[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 186 (Thursday, September 24, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60068-60072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21084]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Part 515


Cuban Assets Control Regulations

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is amending the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to 
further implement portions of the President's foreign policy toward 
Cuba to deny the Cuban regime sources of revenue. Specifically, this 
rule: Adds a new prohibition for persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction 
regarding lodging and related transactions at certain properties in 
Cuba identified on a new list maintained by the State Department, and 
amends an interpretive provision and several general licenses to 
incorporate this new prohibition; amends four general licenses to 
restrict the importation into the United States of Cuban-origin alcohol 
and tobacco products; amends a general license to remove the 
authorization for persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction to attend or 
organize professional meetings or conferences in Cuba; and removes a 
general license that authorizes persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction to 
participate in or organize certain public performances, clinics, 
workshops, other athletic or non-athletic competitions, and 
exhibitions, and replaces it with a specific licensing policy. OFAC is 
also making a number of technical and conforming changes.

DATES: This rule is effective September 24, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for 
Licensing, 202-622-2480, Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, 
202-622-4855, or Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & 
Evaluation, 202-622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available on OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).

Background

    The Department of the Treasury issued the Cuban Assets Control 
Regulations, 31 CFR part 515 (the ``Regulations''), on July 8, 1963, 
under various authorities, including the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 
U.S.C. 4301-41). OFAC has amended the Regulations on numerous 
occasions, including to implement National Security Presidential 
Memorandum-5, ``Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward 
Cuba,'' signed by the President on June 16, 2017, and the President's 
foreign policy toward Cuba.
    Today, OFAC, in consultation with the State Department, is taking

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additional action to implement the Administration's foreign policy 
toward Cuba, as set forth in more detail below.

Restrictions on Lodging, Paying for Lodging, or Making Reservations for 
Lodging, at Certain Properties in Cuba

    OFAC is incorporating a new prohibition at Sec.  515.210 of the 
Regulations to prohibit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction from 
lodging, paying for lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf 
of a third party to lodge, at any property in Cuba that the Secretary 
of State has identified as a property that is owned or controlled by 
the Cuban government, a prohibited official of the Government of Cuba, 
as defined in Sec.  515.337, a prohibited member of the Cuban Communist 
Party, as defined in Sec.  515.338, a close relative, as defined in 
Sec.  515.339, of a prohibited official of the Government of Cuba, or a 
close relative of a prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party. 
Concurrent with this regulatory amendment, the State Department is 
creating a new list, the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List (CPA 
List), to publish the names, addresses, or other identifying details, 
as relevant, of properties identified as meeting such criteria, as well 
as the basis for the listing. The CPA List will be maintained by the 
State Department and published in the Federal Register. It will also be 
accessible through the following page on the State Department's 
website: www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/cuba-prohibited-accommodations.
    OFAC is making conforming edits to Sec.  515.421, which provides 
interpretive guidance with respect to transactions ordinarily incident 
to a licensed transaction, to incorporate the new prohibition in Sec.  
515.210. This interpretive provision provides that any transaction 
ordinarily incident to a licensed transaction and necessary to give 
effect thereto is also authorized except in certain scenarios. OFAC is 
adding a provision at Sec.  515.421(a)(6) to exclude from the scope of 
the interpretative provision lodging, paying for lodging, or making any 
reservation for or on behalf of a third party to lodge, at any property 
on the CPA List to the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210, where the 
terms of the applicable general or specific license expressly exclude 
such transactions.
    OFAC is also amending several general licenses in Subpart E of the 
Regulations to exclude from the scope of such authorizations the 
lodging, paying for lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf 
of a third party to lodge, at any property on the CPA List to the 
extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210. More specifically, OFAC is amending 
the following sections to incorporate the exclusion related to Sec.  
515.210: (i) In Sec.  515.533, which relates to exportations from the 
United States to Cuba, reexportations to Cuba, and the importation and 
servicing or repair of certain items previously exported or reexported 
to Cuba; (ii) in Sec.  515.545, which relates to transactions involving 
information and informational materials; (iii) in Sec.  515.559, which 
relates to certain export and import transactions by U.S.-owned or -
controlled foreign firms; (iv) in Sec.  515.560, which relates to 
travel-related transactions to, from, and within Cuba by persons 
subject to U.S. jurisdiction; (v) in Sec.  515.561, which relates to 
family visits; (vi) in Sec.  515.563, which relates to journalistic 
activity in Cuba; (vii) in Sec.  515.564, which relates to professional 
research and professional meetings in Cuba; (viii) in Sec.  515.565, 
which relates to educational activities; (ix) in Sec.  515.566, which 
relates to religious activities in Cuba; (x) in Sec.  515.567, which 
relates to certain public performances, clinics, workshops, 
competitions, and exhibitions in Cuba; (xi) in Sec.  515.572, which 
relates to the provision of travel, carrier, and other transportation-
related, and remittance forwarding services; (xii) in Sec.  515.574, 
which relates to support for the Cuban people; (xiii) in Sec.  515.575, 
which relates to humanitarian projects in Cuba; and (xiv) in Sec.  
515.576, which relates to activities of private foundations or research 
or educational institutes. In addition, OFAC is making technical and 
conforming changes related to these amendments in a number of the above 
sections.

