Rule2024-05989
Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 83A
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Published
March 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Treasury DepartmentForeign Assets Control Office
Abstract
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 83A, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05989]
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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 83A
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of web general license.
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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
83A, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GL 83A was issued on February 20, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC's website: <a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov">https://ofac.treasury.gov</a>.
Background
On December 22, 2023, OFAC issued GL 83 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. Subsequently, OFAC
issued one further iteration of GL 83: on February 20, 2024, OFAC
issued GL 83A, which superseded GL 83. Each GL was made available on
OFAC's website (<a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov">https://ofac.treasury.gov</a>) when it was issued. The text
of GL 83A is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 83A
Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Imports of Certain
Categories of Fish, Seafood, and Preparations Thereof Prohibited by
Executive Order 14068
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the determination of December 22,
2023 made pursuant to section 1(a)(i)(B) of Executive Order (E.O.)
14068, as amended by E.O. 14114 (``Prohibitions Related to Imports
of Certain Categories of Fish, Seafood, and Preparations Thereof''),
that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the importation into
the United States of seafood derivative products that were loaded
onto a vessel at the port of loading prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time on February 20, 2024, pursuant to written contracts or
written agreements entered into prior to December 22, 2023, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, May 31, 2024.
(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.
(c) Effective February 20, 2024, General License No. 83, dated
December 22, 2023, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by
this General License No. 83A.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 20, 2024.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-05989 Filed 3-20-24; 8:45 am]
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