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any payment to a blocked person must be
made into a blocked account in accordance
with the Burma Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 525 (BuSR).
(b) This general license does not authorize
any transactions otherwise prohibited by the
BuSR, including transactions involving any
person blocked pursuant to the BuSR other
than the blocked persons described in
paragraph (a) of this general license, unless
separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 525
Publication of Burma Sanctions
Regulations Web General License 5
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of a web general
license.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing one
general license (GL) issued pursuant to
the Burma Sanctions Regulations: GL 5,
which was previously made available
on OFAC’s website.
DATES: GL 5 was issued on June 21,
2023. 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 Compliance, 202–
622–2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website: https://
ofac.treasury.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Burma Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 525
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 5
Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions
Involving Myanma Investment and
Commercial Bank or Myanma Foreign Trade
Bank
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, all transactions
prohibited by Executive Order 14014 that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind
down of transactions involving Myanma
Investment and Commercial Bank (MICB),
Myanma Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB), or any
entity in which MICB or MFTB owns,
directly or indirectly, individually or in the
aggregate, a 50 percent or greater interest, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, August 5, 2023, provided that
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Syrian Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 542
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 21B
Publication of Covid-Related Web
General Licenses Related to Syria
Sanctions Regulations, Iranian
Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations, Global Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations, and Venezuela
Sanctions Regulations.
Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond
to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)
(a) Authorizing certain COVID–19-related
transactions prohibited by the Syrian
Sanctions Regulations. Except as provided in
paragraph (b) of this general license, the
following transactions and activities that are
prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 542 (SySR), are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, June 14, 2024:
(1) Exportation of services related to
COVID–19. All transactions and activities
related to the exportation, reexportation, sale,
or supply, directly or indirectly, of services
to Syria that are related to the prevention,
diagnosis, or treatment of COVID–19
(including research or clinical studies
relating to COVID–19); and
(2) COVID–19-related transactions
involving certain blocked persons. All
transactions and activities involving the
Government of Syria, Polymedics LLC, Letia
Company, or any entity in which Polymedics
LLC or Letia Company owns, whether
individually or in the aggregate, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest,
that are related to the prevention, diagnosis,
or treatment of COVID–19 (including
research or clinical studies relating to
COVID–19), provided that any exportation or
reexportation of items to Syria must be
licensed or otherwise authorized by the
Department of Commerce.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The exportation or reexportation of any
goods, technology, or services to military,
intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers
or importers;
(2) The unblocking of any property blocked
pursuant to any part of 31 CFR chapter V; or
(3) Any transactions or activities otherwise
prohibited by the SySR, or prohibited by any
other part of 31 CFR chapter V, statute, or
Executive order, or involving any blocked
person other than the blocked persons
identified in paragraph (a) of this general
license.
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing three web
general licenses (GLs) issued in the
Syria Sanctions Regulations, Iran
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations
and Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, and Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations, respectively: Syria GL 21B,
Iran GL N–2, and Venezuela GL 39B,
each of which was previously made
available on OFAC’s website.
DATES: Syria GL 21B, Iran GL N–2, and
Venezuela GL 39B were issued on June
14, 2023. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional relevant
dates.
SUMMARY:
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
On June 14, 2023, OFAC issued Syria
GL 21B, Iran GL N–2, and Venezuela GL
39B to extend the authorization for
certain transactions otherwise
prohibited by, respectively: the Syria
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 542;
the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 560, and the
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations,
31 CFR part 594; and the Venezuela
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591.
At the time of issuance, OFAC made all
three GLs, each of which has an
expiration date of June 14, 2024,
available on its website (https://
ofac.treasury.gov). The texts of the three
GLs are provided below:
31 CFR Parts 542, 560, 591 and 594
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of web general
licenses.
On June 21, 2023, OFAC issued GL 5
to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Burma
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 525.
