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business, or are introductory science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics
courses ordinarily required for the
completion of graduate degree programs in
the humanities, social sciences, law, or
business, and participation in all activities
related to the provision of such online
educational services to Iranian students
described in paragraph (b).
(2) Exportation of Software. The
exportation of software to Iranian students
described in paragraph (b) in order to
facilitate participation in the activities
authorized in (i) paragraph (a) of this general
license or (ii) paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Iran
General License G, provided such software is
designated as EAR99 under the Export
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts
730 through 774 (EAR), or constitutes
information or software not subject to the
EAR pursuant to 15 CFR 734.3(b)(3).
(b) Iranian students referred to in
paragraph (a) are individuals located in Iran,
or located outside Iran but who are ordinarily
resident in Iran, who are eligible for nonimmigrant classification under categories F
(students) or M (non-academic students), and
have been granted a non-immigrant visa by
the U.S. State Department, but are not
physically present in the United States due
to the COVID–19 pandemic.
(c) This general license does not authorize
the exportation or reexportation of any
services or software to the Government of
Iran or any other person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to
31 CFR chapter V.
(d) Effective August 24, 2021, General
License M, dated October 29, 2020, is
replaced and superseded in its entirety by
this General License M–1.
Note 1 to General License M–1. The
importation from Iran and the exportation to
Iran of information or informational
materials, as defined in 31 CFR 560.315,
whether commercial or otherwise, regardless
of format or medium of transmission, are
exempt from the prohibitions of 31 CFR part
560. See 31 CFR 560.210(c).
Note 2 to General License M–1. U.S.
persons are authorized to engage in the
exportation of certain educational services
under Iran General License G, which was
issued pursuant to 31 CFR part 560, and to
export, reexport, and provide certain
services, software, and hardware incident to
personal communications under Iran General
License D–1, which was issued pursuant to
31 CFR part 560.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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Regulations
31 CFR Part 560
GENERAL LICENSE M–2
Authorizing the Exportation of Certain
Graduate Level Educational Services and
Software
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, accredited graduate and
undergraduate degree-granting academic
institutions located in the United States
(collectively, ‘‘U.S. academic institutions’’),
including their contractors, are authorized
through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
September 1, 2023, to engage in the following
activities with respect to Iranian students
described in paragraph (b):
(1) Online Educational Services. The
provision of online educational services
related to graduate educational courses,
provided that the courses are the equivalent
of courses ordinarily required for the
completion of graduate degree programs in
the humanities, social sciences, law, or
business, or are introductory science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics
courses ordinarily required for the
completion of graduate degree programs in
the humanities, social sciences, law, or
business, and participation in all activities
related to the provision of such online
educational services to Iranian students
described in paragraph (b).
(2) Exportation of Software. The
exportation of software to Iranian students
described in paragraph (b) in order to
facilitate participation in the activities
authorized in (i) paragraph (a) of this general
license or (ii) paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Iran
General License G, provided such software is
designated as EAR99 under the Export
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts
730 through 774 (EAR), or constitutes
information or software not subject to the
EAR pursuant to 15 CFR 734.3(b)(3).
(b) Iranian students referred to in
paragraph (a) are individuals located in Iran,
or located outside Iran but who are ordinarily
resident in Iran, who are eligible for nonimmigrant classification under categories F
(students) or M (non-academic students), and
have been granted a non-immigrant visa by
the U.S. State Department, but are not
physically present in the United States due
to the COVID–19 pandemic.
(c) This general license does not authorize
the exportation or reexportation of any
services or software to the Government of
Iran or any other person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to
31 CFR chapter V.
(d) Effective August 25, 2022, General
License M–1, dated August 24, 2021, is
replaced and superseded in its entirety by
this General License M–2.
Note 1 to General License M–2. The
importation from Iran and the exportation to
Iran of information or informational
materials, as defined in 31 CFR 560.315,
whether commercial or otherwise, regardless
of format or medium of transmission, are
exempt from the prohibitions of 31 CFR part
560. See 31 CFR 560.210(c).
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Note 2 to General License M–2. U.S.
persons are authorized to engage in the
exportation of certain educational services
under Iran General License G, which was
issued pursuant to 31 CFR part 560, and to
export, reexport, and provide certain
services, software, and hardware incident to
personal communications under Iran General
License D–1, which was issued pursuant to
31 CFR part 560.
Bradley T. Smith,
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
Dated: August 25, 2022.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 560 and 594
Publication of Iranian Transactions
and Sanctions Regulations and Global
Terrorism Sanctions Regulations Web
General Licenses 8 and 8A
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of web general
licenses.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing two
general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant
to the Iranian Transactions and
Sanctions Regulations and Global
Terrorism Sanctions Regulations: GLs 8
and 8A, each of which previously was
made available on OFAC’s website.
DATES: GL 8 was issued on February 27,
2020. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website:
www.treas.gov/ofac.
