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9 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). 

10 5 U.S.C. 601–612. 

11 5 U.S.C. 804(3)(C). 

12 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 

13 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, and 77s(a). 

14 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78o–4, 78w, 

and 78ll. 

15 15 U.S.C. 77 sss. 

16 15 U.S.C. 80a–8, 80a–29, 80a–30, and 80a–37. 

EDGAR Release 21.2 also introduces 

additional changes in EDGAR that do 

not require corresponding amendments 

to the Filer Manual. See the ‘‘Updates’’ 

section of Volume II of the EDGAR Filer 

Manual, Volume II: ‘‘EDGAR Filing.’’ 

IV. Amendments to Rule 301 of 

Regulation S–T 

Along with the adoption of the 

updated Filer Manual, we are amending 

Rule 301 of Regulation S–T to provide 

for the incorporation by reference into 

the Code of Federal Regulations of the 

current revisions. This incorporation by 

reference was approved by the Director 

of the Federal Register in accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

The updated EDGAR Filer Manual is 

available at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/ 

filer-information/current-edgar-filermanual. Typically, the EDGAR Filer 

Manual is also available for website 

viewing and printing in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, 

on official business days between the 

hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Due to 

pandemic conditions, however, access 

to the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room is not permitted at this time. 

V. Administrative Law Matters 

Because the Filer Manual, and form 

and rule amendments, relate solely to 

agency procedures or practice and do 

not substantially alter the rights and 

obligations of non-agency parties, 

publication for notice and comment is 

not required under the Administrative 

Procedure Act (‘‘APA’’).9 It follows that 

the amendments do not require analysis 

under requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act 10 or a report to Congress 

under the Small Business Regulatory 

Fairness Act.11

The effective date for the updated 

Filer Manual and related rule 

amendments is July 28, 2021. In 

accordance with the APA,12 we find that 

there is good cause to establish an 

effective date less than 30 days after 

publication of these rules. The 

Commission believes that establishing 

an effective date less than 30 days after 

publication of these rules is necessary to 

coordinate the effectiveness of the 

updated Filer Manual with the related 

system upgrades. 

VI. Statutory Basis 

We are adopting the amendments to 

Regulation S–T under the authority in 

Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, and 19(a) of the 

Securities Act of 1933,13 Sections 3, 12, 

13, 14, 15, 15B, 23, and 35A of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934,14

Section 319 of the Trust Indenture Act 

of 1939,15 and Sections 8, 30, 31, and 38 

of the Investment Company Act of 

1940.16

List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 232 

Incorporation by reference, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Securities. 

Text of the Amendments 

In accordance with the foregoing, title 

17, chapter II of the Code of Federal 

Regulations is amended as follows: 

PART 232 REGULATION S–T— 

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS 

FOR ELECTRONIC FILINGS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 232 

continues to read, in part, as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77c, 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, 

77s(a), 77z–3, 77sss(a), 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78n, 

78o(d), 78w(a), 78ll, 80a–6(c), 80a–8, 80a–29, 

80a–30, 80a–37, 7201 et seq.; and 18 U.S.C. 

1350, unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Section 232.301 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 232.301 EDGAR Filer Manual. 

Filers must prepare electronic filings 

in the manner prescribed by the EDGAR 

Filer Manual, promulgated by the 

Commission, which sets forth the 

technical formatting requirements for 

electronic submissions. The 

requirements for becoming an EDGAR 

Filer and updating company data are set 

forth in the updated EDGAR Filer 

Manual, Volume I: ‘‘General 

Information,’’ Version 38 (June 2021). 

