[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50570-50572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17646]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Part 587


Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions 
Regulations Web General Licenses 6, 6A, 6B, 25C, 30A, and 44

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 six general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant 
to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GLs 6, 
6A, 6B, 25C, 30A, and 44, each of which was previously made available 
on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 6 was issued on February 24, 2022. GL 6A was issued on March 
24, 2022. GLs 6B, 25C, 30A, and 44 were issued on July 14, 2022. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 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.treas.gov/ofac.

Background

    OFAC issued GL 6 on February 24, 2022. GL 6 contained no expiration 
date, but was replaced and superseded by GL 6A on March 24, 2022. GL 6A 
contained no expiration date, but was replaced and superseded by GL 6B 
on July 14, 2022. On July 14, 2022, OFAC also issued GLs 25C, 30A, and 
44. GL 30A expires on December 16, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard 
time; the remaining GLs contain no expiration date. GLs 6, 6A, 6B, 25C, 
30A, and 44 each authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by 
the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 
part 587, and at the time of issuance, each was made available on 
OFAC's website (www.treas.gov/ofac). The text of these GLs is provided 
below.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Executive Order 14024 of April 15, 2021

Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities 
of the Government of the Russian Federation

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 6

Transactions Related to the Exportation or Reexportation of 
Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts 
and Components, or Software Updates, or the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID-19) Pandemic

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are 
ordinarily incident and necessary to: (1) the exportation or 
reexportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, medical 
devices, replacement parts and components for medical devices, or 
software updates for medical devices to, from, or transiting the 
Russian Federation; or (2) the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment 
of COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies relating to 
COVID-19), are authorized.
    (b) For the purposes of this general license, agricultural 
commodities, medicine, and medical devices are defined as follows:
    (1) Agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this general 
license, agricultural commodities are products that fall within the 
term ``agricultural commodity'' as defined in section 102 of the 
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) and are intended for 
use as:
    (i) Food for humans (including raw, processed, and packaged 
foods; live animals; vitamins and minerals; food additives or 
supplements; and bottled drinking water) or animals (including 
animal feeds);
    (ii) Seeds for food crops;
    (iii) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
    (iv) Reproductive materials (such as live animals, fertilized 
eggs, embryos, and semen) for the production of food animals.
    (2) Medicine. For the purposes of this general license, medicine 
is an item that falls within the definition of the term ``drug'' in 
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321).
    (3) Medical devices. For the purposes of this general license, a 
medical device is an item that falls within the definition of 
``device'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
    (c) This general license does not authorize the opening or 
maintaining of a correspondent account or payable-through account 
for or on behalf of any entity subject to Directive 2 under E.O. 
14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through 
Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign 
Financial Institutions.
    Note to General License No. 6. Nothing in this general license 
relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal laws or 
requirements of other Federal agencies.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control

    Dated: February 24, 2022

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 6A

Transactions Related to the Exportation or Reexportation of 
Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts 
and Components, or Software Updates, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID-19) Pandemic, or Clinical Trials

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign 
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), that are 
ordinarily incident and necessary to: (1) the exportation or 
reexportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, medical 
devices, replacement parts and components for medical devices, or 
software updates for medical devices to, from, or transiting the 
Russian Federation; (2) the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of 
COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies relating to COVID-
19); or (3) ongoing clinical trials and other medical research 
activities that were in effect prior to March 24, 2022, are 
authorized.
    (b) For the purposes of this general license, agricultural 
commodities, medicine, and medical devices are defined as follows:
    (1) Agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this general 
license, agricultural commodities are products that fall within the 
term ``agricultural commodity'' as defined in section 102 of the 
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) and are intended for 
use as:
    (i) Food for humans (including raw, processed, and packaged 
foods; live animals; vitamins and minerals; food additives or 
supplements; and bottled drinking water) or animals (including 
animal feeds);
    (ii) Seeds for food crops;
    (iii) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
    (iv) Reproductive materials (such as live animals, fertilized 
eggs, embryos, and semen) for the production of food animals.
    (2) Medicine. For the purposes of this general license, medicine 
is an item that falls within the definition of the term ``drug'' in 
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321).
    (3) Medical devices. For the purposes of this general license, a 
medical device is an item that falls within the definition of 
``device'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or 
payable-through account for or on behalf of any entity subject to 
Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent 
or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving 
Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
    (2) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial 
institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the 
National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of 
Finance of the Russian Federation; or
    (3) Any transaction prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14066 
or E.O. 14068.

