela; and payment of salaries for
employees and contractors in
Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this general license, all
transactions and activities prohibited by
E.O. 13850, as amended, or E.O. 13884,
each as incorporated into the VSR, that
are ordinarily incident and necessary to
the wind down of operations, contracts,
or other agreements in Venezuela
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involving PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest, and that were
in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, June 3, 2021, for the
Covered Entities.
(c) Paragraph (a) of this general
license does not authorize:
(1) The drilling, lifting, or processing
of, purchase or sale of, or transport or
shipping of any Venezuelan-origin
petroleum or petroleum products;
(2) The provision or receipt of
insurance or reinsurance with respect to
the transactions and activities described
in paragraph (c)(1) of this general
license;
(3) The design, construction,
installation, repair, or improvement of
any wells or other facilities or
infrastructure in Venezuela or the
purchasing or provision of any goods or
services, except as required for safety;
(4) Contracting for additional
personnel or services, except as required
for safety; or
(5) The payment of any dividend,
including in kind, to PdVSA, or any
entity in which PdVSA owns, directly
or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest.
(d) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings
related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or
indirectly, to Venezuela;
(2) Any loans to, accrual of additional
debt by, or subsidization of PdVSA, or
any entity in which PdVSA owns,
directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or
greater interest, including in kind,
prohibited by E.O. 13808 of August 24,
2017, as amended by E.O. 13857, and
incorporated into the VSR; or
(3) Any transactions or activities
otherwise prohibited by the VSR, or any
other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any
transactions or activities with any
blocked person other than the blocked
persons identified in paragraphs (a) and
(b) of this general license.
(e) Effective November 17, 2020,
General License No. 8F, dated April 21,
2020, is replaced and superseded in its
entirety by this General License No. 8G.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 17, 2020.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 31
CFR Part 591
General License No. 8H
Authorizing Transactions Involving
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)
Necessary for the Limited Maintenance
of Essential Operations in Venezuela or
the Wind Down of Operations in
Venezuela for Certain Entities
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs
(c) and (d) of this general license, all
transactions and activities prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13850 of
November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O.
13857 of January 25, 2019, or E.O. 13884
of August 5, 2019, each as incorporated
into the Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR),
that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to the limited maintenance of
essential operations, contracts, or other
agreements, that: (i) Are for safety or the
preservation of assets in Venezuela; (ii)
involve PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest; and (iii) were
in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time, December 1, 2021, for the
following entities and their subsidiaries
(collectively, the ‘‘Covered Entities’’):
• Chevron Corporation
• Halliburton
• Schlumberger Limited
• Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
• Weatherford International, Public
Limited Company
Note to paragraph (a): Transactions
and activities necessary for safety or the
preservation of assets in Venezuela that
are authorized by paragraph (a) of this
general license include: Transactions
and activities necessary to ensure the
safety of personnel, or the integrity of
operations and assets in Venezuela;
participation in shareholder and board
of directors meetings; making payments
on third-party invoices for transactions
and activities authorized by paragraph
(a) of this general license, or incurred
prior to April 21, 2020, provided such
activity was authorized at the time it
occurred; payment of local taxes and
purchase of utility services in
Venezuela; and payment of salaries for
employees and contractors in
Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this general license, all
transactions and activities prohibited by
E.O. 13850, as amended, or E.O. 13884,
each as incorporated into the VSR, that
are ordinarily incident and necessary to
the wind down of operations, contracts,
or other agreements in Venezuela
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involving PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest, and that were
in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time, December 1, 2021, for the
Covered Entities.
(c) Paragraph (a) of this general
license does not authorize:
(1) The drilling, lifting, or processing
of, purchase or sale of, or transport or
shipping of any Venezuelan-origin
petroleum or petroleum products;
(2) The provision or receipt of
insurance or reinsurance with respect to
the transactions and activities described
in paragraph (c)(1) of this general
license;
(3) The design, construction,
installation, repair, or improvement of
any wells or other facilities or
infrastructure in Venezuela or the
purchasing or provision of any goods or
services, except as required for safety;
(4) Contracting for additional
personnel or services, except as required
for safety; or
(5) The payment of any dividend,
including in kind, to PdVSA, or any
entity in which PdVSA owns, directly
or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest.
