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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 Determinations
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of determinations.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing one
determination issued pursuant to an
April 15, 2021 Executive order, as
amended on December 22, 2023. OFAC
is also publishing one new and one
amended determination issued pursuant
to a March 11, 2022 Executive order, as
amended on December 22, 2023. The
determinations were previously issued
on OFAC’s website.
DATES: The Determination Pursuant to
Section 11(a)(ii) of Executive Order
14024 took effect on December 22, 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 or https://ofac.treasury.gov/
contact-ofac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Electronic Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website: https://
ofac.treasury.gov.
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Background
On April 15, 2021, the President,
invoking the authority of, inter alia, the
International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
(IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.)
14024, ‘‘Blocking Property With Respect
To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities
of the Government of the Russian
Federation’’ (86 FR 20249, April 19,
2022).
On December 22, 2023, the President,
invoking the authority of, inter alia,
IEEPA, issued E.O. 14114, ‘‘Taking
Additional Steps With Respect to the
Russian Federation’s Harmful
Activities’’ (88 FR 89271, December 26,
2023). Among other things, E.O. 14114
amends E.O. 14024 to redesignate
section 11 as section 12 and add a new
section 11. Section 11(a) of E.O. 14024,
as amended, provides that the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, and with respect to
subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in
consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Commerce, is
hereby authorized to impose on a
foreign financial institution the
sanctions described in subsection (b) of
this section, upon determining that the
foreign financial institution has met the
criteria in section 11(a)(i) or section
11(a)(ii). Section 11(a)(ii) of E.O. 14024,
as amended, authorizes the imposition
of sanctions on a foreign financial
institution that has conducted or
facilitated any significant transaction or
transactions, or provided any service,
involving Russia’s military-industrial
base, including the sale, supply, or
transfer, directly or indirectly, to the
Russian Federation of any item or class
of items as may be determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Commerce.
E.O. 14114 also amends E.O. 14068 by
striking subsection (a)(i) of section 1 of
E.O. 14068 and inserting a new
subsection (a)(i). Subsection (a)(i)(A) of
E.O. 14068, as amended, provides that
the importation and entry into the
United States, including importation for
admission into a foreign trade zone
located in the United States, of the
following products of Russian
Federation origin: fish, seafood, and
preparations thereof; alcoholic
beverages; non-industrial diamonds;
and any other products of Russian
Federation origin, as may be determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Commerce is
prohibited.
Subsection (a)(i)(B) of E.O. 14068, as
amended, provides that the importation
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and entry into the United States,
including importation for admission
into a foreign trade zone located in the
United States, of categories of any of the
following products as may be
determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of
Commerce, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, that were mined,
extracted, produced, or manufactured
wholly or in part in the Russian
Federation, or harvested in waters under
the jurisdiction of the Russian
Federation or by Russia-flagged vessels,
notwithstanding whether such products
have been incorporated or substantially
transformed into other products outside
of the Russian Federation: fish, seafood,
and preparations thereof; diamonds; and
any other such products as may be
determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of
Commerce, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security is prohibited.
On December 22, 2023, pursuant to
delegated authority, the Director of
OFAC, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Commerce, issued a determination
identifying certain items or classes of
items pursuant to section 11(a)(ii) of
E.O.14024, as amended by E.O. 14114.
Also on December 22, 2023, pursuant to
delegated authority, the Director of
OFAC, in consultation with the
Department of State, the Department of
Commerce, and the Department of
Homeland Security, issued a
determination pursuant to sections
1(a)(i)(B), 1(b), and 5 of E.O. 14068 to
determine that the prohibitions in
section 1(a)(i)(B) of E.O. 14068 shall
apply to certain categories of fish,
seafood, and preparations thereof.
Additionally, on December 22, 2023, the
Director of OFAC, in consultation with
the Department of State and the
Department of Commerce, re-issued an
amended determination pursuant to
sections 1(a)(i)(A), 1(b), and 5 of E.O.
