Rule2022-16667
Publication of Ukraine-/Russia-Related Web General Licenses 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25
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August 4, 2022
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Treasury DepartmentForeign Assets Control Office
Abstract
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing nine general licenses (GLs) issued in the Ukraine-/Russia-related Sanctions program: GL 17, which was previously made available on OFAC's website and is now expired, and GLs 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47621-47624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16667]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 589
Publication of Ukraine-/Russia-Related Web General Licenses 17,
18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25
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 nine general licenses (GLs) issued in the
Ukraine-/Russia-related Sanctions program: GL 17, which was previously
made available on OFAC's website and is now expired, and GLs 18, 19,
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25, each of which was previously made available
on OFAC's website.
DATES: GLs 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 were issued on February 21, 2022.
GL 23 was issued on March 11, 2022. GL 24 was issued on March 18, 2022.
GL 25 was issued on March 24, 2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of
this rule 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 February 21, 2022, OFAC issued GLs 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 to
authorize certain transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.)
14065 of February 21, 2022, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons and
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian
Efforts to Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of
Ukraine'' (87 FR 10293, February 23, 2022). On March 11, 2022 and March
18, 2022, OFAC issued GLs 23 and 24, respectively, to authorize certain
transactions prohibited by E.O. 14065. On March 24, 2022, OFAC issued
GL 25 to authorize transactions prohibited by E.O. 14065 or E.O. 13685
of December 19, 2014, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons and
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of
Ukraine'' (79 FR 77357, December 24, 2014). At the time of issuance,
OFAC made GL 17, which had an expiration date of 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, March 23, 2022, available on its website (<a href="http://www.treas.gov/ofac">www.treas.gov/ofac</a>). At the time of issuance, OFAC also made GLs 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, and 25 available on its website (<a href="http://www.treas.gov/ofac">www.treas.gov/ofac</a>). The text
of GLs 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order of February 21, 2022
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts To Undermine the
Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 17
Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving the So-Called
Donetsk People's Republic or Luhansk People's Republic Regions of
Ukraine
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) of February 21,
2022 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of
transactions involving the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) or
Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) regions of Ukraine, including the
divestiture or transfer to a non-U.S. person of a U.S. person's share
of ownership in any pre-February 21, 2022 investment located in the DNR
or LNR regions of Ukraine, and the winding down of operations,
contracts, or other agreements in effect prior to February 21, 2022
involving the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply of goods,
services, or technology to, or importation of any goods, services, or
technology from, the DNR or LNR regions of Ukraine, are authorized
through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, March 23, 2022.
(b) This general license does not authorize any transactions
involving any person blocked pursuant to E.O. of February 21, 2022
unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 21, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order of February 21, 2022
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts To Undermine the
Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 18
Authorizing the Exportation or Reexportation of Agricultural
Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts and
Components, or Software Updates to Certain Regions of Ukraine and
Transactions Related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Pandemic
(a) All transactions prohibited by Executive Order of February 21,
2022 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to: (1) the exportation
or reexportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, medical
devices, replacement parts and components for medical devices, or
software updates for medical devices to the so-called Donetsk People's
Republic (DNR) or Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) regions of Ukraine,
or such other regions of Ukraine as may be determined by the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State
(collectively, the ``Covered Regions''), or to persons in third
countries purchasing specifically for resale to the Covered Regions; or
(2) the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of COVID-19 (including
research or clinical studies relating to COVID-19) in the Covered
Regions, are authorized.
(b) For the purposes of this general license, agricultural
commodities, medicine, and medical devices are defined as follows:
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(1) Agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this general
license, agricultural commodities are:
(i) Products that fall within the term ``agricultural commodity''
as defined in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7
U.S.C. 5602); and
(ii) That are intended for ultimate use in the Covered Regions as:
(A) Food for humans (including raw, processed, and packaged foods;
live animals; vitamins and minerals; food additives or supplements; and
bottled drinking water) or animals (including animal feeds);
(B) Seeds for food crops;
(C) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
(D) Reproductive materials (such as live animals, fertilized eggs,
embryos, and semen) for the production of food animals.
(2) Medicine. For the purposes of this general license, medicine is
an item that falls within the definition of the term ``drug'' in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321).
(3) Medical devices. For the purposes of this general license, a
medical device is an item that falls within the definition of
``device'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 321).
Note to General License No. 18. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal laws or
requirements of other Federal agencies.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 21, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order of February 21, 2022
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts To Undermine the
Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 19
Authorizing Transactions Related to Telecommunications and Mail
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(2) and (c) of this
general license, all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.)
of February 21, 2022 involving the so-called Donetsk People's Republic
(DNR) or Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) regions of Ukraine, or such
other regions of Ukraine as may be determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State (collectively,
the ``Covered Regions''), that are ordinarily incident and necessary to
the receipt or transmission of telecommunications are authorized.