(d) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings
related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or
indirectly, to Venezuela;
(2) Any loans to, accrual of additional
debt by, or subsidization of PdVSA, or
any entity in which PdVSA owns,
directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or
greater interest, including in kind,
prohibited by E.O. 13808 of August 24,
2017, as amended by E.O. 13857, and
incorporated into the VSR; or
(3) Any transactions or activities
otherwise prohibited by the VSR, or any
other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any
transactions or activities with any
blocked person other than the blocked
persons identified in paragraphs (a) and
(b) of this general license.
(e) Effective June 1, 2021, General
License No. 8G, dated November 17,
2020, is replaced and superseded in its
entirety by this General License No. 8H.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
Dated: June 1, 2021.
Dated: October 21, 2021.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket Number USCG–2021–0673]
RIN 1625–AA08
Special Local Regulation; Swim
Around Charleston, Charleston, SC
Coast Guard, DHS.
Temporary final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is
establishing a temporary special local
regulation on the waters of the Wando
River, Cooper River, Charleston Harbor,
and Ashley River in Charleston, SC.
This action is necessary to provide for
the safety of life on navigable waters
during the Swim Around Charleston.
This rulemaking would restrict persons
and vessels from entering certain waters
of the Wando River, Cooper River,
Charleston Harbor, and Ashley River,
unless authorized by Sector Charleston
Captain of the Port or a designated
representative.
SUMMARY:
This rule is affective from 10
a.m. until 4 p.m., on October 31, 2021.
ADDRESSES: To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2021–
0673 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket
Folder on the line associated with this
rule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Lieutenant Commander Chad Ray,
Sector Charleston Waterways
Management Division, Coast Guard;
telephone (843) 740–3184, email
Chad.L.Ray@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background Information and
Regulatory History
The Coast Guard is issuing this
temporary rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment pursuant to
authority under section 4(a) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision
authorizes an agency to issue a rule
without prior notice and opportunity to
comment when the agency for good
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cause finds that those procedures are
‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that
good cause exists for not publishing a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because it is
impracticable. The event already has
established dates in 33 CFR 100.704,
Table to § 100.704, Line No. 9, and
typically takes place one Saturday or
Sunday during the last two weeks of
September or the first two weeks of
October. However, this year the event
will take place on October 31, 2021. The
Coast Guard must establish a temporary
final rule for this year’s event because
a Notice of Enforcement cannot be used
to enforce a rule this far outside the
dates approved in the Federal Register.
We must establish this special local
regulation by October 31, 2021 in order
to protect the public from the hazards
associated with the Swim Around
Charleston event.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast
Guard finds that good cause exists for
making this rule effective less than 30
days after publication in the Federal
Register. Delaying the effective date of
this rule would be contrary to the public
interest because the potential safety
hazards associated with the Swim
Around Charleston taking place on
October 31, 2021.
III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule
The Coast Guard is issuing this rule
under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70041. The
Captain of the Port Charleston (COTP)
has determined that potential hazards
associated with the Swim Around
Charleston event presents a safety
concern for anyone in the vicinity of the
regulated area during the event. This
rule is needed to protect participants,
spectators, and the general public in the
navigable waters within the regulated
area during the Swim Around
Charleston event.
IV. Discussion of the Rule
This rule establishes a special local
regulation from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00
p.m., on October 31, 2021. The special
local regulation will cover certain
navigable waters on the Wando River,
Cooper River, Charleston Harbor, and
Ashley River in Charleston, South
Carolina beginning at Remleys Point in
Mt. Pleasant, proceeding across
Charleston Harbor continuing up the
Ashley River to its conclusion just
before the Westmoreland Bridge, I–526.
The duration of the special local
regulation is intended to ensure the
safety of participants, spectators, vessels
and these navigable waters before,
during, and after the scheduled event.
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59024-59029]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-23331]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 591
Publication of Venezuela Web General License 8 and Subsequent
Iterations
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of web general licenses.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing nine Venezuela web general licenses (GLs)
in the Federal Register: GL 8, GL 8A, GL 8B, GL 8C, GL 8D, GL 8E, GL
8F, and GL 8G, each of which is now expired and was previously issued
on OFAC's website, as well as GL 8H, which was also previously issued
on OFAC's website and expires on December 1, 2021.
