Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of Bank Secrecy Act Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirement for Money Services Businesses, 7528-7529 [2015-02731]
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 42,000 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. Generally, information
collected pursuant to the Bank Secrecy
Act is confidential, but may be shared
as provided by law with regulatory and
law enforcement authorities.
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: February 3, 2015.
Jennifer Shasky Calvery,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network.
[FR Doc. 2015–02726 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Renewal Without
Change of Bank Secrecy Act
Suspicious Activity Reporting
Requirement for Money Services
Businesses
Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
FinCEN invites all interested
parties to comment on its proposed
renewal without change of the Bank
Secrecy Act (‘‘BSA’’) Suspicious
Activity Reporting requirements for
money services businesses. FinCEN
intends to submit this requirement for
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approval by the Office of Management
and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) of a three-year
extension of Control Number 1506–
0015. This request for comments is
made pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) of 1995, Public
Law 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before April 13, 2015 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: Policy Division,
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
U.S Department of the Treasury, P.O.
Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183. Attention:
PRA Comments—BSA Suspicious
Activity Reporting Requirement for
money services business. Comments
also may be submitted by electronic
mail to the following Internet address:
regcomments@fincen.gov with the
caption in the body of the text,
‘‘Attention: PRA Comments—BSA
Suspicious Activity Reporting
Requirements 1506–0015.’’ It is
preferable for comments to be submitted
by electronic mail. Please submit
comments by one method only. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the specific OMB
control number for this notice.
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 Resource Center at 800–767–
2825 or email frc@fincen.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSA,
titles I and II of Pub. L. 91–508, as
amended, codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829(b),
12 U.S.C.1951–1959, and 31 U.S.C.
5311–5332, authorizes the Secretary of
the Treasury, 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 countermoney laundering programs and
compliance procedures.1
Regulations implementing title II of
the BSA appear at 31 CFR chapter X.
The authority of the Secretary of the
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, Pub. L. 107–56.
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Treasury to administer the BSA has
been delegated to the Director of
FinCEN. The information collected and
retained under the regulation addressed
in this notice assist Federal, state, and
local law enforcement as well as
regulatory authorities in the
identification, investigation, and
prosecution of money laundering and
other matters. In accordance with the
requirements of the PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), and its implementing
regulations, the following information is
presented concerning the recordkeeping
requirements listed below.
1. Title: Suspicious Activity Report by
Money Services Businesses.
OMB Number: 1506–0015.
Abstract: In accordance with 31 CFR
1022.320, covered financial institutions
are required to report suspicious activity
and maintain the records for a period of
five years. Covered financial institutions
may satisfy these requirements by using
their internal records management
system.
Current Action: Renewal without
change to the existing regulations.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved reporting
requirement.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit institutions, and non-profit
institutions.
Estimated Burden: The administrative
burden of 1 hour is assigned to maintain
the requirement in force. The burden for
actual reporting is reflected in OMB
Control number 1506–0065.
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 BSA must be retained for five years.
Generally, information collected
pursuant to the BSA is confidential, but
may be shared as provided by law with
regulatory and law enforcement
authorities.
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
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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: February 3, 2015.
Jennifer Shasky Calvery,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network.
[FR Doc. 2015–02731 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury, 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 proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
SUMMARY:
Written comments should be
received on or before April 13, 2015 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Christie A. Preston, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
Please send separate comments for
each specific information collection
listed below. You must reference the
information collection’s title, form
number, reporting or record-keeping
requirement number, and OMB number
(if any) in your comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain additional information, or copies
of the information collection and
instructions, or copies of any comments
received, contact Elaine Christophe, at
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet, at Elaine.H.Christophe@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DATES:
Request for Comments
The Department of the Treasury and
the Internal Revenue Service, as part of
their continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invite the general public and other
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Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
proposed or continuing information
collections listed below in this notice,
as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in our
request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant
information collection. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
Please do not include any confidential
or inappropriate material in your
comments.