The GL was made available on OFAC’s
website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when
it was issued. The GL has an expiration
date of August 5, 2023. The text of the
GL is provided below:
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AGENCY:
Background
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Dated: June 21, 2023.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Background
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Assistant Director for Licensing,
202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; or
Assistant Director for Compliance, 202–
622–2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website: https://
ofac.treasury.gov.
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(c) Effective June 14, 2023, General License
21A, dated June 10, 2022, is replaced and
superseded in its entirety by this General
License 21B.
Note 1 to General License 21B. Nothing in
this general license relieves any person from
compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department
of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and
Security or the Department of State’s
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: June 14, 2023
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations
31 CFR part 560
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 594
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GENERAL LICENSE N–2
Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond
to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)
(a) Authorizing certain COVID–19-related
transactions prohibited by the Iranian
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.
Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e)
of this general license, the following
transactions and activities that are prohibited
by the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (ITSR), are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, June 14, 2024:
(1) Exportation of goods or technology. All
transactions and activities related to the
exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply,
directly or indirectly, of goods or technology
for use in connection with the prevention,
diagnosis, or treatment of COVID–19
(including research or clinical studies related
to COVID–19) to Iran or the Government of
Iran, or to persons in third countries
purchasing specifically for resale to Iran or
the Government of Iran;
(2) Importation of or dealings in certain
COVID–19-related goods. All transactions
and activities related to the importation into
the United States of, or dealings in or related
to, goods that previously were exported or
reexported to Iran or the Government of Iran
pursuant to this general license and that are
broken, defective, or non-operational, or are
connected to product recalls, adverse events,
or other safety concerns, or for routine
maintenance or the permanent return of such
items to the United States or a third country;
and
(3) Exportation or importation of services.
All transactions and activities related to the
exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply,
directly or indirectly, of services to Iran or
the Government of Iran, or the importation
into the United States of, or dealings in or
related to, Iranian-origin services, in each
case that are related to the prevention,
diagnosis, or treatment of COVID–19
(including research or clinical studies
relating to COVID–19).
(b) Authorizing certain transactions
involving the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) or
the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).
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Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this
general license, all transactions and activities
described in paragraph (a) of this general
license involving CBI, NIOC, or any entity in
which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest, that are prohibited
by the ITSR or the Global Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594
(GTSR) are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time, June 14, 2024.
(c) Authorizing certain financial
transactions. Except as provided in
paragraph (e) of this general license, the
processing of funds transfers or trade finance
transactions that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to give effect to the transactions
and activities authorized in paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this general license that are
prohibited by the ITSR or the GTSR are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, June 14, 2024.
(d) Any exportation or reexportation of
goods or technology pursuant to paragraph
(a) of this general license is subject to the
following conditions:
(1) Any goods or technology exported or
reexported must:
(i) Be designated as EAR99 under the
Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR
parts 730 through 774 (EAR); or
(ii) In the case of goods or technology that
are not subject to the EAR, not be listed on
any multilateral export control regime; and
(2) All exports or reexports made pursuant
to this general license must be concluded
prior to the expiration date of this general
license.
(e) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The exportation or reexportation of
goods or technology to CBI, NIOC, or any
entity in which NIOC owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest;
(2) The exportation or reexportation of any
goods, technology, or services to military,
intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers
or importers;
(3) The exportation or reexportation of any
goods, technology, or services used to
facilitate the development or production of a
chemical or biological weapon or weapon of
mass destruction;
(4) The unblocking of any property blocked
pursuant to any part of 31 CFR chapter V; or
(5) Any transactions or activities otherwise
prohibited by the ITSR or the GTSR, or
prohibited by any other part of 31 CFR
chapter V, involving any person blocked
pursuant to the GTSR except as identified in
paragraph (b) of this general license.
(f) Effective June 14, 2023, General License
N–1, dated June 10, 2022, is replaced and
superseded in its entirety by this General
License N–2.
