Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Suspicious Activity Report by Casinos and Card Clubs, 11178-11179 [E9-5533]

Download as PDF 11178 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 49 / Monday, March 16, 2009 / Notices Number of Respondents: 2 (Monthly Average). Number of Responses: 24. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. Total Annual Burden: 24 hours. Needs and Uses: The Department uses this form as the means to fulfill its obligation under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (the Act). The Act’s legislative history indicates that one of its statutory goals is to prevent candidates for Federal political office from incurring large amounts of unsecured debt with regulated transportation companies (e.g. airlines). This information collection allows the Department to monitor and disclose the amount of unsecured credit extended by airlines to candidates for Federal office. All certificated air carriers are required to submit this information. The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires a statistical agency to clearly identify information it collects for non-statistical purposes. BTS hereby notifies the respondents and the public that BTS uses the information it collects under this OMB approval for non-statistical purposes including, but not limited to, publication of both Respondent’s identity and its data, submission of the information to agencies outside BTS for review, analysis and possible use in regulatory and other administrative matters. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2009. Anne Suissa, Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. [FR Doc. E9–5616 Filed 3–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request March 10, 2009. The Department of the Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 on or after the date of publication of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:38 Mar 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 15, 2009 to be assured of consideration. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) OMB Number: 1513–0027. Type of Review: Extension. Form: TTB F 5200.14. Title: Taxable Articles without Payment of Tax. Description: The tobacco manufacturer or export warehouse proprietor is liable for the tax on tobacco products until execution of the certification by Customs or an authorized receiving officer on TTB F 5200.14, which indicates verification of export or bonded transfer. TTB needs this information to protect the revenue. If this TTB form is not properly completed, TTB will assess the tax on the manufacturer of tobacco products or cigarette papers and tubes or on the proprietor of the export warehouse or customs manufacturing warehouse for products not exported or properly disposed of. Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 59,840 hours. OMB Number: 1513–0051. Type of Review: Extension. Form: TTB F 5110.74. Title: Application for an Alcohol Fuel Producer under 26 U.S.C. 5181. Description: This form is used by persons who wish to produce and receive spirits for the production of alcohol fuels as a business or for their own use and for State and local registration where required. The form describes the person(s) applying for the permit, location of the proposed operation, type of material used for production, and amount of spirits to be produced. Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 394 hours. OMB Number: 1513–0090. Type of Review: Extension. Form: TTB F 5000.25. Title: Excise Tax Return—Alcohol and Tobacco (Puerto Rico). Description: Businesses in Puerto Rico report their Federal excise tax liability on distilled spirits, wine, beer, tobacco products, cigarette papers and tubes on TTB F 5000.25. TTB needs this form to identify the taxpayer and to determine the amount and type of taxes due and paid. Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 119 hours. PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 OMB Number: 1513–0013. Type of Review: Extension. Form: TTB F 5000.18. Title: Change of Bond (Consent of Surety). Description: A Change of Bond (Consent of Surety), TTB F 5000.18, is executed by both the bonding company and a proprietor and acts as a binding legal agreement between the two parties to extend the terms of a bond. A bond is necessary to cover specific liabilities on the revenue produced from untaxpaid commodities. TTB F 5000.18 is filed with TTB and a copy is retained by TTB as long as it remains current and in force. Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,000 hours. OMB Number: 1513–0111. Type of Review: Revision. Form: TTB F 5013.2. Title: COLAs Online Access Request. Description: The information on this form will be used by TTB to authenticate end users on the system to electronically file Certificates of Label Approval (COLAs). The system will authenticate end users by comparing information submitted to records in multiple databases. Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 410 hours. Clearance Officer: Frank Foote, (202) 927–9347. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Room 200 East, 1310 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. OMB Reviewer: Shagufta Ahmed, (202) 395–7873. Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Celina Elphage, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E9–5605 Filed 3–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–31–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Suspicious Activity Report by Casinos and Card Clubs AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: FinCEN invites comment on a renewal without change of an information collection contained in the form, ‘‘Suspicious Activity Report by E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 49 / Monday, March 16, 2009 / Notices Casinos and Card Clubs (SAR–C).’’ The form will be used by casinos and card clubs to report suspicious activity to the Department of the Treasury. This request for comments covers 31 CFR 103.21. 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 May 15, 2009. 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—SAR–Casinos and Card Clubs Form. Comments also may be submitted by electronic mail to the following Internet address: regcomments@fincen.gov, again with a caption, in the body of the text, ‘‘Attention: PRA Comments—SAR– Casinos and Card Clubs Form.’’ 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 4. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Suspicious Activity Report by Casinos and Card Clubs. OMB Number: 1506–0006. Form Number: FinCEN Form 102. 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. 5311–5331, 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.1 Regulations implementing Title II of the Bank Secrecy Act appear at 31 CFR Part 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 (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 (the ‘‘USA Patriot Act’’), Public Law 107–56. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:38 Mar 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 103. The authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to administer the Bank Secrecy Act has been delegated to the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The Secretary of the Treasury was granted authority in 1992, with the enactment of 31 U.S.C. 5318(g), to require financial institutions to report suspicious transactions. The information collected on this form is required to be provided pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5318(g) and 31 CFR 103.21. This information will be made available, in accordance with strict safeguards, to appropriate criminal law enforcement and regulatory personnel for use in official performance of their duties, for regulatory purposes and in investigations and proceedings involving domestic and international money laundering, tax violations, fraud, and other financial crimes. Reports filed by casinos required to report suspicious transactions under 31 CFR 103.21, and any reports filed voluntarily by casinos or card clubs will be subject to the protection from liability contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318(g)(3) and the provision contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318(g)(2) which prohibits notification of any person involved in the transaction that a suspicious activity report has been filed. The current SAR– C may be reviewed at https:// www.fincen.gov/forms/files/fin102_sarc.pdf. Type of Review: Renewal without change of a currently approved information collection. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions. Frequency: As required. Estimated Reporting Burden: The reporting average for the form is 60 minutes per response and the recordkeeping average is 2 hours per response for a total of 3 hours. This burden relates to the completion of the form and the recordkeeping burden of 31 CFR 103.21. Estimated Number of Respondents = 925. Estimated Total Annual Responses = 11,200. Estimated Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 33,600 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 Bank Secrecy Act must be retained for five years. PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11179 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. Dated: March 9, 2009. James H. Freis, Jr., Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. [FR Doc. E9–5533 Filed 3–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–02–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Financial Management Service; Proposed Collection of Information: Trace Request for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Payment; and Trace Request Direct Deposit AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Financial Management Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection. By this notice, the Financial Management Service solicits comments concerning forms FMS 150.1 ‘‘Trace Request for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment’’ and FMS–150.2 ‘‘Trace Request Direct Deposit.’’ DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 15, 2009. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Financial Management Service, 3700 East-West Highway, Records and Information Management Branch, Room 135, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782. E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 49 (Monday, March 16, 2009)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Suspicious Activity Report 
by Casinos and Card Clubs

