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(b) This general license does not authorize 

any transactions or activities otherwise 

prohibited by E.O. 14014, or prohibited by 

any part of 31 CFR chapter V, statute, or 

other Executive order, or involving any 

blocked persons other than the blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) of this 

general license. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Acting Director, 

Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: March 25, 2021 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27693 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Part 569 

Publication of Syria-Related Sanctions 

Regulations Web General Licenses 1, 

2, and 3 

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 Syria-Related Sanctions 

Regulations: GLs 1, 2, and 3, each of 

which were previously made available 

on OFAC’s website. 

DATES: GLs 1, 2, and 3 were issued on 

October 14, 2019. 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 Sanctions 

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 October 14, 2019, OFAC issued 

GLs 1, 2, and 3 to authorize certain 

transactions otherwise prohibited by 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13894 of October 

14, 2019 ‘‘Blocking Property and 

Suspending Entry of Certain Persons 

Contributing to the Situation in Syria’’ 

(84 FR 55851, October 17, 2019). In 

2020, E.O. 13894 was incorporated into 

the Syria-Related Sanctions Regulations, 

31 CFR part 569 (‘‘Regulations’’). GLs 2 

and 3 were revoked on November 5, 

2019. Each GL was made available on 

OFAC’s website (https://

ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. 

In 2022, OFAC added GLs for the 

official business of the U.S. government 

and for official business of certain 

international organizations and entities 

at §§ 569.509 and 569 of the 

Regulations, respectively, which 

incorporate the authorizations 

previously in GLs 1 and 3. The text of 

these GLs is provided below. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL 

Executive Order of October 14, 2019— 

Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of 

Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation 

in Syria 

GENERAL LICENSE 1 

Official Business of the United States 

Government 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of 

this general license, all transactions and 

activities prohibited pursuant to Sections 1, 

2, and 3 of Executive Order of October 14, 

2019 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 or activity that is prohibited 

by any other Executive Order or any part of 

31 CFR chapter V. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Deputy Director, 

Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: October 14, 2019 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL 

Executive Order of October 14, 2019— 

Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of 

Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation 

in Syria 

GENERAL LICENSE 2 

Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to 

the Wind Down of Operations or Existing 

Contracts Involving the Ministry of National 

Defence or the Ministry of Energy and 

Natural Resources of the Government of 

Turkey 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of 

this general license, all transactions and 

activities prohibited by Executive Order 

(E.O.) of October 14, 2019 that are ordinarily 

incident and necessary to the wind down of 

operations, contracts, or other agreements 

involving the Ministry of National Defence or 

the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources 

of the Government of Turkey, or any entity 

in which one or more of such ministries own, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater 

interest, that were in effect prior to 12:01 

eastern daylight time October 14, 2019, are 

authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 

standard time November 13, 2019. 

(b) This general license does not authorize: 

(1) Any debit to an account of a person 

blocked pursuant to E.O. of October 14, 2019 

on the books of a U.S. financial institution; 

or 

(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise 

prohibited by any other E.O or any part of 31 

CFR chapter V. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Deputy Director, 

Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: October 14, 2019 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL 

Executive Order of October 14, 2019— 

Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of 

Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation 

in Syria 

GENERAL LICENSE 3 

Authorizing Official Activities of Certain 

International Organizations Involving the 

Ministry of National Defence or the Ministry 

of Energy and Natural Resources of the 

Government of Turkey 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of 

this general license, all transactions and 

activities prohibited pursuant to Sections 1, 

2, and 3 of Executive Order (E.O.) of October 

14, 2019 involving the Ministry of National 

Defence or the Ministry of Energy and 

Natural Resources of the Government of 

Turkey, or any entity in which one or more 

of such ministries own, directly or indirectly, 

a 50 percent or greater interest, that are for 

the official business of the United Nations, 

including its Programmes and Funds, and its 

Specialized Agencies and Related 

Organizations, including those entities listed 

below, are authorized: 

• World Bank 

• IMF (International Monetary Fund) 

• FAO (UN Food and Agriculture 

Organization) 

• OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of 

Humanitarian Affairs) 

• OHCHR (UN Office of the United Nations 

High Commissioner for Human Rights) 

• UN Habitat 

• UNDP (UN Development Program) 

• UNFP A (UN Population Fund) 

• UNHCR (Office of the UN High 

Commissioner for Refugees) 

• UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund) 

• WFP (World Food Program) 

• The World Health Organization (WHO), 

including the Pan-American Health 

Organization (PAHO) 

Note to paragraph (a): For an 

organizational chart of the United Nations 

and its specialized agencies and related 

organizations, see the following page on the 

United Nations website: http://www.unsceb.

orn/directory. 

