Rule2023-06970
Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A
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April 4, 2023
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Treasury DepartmentForeign Assets Control Office
Abstract
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing five general licenses (GLs) issued in the Venezuela Sanctions program: GLs 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19840-19842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06970]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 591
Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General
Licenses 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A
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 five general licenses (GLs) issued in the
Venezuela Sanctions program: GLs 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A, each of
which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GLs 29, 30, and 31 were issued on August 5, 2019. 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 August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL 29 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by Executive Orders (E.O.s) 13808 of
August 24, 2017, ``Imposing Additional Sanctions with Respect to the
Situation in Venezuela'' (82 FR 41155, August 29, 2017), and 13884 of
August 5, 2019, ``Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela''
(84 FR 38843, August 7, 2019). Also on August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL
30 to authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O.
13884. Also on August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL 31 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O.s 13850 of November 1, 2018,
``Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Venezuela'' (83 FR 55243, November 2, 2018), and 13884.
On November 22, 2019, OFAC incorporated the prohibitions of E.O.s
13808, 13850, and 13884, as well as any other Executive orders issued
pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13692 of March 8,
2015, ``Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela,'' into the Venezuela
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (VSR). Subsequently, OFAC issued
one further iteration of GL 30 and two further iterations of GL: on
February 2, 2021, OFAC issued GL 30A, which superseded GL 30 and
authorized certain transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13850 and
E.O. 13884; on January 4, 2021, OFAC issued GL 31A, which superseded GL
31; and on January 9, 2023, OFAC issued GL 31B, which superseded GL
31A.
Each GL was made available on OFAC's website (<a href="http://www.treas.gov/ofac">www.treas.gov/ofac</a>)
when it was issued. The text of GLs 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A is
provided below. (GL 31B was published in a prior issue of the Federal
Register.)
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13808 of August 24, 2017
Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to the Situation in
Venezuela
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 29
Certain Transactions Involving the Government of Venezuela in Support
of Certain Nongovernmental Organizations' Activities Authorized
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all transactions
involving the Government of Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order
(E.O.) of August 5, 2019 or E.O. 13808, as amended by E.O. 13857 of
January 25, 2019, that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the
activities described in paragraph (b) by nongovernmental
organizations are authorized, including processing and transfers of
funds, and payment of taxes, fees, and import duties to, and
purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services
from, the Government of Venezuela.
(b) The activities referenced in paragraph (a) are as follows:
(1) Activities to support humanitarian projects to meet basic
human needs in Venezuela, including drought and flood relief, the
provision of health services, assistance for vulnerable populations
including individuals with disabilities and the elderly,
environmental programs, and food, nutrition, and medicine
distribution;
(2) Activities to support democracy building in Venezuela,
including activities to support rule of law, citizen participation,
government accountability, universal human rights and fundamental
freedoms, access to information, and civil society development
projects;
(3) Activities to support education in Venezuela, 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 Venezuelan people, including preventing
infectious disease and promoting maternal/child health, sustainable
agriculture, and clean water assistance; and
(5) Activities to support environmental protection in Venezuela,
including the preservation and protection of threatened or
endangered species and the remediation of pollution or other
environmental damage.
(c) This general license does not authorize any transactions or
dealings otherwise prohibited by E.O. of August 5, 2019, or E.O.
13850 of November 1, 2018, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of
March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808, or E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, each as
amended by E.O. 13857 of January
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25, 2019, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
dealings with any blocked person other than the Government of
Venezuela persons described in paragraph (a) of this general
license.
Note to General License No. 29: Nothing in E.O. of August 5,
2019 prohibits transactions related to the provision of articles
such as food, clothing, and medicine intended to be used to relieve
human suffering. See Section 5 of E.O. of August 5, 2019. See also
Venezuela-Related General License No. 4C (relating to exportation or
reexportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, medical
devices, replacement parts and components for medical devices, and
software updates for medical devices).
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30
Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving the Government of Venezuela
Necessary to Port and Airport Operations
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities involving the Government of
Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) of August 5, 2019
that are ordinarily incident and necessary to operations or use of
ports and airports in Venezuela are authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by E.O. of
August 5, 2019, or E.O. 13850 of November 1, 2018, E.O. 13835 of May
21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of August 24,
2017, or E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857
of January 25, 2019, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any
transactions or dealings with any blocked person other than the
Government of Venezuela persons described in paragraph (a) of this
general license.
