Publication of an Iran-Related Determination, 91262-91263 [2024-26800]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with RULES1 91262 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 19, 2024 / Rules and Regulations (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, the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 17, 2022. (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, GTSR, or E.O. 13224, as amended, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 17, 2022 (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, 15CFR 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:47 Nov 18, 2024 Jkt 265001 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, the GTSR, or E.O. 13224, as amended, or prohibited by any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or involving any person blocked pursuant to the GTSR or E.O. 13224, as amended, except as identified in paragraph (b) of this general license. Note 1 to General License N. 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 the COVID–19 pandemic that satisfy the applicable criteria of those authorizations. Note 2 to General License N. 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. Bradley T. Smith, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Dated: June 17, 2021. Lisa M. Palluconi, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2024–26796 Filed 11–18–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control 31 CFR Part 562 Publication of an Iran-Related Determination Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Publication of a determination. AGENCY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a sector determination pursuant to a January 10, 2020 Executive Order. The determination was previously issued on OFAC’s website. DATES: The determination was issued on October 11, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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 January 10, 2020, 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.) 13902 of January 10, 2020, ‘‘Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran’’ (85 FR 2003, January 14, 2020). Among other prohibitions, section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 blocks, with certain exceptions, all property and interests in property that are in the United States, that come within the United States, or that are or come within the possession or control of any U.S. person of, any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State to operate in the construction, mining, manufacturing, or textiles sectors of the Iranian economy, or any other sector of the Iranian economy as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State. On October 11, 2024, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Department of State, determined that section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 shall apply to the petroleum and petrochemical sectors of the Iranian economy. This determination took effect on October 11, 2024. The determination was made available on OFAC’s website (https:// ofac.treasury.gov/) when it was issued. The text of the determination is provided below. Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13902 Petroleum and Petrochemical Sectors of the Iranian Economy Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 of January 10, 2020 (‘‘Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran’’) imposes economic sanctions on any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to operate in such sectors of the Iranian economy as may be determined by E:\FR\FM\19NOR1.SGM 19NOR1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 19, 2024 / Rules and Regulations the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State. To further address the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States described in E.O. 12957 of March 15, 1995 (‘‘Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Development of Iranian Petroleum Resources’’) and E.O. 13902, and in consultation with the Department of State, I hereby determine that section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 shall apply to the petroleum and petrochemical sectors of the Iranian economy. Any person determined to operate in these sectors shall be subject to sanctions pursuant to section 1(a)(i). This determination shall take effect on October 11, 2024. Janet L. Yellen, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury. Lisa M. Palluconi, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2024–26800 Filed 11–18–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0250 and EPA–R09– OAR–2024–0301; FRL–12006–02–R9] Air Plan Approval and Attainment Date Extension; 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area; San Joaquin Valley, California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing approval of a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of California to meet Clean Air Act (CAA or ‘‘Act’’) requirements for the 1997 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or ‘‘standards’’) in the San Joaquin Valley ‘‘Serious’’ nonattainment area. The EPA is also finalizing a one-year extension of the applicable attainment date from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2024, for the 1997 annual PM2.5 San Joaquin Valley, California, nonattainment area based on our evaluation of air quality monitoring data and the extension request and supporting information submitted by the State of California. DATES: This rule is effective on December 19, 2024. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established dockets for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0250 and EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0301. All ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with RULES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:47 Nov 18, 2024 Jkt 265001 documents in the dockets are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available through https:// www.regulations.gov, or please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional availability information. If you need assistance in a language other than English or if you are a person with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Graham, Geographic Strategies and Modeling Section (AIR–2–2), EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone: (415) 972– 3877; email: graham.ashleyr@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. Table of Contents I. Summary of the Proposed Actions II. Public Comments and EPA Responses A. Comments From CCAC B. Comments From Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Tribe III. Environmental Justice Considerations IV. Final Action V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews I. Summary of the Proposed Actions On July 8, 2024, the EPA proposed two actions related to the CAA requirements for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS in the San Joaquin Valley Serious nonattainment area. In the first action, under CAA section 110(k)(3), the EPA proposed to approve through parallel processing the ‘‘Amendments to the 15 mg/m3 SIP Revision and Agricultural Equipment Incentive Measure for the 1997 PM2.5 Standard’’ (‘‘15 mg/m3 Plan Amendments’’) as a revision to the California SIP.1 The 15 mg/m3 Plan Amendments seek to amend a SIPapproved measure, the ‘‘Accelerated Turnover of Agricultural Equipment Incentive Projects’’ (‘‘Valley Incentive Measure’’), to include a quantification of the emissions reductions for the year 2023 from existing agricultural equipment projects from the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (‘‘Carl Moyer’’) and CARB’s Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) program and seek EPA approval of those emission reductions for SIP credit. The 15 mg/m3 Plan Amendments also seek to revise the aggregate tonnage commitment in the attainment plan for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS (i.e., the ‘‘Attainment Plan Revision for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 Standard’’ (‘‘15 mg/m3 SIP Revision’’)) by replacing it with a commitment to achieve the same reductions from the Valley Incentive Measure. As part of the EPA’s proposal to approve the 15 mg/m3 Plan Amendments, we proposed to approve the State’s demonstration that the Valley Incentive Measure has achieved emissions reductions of 5.0 tons per day (tpd) of nitrogen oxides (NOX) and 0.27 tpd of direct PM2.5 in the year 2023, and proposed to credit the reductions as a substitute measure to meet the aggregate tonnage commitment in the 15 mg/m3 SIP Revision.2 In the second action, based in part on our proposal to approve the 15 mg/m3 Plan Amendments, the EPA proposed to grant California’s request for a one-year extension of the applicable attainment date from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2024, for the 1997 annual PM2.5 San Joaquin Valley, California, nonattainment area.3 The proposed action to extend the applicable attainment date for this nonattainment area was based on the EPA’s evaluation of air quality monitoring data and extension request submitted by the State of California, and our determination that the State has satisfied the two statutory criteria for a one-year extension under CAA section 172(a)(2)(C): The State has complied with all requirements and commitments pertaining to the area in the applicable implementation plan, and in accordance with guidance published by the Administrator, no more than the minimal number of exceedances of the relevant national ambient air quality standard has occurred in the area in the year preceding the Extension Year. For details regarding the EPA’s reasons for proposing to approve the 15 mg/m3 Plan Amendments and to grant the one-year extension, please see the July 8, 2024 proposal notices.4 On August 22, 2024, California submitted the final version of the 15 mg/ m3 Plan Amendments to the EPA as a 2 Id. 3 89 1 89 PO 00000 FR 55896 (July 8, 2024). Frm 00017 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 91263 4 89 FR 55901 (July 8, 2024). FR 55896 and 89 FR 55901. E:\FR\FM\19NOR1.SGM 19NOR1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 91262-91263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26800]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Part 562