Restrictions on Importation Into the United States of Cuban-Origin 
Alcohol and Tobacco Products

    OFAC is amending four provisions of the Regulations to restrict the 
importation into the United States of Cuban-origin alcohol and tobacco 
products. More specifically, OFAC is amending the following 
authorizations to exclude the importation into the United States of 
Cuban-origin alcohol and tobacco products: (i) Sec.  515.560(c)(3), 
which authorizes the purchase or other acquisition in Cuba and 
importation as accompanied baggage into the United States of Cuban-
origin merchandise for personal use; (ii) Sec.  515.569, which 
authorizes the importation of merchandise by any person arriving in the 
United States other than a citizen or resident of the United States, 
provided the importation is not in commercial quantities and are not 
imported for resale; (iii) Sec.  515.571(a)(1), which authorizes the 
importation into the United States of accompanied baggage for personal 
use by or on behalf of a Cuban national who is present in the United 
States; and (iv) Sec.  515.585(d), which authorizes the importation 
into the United States as accompanied baggage certain Cuban-origin 
goods that are purchased or acquired in a third country for personal 
use. OFAC is also making technical and conforming changes to Sec.  
515.571(a).

Professional Research and Professional Meetings in Cuba

    OFAC is eliminating the authorization in Sec.  515.564(a)(2) of the 
Regulations related to attendance at, or organization of, professional 
meetings or conferences in Cuba. Persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction 
are no longer authorized via general license to attend or organize 
professional meetings or conferences in Cuba pursuant to this section. 
OFAC is also amending Sec.  515.564 to clarify that specific licenses 
may be issued on a case-by-case basis authorizing the travel-related 
transactions in Sec.  515.560(c) and other transactions that are 
related to (i) professional research in Cuba that does not qualify for 
the general license under Sec.  515.564(a) or (ii) professional 
meetings or conferences in Cuba that are not authorized under other 
travel-related authorizations and that relate to activities otherwise 
authorized pursuant to the Regulations. Finally, to reflect this 
change, OFAC is making technical and conforming edits in this section, 
as well as conforming edits in Sec. Sec.  515.534, 515.542, 515.547, 
515.560, 515.572, 515.577, and 515.591.

Public Performances, Clinics, Workshops, Athletic and Other 
Competitions, and Exhibitions

    OFAC is removing the authorization in Sec.  515.567(b) of the 
Regulations related to public performances, clinics, workshops, other 
athletic or non-athletic competitions, and exhibitions; however, OFAC 
may issue specific licenses, on a case-by-case basis, for transactions 
that are directly incident to participation in, or organization of, a 
public performance, clinic, workshop, athletic competition not covered 
by Sec.  515.567(a), non-athletic competition, or exhibition in Cuba, 
subject to certain conditions. Upon this rule taking effect, the only 
athletic-related travel transactions authorized via general license in 
Sec.  515.567 will be in connection with athletic competitions that 
qualify for the authorization in Sec.  515.567(a).