Note 1 to General License N–2. The export
or reexport to Iran of certain food, medicine,
medical devices, and agricultural
commodities, as well as certain related
transactions such as payments and brokering,
are broadly authorized under sections
560.530, 560.532, and 560.533 of the ITSR,
subject to certain conditions. In addition,
transactions or activities authorized under
those provisions that involve CBI, NIOC, or
any entity in which NIOC owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, are
also authorized pursuant to Counter
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Terrorism- and Iran-related General License
No. 8A. Those authorizations remain in
effect, including with respect to exports or
reexports of food, medicine, medical devices,
and agricultural commodities intended to
respond to COVID–19 that satisfy the
applicable criteria of those authorizations.
Note 2 to General License N–2. Nothing in
this general license relieves any person from
compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department
of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and
Security or the Department of State’s
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: June 14, 2023.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 591
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 39B
Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond
to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)
(a) Authorizing certain COVID–19-related
transactions involving the Government of
Venezuela. Except as provided in paragraph
(c) of this general license, all transactions and
activities involving the Government of
Venezuela that are related to the prevention,
diagnosis, or treatment of COVID–19
(including research or clinical studies
relating to COVID–19), that are prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13808 of August 27,
2017, 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), are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time, June 14, 2024.
(b) Authorizing certain COVID–19-related
transactions involving certain banks. Except
as provided in paragraph (c) of this general
license, all transactions and activities
described in paragraph (a) of this general
license involving Banco Central de
Venezuela (BCV), Banco de Venezuela, S.A.
Banco Universal (Banco de Venezuela),
Banco Bicentenario del Pueblo, de la Clase
Obrera, Mujer y Comunas, Banco Universal
C.A. (Banco Bicentenario del Pueblo), or any
entity in which BCV, Banco de Venezuela, or
Banco Bicentenario del Pueblo owns,
whether individually or in the aggregate,
directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, that are prohibited by E.O. 13850 of
November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O.
13857, each as incorporated into the VSR, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, June 14, 2024.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The exportation or reexportation of any
goods, technology, or services to military,
intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers
or importers;
(2) Any transactions or activities involving
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), Banco
de Desarrollo Economico y Social de
Venezuela (BANDES), or Banco Bandes
Uruguay S.A. (Bandes Uruguay), or any
entity in which PdVSA, BANDES, or Bandes
Uruguay owns, whether individually or in
the aggregate, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest;
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(3) The unblocking of any property blocked
pursuant to any part of 31 CFR chapter V; or
(4) Any transactions or activities otherwise
prohibited by the VSR, or prohibited by any
other part of 31 CFR chapter V, statute, or
E.O., or involving any blocked persons other
than Government of Venezuela persons
blocked solely pursuant to E.O. 13884 or the
blocked persons identified in paragraph (b) of
this general license.
(d) Effective June 14, 2023, General License
39A, dated June 10, 2022, is replaced and
superseded in its entirety by this General
License 39B.
Note 1 to General License 39B. Nothing in
this general license relieves any person from
compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department
of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and
Security or the Department of State’s
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: June 14, 2023.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG–2023–0502]
Safety Zone; Hemingway Paddleboard
Race, Key West, FL
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of
regulation.
AGENCY:
The Coast Guard will enforce
a safety zone for the Hemingway
Paddleboard Race, Key West, Florida to
provide for the safety of life on the
navigable waterways during this event.
This action is necessary to ensure the
safety of event participants and
spectators. During the enforcement
period, no person or vessel may enter,
transit through, anchor in, or remain
within the regulated area without
approval from the Captain of the Port
Key West or a designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR
165.786 will be enforced for the location
identified in Item 7.1 of the Table to
§ 165.786, from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. on
July 22, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this notification
of enforcement, call or email Hailye
Wilson, Sector Key West Waterways
Management Department, Coast Guard;
telephone 305–292–8768; email:
hailye.m.wilson@uscg.mil.
