[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 13204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5437]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Entry or 
Departure for Flights to and From Cuba

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0134.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning 
the Request for Entry or Departure for Flights to and from Cuba. This 
request for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 9, 2011, to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 799 
9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13). The comments should address: (a) Whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimates 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 including the use of automated collection 
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) 
the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations 
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be 
summarized and included in the CBP request for Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the 
following information collection:
    Title: Request for Entry or Departure for Flights To and From Cuba.
    OMB Number: 1651-0134.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: Until recently, direct flights between the United States 
and Cuba were required to arrive or depart from one of three named U.S. 
airports: John F. Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles 
International Airport, and Miami International Airport. On January 28, 
2011, Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) regulations were amended to 
allow additional U.S. airports that are able to process international 
flights to request approval of CBP to process authorized flights 
between the United States and Cuba.
    To be eligible to request approval to accept flights to and from 
Cuba, an airport must be an international airport, landing rights 
airport, or user fee airport, as defined and described in part 122 of 
the CBP regulations, and have adequate and up-to-date staffing, 
equipment and facilities to process international traffic.
    In order for an airport to seek approval to allow arriving and 
departing flights from Cuba, the port authority must send a written 
request to CBP requesting permission. Information about the program and 
how to apply may be found at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/highlights/cuba_flights.xml.
    This information collection is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1433, 1644a, 
8 U.S.C 1103, and provided for by 19 CFR 122.153.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date of this information collection with a change to the 
burden hours resulting from revised estimates by CBP of the number of 
respondents. There is no change to the information being collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (with change)
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 30.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30.

    Dated: March 3, 2011.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011-5437 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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