Background
On February 27, 2020, OFAC issued
GL 8 to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Iranian
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations,
31 CFR part 560, and the Global
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Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 594. At the time of issuance,
OFAC made GL 8 available on its
website. On October 26, 2020, OFAC
issued GL 8A, which replaced and
superseded GL 8, and made GL 8A
available on its website. The text of GLs
8 and 8A is provided below:
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 8A
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
Authorizing Certain Humanitarian Trade
Transactions Involving the Central Bank of
Iran or the National Iranian Oil Company
31 CFR Part 594
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations
31 CFR Part 560
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 8
Authorizing Certain Humanitarian Trade
Transactions Involving the Central Bank of
Iran
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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, the following
transactions and activities involving the
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) that are prohibited
under the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (ITSR), are
authorized:
(i) transactions and activities described in
the general licenses set forth at §§ 560.530(a)
and (b), 560.532, and 560.533 of the ITSR;
(ii) transactions and activities ordinarily
incident and necessary to transactions
described in paragraph (a)(i) of this general
license that are authorized under § 560.516 of
the ITSR or consistent with § 560.405 of the
ITSR; and
(iii) transactions and activities authorized
under any specific license issued pursuant to
§§ 560.530, 560.532, or 560.533 of the ITSR.
Note 1 to paragraph (a): Paragraph (a) of
this general license does not authorize the
exportation or reexportation of goods set
forth in 31 CFR 560.530(a)(1)(ii) to the CBI,
as set forth in § 560.530(a)(1) of the ITSR.
Note 2 to paragraph (a): Section
560.530(d)(5) of the ITSR excludes from the
scope of § 560.530 any transaction or dealing
with a person whose property and interests
in property are blocked pursuant to 31 CFR
part 594, among other authorities. Paragraph
(a) of this general license authorizes certain
transactions involving the CBI that, due to
the exclusion at § 560.530(d)(5), are
otherwise prohibited by the ITSR. Any
transactions otherwise prohibited by the
ITSR must be separately licensed pursuant to
the ITSR.
(b) This general license does not authorize
any transactions or activities that are
otherwise prohibited by the GTSR, Executive
Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, as
amended by Executive Order 13886 of
September 9, 2019, or by any other part of
31 CFR chapter V.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 27, 2020.
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Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, the following
transactions and activities involving the
Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the National
Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), or any entity in
which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest, that are prohibited
under the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (ITSR), are
authorized:
(i) transactions and activities described in
the general licenses set forth at §§ 560.530(a)
and (b), 560.532, and 560.533 of the ITSR;
(ii) transactions and activities ordinarily
incident and necessary to transactions
described in paragraph (a)(i) of this general
license that are authorized under § 560.516 of
the ITSR or consistent with § 560.405 of the
ITSR; and
(iii) transactions and activities authorized
under any specific license issued pursuant to
§§ 560.530, 560.532, or 560.533 of the ITSR.
Note to paragraph (a): Section
560.530(d)(5) of the ITSR excludes from the
scope of § 560.530 any transaction or dealing
with a person whose property and interests
in property are blocked pursuant to the
GTSR, among other authorities. Paragraph (a)
of this general license authorizes certain
transactions involving the CBI, NIOC, or any
entity in which NIOC owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest,
that, due to the exclusion at § 560.530(d)(5),
would otherwise be prohibited by the ITSR.
Any transactions still prohibited by the ITSR,
notwithstanding this general license, must be
separately licensed pursuant to the ITSR.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(i) the exportation or reexportation of
goods set forth in 560.530(a)(1)(ii) of the ITSR
to the CBI, NIOC, or any entity in which
NIOC owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest, as set forth in
§ 560.530(a)(1) of the ITSR; or
(ii) any transactions or activities that are
otherwise prohibited by the ITSR, the GTSR,
Executive Order 13224 of September 23,
2001, as amended by Executive Order 13886
of September 9, 2019, or any other part of 31
CFR chapter V.
(c) Effective October 26, 2020, General
License No. 8, dated February 27, 2020, is
replaced and superseded in its entirety by
this General License No. 8A.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG–2022–0755]
Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays
Within the Fifth Coast Guard District
Coast Guard, Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of
regulation.
AGENCY:
The Coast Guard will enforce
a safety zone for fireworks at The Wharf
DC on October 4, 2022, to provide for
the safety of life on navigable waterways
during this event. Our regulation for
Fireworks Displays within the Fifth
Coast Guard District identifies the safety
zone for this event in Washington, DC.
During the enforcement period, the
operator of any vessel in the safety zone
must comply with directions from the
Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol
displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR
165.506 will be enforced for the location
identified as item (1) of table 2 to
paragraph (h)(2) from 8 p.m. until 10
p.m. on October 4, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or
email MST2 Courtney Perry, Sector
Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management
Division, U.S. Coast Guard: telephone
410–576–2596, email Courtney.E.Perry@
uscg.mil. C
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast
Guard will enforce the safety zone
regulation 33 CFR 165.506 for fireworks
at The Wharf DC from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
on October 4, 2022. This action is being
taken to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waterways during this event.