(b) This general license does not authorize: 

(1) The unblocking of any property blocked 

pursuant to E.O. of October 14, 2019 or any 

part of 31 CFR chapter V, except as 

authorized by paragraph (a); or 

(2) Any transaction or dealing otherwise 

prohibited by E.O. of October 14, 2019, any 

other E.O., or any part of 31 CFR chapter V. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Deputy Director, 

Office of Foreign Assets Control. 


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87716 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 / Rules and Regulations 

Dated: October 14, 2019 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27692 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 147 

[Docket Number USCG–2023–0073] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; South Fork Wind Farm 

Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, 

Lease OCS–A 0517, Offshore Rhode 

Island, Atlantic Ocean 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Temporary interim rule and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending 

the effective period for the 13 temporary 

500-meter temporary safety zones 

around the construction of 12 wind 

turbine generators (WTGs) and one 

offshore substation (OSS) located in the 

South Fork Wind Farm (SFWF) project 

area within Federal waters on the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS), specifically, in 

the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) Renewable Energy 

Lease Area OCS–A 0517, approximately 

16 nautical miles (NM) southeast of 

Block Island, Rhode Island, and 30 NM 

east of Montauk Point, New York. This 

rule extends the effective period of the 

existing safety zones for an additional 

five months. The safety zones will now 

end on May 31, 2024. This action is 

necessary to provide for the safety of 

life, property, and the environment 

during the anticipated construction of 

each facility’s monopile type foundation 

and subsequent installation of the WTGs 

turbines and OSS platform. When 

enforced, only attending vessels and 

those vessels specifically authorized by 

the First Coast Guard District 

Commander or a designated 

representative are permitted to enter or 

remain in the safety zones. 

DATES: This temporary interim rule is 

effective from January 1, 2024, through 

May 31, 2024. Comments and related 

material must be received by the Coast 

Guard on or before March 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2023–0073 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2023– 

0073 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 

rulemaking, call or email Mr. Craig 

Lapiejko, Waterways Management, at 

Coast Guard First District, telephone 

617–603–8592, email craig.d.lapiejko@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

BOEM Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

OCS Outer Continental Shelf 

OSS Offshore substation 

NM Nautical mile 

§ Section 

SFWF South Fork Wind Farm 

U.S.C. United States Code 

WTG Wind turbine generator 

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal 

Basis 

On May 2, 2023, the Coast Guard 

published a temporary final rule (TFR) 

establishing 13 temporary 500-meter 

safety zones around the construction of 

12 wind turbine generators (WTGs) and 

one offshore substation (OSS) located in 

the South Fork Wind Farm (SFWF) 

project area within Federal waters on 

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), 

specifically, in the Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management (BOEM) Renewable 

Energy Lease Area OCS–A 0517, 

approximately 16 nautical miles (NM) 

southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island, 

and 30 NM east of Montauk Point, New 

York (88 FR 27402). 

The Coast Guard originally published 

a temporary rule to be effective, and 

enforceable, through December 31, 

2023. We are now extending it to May 

31, 2024, to provide more time for the 

completion of the installation of the 

wind turbine generator (WTG) 

structures. This rule extends the 

effective period of the safety zones for 

five months until May 31, 2024. 

The First Coast Guard District 

Commander has determined that 

extension of the 13 safety zones through 

rulemaking is warranted to ensure the 

safety of life, property, and the 

environment within a 500-meter radius 

of each of the 13 facilities during their 

construction. 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule without prior notice and 

opportunity to comment pursuant to 

authority under section 4(a) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to extending the effective 

period for the safety zone because doing 

so would be impracticable and contrary 

to the public interest. The Coast Guard 

did not receive sufficient notice that the 

windfarm construction would not be 

completed until May 31, 2024, to allow 

time to publish an NPRM, reviewing 

public comment, and publishing a 

subsequent rule. Providing this prior 

public notice and opportunity to 

comment is contrary to the public’s 

interest and impracticable because 

doing so could result in a lapse in the 

safety zone’s enforceability, and safety 

concerns with vessels and persons 

transiting too close to the construction 

efforts. Immediate action is needed to 

protect persons and property from the 

potential dangers associated with the 

construction. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast 

Guard finds that good cause exists for 

making this temporary interim rule 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register. The 

current temporary final rule around the 

windfarm construction ends on 

December 31, 2023, but the construction 

will be ongoing after that date. Delaying 

the effective date of this temporary 

interim rule would be contrary to the 

public’s interest and impracticable 

because action is needed starting 

January 1, 2024, to protect persons and 

vessels from the potential safety hazards 

associated with the ongoing windfarm 

construction. 

We are soliciting comments on the 

extension of the enforcement period of 

this safety zone. If the Coast Guard 

determines that changes to the 

temporary interim rule are necessary, 

we will publish a temporary final rule 

or other appropriate document. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under the authority provided in 14 

U.S.C. 544, 43 U.S.C. 1333, and 

Department of Homeland Security 


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