Publication of Ukraine-Related Web General License 15 and Subsequent Iterations

Published date28 July 2021
Record Number2021-15669
SectionRules and Regulations
CourtForeign Assets Control Office
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 142 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Pages 40310-40316]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-15669]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                Office of Foreign Assets Control
                31 CFR Part 589
                Publication of Ukraine-Related Web General License 15 and
                Subsequent Iterations
                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 11 Ukraine-related web general licenses
                (GLs) in the Federal Register: GL 15, GL 15A, GL 15B, GL 15C, GL 15D,
                GL 15E, GL 15F, GL 15G, GL 15H, and GL 15I, each of which is now
                expired and was previously issued on OFAC's website, as well as GL 15J,
                which was also previously issued on OFAC's website and expires on
                January 26, 2022.
                DATES: GL 15J was issued on December 23, 2020 and expires on January
                26, 2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of this rule 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 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.
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                Background
                 On March 6, 2014, 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.) 13660, ``Blocking Property
                of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine'' (79 FR
                13493, March 10, 2014). In E.O. 13660, the President determined that
                the actions and policies of persons including persons who have asserted
                governmental authority in the Crimean region without the authorization
                of the Government of Ukraine that undermine democratic processes and
                institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, stability,
                sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and contribute to the
                misappropriation of its assets, constitute 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.
                 The President subsequently issued E.O. 13661 of March 16, 2014,
                ``Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
                in Ukraine'' (79 FR 15535, March 19, 2014), and E.O. 13662 of March 20,
                2014, ``Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the
                Situation in Ukraine'' (79 FR 16169, March 20, 2014), pursuant to the
                national emergency declared in E.O. 13660. E.O. 13661 and E.O. 13662
                expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in E.O. 13660. On
                May 8, 2014, OFAC published the Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations,
                31 CFR part 589 (the ``Regulations''), to implement E.O. 13660, E.O.
                13661, and E.O. 13662 (79 FR 26365, May 8, 2014). The President has
                issued additional Executive orders pursuant to the national emergency
                declared in E.O. 13660, and expanded in E.O. 13661 and E.O. 13662,
                which are not discussed in this publication as they are not relevant to
                the web GLs being published.
                 OFAC, in consultation with the Department of State, issued GL 15 on
                May 22, 2018, pursuant to the Regulations, to authorize certain
                transactions and activities with GAZ Group, or entities in which GAZ
                Group owned, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest,
                that were otherwise prohibited by the Regulations. Subject to certain
                conditions, GL 15 authorized certain transactions and activities that
                were ordinarily incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down
                of operations, contracts, or other agreements, including the
                importation of goods, services, or technology into the United States,
                involving GAZ Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owned,
                directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest and that were
                in effect prior to April 6, 2018. Subsequently, OFAC issued 10 further
                iterations of GL 15, which extended the authorization, and in later
                iterations, broadened the scope of the GL.
                 On October 19, 2018, OFAC issued GL 15A, which replaced and
                superseded GL 15; on November 9, 2018, OFAC issued GL 15B, which
                replaced and superseded GL 15A; on December 7, 2018, OFAC issued GL
                15C, which replaced and superseded GL 15B; on December 20, 2018, OFAC
                issued GL 15D, which replaced and superseded GL 15C; on March 6, 2019,
                OFAC issued GL 15E, which replaced and superseded GL 15D; on June 26,
                2019, OFAC issued GL 15F, which replaced and superseded GL 15E; on
                November 1, 2019, OFAC issued GL 15G, which replaced and superseded GL
                15F; on March 20, 2020, OFAC issued GL 15H, which replaced and
                superseded GL 15G; on July 16, 2020, OFAC issued GL 15I, which replaced
                and superseded 15H; and on December 23, 2020, OFAC issued GL 15J, which
                replaced and superseded GL 15I. GL 15J expires on January 26, 2022. The
                texts of following 11 Ukraine-related GLs are provided below: GLs 15,
                15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F, 15G, 15H, 15I, and 15J.
                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15
                Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary To Maintenance or Wind Down of
                Operations or Existing Contracts With GAZ Group
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down of
                operations, contracts, or other agreements, including the importation
                of goods, services, or technology into the United States, involving GAZ
                Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest and that were in effect
                prior to April 6, 2018, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
                daylight time, October 23, 2018.
                 (b) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraph (a) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
                May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may be used for
                maintenance or wind-down activities authorized by this general license.
                 (c) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
                (a) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive,
                detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses
                of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and
                the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign
                Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department
                of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
                Andrea Gacki,
                Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: May 22, 2018.
