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companies’’ 3 may be a desired
characteristic for certain legitimate
business activity, but it is also a
vulnerability that allows these
companies to disguise their ownership
and purpose. FinCEN seeks detailed
information as to whether and how
financial institutions identify whether
legal entity customers are ‘‘shell
companies.’’
Conclusion
With this public hearing, FinCEN is
seeking clarification on the issues raised
by commenters regarding the CDD
ANPRM set forth above.
Dated: July 9, 2012.
Nicholas Colucci,
Acting Director, Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network.
[FR Doc. 2012–17065 Filed 7–12–12; 8:45 am]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 501
Authorization to Manufacture and
Distribute Postage Evidencing
Systems; Discontinued Indicia
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service proposes
to amend the rules concerning the
manufacture and distribution of postage
evidencing systems to clarify that
effective January 1, 2016, all postage
evidencing systems (postage meters and
PC Postage® products) will be required
to produce Information-Based Indicia
(IBI) or Intelligent Mail® Indicia (IMI)
for evidence of pre-paid postage, and
that indicia from noncompliant systems
will not be recognized as valid postage.
DATES: Submit all comments on or
before September 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written
comments to the Manager, Payment
Technology, U.S. Postal Service, 475
L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room 3660,
Washington, DC 20260–4200. Copies of
all written comments will be available
for inspection and photocopying
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, at the Payment
Technology office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlo Ivey, Business Programs
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SUMMARY:
3 The term ‘‘shell company,’’ as used herein,
refers to non-publicly traded corporations and
limited liability companies that typically have no
physical presence (other than a mailing address)
and generate little to no independent economic
value. See FinCEN Guidance, FIN–2006–G014,
‘‘Potential Money Laundering Risks Related to Shell
Companies’’ (November 9, 2006).
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Specialist, Payment Technology, U.S.
Postal Service, (202) 268–7613.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1999,
the Postal Service introduced the
Information Based Indicia Program
(IBIP). Under IBIP, postage evidencing
systems submitted for Postal Service test
and evaluation were required to
produce IBI—digital indicia that use a
two-dimensional (2–D) barcode. In
2012, the next generation of postage
evidencing was introduced through the
publication of the IMI performance
criteria. Both IBI and IMI contain a 2–
D barcode that includes revenue
security–related data elements and
product and service information.
Effective January 1, 2016, all postage
evidencing systems (postage meters and
PC Postage products) will be required to
produce IBI or IMI for evidence of prepaid postage. Indicia from postage
evidencing systems that are not IBIcompliant or IMI-compliant will not be
recognized as valid after December 31,
2015. The following proposed
amendment to 39 CFR part 501 is
intended to clarify that noncompliant
indicia will be decertified, and will not
be recognized as valid after that date.
Although exempt from the notice and
comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
553), the Postal Service invites public
comment on the following proposed
revisions to the Code of Federal
Regulations.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 501
Postal Service.
Accordingly, the Postal Service
proposes to amend 39 CFR part 501 as
follows:
PART 501—AUTHORIZATION TO
MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE
POSTAGE EVIDENCING SYSTEMS
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 501 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 410, 2601, 2605, Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L. 95–
452, as amended); 5 U.S.C. App. 3.
2. Add section 501.20 to read as
follows:
§ 501.20
Indicia.
Discontinued Postage Evidencing
(a) Decertified indicia (evidence of
pre-paid postage) are indicia that have
been withdrawn by the Postal Service as
valid forms of postage evidence through
publication by the Postal Service in the
Federal Register, or by voluntary
withdrawal undertaken by the provider.
(b) Effective January 1, 2016, all
Postage Evidencing Systems (postage
meters and PC Postage products) will be
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required to produce Information-Based
Indicia (IBI) or Intelligent Mail Indicia
(IMI) for evidence of pre-paid postage.
Non-IBI and non-IMI indicia will be
decertified effective January 1, 2016,
and may not be used as a valid form of
postage evidence. These decertified
indicia will not be recognized as valid
postage after December 31, 2015.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
[FR Doc. 2012–17067 Filed 7–12–12; 8:45 am]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
39 CFR Part 3050
[Docket No. RM2012–5; Order No. 1388]
Analytical Methods Used in Periodic
Reporting
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice of filing.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recently-filed Postal Service request to
initiate an informal rulemaking
proceeding to consider changes in
analytical methods used in periodic
reporting. This notice addresses
procedural steps associated with the
filing.