14068 that had previously determined
that the prohibitions in section 1(a)(i) of
E.O. 14068 applied to gold of Russian
Federation origin. Each determination
was made available on OFAC’s website
(https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it was
issued. The text of these determinations
is below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Determination Pursuant to Section
11(a)(ii) of Executive Order 14024
Section 11(a)(ii) of Executive Order
(E.O.) 14024 of April 15, 2021
(‘‘Blocking Property With Respect To
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Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of
the Government of the Russian
Federation’’), as amended by E.O. of
December 22, 2023 (‘‘Taking Additional
Steps With Respect to the Russian
Federation’s Harmful Activities’’),
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Commerce, to
impose sanctions on a foreign financial
institution upon determining that the
foreign financial institution has
conducted or facilitated any significant
transaction or transactions, or provided
any service, involving Russia’s militaryindustrial base, including the sale,
supply, or transfer, directly or
indirectly, to the Russian Federation, of
any item or class of items as may be
determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Commerce.
To further address the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of
the United States described in E.O.
14024, as amended, and in consultation
with the Department of State and the
Department of Commerce and pursuant
to 31 CFR 587.802, I hereby determine
that section 11(a)(ii) of E.O. 14024 shall
apply to items or classes of items listed
in the Annex to this determination.
This determination shall take effect
on December 22, 2023.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: December 22, 2023.
ANNEX TO DETERMINATION REGARDING CERTAIN ITEMS OR CLASS OF ITEMS OF DECEMBER 22, 2023
Items determined pursuant to E.O. 14024, Sec. 11(a)(ii)
Certain machine tools and manufacturing equipment .............................
Certain manufacturing materials for semiconductors and related electronics.
Certain electronic test equipment .............................................................
Certain propellants, chemical precursors for propellants and explosives
Certain lubricants and lubricant additives ................................................
Certain bearings .......................................................................................
Certain advanced optical systems ...........................................................
Certain navigation instruments .................................................................
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Determination Pursuant to Section
1(a)(i)(B) of Executive Order 14068
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Prohibitions Related to Imports of
Certain Categories of Fish, Seafood, and
Preparations Thereof
Pursuant to section 1(a)(i)(B), 1(b),
and 5 of Executive Order (E.O.) 14068
of March 11, 2022 (‘‘Prohibiting Certain
Imports, Exports, and New Investment
With Respect to Continued Russian
Federation Aggression’’), as amended by
E.O. of December 22, 2023 (‘‘Taking
Additional Steps With Respect to the
Russian Federation’s Harmful
Activities’’), and 31 CFR 587.802, and in
consultation with the Department of
State, the Department of Commerce, and
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Numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools.
Additive manufacturing (AM) machine tools.
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Silicon boules.
Silicon wafers.
Photoresist materials.
Bare printed circuit boards (PCBs).
Printed circuit board (PCB) substrates.
Oscilloscopes.
Automated test equipment.
Data acquisition systems.
Signal generators.
Pulse generators.
Spectrum analyzers.
Nitrocellulose.
Smokeless powder.
Research Department eXplosive (RDX, also known as Royal Demolition eXplosive, cyclonite, hexogen).
High Melting eXplosive (HMX, also known as High-Molecular-Weight
RDX, octogen, cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine).
Turbine oil.
Turbine oil additives.
High-precision ball and roller bearings
Angular contact (spindle) bearings
Thermal sights.
Thermal imaging arrays.
Infrared focal plane arrays.
Image intensifier tubes (IITs).
Inertial navigation systems (INS).
Inertial measurement units (IMUs).
Fiber-optic gyroscopes (FOGs).
the Department of Homeland Security, I
hereby determine that the prohibitions
in section 1(a)(i)(B) of E.O. 14068 shall
apply to the following categories of fish,
seafood, and preparations thereof, that
were produced wholly or in part in the
Russian Federation, or harvested in
waters under the jurisdiction of the
Russian Federation or by Russia-flagged
vessels, notwithstanding whether such
fish, seafood, and preparations thereof
have been incorporated or substantially
transformed into another product
outside of the Russian Federation:
salmon, cod, pollock, and crab. As a
result, the importation and entry into
the United States, including importation
for admission into a foreign trade zone
located in the United States, of such
salmon, cod, pollock, or crab is
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prohibited, except to the extent
provided by law, or unless licensed or
otherwise authorized by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control.
