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authorizations relating to the provision
to Iran and importation from Iran of
certain hardware, software, and services
incident to personal communications.
GL D–1 made minor amendments to the
Annex from GL D. On September 23,
2022, OFAC issued GL D–2, which
replaced and superseded GL D–1 in its
entirety. GL D–2 was made available on
OFAC’s website and in the Federal
Register (87 FR 62003, October 13,
2022), and updated and clarified GL D–
1 by, among other things: removing the
‘‘personal’’ qualifier from the
authorization for software and services
incident to ‘‘personal communication’’
and providing additional examples of
certain modern types of software and
services that are incident to the
exchange of communications.
OFAC is now publishing the list of
items previously included in the
annexes to GL D, GL D–1, and GL D–2
as the 31 CFR 560.540 List of Services,
Software, and Hardware Incident to
Communications (the ‘‘List’’). The text
of the List is provided below.
Concurrently, OFAC is publishing an
updated version of the List that will
restrict the computing power of laptops,
tablets, and personal computing devices
authorized for exportation or
reexportation to Iran under category (5)
of the List, effective 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register.
31 CFR 560.540 List of Services,
Software, and Hardware Incident to
Communications
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Note: See paragraphs (a)(3)(ii)–(iii) of
§ 560.540 for authorizations related to certain
hardware and software that is of a type
described below but that is not subject to the
Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR
parts 730 through 774 (EAR).
1. Mobile phones (including
smartphones), Personal Digital
Assistants (PDAs), Subscriber Identity
Module/Subscriber Information Module
(SIM) cards, and accessories for such
devices designated EAR99 or classified
on the CCL under ECCN 5A992.c;
drivers and connectivity software for
such hardware designated EAR99 or
classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and
services necessary for the operation of
such hardware and software.
2. Satellite phones and Broadband
Global Area Network (BGAN) hardware
designated EAR99 or classified under
ECCN 5A992.c; demand drivers and
connectivity software for such hardware
designated EAR99 or classified under
ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary
for the operation of such hardware and
software.
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3. Consumer * modems, network
interface cards, radio equipment
(including antennae), routers, switches,
and WiFi access points, designed for 50
or fewer concurrent users, designated
EAR99 or classified under ECCNs
5A992.c, 5A991.b.2, or 5A991.b.4;
drivers, communications, and
connectivity software for such hardware
designated EAR99 or classified under
ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary
for the operation of such hardware and
software.
4. Residential consumer* satellite
terminals, transceiver equipment
(including to antennae, receivers, settop boxes and video decoders)
designated EAR99 or classified under
ECCNs 5A992.c, 5A991.b.2, or
5A991.b.4; drivers, communications,
and connectivity software for such
hardware designated EAR99 or
classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and
services necessary for the operation of
such hardware and software.
5. Laptops, tablets, and personal
computing devices, and peripherals for
such devices (including consumer* disk
drives and other data storage devices)
and accessories for such devices
(including keyboards and mice)
designated EAR99 or classified on the
CCL under ECCNs 5A992.c, 5A991.b.2,
5A991.b.4, or 4A994.b; computer
operating systems and software required
for effective consumer use of such
hardware designated EAR99 or
classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and
services necessary for the operation of
such hardware and software.
6. Anti-virus and anti-malware
software designated EAR99 or classified
under ECCN 5D992.c; and services
necessary for the operation of such
software.
7. Anti-tracking software designated
EAR99 or classified under ECCN
5D992.c; and services necessary for the
operation of such software.
8. Mobile operating systems, online
application for mobile operating
systems (app) stores, and related
software, including apps designed to
run on mobile operating systems,
designated EAR99 or classified under
ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary
for the operation of such software.
9. Anti-censorship tools and related
software designated EAR99 or classified
* For purposes of the 31 CFR 560.540 List of
Services, Software, and Hardware Incident to
Communications, the term ‘‘consumer’’ refers to
items that are: (1) generally available to the public
by being sold, without restriction, from stock at
retail selling points by means of any of the
following: (a) over-the-counter transactions; (b) mail
order transactions; (c) electronic transactions; or (d)
telephone call transactions; and (2) designed for
installation by the user without further substantial
support by the supplier.
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under ECCN 5D992.c; and services
necessary for the operation of such
software.
10. Virtual Private Network (VPN)
client software, proxy tools, and feebased client personal communications
tools including voice, text, video, voiceover-IP telephony, video chat, and
successor technologies, and
communications and connectivity
software required for effective consumer
use designated EAR99 or classified
under ECCN 5D992.c; and services
necessary for the operation of such
software.
11. Provisioning and verification
software for Secure Sockets Layers (SSL)
certificates designated EAR99 or
classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and
services necessary for the operation of
such software.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Publication and Update of the List of
Services, Software, and Hardware
Incident to Communications
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
AGENCY:
Publication and update of a list
of items determined to be incident to
communications in the Iranian
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.