                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15A
                Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of
                Operations or Existing Contracts With GAZ Group
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down of
                operations, contracts, or other agreements, including the importation
                of goods, services, or technology into the United States, involving GAZ
                Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest and that were in effect
                prior to April 6, 2018, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
                standard time, December 12, 2018.
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                 (b) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraph (a) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
                May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may be used for
                maintenance or wind-down activities authorized by this general license.
                 (c) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
                (a) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive,
                detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses
                of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and
                the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign
                Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department
                of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
                 (e) Effective October 19, 2018, General License No. 15, dated May
                22, 2018, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
                License No. 15A.
                Andrea Gacki,
                Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: October 19, 2018.
                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15B
                Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of
                Operations or Existing Contracts With GAZ Group
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down of
                operations, contracts, or other agreements, including the importation
                of goods, services, or technology into the United States, involving GAZ
                Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest and that were in effect
                prior to April 6, 2018, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
                standard time, January 7, 2019.
                 (b) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraph (a) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
                May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may be used for
                maintenance or wind-down activities authorized by this general license.
                 (c) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
                (a) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive,
                detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses
                of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and
                the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign
                Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department
                of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
                 (e) Effective November 9, 2018, General License No. 15A, dated
                October 19, 2018, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
                General License No. 15B.
                Andrea Gacki,
                Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: November 9, 2018.
                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15C
                Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of
                Operations or Existing Contracts With GAZ Group
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down of
                operations, contracts, or other agreements, including the importation
                of goods, services, or technology into the United States, involving GAZ
                Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest and that were in effect
                prior to April 6, 2018, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
                standard time, January 21, 2019.
                 (b) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraph (a) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
                May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may be used for
                maintenance or wind-down activities authorized by this general license.
                 (c) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
                (a) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive,
                detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses
                of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and
                the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign
                Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department
                of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220,
                [[Page 40313]]
                or via email to [email protected].
                 (e) Effective December 7, 2018, General License No. 15B, dated
                November 9, 2018, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
                General License No. 15C.
                Andrea Gacki,
                Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: December 7, 2018.
                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15D
                Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of
                Operations or Existing Contracts With GAZ Group
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down of
                operations, contracts, or other agreements, including the importation
                of goods, services, or technology into the United States, involving GAZ
                Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest and that were in effect
                prior to April 6, 2018, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
                standard time, March 7, 2019.
                 (b) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraph (a) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
                May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may be used for
                maintenance or wind-down activities authorized by this general license.
                 (c) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
                (a) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive,
                detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses
                of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and
                the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign
                Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department
                of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
                 (e) Effective December 20, 2018, General License No. 15C, dated
                December 7, 2018, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
                General License No. 15D.
                Andrea Gacki,
                Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: December 20, 2018.
                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15E
                Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of
                Operations or Existing Contracts With GAZ Group
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down of
                operations, contracts, or other agreements, including the importation
                of goods, services, or technology into the United States, involving GAZ
                Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest and that were in effect
                prior to April 6, 2018, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
                daylight time, July 6, 2019.
                 (b) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraph (a) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
                May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may be used for
                maintenance or wind-down activities authorized by this general license.
                 (c) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
                (a) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive,
                detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses
                of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and
                the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign
                Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department
                of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
                 (e) Effective March 6, 2019, General License No. 15D, dated
                December 20, 2018, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
                General License No. 15E.
                Andrea Gacki,
                Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: March 6, 2019.
                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15F
                Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of
                Operations or Existing Contracts With GAZ Group, or Certain Automotive
                Safety Activities
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to (1) the maintenance or wind down
                of operations, contracts, or other agreements, including the
                importation of goods, services, or technology into the United States,
                involving GAZ Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns,
                directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest and that were
                in effect prior to April 6, 2018, or (2) the installation of Electronic
                Stability Program systems consistent with applicable automotive safety
                regulatory requirements in vehicles produced by GAZ Group or any other
                entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or
                greater interest, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard
                time, November 8, 2019.
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                 (b) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraph (a) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
                May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may be used for
                the activities authorized by this general license.
                 (c) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
                (a) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive,
                detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses
                of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and
                the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign
                Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department
                of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
                 (e) Effective June 26, 2019, General License No. 15E, dated March
                6, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
                License No. 15F.
                Andrea Gacki,
                Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: June 26, 2019.
