[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3353-3354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00879]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Part 591


Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General 
License 45A

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Publication of 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 Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: GL 45A, which was previously 
made available on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 45A was issued on November 16, 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 November 16, 2023, OFAC issued GL 45A to authorize certain 
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Venezuela Sanctions 
Regulations (VSR), 31 CFR part 591, or authorities incorporated 
therein. The GL was made available on OFAC's website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. GL 45A supersedes GL 45, which 
was issued on October 18, 2023. The text of GL 45A is provided below.

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Office of Foreign Assets Control

Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 591

General License No. 45A

Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving Consorcio Venezolano de 
Industrias Aeron[aacute]uticas y Servicios A[eacute]reos, S.A.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the 
repatriation of Venezuelan nationals from non-U.S. jurisdictions in 
the Western Hemisphere to Venezuela, and which are exclusively for 
the purposes of such repatriation, involving Consorcio Venezolano de 
Industrias Aeron[aacute]uticas y Servicios A[eacute]reos, S.A. 
(Conviasa), or any entity in which Conviasa owns, directly or 
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by 
Executive Order (E.O.) 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, or E.O. 
13884, each as incorporated into the Venezuela Sanctions 
Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR), are authorized.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the general 
maintenance (including repair) of the blocked aircraft listed in the 
Annex to this general license that are prohibited by E.O. 13850, as 
amended by E.O. 13857, or E.O. 13884, each as incorporated into the 
VSR, are authorized.
    (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license, 
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to non-commercial 
(i.e., not-for-profit) flights between non-U.S. jurisdictions in the 
Western Hemisphere and Venezuela of the blocked aircraft listed in 
the Annex to this general license that are prohibited by E.O. 13850, 
as amended by E.O. 13857, or E.O. 13884, each as incorporated into 
the VSR, are authorized.
    (d) This general license does not authorize any transactions 
otherwise prohibited by the VSR, including any transactions 
involving any person blocked pursuant to the VSR other than the 
blocked persons or blocked aircraft described in paragraphs (a), (b) 
and (c) of this general license, Government of Venezuela persons 
blocked solely pursuant to E.O. 13884, Banco Central de Venezuela, 
or Banco de Venezuela SA Banco Universal.
    (e) Effective November 16, 2023, General License No. 45, dated 
October 18, 2023, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this 
General License No. 45A.
    Note to General License 45A. 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,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: November 16, 2023.

Annex--Blocked Aircraft Described in Paragraph (b) of General License 
45A

    List of blocked aircraft described in paragraph (b) of General 
License 45A:

(a) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2849
(b) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2850
(c) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2851
(d) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2911
(e) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2912
(f) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2913
(g) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2943
(h) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2944
(i) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2953
(j) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2954
(k) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2964
(l) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2965
(m) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
2966
(n) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
3052
(o) Aircraft Type: ERJ 190; Model: ERJ 190-100 IGW; Registration: YV 
3071
(p) Aircraft Type: Lineage 1000; Model: ERJ 190-100 ECJ; 
Registration: YV 3016

Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-00879 Filed 1-17-24; 8:45 am]
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