[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 64885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25918]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 28, 2014.
    The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, on or after the date of 
publication of this notice.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before December 1, 2014 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, or email at [email protected] and (2) Treasury PRA 
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 8141, Washington, 
DC 20220, or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submission(s) may be 
obtained by emailing [email protected], calling (202) 622-1295, or 
viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov.

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

    OMB Number: 1506-0065.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Bank Secrecy Act Suspicious Activity Report (BSA-SAR).
    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, among other things, 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 anti-money laundering programs and compliance procedures. 
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.
    The information collected on the ``report'' is required to be 
provided pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5318(g), as implemented by FinCEN 
regulations found at 31 CFR 1020.320, 1021.320, 1022.320, 1023.320, 
1024.320, 1025.320, 1026.320, 1029.320. 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.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,284,320.

Brenda Simms,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-25918 Filed 10-30-14; 8:45 am]
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