[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61400-61401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25947]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Multiple FinCEN Information Collection 
Requests

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before December 31, 2018 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 8100, Washington, 
DC 20220, or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Jennifer Quintana by emailing [email protected], calling 
(202) 622-0489, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

    1. Title: Report of International Transportation of Currency or 
Monetary Instruments.
    OMB Control Number: 1506-0014.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: FinCEN, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
and the DHS Bureaus, are required under 31 U.S.C. 5316(a) to collect 
information regarding mailing, shipment, or transportation of currency 
or monetary instruments of more than $10,000 in value into or out of 
the United States.
    Form: FinCEN 105.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 280,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 280,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 140,000.

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    2. Title: Customer Identification Programs for Banks, Savings 
Associations, Credit Unions, and Certain Non-federally Regulated Banks.
    OMB Control Number: 1506-0026.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act added a new 
subsection (l) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Act. Pursuant to 
section 326, FinCEN issued joint regulations with the federal bank 
regulatory agencies that require banks, savings associations, credit 
unions, and certain non-federally regulated banks to establish a 
written customer identification program and to maintain records related 
to verifying the identity of customers. See 31 CFR 1020.220. Under the 
customer identification program regulations, the minimum requirements 
include: (1) Implementation of a written customer identification 
program appropriate for the financial institution's size and type of 
business; (2) identity verification procedures; (3) recordkeeping; (4) 
comparison with government lists; and (5) customer notice.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,960.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 15,960.
    Estimated Time per Response: 11 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 175,560.
    3. Title: Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Dealers in Precious 
Metals, Precious Stones, or Jewels.
    OMB Control Number: 1506-0030.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: Section 352 of the USA PATRIOT Act added a new 
subsection (h) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Act that requires 
the Secretary of the Treasury to require financial institutions to 
establish and maintain anti-money laundering (``AML'') programs. 
Pursuant to section 352, FinCEN issued regulations requiring dealers in 
precious metals, precious stones, or jewels (31 CFR 1027.210) to 
develop and implement a written anti-money laundering program. The 
program must be reasonably designed to prevent these financial 
institutions from being used for money laundering or the financing of 
terrorist activities, and to achieve and monitor compliance with 
applicable BSA requirements.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 20,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,000.
    4. Title: Customer Identification Programs for Mutual Funds.
    OMB Control Number: 1506-0033.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act added a new 
subsection (l) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Act. Pursuant to 
section 326, FinCEN issued joint regulations with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``SEC'') that require mutual funds to establish a 
written customer identification program and to maintain records related 
to verifying the identity of customers. See 31 CFR 1024.220. Under the 
customer identification program regulations, the minimum requirements 
include: (1) Implementation of a written customer identification 
program appropriate for the financial institution's size and type of 
business; (2) identity verification procedures; (3) recordkeeping; (4) 
comparison with government lists; and (5) customer notice.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,591.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 20,000,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 666,667.
    5. Title: Customer Information Programs for Broker or Dealers in 
Securities.
    OMB Control Number: 1506-0034.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act added a new 
subsection (l) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Act. Pursuant to 
section 326, FinCEN issued joint regulations with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``SEC'') that require broker or dealers in 
securities to establish a written customer identification program and 
to maintain records related to verifying the identity of customers. See 
31 CFR 1023.220. Under the customer identification program regulations, 
the minimum requirements include: (1) Implementation of a written 
customer identification program appropriate for the financial 
institution's size and type of business; (2) identity verification 
procedures; (3) recordkeeping; (4) comparison with government lists; 
and (5) customer notice.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,839.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 9,000,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300,000.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: November 25, 2018.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25947 Filed 11-28-18; 8:45 am]
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