This determination shall take effect
on December 22, 2023.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: December 22, 2023.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Determination Pursuant to Section
1(a)(i)(A) of Executive Order 14068
Prohibitions Related to Imports of Gold
of Russian Federation Origin (as
Amended) 1
Pursuant to sections 1(a)(i)(A), 1(b),
and 5 of Executive Order (E.O.) 14068
of March 11, 2022 (‘‘Prohibiting Certain
Imports, Exports, and New Investment
With Respect to Continued Russian
Federation Aggression’’), as amended by
E.O. of December 22, 2023 (‘‘Taking
Additional Steps with Respect to the
Russian Federation’s Harmful
Activities’’), and 31 CFR 587.802, the
Director of the Office of Foreign Assets
Control, in consultation with the
Department of State and the Department
of Commerce, hereby determines that
the prohibitions in section 1(a)(i)(A) of
E.O. 14068 shall apply to gold of
Russian Federation origin. As a result,
the importation into the United States of
gold of Russian Federation origin is
prohibited, except to the extent
provided by law, or unless licensed or
otherwise authorized by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control.
This determination excludes gold of
Russian Federation origin that was
located outside of the Russian
Federation prior to June 28, 2022.
This determination became effective
upon June 28, 2022.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: December 22, 2023.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website: https://
ofac.treasury.gov.
Background
On September 4, 2024, OFAC issued
GL 25E to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Russian
Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR).
GL 25E superseded GL 25D. On
September 5, 2024, OFAC issued GL
108, also authorizing transactions
otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR and
expiring November 6, 2024. On
September 13, 2024, OFAC issued GLs
25F and 109, both authorizing
transactions otherwise prohibited by the
RuHSR. GL 25F superseded GL 25E. GL
109 expires November 13, 2024. Each
GL was made available on OFAC’s
website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when
it was issued. The text of these GLs is
provided below.
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 25E
Authorizing Transactions Related to
Telecommunications and Certain
Internet-Based Communications
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of web general
licenses.
AGENCY:
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Electronic Availability
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Publication of Russian Harmful
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Regulations Web General Licenses
25E, 25F, 108, and 109
1 A prior version of this determination prohibited
the same activities. This amended version of the
determination reflects technical, non-substantive
changes in light of an amendment to Executive
Order 14068.
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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:
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Office of Foreign Assets Control
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The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing four
general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant
to the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations: GLs
25E, 25F, 108, and 109, each of which
was previously made available on
OFAC’s website.
DATES: GL 25E was issued on September
4, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional relevant
dates.
SUMMARY:
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this general license, all
transactions ordinarily incident and
necessary to the receipt or transmission
of telecommunications involving the
Russian Federation that are prohibited
by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 587 (RuHSR), are authorized.
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(b) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this general license, the
exportation or reexportation, sale, or
supply, directly or indirectly, from the
United States or by U.S. persons,
wherever located, to the Russian
Federation of services incident to the
exchange of communications over the
internet, such as instant messaging, chat
and email, social networking, sharing of
photos and movies, web browsing,
blogging, social media platforms,
collaboration platforms, video
conferencing, e-gaming, e-learning
platforms, automated translation, web
maps, user authentication services, web
hosting, and domain name registration
services, that is prohibited by the
RuHSR, is authorized.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this general license, the
exportation or reexportation, sale, or
supply, directly or indirectly, from the
United States or by U.S. persons, to the
Russian Federation of software,
hardware, or technology incident to the
exchange of communications over the
internet is authorized, provided that:
(i) If the software, hardware, or
technology is subject to the Export
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR
parts 730 through 774 (EAR), the
exportation, reexportation, sale, or
supply to the Russian Federation of
such software, hardware, or technology
is licensed or otherwise authorized by
the Department of Commerce pursuant
to the EAR; and
(ii) If the software, hardware, or
technology is not subject to the EAR, the
exportation, reexportation, sale, or
supply to the Russian Federation of
such software, hardware, or technology
would be eligible for a license exception
or otherwise authorized by the
Department of Commerce if it were
subject to the EAR.
(d) This general license does not
authorize:
(1) The opening or maintaining of a
correspondent account or payablethrough account for or on behalf of any
entity subject to Directive 2 under
Executive Order (E.O.) 14024,
Prohibitions Related to Correspondent
or Payable-Through Accounts and
Processing of Transactions Involving
Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
(2) 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;
(3) Any transactions prohibited by
E.O. 14066 or E.O. 14068; or
(4) Any transactions involving Joint
Stock Company Channel One Russia,
Joint Stock Company NTV Broadcasting
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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 Determinations
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of determinations.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing one determination issued pursuant to an
April 15, 2021 Executive order, as amended on December 22, 2023. OFAC
is also publishing one new and one amended determination issued
pursuant to a March 11, 2022 Executive order, as amended on December
22, 2023. The determinations were previously issued on OFAC's website.