                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15G
                Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of
                Operations or Existing Contracts With GAZ Group, and Certain Automotive
                Safety and Environmental Activities
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to (1) the maintenance or wind down
                of operations, contracts, or other agreements, including the
                importation of goods, services, or technology into the United States,
                involving GAZ Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns,
                directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest and that were
                in effect prior to April 6, 2018, (2) research and development
                regarding, and the related purchase, manufacture, and installation of,
                Electronic Stability Program systems and other advanced driver-
                assistance systems, or components thereof, consistent with applicable
                automotive safety regulatory requirements, in vehicles produced by GAZ
                Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, or (3) research and
                development regarding, and the related purchase, manufacture, and
                installation of, components necessary to implement Euro \5/6\ emissions
                standards in vehicles produced by GAZ Group or any other entity in
                which GAZ Group owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
                interest, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
                March 31, 2020.
                 (b) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraph (a) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
                May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may be used for
                the activities authorized by this general license.
                 (c) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
                (a) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive,
                detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses
                of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and
                the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign
                Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department
                of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
                 (e) Effective November 1, 2019, General License No. 15F, dated June
                26, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
                License No. 15G.
                Andrea Gacki,
                Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: November 1, 2019.
                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15H
                Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to Maintenance or Wind Down of
                Operations or Existing Contracts With GAZ Group, and Certain Automotive
                Safety and Environmental Activities
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to (1) the maintenance or wind down
                of operations, contracts, or other agreements, including the
                importation of goods, services, or technology into the United States,
                involving GAZ Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns,
                directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest and that were
                in effect prior to April 6, 2018, (2) research and development
                regarding, and the related purchase, manufacture, and installation of,
                Electronic Stability Program systems and other advanced driver-
                assistance systems, or components thereof, consistent with applicable
                automotive safety regulatory requirements, in vehicles produced by GAZ
                Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, (3) research and
                development regarding, and the related purchase, manufacture, and
                installation of, components necessary to implement Euro \5/6\ emissions
                standards in vehicles produced by GAZ Group or any other entity in
                which GAZ Group owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater
                interest, or (4) the installation of occupant safety systems (including
                steering wheels, airbags, and seat belts) consistent with applicable
                automotive safety regulatory requirements in vehicles produced by GAZ
                Group or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, are authorized through
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                12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, July 22, 2020.
                 (b) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraph (a) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
                May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may be used for
                the activities authorized by this general license.
                 (c) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraph
                (a) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (d) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a comprehensive,
                detailed report of each transaction, including the names and addresses
                of parties involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and
                the dates on which the activities occurred, with the Office of Foreign
                Assets Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department
                of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220, or via email to [email protected].
                 (e) Effective March 20, 2020, General License No. 15G, dated
                November 1, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
                General License No. 15H.
                Andrea Gacki,
                Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: March 20, 2020.
                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15I
                Authorizing Certain Activities Involving GAZ Group
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this general
                license, transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589 (URSR), that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to the manufacture and sale of
                existing and new models of vehicles, components, and spare parts,
                including automobiles, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses,
                engines/powertrains, produced by GAZ Group, or any entity in which GAZ
                Group owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest,
                are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, January 22,
                2021, including:
                 Research, design, development, production, modification,
                upgrade, certification, distribution, and marketing;
                 Provision or receipt of services, including warranty,
                maintenance, logistics, storage, shipping, insurance, security,
                brokerage, legal, banking and financial (including financing and
                renegotiation of debt), technical and engineering, advertising, and
                customer services;
                 Entry into joint ventures, contract manufacturing
                agreements, supplier contracts, and other new contracts associated with
                activities authorized by paragraph (a);
                 Payment and receipt of dividends and other funds owed by
                or to GAZ Group relating to activities authorized by paragraph (a);
                 The conduct of financial transactions associated with
                activities authorized by paragraph (a); and
                 Activities necessary for compliance with paragraph
                (f)(1)(i), including financial auditing services.
                 (b) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                URSR that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the maintenance or
                wind down of operations, contracts, or other agreements involving GAZ
                Group, or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, and that were in effect
                prior to April 6, 2018, including the importation of goods, services,
                or technology into the United States, are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
                eastern standard time, January 22, 2021.
                 (c) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraphs (a) and (b) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern
                daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may
                be used for the activities authorized by this general license.
                 (d) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraphs
                (a) and (b) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (e) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a detailed report of
                each transaction, including the names and addresses of parties
                involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and the dates on
                which the activities occurred, via email to [email protected]
                (preferred) or mail to Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office of
                Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500
                Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220.
                 (f)(1) GAZ Group is required to provide the following information
                to OFAC:
                 (i) Audited financial statements and board meeting minutes for GAZ
                Group, reports of composition and changes to GAZ Group's Board of
                Directors, lists of any new joint ventures entered into by GAZ Group
                and any joint ventures under development by GAZ Group in which GAZ
                Group is a participant, and financing agreements entered into by GAZ
                Group valued at or exceeding $5 million U.S. dollars. This information
                must be reported within five days of the close of each calendar
                quarter.
