Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 13K

Rule published October 24, 2024 · 89 FR 84820

Document number
FR Doc. 2024-24737
Type
Rule
Published
October 24, 2024
Citation
89 FR 84820 (page 84,820)
Action
Publication of a web general license.
Dates
GL 13K was issued on September 30, 2024. 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 one general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 13K, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

Regulations cited

OFAC has reused some part numbers, so today's heading can name a different regulation from the one this document concerned.

Executive orders cited

Text

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 84820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24737]


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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 13K

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 one general license (GL) issued pursuant
to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL
13K, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 13K was issued on September 30, 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 or
https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC's website: https://ofac.treasury.gov/.

Background

    On September 30, 2024, OFAC issued GL 13K to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. GL 13K superseded GL
13J and was made available on OFAC's website (https://ofac.treasury.gov/) when it was issued. 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. 13K

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 8, 2025.
    (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 30, 2024, General License No. 13J, dated
July 10, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 13K.

Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: September 30, 2024.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-24737 Filed 10-23-24; 8:45 am]
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