[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45851-45852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16246]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Multiple Office of Foreign Assets Control 
Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before August 29, 2022 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Melody Braswell by emailing [email protected], calling 
(202) 622-1035, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

    1. Title: OFAC Application for the Release of Blocked Funds.
    OMB Number: 1505-0170.
    Description: Transactions prohibited pursuant to the Trading With 
the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. 4301-4341, the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., and other authorities may 
be authorized by means of specific licenses issued by OFAC. Such 
licenses are issued in response to applications submitted by persons 
whose property and interests in property have been blocked or who wish 
to engage in transactions that would otherwise be prohibited. The OFAC 
Application for the Release of Blocked Funds, which provides a 
standardized method of application for all applicants seeking the 
unblocking of funds, is available in electronic format on OFAC's 
website. By obviating the need for applicants to write lengthy letters 
to OFAC, this form and the electronic portal reduce the overall burden 
of the application process. Applications to OFAC for the release of 
blocked funds are strongly encouraged to be made via the electronic 
licensing portal here: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/ofac-license-application-page.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, individuals and 
households, and non-governmental organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,700.
    Frequency of Response: 1 per respondent.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 6,700.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,350 hours.

    2. Title: Persons Providing Travel and Carrier Services to Cuba.
    OMB Number: 1505-0168.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Form Number: Section 515.572 does not specify any particular form 
of recordkeeping.
    Description: Requirements to retain records are codified in Sec.  
515.572 of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 CFR part 515 (the 
``Regulations''). Persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction who provide 
authorized travel or carrier services related to Cuba are required to 
maintain for at least five years from the date of the transaction a 
certification from each customer indicating the name and address of 
each customer and the section of the Regulations (in the case of 
generally licensed travel), or the specific license number, that 
authorizes the person to travel to Cuba.
    The records covered by this information collection must be provided 
on request to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and support OFAC's 
implementation of its compliance and enforcement programs pursuant to 
the Regulations.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, individuals and 
households, and non-governmental organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 565,000 respondents per year.
    Estimated Number of Records per Respondent: 1 per respondent.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Records: 565,000 records.
    Estimated Time per Record: 1 minute per record.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,417 hours.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Melody Braswell,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-16246 Filed 7-28-22; 8:45 am]
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