DATES: The Determination Pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) of Executive
Order 14024 took effect on December 22, 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 or
https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC's website: https://ofac.treasury.gov.
Background
On April 15, 2021, the President, invoking the authority of, inter
alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.) (IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, ``Blocking
Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the
Government of the Russian Federation'' (86 FR 20249, April 19, 2022).
On December 22, 2023, the President, invoking the authority of,
inter alia, IEEPA, issued E.O. 14114, ``Taking Additional Steps With
Respect to the Russian Federation's Harmful Activities'' (88 FR 89271,
December 26, 2023). Among other things, E.O. 14114 amends E.O. 14024 to
redesignate section 11 as section 12 and add a new section 11. Section
11(a) of E.O. 14024, as amended, provides that the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, and with respect
to subsection (a)(ii) of this section, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce, is hereby authorized
to impose on a foreign financial institution the sanctions described in
subsection (b) of this section, upon determining that the foreign
financial institution has met the criteria in section 11(a)(i) or
section 11(a)(ii). Section 11(a)(ii) of E.O. 14024, as amended,
authorizes the imposition of sanctions on a foreign financial
institution that has conducted or facilitated any significant
transaction or transactions, or provided any service, involving
Russia's military-industrial base, including the sale, supply, or
transfer, directly or indirectly, to the Russian Federation of any item
or class of items as may be determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary
of Commerce.
E.O. 14114 also amends E.O. 14068 by striking subsection (a)(i) of
section 1 of E.O. 14068 and inserting a new subsection (a)(i).
Subsection (a)(i)(A) of E.O. 14068, as amended, provides that the
importation and entry into the United States, including importation for
admission into a foreign trade zone located in the United States, of
the following products of Russian Federation origin: fish, seafood, and
preparations thereof; alcoholic beverages; non-industrial diamonds; and
any other products of Russian Federation origin, as may be determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Commerce is prohibited.
Subsection (a)(i)(B) of E.O. 14068, as amended, provides that the
importation and entry into the United States, including importation for
admission into a foreign trade zone located in the United States, of
categories of any of the following products as may be determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, that
were mined, extracted, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in
the Russian Federation, or harvested in waters under the jurisdiction
of the Russian Federation or by Russia-flagged vessels, notwithstanding
whether such products have been incorporated or substantially
transformed into other products outside of the Russian Federation:
fish, seafood, and preparations thereof; diamonds; and any other such
products as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce,
and the Secretary of Homeland Security is prohibited.
On December 22, 2023, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director
of OFAC, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary
of Commerce, issued a determination identifying certain items or
classes of items pursuant to section 11(a)(ii) of E.O.14024, as amended
by E.O. 14114. Also on December 22, 2023, pursuant to delegated
authority, the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the Department of
State, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Homeland
Security, issued a determination pursuant to sections 1(a)(i)(B), 1(b),
and 5 of E.O. 14068 to determine that the prohibitions in section
1(a)(i)(B) of E.O. 14068 shall apply to certain categories of fish,
seafood, and preparations thereof. Additionally, on December 22, 2023,
the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the Department of State and
the Department of Commerce, re-issued an amended determination pursuant
to sections 1(a)(i)(A), 1(b), and 5 of E.O. 14068 that had previously
determined that the prohibitions in section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14068
applied to gold of Russian Federation origin. Each determination was
made available on OFAC's website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it
was issued. The text of these determinations is below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Determination Pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) of Executive Order 14024
Section 11(a)(ii) of Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 of April 15, 2021
(``Blocking Property With Respect To
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Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian
Federation''), as amended by E.O. of December 22, 2023 (``Taking
Additional Steps With Respect to the Russian Federation's Harmful
Activities''), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce,
to impose sanctions on a foreign financial institution upon determining
that the foreign financial institution has conducted or facilitated any
significant transaction or transactions, or provided any service,
involving Russia's military-industrial base, including the sale,
supply, or transfer, directly or indirectly, to the Russian Federation,
of any item or class of items as may be determined by the Secretary of
the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Commerce.
To further address the unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States
described in E.O. 14024, as amended, and in consultation with the
Department of State and the Department of Commerce and pursuant to 31
CFR 587.802, I hereby determine that section 11(a)(ii) of E.O. 14024
shall apply to items or classes of items listed in the Annex to this
determination.
