[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43278-43279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17359]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Publication of Iran General License D

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 D issued under the 
Iranian transactions sanctions program on May 30, 2013. General License 
D authorizes the exportation and reexportation to persons in Iran of 
certain services, software, and hardware incident to the exchange of 
personal communications, subject to certain limitations.

DATES: Effective Date: May 30, 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 Policy, tel.: 
202-622-2746, Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-
4855, Office of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief Counsel (Foreign 
Assets Control), tel.: 202-622-2410, Office of the General Counsel, 
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220 (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 May 30, 2013, OFAC issued General License D under the Iranian 
transactions sanctions program. At the time of its issuance on May 30, 
2013, OFAC made General License D available on the OFAC Web site 
(www.treasury.gov/ofac). With this notice, OFAC is publishing General 
License D in the Federal Register.

GENERAL LICENSE D

General License With Respect to the Exportation and Reexportation of 
Certain Services, Software, and Hardware Incident to the Exchange of 
Personal Communications

    (a) Effective May 30, 2013, to the extent that such transactions 
are not exempt from the prohibitions of the Iranian Transactions and 
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (``ITSR''), and subject to the 
restrictions set forth in paragraph (b), the following transactions are 
authorized:
    (1) The exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly, from 
the United States or by U.S. persons, wherever located, to persons in 
Iran of fee-based services incident to the exchange of personal 
communications over the Internet, such as instant messaging, chat and 
email, social networking, sharing of photos and movies, web browsing, 
and blogging.
    (2) The exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly, from 
the United States or by U.S. persons, wherever located, to persons in 
Iran of fee-based software subject to the Export Administration 
Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 (the ``EAR''), that is 
necessary to enable the services described in paragraph (a)(1), 
provided that such software is designated as EAR99 under the EAR, or is 
classified by the U.S. Department of Commerce on the Commerce Control 
List, 15 CFR part 774, supplement No. 1 (``CCL'') under export control 
classification number (``ECCN'') 5D992.c.

    NOTE TO PARAGRAPHS (a)(1) AND (a)(2): See 31 CFR Sec.  560.540 
for provisions relating to the exportation to persons in Iran of 
publicly available, no-cost services incident to the exchange of 
personal communications over the Internet and publicly available, 
no-cost software necessary to enable such services.

    (3) To the extent not authorized by paragraph (a)(2), the 
exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly, from the United 
States or by U.S. persons, wherever located, to persons in Iran of 
certain software and hardware that are subject to the EAR and incident 
to personal communications, as well as related services, as specified 
in the Annex to this general license.
    (4) The exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly, from 
the United States or by U.S. persons, wherever located, to persons in 
Iran of consumer-grade Internet connectivity services and the 
provision, sale, or leasing of capacity on telecommunications 
transmission facilities (such as satellite or terrestrial network 
connectivity) incident to personal communications.

    Note to Paragraph (a): The authorization set forth in paragraph 
(a) of this general license extends to entities owned or controlled 
by a United States person and established or maintained outside the 
United States subject to the conditions set forth in 31 CFR Sec.  
560.556. Nothing in this general license relieves the exporter from 
compliance with the export license application requirements of 
another Federal agency.

    (b) This general license does not authorize:
    (1) The exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly, of 
the services, software, or hardware specified in paragraph (a) of this 
general license with knowledge or reason to know that such services, 
software, or hardware are intended for the Government of Iran.
    (2) The exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly, of 
the services, software, and hardware specified in paragraph (a) of this 
general license to any person whose property and interests in property 
are blocked pursuant to any part of 31 CFR chapter V.
    (3) The exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly, of 
commercial-grade Internet connectivity services or telecommunications 
transmission facilities (such as dedicated satellite links or dedicated 
lines that include quality of service guarantees).
    (4) The exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly, of 
web-hosting services that are for purposes other than personal 
communications (e.g., web-hosting services for commercial