(2) This general license does not authorize:
(i) The provision, sale, or lease of telecommunications equipment
or technology; or
(ii) The provision, sale, or lease of capacity on
telecommunications transmission facilities (such as satellite or
terrestrial network activity).
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions of common carriers prohibited by E.O. of February 21,
2022 involving the Covered Regions that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to the receipt or transmission of mail and packages are
authorized.
(c) This general license does not authorize any transactions
involving any person blocked pursuant to E.O. of February 21, 2022
unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 21, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order of February 21, 2022
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts To Undermine the
Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 20
Official Business of Certain International Organizations and Entities
All transactions prohibited by Executive Order of February 21, 2022
that are for the conduct of the official business of the following
entities by employees, grantees, or contractors thereof are authorized:
(a) The United Nations, including its Programmes, Funds, and Other
Entities and Bodies, as well as its Specialized Agencies and Related
Organizations;
(b) The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
(ICSID) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA);
(c) The African Development Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank,
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Inter-
American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), including any fund entity
administered or established by any of the foregoing;
(d) The International Committee of the Red Cross and the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; and
(e) The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 21, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order of February 21, 2022
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts To Undermine the
Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 21
Authorizing Noncommercial, Personal Remittances and the Operation of
Accounts
(a)(1) All transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) of
February 21, 2022 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the
transfer of noncommercial, personal remittances to or from the so-
called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) or Luhansk People's Republic
(LNR) regions of Ukraine, or such other regions of Ukraine as may be
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State (collectively, the ``Covered Regions''), or for or
on behalf of an individual ordinarily resident in the Covered Regions
are authorized, provided the transfer is not by, to, or through any
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to
E.O. of February 21, 2022.
Note to paragraph (a)(1). Noncommercial, personal remittances do
not include charitable donations of funds to or for the benefit of
an entity or funds transfers for use in supporting or operating a
business, including a family-owned business.
(2) Transferring institutions may rely on the originator of a funds
transfer with regard to compliance with paragraph (a)(1) of this
general license, provided that the transferring institution does not
know or have reason to know that the funds transfer is not in
compliance with paragraph (a)(1).
(b) All transactions prohibited by E.O. of February 21, 2022 that
are ordinarily incident and necessary to maintaining, operating, or
closing an account of an individual ordinarily resident in the Covered
Regions, other than an individual whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. of February 21, 2022, are
authorized, provided that transactions processed through the account:
(1) Are of a personal nature and not for the benefit of an entity,
including supporting or operating a business; and
(2) Do not involve transfers directly or indirectly to the Covered
Regions or for the benefit of persons ordinarily resident in the
Covered Regions unless
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authorized by paragraph (a)(1) of this general license.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 21, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order of February 21, 2022
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts To Undermine the
Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 22
Authorizing the Exportation of Certain Services and Software Incident
to Internet-Based Communications
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) of February 21,
2022 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the exportation or
reexportation, directly or indirectly, from the United States or by
U.S. persons, wherever located, to persons in the so-called Donetsk
People's Republic (DNR) or Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) regions of
Ukraine, or such other regions of Ukraine as may be determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State
(collectively, the ``Covered Regions''), of services incident to the
exchange of personal communications over the internet, such as instant
messaging, chat and email, social networking, sharing of photos and
movies, web browsing, and blogging, are authorized.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by E.O. of February 21, 2022 that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to the exportation or reexportation,
directly or indirectly, from the United States or by U.S. persons,
wherever located, to persons in the Covered Regions of software
necessary to enable the services described in paragraph (a) of this
general license is authorized, provided that such software is
designated EAR99 under the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR
parts 730 through 774 (EAR), is classified by the U.S. Department of
Commerce as mass market software under Export Control Classification
Number (ECCN) 5D992.c of the EAR, or, in the case of software not
subject to the EAR, is not listed under any multilateral export control
regime.
(c) This general license does not authorize the exportation or
reexportation, directly or indirectly, of services or software with
knowledge or reason to know that such services or software are intended
for any person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to E.O. of February 21, 2022.
Note to General License No. 22. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal laws or
requirements of other Federal agencies.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 21, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 14065 of February 21, 2022
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts To Undermine the
Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 23
Certain Transactions in Support of Nongovernmental Organizations'
Activities
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14065 that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to the activities described in
paragraph (b) by nongovernmental organizations are authorized,
including the processing and transfer of funds, payment of taxes, fees,
and import duties, and purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or
public utility services.
