Rule2024-18747
Adding a General License to Burma Sanctions Regulations and Correcting References in Sudan Stabilization and Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations
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Published
August 21, 2024
Effective
August 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Treasury DepartmentForeign Assets Control Office
Abstract
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adopting a final rule to add a general license, update language and authorities, and correct a cross-reference in existing regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67556-67557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18747]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 525, 546, and 589
Adding a General License to Burma Sanctions Regulations and
Correcting References in Sudan Stabilization and Ukraine-/Russia-
Related Sanctions Regulations
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is adopting a final rule to add a general license,
update language and authorities, and correct a cross-reference in
existing regulations.
DATES: This rule is effective August 21, 2024.
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
In this document, OFAC is updating three parts of 31 CFR chapter V
to add a general license, to update language, and to correct an
erroneous reference. In the Burma Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part
525, OFAC is updating the authorities section to add a reference to
recent legislation and adding a general license at Sec. 525.512 to
authorize the provision of agricultural commodities, medicine, medical
devices, replacement parts and components for medical devices, or
software updates for medical devices to individuals whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Burma Sanctions
Regulations.
In the Sudan Stabilization Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 546,
OFAC is updating three instances of the term ``the Office of Foreign
Assets Control'' or ``the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets
Control'' with the acronym ``OFAC'' in sections Sec. 546.202(d), Sec.
546.203(e), and Sec. 546.703. Finally, in the Ukraine-/Russia-Related
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, OFAC is updating the
authorities section to reference two Executive orders issued pursuant
to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660, ``Blocking
Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine''
(79 FR 13493), and correcting an erroneous cross-reference appearing in
Sec. 589.520.
Public Participation
Because the amendment of the Regulations is a rule of agency
procedure and because it involves a foreign affairs function, the
provisions of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, ``Regulatory
Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), as amended, and
the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of
proposed rulemaking,
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opportunity for public participation, and delay in effective date are
inapplicable. Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for
this rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) does not
apply.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The collections of information related to the regulations being
amended in this rule are contained in 31 CFR part 501 (the ``Reporting,
Procedures and Penalties Regulations''). Pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), those collections of
information have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget
under control number 1505-0164. An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a valid control number.
List of Subjects in 31 CFR Parts 525, 546, and 589
Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, banking, Blocking of
assets, Burma, Credit, Foreign trade, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Russian Federation, Sanctions, Securities,
Services, Sudan, Ukraine.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, OFAC is issuing the
following amendments:
PART 525--BURMA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 525 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 22 U.S.C. 10201-
10261; 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat.
890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 14014, 86 FR 9429, 3
CFR, 2021 Comp., p. 514.
Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing
Policy
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2. Add Sec. 525.512 to read as follows:
Sec. 525.512 Transactions related to the provision of agricultural
commodities, medicine, medical devices, replacement parts and
components, or software updates for personal, non-commercial use.
(a) All transactions prohibited by this part that are related to
the provision, directly or indirectly, of agricultural commodities,
medicine, medical devices, replacement parts and components for medical
devices, or software updates for medical devices to an individual whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this part
are authorized, provided the items are in quantities consistent with
personal, non-commercial use.
(b) For the purposes of this section, agricultural commodities,
medicine, and medical devices are defined as follows:
(1) Agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this section,
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 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 section, 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 section, 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 1 to Sec. 525.512. This section does not relieve any
person authorized thereunder from complying with any other
applicable laws or regulations.
PART 546--SUDAN STABILIZATION SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
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3. The authority citation for part 546 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 13067, 62 FR 59989, 3 CFR, 1997
Comp., p. 230; E.O. 13400, 71 FR 25483, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 220;
E.O. 14098, 88 FR 29529.
Subpart B--Prohibitions
Sec. 546.202 [Amended]
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4. Amend Sec. 546.202 in the introductory text of paragraph (d) by
removing ``the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control'' and
adding in its place ``OFAC''.
Sec. 546.203 [Amended]
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5. Amend Sec. 546.203 in paragraph (e) by removing ``the Office of
Foreign Assets Control'' and adding in its place ``OFAC''.
Sec. 546.703 [Amended]
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6. Amend Sec. 546.703 by removing ``the Office of Foreign Assets
Control'' and adding in its place ``OFAC''.
PART 589--UKRAINE-/RUSSIA-RELATED SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
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7. The authority citation for part 589 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 8901-8910, 8921-8930; 31
U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104
Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 115-44, 131
Stat. 886 (codified in scattered sections of 22 U.S.C.); E.O. 13660,
79 FR 13493, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp., p. 226; E.O. 13661, 79 FR 15535, 3
CFR, 2014 Comp., p. 229; E.O. 13662, 79 FR 16169, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp.,
p. 233; E.O. 13685, 79 FR 77357, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp., p. 313., E.O.
13849, 3 CFR, 2018 Comp., p. 875, E.O. 14065, 87 FR 10293, 3 CFR,
2022 Comp., p. 340.
Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing
Policy
Sec. 589.520 [Amended]
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8. Amend Sec. 589.520 in the introductory text by removing ``589.206''
and adding in its place ``589.207''.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-18747 Filed 8-20-24; 8:45 am]
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