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Publication of Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations Web General License 28

The Office of Foreign Assets Control publishes General License 28, authorizing transactions involving Ansarallah that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the official business of third-country diplomatic or consular missions to Yemen. This authorization applies to transactions otherwise prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, with specific exclusions for financial transfers to blocked persons except for taxes, fees, import duties, permits, licenses, or public utility services. The license also excludes any other transactions prohibited by the regulations involving persons other than those described in the authorization.

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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587 GENERAL LICENSE NO. 13I Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 Under Executive Order 14024 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, U.S. persons, or entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a U.S. person, are authorized to pay taxes, fees, or import duties, and purchase or receive permits, licenses, registrations, certifications, or tax refunds to the extent such transactions are prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 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, provided such transactions are ordinarily incident and necessary to the day-to-day operations in the Russian Federation of such U.S. persons or entities, through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, July 11, 2024. (b) This general license does not authorize: (1) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or (2) 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 (c) Effective April 12, 2024, General License No. 13H, dated January 18, 2024, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 13I. Bradley T. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Dated: April 12, 2024. OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587 Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 589 GENERAL LICENSE NO. 94 Authorizing Transactions Involving OWH SE i.L. (Formerly Known as VTB Bank Europe SE) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR) or the Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 589 (URSR), involving OWH SE i.L. (formerly known as VTB Bank Europe SE), or any entity in which OWH SE i.L. owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest (‘‘OWH SE i.L. Entities’’), are authorized. (b) All property and interests in property of OWH SE i.L. Entities are unblocked. (c) This general license does not authorize any transactions otherwise prohibited by the RuHSR or the URSR, including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR or the URSR, other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately authorized. Bradley T. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Dated: April 19, 2024. Bradley T. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2024–12308 Filed 6–7–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control 31 CFR Part 594 Publication of Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations Web General License 28 AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Publication of web general license. SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations: GL 28, which was previously made available on OFAC’s website. DATES: GL 28 was issued on February 16, 2024. 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 February 16, 2024, OFAC issued GL 28 to authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594. GL 28 was made available on OFAC’s website (https:// ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. The text of this GL is provided below. OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 594 GENERAL LICENSE NO. 28 Authorizing Transactions for Third￾Country Diplomatic and Consular Missions Involving Ansarallah (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), involving Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the official business of third-country diplomatic or consular missions to Yemen are authorized. (b) This general license does not authorize: (1) Financial transfers to any blocked person described in paragraph (a) of this general license, other than for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services; or (2) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the GTSR, including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the GTSR other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately authorized. Bradley T. Smith,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Dated: February 16, 2024. Bradley T. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2024–12332 Filed 6–7–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P