[Federal Register: March 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 40)]
[Notices]
[Page 10166-10167]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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, Pub. L. 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
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Service Provider and Carrier Service Provider information collection.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 2, 2005 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Merete Evans, Chief, Records
Division, 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 David W. Mills,
Chief, Licensing Division, Office of 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.
Approved: February 23, 2005.
Robert W. Werner,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 05-4007 Filed 3-1-05; 8:45 am]
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