[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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