[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38097-38098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15048]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Publication of General License Related to the Syria Sanctions
Program
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice, publication of general license.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (``OFAC'') is publishing General License No. 11A issued under
the Syria sanctions program on June 12, 2013. General License No. 11A
authorizes certain services in support of nongovernmental
organizations' activities in Syria.
DATES: Effective Date: June 12, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490, Assistant Director for
Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480, Assistant Director for Regulatory
Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855, Assistant Director for Policy, tel.: 202-
622-2746, Office of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief Counsel (Foreign
Assets Control), tel.: 202-622-2410, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of the Treasury (not toll free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC's Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain general
information pertaining to OFAC's sanctions programs also is available
via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202-622-
0077.
Background
On June 12, 2013, OFAC issued General License No. 11A authorizing
certain services in support of nongovernmental organizations'
activities in Syria, including the activities formerly licensed by
General License No. 11, dated September 26, 2011, and also activities
to support the preservation and protection of cultural heritage sites
in Syria. General License No. 11A replaces and supersedes in its
entirety General License No. 11, dated September 26, 2011.
At the time of its issuance on June 12, 2013, OFAC made General
License No. 11A available on its Web site. With this notice, OFAC is
publishing General License No. 11A in the Federal Register.
General License No. 11A
Authorizing Certain Services in Support of Nongovernmental
Organizations' Activities in Syria
(a) General License No. 11, dated September 26, 2011, is replaced
and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 11A.
(b) Nongovernmental organizations are authorized to export or
reexport services to Syria that would otherwise be prohibited by
section 2 of Executive Order 13582 of August 17, 2011 (``E.O. 13582''),
in support of the following not-for-profit activities:
(1) Activities to support humanitarian projects to meet basic human
needs in Syria, including, but not limited to, drought relief,
assistance to refugees, internally displaced persons, and conflict
victims, food and medicine distribution, and the provision of health
services;
(2) Activities to support democracy building in Syria, including,
but not limited to, rule of law, citizen participation, government
accountability, and civil society development projects;
(3) Activities to support education in Syria, including, but not
limited to, combating illiteracy, increasing access to education, and
assisting education reform projects;
(4) Activities to support non-commercial development projects
directly benefiting the Syrian people, including, but not limited to,
preventing infectious disease and promoting maternal/child health,
sustainable agriculture, and clean water assistance; and
(5) Activities to support the preservation and protection of
cultural heritage sites in Syria, including, but not limited to,
museums, historic buildings, and archaeological sites.
(c) U.S. depository institutions, U.S. registered brokers or
dealers in securities, and U.S. registered money transmitters are
authorized to process transfers of funds on behalf of U.S. or third-
country non-governmental organizations to or from Syria in support of
the activities authorized by paragraph (b), provided that, except as
authorized by paragraph (e), the transfer is not by, to, or through the
Government of Syria or any other person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004,
Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006, Executive Order 13460 of
February 13, 2008, Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011, Executive
Order 13573 of May 18, 2011, E.O. 13582, or Executive Order 13606 of
April 22, 2012, or with a
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person sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13608 of May 1, 2012
(collectively, the ``Orders'').
(d) U.S. persons engaging in transactions pursuant to paragraph
(b)(5) or processing transfers of funds to or from Syria in support of
activities authorized by paragraph (b)(5) are required to file
quarterly reports no later than 30 days following the end of the
calendar quarter with the Office of Foreign Assets Control. The reports
should include complete information on all activities and transactions
undertaken pursuant to paragraph (b)(5) and paragraph (c) in support of
the activities authorized by paragraph (b)(5) that took place during
the reporting period, including the parties involved, the value of the
transactions, the services provided, and the dates of the transactions.
The reports should be addressed to the Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Licensing Division, U.S. Treasury Department, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue NW-Annex, Washington, DC 20220.
(e) Nongovernmental organizations are authorized to engage in
transactions with the Government of Syria that are necessary for the
activities authorized by paragraph (b) of this general license,
including, but not limited to, payment of taxes, fees, and import
duties to, and purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public
utility services from, the Government of Syria.
(f) Except as authorized in paragraph (e), this general license
does not authorize the exportation or reexportation of services to,
charitable donations to or for the benefit of, or any other
transactions involving, the Government of Syria or any other person
blocked pursuant to the Orders. Specific licenses may be issued on a
case-by case basis for these purposes.
Note To General License No. 11A: For guidance regarding exports
or reexports to Syria, see General License No. 4A, ``Exports or
Reexports to Syria of Items Licensed or Otherwise Authorized by the
Department of Commerce Authorized; Exports or Reexports of Certain
Services Authorized.''
Dated: June 18, 2013.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2013-15048 Filed 6-24-13; 8:45 am]
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