[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 173 (Friday, September 8, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 61963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19434]


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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 13F

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 
13F, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 13F was issued on August 10, 2023. 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 Compliance, 202-622-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available on OFAC's website: https://ofac.treasury.gov.

Background

    On August 10, 2023, OFAC issued GL 13F to authorize certain 
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign 
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. GL 13F has an 
expiration date of November 8, 2023, and was made available on OFAC's 
website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. The text of 
this GL is provided below.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 587

General License No. 13F

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 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, 
November 8, 2023.
    (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 August 10, 2023, General License No. 13E, dated 
May 19, 2023, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this 
General License No. 13F.

Andrea M. Gacki,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: August 10, 2023.

Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2023-19434 Filed 9-7-23; 8:45 am]
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