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Other Technical and Conforming Changes

    Finally, OFAC is making a number of other technical and conforming 
changes as follows: (i) In Sec.  515.101, OFAC is updating an outdated 
citation to the Trading With the Enemy Act; (ii) in Sec. Sec.  515.209 
and 515.582, OFAC is updating links to certain pages on the State 
Department's website that are out of date; (iii) in Sec.  515.560, OFAC 
is removing the second occurrence of paragraph (e), which was 
previously included in error; and (iv) in Sec.  515.570, OFAC is 
adjusting two cross-references to Sec.  515.565 that previously 
referred to the wrong paragraphs of that section.

Public Participation

    Because the amendment of the Regulations involves a foreign affairs 
function, the provisions of Executive Order 12866 and the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of 
proposed rulemaking, opportunity for public participation, and delay in 
effective date, as well as the provisions of Executive Order 13771, are 
inapplicable. Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for 
this rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-12) does not 
apply.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The collections of information related to the Regulations are 
contained in 31 CFR part 501 (the ``Reporting, Procedures and Penalties 
Regulations'') and Sec.  515.572 of this part. Pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), those collections of 
information are covered by the Office of Management and Budget under 
control numbers 1505-0164, 1505-0167, and 1505-0168. An agency may not 
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless the collection of information displays 
a valid control number.

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 515

    Administrative practice and procedure, Alcohol, Athletics, Banks, 
Banking, Blocking of assets, Conferences, Cuba, Export, Financial 
transactions, Import, Remittances, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Tobacco, Travel restrictions.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Department of the 
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control amends 31 CFR part 515 as 
follows:

PART 515--CUBAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 515 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2370(a), 6001-6010, 7201-7211; 31 U.S.C. 
321(b); 50 U.S.C. 4301-4341; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 
U.S.C. 2461 note); 22 U.S.C. 6021-6091; Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 
2681; Pub. L. 111-8, 123 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 111-117, 123 Stat. 3034; 
E.O. 9989, 13 FR 4891, 3 CFR, 1943-1948 Comp., p. 748; Proc. 3447, 
27 FR 1085, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 157; E.O. 12854, 58 FR 36587, 
3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 614.

Subpart A--Relation of This Part to Other Laws and Regulations


Sec.  515.101  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  515.101 paragraph (b), remove ``50 U.S.C. App. 5(b), as 
amended'' and add in its place ``50 U.S.C. 4301-4341''.

Subpart B--Prohibitions


Sec.  515.209  [Amended]

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3. In Sec.  515.209, in the note to paragraph (a), remove ``website: 
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/tfs/spi/cuba/cubarestrictedlist/index.htm'' 
and add in its place ``website: https://www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/
cuba-restricted-list/''.

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4. Add Sec.  515.210 to read as follows:


Sec.  515.210  Restrictions on lodging, paying for lodging, or making 
reservations at certain properties in Cuba.

    (a) Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to this part, no person 
subject to U.S. jurisdiction may lodge, pay for lodging, or otherwise 
make any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to lodge, at any 
property in Cuba that the Secretary of State has identified as a 
property that is owned or controlled by the Cuban government, a 
prohibited official of the Government of Cuba, as defined in Sec.  
515.337, a prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party, as defined 
in Sec.  515.338, a close relative, as defined in Sec.  515.339, of a 
prohibited official of the Government of Cuba, or a close relative of a 
prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party. Such properties are 
identified on the State Department's Cuba Prohibited Accommodations 
List (CPA List). This prohibition does not apply to certain 
transactions set forth in paragraph (b) of this section.

    Note 1 to paragraph (a):  The names, addresses, or other 
identifying details, as relevant, of properties that the Secretary 
of State has identified as meeting the criteria set forth in this 
section are incorporated in the CPA List as published in the Federal 
Register. The CPA List is also accessible through the following page 
on the State Department's website: www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/cuba-prohibited-accommodations.

    (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this section does not apply 
to lodging-related transactions initiated prior to the date that the 
property was added to the CPA List as published in the Federal 
Register.

