ACTION:
Policy guidance.
SUMMARY:
The Department of State is publishing information and guidance for the public addressing the State Department's sanctions authorities, including under the Iran Sanctions Act, as amended, certain Executive Orders related to Iran sanctions, section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA) and certain related provisions of law, and certain statutes and Executive Orders related to terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
DATES:
The Department of State will accept comments on the Guidance on Iran Sanctions and the Guidance on Sensitive Technology until January 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES:
Interested parties may submit comments within 60 days of the date of the publication by any email at
[email protected] with the subject line, “Sanctions Guidance”.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Secretary of State has legal authority to make determinations...
1) Published in the FR at 70 FR 38565, this "policy guidance" document contains a number of statements amounting to secondary sanctions interpretive guidance that appear to be current. Most of it, however, merely summarizes the state of the law as it existed at the time, and the relationships between the varying overlapping secondary sanctions authorities.
2) On the ISA, note that the guidance document invites requests for advisory opinions (as specified in section 7 of the ISA), and says where they may be directed (the State Department's Office of Sanctions Policy and Implementation in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at [email protected] or at (202) 647-7489).
3) The document provides guidance on the meaning of terms contained in 13590, which was revoked in connection with the