ACTION:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is updating a list of
items published in the Federal Register
that have been determined to be
incident to communications and
therefore authorized for export or
reexport to Iran under a general license
issued pursuant to the Iranian
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations
(ITSR). OFAC is updating the list to
restrict the computing power of certain
items on the list.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
This list is effective June 17,
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 Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, 202–622–
2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Electronic Availability
Background
The text of the List of Services,
Software, and Hardware Incident to
Communications is available on the Iran
Sanctions page on OFAC’s website, and
additional information concerning
OFAC is available on OFAC’s website
(www.treasury.gov/ofac).
Concurrent with this publication,
OFAC published the list of items
previously included in the annexes to
GL D, GL D–1, and GL D–2 as ‘‘List of
Services, Software, and Hardware
Incident to Communications under 31
CFR 560.540’’ (the ‘‘List’’). OFAC is
updating the List to add a technical
restriction to the computing power of
laptops, tablets, and personal computing
devices authorized for exportation or
reexportation to Iran under category (5)
of the List, effective 30 days after
publication. The text of the updated List
is provided below.
‘‘LIST OF SERVICES, SOFTWARE, AND HARDWARE INCIDENT TO COMMUNICATIONS UNDER 31 CFR 560.540’’
[Updated June 17, 2024]
Note: See paragraphs (a)(3)(ii)–(iii) of § 560.540 for authorizations related to certain hardware and software that is of a type described below
but that is not subject to the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 (EAR).
1. Mobile phones (including smartphones), Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Subscriber Identity Module/Subscriber Information Module (SIM)
cards, and accessories for such devices designated EAR99 or classified on the CCL under ECCN 5A992.c; drivers and connectivity software
for such hardware designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such hardware and
software.
2. Satellite phones and Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) hardware designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5A992.c; demand drivers and connectivity software for such hardware designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such hardware and software.
3. Consumer * modems, network interface cards, radio equipment (including antennae), routers, switches, and WiFi access points, designed for
50 or fewer concurrent users, designated EAR99 or classified under ECCNs 5A992.c, 5A991.b.2, or 5A991.b.4; drivers, communications, and
connectivity software for such hardware designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of
such hardware and software.
4. Residential consumer * satellite terminals, transceiver equipment (including to antennae, receivers, set-top boxes and video decoders) designated EAR99 or classified under ECCNs 5A992.c, 5A991.b.2, or 5A991.b.4; drivers, communications, and connectivity software for such
hardware designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such hardware and software.
5. Laptops, tablets, and personal computing devices with an ‘‘Adjusted Peak Performance’’ (‘‘APP’’) not exceeding 1 Weighted TeraFLOP (WT),
and peripherals for such devices (including consumer* disk drives and other data storage devices) and accessories for such devices (including keyboards and mice) designated EAR99 or classified on the CCL under ECCNs 5A992.c, 5A991.b.2, 5A991.b.4, or 4A994.b; computer
operating systems and software required for effective consumer use of such hardware designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c;
and services necessary for the operation of such hardware and software.
6. Anti-virus and anti-malware software designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such
software.
7. Anti-tracking software designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such software.
8. Mobile operating systems, online application for mobile operating systems (app) stores, and related software, including apps designed to run
on mobile operating systems, designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such software.
9. Anti-censorship tools and related software designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of
such software.
10. Virtual Private Network (VPN) client software, proxy tools, and fee-based client personal communications tools including voice, text, video,
voice-over-IP telephony, video chat, and successor technologies, and communications and connectivity software required for effective consumer use designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such software.
11. Provisioning and verification software for Secure Sockets Layers (SSL) certificates designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c;
and services necessary for the operation of such software.
* For purposes of the ‘‘List of Services, Software, and Hardware Incident to Communications under 31 CFR 560.540,’’ the term ‘‘consumer’’ refers to items that are: (1) generally available to the public by being sold, without restriction, from stock at retail selling points by means of any of
the following: (a) over-the-counter transactions; (b) mail order transactions; (c) electronic transactions; or (d) telephone call transactions; and (2)
designed for installation by the user without further substantial support by the supplier.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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Open Meeting of the Federal Advisory
Committee on Insurance
Departmental Offices, U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s
Federal Advisory Committee on
Insurance (FACI) will meet via
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videoconference on Tuesday, June 4,
2024, from 1 p.m.–3:30 p.m. eastern
time. The meeting is open to the public.
The FACI provides non-binding
recommendation and advice to the
Federal Insurance Office (FIO) in the
U.S. Department of Treasury.
DATES: The meeting will be held via
videoconference on Tuesday, June 4,
2024, from 1 p.m.–3:30 p.m. eastern
time.
