[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37392-37393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16247]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Expansion of Special Information Sharing 
Procedures To Deter Money Laundering and Terrorist Activity

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 August 30, 2019 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 8142, 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)

    Title: Expansion of Special Information Sharing Procedures to Deter

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Money Laundering and Terrorist Activity.
    OMB Control Number: 1506.0049.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: The relevant Bank Secrecy Act (``BSA'') information 
sharing rules that allow certain foreign law enforcement agencies, and 
State and local law enforcement agencies, to submit requests for 
information to financial institutions. The rule also clarifies that 
FinCEN itself, on its own behalf and on behalf of other appropriate 
components of the Department of the Treasury, may submit such requests. 
Modification of the information sharing rules is a part of the 
Department of the Treasury's continuing effort to increase the 
efficiency and effectiveness of its anti-money laundering and counter-
terrorist financing policies.
    Form: None.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,643.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 14,643.
    Estimated Time per Response: 42 hours per response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 615,006.

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

    Dated: July 26, 2019.
Jennifer P. Quintana,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-16247 Filed 7-30-19; 8:45 am]
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