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■ 2. Add § 73.225 to subchapter A to 

read as follows: 

§ 73.225 Jagua (genipin-glycine) blue. 

(a) Identity. (1) The color additive 

jagua (genipin-glycine) blue is a dark 

blue powder or liquid prepared from the 

juice of the unripe fruit of Genipa 

americana by reacting the genipin in the 

juice with glycine using mild heat. The 

color additive contains a polymer as the 

principal coloring component and three 

dimers as minor coloring components. 

(2) Color additive mixtures for food 

use made with jagua (genipin-glycine) 

blue may contain only those diluents 

that are suitable and are listed in this 

subpart as safe for use in color additive 

mixtures for coloring foods. 

(b) Specifications. Jagua (genipinglycine) blue must conform to the 

following specifications and must be 

free from impurities, other than those 

named, to the extent that such other 

impurities may be avoided by good 

manufacturing practice: 

(1) Arsenic, not more than 1 

milligram/kilogram (mg/kg) (1 part per 

million (ppm)). 

(2) Cadmium, not more than 1 mg/kg 

(1 ppm). 

(3) Lead, not more than 1 mg/kg (1 

ppm). 

(4) Mercury, not more than 1 mg/kg (1 

ppm). 

(5) Genipin, not more than 20 mg/kg 

(20 ppm). 

(c) Uses and restrictions. Jagua 

(genipin-glycine) blue may be safely 

used for coloring flavored milk; dairy 

drinks and substitutes; dairy and dairy 

alternative yogurt; ice cream, frozen 

dairy and dairy alternative desserts, 

puddings, gelatins, ices, sorbets; readyto-eat multicolored cereals; flavored 

potato chips, tortilla, corn, and other 

chips; candy and chewing gum; nonalcoholic fruit based/flavored drinks, 

nutritional beverages and smoothies; 

flavored cream cheese-based spreads; 

and icings, frostings, jams, syrups, and 

fruit toppings and fillings at levels 

consistent with good manufacturing 

practice, except that it may not be used 

for coloring foods for which standards 

of identity have been issued under 

section 401 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act, unless the use of 

added color is authorized by such 

standards. 

(d) Labeling requirements. The label 

of the color additive and any mixtures 

prepared therefrom intended solely or 

in part for coloring purposes must 

conform to the requirements of § 70.25 

of this chapter. 

(e) Exemption from certification. 

Certification of this color additive is not 

necessary for the protection of the 

public health and therefore batches 

thereof are exempt from the certification 

requirements of section 721(c) of the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 

Dated: October 30, 2023. 

Lauren K. Roth, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24352 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Part 582 

Publication of Nicaragua Sanctions 

Regulations Web General Licenses 1, 

2, and 2A 

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 three 

general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant 

to the Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations: 

GLs 1, 2, and 2A, each of which was 

previously made available on OFAC’s 

website. 

DATES: GLs 1 and 2 were issued on 

March 5, 2020. 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 March 5, 2020, OFAC issued GLs 

1 and 2 to authorize certain transactions 

otherwise prohibited by the Nicaragua 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 582 

(NSR). On March 25, 2020, OFAC issued 

GL 2A, which superseded GL 2, 

pursuant to the NSR and the Nicaragua 

Investment Conditionality Act of 2018 

(50 U.S.C. 1701 note) (NICA Act), 

previously known as the ‘‘Nicaragua 

Human Rights and Anticorruption Act 

of 2018.’’ GL 2A expired on May 6, 

2020. Also on March 25, 2020, OFAC 

issued GL 1A pursuant to the NSR and 

the NICA Act; GL 1A superseded GL 1 

and was later incorporated into the NSR 

(85 FR 43436). Each GL was made 

available on OFAC’s website (https://

ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. 

The text of GLs 1, 2, and 2A is provided 

below. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 582 

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 1 

Official Business of the United States 

Government 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this general license, all 

transactions that are for the conduct of 

the official business of the United States 

Government by employees, grantees, or 

contractors thereof are authorized. 

(b) This general license does not 

authorize any transaction that is 

prohibited by any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V other than part 582. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Dated: March 5, 2020. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 582 

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 2 

Authorizing the Wind Down of 

Transactions Involving the Nicaraguan 

National Police 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities prohibited by 

the Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations, 31 

CFR part 582 (the NSR), that are 

ordinarily incident and necessary to the 

wind down of transactions involving the 

Nicaraguan National Police (NNP), or 

any entity in which the NNP owns, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest, including the 

processing of salary payments from the 

NNP, or any entity in which the NNP 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest, to its 

employees, are authorized through 

12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, May 6, 

2020. 

