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Dated: November 18, 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 Part 587
Publication of Russian Harmful
Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations Determination and Web
General Licenses 55, 56, and 57
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of determination
and web general licenses.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing a
determination issued pursuant to an
April 6, 2022 Executive order, which
was previously made available on
OFAC’s website. OFAC is also
publishing three general licenses (GLs)
issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful
Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations: GLs 55, 56, and 57, each of
which was previously made available
on OFAC’s website.
DATES: The determination issued
pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of Executive
Order 14071 was issued on November
21, 2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional relevant
dates.
SUMMARY:
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.
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Background
On April 6, 2022, the President,
invoking the authority of, inter alia, the
International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
(IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.)
14071, ‘‘Prohibiting New Investment in
and Certain Services to the Russian
Federation in Response to Continued
Russian Federation Aggression’’ (87 FR
20999, April 8, 2022). Among other
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prohibitions, section 1(a)(ii) of E.O.
14071 prohibits the exportation,
reexportation, sale, or supply, directly
or indirectly, from the United States, or
by a United States person, wherever
located, of any category of services as
may be determined by the Secretary of
the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, to any person located
in the Russian Federation.
On November 21, 2022, the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, issued a category of
services determination pursuant to E.O.
14071, ‘‘Prohibitions on Certain
Services as They Relate to the Maritime
Transport of Crude Oil of Russian
Federation Origin.’’ OFAC made this
determination available on its website
(www.treas.gov/ofac) on November 22,
2022. The determination takes effect at
12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on
December 5, 2022. The text of this
determination is provided below.
Also on November 22, 2022, OFAC
issued GLs 55, 56, and 57 to authorize
certain transactions otherwise
prohibited by the Russian Harmful
Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. At the
time of their issuance, OFAC made GLs
55, 56, and 57 available on its website
(www.treas.gov/ofac). The text of these
GLs is provided below.
Determination Pursuant to Section (1)(a)(ii)
of Executive Order 14071
Prohibitions on Certain Services as They
Relate to the Maritime Transport of Crude
Oil of Russian Federation Origin
Pursuant to sections 1(a)(ii), 1(b), and 5 of
Executive Order (E.O.) 14071 of April 6, 2022
(‘‘Prohibiting New Investment in and Certain
Services to the Russian Federation in
Response to Continued Russian Federation
Aggression’’), the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Secretary of State,
hereby determines that the prohibitions in
section 1(a)(ii) of E.O. 14071 shall apply to
the following categories of services as they
relate to the maritime transport of crude oil
of Russian Federation origin (collectively, the
‘‘Covered Services’’):
• Trading/commodities brokering;
• Financing;
• Shipping;
• Insurance, including reinsurance and
protection and indemnity;
• Flagging; and
• Customs brokering.
As a result, the following activities are
prohibited, except to the extent provided by
law, or unless licensed or otherwise
authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control: the exportation, reexportation, sale,
or supply, directly or indirectly, from the
United States, or by a United States person,
wherever located, of any of the Covered
Services to any person located in the Russian
Federation.
Notwithstanding that prohibition, the
Covered Services are hereby authorized when
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the price of the crude oil of Russian
Federation origin does not exceed the
relevant price cap determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State.
The prohibitions on Covered Services in
this determination shall take effect beginning
at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on
December 5, 2022. This determination
excludes Covered Services with respect to
crude oil of Russian Federation origin when
such crude oil is loaded onto a vessel at the
port of loading prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time on December 5, 2022, and
unloaded at the port of destination prior to
12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January
19, 2023.
This determination does not authorize any
transactions otherwise prohibited by the
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR),
including transactions involving any person
blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, unless
separately authorized.
Janet L. Yellen,
November 21, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 55
Authorizing Certain Services Related to
Sakhalin-2
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, all transactions
prohibited by the determination of November
21, 2022 made pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of
Executive Order 14071 (‘‘Prohibitions on
Certain Services as They Relate to the
Maritime Transport of Crude Oil of Russian
Federation Origin’’) related to the maritime
transport of crude oil originating from the
Sakhalin-2 project (‘‘Sakhalin-2 byproduct’’)
are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, September 30, 2023, provided
that the Sakalin-2 byproduct is solely for
importation into Japan.
