[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70547-70548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28521]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of the FinCEN Currency 
Transaction Reports Currently Approved Electronic Data Fields

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FinCEN is proposing to renew without change the OMB-approved 
list of current data fields within the database that are required to 
support the FinCEN Currency Transaction Report (``CTR'') filings by 
financial institutions required to file such reports under the Bank 
Secrecy Act (``BSA''). This notice does not propose any new regulatory 
requirements or changes to the requirements related to currency 
transaction reporting. The data fields reflect the filing requirement 
for all filers of CTRs under the BSA. The FinCEN CTR is an e-filed 
dynamic and interactive report used by all BSA filing institutions to 
report designated currency transactions to the Department of the 
Treasury. This request for comments covers 31 CFR 1010.311 and 
1021.311. 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 
January 25, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Regulatory Policy 
and Programs Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department 
of the Treasury, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, Virginia 22183, ``Attention: PRA 
Comments--CTR Database.'' Comments also may be submitted by electronic 
mail to the following Internet address: [email protected], 
with the caption, ``Attention: CTR Database'' in the body of the text. 
Please submit by one method only.
    Inspection of comments: Comments may be inspected, between 10 a.m. 
and 4 p.m., in the FinCEN reading room in Vienna, VA. Persons wishing 
to inspect the comments submitted must request an appointment with the 
Disclosure Officer by telephoning (703) 905-5034 (not a toll free 
call).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FinCEN Regulatory Helpline at 800-
949-2732, select option 7.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FinCEN Currency Transaction Report by Financial Institutions 
(see 31 CFR 1010.311 and 1021.311.\1\
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    \1\ This is a new title for this control number. The previously 
approved title was ``Bank Secrecy Act Currency Transaction Report 
(BSA-CTR).''
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    OMB Number: 1506-0064.\2\
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    \2\ The CTR reporting requirements are currently covered under 
the following OMB Control numbers: 1506-0004 (Financial Institutions 
other than Casinos), and 1506-0005 (Casinos and Card Clubs).
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    Form Number: FinCEN 112.
    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. 5311-5332, authorizes 
the Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to require financial 
institutions to keep records and file reports that are determined to 
have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, and regulatory 
matters, or in the conduct of intelligence or counter-intelligence 
activities, to protect against international terrorism, and to 
implement counter-money laundering programs and compliance 
procedures.\3\ Regulations implementing Title II of the BSA appear at 
31 CFR Chapter X. The authority of the Secretary to administer the BSA 
has been delegated to the Director of FinCEN.\4\ The Secretary of the 
Treasury was granted authority in 1970, with the enactment of 31 U.S.C. 
5313, to require financial institutions to report currency transactions 
exceeding $10,000.
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    \3\ Language expanding the scope of the BSA to intelligence or 
counter-intelligence activities to protect against international 
terrorism was added by Section 358 of the Uniting and Strengthening 
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and 
Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the USA PATRIOT Act), Public Law 
107-56.
    \4\ Treasury Order 180-01 (Sept. 26, 2002).
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    The information collected on the ``report'' is required to be 
provided pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5313 as implemented by FinCEN 
regulations found at 31 CFR 1010.311 and 1021.311. The information 
collected under this requirement is made available to appropriate 
agencies and organizations as disclosed in FinCEN's Privacy Act System 
of Records Notice relating to BSA Reports.\5\
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    \5\ Department of the Treasury bureaus such as FinCEN renew 
their System of Records Notices every three years unless there is 
cause to amend them more frequently. FinCEN's System of Records 
Notice for BSA Reports System was most recently published at 77 FR 
60014-60022 (October 1, 2012).
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    Current Action: FinCEN is renewing, without change, the OMB-
approved electronic data elements currently supporting the reporting of 
currency transactions. All filings (discrete, batch, and computer-to-
computer) will be accessed through the BSA E-Filing system \6\ using 
current registration and login procedures.
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    \6\ BSA E-Filing is a free service provided by FinCEN. More 
information on the filing methods may be accessed at http://bsaefiling.fincen.treas.gov/main.html.
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    Type of Review: Renewal without change of the electronic data 
elements of the FinCEN CTR that support the electronic filing of a 
dynamic CTR.
    Affected public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
financial institutions.
    Frequency: As required.
    Estimated Reporting Burden: Average of 20 minutes per report and 20 
minutes recordkeeping per filing. (The reporting burden of the 
regulations 31 CFR 1010.311 and 1021.311 is reflected in the burden for 
the form.)
    Estimated Recordkeeping and Reporting Burden: 40 minutes.
    Estimated number of respondents: 82,255 (includes depository 
institutions, broker-dealers, future commission merchants, introducing 
brokers in commodities, money services businesses, and mutual funds).
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 14,111,600.\7\
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    \7\ Numbers are based on actual 2012 filings as reported to the 
IRS Enterprise Computing Center-Detroit (EEC-D) as of 09/30/2012. 
This number reflects the total projected number of filings for both 
the legacy CTR and CTRC and the FinCEN CTR.
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    Estimated Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 
9,407,733 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 BSA must be retained for five years.
    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.


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    Dated: November 16, 2012.
Jennifer Shasky Calvery,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
[FR Doc. 2012-28521 Filed 11-23-12; 8:45 am]
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