[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05989]


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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 83A

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 Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 
83A, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 83A was issued on February 20, 2024. 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 December 22, 2023, OFAC issued GL 83 to authorize certain 
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign 
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. Subsequently, OFAC 
issued one further iteration of GL 83: on February 20, 2024, OFAC 
issued GL 83A, which superseded GL 83. Each GL was made available on 
OFAC's website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. The text 
of GL 83A is provided below.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 83A

Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Imports of Certain 
Categories of Fish, Seafood, and Preparations Thereof Prohibited by 
Executive Order 14068

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, 
all transactions prohibited by the determination of December 22, 
2023 made pursuant to section 1(a)(i)(B) of Executive Order (E.O.) 
14068, as amended by E.O. 14114 (``Prohibitions Related to Imports 
of Certain Categories of Fish, Seafood, and Preparations Thereof''), 
that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the importation into 
the United States of seafood derivative products that were loaded 
onto a vessel at the port of loading prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern 
standard time on February 20, 2024, pursuant to written contracts or 
written agreements entered into prior to December 22, 2023, are 
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, May 31, 2024.
    (b) This general license does not authorize 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 February 20, 2024, General License No. 83, dated 
December 22, 2023, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by 
this General License No. 83A.

Bradley T. Smith,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: February 20, 2024.

Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-05989 Filed 3-20-24; 8:45 am]
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