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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 Web General License 78
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 Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations: GL 78, which
was previously made available on
OFAC’s website.
DATES: GL 78 was issued on December
1, 2023. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional relevant
dates.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Assistant Director for Licensing,
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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 December 1, 2023, OFAC issued
GL 78 to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Russian
Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. GL 78 was
made available on OFAC’s website
(https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it was
issued. The text of this GL is provided
below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
General License No. 78
Authorizing Limited Safety and
Environmental Transactions Involving
Certain Persons or Vessels Blocked on
December 1, 2023
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, all transactions
prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024
that are ordinarily incident and necessary to
one of the following activities involving the
blocked persons or vessels described in
paragraph (b) are authorized through 12:01
a.m. eastern standard time, February 29,
2024, provided that any payment to a
blocked person must be made into a blocked
account in accordance with the Russian
Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations (RuHSR):
(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; or
(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,
individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent
or greater interest:
(1) Sterling Shipping Incorporated
(registered owner of NS Champion; IMO
9299719);
(2) Streymoy Shipping Limited (registered
owner of Viktor Bakaev, IMO 9610810); and
(3) HS Atlantica Limited (registered owner
of HS Atlantica, IMO 9322839).
(c) This general license does not authorize:
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(1) The entry into any new commercial
contracts involving the property or interests
in property of any blocked persons, including
the blocked entities and 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, including the
offloading of crude oil or petroleum products
of Russian Federation origin, except for the
offloading of cargo that is ordinarily incident
and necessary to address vessel emergencies
authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) of this
general license;
(3) Any transactions related to the sale of
crude oil or petroleum products of Russian
Federation origin;
(4) Any transactions prohibited by
Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions
Related to Correspondent or PayableThrough Accounts and Processing of
Transactions Involving Certain Foreign
Financial Institutions;
(5) Any transactions prohibited by
Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions
Related to Transactions Involving the Central
Bank of the Russian Federation, the National
Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and
the Ministry of Finance of the Russian
Federation; or
(6) Any transactions otherwise prohibited
by the RuHSR, including transactions
involving the property or interests in
property of any person blocked pursuant to
the RuHSR, other than transactions involving
the blocked persons or vessels in paragraph
(b) of this general license, unless separately
authorized.
Gregory T. Gatjanis,
Associate Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
Dated: December 1, 2023.
Bradley T. Smith,
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 Web General License 78
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of a web general license.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing one general license (GL) issued pursuant
to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 78,
which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GL 78 was issued on December 1, 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 December 1, 2023, OFAC issued GL 78 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. GL 78 was made
available on OFAC's website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it was
issued. The text of this GL is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
General License No. 78
Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving
Certain Persons or Vessels Blocked on December 1, 2023
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to one of the following activities
involving the blocked persons or vessels described in paragraph (b)
are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, February
29, 2024, provided that any payment to a blocked person must be made
into a blocked account in accordance with the Russian Harmful
Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations (RuHSR):
(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; or
(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, individually or in
the aggregate, a 50 percent or greater interest:
(1) Sterling Shipping Incorporated (registered owner of NS
Champion; IMO 9299719);
(2) Streymoy Shipping Limited (registered owner of Viktor
Bakaev, IMO 9610810); and
(3) HS Atlantica Limited (registered owner of HS Atlantica, IMO
9322839).
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The entry into any new commercial contracts involving the
property or interests in property of any blocked persons, including
the blocked entities and 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, including the offloading of crude oil or petroleum products
of Russian Federation origin, except for the offloading of cargo
that is ordinarily incident and necessary to address vessel
emergencies authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) of this general
license;
(3) Any transactions related to the sale of crude oil or
petroleum products of Russian Federation origin;
(4) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024,
Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts
and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial
Institutions;
(5) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024,
Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of
the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian
Federation, and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation;
or
(6) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR,
including transactions involving the property or interests in
property of any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, other than
transactions involving the blocked persons or vessels in paragraph
(b) of this general license, unless separately authorized.
Gregory T. Gatjanis,
Associate Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: December 1, 2023.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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