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FinCEN invites comment on a renewal without change of an 
information collection contained in the form, ``Suspicious Activity 
Report by

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Casinos and Card Clubs (SAR-C).'' The form will be used by casinos and 
card clubs to report suspicious activity to the Department of the 
Treasury. This request for comments covers 31 CFR 103.21. 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 
May 15, 2009.

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--SAR-Casinos and Card Clubs Form. Comments also may be 
submitted by electronic mail to the following Internet address: 
regcomments@fincen.gov, again with a caption, in the body of the text, 
``Attention: PRA Comments--SAR-Casinos and Card Clubs Form.''
    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 4.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Suspicious Activity Report by Casinos and Card Clubs.
    OMB Number: 1506-0006.
    Form Number: FinCEN Form 102.
    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. 5311-5331, 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.\1\ Regulations implementing Title II of the Bank Secrecy 
Act appear at 31 CFR Part 103. The authority of the Secretary of the 
Treasury to administer the Bank Secrecy Act has been delegated to the 
Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The Secretary of 
the Treasury was granted authority in 1992, with the enactment of 31 
U.S.C. 5318(g), to require financial institutions to report suspicious 
transactions.
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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 (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 (the 
``USA Patriot Act''), Public Law 107-56.
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    The information collected on this form is required to be provided 
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5318(g) and 31 CFR 103.21. This information will 
be made available, in accordance with strict safeguards, to appropriate 
criminal law enforcement and regulatory personnel for use in official 
performance of their duties, for regulatory purposes and in 
investigations and proceedings involving domestic and international 
money laundering, tax violations, fraud, and other financial crimes.
    Reports filed by casinos required to report suspicious transactions 
under 31 CFR 103.21, and any reports filed voluntarily by casinos or 
card clubs will be subject to the protection from liability contained 
in 31 U.S.C. 5318(g)(3) and the provision contained in 31 U.S.C. 
5318(g)(2) which prohibits notification of any person involved in the 
transaction that a suspicious activity report has been filed. The 
current SAR-C may be reviewed at https://www.fincen.gov/forms/files/
fin102_sar-c.pdf.
    Type of Review: Renewal without change of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: As required.
    Estimated Reporting Burden: The reporting average for the form is 
60 minutes per response and the recordkeeping average is 2 hours per 
response for a total of 3 hours. This burden relates to the completion 
of the form and the recordkeeping burden of 31 CFR 103.21.
    Estimated Number of Respondents = 925.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses = 11,200.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 33,600 
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 Bank Secrecy Act 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.

    Dated: March 9, 2009.
James H. Freis, Jr.,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
 [FR Doc. E9-5533 Filed 3-13-09; 8:45 am]
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