[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18365-18366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7911]


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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

12 CFR Parts 717 and 748


Fair Credit Reporting Act and Bank Secrecy Act Compliance

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: NCUA is amending its Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Compliance and 
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) regulations involving the Fair and 
Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA) to make minor, non-
substantive technical amendments. These technical amendments update 
citations in these NCUA regulations to conform to the reorganization of 
the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of Treasury 
(FinCEN) BSA regulations.

DATES: Effective Date: April 4, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Metz, Staff Attorney, 703-518-
6561, or Jennifer Vickers, Trial Attorney, 703-518-6547, National 
Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective March 1, 2011, FinCEN is 
reorganizing and moving its existing BSA regulations from 31 CFR part 
103 to 31 CFR chapter X. See 75 FR 65806, October 26, 2010. NCUA is 
amending provisions of its FCRA FACTA regulations (12 CFR part 717), 
including Appendix J to 12 CFR part 717, and BSA Compliance (12 CFR 
part 748) regulations to make minor, non-substantive technical 
amendments to conform the citations therein to FinCEN's reorganized BSA 
regulations.

Description of the Final Rule

    NCUA's FCRA FACTA and BSA Compliance regulations currently cite to 
FinCEN's BSA regulations in 31 CFR part 103. Due to FinCEN's 
reorganization of its BSA regulations, these citations to 31 CFR part 
103 in NCUA's regulations would become obsolete on March 1, 2011. To 
avoid this, the final rule amends NCUA's FCRA FACTA regulations (12 CFR 
717.82(c)(2)(i)(A)), including Appendix J to 12 CFR part 717, Section 
III(a), and BSA Compliance regulations (12 CFR 748.1(c)(2)(ii) and 
(iii) and 748.2(a) and (b)(1) and (2)) to comport with FinCEN's 
reorganized BSA regulations at 31 CFR chapter X.

Administrative Procedure Act

    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 
an agency may, for good cause, find (and incorporate the finding and a 
brief statement of reasons therefore in the rules issued) that notice 
and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or 
contrary to the public interest.
    This final rule makes minor, non-substantive technical amendments 
to NCUA's FCRA FACTA and BSA Compliance regulations as described above, 
to conform certain citations to FinCEN's reorganized BSA regulations. 
Therefore, NCUA, for good cause, finds that the notice and comment 
procedures prescribed by the APA are unnecessary because the final rule 
makes technical amendments to citations without substantive change to 
the relevant provisions of 12 CFR parts 717 and 748.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) does not apply to a rulemaking 
where a general notice of proposed rulemaking is not required. See 5 
U.S.C. 603 and 604. As noted above under Administrative Procedure Act, 
NCUA has determined, for good cause, that it is unnecessary to publish 
a notice of proposed rulemaking for this final rule. Accordingly, the 
RFA's requirements relating to an initial and final regulatory 
flexibility analysis do not apply.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    There are no information collection requirements in this final 
rule.

List of Subjects

12 CFR Part 717

    Consumer protection, Credit unions, Fair and accurate credit, Fair 
credit reporting, Privacy, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

12 CFR Part 748

    Consumer protection, Credit unions, Crime, Currency, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.

    For the reasons discussed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
above, 12 CFR part 717 and 12 CFR part 748 are amended as follows:

PART 717--FAIR CREDIT REPORTING

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1. The authority citation for part 717 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  12 U.S. C. 1751 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 1681a, 1681b, 
1681c, 1681s, 1681s-1, 1681t, 1681w, 6801, and 6805, Pub. L. 108-
159, 117 Stat. 1952.


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2. Amend Sec.  717.82 by revising paragraph (c)(2)(i)(A) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  717.82  Duties of users regarding address discrepancies.

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    (c) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (A) Obtains and uses to verify the consumer's identity in 
accordance with the requirements of the Customer Identification Program 
(CIP) rules implementing 31 U.S.C. 5318(l) (31 CFR 1020.220);
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3. In Appendix J to part 717, revise Section III, paragraph (a) to read 
as follows:

Appendix J to Part 717--Interagency Guidelines on Identity Theft 
Detection, Prevention, and Mitigation

III. Detecting Red Flags

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    (a) Obtaining identifying information about, and verifying the 
identity of, a person opening a covered account; for example, using 
the policies and procedures regarding identification and 
verification set forth in the Customer Identification Program rules 
implementing 31 U.S.C. 5318(l) (31 CFR 1020.220); and
* * * * *

PART 748--SECURITY PROGRAM, REPORT OF SUSPECTED CRIMES, SUSPICIOUS 
TRANSACTIONS, CATASTROPHIC ACTS, AND BANK SECRECY ACT COMPLIANCE

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4. The authority citation for part 748 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  12 U.S.C. 1766(a), 1786(Q), 15 U.S.C. 6801 and 
6805(b); 31 U.S.C. 5311 and 5318.


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5. Amend Sec.  748.1 by revising paragraphs (c)(2)(ii) and (iii) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  748.1  Filing of reports.

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    (c) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (ii) Content. A credit union must complete, fully and accurately, 
SAR form TDF 90-22.47, Suspicious Activity Report (also known as NCUA 
Form 2362) in accordance with the form's instructions and 31 CFR 
1020.320. A copy of the SAR form may be obtained from the credit union 
resources section of NCUA's Web site, http://www.ncua.gov, or the 
regulatory section of FinCEN's Web site, http://www.fincen.gov. These 
sites include other useful guidance on SARs, for example, forms and 
filing instructions, Frequently Asked Questions, and the FFIEC Bank 
Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual.
    (iii) Compliance. Failure to file a SAR as required by the form's 
instructions and 31 CFR 1020.320 may subject the credit union, its 
officials, employees, and agents to the assessment of civil money 
penalties or other administrative actions.
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6. Amend Sec.  748.2 by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  748.2  Procedures for monitoring Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) 
compliance.

    (a) Purpose. This section is issued to ensure that all federally 
insured credit unions establish and maintain procedures reasonably 
designed to assure and monitor compliance with the requirements of 
subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, the 
Financial Recordkeeping and Reporting of Currency and Foreign 
Transactions Act, and the implementing regulations promulgated under it 
by the Department of Treasury, 31 CFR chapter X.
    (b) Establishment of a BSA compliance program--(1) Program 
requirement. Each federally insured credit union shall develop and 
provide for the continued administration of a program reasonably 
designed to assure and monitor compliance with the recordkeeping and 
recording requirements in subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, 
United States Code and implementing regulations issued by the 
Department of Treasury at 31 CFR chapter X. The compliance program must 
be written, approved by the credit union's board of directors, and 
reflected in the credit union's minutes.
    (2) Customer identification program. Each federally insured credit 
union is subject to the requirements of 31 U.S.C. 5318(l) and the 
implementing regulation jointly promulgated by the NCUA and Department 
of the Treasury at 31 CFR 1020.220, which require a customer 
identification program to be implemented as part of the BSA compliance 
program required under this section.
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    By the National Credit Union Administration Board, this 3rd day 
of March, 2011.
Mary F. Rupp,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2011-7911 Filed 4-1-11; 8:45 am]
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