[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3010-3011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01043]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0949]


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 approval for 
reinstatement, without change, of the following collection of 
information: 1625-0106, Unauthorized Entry into Cuban Territorial 
Waters. 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: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before 
February 21, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number [USCG-2017-0949] to the Coast Guard using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you 
may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:
    (1) Email: [email protected].
    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, attention 
Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available from: 
Commandant (CG-612), 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: Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of 
Information Management, telephone 202-475-3532, 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

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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. 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-2017-0949], and must be received by February 21, 
2018.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using http://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 http://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 received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).
    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at http://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 (82 FR 48837, October 20, 2017) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That Notice elicited no comments. 
Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collections.

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 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 has increased to 351 
hours per year due to an increase in applicants after the normalization 
of relations with the Cuban government.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: January 16, 2018.
James D. Roppel,
Acting Chief, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-01043 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am]
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