Rule2024-21796
Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 25E, 25F, 108, and 109
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September 25, 2024
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Treasury DepartmentForeign Assets Control Office
Abstract
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing four general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GLs 25E, 25F, 108, and 109, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78247-78249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21796]
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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 25E, 25F, 108, and 109
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 four general licenses (GLs) issued
pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations: GLs 25E, 25F, 108, and 109, each of which was previously
made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GL 25E was issued on September 4, 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 September 4, 2024, OFAC issued GL 25E to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR). GL 25E
superseded GL 25D. On September 5, 2024, OFAC issued GL 108, also
authorizing transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR and expiring
November 6, 2024. On September 13, 2024, OFAC issued GLs 25F and 109,
both authorizing transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR. GL 25F
superseded GL 25E. GL 109 expires November 13, 2024. 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 these GLs is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 25E
Authorizing Transactions Related to Telecommunications and Certain
Internet-Based Communications
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the receipt or
transmission of telecommunications involving the Russian Federation
that are prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), are authorized.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
the exportation or reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or
indirectly, from the United States or by U.S. persons, wherever
located, to the Russian Federation of services incident to the exchange
of communications over the internet, such as instant messaging, chat
and email, social networking, sharing of photos and movies, web
browsing, blogging, social media platforms, collaboration platforms,
video conferencing, e-gaming, e-learning platforms, automated
translation, web maps, user authentication services, web hosting, and
domain name registration services, that is prohibited by the RuHSR, is
authorized.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
the exportation or reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or
indirectly, from the United States or by U.S. persons, to the Russian
Federation of software, hardware, or technology incident to the
exchange of communications over the internet is authorized, provided
that:
(i) If the software, hardware, or technology is subject to the
Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 (EAR),
the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply to the Russian
Federation of such software, hardware, or technology is licensed or
otherwise authorized by the Department of Commerce pursuant to the EAR;
and
(ii) If the software, hardware, or technology is not subject to the
EAR, the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply to the Russian
Federation of such software, hardware, or technology would be eligible
for a license exception or otherwise authorized by the Department of
Commerce if it were subject to the EAR.
(d) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or
payable-through account for or on behalf of any entity subject to
Directive 2 under Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, Prohibitions Related to
Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of
Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
(2) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial
institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National
Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of
the Russian Federation;
(3) Any transactions prohibited by E.O. 14066 or E.O. 14068; or
(4) Any transactions involving Joint Stock Company Channel One
Russia, Joint Stock Company NTV Broadcasting
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Company, Television Station Russia-1, Limited Liability Company
Algoritm, New Eastern Outlook, Oriental Review, Garantex Europe OU,
Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Dialog, or Autonomous Non-Profit
Organization Dialog Regions, unless separately authorized.
(e) Effective September 4, 2024, General License No. 25D, dated
June 12, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 25E.
Note to General License No. 25E. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal laws or
requirements of other Federal agencies, including export, reexport, and
transfer (in-country) licensing requirements maintained by the
Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security under the EAR.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: September 4, 2024.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 25F
Authorizing Transactions Related to Telecommunications and Certain
Internet-Based Communications
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the receipt or
transmission of telecommunications involving the Russian Federation
that are prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), are authorized.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
the exportation or reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or
indirectly, from the United States or by U.S. persons, wherever
located, to the Russian Federation of services incident to the exchange
of communications over the internet, such as instant messaging, chat
and email, social networking, sharing of photos and movies, web
browsing, blogging, social media platforms, collaboration platforms,
video conferencing, e-gaming, e-learning platforms, automated
translation, web maps, user authentication services, web hosting, and
domain name registration services, that is prohibited by the RuHSR, is
authorized.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
the exportation or reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or
indirectly, from the United States or by U.S. persons, to the Russian
Federation of software, hardware, or technology incident to the
exchange of communications over the internet is authorized, provided
that:
(i) If the software, hardware, or technology is subject to the
Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 (EAR),
the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply to the Russian
Federation of such software, hardware, or technology is licensed or
otherwise authorized by the Department of Commerce pursuant to the EAR;
and
(ii) If the software, hardware, or technology is not subject to the
EAR, the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply to the Russian
Federation of such software, hardware, or technology would be eligible
for a license exception or otherwise authorized by the Department of
Commerce if it were subject to the EAR.