The requirements for filing on EDGAR 

are set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer 

Manual, Volume II: ‘‘EDGAR Filing,’’ 

Version 58 (June 2021). All of these 

provisions have been incorporated by 

reference into the Code of Federal 

Regulations, which action was approved 

by the Director of the Federal Register 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 

1 CFR part 51. You must comply with 

these requirements in order for 

documents to be timely received and 

accepted. The EDGAR Filer Manual is 

available at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/ 

filer-information/current-edgar-filermanual. Typically, the EDGAR Filer 

Manual is also available for website 

viewing and printing in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, 

on official business days between the 

hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Due to 

pandemic conditions, however, access 

to the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room is not permitted at this time. You 

can also inspect the document at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, email fedreg.legal@

nara.gov, or go to: https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

By the Commission. 

Dated: June 21, 2021. 

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15317 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Part 589 

Publication of Ukraine-Related Web 

General License 15 and Subsequent 

Iterations 

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 11 

Ukraine-related web general licenses 

(GLs) in the Federal Register: GL 15, GL 

15A, GL 15B, GL 15C, GL 15D, GL 15E, 

GL 15F, GL 15G, GL 15H, and GL 15I, 

each of which is now expired and was 

previously issued on OFAC’s website, as 

well as GL 15J, which was also 

previously issued on OFAC’s website 

and expires on January 26, 2022. 

DATES: GL 15J was issued on December 

23, 2020 and expires on January 26, 

2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

of this rule 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 & Evaluation, 202–622– 

2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available on OFAC’s website: 

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Background 

On March 6, 2014, 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.) 

13660, ‘‘Blocking Property of Certain 

Persons Contributing to the Situation in 

Ukraine’’ (79 FR 13493, March 10, 

2014). In E.O. 13660, the President 

determined that the actions and policies 

of persons including persons who have 

asserted governmental authority in the 

Crimean region without the 

authorization of the Government of 

Ukraine that undermine democratic 

processes and institutions in Ukraine; 

threaten its peace, security, stability, 

sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and 

contribute to the misappropriation of its 

assets, constitute 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. 

The President subsequently issued 

E.O. 13661 of March 16, 2014, 

‘‘Blocking Property of Additional 

Persons Contributing to the Situation in 

Ukraine’’ (79 FR 15535, March 19, 

2014), and E.O. 13662 of March 20, 

2014, ‘‘Blocking Property of Additional 

Persons Contributing to the Situation in 

Ukraine’’ (79 FR 16169, March 20, 

2014), pursuant to the national 

emergency declared in E.O. 13660. E.O. 

13661 and E.O. 13662 expanded the 

scope of the national emergency 

declared in E.O. 13660. On May 8, 2014, 

OFAC published the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589 

(the ‘‘Regulations’’), to implement E.O. 

13660, E.O. 13661, and E.O. 13662 (79 

FR 26365, May 8, 2014). The President 

has issued additional Executive orders 

pursuant to the national emergency 

declared in E.O. 13660, and expanded 

in E.O. 13661 and E.O. 13662, which are 

not discussed in this publication as they 

are not relevant to the web GLs being 

published. 

OFAC, in consultation with the 

Department of State, issued GL 15 on 

May 22, 2018, pursuant to the 

Regulations, to authorize certain 

transactions and activities with GAZ 

Group, or entities in which GAZ Group 

owned, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest, that were 

otherwise prohibited by the Regulations. 

Subject to certain conditions, GL 15 

authorized certain transactions and 

activities that were ordinarily incident 

and necessary to the maintenance or 

wind down of operations, contracts, or 

other agreements, including the 

importation of goods, services, or 

technology into the United States, 

involving GAZ Group or any other 

entity in which GAZ Group owned, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest and that were in effect 

prior to April 6, 2018. Subsequently, 

OFAC issued 10 further iterations of GL 

15, which extended the authorization, 

and in later iterations, broadened the 

scope of the GL. 

