Rule2026-00945
Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 13O
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Published
January 20, 2026
Issuing agencies
Treasury DepartmentForeign Assets Control Office
Abstract
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 13O, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00945]
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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 13O
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of a web general license.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing a general license (GL) issued pursuant to
the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 13O,
which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GL 13O was issued on September 29, 2025. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional relevant dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, 202-622-4855; or <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>.
Background
On September 29, 2025, OFAC issued GL 13O to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. This GL was made
available on OFAC's website (<a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov">https://ofac.treasury.gov</a>) when it was
issued. GL 13O replaced and superseded GL 13N. GL 13O has an expiration
date of January 9, 2026. The text of this GL is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 13O
Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive
4 Under Executive Order 14024
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
U.S. persons, or entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by a U.S. person, are authorized to pay taxes, fees, or import duties,
and purchase or receive permits, licenses, registrations,
certifications, or tax refunds to the extent such transactions are
prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 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, provided such
transactions are ordinarily incident and necessary to the day-to-day
operations in the Russian Federation of such U.S. persons or entities,
through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, January 9, 2026.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) 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; or
(2) 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 September 29, 2025, General License No. 13N, dated
July 8, 2025, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 13O.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: September 29, 2025.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2026-00945 Filed 1-16-26; 8:45 am]
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