[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 72717-72718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19919]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Parts 548 and 587


Publication of Belarus Sanctions Regulations and Russian Harmful 
Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 101

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 Belarus Sanctions Regulations and Russian Harmful Foreign 
Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 101 which was previously made 
available on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 101 was issued on August 9, 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 August 9, 2024, OFAC issued GL 101 to authorize certain 
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Belarus Sanctions Regulations, 
31 CFR part 548, and the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions 
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. The GL was made available on OFAC's 
website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued and has an 
expiration date of September 10, 2024. The text of this GLs is provided 
below.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Belarus Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 548

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 101

Authorizing Civil Aviation Safety and Wind Down Transactions Involving 
Certain Entities Blocked on August 9, 2024

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions prohibited by the Belarus Sanctions Regulations, 31 
CFR part 548 (BSR), and Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, that are 
ordinarily incident and necessary to the provision, exportation, or 
reexportation of goods, technology, or services to ensure the safety 
of civil aviation involving one or more of the following blocked 
entities (collectively, the ``Blocked Entities'') are authorized 
through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, September 10, 2024, 
provided that the goods, technology, or services that are provided, 
exported, or reexported are for use on aircraft operated solely for 
civil aviation purposes:
    (1) Aviakompaniya Belkanto LLC;
    (2) Aviakompaniya Rada LLC;
    (3) UE RubiStar; or
    (4) Any entity in which one or more of the above persons owns, 
directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50 
percent or greater interest.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, 
all transactions prohibited by the BSR or E.O. 14024 that are 
ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of any 
transaction involving any of the Blocked Entities are authorized 
through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, September 10, 2024, 
provided that any payment to a Blocked Entity is made into a blocked 
account in accordance with the BSR and the Russian Harmful Foreign 
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR).
    (c) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the BSR or the 
RuHSR, including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant 
to the BSR or the RuHSR other than the Blocked Entities, unless 
separately authorized;
    (2) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, 
Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts 
and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial 
Institutions; or
    (3) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 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.
    Note to General License 101. 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

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Industry and Security under the Export Administration Regulations, 
15 CFR parts 730-774.
Lawrence M. Scheinert
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: August 9, 2024

Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2024-19919 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
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