Rule2025-12760
Publication of Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations and Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 22A, 23A, 24A, 25A, 26A, and 28A
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July 9, 2025
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Treasury DepartmentForeign Assets Control Office
Abstract
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing six general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations and Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations: GLs 22A, 23A, 24A, 25A, 26A, and 28A.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 9, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30205-30208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12760]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 594 and 597
Publication of Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations and Foreign
Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 22A,
23A, 24A, 25A, 26A, and 28A
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 six general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant
to the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations and Foreign Terrorist
Organizations Sanctions Regulations: GLs 22A, 23A, 24A, 25A, 26A, and
28A.
DATES: GLs 22A, 23A, 24A, 25A, 26A, and 28A were issued on March 5,
2025. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional relevant dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, 202-622-4855; or Assistant Director for Compliance,
<a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac">https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac</a>.
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>.
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Background
On March 5, 2025, OFAC issued GLs 22A, 23A, 24A, 25A, 26A, and 28A,
which superseded GLs 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 28, respectively, to
authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the Global
Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594, and the Foreign
Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597. 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
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 597
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 22A
Transactions Related to the Provision of Agricultural Commodities,
Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts and Components, or
Software Updates Involving Ansarallah
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the Foreign Terrorist
Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), involving
Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the provision (including sale) of
agricultural commodities, medicine, medical devices, replacement parts
and components for medical devices, or software updates for medical
devices to Yemen, or to persons in third countries purchasing
specifically for provision to Yemen, are authorized.
(b) For the purposes of this general license, agricultural
commodities, medicine, and medical devices are defined as follows:
(1) Agricultural commodities. Agricultural commodities are products
that:
(i) 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) Are intended for ultimate use in Yemen 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. 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. 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).
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Financial transfers to any blocked person described in
paragraph (a) of this general license, other than for the purpose of
effecting the payment of taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase
or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services; or
(2) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the GTSR or the FTOSR,
including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the
GTSR or the FTOSR other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
(a) of this general license, unless separately authorized.
Note to paragraph (c)(2). See Sec. 594.521 of the GTSR and 31
CFR 597.517 of the FTOSR for general licenses authorizing
transactions related to the provision of agricultural commodities,
medicine, medical devices, replacement parts and components, or
software updates for personal, non-commercial use.
Note to General License No. 22A. Nothing in this general
license relieves any person from compliance with any other federal
laws or requirements of other federal agencies.
(d) Effective March 5, 2025, General License No. 22, dated January
17, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 22A.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: March 5, 2025.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 597
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 23A
Authorizing Transactions Related to Telecommunications, Mail, and
Certain Internet-Based Communications Involving Ansarallah
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the Foreign Terrorist
Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), involving
Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, with respect to the
receipt or transmission of telecommunications within Yemen are
authorized.
(2) This paragraph 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 transmissions facilities (such as satellite or
terrestrial network activity).
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
the exportation, reexportation, or provision, directly or indirectly,
from the United States or by U.S. persons, wherever located, to Yemen,
of services, software, hardware, or technology 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, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), e-gaming, e-
learning platforms, automated translation, web maps, and user
authentication services, as well as cloud-based services in support of
the foregoing, and domain name registration services, involving
Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that is prohibited by the
GTSR or FTOSR, is authorized, provided the exportation, reexportation,
or provision is not to a person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to the GTSR or FTOSR.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license,
all transactions of common carriers
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incident to the receipt or transmission of mail and packages between
the United States and Yemen, or within Yemen, involving Ansarallah, or
any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by the GTSR or the
FTOSR are authorized, provided that the importation or exportation of
such mail and packages is not to or from any person blocked pursuant to
the GTSR or the FTOSR.
(d) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Financial transfers to any blocked person described in
paragraph (a) of this general license, other than for the purpose of
effecting the payment of taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase
or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services; or
(2) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the GTSR or the FTOSR,
including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the
GTSR or the FTOSR other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
(a) of this general license, unless separately authorized.
(e) Effective March 5, 2025, General License No. 23, dated January
17, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 23A.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: March 5, 2025.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 597
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 24A
Authorizing Noncommercial, Personal Remittances Involving Ansarallah
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the Foreign Terrorist
Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), involving
Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the transfer of noncommercial, personal
remittances to or from an individual in Yemen, are authorized, provided
the individual is not a person whose property or interests in property
are blocked pursuant to the GTSR or the FTOSR.
Note to paragraph (a). 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.
(b) Transferring institutions may rely on the originator of a funds
transfer with regard to compliance with paragraph (a) 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).
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Financial transfers to any blocked person described in
paragraph (a) of this general license, other than for the purpose of
effecting the payment of taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase
or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services; or
(2) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the GTSR or the FTOSR,
unless separately authorized.
(d) Effective March 5, 2025, General License No. 24, dated January
17, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 24A.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: March 5, 2025.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 597
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 25A
Authorizing the Offloading of Refined Petroleum Products in Yemen
Involving Ansarallah
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the Foreign Terrorist
Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), involving
Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the delivery and offloading of refined
petroleum products for personal, commercial, or humanitarian use in
Yemen are authorized, through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, April
4, 2025, provided the refined petroleum products were loaded on a
vessel prior to March 5, 2025.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any commercial resale, transfer, exportation, or reexporation
of refined petroleum products from Yemen;
(2) Financial transfers to any blocked person described in
paragraph (a), other than for the purpose of effecting the payment of
taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase or receipt of permits,
licenses, or public utility services; or
(3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the GTSR or the FTOSR,
including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the
GTSR or the FTOSR other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
(a) of this general license, unless separately authorized.
(c) Effective March 5, 2025, General License No. 25, dated January
17, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 25A.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: March 5, 2025.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 597
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 26A
Authorizing Certain Transactions Necessary to Port and Airport
Operations Involving Ansarallah
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the Foreign Terrorist
Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), involving
Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the operation of, or import or export of
goods or transit of passengers through, ports and airports in Yemen are
authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Financial transfers to any blocked person described in
paragraph (a), other than for the purpose of effecting the payment of
taxes, fees, or import duties,
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or the purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility
services;
(2) Transactions involving imports or exports of arms or related
materiel;
(3) Transactions involving imports or exports of refined petroleum
products, unless separately authorized; or
(4) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the GTSR or the FTOSR,
unless separately authorized.
Note to General License No. 26A. Nothing in this general
license relieves any person from compliance with any other federal
laws or requirements of other federal agencies.
(c) Effective March 5, 2025, General License No. 26, dated January
17, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 26A.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: March 5, 2025.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 597
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 28A
Authorizing Transactions for Third-Country Diplomatic and Consular
Missions Involving Ansarallah
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the Foreign Terrorist
Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), involving
Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the official business of third-country
diplomatic or consular missions to Yemen are authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Financial transfers to any blocked person described in
paragraph (a) of this general license, other than for the purpose of
effecting the payment of taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase
or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services; or
(2) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the GTSR or the FTOSR,
including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the
GTSR or the FTOSR other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
(a) of this general license, unless separately authorized.
(c) Effective March 5, 2025, General License No. 28, dated February
16, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 28A.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: March 5, 2025.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2025-12760 Filed 7-8-25; 8:45 am]
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