1625-0106 30-day FR Notice

Federal Register Volume 85, Number 167 (Thursday, August 27, 2020)]

[Notices]

[Pages 53012-53013]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2020-18854]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0190]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management

and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0106

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-Day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the

U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR),

abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension

of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0106,

Unauthorized Entry Into Cuban Territorial Waters; without change. Our

ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public.

Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens

commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: You may submit comments to the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before

September 28, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the Coast Guard should be submitted using the

Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for

docket number [USCG-2020-0190]. Written comments and recommendations to

OIRA for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30

days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting

``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using

the search function.

A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet

at https://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available

from: COMMANDANT (CG-6P), ATTN: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, U.S.

COAST GUARD, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AVE. SE, STOP 7710,

WASHINGTON, DC 20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy

Management, telephone 202-475-3528, or fax 202-372-8405, for questions

on these documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to

OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard

collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information

describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on

the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection,

and other important information describing the Collection. There is one

ICR for each Collection. The Coast Guard invites comments on whether

this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for

the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the

Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical

utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of

the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order 13771, Reducing

Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and Executive Order 13777,

Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Coast Guard is also

requesting comments on the extent to which this request for information

could be modified to reduce the burden on respondents. These comments

will help OIRA determine whether to approve the ICR referred to in this

Notice.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the

OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number

of this request, [USCG-2020-0190], and must be received by September

28, 2020.

Submitting Comments

We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking

Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be

submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate

instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public

comments, are in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and

can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally,

if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will

be notified when comments are posted.

We accept anonymous comments. All comments to the Coast Guard will

be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will

include any personal information you have provided. For more about

privacy and submissions to the Coast Guard in response to this

document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,

March 11, 2020). For more about privacy and submissions to

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OIRA in response to this document, see the https://www.reginfo.gov,

comment-submission web page. OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain after the comment period for

each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action on each ICR will become available via

a hyperlink in the OMB Control Number: 1625-0106.

Previous Request for Comments

This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The

Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (85 FR 35946, June 12, 2020)

required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). We received one comment in response

to our 60 day notice. The commenter expressed their support for the

collection of information stating that the USCG should be allowed to

collect the necessary information from all U.S. vessels and vessels

with no nationality transiting these waters. The commenter also stated

that this rule not only will reinforce the embargo, but it will

increase security.

The U.S. Coast Guard enforces these requirements on all applicable

vessels. Under exsiting authority, the Coast Guard can request this

information from operators of vessels identified as being without

nationality or stateless. No changes have been made to the information

collection request in response to the comment.

Information Collection Request

Title: Unauthorized Entry Into Cuban Territorial Waters.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0106.

Summary: The Coast Guard, pursuant to Presidential proclamation and

order of the Secretary of Homeland Security, is requiring U.S. vessels,

and vessels without nationality, less than 100 meters, located within

the internal waters or the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of the

United States, that thereafter enter Cuban territorial waters, to apply

for and receive a Coast Guard permit.

Need: The information is collected to regulate departure from U.S.

territorial waters of U.S. vessels, and vessels without nationality,

and entry thereafter into Cuban territorial waters. The need to

regulate this vessel traffic supports ongoing efforts to enforce the

Cuban embargo, which is designed to bring about an end to the current

government and a peaceful transition to democracy. Accordingly, only

applicants that demonstrate prior U.S. government approval for exports

to and transactions with Cuba will be issued a Coast Guard permit.

The permit regulation requires that applicants hold United States

Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and U.S.

Department of Treasury the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

licenses that permit exports to and transactions with Cuba. The USCG

permit process thus allows the agency to collect information from

applicants about their status vis-[agrave]-vis BIS and OFAC licenses

and monitor compliance with BIS and OFAC regulations. These two

agencies minister statutes and regulations that proscribe exports to

(BIS) and transactions with (OFAC) Cuba. Accordingly, in order to

assist BIS and OFAC in the enforcement of these license requirements,

as directed by the President and the Secretary of Homeland Security,

the Coast Guard is requiring certain U.S. vessels, and vessels without

nationality, to demonstrate that they hold these licenses before they

depart for Cuban waters.

Forms: CG-3300, Application for Permit to Enter Cuban Territorial

Seas.

Respondents: Owners and operators of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has been decreased to 5

hours per year due to the reinforced restrictions and current status of

diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuban governments

resulting in fewer individuals are attempting to travel to Cuba via the

maritime realm.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.

chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: August 21, 2020.

Kathleen Claffie,

Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.

[FR Doc. 2020-18854 Filed 8-26-20; 8:45 am]

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