Department of the Treasury January 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Proposed Establishment of the Middleburg Virginia Viticultural Area; Comment Period Reopening
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is reopening the comment period for Notice No. 123, Proposed Establishment of the Middleburg Virginia Viticultural Area, a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on November 8, 2011. TTB is taking this action in response to a request from a local wine industry organization.
Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations; Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is issuing regulations to implement Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011 (``Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations''). OFAC intends to supplement this part 590 with a more comprehensive set of regulations, which may include additional interpretive and definitional guidance and additional general licenses and statements of licensing policy. OFAC also is amending other regulations to clarify the availability of general licenses on OFAC's Web site.
Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of the Treasury gives notice of an amendment to update its Privacy Act regulations to add an exemption from certain provisions of the Privacy Act for a system of records related to the Office of Civil Rights and Diversity.
Open Meeting of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness (PCJC)
The President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness will meet on January 17, 2012, at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC, beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public via live webcast at http:[sol][sol]www.whitehouse.gov/live.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) gives notice of proposed alterations to its Privacy Act system of records entitled ``Treasury/BEP .021Investigative Files.''
Additional Designations, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of 11 individual(s) and 28 entities) whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (``Kingpin Act'') (21 U.S.C. 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. 1182).
Pricing for 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters® Products and American Eagle Silver Dollars
The United States Mint is announcing 2012 pricing for America the Beautiful Quarters[supreg] products and American Eagle Silver Proof and Uncirculated Coins, as follows:
Pricing for America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated CoinsTM
The United States Mint is announcing the re-pricing of the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins. The price of the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins will be lowered from $229.95 to $204.95.
Pricing for 2012 Products Featuring $1 Coins
The United States Mint is announcing 2012 pricing for products featuring $1 coins, as follows:
Pricing for 2011 American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coins
The United States Mint is announcing the re-pricing of the 2011 American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coins. The price of the 2011 American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coins will be lowered from $50.95 to $45.95.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Renewal of Suspicious Activity Reporting by the Securities and Futures Industry
FinCEN invites comment on the renewal of an information collection requirement for the recordkeeping and reporting of suspicious activity activities by the Securities and Futures Industry,\1\ Office of Management and Budget Control Number 1506-0019. The report, (BSA-SAR) \2\ will be used by the securities and futures industry to report suspicious activity to the Department of the Treasury. This request for comments also covers 31 CFR 1026.320 and 31 CFR 1023.320. 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).
Privacy Act of 1974; Amended System of Records
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) gives notice of alterations to its Privacy Act system of records entitled ``Treasury/BEP .027Access Control and Alarm Monitoring Systems (ACAMS).''
Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Termination; Western Bonding Company
This is Supplement No. 4 to the Treasury Department Circular 570; 2011 Revision, published July 1, 2011, at 76 FR 38892.
Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Amendment-Evergreen National Indemnity Company
This is Supplement No. 5 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2011 Revision, published July 1, 2011, at 76 FR 38892.
United States Savings Bonds, Series EE and I
This rule increases the amount of book-entry Series EE and Series I savings bonds a person may acquire each year.
Assessment of Fees on Large Bank Holding Companies and Nonbank Financial Companies Supervised by the Federal Reserve Board To Cover the Expenses of the Financial Research Fund
The Department of the Treasury is issuing a proposed rule to implement Section 155 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203 or ``Dodd-Frank Act''), which directs the Department to establish by regulation an assessment schedule for bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or greater and nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (``the Board'') to collect assessments equal to the total expenses of the Office of Financial Research (``OFR'' or ``the Office''). Included in the Office's expenses are expenses of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (``FSOC'' or ``the Council''), as provided under Section 118 of the Dodd-Frank Act, and certain expenses of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (``FDIC''), as provided under Section 210 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The proposed rule outlines the key elements of Treasury's assessment program, which will collect semiannual assessment fees from these companies beginning on July 20, 2012.
Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
On November 7, 2011, the OCC, Board, FDIC, and SEC (collectively, the ``Agencies'') published in the Federal Register a joint notice of proposed rulemaking for public comment to implement section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Dodd-Frank Act'') which contains certain prohibitions and restrictions on the ability of a banking entity and nonbank financial company supervised by the Board to engage in proprietary trading and have certain interests in, or relationships with, a hedge fund or private equity fund (``proposed rule''). Due to the complexity of the issues involved and to facilitate coordination of the rulemaking among the responsible agencies as provided in section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Agencies have determined that an extension of the comment period until February 13, 2012 is appropriate. This action will allow interested persons additional time to analyze the proposed rules and prepare their comments.
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