Publication of Amended Iraq Stabilization and Insurgency Sanctions Regulations

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Not sure what this means.. .but here ya go. If any one can shed light...plz do.


1 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control 31 CFR Part 576 Iraq Stabilization and Insurgency Sanctions Regulations AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Final rule. ------------------ SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adopting a final rule amending the Iraq Stabilization and Insurgency Sanctions Regulations to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13668 of May 27, 2014 (“Ending Immunities Granted to the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Iraqi Property and Interests in Property Pursuant to Executive Order 13303, as Amended”). These amendments also implement certain technical and conforming changes. DATES: Effective: [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 12/28/2017 and available online at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and on FDsys.gov 2 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control: Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480, Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855, Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; or the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), Office of the General Counsel, tel.: 202-622-2410. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available from OFAC’s website ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Background OFAC issued the Iraq Stabilization and Insurgency Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 576 (the “Regulations”), on September 13, 2010 (see 75 FR 55463), as a final rule to implement E.O. 13303 (68 FR 31931, May 28, 2003) (E.O. 13303), E.O. 13315 (68 FR 52315, September 3, 2003), E.O. 13350 (69 FR 46055, July 30, 2004), E.O. 13364 (69 FR 70177, December 2, 2004) (E.O. 13364), and E.O. 13438 (72 FR 39719, July 19, 2007). OFAC has amended the Regulations on several occasions. Today, 3 OFAC is making amendments to the Regulations to implement E.O. 13668 (79 FR 31019, May 29, 2014) (E.O. 13668). In support of the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of peace and security in Iraq, and the development of political, administrative, and economic institutions in Iraq, E.O. 13303, as amended by E.O. 13364, prohibited and deemed null and void, with certain limited exceptions, any attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process with respect to: (i) the Development Fund for Iraq; (ii) all Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products, and interests therein, but only until title passes to the initial purchaser, and proceeds, obligations, or any financial instruments of any nature whatsoever arising from or related to the sale or marketing thereof, and interests therein, in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest, that are in the United States, that thereafter came within the United States, or that were or thereafter came within the possession or control of United States persons; and (iii) any accounts, assets, investments, or any other property of any kind owned by, belonging to, or held by the Central Bank of Iraq, or held, maintained, or otherwise controlled by any financial institution of any kind in the name of, on behalf of, or otherwise for the Central Bank of Iraq. E.O. 13668 terminated the protections granted under amended E.O. 13303 in response to the changed circumstances in Iraq, including the Government of Iraq’s progress in resolving and managing the risk associated with outstanding debts and claims arising from actions of the previous regime. Today, OFAC is amending the Regulations 4 to implement E.O. 13668 by removing the regulatory provisions that implemented the protections granted under amended E.O. 13303. These amendments also make certain technical and conforming changes. Public Participation Because the amendment of the Regulations involves a foreign affairs function, the provisions of E.O. 12866 and the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, opportunity for public participation, and delay in effective date, as well as the provisions of E.O. 13771, are inapplicable. Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for this rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) does not apply. Paperwork Reduction Act The collections of information related to the Regulations are contained in 31 CFR part 501 (the “Reporting, Procedures, and Penalties Regulations”). Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), those collections of information have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1505-0164. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid control number. 5 List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 576 Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, banking, Foreign trade, Iraq, Petroleum, Sanctions. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control amends 31 CFR part 576 as follows: PART 576—IRAQ STABILIZATION AND INSURGENCY SANCTIONS REGULATIONS 1. The authority citation for part 576 is revised to read as follows: Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601- 1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 13303, 68 FR 31931, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 227; E.O. 13315, 68 FR 52315, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 252; E.O. 13350, 69 FR 46055, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 196; E.O. 13364, 69 FR 70177, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 236; E.O. 13438, 72 FR 39719, 3 CFR, 2007 Comp., p. 224; E.O. 13668, 79 FR 31019, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp., p. 248. Subpart B—Prohibitions § 576.206 [Removed] 6 2. Remove § 576.206 from subpart B. Subpart C—General Definitions 3. Amend § 576.303 by: a. Revising paragraphs (a) and (c); b. In paragraph (b), adding the word “and” after the semi-colon; and c. Removing paragraphs (d) and (e). The revisions read as follows: § 576.303 Effective date. * * * * * (a) With respect to a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to § 576.201(a)(1): (1) 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, August 29, 2003, for those persons listed on the Annex to Executive Order 13315; and (2) 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, July 30, 2004, for those persons added to the Annex to Executive Order 13315 by Executive Order 13350; 7 * * * * * (c) With respect to the transactions prohibited by § 576.201(b) or § 576.208, 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, July 30, 2004. § 576.308 [Removed] 4. Remove § 576.308 from Subpart C. Subpart D—Interpretations § 576.404 [Amended] 5. In § 576.404, remove paragraph (c). 8 Subpart E—Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing Policy § 576.508 [Removed] 6. Remove § 576.508 from subpart E. Dated: December 22, 2017. __________________________ John E. Smith, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. BILLING CODE 04810-AL [FR Doc. 2017-28023 Filed: 12/27/2017 8:45 am; Publication Date: 12/28/2017]