Publication of an Iran-Related Determination

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Publication of a determination.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is publishing a sector determination pursuant to a 
January 10, 2020 Executive Order. The determination was previously 
issued on OFAC's website.

DATES: The determination was issued on October 11, 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 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 January 10, 2020, 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.) 13902 of January 
10, 2020, ``Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of 
Iran'' (85 FR 2003, January 14, 2020). Among other prohibitions, 
section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 blocks, with certain exceptions, all 
property and interests in property that are in the United States, that 
come within the United States, or that are or come within the 
possession or control of any U.S. person of, any person determined by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State to operate in the construction, mining, manufacturing, or 
textiles sectors of the Iranian economy, or any other sector of the 
Iranian economy as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State.
    On October 11, 2024, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Department of State, determined that section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 
13902 shall apply to the petroleum and petrochemical sectors of the 
Iranian economy. This determination took effect on October 11, 2024.
    The determination was made available on OFAC's website (https://ofac.treasury.gov/) when it was issued. The text of the determination 
is provided below.

Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13902

Petroleum and Petrochemical Sectors of the Iranian Economy

    Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 of January 10, 
2020 (``Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of 
Iran'') imposes economic sanctions on any person determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, to operate in such sectors of the Iranian economy as may be 
determined by

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the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State.
    To further address the unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States 
described in E.O. 12957 of March 15, 1995 (``Prohibiting Certain 
Transactions With Respect to the Development of Iranian Petroleum 
Resources'') and E.O. 13902, and in consultation with the Department 
of State, I hereby determine that section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 
shall apply to the petroleum and petrochemical sectors of the 
Iranian economy. Any person determined to operate in these sectors 
shall be subject to sanctions pursuant to section 1(a)(i).
    This determination shall take effect on October 11, 2024.

Janet L. Yellen,

Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-26800 Filed 11-18-24; 8:45 am]
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