Publication of Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations and Foreign Terrorist Organization Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13
Rule published June 10, 2024 · 89 FR 48842
- Document number
- FR Doc. 2024-12331
- Type
- Rule
- Published
- June 10, 2024
- Citation
- 89 FR 48842 (pages 48,842–48,844)
- Action
- Publication of web general licenses.
- Dates
- GL 9 was issued on January 19, 2021. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional relevant dates.
- Official sources
- PDF (govinfo.gov) · federalregister.gov
Summary
The Federal Register's summaryThe Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing five general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations and the Foreign Terrorist Organization Sanctions Regulations: GLs 9, 10, 11. 12, and 13, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
Regulations cited
- 31 CFR part 594 (today: Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations) · Other documents citing it · eCFR as of June 10, 2024
- 31 CFR part 597 (today: Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations) · Other documents citing it · eCFR as of June 10, 2024
OFAC has reused some part numbers, so today's heading can name a different regulation from the one this document concerned.
Executive orders cited
- Executive Order 13224 · Other documents citing it
Text
As the Government Publishing Office publishes it. Pages OFAC printed as images (in recent notices, the lists of names) are in the official PDF.
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48842-48844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12331]
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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 Organization Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 9,
10, 11, 12, and 13
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 five general licenses (GLs) issued
pursuant to the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations and the Foreign
Terrorist Organization Sanctions Regulations: GLs 9, 10, 11. 12, and
13, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GL 9 was issued on January 19, 2021. 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: https://ofac.treasury.gov.
Background
On January 19, 2021, OFAC issued GLs 9, 10, 11, and 12 to authorize
certain transactions otherwise prohibited by Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (the GTSR), the Foreign Terrorist
Organization Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (the FTOSR), and
Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 of September 23, 2001 ``Blocking Property
and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To
Commit, or Support Terrorism'' (66 FR 49079, September 25, 2001), as
amended. On January 25, 2021, OFAC issued GL 13, also to authorize
certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the GTSR, the FTOSR, and
E.O. 13224, as amended. Each GL was made available on OFAC's website
(https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. Each of these GLs was
revoked on February 16, 2021 upon the U.S. Department of State's
revocation of the designation of Ansarallah. 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
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit,
Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism, as Amended
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 9
Official Business of the United States Government
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities involving Ansarallah, or any entity in
which Ansarallah owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 594 (GTSR), the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), or Executive Order (E.O.) 13224,
as amended, that are for the conduct of the official business of the
United States Government by employees, grantees, or contractors thereof
are authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize any transactions or
activities otherwise prohibited by the GTSR, the FTOSR, or any other
part of 31 CFR chapter V, or E.O. 13224, as amended, or any
transactions or activities with any blocked persons other than the
blocked persons identified in paragraph (a) of this general license.
Dated: January 19, 2021.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 597
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit,
Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism, as Amended
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 10
Official Activities of Certain International Organizations
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities involving Ansarallah, or any entity in
which Ansarallah owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 594 (GTSR), the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), or Executive Order (E.O.) 13224,
as amended, that are for the conduct of the official business of the
United Nations and its Specialized Agencies, Programmes, Funds, and
Related Organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross,
and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies, by employees, contractors, or grantees thereof are
authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or activities involving the Iranian Red
Crescent Society; or
(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the
GTSR, the FTOSR, or any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or E.O. 13224,
as amended, or any transactions or activities with any blocked persons
other than the blocked persons identified in paragraph (a) of this
general license.
Note to General License 10: For an organizational chart listing
the Specialized Agencies, Programmes, Funds, and Related
Organizations of the United Nations, see the following page on the
United Nations website: http://www.unsceb.org/directory.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 19, 2021.
[[Page 48843]]
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 597
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit,
Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism, as Amended
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 11
Certain Transactions in Support of Nongovernmental Organizations'
Activities in Yemen
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions and activities involving Ansarallah, or any entity in
which Ansarallah owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 594 (GTSR), the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), or Executive Order (E.O.) 13224,
as amended, that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the
activities described in paragraph (b) by nongovernmental organizations
are authorized, including processing and transfer of funds, payment of
taxes, fees, and import duties, and purchase or receipt of permits,
licenses, or public utility services.
(b) The activities referenced in paragraph (a) of this general
license are as follows:
(1) Activities to support humanitarian projects to meet basic human
needs in Yemen, including drought and flood relief; food, nutrition,
and medicine distribution; the provision of health services; assistance
for vulnerable populations, including individuals with disabilities and
the elderly; and environmental programs;
(2) Activities to support democracy building in Yemen, including
activities to support rule of law, citizen participation, government
accountability, universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, access
to information, and civil society development projects;
(3) Activities to support education in Yemen, including combating
illiteracy, increasing access to education, international exchanges,
and assisting education reform projects;
(4) Activities to support non-commercial development projects
directly benefiting the Yemeni people, including preventing infectious
disease and promoting maternal/child health, sustainable agriculture,
and clean water assistance; and
(5) Activities to support environmental protection in Yemen,
including the preservation and protection of threatened or endangered
species and the remediation of pollution or other environmental damage.
(c) This general license does not authorize any transactions or
activities otherwise prohibited by the GTSR, the FTOSR, or any other
part of 31 CFR chapter V, or E.O. 13224, as amended, or any
transactions or activities with any blocked persons other than the
blocked persons identified in paragraph (a) of this general license.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 19, 2021.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 597
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit,
Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism, as Amended
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 12
Transactions Related to the Exportation or Reexportation of
Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts
and Components, or Software Updates
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions and activities involving Ansarallah, or any entity in
which Ansarallah owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 594 (GTSR), the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), or Executive Order (E.O.) 13224,
as amended, and that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the
exportation or reexportation 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 resale to Yemen, are authorized.
(b) Covered items. For the purposes of this general license,
agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices are defined as
follows:
(1) Agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this general
license, 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 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. For the purposes of this general license, 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 general license, 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 any transactions or
activities otherwise prohibited by the GTSR, the FTOSR, or any other
part of 31 CFR chapter V, or E.O. 13224, as amended, or any
transactions or activities with any blocked persons other than the
blocked persons identified in paragraph (a) of this general license.
Note to General License 12: Nothing in this general license
relieves any exporter from compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
Industry and Security.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 19, 2021.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 597
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit,
Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism, as Amended
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 13
Authorizing Transactions Involving Ansarallah
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities involving Ansarallah, or any entity in
which Ansarallah owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
interest, prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 594 (GTSR), the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR), or Executive Order (E.O.) 13224,
as amended, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time,
February 26, 2021.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The unblocking of any funds in accounts of the blocked persons
identified in paragraph (a) of this general license that were blocked
as of 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, January 25, 2021.
(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the
GTSR, the FTOSR, or any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or E.O. 13224,
as amended, or any transactions or activities with any blocked persons
other than the blocked persons identified in paragraph (a) of this
general license.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 25, 2021.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-12331 Filed 6-7-24; 8:45 am]
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