[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47932-47935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16784]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Parts 542, 560, 591, and 594


Publication of Covid-Related Web General Licenses Related to 
Syria Sanctions Regulations, Iran Transactions and Sanctions 
Regulations, Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, and Venezuela 
Sanctions Regulations

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 three web general licenses (GLs) issued in 
the Syria Sanctions Regulations, Iran Transactions and Sanctions 
Regulations and Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, and Venezuela 
Sanctions

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Regulations, respectively: Syria GL 21A, Iran GL N-1, and Venezuela GL 
39A, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website and 
expires on June 17, 2023.

DATES: Syria GL 21A, Iran GL N-1, and Venezuela GL 39A, were each 
issued on June 10, 2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of this rule 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 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

    On June 10, 2022, OFAC issued Syria GL 21A, Iran GL N-1, and 
Venezuela GL 39A to extend the authorization for certain transactions 
otherwise prohibited by, respectively: the Syria Sanctions Regulations, 
31 CFR part 542; the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 
CFR parts 560, and the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 
part 594; and the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591. At 
the time of issuance, OFAC made Syria GL 21A, Iran GL N-1, and 
Venezuela GL 39A, each of which has an expiration date of June 17, 
2023, available on its website (www.treas.gov/ofac). The texts of the 
following three GLs are provided below:

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Syrian Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 542

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 21A

Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond to the Coronavirus Disease 
2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

    (a) Authorizing certain COVID-19-related transactions prohibited by 
the Syrian Sanctions Regulations. Except as provided in paragraph (b) 
of this general license, the following transactions and activities that 
are prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 542 
(SySR), are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 
17, 2023:
    (1) Exportation of services related to COVID-19. All transactions 
and activities related to the exportation, reexportation, sale, or 
supply, directly or indirectly, of services to Syria that are related 
to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of COVID-19 (including 
research or clinical studies relating to COVID-19); and
    (2) COVID-19-related transactions involving certain blocked 
persons. All transactions and activities involving the Government of 
Syria, Polymedics LLC, Letia Company, or any entity in which Polymedics 
LLC or Letia Company owns, whether individually or in the aggregate, 
directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are 
related to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of COVID-19 
(including research or clinical studies relating to COVID-19), provided 
that any exportation or reexportation of items to Syria must be 
licensed or otherwise authorized by the Department of Commerce.
    (b) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The exportation or reexportation of any goods, technology, or 
services to military, intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers or 
importers;
    (2) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of 
31 CFR chapter V; or
    (3) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the 
SySR, or prohibited by any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, statute, or 
Executive order, or involving any blocked persons other than the 
blocked persons identified in paragraph (a) of this general license.
    (c) Effective June 17, 2022, General License 21, dated June 17, 
2021, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License 21A.

    Note 1 to General License 21A. Nothing in this general license 
relieves any person from compliance with the requirements of other 
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of 
Industry and Security or the Department of State's Directorate of 
Defense Trade Controls.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: June 10, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 560

Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 594

Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001

Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, 
Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism, as Amended

GENERAL LICENSE N-1

Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond to the Coronavirus Disease 
2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

    (a) Authorizing certain COVID-19-related transactions prohibited by 
the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. Except as provided 
in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this general license, the following 
transactions and activities that are prohibited by the Iranian 
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (ITSR), are 
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 17, 2023:
    (1) Exportation of goods or technology. All transactions and 
activities related to the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, 
directly or indirectly, of goods or technology for use in connection 
with the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of COVID-19 (including 
research or clinical studies related to COVID-19) to Iran or the 
Government of Iran, or to persons in third countries purchasing 
specifically for resale to Iran or the Government of Iran;
    (2) Importation of or dealings in certain COVID-19-related goods. 
All transactions and activities related to the importation into the 
United States of, or dealings in or related to, goods that previously 
were exported or reexported to Iran or the Government of Iran pursuant 
to this general license and that are broken, defective, or non-
operational, or are connected to product recalls, adverse events, or 
other safety concerns, or for routine maintenance or the permanent 
return of such items to the United States or a third country; and
    (3) Exportation or importation of services. All transactions and 
activities related to the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, 
directly or indirectly, of services to Iran or the Government of Iran, 
or the importation into the United States of, or dealings in or related 
to, Iranian-origin services, in each case that are related to the 
prevention, diagnosis,

