Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 126 / Tuesday, July 6, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 35399 

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Ryan Law, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary Privacy, 

Transparency, and Records. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14213 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Part 520 

International Criminal Court-Related 

Sanctions Regulations 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is removing from the 

Code of Federal Regulations the 

International Criminal Court-Related 

Sanctions Regulations as a result of the 

termination of the national emergency 

on which the regulations were based. 

DATES: This rule is effective July 6, 

2021. 

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 & Evaluation, 202–622– 

2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available on OFAC’s website: 

www.treasury.gov/ofac. 

Background 

On June 11, 2020, the President, 

invoking the authority of, inter alia, the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) 

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

13928 (85 FR 36139, June 15, 2020), 

‘‘Blocking Property of Certain Persons 

Associated With the International 

Criminal Court.’’ In E.O. 13928, the 

President found that the International 

Criminal Court’s (ICC) assertions of 

jurisdiction over personnel of the 

United States and certain of its allies 

threatened to subject current and former 

United States Government and allied 

officials to harassment, abuse, and 

possible arrest, and that these actions on 

the part of the ICC, in turn, threatened 

to infringe upon the sovereignty of the 

United States. The President therefore 

determined that any attempt by the ICC 

to investigate, arrest, detain, or 

prosecute any United States personnel 

without the consent of the United 

States, or of personnel of countries that 

are United States allies and who are not 

parties to the Rome Statute or have not 

otherwise consented to ICC jurisdiction, 

constituted an unusual and 

extraordinary threat to the national 

security and foreign policy of the United 

States and declared a national 

emergency to deal with that threat. 

On October 1, 2020, OFAC issued the 

International Criminal Court-Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 520 

(85 FR 61816, October 1, 2020) (the 

‘‘Regulations’’), as a final rule to 

implement E.O. 13928. The Regulations 

were issued in abbreviated form for the 

purpose of providing immediate 

guidance to the public. 

On April 1, 2021, the President issued 

E.O. 14022, ‘‘Termination of Emergency 

With Respect to the International 

Criminal Court’’ (86 FR 17895, April 7, 

2021). In E.O. 14022, the President 

found that, although the United States 

continues to object to the ICC’s 

assertions of jurisdiction over personnel 

of such non-States Parties as the United 

States and its allies absent their consent 

or referral by the United Nations 

Security Council, the threat and 

imposition of financial sanctions against 

the ICC, its personnel, and those who 

assist it are not an effective or 

appropriate strategy for addressing the 

United States’ concerns with the ICC. 

Accordingly, the President terminated 

the national emergency declared in E.O. 

13928 and revoked that order. 

As a result, OFAC is removing the 

Regulations from the Code of Federal 

Regulations. Pursuant to section 202(a) 

of the National Emergencies Act (50 

U.S.C. 1622(a)) and section 2 of E.O. 

14022, termination of the national 

emergency declared in E.O. 13928 shall 

not affect any action taken or 

proceeding pending not finally 

concluded or determined as of April 1, 

2021 (the date of E.O. 14022), any action 

or proceeding based on any act 

committed prior to the date of E.O. 

14022, or any rights or duties that 

matured or penalties that were incurred 

prior to the date of E.O. 14022. 

Public Participation 

Because the Regulations involve a 

foreign affairs function, the provisions 

of E.O. 12866 of September 30, 1993, 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’ (58 

FR 51735, October 4, 1993), and the 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 

553) requiring notice of proposed 

rulemaking, opportunity for public 

participation, and delay in effective date 

are inapplicable. Because no notice of 

proposed rulemaking is required for this 

rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601–612) does not apply. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because this rule does not 

impose information collection 

requirements that would require the 

approval of the Office of Management 

and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 520 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Banks, Banking, Blocking of 

assets, International criminal court, 

Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sanctions. 

PART 520—[REMOVED] 

■ For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, and pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 

1601–1651 and E.O. 14022 (86 FR 

17895, April 7, 2021), OFAC amends 31 

CFR chapter V by removing part 520. 

Dated: June 30, 2021. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14337 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2021–0266] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Back River, 

Baltimore County, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary special local 

regulation for certain waters of Back 

River. This action is necessary to 

provide for the safety of life on these 

navigable waters located in Baltimore 

County, MD, during a high-speed power 

boat event on July 10, 2021, and July 11, 

2021. This regulation prohibits persons 

and vessels from entering the regulated 

area unless authorized by the Captain of 

the Port Maryland-National Capital 

Region or the Coast Guard Event Patrol 

Commander. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 9 a.m. 

on July 10, 2021, through 6 p.m. on July 

11, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 


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