On October 19, 2018, OFAC issued GL 

15A, which replaced and superseded GL 

15; on November 9, 2018, OFAC issued 

GL 15B, which replaced and superseded 

GL 15A; on December 7, 2018, OFAC 

issued GL 15C, which replaced and 

superseded GL 15B; on December 20, 

2018, OFAC issued GL 15D, which 

replaced and superseded GL 15C; on 

March 6, 2019, OFAC issued GL 15E, 

which replaced and superseded GL 15D; 

on June 26, 2019, OFAC issued GL 15F, 

which replaced and superseded GL 15E; 

on November 1, 2019, OFAC issued GL 

15G, which replaced and superseded GL 

15F; on March 20, 2020, OFAC issued 

GL 15H, which replaced and superseded 

GL 15G; on July 16, 2020, OFAC issued 

GL 15I, which replaced and superseded 

15H; and on December 23, 2020, OFAC 

issued GL 15J, which replaced and 

superseded GL 15I. GL 15J expires on 

January 26, 2022. The texts of following 

11 Ukraine-related GLs are provided 

below: GLs 15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 

15F, 15G, 15H, 15I, and 15J. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Necessary To Maintenance or Wind 

Down of Operations or Existing 

Contracts With GAZ Group 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, 

that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to the maintenance or wind 

down of operations, contracts, or other 

agreements, including the importation 

of goods, services, or technology into 

the United States, involving GAZ Group 

or any other entity in which GAZ Group 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest and that were 

in effect prior to April 6, 2018, are 

authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, October 23, 2018. 

(b) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) that 

were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain 

blocked, except that such funds may be 

used for maintenance or wind-down 

activities authorized by this general 

license. 

(c) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(d) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a comprehensive, 

detailed report of each transaction, 

including the names and addresses of 

parties involved, the type and scope of 

activities conducted, and the dates on 

which the activities occurred, with the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office 

of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220, 

or via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

Dated: May 22, 2018. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15A 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Necessary to Maintenance or Wind 

Down of Operations or Existing 

Contracts With GAZ Group 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, 

that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to the maintenance or wind 

down of operations, contracts, or other 

agreements, including the importation 

of goods, services, or technology into 

the United States, involving GAZ Group 

or any other entity in which GAZ Group 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest and that were 

in effect prior to April 6, 2018, are 

authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 

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(b) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) that 

were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain 

blocked, except that such funds may be 

used for maintenance or wind-down 

activities authorized by this general 

license. 

(c) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(d) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a comprehensive, 

detailed report of each transaction, 

including the names and addresses of 

parties involved, the type and scope of 

activities conducted, and the dates on 

which the activities occurred, with the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office 

of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220, 

or via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov. 

(e) Effective October 19, 2018, General 

License No. 15, dated May 22, 2018, is 

replaced and superseded in its entirety 

by this General License No. 15A. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: October 19, 2018. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15B 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Necessary to Maintenance or Wind 

Down of Operations or Existing 

Contracts With GAZ Group 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, 

that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to the maintenance or wind 

down of operations, contracts, or other 

agreements, including the importation 

of goods, services, or technology into 

the United States, involving GAZ Group 

or any other entity in which GAZ Group 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest and that were 

in effect prior to April 6, 2018, are 

authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 

standard time, January 7, 2019. 

(b) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) that 

were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain 

blocked, except that such funds may be 

used for maintenance or wind-down 

activities authorized by this general 

license. 

(c) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(d) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a comprehensive, 

detailed report of each transaction, 

including the names and addresses of 

parties involved, the type and scope of 

activities conducted, and the dates on 

which the activities occurred, with the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office 

of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220, 

or via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov. 

(e) Effective November 9, 2018, 

General License No. 15A, dated October 

19, 2018, is replaced and superseded in 

its entirety by this General License No. 

15B. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: November 9, 2018. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15C 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Necessary to Maintenance or Wind 

Down of Operations or Existing 

Contracts With GAZ Group 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, 

that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to the maintenance or wind 

down of operations, contracts, or other 

agreements, including the importation 

of goods, services, or technology into 

the United States, involving GAZ Group 

or any other entity in which GAZ Group 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest and that were 

in effect prior to April 6, 2018, are 

authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 

standard time, January 21, 2019. 

