[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 27980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7327]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

31 CFR Part 103

RIN 1506-AA85


Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Provision of Banking 
Services to Money Services Businesses

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the 
Treasury.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (``FinCEN'') is 
extending the comment period for the referenced advance notice of 
proposed rulemaking, 71 FR 12308 (March 10, 2006), for an additional 
sixty (60) days. The original comment period would have expired on May 
9, 2006. The new extended comment period will expire on July 10, 2006.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 10, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1506-AA85, by any 
of the following methods:
     Federal e-rulemaking portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include RIN 1506-
AA85 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: FinCEN, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183. Include RIN 
1506-AA85 in the body of the text.
    Instructions: It is preferable for comments to be submitted by 
electronic mail because paper mail in the Washington, DC area may be 
delayed. Please submit comments by one method only. All submissions 
received must include the agency name and the Regulatory Information 
Number (RIN) for this rulemaking. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.fincen.gov, including any personal 
information provided. Comments may be inspected at FinCEN 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 (not a toll-free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regulatory Policy and Programs 
Division, FinCEN on (800) 949-2732 (toll-free).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FinCEN issued an advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking (71 FR 12308) on March 10, 2006 in order to solicit further 
information as part of our ongoing effort to address, in the context of 
the Bank Secrecy Act, the issue of access to banking services by money 
services businesses. We have received a number of comments to date, 
including a request to extend the deadline for comments in order to 
allow interested parties more time in which to comment on the specific 
issues raised in the advance notice.
    In light of the fact that an extension of time will not impede any 
imminent rulemaking and will allow additional interested parties to 
respond to the issues raised in the advance notice, we have determined 
that it is appropriate to extend the comment period until July 10, 
2006.

    Dated: May 9, 2006.
Robert W. Werner,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
[FR Doc. E6-7327 Filed 5-12-06; 8:45 am]
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