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Publication of a Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations Web General License

Rule published May 7, 2026 · 91 FR 24714

Document number
FR Doc. 2026-09086
Type
Rule
Published
May 7, 2026
Citation
91 FR 24714 (page 24,714)
Action
Publication of a web general license.
Dates
GL 1 was issued on March 2, 2026. 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 a general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations: GL 1. This GL 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.

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 91, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 24714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09086]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Part 547


Publication of a Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions
Regulations Web General License

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations: GL 1. This
GL was previously made available on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 1 was issued on March 2, 2026. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for additional relevant dates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, 202-622-4855; 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 March 2, 2026, OFAC issued GL 1 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Democratic Republic of the
Congo Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 547. GL 1 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

Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 547

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 1

Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving the Rwanda Defence
Force

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sanctions Regulations (DRCSR), 31 CFR part 547, that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to the wind down of any transaction involving
the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), or any entity in which the RDF owns,
directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, April 1, 2026
provided that any payment to a blocked person is made into a blocked
account in accordance with the DRCSR.
    (b) This general license does not authorize any transactions
otherwise prohibited by the DRCSR, including transactions involving any
person blocked pursuant to the DRCSR other than the blocked persons
described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately
authorized.

Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Dated: March 2, 2026.

Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2026-09086 Filed 5-6-26; 8:45 am]
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