(b) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) that 

were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain 

blocked, except that such funds may be 

used for maintenance or wind-down 

activities authorized by this general 

license. 

(c) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(d) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a comprehensive, 

detailed report of each transaction, 

including the names and addresses of 

parties involved, the type and scope of 

activities conducted, and the dates on 

which the activities occurred, with the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office 

of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220, 


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or via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov. 

(e) Effective December 7, 2018, 

General License No. 15B, dated 

November 9, 2018, is replaced and 

superseded in its entirety by this 

General License No. 15C. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: December 7, 2018. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15D 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Necessary to Maintenance or Wind 

Down of Operations or Existing 

Contracts With GAZ Group 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, 

that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to the maintenance or wind 

down of operations, contracts, or other 

agreements, including the importation 

of goods, services, or technology into 

the United States, involving GAZ Group 

or any other entity in which GAZ Group 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest and that were 

in effect prior to April 6, 2018, are 

authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 

standard time, March 7, 2019. 

(b) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) that 

were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain 

blocked, except that such funds may be 

used for maintenance or wind-down 

activities authorized by this general 

license. 

(c) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(d) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a comprehensive, 

detailed report of each transaction, 

including the names and addresses of 

parties involved, the type and scope of 

activities conducted, and the dates on 

which the activities occurred, with the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office 

of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220, 

or via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov. 

(e) Effective December 20, 2018, 

General License No. 15C, dated 

December 7, 2018, is replaced and 

superseded in its entirety by this 

General License No. 15D. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: December 20, 2018. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15E 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Necessary to Maintenance or Wind 

Down of Operations or Existing 

Contracts With GAZ Group 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, 

that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to the maintenance or wind 

down of operations, contracts, or other 

agreements, including the importation 

of goods, services, or technology into 

the United States, involving GAZ Group 

or any other entity in which GAZ Group 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest and that were 

in effect prior to April 6, 2018, are 

authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, July 6, 2019. 

(b) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) that 

were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain 

blocked, except that such funds may be 

used for maintenance or wind-down 

activities authorized by this general 

license. 

(c) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(d) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a comprehensive, 

detailed report of each transaction, 

including the names and addresses of 

parties involved, the type and scope of 

activities conducted, and the dates on 

which the activities occurred, with the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office 

of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220, 

or via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov. 

(e) Effective March 6, 2019, General 

License No. 15D, dated December 20, 

2018, is replaced and superseded in its 

entirety by this General License No. 

15E. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: March 6, 2019. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15F 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Necessary to Maintenance or Wind 

Down of Operations or Existing 

Contracts With GAZ Group, or Certain 

Automotive Safety Activities 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, 

that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to (1) the maintenance or 

wind down of operations, contracts, or 

other agreements, including the 

importation of goods, services, or 

technology into the United States, 

involving GAZ Group or any other 

entity in which GAZ Group owns, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest and that were in effect 

prior to April 6, 2018, or (2) the 

installation of Electronic Stability 

Program systems consistent with 

applicable automotive safety regulatory 

requirements in vehicles produced by 

GAZ Group or any other entity in which 

GAZ Group owns, directly or indirectly, 

a 50 percent or greater interest, are 

authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern 

standard time, November 8, 2019. 


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(b) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) that 

were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain 

blocked, except that such funds may be 

used for the activities authorized by this 

general license. 

(c) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(d) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a comprehensive, 

detailed report of each transaction, 

including the names and addresses of 

parties involved, the type and scope of 

activities conducted, and the dates on 

which the activities occurred, with the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office 

of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220, 

or via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov. 

(e) Effective June 26, 2019, General 

License No. 15E, dated March 6, 2019, 

is replaced and superseded in its 

entirety by this General License No. 