Subpart D--Interpretations

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5. Amend Sec.  515.421 as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a)(4), remove ``or'' at the end of the paragraph.
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b. In paragraph (a)(5), remove the period at the end of the paragraph 
and add in its place ``; or''.
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c. Add paragraph (a)(6).
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  515.421  Transactions ordinarily incident to a licensed 
transaction.

    (a) * * *
    (6) Lodging, paying for lodging, or making any reservation for or 
on behalf of a third party to lodge, at any property on the Cuba 
Prohibited Accommodations List to the extent prohibited by Sec.  
515.210, where the terms of the applicable general or specific license 
expressly exclude such a transaction.
* * * * *

Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing 
Policy

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6. Amend Sec.  515.533 as follows:
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a. Redesignate paragraph (d) as paragraph (e).
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b. Add new paragraph (d).
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  515.533  Exportations from the United States to Cuba; 
reexportations to Cuba; importation and servicing or repair of certain 
items previously exported or reexported to Cuba.

* * * * *
    (d) Certain travel-related transactions restricted. Nothing in 
paragraph (c) of this section authorizes the lodging, paying for 
lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to 
lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to 
the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210.
* * * * *


Sec.  515.534  [Amended]

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7. In Note to Sec.  515.534, remove ``, and Sec.  515.564(a)(2) for a 
general license authorizing travel-related and other transactions 
incident to attending or organizing professional meetings in Cuba, 
which include professional meetings relating to the negotiation of 
contingent contracts authorized by this section''.

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Sec.  515.542  [Amended]

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8. In note 1 to Sec.  515.542, remove the last sentence.

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9. Amend Sec.  515.545 as follows:
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a. Redesignate paragraph (d) as paragraph (e).
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b. Add new paragraph (d).
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  515.545  Transactions related to information and informational 
materials.

* * * * *
    (d) Certain travel-related transactions restricted. Nothing in 
paragraph (b) of this section authorizes the lodging, paying for 
lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to 
lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to 
the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210.
* * * * *


Sec.  515.547  [Amended]

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10. In note 2 to paragraph (a), in the second sentence, remove ``and 
professional meetings''.

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11. Amend Sec.  515.559 as follows:
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a. Redesignate paragraph (e) as paragraph (f).
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b. Add new paragraph (e).
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  515.559  Certain export and import transactions by U.S.-owned or 
-controlled foreign firms.

* * * * *
    (e) Certain travel-related transactions restricted. Nothing in 
paragraph (d) of this section authorizes the lodging, paying for 
lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to 
lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to 
the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210.
* * * * *

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12. Amend Sec.  515.560 as follows:
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a. In paragraph (c)(3), add a new second sentence.
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b. In paragraph (d), add ``, and nothing in paragraph (c)(2) of this 
section authorizes the lodging, paying for lodging, or otherwise making 
any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to lodge, at any 
property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to the extent 
prohibited by Sec.  515.210, in each case'' after ``Sec.  515.209''.
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c. Remove the reserved paragraph (e).
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  515.560   Travel-related transactions to, from, and within Cuba 
and by persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (3) * * * This paragraph does not apply to the importation into the 
United States of Cuban-origin alcohol or tobacco products. * * *
* * * * *


Sec.  515.561  [Amended]

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13. Amend Sec.  515.561, in paragraph (a) by adding ``, or the lodging, 
paying for lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a 
third party to lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited 
Accommodations List to the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210'' after 
``Sec.  515.209''.

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14. Amend Sec.  515.563 as follows:
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a. Redesignate paragraph (c) as paragraph (d).
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b. Add new paragraph (c).
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  515.563  Journalistic activities in Cuba.

* * * * *
    (c) Certain travel-related transactions restricted. Nothing in 
paragraph (a) of this section authorizes the lodging, paying for 
lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to 
lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to 
the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210.
* * * * *

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15. Amend Sec.  515.564 as follows:
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a. Revise paragraph (a).
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b. Redesignate paragraph (d) as paragraph (e).
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c. Add new paragraph (d).
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d. Revise newly redesignated paragraph (e).
    The revisions and addition read as follows:


Sec.  515.564  Professional research and professional meetings in Cuba.

