Publication of Russia Harmful Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 99A, 100A, and 102

Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 72719 daylight time, October 23, 2024, provided that the cargo was loaded prior to August 23, 2024. (c) This general license does not authorize: (1) The entry into any new commercial contracts involving the property or interests in property of any blocked persons, including the blocked entities described in paragraph (a) of this general license, except as authorized by paragraph (a); (2) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable￾Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions; (3) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or (4) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR, including transactions involving the property or interests in property of any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, other than transactions involving the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately authorized. Lisa M. Palluconi, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Dated: August 23, 2024. OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587 GENERAL LICENSE NO. 106 Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Certain Entities Blocked on August 23, 2024 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of any transaction involving one or more of the following blocked entities are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 9, 2024, provided that any payment to a blocked person is made into a blocked account in accordance with the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR): (1) General Technology Group Dalian Machine Tool Import & Export Co Ltd; (2) Public Joint Stock Company Yakutskaya Toplivno Energeticheskaya Kompaniya (YATEC); (3) Joint Stock Company Holdingovaya Kompaniya SDS Ugol; (4) Public Joint Stock Company Ugolnaya Kompaniya Yuzhnyi Kuzbass; (5) Joint Stock Company Stroiservis; (6) Guangzhou Chiphome Information Technology Limited; (7) Chengdu Jingxin Technology Co Ltd; (8) Shenzhen Huashuo Semiconductor Co Ltd; (9) AirBridgeCargo Airlines Limited Liability Company; (10) Speech Technology Center Limited; (11) Idronaut S.R.L.; (12) GRK Bystrinskoye; (13) Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Evraz Nizhnetagilski Metallurgicheski Kombinat (NTMK); (14) Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Evraz Vanadi Tula; (15) Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Evraz Market; (16) Limited Liability Company Volga Dnepr Airlines; (17) Atran Limited Liability Company; or (18) Any entity in which one or more of the above persons own, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent or greater interest. (b) This general license does not authorize: (1) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable￾Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions; (2) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or (3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR, including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately authorized. Lisa M. Palluconi, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Dated: August 23, 2024. OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587 GENERAL LICENSE NO. 107 Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving Certain Blocked Persons or Vessels (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to one of the following activities involving the blocked persons described in paragraph (b) are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 23, 2024, provided that any payment to a blocked person must be made into a blocked account in accordance with the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR): (1) The safe docking and anchoring in port of any vessels in which any person listed in paragraph (b) of this general license has a property interest (the ‘‘blocked vessels’’); (2) The preservation of the health or safety of the crew of any of the blocked vessels; or (3) Emergency repairs of any of the blocked vessels or environmental mitigation or protection activities relating to any of the blocked vessels. (b) The authorization in paragraph (a) of this general license applies to the following blocked persons listed on the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and any entity in which any of the following persons own, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent or greater interest: (1) Ocean Speedstar Solutions OPC Private Limited; or (2) Zara Shipholding Co. (c) This general license does not authorize: (1) The entry into any new commercial contracts involving the property or interests in property of any blocked persons, including the blocked entities described in paragraph (b) of this general license, except as authorized by paragraph (a); (2) The offloading of any cargo onboard any of the blocked vessels, including the offloading of liquefied natural gas of Russian Federation origin, except for the offloading of cargo that is ordinarily incident and necessary to address vessel emergencies authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) of this general license; (3) Any transactions related to the sale of liquefied natural gas of Russian Federation origin; (4) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable￾Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions; (5) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or (6) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR, including transactions involving the property or interests in property of any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, other than transactions involving the blocked persons described in paragraph (b) of this general license, unless separately authorized. Lisa M. Palluconi, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Dated: August 23, 2024. Lisa M. Palluconi, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2024–19927 Filed 9–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control 31 CFR Part 587 Publication of Russia Harmful Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 99A, 100A, and 102 AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:47 Sep 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\06SER1.SGM 06SER1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1

72720 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 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 Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GLs 99A, 100A, and 102, each of which was previously made available on OFAC’s website. DATES: GLs 99A and 100A were issued on August 2, 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available on OFAC’s website: https:// ofac.treasury.gov. Background On August 2, 2024, OFAC issued GLs 99A and 100A to authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR). These GLs supersede GLs 99 and 100, respectively, and have expiration dates of October 12, 2024. On August 12, 2024, OFAC issued GL 102, authorizing transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR and expiring November 12, 2024. Each GL was made available on OFAC’s website (https:// ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. The text of these GLs is provided below. OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587 GENERAL LICENSE NO. 99A Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions and Certain Transactions Related to Debt or Equity of, or Derivative Contracts Involving, MOEX, NCC, or NSD (a) Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of any transaction involving one or more of the following blocked entities are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 12, 2024, provided that any payment to a blocked person is made into a blocked account in accordance with the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR): (1) Moscow Exchange (MOEX); (2) National Clearing Center (NCC); (3) Non-Bank Credit Institution Joint Stock Company National Settlement Depository (NSD); and (4) Any entity in which one or more of the above persons own, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent or greater interest. (b) Except as provided in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by E.O. 14024 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the divestment or transfer, or the facilitation of the divestment or transfer, of debt or equity issued or guaranteed by any of the blocked entities identified in paragraph (a) (‘‘Covered Debt or Equity’’) to a non-U.S. person