(d) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or
payable-through account for or on behalf of any entity subject to
Directive 2 under Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, Prohibitions Related to
Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of
Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
(2) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial
institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National
Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of
the Russian Federation;
(3) Any transactions prohibited by E.O. 14066 or E.O. 14068; or
(4) Any transactions prohibited by the RuHSR involving one or more
of the following entities, unless separately authorized:
(i) Joint Stock Company Channel One Russia;
(ii) Joint Stock Company NTV Broadcasting Company;
(iii) Television Station Russia-1;
(iv) Limited Liability Company Algoritm;
(v) New Eastern Outlook;
(vi) Oriental Review;
(vii) Garantex Europe OU;
(viii) Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Dialog;
(ix) Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Dialog Regions;
(x) Federal State Unitary Enterprise International Information
Agency Rossiya Segodnya; or
(xi) Autonomous Non Profit Organization TV Novosti.
(e) Effective September 13, 2024, General License No. 25E, dated
September 4, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 25F.
Note to General License No. 25F. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal laws or
requirements of other Federal agencies, including export, reexport, and
transfer (in-country) licensing requirements maintained by the
Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security under the EAR.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: September 13, 2024.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 108
Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving
Certain Blocked Persons or Vessels
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to one of the following activities
involving the blocked persons described in paragraph (b) are authorized
through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, November 6, 2024, provided
that any payment to a blocked person must be made into a blocked
account in accordance with the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR):
(1) The safe docking and anchoring in port of any vessels in which
any person listed in paragraph (b) of this general license has a
property interest (the ``blocked vessels'');
(2) The preservation of the health or safety of the crew of any of
the blocked vessels; or
(3) Emergency repairs of any of the blocked vessels or
environmental mitigation or protection activities relating to any of
the blocked vessels.
(b) The authorization in paragraph (a) of this general license
applies to the following blocked persons listed on the Office of
Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons List and any entity in which any of the following persons own,
directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent
or greater interest:
(1) Gotik Shipping Co; or
(2) Plio Energy Cargo Shipping OPC Private Limited.
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(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The entry into any new commercial contracts involving the
property or interests in property of any blocked persons, including the
blocked entities described in paragraph (b) of this general license,
except as authorized by paragraph (a);
(2) The offloading of any cargo onboard any of the blocked vessels,
including the offloading of liquefied natural gas of Russian Federation
origin, except for the offloading of cargo that is ordinarily incident
and necessary to address vessel emergencies authorized pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this general license;
(3) Any transactions related to the sale of liquefied natural gas
of Russian Federation origin;
(4) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024,
Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and
Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial
Institutions;
(5) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024,
Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the
Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation,
and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or
(6) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR, including
transactions involving the property or interests in property of any
person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, other than transactions involving
the blocked persons described in paragraph (b) of this general license,
unless separately authorized.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: September 5, 2024.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 109
Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Certain Entities
Blocked on September 13, 2024
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of any transaction
involving one or more of the following blocked entities are authorized
through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, November 13, 2024, provided
that any payment to a blocked person must be made into a blocked
account in accordance with the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR):
(1) Federal State Unitary Enterprise International Information
Agency Rossiya Segodnya;
(2) Autonomous Non Profit Organization TV Novosti; or
(3) Any entity in which one or more of the above persons own,
directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent
or greater interest.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024,
Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and
Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial
Institutions;
(2) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024,
Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the
Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation,
and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or
(3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR, including
transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR other
than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general
license, unless separately authorized.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: September 13, 2024.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-21796 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am]
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