                 (ii) Certification that GAZ Group is not acting for or on behalf of
                Mr. Oleg Deripaska or any other person included on OFAC's list of
                Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, and that control
                over the actions, policies, and decisions of the company rests with GAZ
                Group's Board of Directors and shareholders. This information must be
                reported within five days of the close of each calendar month.
                 (2) Information reported under paragraph (f)(1) of this general
                license must reference General License 15I and be sent via email to
                [email protected] (preferred) or mail to Office of Foreign Assets
                Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the
                Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220.
                 (g) Effective July 16, 2020, General License No. 15H, dated March
                20, 2020, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
                License No. 15I.
                Andrea Gacki,
                Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: July 16, 2020.
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                OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589
                General License No. 15I
                Authorizing Certain Activities Involving GAZ Group
                 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this general
                license, transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589 (URSR), that are
                ordinarily incident and necessary to the manufacture and sale of
                existing and new models of vehicles, components, and spare parts,
                including automobiles, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses,
                engines/powertrains, produced by GAZ Group, or any entity in which GAZ
                Group owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest,
                are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, January 26,
                2022, including:
                 Research, design, development, production, modification,
                upgrade, certification, distribution, and marketing;
                 Provision or receipt of services, including warranty,
                maintenance, logistics, storage, shipping, insurance, security,
                brokerage, legal, banking and financial (including financing and
                renegotiation of debt), technical and engineering, advertising, and
                customer services;
                 Entry into joint ventures, contract manufacturing
                agreements, supplier contracts, and other new contracts associated with
                activities authorized by paragraph (a);
                 Payment and receipt of dividends and other funds owed by
                or to GAZ Group relating to activities authorized by paragraph (a);
                 The conduct of financial transactions associated with
                activities authorized by paragraph (a); and
                 Activities necessary for compliance with paragraph
                (f)(1)(i), including financial auditing services.
                 (b) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this general
                license, all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by the
                URSR that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the maintenance or
                wind down of operations, contracts, or other agreements involving GAZ
                Group, or any other entity in which GAZ Group owns, directly or
                indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, and that were in effect
                prior to April 6, 2018, including the importation of goods, services,
                or technology into the United States, are authorized through 12:01 a.m.
                eastern standard time, January 26, 2022.
                 (c) All funds in accounts of blocked persons identified in
                paragraphs (a) and (b) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern
                daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain blocked, except that such funds may
                be used for the activities authorized by this general license.
                 (d) This general license does not authorize:
                 (1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings
                in, to, or for the benefit of the blocked persons described above;
                 (2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by any other
                part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
                blocked person other than the blocked persons described in paragraphs
                (a) and (b) of this general license; or
                 (3) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part of
                31 CFR chapter V, except as authorized by paragraphs (a) or (b).
                 (e) U.S. persons participating in transactions authorized by this
                general license are required, within 10 business days after the
                expiration date of this general license, to file a detailed report of
                each transaction, including the names and addresses of parties
                involved, the type and scope of activities conducted, and the dates on
                which the activities occurred, via email to [email protected]
                (preferred) or mail to Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office of
                Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500
                Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220.
                 (f)(1) GAZ Group is required to provide the following information
                to OFAC:
                 (i) Audited financial statements and board meeting minutes for GAZ
                Group, reports of composition and changes to GAZ Group's Board of
                Directors, lists of any new joint ventures entered into by GAZ Group
                and any joint ventures under development by GAZ Group in which GAZ
                Group is a participant, and financing agreements entered into by GAZ
                Group valued at or exceeding $5 million U.S. dollars. This information
                must be reported within five days of the close of each calendar
                quarter.
                 (ii) Certification that GAZ Group is not acting for or on behalf of
                Mr. Oleg Deripaska or any other person included on OFAC's list of
                Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, and that control
                over the actions, policies, and decisions of the company rests with GAZ
                Group's Board of Directors and shareholders. This information must be
                reported within five days of the close of each calendar month.
                 (2) Information reported under paragraph (f)(1) of this general
                license must reference General License 15J and be sent via email to
                [email protected] (preferred) or mail to Office of Foreign Assets
                Control, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the
                Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman's Bank Building,
                Washington, DC 20220.
                 (g) Effective December 23, 2020, General License No. 15I, dated
                July 16, 2020, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
                General License No. 15J.
                Bradley T. Smith,
                Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                 Dated: December 23, 2020.
                 Dated: July 19, 2021.
                Bradley T. Smith,
                Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                [FR Doc. 2021-15669 Filed 7-27-21; 8:45 am]
                BILLING CODE 4810-AL-P
                

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