I remember Bush's 13303 saying we could buy dinar.. but need help on this.. I pray this is for our good and the Iraqi people..

Weslin,


I've read this and I understand it a little more.  This is my interpretation.  We know the Original Executive Order protected Iraq funds held at the federal reserve.  Upon further reading, it's also prohibited U.S. banks from transacting  because they had no recourse in the US courts because of this "protection".  The cancelling of the orginal executive order allow US banks to participate (connect) to the CBI like any other allied country.   You have to note the timing of this, right at the end of the year!  This is good.  


  In support of the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of peace and security in Iraq, and the development of political, administrative, and economic institutions in Iraq, E.O. 13303, as amended by E.O. 13364, prohibited and deemed null and void, with certain limited exceptions, any attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process with respect to: (i) the Development Fund for Iraq; (ii) all Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products, and interests therein, but only until title passes to the initial purchaser, and proceeds, obligations, or any financial instruments of any nature whatsoever arising from or related to the sale or marketing thereof, and interests therein, in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest, that are in the United States, that thereafter came within the United States, or that were or thereafter came within the possession or control of United States persons; and (iii) any accounts, assets, investments, or any other property of any kind owned by, belonging to, or held by the Central Bank of Iraq, or held, maintained, or otherwise controlled by any financial institution of any kind in the name of, on behalf of, or otherwise for the Central Bank of Iraq. E.O. 13668 terminated the protections granted under amended E.O. 13303 in response to the changed circumstances in Iraq, including the Government of Iraq’s progress in resolving and managing the risk associated with outstanding debts and claims arising from actions of the previous regime. Today, OFAC is amending the Regulations 4 to implement E.O. 13668 by removing the regulatory provisions that implemented the protections granted under amended E.O. 13303. 

How will this affect the US dealers? Will they still be able to sell?

Thanks Proven... and the timing is extraordinary!!

Proven wrote:

noced71 wrote:How will this affect the US dealers? Will they still be able to sell?

Should help reduce the spread between the CBI rate and what you can sell it for here in the U.S.  The dinar will no longer be an exotic currency.   As time progresses.   

Agreed 
As I see it - for Iraq to resasstablish a meaningful value to their currency -
They must stop giving it away in auctions , remove mechanisms of raping their currency (which is what this article is) - than slowly build back THE REAL VALUE, to encourage citizens and the world to recognize and use it.

Sorry - I do not see an immediate and profound RV - but if they continue this path and do the things I mentioned above -

THE DINAR WILL BECOME IN DEMAND AND GROWTH IN VALUE WILL COME
VERY QUICKLY !!!!

In a year - I will have a decision to make about selling and so will you.