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31 CFR Part 583
Publication of Global Magnitsky
Sanctions Regulations Web General
Licenses 3 and 4
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
AGENCY:
Publication of web general
licenses.
ACTION:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing two
general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant
to the Global Magnitsky Sanctions
Regulations: GLs 3 and 4, each of which
was previously made available on
OFAC’s website.
SUMMARY:
GLs 3 and 4 were issued on
December 9, 2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION 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.
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1301 et seq., 1331 et seq., 1801 et seq.
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information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website:
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On December 9, 2022, OFAC issued
GLs 3 and 4 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the
Global Magnitsky Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 583. Each GL
was made available on OFAC’s website
(www.treas.gov/ofac) when it was
issued. Both GLs have an expiration
date of March 9, 2023. The text of these
GLs is provided below.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Global Magnitsky Sanctions
Regulations
31 CFR Part 583
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 3
Authorizing Transactions Related to
Debt or Equity of Pingtan Marine
Enterprise Ltd.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs
(d) and (e) of this general license, all
transactions prohibited by the Global
Magnitsky Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 583 (GMSR), that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to the
divestment or transfer, or facilitation of
the divestment or transfer, of debt or
equity of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.
(PME) to a non-U.S. person are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time, March 9, 2023.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph
(e) of this general license, all
transactions prohibited by the GMSR
that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to facilitating, clearing, and
settling trades of debt or equity of PME
that were placed prior to 4:00 p.m.
eastern standard time, December 9,
2022, are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
eastern standard time, March 9, 2023.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph
(e) of this general license, all
transactions prohibited by the GMSR
that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to the wind down of financial
contracts or other agreements linked to
the debt or equity of PME and entered
into prior to 4:00 p.m. eastern standard
time, December 9, 2022 are authorized
through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard
time, March 9, 2023, provided that any
payments to a blocked person are made
into a blocked account in accordance
with the GMSR.
NOTE TO PARAGRAPH (C). The wind
down of financial contracts or other
agreements linked to the debt or equity
of PME includes the delisting of PME
from a U.S. securities exchange.
(d) Paragraph (a) of this general
license does not authorize:
(1) U.S. persons to sell, or to facilitate
the sale of debt or equity of PME to,
directly or indirectly, any person whose
property and interests in property are
blocked; or
(2) U.S. persons to purchase or invest
in, or to facilitate the purchase of or
investment in, directly or indirectly,
debt or equity of PME, other than
purchases of or investments in debt or
equity of PME that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the
divestment or transfer of debt or equity
of PME as described in paragraph (a) of
this general license.
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(e) This general license does not
authorize any transactions otherwise
prohibited by the GMSR, including
transactions involving any person
blocked pursuant to the GMSR other
than PME, unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director,
Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: December 9, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG–2022–1004]
RIN 1625–AA00
Safety Zones; Delaware River
Dredging, Marcus Hook, PA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Temporary final rule.
AGENCY:
Global Magnitsky Sanctions
Regulations
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is
establishing two temporary safety zones
on the waters of the Delaware River in
portions of Marcus Hook Range and
Anchorage 7, off Marcus Hook Range.
The safety zones temporarily restrict
vessel traffic from transiting or
anchoring in portions of the Delaware
River while maintenance dredging is
being conducted within the Delaware
River. The safety zones are needed to
protect personnel, vessels, and the
marine environment from hazards
created by dredging operations. Entry of
vessels or persons into these zones is
prohibited unless specifically
authorized by the COTP or his
designated representatives.
DATES: This rule is effective without
actual notice from January 17, 2023
through April 15, 2023. For the
purposes of enforcement, actual notice
will be used from January 10, 2023 until
January 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2022–
1004 in the search box and click
‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type
column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related
Material.’’
SUMMARY:
31 CFR Part 583
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 4
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Authorizing the Wind Down of
Transactions Involving Certain Vessels
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, all
transactions ordinarily incident and
necessary to the wind down of any
transaction involving any vessel in
which any of the following blocked
entities have an interest that are
prohibited by the Global Magnitsky
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 583
(GMSR), are authorized through 12:01
a.m. eastern standard time, March 9,
2023, provided that any payment to a
blocked person must be made into a
blocked account in accordance with the
GMSR:
(1) Dalian Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd.;
(2) Fujian Provincial Pingtan County
Ocean Fishing Group Co., Ltd.;
(3) Fuzhou Honglong Ocean Fishing
Co., Ltd.;
(4) Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.; or
(5) Any entity in which one or more
of the above entities own, directly or
indirectly, individually or in the
aggregate, a 50 percent or greater
interest.
(b) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) The entry into any new
commercial contracts involving the
entities or vessels described in
paragraph (a) of this general license,
except as authorized by paragraph (a); or
(2) Any transactions otherwise
prohibited by the GMSR, including
transactions involving any person
blocked pursuant to the GMSR other
than the blocked entities described in
paragraph (a) of this general license,
unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director,
Office of Foreign Assets Control,
Dated: December 9, 2022.
