[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37532-37533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14819]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Travel Service Provider 
and Carrier Service Provider 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 take this opportunity 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 OFAC's Travel Service Provider and Carrier Service Provider 
information collection.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 2, 
2008 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Rochelle E. Stern, Assistant 
Director, Policy, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Annex--2d Floor, Washington, 
DC 20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
about the filings or procedures should be directed to Rochelle E. 
Stern, Assistant Director, Policy, Office of Foreign Assets Control, or 
Sean Thornton, Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), Department of 
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
Annex--2d Floor, Washington, DC 20220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Travel Service Provider and Carrier 
Service Provider Submission.
    OMB Number: 1505-0168.
    Abstract: The information is required of persons who have been 
authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of 
the Treasury (``OFAC'') to handle travel arrangements to, from, and or 
within Cuba or to provide charter air service to Cuba. Travel service 
providers are required to collect information on persons traveling on 
direct flights to Cuba and forward that information to carrier service 
providers, for ultimate submission to OFAC.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the notice at 
this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 228,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 5 minutes per entry for travel 
service providers, or up to 570,000 minutes annually for travel service 
providers in the aggregate (9,500 hours); and up to 5 minutes per entry 
for carrier service providers, or up to 570,000 entries annually for 
carrier service providers in the aggregate (9,500 hours).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 19,000.
    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 Office of Management and Budget (``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; (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.


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    Approved: June 25, 2008.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. E8-14819 Filed 6-30-08; 8:45 am]
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