[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62005-62006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22236]


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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 License 13B

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Publication of a web general license.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is publishing one general license (GL) issued pursuant 
to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 
13B, which was previously issued on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 13B was issued on September 8, 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

    On September 8, 2022, OFAC issued GL 13B on its website to 
authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian 
Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. GL 
13B replaced and superseded in its entirety GL 13A. GL 13B expires on 
December 7, 2022. The text of GL 13B is provided below.

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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR part 587

GENERAL LICENSE 13B

Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 
4 Under Executive Order 14024

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
U.S. persons, or entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, 
by a U.S. person, are authorized to pay taxes, fees, or import duties, 
and purchase or receive permits, licenses, registrations, or 
certifications, to the extent such transactions are prohibited by 
Directive 4 under Executive Order (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, provided such transactions are 
ordinarily incident and necessary to the day-to-day operations in the 
Russian Federation of such U.S. persons or entities, through 12:01 a.m. 
eastern standard time, December 7, 2022.
    (b) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) 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
    (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, unless separately authorized.
    (c) Effective September 8, 2022, General License No. 13A, dated May 
25, 2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License No. 13B.

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

Dated: September 8, 2022

Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2022-22236 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
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