Notice2025-04597
Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Vessels Arriving to the United States From the Republic of Cuba
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Published
March 19, 2025
Effective
April 2, 2025
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard announces that it will impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving from the Republic of Cuba. Conditions of entry are intended to protect the United States from vessels arriving from foreign ports or places that have been found to have deficient anti-terrorism measures.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 12752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04597]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket Number USCG-2025-0094]
Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Vessels Arriving to the
United States From the Republic of Cuba
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that it will impose conditions of
entry on vessels arriving from the Republic of Cuba. Conditions of
entry are intended to protect the United States from vessels arriving
from foreign ports or places that have been found to have deficient
anti-terrorism measures.
DATES: The policy announced in this notice is effective on April 2,
2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document
call or email Mr. Edward X. Munoz, Division Chief, International Port
Security Assessments, United States Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-
2122, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0f5d4c7d1c2d49ee89efdc5dedfcaf0c5c3d3d79eddd9dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b3e1f0c1a091f552355360e1514013b0e08181c55161217">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
The authority for this notice is 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 46 U.S.C. 70110
(``Maritime Transportation Security Act''), and Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 00170.1(II) (97.f), Revision No. 01.4. As
delegated, 46 U.S.C. 70110(a) authorizes the Coast Guard to impose
conditions of entry on vessels arriving in U.S. waters from foreign
ports that the Coast Guard has not found to maintain effective anti-
terrorism measures. Section 70108, as amended by section 5603 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Pub. L. 118-
31, Dec. 22, 2023), states that DHS shall deem any port under the
jurisdiction of a foreign government that is a state sponsor of
terrorism as not having effective anti-terrorism measures, and
immediately apply the sanctions described in 46 U.S.C. 70110(a) to such
a port.
In accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70108, as amended, and the Department
of State's designation of the Republic of Cuba as a State Sponsor of
Terrorism, the Coast Guard finds that Cuba does not have effective
anti-terrorism measures.
With this notice, the current list of countries assessed and not
maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures is as follows: Cambodia,
Cameroon, Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia,
Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Madagascar, Federated States of
Micronesia, Nauru, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sudan,
Syria, Timor-Leste, Venezuela, and Yemen. The current Port Security
Advisory is available at: <a href="http://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/International-Domestic-Port-Assessment/">http://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/International-Domestic-Port-Assessment/</a>.
Dated: February 19, 2025.
Thomas G. Allan,
Vice Admiral, Deputy Commandant for Operations, Acting, U.S. Coast
Guard.
[FR Doc. 2025-04597 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
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