[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55276-55279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19511]


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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 21, 21A, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 
29, and 30

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 eleven general licenses (GLs) issued in 
the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions program: GLs 21, 21A, 
22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, each of which was previously 
made available on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 21 was issued on April 6, 2022 and expired on June 7, 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 each of these eleven GLs to authorize certain 
activities prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities 
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. On April 6, 2022, OFAC issued 
GL 21, with an expiration date of June 7, 2022. On April 7, 2022, OFAC 
issued GL 21A, with an expiration date of June 7, 2022, which 
superseded GL 21. On April 6, 2022, OFAC issued GL 22 with an 
expiration date of April 13, 2022, and GL 23 with an expiration date of 
May 6, 2022. On April 7, 2022, OFAC issued GL 24, with an expiration 
date of May 7, 2022, and GL 25. On April 12, 2022, OFAC issued GL 26 
with an expiration date of July 12, 2022. On April 19, 2022, OFAC 
issued GL 27. On April 20, 2022, OFAC issued GL 28, with an expiration 
date of October 20, 2022, and GL 29, with an expiration date of May 20, 
2022. On May 2, 2022, OFAC issued GL 30, with an expiration date of 
September 30, 2022.
    At the time of issuance, OFAC made GLs, 21, 21A, 22, 23, 24, 25, 
26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 available on its website (www.treas.gov/ofac). 
The text of these GLs is provided below.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 21

Authorizing the Wind Down of Sberbank CIB USA, Inc.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions ordinarily 
incident and necessary to the wind down of Sberbank CIB USA, Inc., or 
any entity in which Sberbank CIB USA, Inc. owns, directly or 
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by 
the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 
part 587 (RuHSR), including the processing and payment of salaries, 
severance, and expenses; payments to vendors and landlords; and closing 
of accounts, through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 7, 2022.
    (b) This general license does not authorize any transactions 
otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR, including transactions involving any 
person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR other than the blocked persons 
described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately 
authorized.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 6, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 21A

Authorizing the Wind Down of Sberbank CIB USA, Inc. and Alrosa USA, 
Inc.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions ordinarily 
incident and necessary to the wind down of Sberbank CIB USA, Inc. or 
Alrosa USA, Inc. (collectively, the ``blocked entities''), or any 
entity in which the blocked entities own, directly or indirectly, a 50 
percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by the Russian Harmful 
Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), 
including the processing and payment of salaries, severance, and 
expenses; payments to vendors and landlords; and closing of accounts, 
through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 7, 2022.
    (b) This general license does not authorize any transactions 
otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR, including transactions involving any 
person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR other than the blocked persons 
described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately 
authorized.
    (c) Effective April 7, 2022, General License 21, dated April 6, 
2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License No. 21A.

Bradley T. Smith,

Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 7, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 22

Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Public Joint Stock 
Company Sberbank of Russia

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of 
transactions involving Public Joint Stock Company Sberbank of Russia 
(``Sberbank'') or any entity in which Sberbank owns, directly or 
indirectly, a

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50 percent or greater interest that are prohibited by Executive Order 
(E.O.) 14024 are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, 
April 13, 2022.
    (b) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, 
Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and 
Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial 
Institutions; or
    (2) 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 other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this 
general license, unless separately authorized.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 6, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 23

Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Joint Stock Company 
Alfa-Bank

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of 
transactions involving Joint Stock Company Alfa-Bank (``Alfa-Bank'') or 
any entity in which Alfa-Bank owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 
percent or greater interest that are prohibited by Executive Order 
14024 are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, May 6, 
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 other than the 
blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, 
unless separately authorized.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 6, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 24

Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Public Joint Stock 
Company Alrosa

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of 
transactions involving Public Joint Stock Company Alrosa (``Alrosa'') 
or any entity in which Alrosa owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 
percent or greater interest that are prohibited by Executive Order 
14024 are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, May 7, 
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 other than the 
blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, 
unless separately authorized.

Bradley T. Smith,

Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 7, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 25

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 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.
    Note to General License No. 25. 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.

Bradley T. Smith,

Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 7, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 26

Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Joint Stock Company 
SB Sberbank Kazakhstan or Sberbank Europe AG

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of 
transactions involving Joint Stock Company SB Sberbank Kazakhstan or 
Sberbank Europe AG (collectively, ``the blocked Sberbank 
subsidiaries''), or any entity in which the blocked Sberbank 
subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater 
interest, that are prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 are 
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, July 12, 2022.
    (b) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, 
Prohibitions Related to Correspondent

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or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving 
Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
    (2) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, 
Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the 
Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, 
and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or
    (3) 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 other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this 
general license, unless separately authorized.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 12, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 27

Certain Transactions in Support of Nongovernmental Organizations' 
Activities

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the activities 
described in paragraph (b) by nongovernmental organizations that are 
prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions 
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), are authorized, provided that the 
only involvement of blocked persons is the processing of funds by 
financial institutions blocked pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 
14024.
    (b) The activities referenced in paragraph (a) of this general 
license are as follows:
    (1) Activities to support humanitarian projects to meet basic human 
needs in Ukraine or the Russian Federation, including drought and flood 
relief; food, nutrition, and medicine distribution; the provision of 
health services; assistance for vulnerable or displaced populations, 
including individuals with disabilities and the elderly; and 
environmental programs;
    (2) Activities to support democracy building in Ukraine or the 
Russian Federation, including activities to support rule of law, 
citizen participation, government accountability and transparency, 
human rights and fundamental freedoms, access to information, and civil 
society development projects;
    (3) Activities to support education in Ukraine or the Russian 
Federation, including combating illiteracy, increasing access to 
education, international exchanges, and assisting education reform 
projects;
    (4) Activities to support non-commercial development projects 
directly benefiting the people of Ukraine or the Russian Federation, 
including those related to health, food security, and water and 
sanitation; and
    (5) Activities to support environmental and natural resource 
protection in Ukraine or the Russian Federation, including the 
preservation and protection of threatened or endangered species, 
responsible and transparent management of natural resources, and the 
remediation of pollution or other environmental damage.
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) Any transaction prohibited by 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 E.O. 14066 or E.O. 14068.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 19, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 28

Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving Public Joint Stock Company 
Transkapitalbank and Afghanistan

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions involving Public Joint Stock Company Transkapitalbank 
(TKB), or any entity in which TKB owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 
percent or greater interest, that are ultimately destined for or 
originating from Afghanistan and prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 
14024 are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 
20, 2022.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
U.S. financial institutions are authorized to operate correspondent 
accounts on behalf of TKB, or any entity in which TKB owns, directly or 
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, provided such accounts 
are used solely to effect transactions authorized in paragraph (a) of 
this general license.
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) Any transactions prohibited by 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 transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, 
Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the 
Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, 
and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or
    (3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful 
Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), 
including involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR other than 
the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, 
unless separately authorized.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 20, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 29

Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Public Joint Stock 
Company Transkapitalbank

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of 
transactions involving Public Joint Stock Company Transkapitalbank 
(TKB), or any entity in which TKB owns, directly, or indirectly, a 50 
percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by Executive Order 
(E.O.) 14024, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, 
May 20, 2022.
    (b) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) Any transaction prohibited by 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 transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024,

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Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the 
Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, 
and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or
    (3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful 
Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), 
including involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR other than 
the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, 
unless separately authorized.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 20, 2022.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 
587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30

Authorizing Transactions Involving Gazprom Germania GmbH Prohibited by 
Directive 3 Under Executive Order 14024

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
all transactions involving Gazprom Germania GmbH, or any entity in 
which Gazprom Germania 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 
daylight time, September 30, 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.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: May 2, 2022.

Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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