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costs or prices for consumers, 

individual industries, Federal, State, or 

local government agencies, or 

geographic regions; and (c) does not 

have significant adverse effects on 

competition, employment, investment, 

productivity, innovation, or the ability 

of U.S.-based enterprises to compete 

with foreign-based enterprises. This 

determination is based on an analysis of 

the corresponding Federal regulations, 

which were determined not to 

constitute a major rule. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This rule does not impose an 

unfunded mandate on State, local, or 

Tribal governments, or the private sector 

of more than $100 million per year. The 

rule does not have a significant or 

unique effect on State, local, or Tribal 

governments or the private sector. This 

determination is based on an analysis of 

the corresponding Federal regulations, 

which were determined not to impose 

an unfunded mandate. Therefore, a 

statement containing the information 

required by the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not 

required. 

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 926 

State regulatory program approval, 

State-Federal cooperative agreement, 

required program amendments. 

David A. Berry 

Regional Director, Unified Regions, 5, 7–11. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, 30 CFR part 926 is amended 

as set forth below: 

PART 926—MONTANA 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 926 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. 

■ 2. In § 926.15 amend in the table by 

adding an entry in chronological order 

by ‘‘Date of final publication’’ for 

‘‘Mont. Code. Ann. 82–4–222(1)(q)’’ to 

read as follows: 

§ 926.15 Approval of Montana regulatory 

program amendment. 

* * * * * 

Original amendment 

submission date Date of final publication Citation/description 

*******

February 26, 2023 ......................... November 19, 2024 ....................... Mont. Code. Ann. 82–4–222(1)(q) Permit Applications—Application 

Revisions—Approved in part. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Parts 560 and 594 

Publication of Covid-Related Web 

General License Related to Iranian 

Transactions and Sanctions 

Regulations and Global Terrorism 

Sanctions Regulations 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Publication of a web general 

license. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing a general 

license (GL) issued pursuant to the 

Iranian Transactions and Sanctions 

Regulations and Global Terrorism 

Sanctions Regulations: GL N. This GL 

was previously made available on 

OFAC’s website. 

DATES: GL N was issued on June 17, 

2021. 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 or https://ofac.treasury.gov/ 

contact-ofac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available on OFAC’s website: https://

ofac.treasury.gov/. 

Background 

On June 17, 2021, OFAC issued GL N 

to authorize certain transactions 

otherwise prohibited by the Iranian 

Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 

31 CFR part 560, the Global Terrorism 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594, 

or Executive Order 13224 of September 

23, 2001 (‘‘Blocking Property and 

Prohibiting Transactions With Persons 

Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or 

Support Terrorism,’’ 66 FR 49079), as 

amended. GL N was made available on 

OFAC’s website (https://

ofac.treasury.gov/) when it was issued. 

GL N was replaced and superseded by 

GL N–1 effective June 17, 2022 (87 FR 

47932). The text of this GL is provided 

below. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL 

Iranian Transactions and Sanctions 

Regulations 

31 CFR Part 560 

Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 594 

Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 

2001 

Blocking Property and Prohibiting 

Transactions With Persons Who Commit, 

Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism, 

as Amended 

GENERAL LICENSE N 

Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond 

to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) 

Pandemic 

(a) Authorizing certain COVID–19-related 

transactions prohibited by the Iranian 

Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. 

Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) 

of this general license, the following 

transactions and activities that are prohibited 

by the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions 

Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (ITSR), are 

authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, June 17, 2022: 

(1) Exportation of goods or technology. All 

transactions and activities related to the 

exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, 

directly or indirectly, of goods or technology 

for use in connection with the prevention, 

diagnosis, or treatment of COVID–19 

(including research or clinical studies related 

to COVID–19) to Iran or the Government of 

Iran, or to persons in third countries 

purchasing specifically for resale to Iran or 

the Government of Iran; 


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(2) Importation of or dealings in certain 

COVID–19-related goods. All transactions 

and activities related to the importation into 

the United States of, or dealings in or related 

to, goods that previously were exported or 

reexported to Iran or the Government of Iran 

pursuant to this general license and that are 

broken, defective, or non-operational, or are 

connected to product recalls, adverse events, 

or other safety concerns, or for routine 

maintenance or the permanent return of such 

items to the United States or a third country; 

and 

(3) Exportation or importation of services. 

All transactions and activities related to the 

exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, 

directly or indirectly, of services to Iran or 

the Government of Iran, or the importation 

into the United States of, or dealings in or 

related to, Iranian-origin services, in each 

case that are related to the prevention, 

diagnosis, or treatment of COVID–19 

(including research or clinical studies 

relating to COVID–19). 

(b) Authorizing certain transactions 

involving the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) or 

the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). 

Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this 

general license, all transactions and activities 

described in paragraph (a) of this general 

license involving CBI, NIOC, or any entity in 

which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest, that are prohibited 

by the ITSR, the Global Terrorism Sanctions 

Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, 

are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, June 17, 2022. 

(c) Authorizing certain financial 

transactions. Except as provided in 

paragraph (e) of this general license, the 

processing of funds transfers or trade finance 

transactions that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to give effect to the transactions 

and activities authorized in paragraphs (a) 

and (b) of this general license that are 

prohibited by the ITSR, GTSR, or E.O. 13224, 

as amended, are authorized through 12:01 

a.m. eastern daylight time, June 17, 2022 

(d) Any exportation or reexportation of 

goods or technology pursuant to paragraph 

(a) of this general license is subject to the 

following conditions: 

(1) Any goods or technology exported or 

reexported must: 

(i) Be designated as EAR99 under the 

Export Administration Regulations, 15CFR 

parts 730 through 774 (EAR); or 

(ii) In the case of goods or technology that 

are not subject to the EAR, not be listed on 

any multilateral export control regime; and 

(2) All exports or reexports made pursuant 

to this general license must be concluded 

prior to the expiration date of this general 

license. 

(e) This general license does not authorize: 

(1) The exportation or reexportation of 

goods or technology to CBI, NIOC, or any 

entity in which NIOC owns, directly or 

indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest; 

(2) The exportation or reexportation of any 

goods, technology, or services to military, 

intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers 

or importers; 

(3) The exportation or reexportation of any 

goods, technology, or services used to 

facilitate the development or production of a 

chemical or biological weapon or weapon of 

mass destruction; 

(4) The unblocking of any property blocked 

pursuant to any part of 31 CFR chapter V; or 

(5) Any transactions or activities otherwise 

prohibited by the ITSR, the GTSR, or E.O. 

13224, as amended, or prohibited by any 

other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or involving 

any person blocked pursuant to the GTSR or 

E.O. 13224, as amended, except as identified 

in paragraph (b) of this general license. 

Note 1 to General License N. The export 

or reexport to Iran of certain food, medicine, 

medical devices, and agricultural 

commodities, as well as certain related 

transactions such as payments and brokering, 

are broadly authorized under sections 

560.530, 560.532, and 560.533 of the ITSR, 

subject to certain conditions. In addition, 

transactions or activities authorized under 

those provisions that involve CBI, NIOC, or 

any entity in which NIOC owns, directly or 

indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, are 

also authorized pursuant to Counter 

Terrorism- and Iran-related General License 

No. 8A. Those authorizations remain in 

effect, including with respect to exports or 

reexports of food, medicine, medical devices, 

and agricultural commodities intended to 

respond to the COVID–19 pandemic that 

satisfy the applicable criteria of those 

authorizations. 

Note 2 to General License N. Nothing in 

this general license relieves any person from 

compliance with the requirements of other 

Federal agencies, including the Department 

of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and 

Security or the Department of State’s 

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

Dated: June 17, 2021. 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Part 562 

Publication of an Iran-Related 

Determination 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Publication of a determination. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing a sector 

determination pursuant to a January 10, 

2020 Executive Order. The 

determination was previously issued on 

OFAC’s website. 

DATES: The determination was issued on 

October 11, 2024. 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 or https://ofac.treasury.gov/ 

contact-ofac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available on OFAC’s website: https://

ofac.treasury.gov/. 

Background 

On January 10, 2020, the President, 

invoking the authority of, inter alia, the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 

(IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.) 

13902 of January 10, 2020, ‘‘Imposing 

Sanctions With Respect to Additional 

Sectors of Iran’’ (85 FR 2003, January 14, 

2020). Among other prohibitions, 

section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 blocks, with 

certain exceptions, all property and 

interests in property that are in the 

United States, that come within the 

United States, or that are or come within 

the possession or control of any U.S. 

person of, any person determined by the 

Secretary of the Treasury, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State 

to operate in the construction, mining, 

manufacturing, or textiles sectors of the 

Iranian economy, or any other sector of 

the Iranian economy as may be 

determined by the Secretary of the 

Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State. 

On October 11, 2024, the Secretary of 

the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Department of State, determined that 

section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 shall apply 

to the petroleum and petrochemical 

sectors of the Iranian economy. This 

determination took effect on October 11, 

2024. 

The determination was made 

available on OFAC’s website (https://

ofac.treasury.gov/) when it was issued. 

The text of the determination is 

provided below. 

Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of 

Executive Order 13902 

Petroleum and Petrochemical Sectors of the 

Iranian Economy 

Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order (E.O.) 

13902 of January 10, 2020 (‘‘Imposing 

Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors 

of Iran’’) imposes economic sanctions on any 

person determined by the Secretary of the 

Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 

of State, to operate in such sectors of the 

Iranian economy as may be determined by 


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