15F. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: June 26, 2019. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15G 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Necessary to Maintenance or Wind 

Down of Operations or Existing 

Contracts With GAZ Group, and 

Certain Automotive Safety and 

Environmental Activities 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, 

that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to (1) the maintenance or 

wind down of operations, contracts, or 

other agreements, including the 

importation of goods, services, or 

technology into the United States, 

involving GAZ Group or any other 

entity in which GAZ Group owns, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest and that were in effect 

prior to April 6, 2018, (2) research and 

development regarding, and the related 

purchase, manufacture, and installation 

of, Electronic Stability Program systems 

and other advanced driver-assistance 

systems, or components thereof, 

consistent with applicable automotive 

safety regulatory requirements, in 

vehicles produced by GAZ Group or any 

other entity in which GAZ Group owns, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest, or (3) research and 

development regarding, and the related 

purchase, manufacture, and installation 

of, components necessary to implement 

Euro 5⁄6 emissions standards in vehicles 

produced by GAZ Group or any other 

entity in which GAZ Group owns, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest, are authorized through 

12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, March 

31, 2020. 

(b) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) that 

were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain 

blocked, except that such funds may be 

used for the activities authorized by this 

general license. 

(c) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(d) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a comprehensive, 

detailed report of each transaction, 

including the names and addresses of 

parties involved, the type and scope of 

activities conducted, and the dates on 

which the activities occurred, with the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office 

of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220, 

or via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov. 

(e) Effective November 1, 2019, 

General License No. 15F, dated June 26, 

2019, is replaced and superseded in its 

entirety by this General License No. 

15G. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: November 1, 2019. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15H 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Necessary to Maintenance or Wind 

Down of Operations or Existing 

Contracts With GAZ Group, and 

Certain Automotive Safety and 

Environmental Activities 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589, 

that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to (1) the maintenance or 

wind down of operations, contracts, or 

other agreements, including the 

importation of goods, services, or 

technology into the United States, 

involving GAZ Group or any other 

entity in which GAZ Group owns, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest and that were in effect 

prior to April 6, 2018, (2) research and 

development regarding, and the related 

purchase, manufacture, and installation 

of, Electronic Stability Program systems 

and other advanced driver-assistance 

systems, or components thereof, 

consistent with applicable automotive 

safety regulatory requirements, in 

vehicles produced by GAZ Group or any 

other entity in which GAZ Group owns, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest, (3) research and 

development regarding, and the related 

purchase, manufacture, and installation 

of, components necessary to implement 

Euro 5⁄6 emissions standards in vehicles 

produced by GAZ Group or any other 

entity in which GAZ Group owns, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest, or (4) the installation of 

occupant safety systems (including 

steering wheels, airbags, and seat belts) 

consistent with applicable automotive 

safety regulatory requirements in 

vehicles produced by GAZ Group or any 

other entity in which GAZ Group owns, 

directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or 

greater interest, are authorized through 


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12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, July 

22, 2020. 

(b) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraph (a) that 

were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time, May 22, 2018, remain 

blocked, except that such funds may be 

used for the activities authorized by this 

general license. 

(c) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(d) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a comprehensive, 

detailed report of each transaction, 

including the names and addresses of 

parties involved, the type and scope of 

activities conducted, and the dates on 

which the activities occurred, with the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office 

of Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220, 

or via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov. 

(e) Effective March 20, 2020, General 

License No. 15G, dated November 1, 

2019, is replaced and superseded in its 

entirety by this General License No. 

15H. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: March 20, 2020. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15I 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Involving GAZ Group 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(c) and (d) of this general license, 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589 

(URSR), that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to the manufacture and sale of 

existing and new models of vehicles, 

components, and spare parts, including 

automobiles, light commercial vehicles, 

trucks, buses, engines/powertrains, 

produced by GAZ Group, or any entity 

in which GAZ Group owns, directly or 

indirectly, a 50 percent or greater 

interest, are authorized through 12:01 

a.m. eastern standard time, January 22, 

2021, including: 

• Research, design, development, 

production, modification, upgrade, 

certification, distribution, and 

marketing; 

