Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 87, 13269-13270 [2024-03628]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 525
Publication of Burma Sanctions
Regulations Web General License 6
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 one
general license (GL) issued pursuant to
the Burma Sanctions Regulations: GL 6,
which was previously made available
on OFAC’s website.
DATES: GL 6 was issued on January 31,
2024.
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:
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SUMMARY:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
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ofac.treasury.gov.
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Background
ACTION:
On January 31, 2024, OFAC issued GL
6 to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Burma
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 525.
GL 6 was made available on OFAC’s
website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when
it was issued. The reference to 31 CFR
part 594 in paragraph (a) of the GL
rather than 31 CFR part 525 was an error
in the original GL, which is reproduced
in this publication. The text of the GL
is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Burma Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 525
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 6
Authorizing the Wind Down of
Transactions Involving Shwe Byain
Phyu Group of Companies
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, all
transactions prohibited by the Burma
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594
(BuSR), that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to the wind down of any
transaction involving Shwe Byain Phyu
Group of Companies (SBPG) or any
entity in which SBPG owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, are authorized through 12:01
a.m. eastern standard time, March 1,
2024, provided that any payment to a
blocked person is made into a blocked
account in accordance with the 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.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 31, 2024.
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 87
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
AGENCY:
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Publication of a web general
license.
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 87, which
was previously made available on
OFAC’s website.
DATES: GL 87 was issued on February 8,
2024. 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.
Background
On February 8, 2024, OFAC issued GL
87 to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Russian
Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. GL 87 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. 87
Authorizing Limited Safety and
Environmental Transactions Involving
Certain Persons or Vessels Blocked on
February 8, 2024
(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 described in paragraph
(b) are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time, May 8, 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 in
port of any vessels in which any person
or entity listed in paragraph (b) of this
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general license has a property interest
(‘‘blocked vessels’’);
(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 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) Oil Tankers SCF MGMT FZCO;
and
(2) NS Leader Shipping Incorporated.
(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 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
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persons in paragraph (b) of this general
license, unless separately authorized.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
Dated: February 8, 2024.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations
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31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 13H
Authorizing Certain Administrative
Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4
Under Executive Order 14024
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website: https://
ofac.treasury.gov/.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, U.S. persons,
or entities owned or controlled, directly
or indirectly, by a U.S. person, are
authorized to pay taxes, fees, or import
duties, and purchase or receive permits,
licenses, registrations, certifications, or
tax refunds to the extent such
transactions are prohibited by Directive
4 under Executive Order 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, provided such
transactions are ordinarily incident and
necessary to the day-to-day operations
in the Russian Federation of such U.S.
persons or entities, through 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time, April 17, 2024.
(b) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) Any debit to an account on the
books of a U.S. financial institution of
the Central Bank of the Russian
Federation, the National Wealth Fund of
the Russian Federation, or the Ministry
of Finance of the Russian Federation; or
(2) 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.
(c) Effective January 18, 2024, General
License No. 13G, dated November 2,
2023, is replaced and superseded in its
entirety by this General License No.
13H.
Background
Bradley T. Smith,
On January 18, 2024, OFAC issued
GLs 13H and 86 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587.
Each GL has an expiration date of April
17, 2024 and was made available on
OFAC’s website (https://
ofac.treasury.gov/) at the time of
publication. The text of these GLs is
provided below.
Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 587
Publication of Russian Harmful
Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations Web General Licenses
13H and 86
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 Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations: GLs
13H and 86, each of which was
previously made available on OFAC’s
website.
SUMMARY:
GLs 13H and 86 were issued on
January 18, 2024. 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 Compliance, 202–
622–2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
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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 87
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 87,
which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GL 87 was issued on February 8, 2024. 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 February 8, 2024, OFAC issued GL 87 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. GL 87 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. 87
Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving
Certain Persons or Vessels Blocked on February 8, 2024
(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 described in paragraph (b) are authorized
through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, May 8, 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 in port of any vessels in which
any person or entity listed in paragraph (b) of this
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general license has a property interest (``blocked vessels'');
(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 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) Oil Tankers SCF MGMT FZCO; and
(2) NS Leader Shipping Incorporated.
(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 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 in paragraph (b) of this general license, unless
separately authorized.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 8, 2024.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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