[Federal Register: December 2, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 231)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 24, 1998.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 4, 1999 
to be assured of consideration.

Departmental Offices/Office of Foreign Assets Control

    OMB Number: 1505-0092.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Libyan Sanctions Regulations.
    Description: Submissions will provide the United States Government 
with information to be used in enforcing sanctions against the 
Government of Libya, including prohibitions on travel and financial 
dealings.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Other (initial registration of eligibility).
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 5 hours.
    OMB Number: 1505-0106.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Reporting on Transactions Engaged in by Oil Affiliates.
    Description: This collection implements controls on trade and 
financial transactions involving Iran and the Government of Iran. It 
provides the United States Government with information to be used in 
evaluating activities of affiliates of U.S. persons.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 6 hours, 42 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 201 hours.
    OMB Number: 1505-0167.
    Form Number: TD F 90-22.52.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Cuban Remittance Affidavit.
    Descritpion: Pursuant to the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. 
App. 1-44, the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, 22 U.S.C. 
6021-91, and the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, 
U.S. persons are prohibited from sending more than $1,000 as a one-time 
immigration remittance or family remittances of more than $300 per 
quarter to Cuba. To assure compliance with these statutes and the 
Regulations, remittance service providers have historically been 
instructed to require remitters to sign affidavits that authorized 
ceilings have not been exceeded. Audit experience indicates that the 
affidavits, which must be retained for five years by service providers, 
are often haphazardly drafted and executed. To assure uniform and 
consistent compliance, this form is being standardized and will be 
distributed in both print and electronic copy to all remittance 
forwarders. The affidavit requirement is not new, merely the 
standardized form.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeping: 1,000,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Respondent: 45 to 75 seconds.
    Frequency of Response: Other (every time a remittance is sent).
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 66,667 hours.
    OMB Number: 1505-0168.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Travel Service Provider and Carrier Service Provider 
Submission.
    Description: Pursuant to the Trading with Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 
1-44, the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, 22 U.S.C. 6021-
91, and the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, the 
Treasury Department can issue specific licenses to Travel Service 
Providers (TSPs) and Carrier Service Providers (CSPs) for them to 
arrange authorized travel for U.S. persons to and from Cuba. To assure 
compliance with these statutes and Regulations. TSPs and CSPs have 
historically been required to collect information on the travelers and 
the travel for their clients. Specifically, the

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traveler's full name, mother's maiden name, address, date of birth, 
passport number (including country of issue), category of travel 
(licensed, family, official government, official international 
organization, or journalist fully employed by a new reporting 
organization), and dates of departure and return must be provided. The 
Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) examines 
this information in performing audits. In accordance with new 
Regulations, issued May 13, 1998, CSPs must file this information 
(collected from TSPs) electronically with OFAC between 48 and 72 hours 
before the flight's departure. Detailed guidance will be provided by 
OFAC to the CSPs before June 15, 1998, when this new requirements took 
effect.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 54,600.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 5 to 10 
minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Other (prior to each traveler's departure to 
Cuba).
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 4,550 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Lois K. Holland, (202) 622-1563, Departmental 
Offices, Room 2110, 1425 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20220.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
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