DATES: GL 8H was issued on June 1, 2021 and expires on December 1,
2021. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of this rule for additional
relevant dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for
Licensing, 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs,
202-622-4855; or Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance &
Evaluation, 202-622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC's website: www.treasury.gov/ofac.
Background
On March 8, 2015, the President, invoking the authority of, inter
alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-
1706), issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13692, ``Blocking Property and
Suspending Entry of Persons Contributing to the Situation in
Venezuela'' (80 FR 12747, March 11, 2015). In E.O. 13692, the President
found that the situation in Venezuela, including the Government of
Venezuela's erosion of human rights guarantees, persecution of
political opponents, curtailment of press freedoms, use of violence and
human rights violations and abuses in response to antigovernment
protests, and arbitrary arrest and detention of antigovernment
protestors, as well as the exacerbating presence of significant public
corruption, constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security and foreign policy of the United States, and declared
a national emergency to deal with that threat.
The President issued six additional E.O.s pursuant to the national
emergency declared in E.O. 13692: E.O. 13808 of August 24, 2017,
``Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to the Situation in
Venezuela'' (82 FR 41155, August 29, 2017); E.O. 13827 of March 19,
2018, ``Taking Additional Steps to Address the Situation in Venezuela''
(83 FR 12469, March 21, 2018); E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018,
``Prohibiting Certain Additional Transactions With Respect to
Venezuela'' (83 FR 24001, May 24, 2018) (E.O. 13835); E.O. 13850 of
November 1, 2018, ``Blocking Property of Additional Persons
Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela'' (83 FR 55243, November 2,
2018); E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, ``Taking Additional Steps To
Address the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela'' (84 FR 509,
January 30, 2019); and E.O. 13884 of August 5, 2019, ``Blocking
Property of the Government of Venezuela'' (84 FR 38843, August 7,
2019).
OFAC, in consultation with the Department of State, issued GL 8 on
January 28, 2019, pursuant to E.O. 13850, as amended, to authorize
certain entities and their subsidiaries to engage in transactions and
activities ordinarily incident and necessary to operations in Venezuela
involving Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) or any entity in
which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, that were otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13850, through 12:01
a.m. eastern daylight time, July 27, 2019. Subsequently, OFAC issued
eight further iterations of GL 8, which extended the period and
modified the scope of the authorization.
On June 6, 2019, OFAC issued GL 8A, which replaced and superseded
GL 8; on July 26, 2019, OFAC issued GL 8B, which replaced and
superseded GL 8A; on August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL 8C, which replaced
and superseded GL 8B; on October 21, 2019, OFAC issued GL 8D, which
replaced and superseded GL 8C; on January 17, 2020, OFAC issued GL 8E,
which replaced and superseded GL 8D; on April 21, 2020, OFAC issued GL
8F, which replaced and superseded GL 8E; on November 17, 2020, OFAC
issued GL 8G, which replaced and superseded GL 8F; and on June 1, 2021,
OFAC issued GL 8H, which replaced and superseded GL 8G. GL 8H expires
on December 1, 2021. The texts of the following nine Venezuela GLs are
provided below: GLs 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 8G, and 8H.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Venezuela
General License No. 8
Authorizing Transactions Involving Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela, S.A.
(PdVSA) Prohibited by Executive Order 13850 for Certain Entities
Operating in Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities ordinarily incident and necessary to
operations in Venezuela involving PdVSA or any entity in which PdVSA
owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest
prohibited by Executive Order 13850 are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time, July 27, 2019 for the following entities and
their subsidiaries:
Chevron Corporation
Halliburton
Schlumberger Limited
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Weatherford International, Public Limited Company
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any exportation or reexportation of diluents from the United
States to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise prohibited under Executive
Order 13850 of November 1, 2018, Executive Order 13835 of May 21, 2018,
Executive Order 13827 of March 19, 2018, Executive Order 13808 of
August 24, 2017, Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015, or any part of
31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any blocked
person other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of
this general license.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 28, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Venezuela
General License No. 8A
Authorizing Transactions Involving Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela, S.A.
