Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Providers of Travel and Carrier Services Submission
Notice published March 1, 2016 · 81 FR 10717
- Document number
- FR Doc. 2016-04356
- Type
- Notice
- Published
- March 1, 2016
- Citation
- 81 FR 10717 (pages 10,717–10,718)
- Action
- Notice and request for comments.
- Dates
- Written comments must be submitted on or before May 2, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
- Official sources
- PDF (govinfo.gov) · federalregister.gov
Summary
The Federal Register's summaryThe Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning information collection requirements for OFAC's Provider of Travel and Carrier Services information collection, which are contained within the Cuban Assets Control Regulations set forth at 31 CFR part 515.
Text
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10717-10718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04356]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Providers of Travel and
Carrier Services Submission
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Currently, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) within the
Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning
information collection requirements for OFAC's Provider of Travel and
Carrier Services information collection, which are contained within the
Cuban Assets Control Regulations set forth at 31 CFR part 515.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 2, 2016 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 on the Web site for submitting comments.
Fax: Attn: Request for Comments (Persons Providing Travel and
Carrier Services to Cuba) 202-622-1657.
Mail: Attn: Request for Comments (Persons Providing Travel and
Carrier Services to Cuba), Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department
of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and the Federal Register Doc. number that appears at the end of this
document. Comments received will be made available to the public via
regulations.gov or upon request, without change and including any
personal information provided.
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:
Title: Persons Providing Travel and Carrier Services Submission.
OMB Number: 1505-0168.
Abstract: The information is required of persons subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States who have been authorized by OFAC to
provide travel and carrier services in connection with travel-related
transactions involving Cuba pursuant to the general licenses in section
515.572 of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 CFR part 515
(CACR). Persons providing services authorized pursuant to 31 CFR
515.572 are required to retain for at least five years from the date of
the transaction certain documentation from customers indicating the
source of their authorization to travel to Cuba, which must be
furnished to OFAC on demand.
Current Actions: As a result of policy changes, which were
implemented in regulatory changes published by OFAC on January 16, 2015
(80 FR 2291), September 21, 2015 (80 FR 56915), and January 27, 2016
(81 FR 4583), OFAC modified the information collection requirements on
persons providing travel and carrier services for the collection of
that information as previously approved by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) (No. 1505-0168). As to information collection
requirements, OFAC previously required licensed Travel Service
Providers to gather certain personal data about authorized travelers
and provide it to licensed Carrier Service Providers, which then
submitted this and certain other information to OFAC. OFAC now requires
only that persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction providing services
authorized pursuant to 31 CFR 515.572 retain for at least five years
from the date of the transaction a certification from each customer
indicating the section of the CACR that authorizes the person to travel
to Cuba. In the case of a customer traveling under a specific license,
a copy of the license must be maintained on file with the person
subject to U.S. jurisdiction providing services authorized pursuant to
31 CFR 515.572. These records must be furnished to OFAC on demand.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals, households, businesses, banking
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,750,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 minute.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 29,167.
The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of
information covered by this notice:
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 OMB control number. Books or records
relating to a collection of information must be retained for five
years.
Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation,
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maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
John E. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2016-04356 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am]
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