Publication of Belarus Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 8 and 9
| Citation | 88 FR 63017 |
| Published date | 14 September 2023 |
| Record Number | 2023-19887 |
| Court | Foreign Assets Control Office |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63017-63018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19887]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 548
Publication of Belarus Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses
8 and 9
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of web general licenses.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing two general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant
to the Belarus Sanctions Regulations: GLs 8 and 9, each of which was
previously made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GLs 8 and 9 were issued on August 9, 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 9, 2023, OFAC issued GLs 8 and 9 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Belarus Sanctions Regulations,
31 CFR part 548. GL 8 has an expiration date of October 9, 2023. GL 9
has an expiration date of September 8, 2023. Each GL was made available
on OFAC's website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) at the time of
publication. The text of these GLs is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Belarus Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 548
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 8
Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Joint Stock Company
Byelorussian Steel Works Management Company of Holding Byelorussian
Metallurgical Company
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the Belarus Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 548 (BSR), that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the
wind down of any transaction involving Joint Stock Company Byelorussian
Steel Works Management Company of Holding Byelorussian Metallurgical
Company (BSW) or any entity in which BSW owns, directly or indirectly,
a 50 percent or greater interest, including Bel-Kap-Steel LLC
(collectively, ``BSW Entities''), are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time, October 9, 2023, provided that any payment to a
BSW Entity must be made into a blocked account in accordance with the
BSR.
Note to paragraph (a). The authorization in paragraph (a) of
this general license includes authorization for U.S. persons to
process and pay salaries, severance, and expenses, and to pay
vendors and landlords, to the extent such transactions are
ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of Bel-Kap-Steel
LLC and do not involve a debit to a blocked account.
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(b) This general license does not authorize any transactions
otherwise prohibited by the BSR, including transactions involving any
person blocked pursuant to the BSR other than the BSW Entities, unless
separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 9, 2023.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Belarus Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 548
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 9
Authorizing Transactions Related to Civil Aviation Safety or the Wind
Down of Transactions Involving Open Joint Stock Company Belavia
Belarusian Airlines
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all transactions
prohibited by the Belarus Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 548 (BSR),
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 Open Joint Stock Company
Belavia Belarusian Airlines, or any entity in which Open Joint Stock
Company Belavia Belarusian Airlines owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest (collectively, the ``Belavia Entities''),
are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, September 8,
2023, provided that the goods, technology, or services that are
provided, exported, or reexported are for use on aircraft operated
solely for civil aviation purposes.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all transactions
prohibited by the BSR that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the
wind down of any transaction involving the Belavia Entities, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, September 8, 2023,
provided that any payment to a Belavia Entity must be made into a
blocked account in accordance with the BSR.
(c) This general license does not authorize any transactions
otherwise prohibited by the BSR, including transactions involving any
person blocked pursuant to the BSR other than the Belavia Entities,
unless separately authorized.
Note to General License 9. 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.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 9, 2023.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2023-19887 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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