• Provision or receipt of services, 

including warranty, maintenance, 

logistics, storage, shipping, insurance, 

security, brokerage, legal, banking and 

financial (including financing and 

renegotiation of debt), technical and 

engineering, advertising, and customer 

services; 

• Entry into joint ventures, contract 

manufacturing agreements, supplier 

contracts, and other new contracts 

associated with activities authorized by 

paragraph (a); 

• Payment and receipt of dividends 

and other funds owed by or to GAZ 

Group relating to activities authorized 

by paragraph (a); 

• The conduct of financial 

transactions associated with activities 

authorized by paragraph (a); and 

• Activities necessary for compliance 

with paragraph (f)(1)(i), including 

financial auditing services. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(c) and (d) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the URSR that are 

ordinarily incident and necessary to the 

maintenance or wind down of 

operations, contracts, or other 

agreements involving GAZ Group, or 

any other entity in which GAZ Group 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest, and that were 

in effect prior to April 6, 2018, 

including the importation of goods, 

services, or technology into the United 

States, are authorized through 12:01 

a.m. eastern standard time, January 22, 

2021. 

(c) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraphs (a) and 

(b) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. 

eastern daylight time, May 22, 2018, 

remain blocked, except that such funds 

may be used for the activities authorized 

by this general license. 

(d) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of 

this general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(e) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a detailed report 

of each transaction, including the names 

and addresses of parties involved, the 

type and scope of activities conducted, 

and the dates on which the activities 

occurred, via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov (preferred) or mail to Office 

of Foreign Assets Control, Office of 

Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220. 

(f)(1) GAZ Group is required to 

provide the following information to 

OFAC: 

(i) Audited financial statements and 

board meeting minutes for GAZ Group, 

reports of composition and changes to 

GAZ Group’s Board of Directors, lists of 

any new joint ventures entered into by 

GAZ Group and any joint ventures 

under development by GAZ Group in 

which GAZ Group is a participant, and 

financing agreements entered into by 

GAZ Group valued at or exceeding $5 

million U.S. dollars. This information 

must be reported within five days of the 

close of each calendar quarter. 

(ii) Certification that GAZ Group is 

not acting for or on behalf of Mr. Oleg 

Deripaska or any other person included 

on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons, and that 

control over the actions, policies, and 

decisions of the company rests with 

GAZ Group’s Board of Directors and 

shareholders. This information must be 

reported within five days of the close of 

each calendar month. 

(2) Information reported under 

paragraph (f)(1) of this general license 

must reference General License 15I and 

be sent via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov (preferred) or mail to Office 

of Foreign Assets Control, Office of 

Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220. 

(g) Effective July 16, 2020, General 

License No. 15H, dated March 20, 2020, 

is replaced and superseded in its 

entirety by this General License No. 15I. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Dated: July 16, 2020. 


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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 589 

General License No. 15I 

Authorizing Certain Activities 

Involving GAZ Group 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(c) and (d) of this general license, 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589 

(URSR), that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to the manufacture and sale of 

existing and new models of vehicles, 

components, and spare parts, including 

automobiles, light commercial vehicles, 

trucks, buses, engines/powertrains, 

produced by GAZ Group, or any entity 

in which GAZ Group owns, directly or 

indirectly, a 50 percent or greater 

interest, are authorized through 12:01 

a.m. eastern standard time, January 26, 

2022, including: 

• Research, design, development, 

production, modification, upgrade, 

certification, distribution, and 

marketing; 

• Provision or receipt of services, 

including warranty, maintenance, 

logistics, storage, shipping, insurance, 

security, brokerage, legal, banking and 

financial (including financing and 

renegotiation of debt), technical and 

engineering, advertising, and customer 

services; 

• Entry into joint ventures, contract 

manufacturing agreements, supplier 

contracts, and other new contracts 

associated with activities authorized by 

paragraph (a); 