(PdVSA) Prohibited by Executive Order 13850 for Certain Entities
Operating in Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities ordinarily incident and necessary to
operations in Venezuela involving PdVSA or any entity in which PdVSA
owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest
prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857 of
January 25, 2019, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time, July 27, 2019 for the following entities and their subsidiaries:
Chevron Corporation
Halliburton
Schlumberger Limited
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Weatherford International, Public Limited Company
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13850,
E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of
August 24, 2017, E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, or any part of 31 CFR
chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any blocked person
other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this
general license.
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(c) Effective June 6, 2019, General License No. 8, dated January
28, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License 8A.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: June 6, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Venezuela
General License No. 8B
Authorizing Transactions Involving Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela, S.A.
(PdVSA) Necessary for Maintenance of Operations for Certain Entities in
Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities ordinarily incident and necessary to
the maintenance of operations, contracts, or other agreements in
Venezuela involving PdVSA or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly
or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest prohibited by Executive
Order (E.O.) 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, and
that were in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are authorized through
12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 25, 2019 for the following
entities and their subsidiaries:
Chevron Corporation
Halliburton
Schlumberger Limited
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Weatherford International, Public Limited Company
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13850,
E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of
August 24, 2017, E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, or any part of 31 CFR
chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any blocked person
other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this
general license.
(c) Effective July 26, 2019, General License No. 8A, dated June 6,
2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License 8B.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: July 26, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Venezuela
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
General License NO. 8C
Authorizing Transactions Involving Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela, S.A.
(PdVSA) Necessary for Maintenance of Operations for Certain Entities in
Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities ordinarily incident and necessary to
the maintenance of operations, contracts, or other agreements in
Venezuela involving PdVSA or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly
or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest prohibited by Executive
Order (E.O.) 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, or
E.O. of August 5, 2019, and that were in effect prior to July 26, 2019,
are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 25,
2019 for the following entities and their subsidiaries:
Chevron Corporation
Halliburton
Schlumberger Limited
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Weatherford International, Public Limited Company
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise prohibited by E.O. of August
5, 2019, or E.O. 13850, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March
19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of August 24, 2017, or E.O. 13692 of March 8,
2015, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings
with any blocked person other than the blocked persons described in
paragraph (a) of this general license.
(c) Effective August 5, 2019, General License No. 8B, dated July
26, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License 8C.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Venezuela
Executive Order 13884 of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
General License No. 8D
Authorizing Transactions Involving Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela, S.A.
(PdVSA) Necessary for Maintenance of Operations for Certain Entities in
Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities ordinarily incident and necessary to
the maintenance of operations, contracts, or other agreements in
Venezuela involving PdVSA or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly
or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest prohibited by Executive
Order (E.O.) 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, or
E.O. 13884, and that were in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, January 22, 2020
for the following entities and their subsidiaries:
Chevron Corporation
Halliburton
Schlumberger Limited
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Weatherford International, Public Limited Company
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13884, or
E.O. 13850, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018,
E.O. 13808 of August 24, 2017, or E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, each as
amended by E.O. 13857, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any
transactions or dealings with any blocked person other than the blocked
persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license.
(c) Effective October 21, 2019, General License No. 8C, dated
August 5, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License 8D.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: October 21, 2019.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Venezuela
Executive Order 13884 of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
General License No. 8E
Authorizing Transactions Involving Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela, S.A.
(PdVSA) Necessary for Maintenance of Operations for Certain Entities in
Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities ordinarily incident and necessary to
the maintenance of operations, contracts, or other agreements in
Venezuela involving PdVSA or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly
or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest prohibited by Executive
Order (E.O.) 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, or
E.O. 13884, and that were in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, April 22, 2020 for
the following entities and their subsidiaries:
Chevron Corporation
Halliburton
Schlumberger Limited
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Weatherford International, Public Limited Company
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transaction that is otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13884, or
E.O. 13850, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018,
E.O. 13808 of August 24, 2017, or E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, each as
amended by E.O. 13857, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any
transactions or dealings with any blocked person other than the blocked
persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license.
(c) Effective January 17, 2020, General License No. 8D, dated
October 21, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 8E.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 17, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 591
General License No. 8F
Authorizing Transactions Involving Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela, S.A.
