# Federal Register #2026-20831

OFAC General License 60 authorizes certain Venezuela earthquake-relief transactions

**Posted:** October 13, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20831

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a regulatory authorization for certain earthquake-relief transactions involving Venezuela.
- **Notice type:** Regulatory notice, not a procurement opportunity or contract award.
- **Government agency:** U.S. Department of the Treasury; issuing office: Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
- **Authorization:** General License 60 under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations permits certain transactions related to earthquake-relief efforts, including specified processing or transfers of funds.
- **Limits:** The license does not authorize unblocking property blocked under the regulations or transactions prohibited by other authorities.
- **Procurement scope:** No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are requested.

### Description

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published General License 60 under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591. The license authorizes certain transactions related to earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela that would otherwise be prohibited by those regulations. It also permits related processing or transfer of funds, subject to the license’s terms, and does not authorize unblocking blocked property or transactions prohibited under other authorities. The license was issued June 25, 2026, and expires October 23, 2026.

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