(b) This general license does not authorize
any transactions otherwise prohibited by the
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR),
including transactions involving any person
blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, unless
separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 22, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 56
Authorizing Certain Services With Respect
to the European Union
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, all transactions
prohibited by the determination of November
21, 2022 made pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of
Executive Order 14071 (‘‘Prohibitions on
Certain Services as They Relate to the
Maritime Transport of Crude Oil of Russian
Federation Origin’’) related to the
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importation of crude oil into the Republic of
Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, or
landlocked European Union Member States
as described in Council Regulation (EU)
2022/879 of June 3, 2022, are authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize
any transactions otherwise prohibited by the
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR),
including transactions involving any person
blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, unless
separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 22, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 57
Authorizing Certain Services Related to
Vessel Emergencies
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, all transactions
prohibited by the determination of November
21, 2022 made pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of
Executive Order 14071 (‘‘Prohibitions on
Certain Services as They Relate to the
Maritime Transport of Crude Oil of Russian
Federation Origin’’) that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to addressing vessel
emergencies related to the health or safety of
the crew or environmental protection,
including safe docking or anchoring,
emergency repairs, or salvage operations, are
authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions related to the
offloading of crude oil of Russian Federation
origin, except for the offloading of crude oil
that is ordinarily incident and necessary to
address vessel emergencies authorized
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this general
license;
(2) Any transactions related to the sale of
crude oil of Russian Federation origin; or
(3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited
by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587
(RuHSR), including transactions involving
any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR,
unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 22, 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 Part 594
Publication of Global Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations Web General
License 21
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 a general
license (GL) issued pursuant to the
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations:
GL 21, which was previously made
available on OFAC’s website.
DATES: GL 21 was issued on November
15, 2022. 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:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website:
www.treas.gov/ofac.
Background
On November 15, 2022, OFAC issued
GL 21 to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Global
Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 594. At the time of issuance,
OFAC made GL 21 available on its
website (www.treas.gov/ofac). GL 21 has
an expiration date of December 15,
2022. The text of this GL is provided
below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations 31
CFR Part 594
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 21
Authorizing Limited Safety and
Environmental Transactions Involving
Certain Vessels
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, all transactions that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to one of
the following activities involving the persons
or vessels described in paragraph (b) of this
general license that are prohibited by the
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 594 (GTSR), are authorized through
12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December
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15, 2022, provided that any payment to a
blocked person must be made into a blocked
account in accordance with the GTSR:
(1) The safe docking and anchoring of any
of the blocked vessels listed in paragraph (b)
of this general license (‘‘blocked vessels’’) in
port;
(2) The preservation of the health or safety
of the crew of any of the blocked vessels; and
(3) Emergency repairs of any of the blocked
vessels or environmental mitigation or
protection activities relating to any of the
blocked vessels.
(b) The authorization in paragraph (a) of
this general license applies to the following
blocked persons and vessels listed on the
Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
List and any entity in which any of the
following persons own, directly or indirectly,
a 50 percent or greater interest:
• Artemov, Victor Sergioyovich
Æ BOCEANICA, IMO 9267132
Æ ZEPHYR I (f.k.a. ZHEN I), IMO 9255880
• Azul Vista Shipping Corp.
Æ JULIA A (f.k.a. AZUL), IMO 9236353
• Blue Berri Shipping Inc.
Æ RAIN DROP, IMO 9233208
• Harbour Ship Management Limited
Æ B LUMINOSA, IMO 9256016
Æ BLUEFINS, IMO 9221657
Æ BUENO, IMO 9282443
• Pontus Navigation Corp.
Æ NOLAN (f.k.a. OSLO), IMO 9179701
• Technology Bright International Ltd.
Æ YOUNG YONG, IMO 9194127
• Triton Navigation Corp.
Æ ADISA, IMO 9304667
• Vista Clara Shipping Corp.
Æ LARA I (f.k.a. CLARA), IMO 9231767
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The entry into any new commercial
contracts involving the property or interests
in property of any of the blocked persons or
vessels described in paragraph (b) of this
general license, except as authorized by
paragraph (a);
(2) The offloading of any cargo onboard
any of the blocked vessels; or
(3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited
by the GTSR, including transactions
involving the property or interests in
property of any person blocked pursuant to
the GTSR, other than the blocked persons
described in paragraph (b) of this general
license, unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 15, 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 Part 587
Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations Determination and Web General Licenses 55, 56, and 57
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of determination and web general licenses.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing a determination issued pursuant to an
April 6, 2022 Executive order, which was previously made available on
OFAC's website. OFAC is also publishing three general licenses (GLs)
issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations: GLs 55, 56, and 57, each of which was previously made
available on OFAC's website.
