[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 10823-10824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03747]


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                Notice of February 17, 2023

                
Continuation of the National Emergency With 
                Respect to Libya

                On February 25, 2011, by Executive Order 13566, the 
                President declared a national emergency pursuant to the 
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
                1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary 
                threat to the national security and foreign policy of 
                the United States constituted by the actions of Colonel 
                Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates, 
                which took extreme measures against the people of 
                Libya, including by using weapons of war, mercenaries, 
                and wanton violence against unarmed civilians. In 
                addition, there was a serious risk that Libyan state 
                assets would be misappropriated by Qadhafi, members of 
                his government, members of his family, or his close 
                associates if those assets were not protected. The 
                foregoing circumstances, the prolonged attacks, and the 
                increased numbers of Libyans seeking refuge in other 
                countries from the attacks caused a deterioration in 
                the security of Libya and posed a serious risk to its 
                stability.

                On April 19, 2016, the President signed Executive Order 
                13726, which expanded the scope of the national 
                emergency declared in Executive Order 13566. The 
                President found that the ongoing violence in Libya, 
                including attacks by armed groups against Libyan state 
                facilities, foreign missions in Libya, and critical 
                infrastructure, as well as human rights abuses, 
                violations of the arms embargo imposed by United 
                Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011), and 
                misappropriation of Libya's natural resources threaten 
                the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, democratic 
                transition, and territorial integrity of Libya, and 
                thereby constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat 
                to the national security and foreign policy of the 
                United States.

                The situation in Libya continues to pose an unusual and 
                extraordinary threat to the national security and 
                foreign policy of the United States, and measures are 
                needed to protect against the diversion of assets or 
                other abuses by members of Qadhafi's family, their 
                associates, and other persons hindering Libyan national 
                reconciliation.

                For this reason, the national emergency declared on 
                February 25, 2011, and expanded on April 19, 2016, must 
                continue in effect beyond February 25, 2023. Therefore, 
                in accordance with section 202(d) of the National 
                Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing 
                for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive 
                Order 13566.

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                This notice shall be published in the Federal Register 
                and transmitted to the Congress.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    February 17, 2023.

[FR Doc. 2023-03747
Filed 2-17-23; 2:00 pm]
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