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The Coast
Guard will enforce the safety zone in 33
CFR 165.786, Table to § 165.786, Item
7.1, for the Annual Hemingway
Paddleboard Race in Key West, Florida
from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. on July 22,
2023. This action is being taken to
provide for the safety of life on
navigable waterways during this event.
The regulation for recurring marine
events within Sector Key West Captain
of the Port (COTP) zone, Table to
§ 165.786, Item 7.1, specifies the
location of the regulated area for the
Hemingway Sunset Run and
Paddleboard Race event. During the
enforcement period, no person or vessel
may enter, transit through, anchor in, or
remain within the established regulated
areas without approval from the Captain
of the Port Key West or designated
representative. The Coast Guard may be
assisted by other Federal, State, or local
law enforcement agencies in enforcing
this regulation.
The Coast Guard will provide notice
of the regulated area by Local Notice to
Mariners and Broadcast Notice to
Mariners. If the Captain of the Port Key
West determines that the regulated area
need not be enforced for the full
duration stated in this publication, he or
she may use a Broadcast Notice to
Mariners to grant general permission to
enter the regulated area.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Jason D. Ingram,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Key West.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 21
RIN 2900–AQ11
VA Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment Nomenclature Change for
Position Title—Revision
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This final rule adopts,
without change, an interim final rule
published in the Federal Register on
November 17, 2017, which affirmed a
May 2, 2016, final rule amending
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
regulations to reflect a nomenclature
change in the title of certain personnel
hired by VA’s Veteran Readiness and
Employment (VR&E) Service, previously
known as Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment Service. The preamble to
the interim final rule corrected
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inaccuracies in the preamble to the 2016
final rule and provided additional
explanation of the basis for the rule.
DATES: This rule is effective July 18,
2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allison Bernheimer, Senior Policy
Analyst, Veteran Readiness and
Employment Service (28), Veterans
Benefits Administration, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–
9600. (This is not a toll-free telephone
number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 2,
2016, VA published a final rule (referred
to as ‘‘May 2016 final rule’’ or ‘‘final
rule’’) in the Federal Register at 81 FR
26130, amending its regulations to
reflect a nomenclature change in the
title of certain personnel hired by VA’s
VR&E Program. On November 17, 2017,
VA published an interim final rule
(referred to as ‘‘November 2017 interim
final rule’’ or ‘‘interim final rule’’) in the
Federal Register at 82 FR 54295
affirming the May 2016 final rule. In the
preamble to the November 2017 interim
final rule, VA corrected some inaccurate
statements and citations in the preamble
of the May 2016 final rule and provided
additional explanation of the basis for
the rule. Although the interim final rule
was effective upon publication, VA
provided a 30-day comment period,
which ended on December 18, 2017.
VA received a multitude of
comments, including comments on the
May 2016 final rule, from one
individual. The one commenter had
challenged promulgation of both the
May 2016 final rule and the November
2017 interim final rule under 38 U.S.C.
502 as arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of
discretion, and otherwise contrary to
law, in the United States Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal
Circuit), and also claimed there was not
good cause for dispensing with a noticeand-comment period and a delayed
effective date. The Federal Circuit found
that promulgating the rule was not
arbitrary, capricious, or a violation of
law, and that VA had good cause to
expedite implementation of the rule.
Conyers v. Sec’y of Veterans Affairs, 750
Fed. Appx. 993 (Fed. Cir. 2018).
First, the commenter indicates three
‘‘distinct factors’’ to oppose
promulgation of the interim final rule.
The first factor addresses the differences
between the duties and responsibilities
of the two positions of counseling
psychologist (CP) and vocational
rehabilitation counselor (VRC). The
commenter states, ‘‘it is indisputable
that there are several critical
distinctions in the unique training
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 542, 560, 591 and 594
Publication of Covid-Related Web General Licenses Related to
Syria Sanctions Regulations, Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations, Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, and Venezuela
Sanctions Regulations.
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 three web general licenses (GLs) issued in
the Syria Sanctions Regulations, Iran Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations and Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, and Venezuela
Sanctions Regulations, respectively: Syria GL 21B, Iran GL N-2, and
Venezuela GL 39B, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's
website.