are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 12, 2024. (c) Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by E.O. 14024 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to facilitating, clearing, and settling trades of Covered Debt or Equity that were placed prior to 4:00 p.m. eastern daylight time, June 12, 2024 are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 12, 2024. (d) Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by E.O. 14024 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of derivative contracts entered into prior to 4:00 p.m. eastern daylight time June 12, 2024 that (i) include a blocked person described in paragraph (a) of this general license as a counterparty or (ii) are linked to Covered Debt or Equity are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 12, 2024, provided that any payments to a blocked person are made into a blocked account in accordance with the RuHSR. (e) Paragraph (b) of this general license does not authorize: (1) U.S. persons to sell, or to facilitate the sale of, Covered Debt or Equity to, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked; or (2) U.S. persons to purchase or invest in, or to facilitate the purchase of or investment in, directly or indirectly, Covered Debt or Equity, other than purchases of or investments in Covered Debt or Equity ordinarily incident and necessary to the divestment or transfer of Covered Debt or Equity as described in paragraph (b) of this general license. (f) This general license does not authorize: (1) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable￾Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions; (2) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or (3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR, including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately authorized. (g) Effective August 2, 2024, General License No. 99, dated June 12, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 99A. Bradley T. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Dated: August 2, 2024. OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587 GENERAL LICENSE NO. 100A Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Debt or Equity or the Conversion of Currencies Involving MOEX, NCC, or NSD (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the divestment of debt or equity to a non-U.S. person, who is not a person whose property or interests in property are blocked, or the conversion of currencies, involving one or more of the following blocked entities that is acting solely as a securities, trade, or settlement depository, central counterparty or clearing house, or public trading market, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, October 12, 2024: (1) Moscow Exchange (MOEX); (2) National Clearing Center (NCC); (3) Non-Bank Credit Institution Joint Stock Company National Settlement Depository (NSD); and (4) Any entity in which one or more of the above persons own, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent or greater interest. (b) This general license does not authorize: (1) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable￾Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions; (2) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or (3) 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 other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately authorized. (c) Effective August 2, 2024, General License No. 100, dated June 12, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 100A. 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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 72721 OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587 GENERAL LICENSE NO. 102 Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving VPower Finance Security (Hong Kong) Limited (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the transportation, delivery, or storage of currency; cash processing services; or maintenance of automated teller machines (ATMs) within Hong Kong involving VPower Finance Security (Hong Kong) Limited (‘‘VPower’’) are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, November 12, 2024. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by E.O. 14024 that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the provision and staffing of customer service centers for mass transit railway stations within Hong Kong involving VPower are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, November 12, 2024. (c) This general license does not authorize: (1) Any transactions related to the transportation, delivery, or storage of gold; (2) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable￾Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions; (3) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or (4) 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 other than the blocked person described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately authorized. Lisa M. Palluconi, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Dated: August 12, 2024. Lisa M. Palluconi, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2024–19913 Filed 9–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 100 [Docket No. USCG–2024–0805] Special Local Regulation; Poquoson Seafood Festival Workboat Races; Back River, Poquoson, VA AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for the Poquoson Seafood Festival Workboat Races on the Back River, VA, on September 15, 2024, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Coast Guard regulations for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District identify the regulated area for this event in Poquoson, VA. During the enforcement period, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or local law enforcement vessel approved by the Captain of the Port (COTP). DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 will be enforced for the location identified for the Poquoson Seafood Festival Workboat Races in table 3 to paragraph (i)(3) to § 100.501 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on September 15, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email LCDR Justin Strassfield, Chief, Waterways Management Division, Sector Virginia, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 757–668–5580; email Justin.Z.Strassfield@uscg.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation in 33 CFR 100.501 for the Poquoson Seafood Festival Workboat Races from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on September 15, 2024. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District, § 100.501, specifies the location of the regulated area for the Poquoson Seafood Festival Workboat Races, which encompasses portions of the Back River. Although § 100.501 indicates the event will take place the last Sunday in September or the first or second Sunday in October, a footnote in the regulation indicates that the dates are subject to change and that notice of any change in dates will be provided in the Federal Register. During the enforcement period, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or from any local law enforcement vessel approved by the COTP. In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. Dated: August 29, 2024. Peggy M. Britton, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Virginia. [FR Doc. 2024–20090 Filed 9–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R02–OAR–2023–0468; FRL–12057– 02–R2] Air Plan Approval; New Jersey; Interstate Transport Requirements for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide Standard AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the portions of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal from the State of New Jersey demonstrating that the State satisfies the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) addressing interstate transport of pollution with respect to the 2010 1-hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). This action is being taken in accordance with the requirements of the CAA. DATES: This final rule is effective on October 7, 2024. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID Number EPA–R02–OAR–2023–0468. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) (formally referred to as Confidential Business Information (CBI)) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:47 Sep 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\06SER1.SGM 06SER1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1