Note to General License No. 30: Nothing in this general license
relieves any exporter from compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
Industry and Security.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 591
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30A
Authorizing Certain Transactions Necessary to Port and Airport
Operations
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions and activities involving the Government of
Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 13884 of August 5,
2019, as incorporated into the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 591 (the VSR), that are ordinarily incident and necessary
to operations or use of ports and airports in Venezuela are
authorized.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions and activities prohibited by E.O. 13850 of November
1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, and
incorporated into the VSR, involving the Instituto Nacional de los
Espacios Acuaticos (INEA), or any entity in which INEA owns,
directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to operations or use of ports and
airports in Venezuela are authorized.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or activities related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the
VSR, or any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
activities with any blocked person other than INEA, or any entity in
which INEA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, or any Government of Venezuela person that is blocked
solely pursuant to E.O. 13884.
(d) Effective February 2, 2021, General License No. 30, dated
August 5, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 30A.
Note to General License No. 30A: Nothing in this general license
relieves any exporter from compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
Industry and Security.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 2, 2021.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Venezuela
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 31
Certain Transactions Involving the Venezuelan National Assembly, the
Interim President of Venezuela, and Certain Other Persons Authorized
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions prohibited
by Executive Order (E.O.) of August 5, 2019 involving the following
persons:
(1) The Venezuelan National Assembly, including its members and
staff, and any persons appointed or designated by the National
Assembly to act on behalf of the Government of Venezuela; and
(2) The Interim President of Venezuela, Juan Gerardo
Guaid[oacute] Marquez (Guaid[oacute]), and any official, designee,
or representative appointed or designated by Guaid[oacute] to act on
behalf of the Government of Venezuela, including the Special
Attorney General, and any staff of the foregoing individuals; any
ambassador or other representative to the United States or to a
third country appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such
ambassador or representative; any representative to an international
organization appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such
representative; any person appointed by Guaid[oacute] to the board
of directors (including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed
as an executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity
(including entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
the Government of Venezuela); and any other person that is appointed
or designated by any of the foregoing persons to act on behalf of
the Government of Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions involving
any person appointed by Guaid[oacute] to the board of directors
(including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed as an
executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity (including
entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the
Government of Venezuela) prohibited by E.O. 13850, as amended by
E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transaction that is otherwise prohibited under E.O. of
August 5, 2019, or E.O. 13850, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O.
13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of August 24, 2017, or E.O.
13692 of March 8, 2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857, or any part
of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
blocked person other than the Government of Venezuela persons
described in paragraph (a) or persons appointed by Guaid[oacute] as
described in paragraph (b) of this general license; or
(2) Any transaction involving the Venezuelan National
Constituent Assembly convened by Nicolas Maduro, including its
members and staff.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 591
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 31A
Certain Transactions Involving the IV Venezuelan National Assembly, the
Interim President of Venezuela, and Certain Other Persons Authorized
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions and
activities prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 13884 of August 5,
2019, as incorporated into the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 591 (the VSR), involving the following persons:
(1) The IV Venezuelan National Assembly seated on January 5,
2016 (``IV National Assembly'') and its Delegated Commission,
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including its respective members and staff, and any persons
appointed or designated by the IV National Assembly or its Delegated
Commission to act on behalf of the Government of Venezuela; and
(2) The current Interim President of Venezuela, Juan Gerardo
Guaid[oacute] Marquez (Guaid[oacute]), and any official, designee,
or representative appointed or designated by Guaid[oacute] to act on
behalf of the Government of Venezuela, including the Special
Attorney General, and any staff of the foregoing individuals; any
ambassador or other representative to the United States or to a
third country appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such
ambassador or representative; any representative to an international
organization appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such
representative; any person appointed by Guaid[oacute] to the board
of directors (including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed
as an executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity
(including entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
the Government of Venezuela); and any other person that is appointed
or designated by any of the foregoing persons to act on behalf of
the Government of Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions and
activities involving any person appointed by Guaid[oacute], the IV
National Assembly, or its Delegated Commission to the board of
directors (including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed as
an executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity (including
entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the
Government of Venezuela) prohibited by E.O. 13850 of November 1,
2018, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, and incorporated
into the VSR.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transaction or activity involving the Venezuelan
National Constituent Assembly convened by Nicolas Maduro or the
illegitimate National Assembly scheduled to be seated on January 5,
2021, including their respective members and staff; or
(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the
VSR, any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
activities with any blocked persons other than the Government of
Venezuela persons identified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this general
license.
(d) Effective January 4, 2021, General License No. 31, dated
August 5, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 31A.
Bradley T. Smith,
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 4, 2021.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2023-06970 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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