84 FR 18341 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Remittance Forwarding Services and Travel and Carrier Services to Cuba

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. Currently, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning OFAC's information collection requirements for persons using remittance forwarding, travel, or carrier service providers for remittances or travel to Cuba, which are contained within the Cuban Assets Control Regulations.

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18341-18342]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08647]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Remittance Forwarding 
Services and Travel and Carrier Services to Cuba

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. Currently, the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(OFAC) within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments 
concerning OFAC's information collection requirements for persons using 
remittance forwarding, travel, or carrier service providers for 
remittances or travel to Cuba, which are contained within the Cuban 
Assets Control Regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 1, 2019 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 website for submitting comments. Refer to Docket 
Number OFAC-2019-0002 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control numbers 1505-0167 and 1505-0168.
    Fax: Attn: Request for Comments (Remittance Forwarding Services and 
Travel and Carrier Services to Cuba) 202-622-1759.
    Mail: Attn: Request for Comments (Remittance Forwarding Services 
and Travel and Carrier Services to Cuba), Office of Foreign Assets 
Control, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20220. Refer to Docket Number OFAC-2019-0002 and the OMB 
control numbers 1505-0167 and 1505-0168.
    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: OFAC: 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: Remittance Forwarding Services and 
Travel and Carrier Services to Cuba.
    OMB Number: 1505-0167 and 1505-0168.
    Abstract: The information in 1505-0167 is a certification required 
pursuant to Sec.  515.572(a)(4) of the Cuban Assets Control 
Regulations, 31 CFR part 515 (CACR) by persons subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States who make authorized remittances to 
persons in Cuba. OFAC will use the information to monitor compliance 
with regulations governing authorized family and inherited remittances, 
donative remittances, remittances to religious organizations, 
remittances to students in Cuba pursuant to an educational license, 
emigration remittances, and periodic remittances from blocked

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accounts as well as the provision of remittance forwarding services.
    The information in 1505-0168 is a certification required pursuant 
to Sec.  515.572(a)(4) of the CACR by persons subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States who engage in authorized travel to 
Cuba. OFAC will use the information to monitor compliance with 
regulations governing persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction, including 
travel agents, airlines and vessel operators, providing authorized 
travel and carrier services with respect to Cuba and persons who travel 
to Cuba.
    The record keeping burden associated with these collections is 
addressed in 1505-0164.
    The burden estimates herein reflect the current CACR. On April 17, 
2019, National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton announced 
forthcoming regulatory changes that may impact these estimates. Because 
those regulatory changes have not yet been issued, however, it is not 
possible to reflect any potential changes to the relevant burden 
estimates. OFAC will update the relevant burden estimates as necessary 
and feasible.
    Current Actions: OFAC requires that persons subject to U.S. 
jurisdiction providing remittance forwarding services or travel or 
carrier 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 31 CFR part 515 or, if 
relevant, the number of the specific license, that authorizes the 
customer to send the remittance to Cuba or that authorizes the customer 
to travel to Cuba, respectively. In addition, the service provider must 
maintain on file the names and addresses of individual remitters or 
travelers, the number and amount of each remittance, and that name and 
address of each recipient, as applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collections.
    Affected Public: Individuals, households, businesses, non-
governmental organizations, and banking institutions. The likely 
respondents and record-keepers affected by this collection of 
information are persons using U.S. remittance forwarding services and 
U.S. travel and carrier services.
    For 1505-0167 (remittance forwarding services):
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000,000 respondents; 7,000,000 
total filings.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 116,667 hours.
    For 1505-0168 (travel and carrier services):
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,750,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 29,167 hours.

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, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information.

    Approved: April 24, 2019.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2019-08647 Filed 4-29-19; 8:45 am]
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