(PdVSA) Necessary for the Limited Maintenance of Essential Operations
in Venezuela or the Wind Down of Operations in Venezuela for Certain
Entities
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this general
license, all transactions and activities prohibited by Executive Order
(E.O.) 13850 of November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January
25, 2019, or E.O. 13884 of August 5, 2019, each as incorporated into
the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR), that
are ordinarily incident and necessary to the limited maintenance of
essential operations, contracts, or other agreements, that: (i) Are for
safety or the preservation of assets in Venezuela; (ii) involve PdVSA
or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent
or greater interest; and (iii) were in effect prior to July 26, 2019,
are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December 1,
2020, for the following entities and their subsidiaries (collectively,
the ``Covered Entities''):
Chevron Corporation
Halliburton
Schlumberger Limited
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Weatherford International, Public Limited Company
Note to paragraph (a): Transactions and activities necessary for
safety or the preservation of assets in Venezuela that are authorized
by paragraph (a) of this general license include: Transactions and
activities necessary to ensure the safety of personnel, or the
integrity of operations and assets in Venezuela; participation in
shareholder and board of directors meetings; making payments on third-
party invoices for transactions and activities authorized by paragraph
(a) of this general license, or incurred prior to April 21, 2020,
provided such activity was authorized at the time it occurred; payment
of local taxes and purchase of utility services in Venezuela; and
payment of salaries for employees and contractors in Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
all transactions and activities prohibited by E.O. 13850, as amended,
or E.O. 13884, each as incorporated into the VSR, that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the wind down of operations, contracts, or
other agreements in Venezuela involving PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest,
and that were in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are authorized through
12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December 1, 2020, for the Covered
Entities.
(c) Paragraph (a) of this general license does not authorize:
(1) The drilling, lifting, or processing of, purchase or sale of,
or transport or shipping of any Venezuelan-origin petroleum or
petroleum products;
(2) The provision or receipt of insurance or reinsurance with
respect to the transactions and activities described in paragraph
(c)(1) of this general license;
(3) The design, construction, installation, repair, or improvement
of any wells or other facilities or infrastructure in Venezuela or the
purchasing or provision of any goods or services, except as required
for safety;
(4) Contracting for additional personnel or services, except as
required for safety; or
(5) The payment of any dividend, including in kind, to PdVSA, or
any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or
greater interest.
(d) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela;
(2) Any loans to, accrual of additional debt by, or subsidization
of PdVSA, or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a
50 percent or greater interest, including in kind, prohibited by E.O.
13808 of August 24, 2017, as amended by E.O. 13857, and incorporated
into the VSR; or
(3) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the VSR,
or any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
activities with any blocked person other than the blocked persons
identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this general license.
(e) Effective April 21, 2020, General License No. 8E, dated January
17, 2020, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 8F.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: April 21, 2020.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 591
General License No. 8G
Authorizing Transactions Involving Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela, S.A.
(PdVSA) Necessary for the Limited Maintenance of Essential Operations
in Venezuela or the Wind Down of Operations in Venezuela for Certain
Entities
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this general
license, all transactions and activities prohibited by Executive Order
(E.O.) 13850 of November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January
25, 2019, or E.O. 13884 of August 5, 2019, each as incorporated into
the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR), that
are ordinarily incident and necessary to the limited maintenance of
essential operations, contracts, or other agreements, that: (i) Are for
safety or the preservation of assets in Venezuela; (ii) involve PdVSA
or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent
or greater interest; and (iii) were in effect prior to July 26, 2019,
are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 3, 2021,
for the following entities and their subsidiaries (collectively, the
``Covered Entities''):
Chevron Corporation
Halliburton
Schlumberger Limited
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Weatherford International, Public Limited Company
Note to paragraph (a): Transactions and activities necessary for
safety or the preservation of assets in Venezuela that are authorized
by paragraph (a) of this general license include: Transactions and
activities necessary to ensure the safety of personnel, or the
integrity of operations and assets in Venezuela; participation in
shareholder and board of directors meetings; making payments on third-
party invoices for transactions and activities authorized by paragraph
(a) of this general license, or incurred prior to April 21, 2020,
provided such activity was authorized at the time it occurred; payment
of local taxes and purchase of utility services in Venezuela; and
payment of salaries for employees and contractors in Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
all transactions and activities prohibited by E.O. 13850, as amended,
or E.O. 13884, each as incorporated into the VSR, that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the wind down of operations, contracts, or
other agreements in Venezuela involving PdVSA or any entity in which
PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest,
and that were in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are authorized through
12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 3, 2021, for the Covered
Entities.