DATES: Syria GL 21B, Iran GL N-2, and Venezuela GL 39B were issued on
June 14, 2023. 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 Compliance, 202-622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC's website: https://ofac.treasury.gov.
Background
On June 14, 2023, OFAC issued Syria GL 21B, Iran GL N-2, and
Venezuela GL 39B to extend the authorization for certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by, respectively: the Syria Sanctions Regulations,
31 CFR part 542; the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 560, and the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR
part 594; and the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591. At
the time of issuance, OFAC made all three GLs, each of which has an
expiration date of June 14, 2024, available on its website (https://ofac.treasury.gov). The texts of the three GLs are provided below:
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Syrian Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 542
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 21B
Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond to the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19)
(a) Authorizing certain COVID-19-related transactions prohibited
by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations. Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, the following transactions and
activities that are prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations,
31 CFR part 542 (SySR), are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, June 14, 2024:
(1) Exportation of services related to COVID-19. All
transactions and activities related to the exportation,
reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, of services
to Syria that are related to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment
of COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies relating to
COVID-19); and
(2) COVID-19-related transactions involving certain blocked
persons. All transactions and activities involving the Government of
Syria, Polymedics LLC, Letia Company, or any entity in which
Polymedics LLC or Letia Company owns, whether individually or in the
aggregate, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest,
that are related to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of
COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies relating to COVID-
19), provided that any exportation or reexportation of items to
Syria must be licensed or otherwise authorized by the Department of
Commerce.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The exportation or reexportation of any goods, technology,
or services to military, intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers
or importers;
(2) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part
of 31 CFR chapter V; or
(3) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the
SySR, or prohibited by any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, statute,
or Executive order, or involving any blocked person other than the
blocked persons identified in paragraph (a) of this general license.
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(c) Effective June 14, 2023, General License 21A, dated June 10,
2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License 21B.
Note 1 to General License 21B. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
Industry and Security or the Department of State's Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: June 14, 2023
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 560
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 594
GENERAL LICENSE N-2
Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond to the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19)
(a) Authorizing certain COVID-19-related transactions prohibited
by the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. Except as
provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this general license, the
following transactions and activities that are prohibited by the
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560
(ITSR), are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
June 14, 2024:
(1) Exportation of goods or technology. All transactions and
activities related to the exportation, reexportation, sale, or
supply, directly or indirectly, of goods or technology for use in
connection with the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of COVID-19
(including research or clinical studies related to COVID-19) to Iran
or the Government of Iran, or to persons in third countries
purchasing specifically for resale to Iran or the Government of
Iran;
(2) Importation of or dealings in certain COVID-19-related
goods. All transactions and activities related to the importation
into the United States of, or dealings in or related to, goods that
previously were exported or reexported to Iran or the Government of
Iran pursuant to this general license and that are broken,
defective, or non-operational, or are connected to product recalls,
adverse events, or other safety concerns, or for routine maintenance
or the permanent return of such items to the United States or a
third country; and
(3) Exportation or importation of services. All transactions and
activities related to the exportation, reexportation, sale, or
supply, directly or indirectly, of services to Iran or the
Government of Iran, or the importation into the United States of, or
dealings in or related to, Iranian-origin services, in each case
that are related to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of
COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies relating to COVID-
19).
(b) Authorizing certain transactions involving the Central Bank
of Iran (CBI) or the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). Except as
provided in paragraph (e) of this general license, all transactions
and activities described in paragraph (a) of this general license
involving CBI, NIOC, or any entity in which NIOC owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by
the ITSR or the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part
594 (GTSR) are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
June 14, 2024.
(c) Authorizing certain financial transactions. Except as
provided in paragraph (e) of this general license, the processing of
funds transfers or trade finance transactions that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to give effect to the transactions and
activities authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this general
license that are prohibited by the ITSR or the GTSR are authorized
through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 14, 2024.
