[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35869-35870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16175]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of 
the FinCEN Form 8300

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (``FinCEN''), U.S. 
Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FinCEN, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, 
invites all interested parties to comment on its proposed renewal 
without change to the collection of information through Form 8300, 
Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business. 
This request for comments is made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995.

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DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 2, 2017 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Federal E-rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Refer to Docket Number 
FINCEN-2017-0009 and OMB control number 1506-0018.
     Mail: Policy Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183. Refer to Docket Number FINCEN-
2017-0009 and OMB control number 1506-0018.
    Please submit comments by one method only. All comments submitted 
in response to this notice will become a matter of public record. 
Therefore, you should submit only information that you wish to make 
publicly available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FinCEN Resource Center at 800-767-
2825 or electronically at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or 
Business.
    Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') Number: 1506-0018.
    Form Number: 8300.
    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 (``Secretary''), 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 counter-money laundering programs and compliance 
procedures.\1\ Regulations implementing Title II of the Bank Secrecy 
Act appear at 31 CFR Chapter X.
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    \1\ Language expanding the scope of the Bank Secrecy Act 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, Public Law 107-56.
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    The authority of the Secretary to administer the Bank Secrecy Act 
has been delegated to the Director of FinCEN.
    Section 365 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107-56), adding 
section 5331 to Title 31 of the United States Code, authorized FinCEN 
to collect the information reported on Form 8300. The information 
collected on Form 8300 is required to be provided pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
5331, as implemented by FinCEN regulations found at 31 CFR 1010.330 and 
1010.331.
    The regulations require any person in a trade or business who, in 
the course of the trade or business, receives more than $10,000 in cash 
or foreign currency in one or more related transactions to report it to 
FinCEN and provide a statement to the person. 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.\2\
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    \2\ Treasury Department 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 
the BSA Report System was most recently published at 79 FR 20969, 
April 14, 2014.
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    Current Action: A renewal without change to the current Form 8300. 
The report is accessible on the FinCEN Web site at: http://www.fincen.gov/forms/files/fin8300_cashover10k.pdf
    Type of Review: Renewal without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
farms, and the Federal government.
    Frequency: As required.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 46,800.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 35,100.\3\
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    \3\ The burden for the information collection in 31 CFR 
1010.330, and 1010.331, (also approved under control number 1506-
0018), is reflected in the burden of the form and includes reporting 
and recordkeeping.
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    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. In accordance with 31 
CFR 1010.330(e)(3), a person required to make a report under this 
section must keep a copy of each report filed for five years from the 
date of filing.
    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.

Jamal El Hindi,
Deputy Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
[FR Doc. 2017-16175 Filed 7-31-17; 8:45 am]
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