[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54199-54200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21363]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 538 and 560
Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for Exportation of
Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, and Medical Devices to Sudan and
Iran; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments on the effectiveness
of OFAC's licensing procedures for the exportation of agricultural
commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Sudan and Iran. Pursuant
to section 906(c) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement
Act of 2000 (Title IX of Pub. L. 106-387, 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) (the
``Act''), OFAC is required to submit a biennial report to the Congress
on the operation of licensing procedures for such exports.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 3, 2013
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: Attn: Request for Comments (TSRA) (202) 622-0091.
Mail: Attn: Request for Comments (TSRA), Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
about these licensing procedures should be directed to the Licensing
Division, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury,
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, telephone: (202)
622-2480 (not a toll free number). Additional information about these
licensing procedures is also available at www.treasury.gov/tsra.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The current procedures used by OFAC for
authorizing the export of agricultural commodities, medicine, and
medical devices to Sudan and Iran are set forth in 31 CFR 538.523-526
and 31 CFR 560.530-533. Under the provisions of section 906(c) of the
Act, OFAC must submit a biennial report to the Congress on the
operation, during the preceding two-year period, of the licensing
procedures required by section 906 of the Act for the export of
agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Sudan and
Iran. This report is to include:
(1) The number and types of licenses applied for;
(2) The number and types of licenses approved;
(3) The average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing of a
license application until the date of its approval;
(4) The extent to which the licensing procedures were effectively
implemented; and
(5) A description of comments received from interested parties
about the extent to which the licensing procedures were effective,
after holding a public 30-day comment period.
This notice solicits comments from interested parties regarding the
effectiveness of OFAC's licensing procedures for the export of
agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Sudan and
Iran for the time period of October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2012.
Interested parties submitting
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comments are asked to be as specific as possible. In the interest of
accuracy and completeness, OFAC requires written comments. All comments
received on or before October 3, 2013 will be considered by OFAC in
developing the report to the Congress. Consideration of comments
received after the end of the comment period cannot be assured.
All comments made will be a matter of public record. OFAC will not
accept comments accompanied by a request that part or all of the
comments be treated confidentially because of their business
proprietary nature or for any other reason; OFAC will return such
comments when submitted by regular mail to the person submitting the
comments and will not consider them.
Copies of past biennial reports may be obtained from OFAC's Web
site (www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/lic-agmed-index.aspx). If that Web site is unavailable, written requests
may be sent to: Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20220, Attn:
Andrea Gacki, Assistant Director for Licensing.
Note: On October 12, 2011, OFAC issued a general license
authorizing the export of most food items to Iran and Sudan.
Subsequent to the close of the reporting period, OFAC issued
additional general licenses on October 22, 2012, authorizing the
export of medicine and basic medical supplies to Iran. See 31 CFR
560.530(a)(2)-(3) and 31 CFR 538.523(a)(3). Accordingly, specific
licenses are no longer required for these exports.
Approved: August 26, 2013.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2013-21363 Filed 8-30-13; 8:45 am]
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