International Criminal Court-Related Sanctions Regulations

• Published date: 06 July 2021
• Citation: 86 FR 35399
• Record Number: 2021-14337
• Section: Rules and Regulations
• Court: Foreign Assets Control Office

35399

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 126 / Tuesday, July 6, 2021 / Rules and Regulations

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Ryan Law,

Deputy Assistant Secretary Privacy,

Transparency, and Records.

[FR Doc. 2021–14213 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Part 520

International Criminal Court-Related

Sanctions Regulations

AGENCY

: Office of Foreign Assets

Control, Treasury.

ACTION

: Final rule.

SUMMARY

: The Department of the

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets

Control (OFAC) is removing from the

Code of Federal Regulations the

International Criminal Court-Related

Sanctions Regulations as a result of the

termination of the national emergency

on which the regulations were based.

DATES

: This rule is effective July 6,

2021.

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.treasury.gov/ofac.

Background

On June 11, 2020, the President,

invoking the authority of, inter alia, the

International Emergency Economic

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706)

(IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.)

13928 (85 FR 36139, June 15, 2020),

‘‘Blocking Property of Certain Persons

Associated With the International

Criminal Court.’’ In E.O. 13928, the

President found that the International

Criminal Court’s (ICC) assertions of

jurisdiction over personnel of the

United States and certain of its allies

threatened to subject current and former

United States Government and allied

officials to harassment, abuse, and

possible arrest, and that these actions on

the part of the ICC, in turn, threatened

to infringe upon the sovereignty of the

United States. The President therefore

determined that any attempt by the ICC

to investigate, arrest, detain, or

prosecute any United States personnel

without the consent of the United

States, or of personnel of countries that

are United States allies and who are not

parties to the Rome Statute or have not

otherwise consented to ICC jurisdiction,

constituted an unusual and

extraordinary threat to the national

security and foreign policy of the United

States and declared a national

emergency to deal with that threat.

On October 1, 2020, OFAC issued the

International Criminal Court-Related

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 520

(85 FR 61816, October 1, 2020) (the

‘‘Regulations’’), as a final rule to

implement E.O. 13928. The Regulations

were issued in abbreviated form for the

purpose of providing immediate

guidance to the public.

On April 1, 2021, the President issued

E.O. 14022, ‘‘Termination of Emergency

With Respect to the International

Criminal Court’’ (86 FR 17895, April 7,

2021). In E.O. 14022, the President

found that, although the United States

continues to object to the ICC’s

assertions of jurisdiction over personnel

of such non-States Parties as the United

States and its allies absent their consent

or referral by the United Nations

Security Council, the threat and

imposition of financial sanctions against

the ICC, its personnel, and those who

assist it are not an effective or

appropriate strategy for addressing the

United States’ concerns with the ICC.

Accordingly, the President terminated

the national emergency declared in E.O.

13928 and revoked that order.

As a result, OFAC is removing the

Regulations from the Code of Federal

Regulations. Pursuant to section 202(a)

of the National Emergencies Act (50

U.S.C. 1622(a)) and section 2 of E.O.

14022, termination of the national

emergency declared in E.O. 13928 shall

not affect any action taken or

proceeding pending not finally

concluded or determined as of April 1,

2021 (the date of E.O. 14022), any action

or proceeding based on any act

committed prior to the date of E.O.

14022, or any rights or duties that

matured or penalties that were incurred

prior to the date of E.O. 14022.

Public Participation

Because the Regulations involve a

foreign affairs function, the provisions

of E.O. 12866 of September 30, 1993,

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’ (58

FR 51735, October 4, 1993), and the

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.

553) requiring notice of proposed

rulemaking, opportunity for public

participation, and delay in effective date

are inapplicable. Because no notice of

proposed rulemaking is required for this

rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. 601–612) does not apply.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because this rule does not

impose information collection

requirements that would require the

approval of the Office of Management

and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 520

Administrative practice and

procedure, Banks, Banking, Blocking of

assets, International criminal court,

Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Sanctions.

PART 520—[REMOVED]

■For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, and pursuant to 50 U.S.C.

1601–1651 and E.O. 14022 (86 FR

17895, April 7, 2021), OFAC amends 31

CFR chapter V by removing part 520.

Dated: June 30, 2021.

Bradley T. Smith,

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets

Control.

[FR Doc. 2021–14337 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am]

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SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket Number USCG–2021–0266]

RIN 1625–AA08

Special Local Regulation; Back River,

Baltimore County, MD

AGENCY

: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION

: Temporary final rule.

SUMMARY

: The Coast Guard is

establishing a temporary special local

regulation for certain waters of Back

River. This action is necessary to

provide for the safety of life on these

navigable waters located in Baltimore

County, MD, during a high-speed power

boat event on July 10, 2021, and July 11,

2021. This regulation prohibits persons

and vessels from entering the regulated

area unless authorized by the Captain of

the Port Maryland-National Capital

Region or the Coast Guard Event Patrol

Commander.

DATES

: This rule is effective from 9 a.m.

on July 10, 2021, through 6 p.m. on July

11, 2021.

ADDRESSES

: To view documents

mentioned in this preamble as being

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