This determination shall take effect on December 22, 2023.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: December 22, 2023.
Annex to Determination Regarding Certain Items or Class of Items of
December 22, 2023
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Items determined pursuant to
E.O. 14024, Sec. 11(a)(ii)
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Certain machine tools and manufacturing Numerically controlled (CNC)
equipment. machine tools.
Additive manufacturing (AM)
machine tools.
Semiconductor manufacturing
equipment.
Certain manufacturing materials for Silicon boules.
semiconductors and related electronics. Silicon wafers.
Photoresist materials.
Bare printed circuit boards
(PCBs).
Printed circuit board (PCB)
substrates.
Certain electronic test equipment...... Oscilloscopes.
Automated test equipment.
Data acquisition systems.
Signal generators.
Pulse generators.
Spectrum analyzers.
Certain propellants, chemical Nitrocellulose.
precursors for propellants and Smokeless powder.
explosives. Research Department eXplosive
(RDX, also known as Royal
Demolition eXplosive,
cyclonite, hexogen).
High Melting eXplosive (HMX,
also known as High-Molecular-
Weight RDX, octogen,
cyclotetramethylenetetranitram
ine).
Certain lubricants and lubricant Turbine oil.
additives. Turbine oil additives.
Certain bearings....................... High-precision ball and roller
bearings
Angular contact (spindle)
bearings
Certain advanced optical systems....... Thermal sights.
Thermal imaging arrays.
Infrared focal plane arrays.
Image intensifier tubes (IITs).
Certain navigation instruments......... Inertial navigation systems
(INS).
Inertial measurement units
(IMUs).
Fiber-optic gyroscopes (FOGs).
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i)(B) of Executive Order 14068
Prohibitions Related to Imports of Certain Categories of Fish, Seafood,
and Preparations Thereof
Pursuant to section 1(a)(i)(B), 1(b), and 5 of Executive Order
(E.O.) 14068 of March 11, 2022 (``Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports,
and New Investment With Respect to Continued Russian Federation
Aggression''), as amended by E.O. of December 22, 2023 (``Taking
Additional Steps With Respect to the Russian Federation's Harmful
Activities''), and 31 CFR 587.802, and in consultation with the
Department of State, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of
Homeland Security, I hereby determine that the prohibitions in section
1(a)(i)(B) of E.O. 14068 shall apply to the following categories of
fish, seafood, and preparations thereof, that were produced wholly or
in part in the Russian Federation, or harvested in waters under the
jurisdiction of the Russian Federation or by Russia-flagged vessels,
notwithstanding whether such fish, seafood, and preparations thereof
have been incorporated or substantially transformed into another
product outside of the Russian Federation: salmon, cod, pollock, and
crab. As a result, the importation and entry into the United States,
including importation for admission into a foreign trade zone located
in the United States, of such salmon, cod, pollock, or crab is
prohibited, except to the extent provided by law, or unless licensed or
otherwise authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
This determination shall take effect on December 22, 2023.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: December 22, 2023.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i)(A) of Executive Order 14068
Prohibitions Related to Imports of Gold of Russian Federation Origin
(as Amended) \1\
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\1\ A prior version of this determination prohibited the same
activities. This amended version of the determination reflects
technical, non-substantive changes in light of an amendment to
Executive Order 14068.
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Pursuant to sections 1(a)(i)(A), 1(b), and 5 of Executive Order
(E.O.) 14068 of March 11, 2022 (``Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports,
and New Investment With Respect to Continued Russian Federation
Aggression''), as amended by E.O. of December 22, 2023 (``Taking
Additional Steps with Respect to the Russian Federation's Harmful
Activities''), and 31 CFR 587.802, the Director of the Office of
Foreign Assets Control, in consultation with the Department of State
and the Department of Commerce, hereby determines that the prohibitions
in section 1(a)(i)(A) of E.O. 14068 shall apply to gold of Russian
Federation origin. As a result, the importation into the United States
of gold of Russian Federation origin is prohibited, except to the
extent provided by law, or unless licensed or otherwise authorized by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
This determination excludes gold of Russian Federation origin that
was located outside of the Russian Federation prior to June 28, 2022.
This determination became effective upon June 28, 2022.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: December 22, 2023.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-21798 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am]
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