    (a) General license for professional research. The travel-related 
transactions set forth in Sec.  515.560(c) and such additional 
transactions as are directly incident to professional research are 
authorized, provided that:
    (1) The purpose of the research directly relates to the traveler's 
profession, professional background, or area of expertise, including 
area of graduate-level full-time study; and
    (2) The traveler's schedule of activities does not include free 
time or recreation in excess of that consistent with a full-time 
schedule of professional research.
    Example to Sec.  515.564(a): The making of a documentary film in 
Cuba would qualify for the general license in this section if it is a 
vehicle for presentation of the research conducted pursuant to this 
section.

    Note 1 to paragraph (a):  A person does not qualify as engaging 
in professional research merely because that person is a 
professional who plans to travel to Cuba.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a):  Each person relying on the general 
authorization in this paragraph must retain specific records related 
to the authorized travel transactions. See Sec. Sec.  501.601 and 
501.602 of this chapter for applicable recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements.

* * * * *
    (d) Certain travel-related transactions restricted. Nothing in 
paragraph (a) of this section authorizes the lodging, paying for 
lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to 
lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to 
the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210.
    (e) Specific licenses. Specific licenses may be issued on a case-
by-case basis authorizing the travel-related transactions set forth in 
Sec.  515.560(c) and such other transactions as are related to either: 
professional research in Cuba that does not qualify for the general 
license under paragraph (a) of this section, or professional meetings 
or conferences in Cuba that are not otherwise authorized pursuant to 
other travel-related authorizations and relate to activities otherwise 
authorized pursuant to this part.

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16. Amend Sec.  515.565 as follows:
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a. Redesignate paragraphs (f) and (g) as paragraphs (g) and (h).
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b. Add new paragraph (f).
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  515.565   Educational activities.

* * * * *
    (f) Certain travel-related transactions restricted. Nothing in 
paragraph (a), (b), (d), or (e) of this section authorizes the lodging, 
paying for lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a 
third party to lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited 
Accommodations List to the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210.
* * * * *


Sec.  515.566   [Amended]

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17. Amend Sec.  515.566, in paragraph (a) introductory text by adding 
``, or the lodging, paying for lodging, or making any reservation for 
or on behalf of a third party to lodge, at any property on the Cuba 
Prohibited Accommodations List to the extent prohibited by Sec.  
515.210'' after ``Sec.  515.209''.

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18. Amend Sec.  515.567 as follows:
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a. Add notes 1 and 2 to paragraph (a).
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b. Revise paragraph (b).
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b. Remove examples 1 and 2 to Sec.  515.567(a) and (b).
0
c. Remove notes 1 and 2 to Sec.  515.567(a) and (b).
0
d. In paragraph (c), remove ``or (b)''.
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e. In paragraph (d), remove ``or (b)''.
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f. Revise paragraph (e).

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    The additions and revisions read as follows:


Sec.  515.567  Public performances, clinics, workshops, athletic and 
other competitions, and exhibitions.

    (a) * * *

    Note 1 to paragraph (a):  Each person relying on the general 
license described in paragraph (a) must retain specific records 
related to the authorized travel transactions. See Sec. Sec.  
501.601 and 501.602 of this chapter for applicable recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements.


    Note 2 to paragraph (a):  Transactions incident to the 
organization of amateur and semi-professional international sports 
federation competitions described in paragraph (a) include marketing 
related to such events in Cuba.

    (b) Public performances, clinics, workshops, other athletic or non-
athletic competitions, and exhibitions. Specific licenses, including 
for multiple trips to Cuba over an extended period of time, may be 
issued on a case-by-case basis authorizing the travel-related 
transactions set forth in Sec.  515.560(c) and such other transactions 
as are directly incident to participation in or organization of a 
public performance, clinic, workshop, athletic competition not covered 
by paragraph (a) of this section, non-athletic competition, or 
exhibition in Cuba by participants in or organizers of such activities, 
provided that the event is open for attendance, and in relevant 
situations, participation, by the Cuban public.
* * * * *
    (e) Certain travel-related transactions restricted. Nothing in 
paragraph (a) of this section authorizes the lodging, paying for 
lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to 
lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to 
the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210.

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19. In Sec.  515.569, add a sentence to the end to read as follows:


Sec.  515.569  Foreign passengers' baggage.