The meeting will be held
via videoconference and is open to the
public. The public can attend remotely
via live webcast: https://
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https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/
financial-markets-financial-institutionsand-fiscal-service/federal-insuranceoffice/federal-advisory-committee-oninsurance-faci. Please refer to the FACI
website for up-to-date information on
this meeting. Requests for reasonable
accommodations under Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act should be
directed to Snider Page, Office of Civil
Rights and Equal Employment
Opportunity, Department of the
Treasury at (202) 622–0341, or
snider.page@treasury.gov.
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Gudgel, Senior Insurance Regulatory
Policy Analyst, Federal Insurance
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Publication and Update of the List of Services, Software, and
Hardware Incident to Communications
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication and update of a list of items determined to be
incident to communications in the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is updating a list of items published in the Federal
Register that have been determined to be incident to communications and
therefore authorized for export or reexport to Iran under a general
license issued pursuant to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations (ITSR). OFAC is updating the list to restrict the computing
power of certain items on the list.
DATES: This list is effective June 17, 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 Sanctions Compliance &
Evaluation, 202-622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Electronic Availability
The text of the List of Services, Software, and Hardware Incident
to Communications is available on the Iran Sanctions page on OFAC's
website, and additional information concerning OFAC is available on
OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
Background
Concurrent with this publication, OFAC published the list of items
previously included in the annexes to GL D, GL D-1, and GL D-2 as
``List of Services, Software, and Hardware Incident to Communications
under 31 CFR 560.540'' (the ``List''). OFAC is updating the List to add
a technical restriction to the computing power of laptops, tablets, and
personal computing devices authorized for exportation or reexportation
to Iran under category (5) of the List, effective 30 days after
publication. The text of the updated List is provided below.
``List of Services, Software, and Hardware Incident to Communications
Under 31 CFR 560.540''
[Updated June 17, 2024]
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Note: See paragraphs (a)(3)(ii)-(iii) of Sec. 560.540 for
authorizations related to certain hardware and software that is of a
type described below but that is not subject to the Export
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 (EAR).
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1. Mobile phones (including smartphones), Personal Digital Assistants
(PDAs), Subscriber Identity Module/Subscriber Information Module (SIM)
cards, and accessories for such devices designated EAR99 or classified
on the CCL under ECCN 5A992.c; drivers and connectivity software for
such hardware designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and
services necessary for the operation of such hardware and software.
2. Satellite phones and Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) hardware
designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5A992.c; demand drivers and
connectivity software for such hardware designated EAR99 or classified
under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such
hardware and software.
3. Consumer * modems, network interface cards, radio equipment
(including antennae), routers, switches, and WiFi access points,
designed for 50 or fewer concurrent users, designated EAR99 or
classified under ECCNs 5A992.c, 5A991.b.2, or 5A991.b.4; drivers,
communications, and connectivity software for such hardware designated
EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the
operation of such hardware and software.
4. Residential consumer * satellite terminals, transceiver equipment
(including to antennae, receivers, set-top boxes and video decoders)
designated EAR99 or classified under ECCNs 5A992.c, 5A991.b.2, or
5A991.b.4; drivers, communications, and connectivity software for such
hardware designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and
services necessary for the operation of such hardware and software.
5. Laptops, tablets, and personal computing devices with an ``Adjusted
Peak Performance'' (``APP'') not exceeding 1 Weighted TeraFLOP (WT),
and peripherals for such devices (including consumer* disk drives and
other data storage devices) and accessories for such devices (including
keyboards and mice) designated EAR99 or classified on the CCL under
ECCNs 5A992.c, 5A991.b.2, 5A991.b.4, or 4A994.b; computer operating
systems and software required for effective consumer use of such
hardware designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and
services necessary for the operation of such hardware and software.
6. Anti-virus and anti-malware software designated EAR99 or classified
under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such
software.
7. Anti-tracking software designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN
5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such software.
8. Mobile operating systems, online application for mobile operating
systems (app) stores, and related software, including apps designed to
run on mobile operating systems, designated EAR99 or classified under
ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation of such
software.
9. Anti-censorship tools and related software designated EAR99 or
classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation
of such software.
10. Virtual Private Network (VPN) client software, proxy tools, and fee-
based client personal communications tools including voice, text,
video, voice-over-IP telephony, video chat, and successor technologies,
and communications and connectivity software required for effective
consumer use designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and
services necessary for the operation of such software.
11. Provisioning and verification software for Secure Sockets Layers
(SSL) certificates designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c;
and services necessary for the operation of such software.
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* For purposes of the ``List of Services, Software, and Hardware
Incident to Communications under 31 CFR 560.540,'' the term
``consumer'' refers to items that are: (1) generally available to the
public by being sold, without restriction, from stock at retail
selling points by means of any of the following: (a) over-the-counter
transactions; (b) mail order transactions; (c) electronic
transactions; or (d) telephone call transactions; and (2) designed for
installation by the user without further substantial support by the
supplier.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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