(b) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) Any debit to an account of the 

NNP, or any entity in which the NNP 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest, on the books 

of a U.S. financial institution; or 

(2) Any transactions or activities 

prohibited by any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V other than the NSR, or any 

transactions or activities with any 

blocked person other than the blocked 


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persons identified in paragraph (a) of 

this general license. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Dated: March 5, 2020. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 582 

Nicaragua Human Rights and 

Anticorruption Act of 2018 

50 U.S.C. 1701 Note 

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 2A 

Authorizing the Wind Down of 

Transactions Involving the Nicaraguan 

National Police 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities prohibited by 

the Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations, 31 

CFR part 582 (the NSR) or the Nicaragua 

Human Rights and Anticorruption Act 

of 2018 (NHRAA), that are ordinarily 

incident and necessary to the wind 

down of transactions involving the 

Nicaraguan National Police (NNP), or 

any entity in which the NNP owns, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest, including the 

processing of salary payments from the 

NNP, or any entity in which the NNP 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest, to its 

employees, are authorized through 

12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, May 6, 

2020. 

(b) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) Any debit to an account of the 

NNP, or any entity in which the NNP 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest, on the books 

of a U.S. financial institution; or 

(2) Any transactions or activities 

prohibited by any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V other than the NSR, or any 

transactions or activities with any 

blocked person other than the blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) of 

this general license. 

(c) Effective March 25, 2020, General 

License No. 2, dated March 5, 2020, is 

replaced and superseded in its entirety 

by this General License No. 2A. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: March 25, 2020. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24332 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2023–0366] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Hurricanes, Tropical 

Storms, and Other Storms With High 

Winds; Captain of the Port Zone Sector 

Virginia 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a safety zone for the 

navigable waters of the Sector Virginia 

Captain of the Port (COTP) Zone, to be 

enforced in the event of hurricanes, 

tropical storms, and other storms with 

high winds. This action is necessary to 

ensure the safety of the waters of the 

Sector Virginia COTP Zone. This rule 

establishes actions to be completed by 

industry and vessels within the COTP 

Zone before hurricanes, tropical storms, 

and other storms with high winds 

threatening the State of Virginia make 

landfall, and afterwards as well. 

DATES: This rule is effective December 4, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2023– 

0366 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 rule, call 

or email LCDR Ashley Holm, Chief 

Waterways Management Division U.S. 

Coast Guard; 757–617–7986, 

Ashley.E.Holm@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

Virginia has the potential to be 

affected by hurricanes and tropical 

storms on a yearly basis, especially 

between the months of June and 

November. Additionally, severe storms 

generating high winds and rough seas 

are also common in the winter months. 

In response, on September 14, 2023, the 

Coast Guard published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled 

‘‘Safety Zone; Hurricanes, Tropical 

Storms, and other Storms with High 

Winds; Captain of the Port Zone 

Virginia’’ (88 FR 63042). There, we 

stated why we issued the NPRM and 

invited comments on our proposed 

regulatory action related to this safety 

zone. During the comment period that 

ended October 16, 2023, we received 

one comment. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034. The 

Captain of the Port Sector Virginia 

(COTP) has determined that potential 

hazards associated with hurricanes, 

tropical storms, and other storms pose a 

safety concern to the maritime 

community. The purpose of this rule is 

to ensure safety of vessels and the 

navigable waters in the safety zone 

before, during, and after a hurricane, 

tropical storm, or other storm. 

IV. Discussion of Comments, Changes, 

and the Rule 

As noted above, we received one 

comment that concurred with the 

proposed rulemaking on our NPRM 

published September 14, 2023. The 

comment also addressed the need for 

Coast Guard Sector Virginia to maintain 

and update the Port Heavy Weather 

Plan. The comment is referring to the 

Maritime Severe Weather Contingency 

Plan, which advises the maritime 

community of the sequence and timing 

of COTP decisions and actions made 

pursuant to 33 CFR parts 160 and 165 

that may be taken when there is the 

threat of a hurricane. The Plan also 

recommends actions to be taken to 

minimize storm related deaths, injury, 

damage, and threats to the environment. 

Coast Guard Sector Virginia will review 

and update the Maritime Severe 

Weather Contingency Plan as necessary 

to reflect the promulgation of this rule, 

and to provide guidance on advisable 

steps to take in addition to those 

required by the rule. Aside from adding 

the word ‘‘Sector’’ to the title of the 

regulation to conform to 33 CFR 3.25– 

10, there are no changes in the 

regulatory text of this rule from the 

proposed rule in the NPRM. 

This rule establishes a safety zone on 

the navigable waters of the Sector 

Virginia COTP Zone during hurricanes, 

tropical storms, and other storms with 

high winds. This safety zone establishes 

actions to be completed by local 

industry and vessels in the COTP zone 

prior to landfall of hurricanes, tropical 

storms, and other storms with high 


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