Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 177 / Thursday, September 14, 2023 / Rules and Regulations 63017 

Executive Orders 12372 and 13132 

This rulemaking does not have 

sufficient federalism implications to 

require consultations or warrant the 

preparation of a federalism summary 

impact statement. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental 

consultation on Federal programs and 

activities do not apply to this 

rulemaking. 

Executive Orders 12866, 14094, and 

13563 

Executive Orders 12866 (as amended 

by Executive Order 14094) and 13563 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributed impacts, and equity). 

Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. Because the scope of this rule 

implements a governmental policy 

expanding defense trade with a country, 

and does not impose additional 

regulatory requirements or obligations, 

the Department believes costs associated 

with this rule will be minimal. This rule 

has been designated as a significant 

regulatory action by the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

under Executive Order 12866, as 

amended. 

Executive Order 12988 

The Department of State has reviewed 

this rulemaking in light of Executive 

Order 12988 to eliminate ambiguity, 

minimize litigation, establish clear legal 

standards, and reduce burden. 

Executive Order 13175 

The Department of State has 

determined that this rulemaking will 

not have tribal implications, will not 

impose substantial direct compliance 

costs on Indian tribal governments, and 

will not preempt tribal law. 

Accordingly, the requirements of 

Executive Order 13175 do not apply to 

this rulemaking. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rulemaking does not impose or 

revise any information collections 

subject to 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 126 

Arms and munitions, Exports. 

Accordingly, for the reasons set forth 

above, title 22, chapter I, subchapter M, 

part 126 is amended as follows: 

PART 126—GENERAL POLICIES AND 

PROVISIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 126 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 287c, 2651a, 2752, 

2753, 2776, 2778, 2779, 2779a, 2780, 2791, 

2797; Sec. 1225, Pub. L. 108–375, 118 Stat. 

2091; Sec. 7045, Pub. L. 112–74, 125 Stat. 

1232; Sec. 1250A, Pub. L 116–92, 133 Stat. 

1665; Sec. 205, Pub. L. 116–94, 133 Stat. 

3052; E.O. 13637, 78 FR 16129, 3 CFR, 2013 

Comp., p. 223. 

■ 2. Amend § 126.1 by revising 

paragraph (r) to read as follows: 

§ 126.1 Prohibited exports, imports, and 

sales to or from certain countries. 

* * * * * 

(r) Cyprus. It is the policy of the 

United States to deny licenses or other 

approvals for exports or imports of 

defense articles and defense services 

destined for or originating in Cyprus, 

except that: 

(1) A license or other approval may be 

issued, on a case-by-case basis, for the 

United Nations Forces in Cyprus 

(UNFICYP) or for civilian end-users; 

and 

(2) From October 1, 2023, through 

September 30, 2024, the policy of denial 

and the status of Cyprus as a proscribed 

destination is suspended. 

* * * * * 

Bonnie Jenkins, 

Under Secretary, Arms Control and 

International Security, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

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. 

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 (incountry) 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. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2023–0487] 

Special Local Regulation; Marine 

Events Within the Eleventh Coast 

Guard District—Swim for Special 

Operations Forces 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

the special local regulation on the 

waters of San Diego Bay, CA, during the 

Swim for Special Operations Forces on 

September 16, 2023. This special local 

regulation is necessary to provide for 

the safety of the participants, crew, 

sponsor vessels of the event, and general 

users of the waterway. During the 

enforcement period, persons and vessels 

are prohibited from entering into, 

transiting through, or anchoring within 

this regulated area unless authorized by 

the Captain of the Port, or his 

designated representative. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

100.1101 for the location described in 

Item 16 in table 1 to § 100.1101, will be 

enforced from 7:30 a.m. until Noon on 

September 16, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this 

notification of enforcement, call or 

email Lieutenant Junior Grade Shelley 

Turner, Waterways Management, U.S. 

Coast Guard Sector San Diego, CA; 

telephone (619) 278–7656, email 

MarineEventsSD@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce the special local 

regulations in 33 CFR 100.1101 for the 

location identified in Item No. 16 in 

table 1 to § 100.1101, from 7:30 a.m. 

until Noon on September 16, 2023, for 

the Swim for Special Operations Forces 

in San Diego Bay, CA. This action is 

being taken to provide for the safety of 

life on the navigable waterways during 

the event. Our regulation for recurring 

marine events in the San Diego Captain 

of the Port Zone, § 100.1101, Item No. 

16 in table 1 to § 100.1101, specifies the 

location of the regulated area for the 

Swim for Special Operations Forces, 

which encompasses portions of San 

Diego Bay. Under the provisions of 

§ 100.1101, persons and vessels are 

prohibited from entering into, transiting 

through, or anchoring within this 

regulated area unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port, or his designated 

representative. The Coast Guard may be 

assisted by other Federal, State, or local 

law enforcement agencies in enforcing 

this regulation. 

In addition to this document in the 

Federal Register, the Coast Guard will 

provide the maritime community with 

advance notification of this enforcement 

period via the Local Notice to Mariners 

and marine information broadcasts. 

Dated: September 8, 2023. 

J.W. Spitler, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port San Diego. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2023–0703] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; San Diego Bay, San 

Diego, CA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing 

to establish a temporary safety zone for 

certain waters of the San Diego Bay. The 

safety zone is needed to protect 

personnel, vessels, and the marine 

environment from potential hazards 

during a U.S. Army parachute 

demonstration. Entry of vessels or 

persons into this zone is prohibited 

unless specifically authorized by the 

Captain of the Port Sector San Diego. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 10 

a.m. to noon on September 18th, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2023– 

0703 in the search box and click 

‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type 

column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related 

Material.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this proposed 


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