(d) Any exportation or reexportation of goods or technology
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this general license is subject to the
following conditions:
(1) Any goods or technology exported or reexported must:
(i) Be designated as EAR99 under the Export Administration
Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 (EAR); or
(ii) In the case of goods or technology that are not subject to
the EAR, not be listed on any multilateral export control regime;
and
(2) All exports or reexports made pursuant to this general
license must be concluded prior to the expiration date of this
general license.
(e) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The exportation or reexportation of goods or technology to
CBI, NIOC, or any entity in which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly,
a 50 percent or greater interest;
(2) The exportation or reexportation of any goods, technology,
or services to military, intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers
or importers;
(3) The exportation or reexportation of any goods, technology,
or services used to facilitate the development or production of a
chemical or biological weapon or weapon of mass destruction;
(4) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part
of 31 CFR chapter V; or
(5) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the
ITSR or the GTSR, or prohibited by any other part of 31 CFR chapter
V, involving any person blocked pursuant to the GTSR except as
identified in paragraph (b) of this general license.
(f) Effective June 14, 2023, General License N-1, dated June 10,
2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License N-2.
Note 1 to General License N-2. The export or reexport to Iran of
certain food, medicine, medical devices, and agricultural
commodities, as well as certain related transactions such as
payments and brokering, are broadly authorized under sections
560.530, 560.532, and 560.533 of the ITSR, subject to certain
conditions. In addition, transactions or activities authorized under
those provisions that involve CBI, NIOC, or any entity in which NIOC
owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, are
also authorized pursuant to Counter Terrorism- and Iran-related
General License No. 8A. Those authorizations remain in effect,
including with respect to exports or reexports of food, medicine,
medical devices, and agricultural commodities intended to respond to
COVID-19 that satisfy the applicable criteria of those
authorizations.
Note 2 to General License N-2. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
Industry and Security or the Department of State's Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: June 14, 2023.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 591
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 39B
Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond to the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19)
(a) Authorizing certain COVID-19-related transactions involving
the Government of Venezuela. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, all transactions and activities involving the
Government of Venezuela that are related to the prevention,
diagnosis, or treatment of COVID-19 (including research or clinical
studies relating to COVID-19), that are prohibited by Executive
Order (E.O.) 13808 of August 27, 2017, 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), are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time, June 14, 2024.
(b) Authorizing certain COVID-19-related transactions involving
certain banks. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general
license, all transactions and activities described in paragraph (a)
of this general license involving Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV),
Banco de Venezuela, S.A. Banco Universal (Banco de Venezuela), Banco
Bicentenario del Pueblo, de la Clase Obrera, Mujer y Comunas, Banco
Universal C.A. (Banco Bicentenario del Pueblo), or any entity in
which BCV, Banco de Venezuela, or Banco Bicentenario del Pueblo
owns, whether individually or in the aggregate, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by
E.O. 13850 of November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857, each as
incorporated into the VSR, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, June 14, 2024.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The exportation or reexportation of any goods, technology,
or services to military, intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers
or importers;
(2) Any transactions or activities involving Petr[oacute]leos de
Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), Banco de Desarrollo Economico y Social de
Venezuela (BANDES), or Banco Bandes Uruguay S.A. (Bandes Uruguay),
or any entity in which PdVSA, BANDES, or Bandes Uruguay owns,
whether individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, a
50 percent or greater interest;
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(3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part
of 31 CFR chapter V; or
(4) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the
VSR, or prohibited by any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, statute,
or E.O., or involving any blocked persons other than Government of
Venezuela persons blocked solely pursuant to E.O. 13884 or the
blocked persons identified in paragraph (b) of this general license.
(d) Effective June 14, 2023, General License 39A, dated June 10,
2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License 39B.
Note 1 to General License 39B. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
Industry and Security or the Department of State's Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: June 14, 2023.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2023-15137 Filed 7-17-23; 8:45 am]
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