[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19840-19842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06970]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Part 591


Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General 
Licenses 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A

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 five general licenses (GLs) issued in the 
Venezuela Sanctions program: GLs 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A, each of 
which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

DATES: GLs 29, 30, and 31 were issued on August 5, 2019. 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 August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL 29 to authorize certain 
transactions otherwise prohibited by Executive Orders (E.O.s) 13808 of 
August 24, 2017, ``Imposing Additional Sanctions with Respect to the 
Situation in Venezuela'' (82 FR 41155, August 29, 2017), and 13884 of 
August 5, 2019, ``Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela'' 
(84 FR 38843, August 7, 2019). Also on August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL 
30 to authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O. 
13884. Also on August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL 31 to authorize certain 
transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O.s 13850 of November 1, 2018, 
``Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation 
in Venezuela'' (83 FR 55243, November 2, 2018), and 13884.
    On November 22, 2019, OFAC incorporated the prohibitions of E.O.s 
13808, 13850, and 13884, as well as any other Executive orders issued 
pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13692 of March 8, 
2015, ``Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons 
Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela,'' into the Venezuela 
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (VSR). Subsequently, OFAC issued 
one further iteration of GL 30 and two further iterations of GL: on 
February 2, 2021, OFAC issued GL 30A, which superseded GL 30 and 
authorized certain transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13850 and 
E.O. 13884; on January 4, 2021, OFAC issued GL 31A, which superseded GL 
31; and on January 9, 2023, OFAC issued GL 31B, which superseded GL 
31A.
    Each GL was made available on OFAC's website (www.treas.gov/ofac) 
when it was issued. The text of GLs 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A is 
provided below. (GL 31B was published in a prior issue of the Federal 
Register.)

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Executive Order 13808 of August 24, 2017

Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to the Situation in 
Venezuela

Executive Order of August 5, 2019

Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 29

Certain Transactions Involving the Government of Venezuela in Support 
of Certain Nongovernmental Organizations' Activities Authorized

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all transactions 
involving the Government of Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order 
(E.O.) of August 5, 2019 or E.O. 13808, as amended by E.O. 13857 of 
January 25, 2019, that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the 
activities described in paragraph (b) by nongovernmental 
organizations are authorized, including processing and transfers of 
funds, and payment of taxes, fees, and import duties to, and 
purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services 
from, the Government of Venezuela.
    (b) The activities referenced in paragraph (a) are as follows:
    (1) Activities to support humanitarian projects to meet basic 
human needs in Venezuela, including drought and flood relief, the 
provision of health services, assistance for vulnerable populations 
including individuals with disabilities and the elderly, 
environmental programs, and food, nutrition, and medicine 
distribution;
    (2) Activities to support democracy building in Venezuela, 
including activities to support rule of law, citizen participation, 
government accountability, universal human rights and fundamental 
freedoms, access to information, and civil society development 
projects;
    (3) Activities to support education in Venezuela, 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 Venezuelan people, including preventing 
infectious disease and promoting maternal/child health, sustainable 
agriculture, and clean water assistance; and
    (5) Activities to support environmental protection in Venezuela, 
including the preservation and protection of threatened or 
endangered species and the remediation of pollution or other 
environmental damage.
    (c) This general license does not authorize any transactions or 
dealings otherwise prohibited by E.O. of August 5, 2019, or E.O. 
13850 of November 1, 2018, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of 
March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808, or E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, each as 
amended by E.O. 13857 of January

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25, 2019, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or 
dealings with any blocked person other than the Government of 
Venezuela persons described in paragraph (a) of this general 
license.
    Note to General License No. 29: Nothing in E.O. of August 5, 
2019 prohibits transactions related to the provision of articles 
such as food, clothing, and medicine intended to be used to relieve 
human suffering. See Section 5 of E.O. of August 5, 2019. See also 
Venezuela-Related General License No. 4C (relating to exportation or 
reexportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, medical 
devices, replacement parts and components for medical devices, and 
software updates for medical devices).

Andrea Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: August 5, 2019.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Executive Order of August 5, 2019

Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30

Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving the Government of Venezuela 
Necessary to Port and Airport Operations

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
all transactions and activities involving the Government of 
Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) of August 5, 2019 
that are ordinarily incident and necessary to operations or use of 
ports and airports in Venezuela are authorized.
    (b) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or 
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
    (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by E.O. of 
August 5, 2019, or E.O. 13850 of November 1, 2018, E.O. 13835 of May 
21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of August 24, 
2017, or E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857 
of January 25, 2019, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any 
transactions or dealings with any blocked person other than the 
Government of Venezuela persons described in paragraph (a) of this 
general license.
    Note to General License No. 30: Nothing in this general license 
relieves any exporter from compliance with the requirements of other 
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of 
Industry and Security.

