[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4236-4237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1845]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

31 CFR Part 103

RIN 1505-AA44


Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Amendment to the Bank 
Secrecy Act Regulations; Definition of Futures Commission Merchants and 
Introducing Brokers in Commodities as Financial Institutions; 
Requirement That Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers 
in Commodities Report Suspicious Transactions; Correction

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: FinCEN published in the Federal Register of November 20, 2003, 
a document (68 FR 65392) finalizing a rule defining futures commission 
merchants and introducing brokers in commodities and requiring these 
financial institutions to report suspicious transactions. The document 
contained an inadvertent typographical error deleting several words 
from an existing definition of ``transaction'' in the general 
definitional section of the Bank Secrecy Act regulations.

DATES: This correction is effective December 22, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alma Angotti, Senior Enforcement 
Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel (FinCEN), (703) 905-3590 (not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The final rule that is the subject of these corrections provides 
guidance under 31 CFR part 103.

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Need for Correction

    As published, the final rule contains errors that may prove to be 
misleading and are in need of clarification.

Correction of Publication

    In final rule FR Doc. 03-28991, published on November 20, 2003 (68 
FR 65392), make the following correction.


Sec. 103.11  Corrected

    On page 65398, in column 1, correct paragraph (ii)(1) by adding the 
words ``purchase or redemption of casino chips or tokens, or other 
gaming instruments'' after the words ``purchase or redemption of any 
money order, payment or order for any money remittance or transfer,'.

    Dated: January 21, 2004.
Cynthia L. Clark,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Federal 
Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 04-1845 Filed 1-28-04; 8:45 am]
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