If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Petty Officer Dylan Caikowski,
Waterways Management Branch, U.S.
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay;
telephone (215) 271–4814, email
SecDelBayWWM@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
II. Background Information and
Regulatory History
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temporary rule without prior notice and
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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
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 and contrary to the public
interest. There is insufficient time to
allow for a reasonable comment period
prior to the start date for dredging
operations. The rule must be in force by
January 10, 2023 to serve its purpose of
ensuring the safety of the public from
hazards associated with dredging
operations, such as submerged and
floating pipeline, booster pumps, head
sections and vessels with a restricted
ability to maneuver.
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 for the same reasons discussed
above.
III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule
The Coast Guard is issuing this rule
under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034
(previously 33 U.S.C. 1231). The COTP
has determined that there are potential
hazards associated with dredging
operations. The purpose of this
rulemaking is to ensure the safety of
personnel, vessels, and the marine
environment within a 250-yard radius of
dredging operations and all associated
pipeline and equipment.
IV. Discussion of the Rule
This rule establishes two safety zones
from January 10, 2023, through April 15,
2023. The safety zones are necessary to
facilitate annual maintenance dredging
of the Delaware River in the vicinity of
Marcus Hook Range and Anchorage 7
off Marcus Hook Range (as described in
33 CFR 110.157(a)(8)). Dredging will
most likely be conducted with the
dredge ESSEX, though other dredges
may be used, along with associated
dredge pipeline and boosters. The
pipeline consists of a combination of
floating hoses immediately behind the
dredge and submerged pipeline leading
to upland disposal areas. Due to the
hazards related to dredging operations,
the associated pipeline and the location
of submerged pipeline, safety zones are
being established in the following areas:
(1) Safety zone one includes all
navigable waters within 250 yards of the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 583
Publication of Global Magnitsky Sanctions Regulations Web General
Licenses 3 and 4
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 Global Magnitsky Sanctions Regulations: GLs 3 and 4, each of
which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GLs 3 and 4 were issued on December 9, 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 December 9, 2022, OFAC issued GLs 3 and 4 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Global Magnitsky Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 583. Each GL was made available on OFAC's
website (www.treas.gov/ofac) when it was issued. Both GLs have an
expiration date of March 9, 2023. The text of these GLs is provided
below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Magnitsky Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 583
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 3
Authorizing Transactions Related to Debt or Equity of Pingtan Marine
Enterprise Ltd.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this general
license, all transactions prohibited by the Global Magnitsky Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 583 (GMSR), that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to the divestment or transfer, or facilitation of the
divestment or transfer, of debt or equity of Pingtan Marine Enterprise
Ltd. (PME) to a non-U.S. person are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
eastern standard time, March 9, 2023.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the GMSR that are ordinarily incident
and necessary to facilitating, clearing, and settling trades of debt or
equity of PME that were placed prior to 4:00 p.m. eastern standard
time, December 9, 2022, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time, March 9, 2023.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the GMSR that are ordinarily incident
and necessary to the wind down of financial contracts or other
agreements linked to the debt or equity of PME and entered into prior
to 4:00 p.m. eastern standard time, December 9, 2022 are authorized
through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, March 9, 2023, provided that
any payments to a blocked person are made into a blocked account in
accordance with the GMSR.
Note to paragraph (c). The wind down of financial contracts or
other agreements linked to the debt or equity of PME includes the
delisting of PME from a U.S. securities exchange.
(d) Paragraph (a) of this general license does not authorize:
(1) U.S. persons to sell, or to facilitate the sale of debt or
equity of PME to, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked; or
(2) U.S. persons to purchase or invest in, or to facilitate the
purchase of or investment in, directly or indirectly, debt or equity of
PME, other than purchases of or investments in debt or equity of PME
that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the divestment or
transfer of debt or equity of PME as described in paragraph (a) of this
general license.
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(e) This general license does not authorize any transactions
otherwise prohibited by the GMSR, including transactions involving any
person blocked pursuant to the GMSR other than PME, unless separately
authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director,
Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: December 9, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Magnitsky Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 583
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 4
Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Certain Vessels
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of
any transaction involving any vessel in which any of the following
blocked entities have an interest that are prohibited by the Global
Magnitsky Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 583 (GMSR), are authorized
through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, March 9, 2023, provided that
any payment to a blocked person must be made into a blocked account in
accordance with the GMSR:
(1) Dalian Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd.;
(2) Fujian Provincial Pingtan County Ocean Fishing Group Co., Ltd.;
(3) Fuzhou Honglong Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd.;
(4) Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.; or
(5) Any entity in which one or more of the above entities own,
directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent
or greater interest.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The entry into any new commercial contracts involving the
entities or vessels described in paragraph (a) of this general license,
except as authorized by paragraph (a); or
(2) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the GMSR, including
transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the GMSR other
than the blocked entities described in paragraph (a) of this general
license, unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director,
Office of Foreign Assets Control,
Dated: December 9, 2022.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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