[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37907-37909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15279]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Part 589


Publication of Ukraine-Related Web General License 12 and 
Subsequent Iterations

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 four Ukraine-related web general licenses 
(GLs) in the Federal Register: GL 12, GL 12A, GL 12B, and GL 12C, each 
of which is now expired and was previously issued on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 12C expired on June 5, 2018. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of 
this rule for additional relevant dates.

ADDRESSES: Electronic availability: This document and additional 
information concerning OFAC are available on OFAC's website 
www.treasury.gov/ofac.

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:

Background

    On March 6, 2014, the President, invoking the authority of, inter 
alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-
1706) (IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13660, ``Blocking Property 
of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine'' (79 FR 
13493, March 10, 2014). In E.O. 13660, the President determined that 
the actions and policies of persons including persons who have asserted 
governmental authority in the Crimean region without the authorization 
of the Government of Ukraine that undermine democratic processes and 
institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, stability, 
sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and contribute to the 
misappropriation of its assets, constitute an unusual and extraordinary 
threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United 
States, and declared a national emergency to deal with that threat.
    The President subsequently issued E.O. 13661 of March 16, 2014, 
``Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation 
in Ukraine'' (79 FR 15535, March 19, 2014), and E.O. 13662 of March 20, 
2014, ``Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the 
Situation in Ukraine'' (79 FR 16169, March 24, 2014), pursuant to the 
national emergency declared in E.O. 13660. E.O. 13661 and E.O. 13662 
expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in E.O. 13660. On 
May 8, 2014, OFAC published the Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 
31 CFR part 589 (the ``Regulations''), to implement E.O. 13660, E.O. 
13661, and E.O. 13662 (79 FR 26365, May 8, 2014). The President has 
issued additional Executive orders pursuant to the national emergency 
declared in E.O. 13660, and expanded in E.O. 13661 and E.O. 13662, 
which are not discussed in this publication as they are not relevant to 
the web GLs being published.
    OFAC, in consultation with the Department of State, issued GL 12 on 
April 6, 2018, pursuant to the Regulations, to authorize certain 
transactions and activities ordinarily incident and necessary to the 
maintenance or wind down of operations, contracts, or other agreements 
involving certain specified blocked persons and that were in effect 
prior to April 6, 2018, through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 
5, 2018. Subsequently, OFAC issued three further iterations of GL 12, 
each of which made slight adjustments to the scope of the 
authorizations in the GL: On April 23, 2018, OFAC issued GL 12A, which 
replaced and superseded GL 12; on May 1, 2018, OFAC issued GL 12B, 
which replaced and superseded GL 12A; and on May 22, 2018, OFAC issued 
GL 12C, which replaced and superseded GL 12B. The texts of GLs 12, 12A, 
12B, and 12C are provided below.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589

General License No. 12

Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of 
Operations or Existing Contracts

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the Ukraine 
Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are ordinarily 
incident and

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necessary to the maintenance or wind down of operations, contracts, or 
other agreements, including the importation of goods, services, or 
technology into the United States, involving one or more of the 
following blocked persons and that were in effect prior to April 6, 
2018, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 5, 
2018:

 AgroHolding Kuban
 Basic Element Limited
 B-Finance Ltd.
 EN+ Group PLC
 JSC EuroSibEnergo
 GAZ Group
 Gazprom Burenie, OOO
 Ladoga Menedzhment, OOO
 NPV Engineering Open Joint Stock Company
 Renova Group
 Russian Machines
 United Company RUSAL PLC
 Any other entity in which one or more of the above persons 
own, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest

    (b) Any payment to or for the direct or indirect benefit of a 
blocked person that is ordinarily incident and necessary to give effect 
to a transaction authorized in paragraph (a) of this general license 
must be made into a blocked, interest-bearing account located in the 
United States in accordance with 31 CFR 589.203.
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings 
in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons listed above;
    (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other 
part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any 
blocked person other than the blocked persons listed in paragraph (a) 
of this general license;
    (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of 
31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraph (a); or
    (4) The exportation of goods from the United States.
    (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this 
general license are required, within 10 business days after the 
expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive, 
detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses 
of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and 
the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department 
of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building, 
Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].

Andrea Gacki
Acting Director
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: April 6, 2018

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589

General License No. 12A

Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of 
Operations or Existing Contracts

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the Ukraine 
Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are ordinarily 
incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down of operations, 
contracts, or other agreements, including the importation of goods, 
services, or technology into the United States, involving one or more 
of the following blocked persons and that were in effect prior to April 
6, 2018, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 
5, 2018:

 AgroHolding Kuban
 Basic Element Limited
 B-Finance Ltd.
 EN+ Group PLC
 JSC EuroSibEnergo
 GAZ Group
 Gazprom Burenie, OOO
 Ladoga Menedzhment, OOO
 NPV Engineering Open Joint Stock Company
 Renova Group
 Russian Machines
 United Company RUSAL PLC
 Any other entity in which one or more of the above persons 
own, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest

    (b) Any payment to or for the direct or indirect benefit of a 
blocked person that is ordinarily incident and necessary to give effect 
to a transaction authorized in paragraph (a) of this general license 
must be made into a blocked, interest-bearing account located in the 
United States in accordance with 31 CFR 589.203, except as authorized 
by Ukraine Related General License 14.
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings 
in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons listed above;
    (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other 
part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any 
blocked person other than the blocked persons listed in paragraph (a) 
of this general license;
    (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of 
31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraph (a); or
    (4) The exportation of goods from the United States.
    (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this 
general license are required, within 10 business days after the 
expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive, 
detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses 
of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and 
the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department 
of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building, 
Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
    (e) Effective April 23, 2018, General License No. 12, dated April 
6, 2018, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License No. 12A.