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endeavors) or of domain name registration services.
    (c) Effective May 30, 2013, transfers of funds from Iran or for or 
on behalf of a person in Iran in furtherance of an underlying 
transaction authorized by paragraph (a) of this general license may be 
processed by U.S. depository institutions and U.S. registered brokers 
or dealers in securities so long as they are consistent with 31 CFR 
Sec.  560.516.\1\
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    \1\ The authorization set forth in paragraph (c) of this general 
license does not authorize any transaction prohibited by any part of 
chapter V of 31 CFR other than part 560. Accordingly, the transfer 
of funds may not be by, to, or through any of the following: (1) A 
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant 
to the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions 
Regulations, 31 CFR part 544, or the Global Terrorism Sanctions 
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594; or (2) a person whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to any other part of 31 
CFR chapter V, or any Executive order, except an Iranian financial 
institution whose property and interests in property are blocked 
solely pursuant to 31 CFR part 560.
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    (d) Specific licenses may be issued on a case-by-case basis for the 
exportation and reexportation of services, software, and hardware 
incident to personal communications not specified in paragraph (a) or 
the Annex to this general license.
    Issued: May 30, 2013.

      Annex--Services, Software, and Hardware Incident to Personal
 Communications Authorized for Exportation and Reexportation to Iran by
                 Paragraph (a) of ITSR General License D
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1.)...............  Mobile phones (including but not limited to
                     smartphones), Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs),
                     Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards designated
                     EAR99 or classified on the CCL under ECCN 5A992.c;
                     drivers and connectivity software for such hardware
                     designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c;
                     and services necessary for the operation of such
                     hardware and software.
2.)...............  Satellite phones and Broadband Global Area Network
                     (BGAN) hardware designated EAR99 or classified
                     under ECCN 5A992.c; demand drivers and connectivity
                     software for such hardware designated EAR99 or
                     classified under ECCN 5D992.c; and services
                     necessary for the operation of such hardware and
                     software.
3.)...............  Modems, network interface cards, radio equipment
                     (including antennaes), routers, switches, and WiFi
                     access points, designed for 50 or fewer concurrent
                     users, designated EAR99 or classified under ECCNs
                     5A992.c, 5A991.b.2, or 5A991.b.4; drivers,
                     communications, and connectivity software for such
                     hardware designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN
                     5D992.c; and services necessary for the operation
                     of such hardware and software.
4.)...............  Residential consumer satellite receive-only
                     terminals, receiver equipment (including but not
                     limited to antennaes, receivers, set-top boxes and
                     video decoders) designated EAR99 or classified
                     under ECCNs 5A992.c, 5A991.b.2 or 5A991.b.4;
                     drivers, communications, and connectivity software
                     for such hardware designated EAR99 or classified
                     under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the
                     operation of such hardware and software.
5.)...............  Laptops, tablets, and personal computing devices,
                     disk drives, data storage devices, computer
                     peripherals, keyboards, and mice designated EAR99
                     or classified on the CCL under ECCNs 5A992.c,
                     5A991.b.2, 5A991.b.4 or 4A994.b; computer operating
                     systems, and software required for effective
                     consumer use of such hardware, including software
                     updates and patches, designated EAR99 or classified
                     under ECCN 5D992.c; and services necessary for the
                     operation of such hardware and software.
6.)...............  Anti-virus and anti-malware software designated
                     EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c, and
                     services necessary for the operation of such
                     software.
7.)...............  Anti-tracking software designated EAR99 or
                     classified under ECCN 5D992.c, and services
                     necessary for the operation of such software.
8.)...............  Mobile operating systems, online app stores, and
                     related software designated EAR99 or classified
                     under ECCN 5D992.c, and services necessary for the
                     operation of such software.
9.)...............  Anti-censorship tools and related software
                     designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c,
                     and services necessary for the operation of such
                     software.
10.)..............  Virtual Private Networks, proxy tools, and fee-based
                     personal communications tools including voice,
                     text, video, voice-over-IP telephony, video chat,
                     and successor technologies, and communications and
                     connectivity software required for effective
                     consumer use designated EAR99 or classified under
                     ECCN 5D992.c, and services necessary for the
                     operation of such software.
11.)..............  Secure Sockets Layers (SSLs) designated EAR99 or
                     classified under ECCN 5D992.c, and services
                     necessary for the operation of such software.
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    Dated: July 10, 2013.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2013-17359 Filed 7-18-13; 8:45 am]
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