DATES: The determination issued pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of
Executive Order 14071 was issued on November 21, 2022. 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 April 6, 2022, the President, invoking the authority of, inter
alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.) (IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14071, ``Prohibiting
New Investment in and Certain Services to the Russian Federation in
Response to Continued Russian Federation Aggression'' (87 FR 20999,
April 8, 2022). Among other prohibitions, section 1(a)(ii) of E.O.
14071 prohibits the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply,
directly or indirectly, from the United States, or by a United States
person, wherever located, of any category of services as may be
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, to any person located in the Russian Federation.
On November 21, 2022, the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, issued a category of services
determination pursuant to E.O. 14071, ``Prohibitions on Certain
Services as They Relate to the Maritime Transport of Crude Oil of
Russian Federation Origin.'' OFAC made this determination available on
its website (www.treas.gov/ofac) on November 22, 2022. The
determination takes effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on
December 5, 2022. The text of this determination is provided below.
Also on November 22, 2022, OFAC issued GLs 55, 56, and 57 to
authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian
Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. At
the time of their issuance, OFAC made GLs 55, 56, and 57 available on
its website (www.treas.gov/ofac). The text of these GLs is provided
below.
Determination Pursuant to Section (1)(a)(ii) of Executive Order 14071
Prohibitions on Certain Services as They Relate to the Maritime
Transport of Crude Oil of Russian Federation Origin
Pursuant to sections 1(a)(ii), 1(b), and 5 of Executive Order
(E.O.) 14071 of April 6, 2022 (``Prohibiting New Investment in and
Certain Services to the Russian Federation in Response to Continued
Russian Federation Aggression''), the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, hereby determines that the
prohibitions in section 1(a)(ii) of E.O. 14071 shall apply to the
following categories of services as they relate to the maritime
transport of crude oil of Russian Federation origin (collectively,
the ``Covered Services''):
Trading/commodities brokering;
Financing;
Shipping;
Insurance, including reinsurance and protection and
indemnity;
Flagging; and
Customs brokering.
As a result, the following activities are prohibited, except to
the extent provided by law, or unless licensed or otherwise
authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control: the exportation,
reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the
United States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of
any of the Covered Services to any person located in the Russian
Federation.
Notwithstanding that prohibition, the Covered Services are
hereby authorized when the price of the crude oil of Russian
Federation origin does not exceed the relevant price cap determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary
of State.
The prohibitions on Covered Services in this determination shall
take effect beginning at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on
December 5, 2022. This determination excludes Covered Services with
respect to crude oil of Russian Federation origin when such crude
oil is loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading prior to 12:01
a.m. eastern standard time on December 5, 2022, and unloaded at the
port of destination prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on
January 19, 2023.
This determination does not authorize any transactions otherwise
prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including transactions
involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, unless
separately authorized.
Janet L. Yellen,
November 21, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part
587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 55
Authorizing Certain Services Related to Sakhalin-2
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the determination of November 21,
2022 made pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 14071
(``Prohibitions on Certain Services as They Relate to the Maritime
Transport of Crude Oil of Russian Federation Origin'') related to
the maritime transport of crude oil originating from the Sakhalin-2
project (``Sakhalin-2 byproduct'') are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time, September 30, 2023, provided that the
Sakalin-2 byproduct is solely for importation into Japan.
(b) This general license does not authorize any transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including
transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR,
unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 22, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part
587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 56
Authorizing Certain Services With Respect to the European Union
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the determination of November 21,
2022 made pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 14071
(``Prohibitions on Certain Services as They Relate to the Maritime
Transport of Crude Oil of Russian Federation Origin'') related to
the
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importation of crude oil into the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic
of Croatia, or landlocked European Union Member States as described
in Council Regulation (EU) 2022/879 of June 3, 2022, are authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize any transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including
transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR,
unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 22, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part
587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 57
Authorizing Certain Services Related to Vessel Emergencies
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the determination of November 21,
2022 made pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 14071
(``Prohibitions on Certain Services as They Relate to the Maritime
Transport of Crude Oil of Russian Federation Origin'') that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to addressing vessel emergencies
related to the health or safety of the crew or environmental
protection, including safe docking or anchoring, emergency repairs,
or salvage operations, are authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions related to the offloading of crude oil of
Russian Federation origin, except for the offloading of crude oil
that is ordinarily incident and necessary to address vessel
emergencies authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) of this general
license;
(2) Any transactions related to the sale of crude oil of Russian
Federation origin; or
(3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful
Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR),
including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the
RuHSR, unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 22, 2022.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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