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    (d) Effective March 24, 2022, General License No. 6, dated 
February 24, 2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by 
this General License No. 6A.
    Note 1 to General License No. 6A. Transactions prohibited by 
E.O. 14066 or E.O. 14068 include new investment in certain sectors 
in the Russian Federation and the importation into the United States 
of certain products of Russian Federation origin, such as alcoholic 
beverages and fish, seafood, or preparations thereof.
    Note 2 to General License No. 6A. Nothing in this general 
license relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal 
laws or requirements of other Federal agencies.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control

    Dated: March 24, 2022

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 6B

Transactions Related to Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical 
Devices, Replacement Parts and Components, or Software Updates, the 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, or Clinical Trials

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign 
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587, related to: (1) 
the production, manufacturing, sale, or transport of agricultural 
commodities, agricultural equipment, medicine, medical devices, 
replacement parts and components for medical devices, or software 
updates for medical devices; (2) the prevention, diagnosis, or 
treatment of COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies 
relating to COVID-19); or (3) ongoing clinical trials and other 
medical research activities are authorized.
    (b) For the purposes of this general license, agricultural 
commodities, medicine, and medical devices are defined as follows:
    (1) Agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this general 
license, agricultural commodities are products that fall within the 
term ``agricultural commodity'' as defined in section 102 of the 
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) and are intended for 
use as:
    (i) Food for humans (including raw, processed, and packaged 
foods; live animals; vitamins and minerals; food additives or 
supplements; and bottled drinking water) or animals (including 
animal feeds);
    (ii) Seeds for food crops;
    (iii) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
    (iv) Reproductive materials (such as live animals, fertilized 
eggs, embryos, and semen) for the production of food animals.
    (2) Medicine. For the purposes of this general license, medicine 
is an item that falls within the definition of the term ``drug'' in 
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321).
    (3) Medical devices. For the purposes of this general license, a 
medical device is an item that falls within the definition of 
``device'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or 
payable-through account for or on behalf of any entity subject to 
Directive 2 under Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, Prohibitions Related 
to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of 
Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
    (2) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial 
institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the 
National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of 
Finance of the Russian Federation; or
    (3) Any transaction prohibited by E.O. 14066, E.O. 14068, or 
E.O. 14071.
    (d) Effective July 14, 2022, General License No. 6A, dated March 
24, 2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License No. 6B.
    Note 1 to General License No. 6B. Transactions prohibited by 
E.O. 14066, E.O. 14068, and E.O. 14071 include new investment in the 
Russian Federation and the importation into the United States of 
certain products of Russian Federation origin, such as alcoholic 
beverages and fish, seafood, or preparations thereof.
    Note 2 to General License No. 6B. Nothing in this general 
license relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal 
laws or requirements of other Federal agencies.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control

    Dated: July 14, 2022

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 25C

Authorizing Transactions Related to Telecommunications and Certain 
Internet-Based Communications

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the receipt or 
transmission of telecommunications involving the Russian Federation 
that are prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities 
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), are authorized.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
the exportation or reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or 
indirectly, from the United States or by U.S. persons, wherever 
located, to the Russian Federation of services, software, hardware, 
or technology incident to the exchange of communications over the 
internet, such as instant messaging, videoconferencing, chat and 
email, social networking, sharing of photos, movies, and documents, 
web browsing, blogging, web hosting, and domain name registration 
services, that is prohibited by the RuHSR, is authorized.
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or 
payable-through account for or on behalf of any entity subject to 
Directive 2 under Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, Prohibitions Related 
to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of 
Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
    (2) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial 
institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the 
National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of 
Finance of the Russian Federation;
    (3) Any transactions prohibited by E.O. 14066 or E.O. 14068; or
    (4) Any transactions involving Joint Stock Company Channel One 
Russia, Joint Stock Company NTV Broadcasting Company, Television 
Station Russia-1, Limited Liability Company Algoritm, New Eastern 
Outlook, or Oriental Review, unless separately authorized.
    (d) Effective July 14, 2022, General License No. 25B, dated June 
2, 2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License No. 25C.
    Note to General License No. 25C. Nothing in this general license 
relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal laws or 
requirements of other Federal agencies, including export, reexport, 
and transfer (in-country) licensing requirements maintained by the 
Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security under the 
Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730-774.
Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control

    Dated: July 14, 2022

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30A

Authorizing Transactions Involving SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH 
Prohibited by Directive 3 Under Executive Order 14024

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
all transactions involving SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH 
(formerly known as Gazprom Germania GmbH), or any entity in which 
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH owns, directly or indirectly, a 
50 percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by Directive 3 
under Executive Order 14024, Prohibitions Related to New Debt and 
Equity of Certain Russia-related Entities, are authorized through 
12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December 16, 2022.
    (b) This general license does not authorize any transactions 
otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities 
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including 
transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, 
unless separately authorized.
    (c) Effective July 14, 2022, General License No. 30, dated May 
2, 2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License No. 30A.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control

    Dated: July 14, 2022

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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 44

Authorizing the Export or Reexport of Certain Accounting Services to 
U.S. Individuals Located in the Russian Federation

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the 
exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, 
from the United States, or by a United States person, wherever 
located, of tax preparation or filing services to any individual who 
is a United States person located in the Russian Federation, which 
are prohibited by section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 14071, are 
authorized.
    (b) This general license does not authorize any transactions 
otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities 
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including 
transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, 
unless separately authorized.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control

    Dated: July 14, 2022

Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2022-17646 Filed 8-16-22; 8:45 am]
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