John E. Smith
Director
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: April 23, 2018

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589

General License No. 12B

Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of 
Operations or Existing Contracts

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license, 
all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the Ukraine 
Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are ordinarily 
incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down of operations, 
contracts, or other agreements, including the importation of goods, 
services, or technology into the United States, involving one or more 
of the following blocked persons and that were in effect prior to April 
6, 2018, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 
5, 2018:

 AgroHolding Kuban
 Basic Element Limited
 B-Finance Ltd.
 EN+ Group PLC
 JSC EuroSibEnergo
 GAZ Group
 Gazprom Burenie, OOO
 Ladoga Menedzhment, OOO

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 NPV Engineering Open Joint Stock Company
 Renova Group
 Russian Machines
 United Company RUSAL PLC
 Any other entity in which one or more of the above persons 
own, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest

    (b) Except as authorized by Ukraine Related General License 14, any 
payment to or for the direct or indirect benefit of a blocked person 
that is ordinarily incident and necessary to give effect to a 
transaction authorized in paragraph (a) of this general license must be 
made into a blocked, interest-bearing account located in the United 
States in accordance with 31 CFR 589.203. Any such payment that is 
directly or indirectly to the account of a blocked U.S. person 
identified in paragraph (a) at a U.S. financial institution may be 
processed in accordance with the original wire transfer instructions, 
provided that those instructions are consistent with this general 
license.
    (c) All funds in accounts of blocked U.S. persons identified in 
paragraph (a), including funds originating from authorized payments to 
such accounts received on or after April 6, 2018, may be used for 
maintenance or wind-down activities authorized by this general license.
    (d) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings 
in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons identified above;
    (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other 
part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any 
blocked person other than the blocked persons identified in paragraph 
(a) of this general license;
    (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any other 
part of 31 CFR chapter V; or
    (4) The exportation of goods from the United States.
    (e) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this 
general license are required, within 10 business days after the 
expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive, 
detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses 
of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and 
the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department 
of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building, 
Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
    (f) Effective May 1, 2018, General License No. 12A, dated April 23, 
2018, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License No. 12B.

John E. Smith
Director
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: May 1, 2018

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589

General License No. 12C

Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of 
Operations or Existing Contracts

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license, 
all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the Ukraine 
Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are ordinarily 
incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down of operations, 
contracts, or other agreements, including the importation of goods, 
services, or technology into the United States, involving one or more 
of the following blocked persons and that were in effect prior to April 
6, 2018, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 
5, 2018:

 AgroHolding Kuban
 Basic Element Limited
 B-Finance Ltd.
 EN+ Group PLC
 JSC EuroSibEnergo
 GAZ Group
 Gazprom Burenie, OOO
 Ladoga Menedzhment, OOO
 NPV Engineering Open Joint Stock Company
 Renova Group
 Russian Machines
 United Company RUSAL PLC
 Any other entity in which one or more of the above persons 
own, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest

    (b) Except as authorized by Ukraine Related General License 14 or 
Ukraine Related General License 15, any payment to or for the direct or 
indirect benefit of a blocked person that is ordinarily incident and 
necessary to give effect to a transaction authorized in paragraph (a) 
of this general license must be made into a blocked, interest-bearing 
account located in the United States in accordance with 31 CFR 589.203. 
Any such payment that is directly or indirectly to the account of a 
blocked U.S. person identified in paragraph (a) at a U.S. financial 
institution may be processed in accordance with the original wire 
transfer instructions, provided that those instructions are consistent 
with this general license.
    (c) All funds in accounts of blocked U.S. persons identified in 
paragraph (a), including funds originating from authorized payments to 
such accounts received on or after April 6, 2018, may be used for 
maintenance or wind-down activities authorized by this general license.
    (d) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings 
in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons identified above;
    (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other 
part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any 
blocked person other than the blocked persons identified in paragraph 
(a) of this general license;
    (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any other 
part of 31 CFR chapter V; or
    (4) The exportation of goods from the United States.
    (e) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this 
general license are required, within 10 business days after the 
expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive, 
detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses 
of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and 
the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department 
of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building, 
Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
    (f) Effective May 22, 2018, General License No. 12B, dated May 1, 
2018, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License No. 12C.

Andrea Gacki
Acting Director
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: May 22, 2018

    Dated: July 14, 2021.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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