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or treatment of COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies 
relating to COVID-19).
    (b) Authorizing certain transactions involving the Central Bank of 
Iran (CBI) or the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). Except as 
provided in paragraph (e) of this general license, all transactions and 
activities described in paragraph (a) of this general license involving 
CBI, NIOC, or any entity in which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly, a 
50 percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by the ITSR, the 
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or 
Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, are authorized through 12:01 
a.m. eastern daylight time, June 17, 2023.
    (c) Authorizing certain financial transactions. Except as provided 
in paragraph (e) of this general license, the processing of funds 
transfers or trade finance transactions that are ordinarily incident 
and necessary to give effect to the transactions and activities 
authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this general license that are 
prohibited by the ITSR, GTSR, or E.O. 13224, as amended, are authorized 
through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 17, 2023.
    (d) Any exportation or reexportation of goods or technology 
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this general license is subject to the 
following conditions:
    (1) Any goods or technology exported or reexported must:
    (i) Be designated as EAR99 under the Export Administration 
Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 (EAR); or
    (ii) In the case of goods or technology that are not subject to the 
EAR, not be listed on any multilateral export control regime; and
    (2) All exports or reexports made pursuant to this general license 
must be concluded prior to the expiration date of this general license.
    (e) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The exportation or reexportation of goods or technology to CBI, 
NIOC, or any entity in which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 
percent or greater interest;
    (2) The exportation or reexportation of any goods, technology, or 
services to military, intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers or 
importers;
    (3) The exportation or reexportation of any goods, technology, or 
services used to facilitate the development or production of a chemical 
or biological weapon or weapon of mass destruction;
    (4) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of 
31 CFR chapter V; or
    (5) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the 
ITSR, the GTSR, or E.O. 13224, as amended, or prohibited by any other 
part of 31 CFR chapter V, or involving any person blocked pursuant to 
the GTSR or E.O. 13224, as amended, except as identified in paragraph 
(b) of this general license.
    (f) Effective June 17, 2022, General License N, dated June 17, 
2021, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License N-1.

    Note 1 to General License N-1.  The export or reexport to Iran 
of certain food, medicine, medical devices, and agricultural 
commodities, as well as certain related transactions such as 
payments and brokering, are broadly authorized under sections 
560.530, 560.532, and 560.533 of the ITSR, subject to certain 
conditions. In addition, transactions or activities authorized under 
those provisions that involve CBI, NIOC, or any entity in which NIOC 
owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, are 
also authorized pursuant to Counter Terrorism- and Iran-related 
General License No. 8A. Those authorizations remain in effect, 
including with respect to exports or reexports of food, medicine, 
medical devices, and agricultural commodities intended to respond to 
the COVID-19 pandemic that satisfy the applicable criteria of those 
authorizations.

    Note 2 to General License N-1. Nothing in this general license 
relieves any person from compliance with the requirements of other 
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of 
Industry and Security or the Department of State's Directorate of 
Defense Trade Controls.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: June 10, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Venezuela Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 591

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 39A

Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond to the Coronavirus Disease 
2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

    (a) Authorizing certain COVID-19-related transactions involving the 
Government of Venezuela. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this 
general license, all transactions and activities involving the 
Government of Venezuela that are related to the prevention, diagnosis, 
or treatment of COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies 
relating to COVID-19), that are prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 
13808 of August 27, 2017, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, 
or E.O. 13884 of August 5, 2019, each as incorporated into the 
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR), are 
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 17, 2023.
    (b) Authorizing certain COVID-19-related transactions involving 
certain banks. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general 
license, all transactions and activities described in paragraph (a) of 
this general license involving Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV), Banco 
de Venezuela, S.A. Banco Universal (Banco de Venezuela), Banco 
Bicentenario del Pueblo, de la Clase Obrera, Mujer y Comunas, Banco 
Universal C.A. (Banco Bicentenario del Pueblo), or any entity in which 
BCV, Banco de Venezuela, or Banco Bicentenario del Pueblo owns, whether 
individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent 
or greater interest, that are prohibited by E.O. 13850 of November 1, 
2018, as amended by E.O. 13857, each as incorporated into the VSR, are 
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 17, 2023.
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The exportation or reexportation of any goods, technology, or 
services to military, intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers or 
importers;
    (2) Any transactions or activities involving Petr[oacute]leos de 
Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), Banco de Desarrollo Economico y Social de 
Venezuela (BANDES), or Banco Bandes Uruguay S.A. (Bandes Uruguay), or 
any entity in which PdVSA, BANDES, or Bandes Uruguay owns, whether 
individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent 
or greater interest;
    (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of 
31 CFR chapter V; or
    (4) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the VSR, 
or prohibited by any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, statute, or other 
E.O., or involving any blocked persons other than Government of 
Venezuela persons blocked solely pursuant to E.O. 13884 or the blocked 
persons identified in paragraph (b) of this general license.
    (d) Effective June 17, 2022, General License 39, dated June 17, 
2021, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License 39A.

    Note 1 to General License 39A.  Nothing in this general license 
relieves any person from compliance with the requirements of other 
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of 
Industry and Security or the Department of State's Directorate of 
Defense Trade Controls.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.


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    Dated: June 10, 2022.

Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2022-16784 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
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