[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.
* * * * *
0
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).
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c. Remove notes 1 and 2 to Sec. 515.567(a) and (b).
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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.
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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).
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b. Add new paragraph (d).
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c. In Example 1 to Sec. 515.574, add a new third sentence.
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d. In Example 2 to Sec. 515.574, add a new third sentence.
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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.
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(d) * * * This paragraph does not apply to the importation into the
United States of Cuban-origin alcohol or tobacco products.
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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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