Our regulation for Fireworks Displays
within the Fifth Coast Guard District,
§ 165.506, specifies the location of the
safety zone for the fireworks show in
item (1) of table 2 to paragraph (h)(2).
The safety zone encompasses portions
of the Washington Channel in the Upper
Potomac River. As reflected in
§ 165.506(d), during the enforcement
period, if you are the operator of a
vessel in the safety zone you must
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 560 and 594
Publication of Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations and
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 8 and 8A
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 two general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant
to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations and Global
Terrorism Sanctions Regulations: GLs 8 and 8A, each of which previously
was made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GL 8 was issued on February 27, 2020. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION 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:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC's website: www.treas.gov/ofac.
Background
On February 27, 2020, OFAC issued GL 8 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Iranian Transactions and
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560, and the Global
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Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594. At the time of
issuance, OFAC made GL 8 available on its website. On October 26, 2020,
OFAC issued GL 8A, which replaced and superseded GL 8, and made GL 8A
available on its website. The text of GLs 8 and 8A is provided below:
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 560
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 8
Authorizing Certain Humanitarian Trade Transactions Involving the
Central Bank of Iran
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
the following transactions and activities involving the Central Bank
of Iran (CBI) that are prohibited under the Global Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the Iranian
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (ITSR), are
authorized:
(i) transactions and activities described in the general
licenses set forth at Sec. Sec. 560.530(a) and (b), 560.532, and
560.533 of the ITSR;
(ii) transactions and activities ordinarily incident and
necessary to transactions described in paragraph (a)(i) of this
general license that are authorized under Sec. 560.516 of the ITSR
or consistent with Sec. 560.405 of the ITSR; and
(iii) transactions and activities authorized under any specific
license issued pursuant to Sec. Sec. 560.530, 560.532, or 560.533
of the ITSR.
Note 1 to paragraph (a): Paragraph (a) of this general license
does not authorize the exportation or reexportation of goods set
forth in 31 CFR 560.530(a)(1)(ii) to the CBI, as set forth in Sec.
560.530(a)(1) of the ITSR.
Note 2 to paragraph (a): Section 560.530(d)(5) of the ITSR
excludes from the scope of Sec. 560.530 any transaction or dealing
with a person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to 31 CFR part 594, among other authorities. Paragraph (a)
of this general license authorizes certain transactions involving
the CBI that, due to the exclusion at Sec. 560.530(d)(5), are
otherwise prohibited by the ITSR. Any transactions otherwise
prohibited by the ITSR must be separately licensed pursuant to the
ITSR.
(b) This general license does not authorize any transactions or
activities that are otherwise prohibited by the GTSR, Executive
Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, as amended by Executive Order
13886 of September 9, 2019, or by any other part of 31 CFR chapter
V.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 27, 2020.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 560
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 8A
Authorizing Certain Humanitarian Trade Transactions Involving the
Central Bank of Iran or the National Iranian Oil Company
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
the following transactions and activities involving the Central Bank
of Iran (CBI), the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), or any
entity in which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or
greater interest, that are prohibited under the Global Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the Iranian
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (ITSR), are
authorized:
(i) transactions and activities described in the general
licenses set forth at Sec. Sec. 560.530(a) and (b), 560.532, and
560.533 of the ITSR;
(ii) transactions and activities ordinarily incident and
necessary to transactions described in paragraph (a)(i) of this
general license that are authorized under Sec. 560.516 of the ITSR
or consistent with Sec. 560.405 of the ITSR; and
(iii) transactions and activities authorized under any specific
license issued pursuant to Sec. Sec. 560.530, 560.532, or 560.533
of the ITSR.
Note to paragraph (a): Section 560.530(d)(5) of the ITSR
excludes from the scope of Sec. 560.530 any transaction or dealing
with a person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to the GTSR, among other authorities. Paragraph (a) of this
general license authorizes certain transactions involving the CBI,
NIOC, or any entity in which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest, that, due to the exclusion at Sec.
560.530(d)(5), would otherwise be prohibited by the ITSR. Any
transactions still prohibited by the ITSR, notwithstanding this
general license, must be separately licensed pursuant to the ITSR.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(i) the exportation or reexportation of goods set forth in
560.530(a)(1)(ii) of the ITSR to the CBI, NIOC, or any entity in
which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, as set forth in Sec. 560.530(a)(1) of the ITSR; or
(ii) any transactions or activities that are otherwise
prohibited by the ITSR, the GTSR, Executive Order 13224 of September
23, 2001, as amended by Executive Order 13886 of September 9, 2019,
or any other part of 31 CFR chapter V.
(c) Effective October 26, 2020, General License No. 8, dated
February 27, 2020, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by
this General License No. 8A.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: October 26, 2020.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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