1625-0106 60-day FR notice

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 2024)]

[Notices]

[Pages 23603-23604]

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

[FR Doc No: 2024-07126]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0239]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and

Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0106

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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

U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request

(ICR) 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. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting

comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before June 3, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket

number [USCG-2024-0239] to the Coast Guard using the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public

participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.

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, fax 202-372-8405, or email [email protected] 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. 3501 et seq., 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.

In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not

to seek an extension of approval for the Collection. We will consider

all comments and material received during the comment period.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments

and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of

the ICR and the docket number of this request, USCG-2024-0239, and must

be received by June 3, 2024.

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.

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We accept anonymous comments. All comments received 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 in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System

of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).

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 administer 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 remains around 5 hours

per year.

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

35, as amended.

Dated: March 29, 2024.

Kathleen Claffie,

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

[FR Doc. 2024-07126 Filed 4-3-24; 8:45 am]

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