87 FR 241 pg. 76930 - Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 13C
Type: RULEVolume: 87Number: 241Page: 76930
Page: 76930FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-27238 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Treasury Department
Sub Agency: Foreign Assets Control Office
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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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 13C
AGENCY:
Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION:
Publication of web general license.
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 13C, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
DATES:
GL 13C was issued on November 21, 2022. 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 Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, 202-622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available on OFAC's website: www.treas.gov/ofac.
Background
On November 21, 2022, OFAC issued GL 13C to authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. GL 13C was made available on OFAC's website ( www.treas.gov/ofac ) when it was issued. The text of GL 13C is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 13C
Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 Under Executive Order 14024
(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, or certifications, 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 standard time, March 7, 2023.
(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 November 21, 2022, General License No. 13B, dated September 8, 2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 13C.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 21, 2022.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2022-27238 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
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