We invite comments on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions, including
whether the information has 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
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 the requested information.
Currently, the IRS is seeking
comments concerning the following
forms, and reporting and record-keeping
requirements:
Title: Distributions From an HSA,
Archer MSA or Medical Advantage
MSA.
OMB Number: 1545–1517.
Form Number: 1099–SA.
Abstract: This form is used to report
distributions from a medical savings
account as required by Internal Revenue
Code section 220(h).
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the form at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses:
25,839.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,618.
Title: Payment of Gift/GST Tax and/
or Application for Extension to File
Form 709.
OMB Number: 1545–1913.
Form Number: Form 8892
Abstract: Form 8892 was created to
serve a dual purpose. First, the form
enables the taxpayers to request an
extension of time to file Form 709 when
they are not filing an individual income
tax extension. Second, it serves as a
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payment voucher for taxpayers who are
filing an individual income tax
extension (by Form 4868) and will have
a gift tax balance due on Form 709.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the form at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 43
mins.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,200.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
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.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Approved: February 3, 2015.
Christie A. Preston,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–02639 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0165]
Proposed Information Collection
(Financial Status Report) Activity:
Comment Request
Office of Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of Management
(OM), Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), is announcing an opportunity for
public comment on the proposed
collection of certain information by the
agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed revision of a
currently approved collection, and
allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on information
needed to determine a claimant’s
financial status.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Renewal Without
Change of Bank Secrecy Act Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirement
for Money Services Businesses
AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (``FinCEN''), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: FinCEN invites all interested parties to comment on its
proposed renewal without change of the Bank Secrecy Act (``BSA'')
Suspicious Activity Reporting requirements for money services
businesses. FinCEN intends to submit this requirement for approval by
the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') of a three-year extension
of Control Number 1506-0015. This request for comments is made pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 13, 2015
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Policy Division,
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, U.S Department of the Treasury,
P.O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183. Attention: PRA Comments--BSA Suspicious
Activity Reporting Requirement for money services business. Comments
also may be submitted by electronic mail to the following Internet
address: regcomments@fincen.gov with the caption in the body of the
text, ``Attention: PRA Comments--BSA Suspicious Activity Reporting
Requirements 1506-0015.'' It is preferable for comments to be submitted
by electronic mail. Please submit comments by one method only. All
submissions received must include the agency name and the specific OMB
control number for this notice.
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 Resource Center at 800-767-
2825 or email frc@fincen.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSA, titles I and II of Pub. L. 91-508,
as amended, codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829(b), 12 U.S.C.1951-1959, and 31
U.S.C. 5311-5332, authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, 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\
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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, Pub. L. 107-56.
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Regulations implementing title II of the BSA appear at 31 CFR
chapter X. The authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to administer
the BSA has been delegated to the Director of FinCEN. The information
collected and retained under the regulation addressed in this notice
assist Federal, state, and local law enforcement as well as regulatory
authorities in the identification, investigation, and prosecution of
money laundering and other matters. In accordance with the requirements
of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), and its implementing regulations,
the following information is presented concerning the recordkeeping
requirements listed below.
1. Title: Suspicious Activity Report by Money Services Businesses.
OMB Number: 1506-0015.
Abstract: In accordance with 31 CFR 1022.320, covered financial
institutions are required to report suspicious activity and maintain
the records for a period of five years. Covered financial institutions
may satisfy these requirements by using their internal records
management system.
Current Action: Renewal without change to the existing regulations.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved reporting
requirement.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, and
non-profit institutions.
Estimated Burden: The administrative burden of 1 hour is assigned
to maintain the requirement in force. The burden for actual reporting
is reflected in OMB Control number 1506-0065.
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 BSA must be retained for five years. Generally,
information collected pursuant to the BSA is confidential, but may be
shared as provided by law with regulatory and law enforcement
authorities.
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
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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: February 3, 2015.
Jennifer Shasky Calvery,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
[FR Doc. 2015-02731 Filed 2-9-15; 8:45 am]
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