(c) Paragraph (a) of this general license does not authorize:
(1) The drilling, lifting, or processing of, purchase or sale of,
or transport or shipping of any Venezuelan-origin petroleum or
petroleum products;
(2) The provision or receipt of insurance or reinsurance with
respect to the transactions and activities described in paragraph
(c)(1) of this general license;
(3) The design, construction, installation, repair, or improvement
of any wells or other facilities or infrastructure in Venezuela or the
purchasing or provision of any goods or services, except as required
for safety;
(4) Contracting for additional personnel or services, except as
required for safety; or
(5) The payment of any dividend, including in kind, to PdVSA, or
any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or
greater interest.
(d) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela;
(2) Any loans to, accrual of additional debt by, or subsidization
of PdVSA, or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a
50 percent or greater interest, including in kind, prohibited by E.O.
13808 of August 24, 2017, as amended by E.O. 13857, and incorporated
into the VSR; or
(3) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the VSR,
or any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
activities with any blocked person other than the blocked persons
identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this general license.
(e) Effective November 17, 2020, General License No. 8F, dated
April 21, 2020, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 8G.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 17, 2020.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 591
General License No. 8H
Authorizing Transactions Involving Petr[oacute]leos de Venezuela, S.A.
(PdVSA) Necessary for the Limited Maintenance of Essential Operations
in Venezuela or the Wind Down of Operations in Venezuela for Certain
Entities
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this general
license, all transactions and activities prohibited by Executive Order
(E.O.) 13850 of November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January
25, 2019, or E.O. 13884 of August 5, 2019, each as incorporated into
the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR), that
are ordinarily incident and necessary to the limited maintenance of
essential operations, contracts, or other agreements, that: (i) Are for
safety or the preservation of assets in Venezuela; (ii) involve PdVSA
or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent
or greater interest; and (iii) were in effect prior to July 26, 2019,
are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December 1,
2021, for the following entities and their subsidiaries (collectively,
the ``Covered Entities''):
Chevron Corporation
Halliburton
Schlumberger Limited
Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
Weatherford International, Public Limited Company
Note to paragraph (a): Transactions and activities necessary for
safety or the preservation of assets in Venezuela that are authorized
by paragraph (a) of this general license include: Transactions and
activities necessary to ensure the safety of personnel, or the
integrity of operations and assets in Venezuela; participation in
shareholder and board of directors meetings; making payments on third-
party invoices for transactions and activities authorized by paragraph
(a) of this general license, or incurred prior to April 21, 2020,
provided such activity was authorized at the time it occurred; payment
of local taxes and purchase of utility services in Venezuela; and
payment of salaries for employees and contractors in Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
all transactions and activities prohibited by E.O. 13850, as amended,
or E.O. 13884, each as incorporated into the VSR, that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the wind down of operations, contracts, or
other agreements in Venezuela
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involving PdVSA or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, and that were in effect
prior to July 26, 2019, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time, December 1, 2021, for the Covered Entities.
(c) Paragraph (a) of this general license does not authorize:
(1) The drilling, lifting, or processing of, purchase or sale of,
or transport or shipping of any Venezuelan-origin petroleum or
petroleum products;
(2) The provision or receipt of insurance or reinsurance with
respect to the transactions and activities described in paragraph
(c)(1) of this general license;
(3) The design, construction, installation, repair, or improvement
of any wells or other facilities or infrastructure in Venezuela or the
purchasing or provision of any goods or services, except as required
for safety;
(4) Contracting for additional personnel or services, except as
required for safety; or
(5) The payment of any dividend, including in kind, to PdVSA, or
any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or
greater interest.
(d) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela;
(2) Any loans to, accrual of additional debt by, or subsidization
of PdVSA, or any entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a
50 percent or greater interest, including in kind, prohibited by E.O.
13808 of August 24, 2017, as amended by E.O. 13857, and incorporated
into the VSR; or
(3) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the VSR,
or any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
activities with any blocked person other than the blocked persons
identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this general license.
(e) Effective June 1, 2021, General License No. 8G, dated November
17, 2020, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 8H.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: June 1, 2021.
Dated: October 21, 2021.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2021-23331 Filed 10-25-21; 8:45 am]
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