[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26209-26216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10549]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Registration of Money Services Business--Accompanied 
by FinCEN Form 107, Registration of Money Services Business

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, FinCEN invites comment on a proposed information 
collection contained in a revised form, Registration of Money Services 
Business, FinCEN Form 107 (formerly Form TD F 90-

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22.53). The form will be used by currency dealers or exchangers; check 
cashers; issuers of traveler's checks, money orders or stored value; 
sellers of traveler's checks, money orders or stored value; redeemers 
of traveler's checks, money orders or stored value; and money 
transmitters to register with the Department of the Treasury as 
required by statute. This request for comments is being made pursuant 
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A).

DATES: Written comments are welcome and must be received on or before 
July 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Office of Chief 
Counsel, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the 
Treasury, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, Virginia 22183, Attention: PRA 
Comments--MSB Registration-Form 107. Comments also may be submitted by 
electronic mail to the following Internet address: 
[email protected], again with a caption, in the body of the 
text, ``Attention: PRA Comments--MSB Registration-Form 107.''
    Inspection of comments. Comments may be inspected, between 10 a.m. 
and 4 p.m., in the FinCEN reading room in Washington, DC. Persons 
wishing to inspect the comments submitted must request an appointment 
by telephoning (202) 354-6400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Gormley, Regulatory Compliance 
Program Specialist, Office of Regulatory Programs, FinCEN, at (202) 
354-6400; or Cynthia Clark, Office of Chief Counsel, FinCEN, at (703) 
905-3590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Registration of Money Services Business.
    OMB Number: 506-0013.
    Form Number: FinCEN Form 107.
    Abstract: The statute generally referred to as the ``Bank Secrecy 
Act,'' Titles I and II of Public Law 91-508, as amended, codified at 12 
U.S.C. 1829b, 12 U.S.C. 1951-1959, and 31 U.S.C. 5311-5330, authorizes 
the Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to issue regulations 
requiring records and reports that are determined to have a high degree 
of usefulness in criminal, tax, and regulatory matters. Regulations 
implementing Title II of the Bank Secrecy Act (codified at 31 U.S.C. 
5311-5330) appear at 31 CFR Part 103. The authority of the Secretary to 
administer the Bank Secrecy Act has been delegated to the Director of 
FinCEN.
    Under 31 U. S. C. 5330 and its implementing regulations, money 
services businesses must register with the Department of the Treasury, 
maintain a list of their agents, and renew their registration every two 
years. Currently, money services businesses register by filing Form TD 
F 90-22.55, which is being revised, as explained below. The information 
collected on the revised form is required to comply with 31 U. S. C. 
5330 and its implementing regulations. The information will be used to 
assist supervisory and law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of 
criminal, tax, and regulatory laws and to prevent money services 
businesses from use by those engaging in money laundering. The 
collection of information is mandatory.
    Money services businesses are advised that the draft form that 
appears at the end of this notice is presented only for purposes of 
soliciting public comment on the draft form. They should not use the 
draft form to register, renew, correct a prior report, or re-register 
with Treasury. A final version of the draft form will be made available 
at a later date. In the meantime, money services businesses can use the 
current Form TD F 90-22.55.
    Current Actions: Current Form TD F 90-22.55 is renamed as FinCEN 
Form 107 and is revised as follows. The box for ``Date of Filing'' is 
deleted. Minor editorial changes are made to the check boxes describing 
the type of filing, for example, initial registration, to clarify the 
form. Box 22--identifying information such as driver's license number 
or passport number--will no longer have to be completed if Box 21--
taxpayer identification number--is completed. The list of money 
services business activities for both the registrant and its agents is 
changed to break out redeemers of traveler's check and redeemers of 
money orders as separate selections. A new question is added asking 
whether or not any part of the business is an informal value transfer 
system. Item headings are modified and instructions are added to the 
form to provide more specific guidance on how to fill out the form.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection report.
    Affected public: Individuals, business or other for-profit 
institutions, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: As required.
    Estimated Burden: Reporting average of 30 minutes per response; 
recordkeeping average of 30 minutes per response.
    Estimated number of respondents: 17,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,000 hours.
    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 OMB control number. Records required to be 
retained under the Bank Secrecy Act must be retained for five years. 
Generally, information collected pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act is 
confidential, but may be shared as provided by law with regulatory and 
law enforcement authorities.
    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 shall have 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.

    Dated: April 27, 2004.
William J. Fox,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

Attachments: Registration of Money Services Business, FinCEN Form 
107, and instructions.
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