Andrea Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: August 5, 2019.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Venezuela Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 591

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30A

Authorizing Certain Transactions Necessary to Port and Airport 
Operations

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions and activities involving the Government of 
Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 13884 of August 5, 
2019, as incorporated into the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 
CFR part 591 (the VSR), that are ordinarily incident and necessary 
to operations or use of ports and airports in Venezuela are 
authorized.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions and activities prohibited by E.O. 13850 of November 
1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, and 
incorporated into the VSR, involving the Instituto Nacional de los 
Espacios Acuaticos (INEA), or any entity in which INEA owns, 
directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are 
ordinarily incident and necessary to operations or use of ports and 
airports in Venezuela are authorized.
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) Any transactions or activities related to the exportation or 
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
    (2) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the 
VSR, or any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or 
activities with any blocked person other than INEA, or any entity in 
which INEA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater 
interest, or any Government of Venezuela person that is blocked 
solely pursuant to E.O. 13884.
    (d) Effective February 2, 2021, General License No. 30, dated 
August 5, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this 
General License No. 30A.
    Note to General License No. 30A: Nothing in this general license 
relieves any exporter from compliance with the requirements of other 
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of 
Industry and Security.

Bradley T. Smith,

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
    Dated: February 2, 2021.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018

Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation 
in Venezuela

Executive Order of August 5, 2019

Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 31

Certain Transactions Involving the Venezuelan National Assembly, the 
Interim President of Venezuela, and Certain Other Persons Authorized

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions prohibited 
by Executive Order (E.O.) of August 5, 2019 involving the following 
persons:
    (1) The Venezuelan National Assembly, including its members and 
staff, and any persons appointed or designated by the National 
Assembly to act on behalf of the Government of Venezuela; and
    (2) The Interim President of Venezuela, Juan Gerardo 
Guaid[oacute] Marquez (Guaid[oacute]), and any official, designee, 
or representative appointed or designated by Guaid[oacute] to act on 
behalf of the Government of Venezuela, including the Special 
Attorney General, and any staff of the foregoing individuals; any 
ambassador or other representative to the United States or to a 
third country appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such 
ambassador or representative; any representative to an international 
organization appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such 
representative; any person appointed by Guaid[oacute] to the board 
of directors (including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed 
as an executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity 
(including entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by 
the Government of Venezuela); and any other person that is appointed 
or designated by any of the foregoing persons to act on behalf of 
the Government of Venezuela.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions involving 
any person appointed by Guaid[oacute] to the board of directors 
(including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed as an 
executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity (including 
entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the 
Government of Venezuela) prohibited by E.O. 13850, as amended by 
E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019.
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) Any transaction that is otherwise prohibited under E.O. of 
August 5, 2019, or E.O. 13850, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 
13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of August 24, 2017, or E.O. 
13692 of March 8, 2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857, or any part 
of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any 
blocked person other than the Government of Venezuela persons 
described in paragraph (a) or persons appointed by Guaid[oacute] as 
described in paragraph (b) of this general license; or
    (2) Any transaction involving the Venezuelan National 
Constituent Assembly convened by Nicolas Maduro, including its 
members and staff.

Andrea Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: August 5, 2019.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Venezuela Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 591

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 31A

Certain Transactions Involving the IV Venezuelan National Assembly, the 
Interim President of Venezuela, and Certain Other Persons Authorized

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions and 
activities prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 13884 of August 5, 
2019, as incorporated into the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 
CFR part 591 (the VSR), involving the following persons:
    (1) The IV Venezuelan National Assembly seated on January 5, 
2016 (``IV National Assembly'') and its Delegated Commission,

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including its respective members and staff, and any persons 
appointed or designated by the IV National Assembly or its Delegated 
Commission to act on behalf of the Government of Venezuela; and
    (2) The current Interim President of Venezuela, Juan Gerardo 
Guaid[oacute] Marquez (Guaid[oacute]), and any official, designee, 
or representative appointed or designated by Guaid[oacute] to act on 
behalf of the Government of Venezuela, including the Special 
Attorney General, and any staff of the foregoing individuals; any 
ambassador or other representative to the United States or to a 
third country appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such 
ambassador or representative; any representative to an international 
organization appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such 
representative; any person appointed by Guaid[oacute] to the board 
of directors (including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed 
as an executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity 
(including entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by 
the Government of Venezuela); and any other person that is appointed 
or designated by any of the foregoing persons to act on behalf of 
the Government of Venezuela.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions and 
activities involving any person appointed by Guaid[oacute], the IV 
National Assembly, or its Delegated Commission to the board of 
directors (including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed as 
an executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity (including 
entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the 
Government of Venezuela) prohibited by E.O. 13850 of November 1, 
2018, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, and incorporated 
into the VSR.
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) Any transaction or activity involving the Venezuelan 
National Constituent Assembly convened by Nicolas Maduro or the 
illegitimate National Assembly scheduled to be seated on January 5, 
2021, including their respective members and staff; or
    (2) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the 
VSR, any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or 
activities with any blocked persons other than the Government of 
Venezuela persons identified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this general 
license.
    (d) Effective January 4, 2021, General License No. 31, dated 
August 5, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this 
General License No. 31A.

Bradley T. Smith,

Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: January 4, 2021.

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