Department of the Treasury April 26, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. Today, OTS is soliciting public comments on proposed changes to the Thrift Financial Report (TFR), Schedule VAConsolidated Valuation Allowances and Related Data, effective with the September 30, 2005, report. At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which OTS should modify the proposed revisions prior to giving its final approval. OTS will then submit the revisions to OMB for review and approval.

FinCEN is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to impose a special measure against joint stock company Multibanka (Multibanka) as a financial institution of primary money laundering concern, pursuant to the authority contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318A.

In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to the mechanical dye injection of diesel fuel and kerosene. The text of those regulations also serves as the text of these proposed regulations. These regulations affect certain enterers, refiners, terminal operators, and throughputters.