81 FR 10717 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Providers of Travel and Carrier Services Submission

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 40 (March 1, 2016)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10717-10718]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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