Rule2022-16537
Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 45 and 46
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Published
August 3, 2022
Issuing agencies
Treasury DepartmentForeign Assets Control Office
Abstract
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: GL 45 and GL 46, each of which was previously issued on OFAC's website.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16537]
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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 Licenses 45 and 46
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of Web General Licenses.
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SUMMARY: 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: GL 45
and GL 46, each of which was previously issued on OFAC's website.
DATES: GL 45 and GL 46 were each issued on July 22, 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: <a href="http://www.treas.gov/ofac">www.treas.gov/ofac</a>.
Background
On July 22, 2022, OFAC issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful
Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (the
``Regulations''), GL 45 and GL 46, each of which authorize certain
transactions prohibited by the Regulations. GL 45 expires at 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time, October 20, 2022. GL 46 does not contain an
expiration date.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 45
Authorizing Transactions Related to the Wind Down of Certain Financial
Contracts Prohibited by Executive Order 14071
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by section (1)(a)(i) of Executive Order
(E.O.) 14071 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind
down of financial contracts or other agreements that were entered into
on or before June 6, 2022 and involve, or are linked to, debt or equity
issued by an entity in the Russian Federation (``covered contracts''),
are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 20,
2022.
Note to paragraph (a). The transactions authorized in paragraph
(a) of this general license include: (1) the purchase by U.S.
persons of debt or equity issued by an entity in the Russian
Federation where that purchase is ordinarily incident and necessary
to the wind down of covered contracts; and (2) the facilitating,
clearing, and settling of a purchase by U.S. persons of debt or
equity issued by an entity in the Russian Federation, where that
purchase is ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of
covered contracts.
(b) This general license does not authorize 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.
Note to General License No. 45. See RuHSR General License No. 46
for an authorization for certain transactions in support of an
auction process to settle credit derivatives transactions prohibited
by E.O. 14071.
Bradley T. Smith,
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: July 22, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 46
Authorizing Transactions in Support of an Auction Process To Settle
Certain Credit Derivative Transactions Prohibited by Executive Order
14071
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
all transactions related to the establishment, administration,
participation in, and execution of an auction process as announced by
the EMEA Credit Derivatives Determination Committee (``the auction'')
to settle credit derivative transactions with a reference entity of
``the Russian Federation'' and prohibited by section 1(a)(i) of
Executive Order (E.O.) 14071 are authorized.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
the purchase or receipt of debt obligations of the Russian Federation
by U.S. persons prohibited by section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14071 is
authorized for the period beginning two business days prior to the
announced date of the auction and ending eight business days after the
conclusion of the auction.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to facilitating,
clearing, and settling transactions authorized by paragraph (a) or (b)
of this general license that are prohibited by section 1(a)(i) of E.O.
14071 are authorized.
(d) This general license does not authorize 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.
Bradley T. Smith,
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: July 22, 2022.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2022-16537 Filed 8-2-22; 8:45 am]
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