    * * * This authorization does not apply to the importation into the 
United States of Cuban-origin alcohol or tobacco products.


Sec.  515.570  [Amended]

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20. Amend Sec.  515.570, in paragraph (d), by removing ``Sec.  
515.565(d)'' in both places it appears and adding in its place ``Sec.  
515.565(h)''.

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21. Amend Sec.  515.571 as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a)(1), add a sentence to the end.
0
b. In paragraph (a)(3), remove ``and'' after ``accompanied baggage''.
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c. In paragraph (a)(4), remove the period and add in its place ``; 
and''.
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  515.571  Certain transactions incident to travel to, from, and 
within the United States by Cuban nationals.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * * This paragraph (a)(1) does not apply to the importation 
into the United States of Cuban-origin alcohol or tobacco products.
* * * * *


Sec.  515.572   [Amended]

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22. Amend Sec.  515.572 as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a)(1), add ``, or the lodging, paying for lodging, or 
making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to lodge, at 
any property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to the extent 
prohibited by Sec.  515.210,'' after ``Sec.  515.209''.
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b. Remove Note to Sec.  515.572(a).

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23. Amend Sec.  515.574 as follows:
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a. Redesignate paragraph (d) as paragraph (e).
0
b. Add new paragraph (d).
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c. In Example 1 to Sec.  515.574, add a new third sentence.
0
d. In Example 2 to Sec.  515.574, add a new third sentence.
0
e. In Example 3 to Sec.  515.574, add ``, and will not lodge, or pay 
for lodging, at any property on the CPA List to the extent prohibited 
by Sec.  515.210'' after ``(see Sec.  515.209)''.
    The additions read as follows:


Sec.  515.574  Support for the Cuban people.

* * * * *
    (d) Certain travel-related transactions restricted. Nothing in 
paragraph (a) of this section authorizes the lodging, paying for 
lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to 
lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List (CPA 
List) to the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210.
* * * * *
    Example 1 to Sec.  515.574: * * * The traveler will not lodge, or 
pay for lodging, at any property on the CPA List to the extent 
prohibited by Sec.  515.210. * * *
    Example 2 to Sec.  515.574: * * * The travelers will not lodge, or 
pay for lodging, at any property on the CPA List to the extent 
prohibited by Sec.  515.210. * * *
* * * * *

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24. Amend Sec.  515.575 as follows:
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a. Redesignate paragraph (d) as paragraph (e).
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b. Add new paragraph (d).
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  515.575  Humanitarian projects.

* * * * *
    (d) Certain travel-related transactions restricted. Nothing in 
paragraph (a) of this section authorizes the lodging, paying for 
lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to 
lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to 
the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210.
* * * * *

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25. Amend Sec.  515.576 as follows:
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a. Redesignate paragraph (d) as paragraph (e).
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b. Add new paragraph (d).
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  515.576  Activities of private foundations or research or 
educational institutes.

* * * * *
    (d) Certain travel-related transactions restricted. Nothing in 
paragraph (a) of this section authorizes the lodging, paying for 
lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to 
lodge, at any property on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List to 
the extent prohibited by Sec.  515.210.
* * * * *


Sec.  515.577  [Amended]

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26. Amend Sec.  515.577 by removing paragraph (e) and redesignating 
paragraph (f) as paragraph (e).


Sec.  515.582  [Amended]

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27. Amend Sec.  515.582 by removing ``http://www.state.gov/e/eb/tfs/spi/'' and adding in its place ``https://www.state.gov/the-state-departments-section-515-582-list/''.
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28. Amend Sec.  515.585, in paragraph (d), by adding a sentence at the 
end.'''' after ``personal use only.''.


Sec.  515.585  Certain transactions in third countries.

* * * * *
    (d) * * * This paragraph does not apply to the importation into the 
United States of Cuban-origin alcohol or tobacco products.
* * * * *


Sec.  515.591   [Amended]

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29. In Note 2 to Sec.  515.591, remove ``and professional meetings'' 
after ``professional research''.

    Dated: September 21, 2020.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2020-21084 Filed 9-23-20; 8:45 am]
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