DATES: Comments are due July 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot
submit their views electronically should
contact the person identified in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by
telephone for advice on alternatives to
electronic filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel
at 202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
26, 2012, the Postal Service filed a
petition pursuant to 39 CFR 3050.11
requesting that the Commission initiate
an informal rulemaking proceeding to
consider changes in the analytical
methods approved for use in periodic
reporting.1
Proposal One. Elimination of
Separate Delivery Costs for Carrier
Route Letters, Flats, and Parcels. The
Postal Service proposes to eliminate the
separate, shape-based reporting of unit
costs within Standard Mail Carrier
Route. The Postal Service states that
‘‘Carrier Route flats represent over 99
SUMMARY:
1 Petition of the United States Postal Service for
the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed
Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposals One
through Five), June 26, 2012 (Petition).
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 501
Authorization to Manufacture and Distribute Postage Evidencing
Systems; Discontinued Indicia
AGENCY: Postal Service\TM\.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes to amend the rules concerning the
manufacture and distribution of postage evidencing systems to clarify
that effective January 1, 2016, all postage evidencing systems (postage
meters and PC Postage[supreg] products) will be required to produce
Information-Based Indicia (IBI) or Intelligent Mail[supreg] Indicia
(IMI) for evidence of pre-paid postage, and that indicia from
noncompliant systems will not be recognized as valid postage.
DATES: Submit all comments on or before September 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written comments to the Manager, Payment
Technology, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 3660,
Washington, DC 20260-4200. Copies of all written comments will be
available for inspection and photocopying between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, at the Payment Technology office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlo Ivey, Business Programs
Specialist, Payment Technology, U.S. Postal Service, (202) 268-7613.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1999, the Postal Service introduced the
Information Based Indicia Program (IBIP). Under IBIP, postage
evidencing systems submitted for Postal Service test and evaluation
were required to produce IBI--digital indicia that use a two-
dimensional (2-D) barcode. In 2012, the next generation of postage
evidencing was introduced through the publication of the IMI
performance criteria. Both IBI and IMI contain a 2-D barcode that
includes revenue security-related data elements and product and service
information.
Effective January 1, 2016, all postage evidencing systems (postage
meters and PC Postage products) will be required to produce IBI or IMI
for evidence of pre-paid postage. Indicia from postage evidencing
systems that are not IBI-compliant or IMI-compliant will not be
recognized as valid after December 31, 2015. The following proposed
amendment to 39 CFR part 501 is intended to clarify that noncompliant
indicia will be decertified, and will not be recognized as valid after
that date.
Although exempt from the notice and comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), the Postal Service invites
public comment on the following proposed revisions to the Code of
Federal Regulations.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 501
Postal Service.
Accordingly, the Postal Service proposes to amend 39 CFR part 501
as follows:
PART 501--AUTHORIZATION TO MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE POSTAGE
EVIDENCING SYSTEMS
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 501 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 410,
2601, 2605, Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L. 95-
452, as amended); 5 U.S.C. App. 3.
2. Add section 501.20 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.20 Discontinued Postage Evidencing Indicia.
(a) Decertified indicia (evidence of pre-paid postage) are indicia
that have been withdrawn by the Postal Service as valid forms of
postage evidence through publication by the Postal Service in the
Federal Register, or by voluntary withdrawal undertaken by the
provider.
(b) Effective January 1, 2016, all Postage Evidencing Systems
(postage meters and PC Postage products) will be required to produce
Information-Based Indicia (IBI) or Intelligent Mail Indicia (IMI) for
evidence of pre-paid postage. Non-IBI and non-IMI indicia will be
decertified effective January 1, 2016, and may not be used as a valid
form of postage evidence. These decertified indicia will not be
recognized as valid postage after December 31, 2015.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
[FR Doc. 2012-17067 Filed 7-12-12; 8:45 am]
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