2025-10-01 | 2025-19124The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published General License 104A to authorize specific transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations. This license permits the importation of certain non-industrial diamonds into the United States, provided they were physically located outside the Russian Federation before specified dates in 2024. GL 104A supersedes General License 104 and remains valid until September 1, 2026, while explicitly maintaining prohibitions on diamonds of Russian origin and transactions involving blocked persons.
47230 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 188 / Wednesday, October 1, 2025 / Rules and Regulations Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13902 Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13902 of January 10, 2020 (‘‘Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran’’) (E.O. 13902) 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, pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of the order, by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State. To further deny funding to the Iranian regime’s nuclear program, missile development, terrorism and terrorist proxy networks, and malign regional influence, in response to its extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States described in E.O. 13902, and in consultation with the Secretary of State, I hereby determine that section 1(a)(i) shall apply to the financial sector of the Iranian economy. Any person I or my designee subsequently determine, in consultation with the Secretary of State, operates in this sector shall be subject to sanctions pursuant to section 1(a)(i). October 8, 2020. Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury. Bradley T. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2025–19123 Filed 9–30–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control 31 CFR Part 587 Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 104A 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 Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 104A, which was previously made available on OFAC’s website. DATES: GL 104A was issued on August 27, 2025. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional relevant dates. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; 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 August 27, 2025, OFAC issued GL 104A to authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. This GL was made available on OFAC’s website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. GL 104A replaced and superseded GL 104. GL 104A has an expiration date of September 1, 2026. The text of this GL is provided below. OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587 GENERAL LICENSE NO. 104A Authorizing Transactions Related to Imports of Certain Diamonds Prohibited by Executive Order 14068 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by the determination of February 8, 2024 made pursuant to section 1(a)(i)(B) of Executive Order (E.O.) 14068 (‘‘Prohibitions Related to Imports of Certain Categories of Diamonds’’) that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the importation and entry into the United States, including importation for admission into a foreign trade zone located in the United States, of the following categories of diamonds are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, September 1, 2026, provided that the diamonds were physically located outside of the Russian Federation before, and were not exported or re-exported from the Russian Federation since: (1) March 1, 2024 for non-industrial diamonds with a weight of 1.0 carat or greater; or (2) September 1, 2024 for nonindustrial diamonds with a weight of 0.5 carats or greater. Note 1 to paragraph (a). The importation and entry into the United States, including importation for admission into a foreign trade zone located in the United States, of nonindustrial diamonds of Russian Federation origin remains prohibited pursuant to section 1(a)(i)(A) of E.O. 14068. (b) This general license does not authorize any transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, unless separately authorized. (c) Effective August 27, 2025, General License No. 104, dated August 23, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 104A. Note 2 to General License No. 104A. Nothing in this general license relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal laws or requirements of other Federal agencies. Bradley T. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Dated: August 27, 2025. Bradley T. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2025–19124 Filed 9–30–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control 31 CFR Chapter V Publication of Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations Web General License 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 in the Iranian sanctions program: GL R. This GL was previously made available on OFAC’s website upon its issuance. DATES: GL R was issued on July 30, 2025. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional relevant dates. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; 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 July 30, 2025, OFAC issued GL R to authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by Executive Order 13902 of January 10, 2020 (‘‘Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran,’’ 85 FR 2003, VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:45 Sep 30, 2025 Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\01OCR1.SGM 01OCR1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1