[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57920-57921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15496]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0239]


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 
August 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the Coast Guard should be submitted using the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for 
docket number [USCG-2024-0239]. 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, 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;

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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-2024-0239, and must be received by August 15, 
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.
    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 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 (89 FR 23603, April 4, 2024) 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no comments. 
Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

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 remains around 5 hours 
per year.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. et seq., 
chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: June 10, 2024.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2024-15496 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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