(b) The activities referenced in paragraph (a) of this general
license are as follows:
(1) Activities to support humanitarian projects to meet basic human
needs in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic or Luhansk People's
Republic regions of Ukraine, or such other regions of Ukraine as may be
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State (collectively, the ``Covered Regions''), including
drought and flood relief; food, nutrition, and medicine distribution;
the provision of health services; assistance for vulnerable or
displaced populations, including individuals with disabilities and the
elderly; and environmental programs;
(2) Activities to support democracy building in the Covered
Regions, including activities to support rule of law, citizen
participation, government accountability and transparency, human rights
and fundamental freedoms, access to information, and civil society
development projects;
(3) Activities to support education in the Covered Regions,
including combating illiteracy, increasing access to education,
international exchanges, and assisting education reform projects;
(4) Activities to support non-commercial development projects
directly benefiting the people of the Covered Regions, including
related to health, food security, and water and sanitation; and
(5) Activities to support environmental and natural resource
protection in the Covered Regions, including the preservation and
protection of threatened or endangered species, responsible and
transparent management of natural resources, and the remediation of
pollution or other environmental damage.
(c) This general license does not authorize any transactions
involving any person blocked pursuant to E.O. 14065, unless otherwise
authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: March 11, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 14065 of February 21, 2022
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts To Undermine the
Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 24
Transactions Related to the Provision of Maritime Services
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14065 related to
the provision or receipt of civil maritime services performed by
individuals who are ordinarily resident in the so-called Donetsk
People's Republic (DNR) or Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) regions of
Ukraine, or such other regions of Ukraine as may be determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State
(collectively, the ``Covered Regions''), are authorized, provided that:
(1) Such services are performed outside the Covered Regions; and
(2) Such services are not performed on behalf of any entity located
in, or organized under the laws of, the Covered Regions.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any new investment in the Covered Regions prohibited by E.O.
14065, unless separately authorized; or
(2) Any transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to E.O.
14065, unless separately authorized.
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Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: March 18, 2022.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13685 of December 19, 2014
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine
Executive Order 14065 of February 21, 2022
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts To Undermine the
Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 25
Journalistic Activities and Establishment of News Bureaus in Certain
Regions of Ukraine
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
news reporting organizations that are United States persons, and
individuals who are United States persons regularly employed by a news
reporting organization, either as journalists (including
photojournalists) or as supporting broadcast or technical personnel,
are authorized to engage in the following transactions in the Crimea
region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) or
Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) regions of Ukraine, or such other
regions of Ukraine as may be determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State (collectively,
the ``Covered Regions''), to the extent such transactions are
ordinarily incident and necessary to their journalistic activities in
the Covered Regions:
(1) Hiring and compensating support staff in the Covered Regions
(e.g., stringers, translators, interpreters, camera operators,
technical experts, freelance producers, or drivers), persons to handle
logistics, or other office personnel as needed;
(2) Leasing or renting office space;
(3) Purchasing, leasing, or renting Covered Regions-origin goods
and services (e.g., mobile phones and related air time), selling such
goods when no longer needed, or importing them into the United States;
(4) Renting and using telecommunications facilities in the Covered
Regions and paying fees or taxes related to the dissemination of
information and transmission of news feeds (e.g., fees for satellite
uplink facilities, or live news feeds);
(5) Exporting and reexporting to the Covered Regions, and
subsequently reexporting from the Covered Regions, equipment necessary
for and ordinarily incident to journalistic activities, provided such
equipment is designated as EAR99 under the Export Administration
Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 (the ``EAR''), and further
provided that such equipment is reexported from the Covered Regions to
the United States or a third country when no longer needed for
journalistic activities in the Covered Regions; and
(6) Paying for all expenses ordinarily incident and necessary to
journalistic activities, including sales or employment taxes.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
news reporting organizations that are United States persons are
authorized to establish and operate news bureaus in the Covered Regions
and to engage in the transactions set forth in paragraph (a) of this
general license to the extent such transactions are ordinarily incident
and necessary to the establishment and operation of a news bureau in
the Covered Regions.
(c) For the purposes of this general license, the term ``news
reporting organization'' means an entity whose primary purpose is the
gathering and dissemination of news to the general public.
(d) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any new investment in the Covered Regions prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13685 or E.O. 14065 other than as authorized in
paragraphs (a) or (b), unless separately authorized; or
(2) Any transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to E.O.
13685 or E.O. 14065, unless separately authorized.
Note to General License 25. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal laws or
requirements of other Federal agencies.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: March 24, 2022.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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