• Payment and receipt of dividends 

and other funds owed by or to GAZ 

Group relating to activities authorized 

by paragraph (a); 

• The conduct of financial 

transactions associated with activities 

authorized by paragraph (a); and 

• Activities necessary for compliance 

with paragraph (f)(1)(i), including 

financial auditing services. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(c) and (d) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities otherwise 

prohibited by the URSR that are 

ordinarily incident and necessary to the 

maintenance or wind down of 

operations, contracts, or other 

agreements involving GAZ Group, or 

any other entity in which GAZ Group 

owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest, and that were 

in effect prior to April 6, 2018, 

including the importation of goods, 

services, or technology into the United 

States, are authorized through 12:01 

a.m. eastern standard time, January 26, 

2022. 

(c) All funds in accounts of blocked 

persons identified in paragraphs (a) and 

(b) that were blocked as of 12:01 a.m. 

eastern daylight time, May 22, 2018, 

remain blocked, except that such funds 

may be used for the activities authorized 

by this general license. 

(d) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The divestiture or transfer of debt, 

equity, or other holdings in, to, or for 

the benefit of the blocked persons 

described above; 

(2) Any transactions or dealings 

otherwise prohibited by any other part 

of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions 

or dealings with any blocked person 

other than the blocked persons 

described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of 

this general license; or 

(3) The unblocking of any property 

blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR 

chapter V, except as authorized by 

paragraphs (a) or (b). 

(e) U.S. persons participating in 

transactions authorized by this general 

license are required, within 10 business 

days after the expiration date of this 

general license, to file a detailed report 

of each transaction, including the names 

and addresses of parties involved, the 

type and scope of activities conducted, 

and the dates on which the activities 

occurred, via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov (preferred) or mail to Office 

of Foreign Assets Control, Office of 

Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220. 

(f)(1) GAZ Group is required to 

provide the following information to 

OFAC: 

(i) Audited financial statements and 

board meeting minutes for GAZ Group, 

reports of composition and changes to 

GAZ Group’s Board of Directors, lists of 

any new joint ventures entered into by 

GAZ Group and any joint ventures 

under development by GAZ Group in 

which GAZ Group is a participant, and 

financing agreements entered into by 

GAZ Group valued at or exceeding $5 

million U.S. dollars. This information 

must be reported within five days of the 

close of each calendar quarter. 

(ii) Certification that GAZ Group is 

not acting for or on behalf of Mr. Oleg 

Deripaska or any other person included 

on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons, and that 

control over the actions, policies, and 

decisions of the company rests with 

GAZ Group’s Board of Directors and 

shareholders. This information must be 

reported within five days of the close of 

each calendar month. 

(2) Information reported under 

paragraph (f)(1) of this general license 

must reference General License 15J and 

be sent via email to OFACReport@

treasury.gov (preferred) or mail to Office 

of Foreign Assets Control, Office of 

Compliance and Enforcement, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Freedman’s 

Bank Building, Washington, DC 20220. 

(g) Effective December 23, 2020, 

General License No. 15I, dated July 16, 

2020, is replaced and superseded in its 

entirety by this General License No. 15J. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

Dated: December 23, 2020. 

Dated: July 19, 2021. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15669 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Part 589 

Publication of Ukraine-Related Web 

General License 13 and Subsequent 

Iterations 

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 17 

Ukraine-related web general licenses 

(GLs) in the Federal Register: GL 13, GL 

13A, GL 13B, GL 13C, GL 13D, GL 13E, 

GL 13F, GL 13G, GL 13H, GL 13I, GL 

13J, GL 13K, GL 13L, GL 13M, GL 13N, 

and GL 13O, each of which is now 

expired, and was previously issued on 

OFAC’s website, as well as GL 13P, 

which was also previously issued on 

OFAC’s website. 

DATES: GL 13P was issued on December 

23, 2020 and expires on January 26, 

2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

of this rule 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 & Evaluation, 202–622– 

2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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