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1Language 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 of 2001, Public Law 107–56. 

Enforcement Network (FinCEN) invites 

comment on the proposed renewal 

without change of the Currency 

Transaction Report (CTR), FinCEN Form 

104. This request for comment 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 

December 1, 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—CTR–Currency Transaction 

Report, FinCEN Form 104. 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—CTR– 

Currency Transaction Report, FinCEN 

Form 104.’’ 

Inspection of comments. Comments 

received 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 3. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Currency Transaction Report 

(CTR), 31 CFR 103.22(b). 

OMB Number: 1506–0004. 

Form Number: FinCEN Form 104. 

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. 

5311–5332, authorizes the Secretary of 

the Treasury (Secretary), 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 investigations or proceedings, 

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 to 

administer the Bank Secrecy Act has 

been delegated to the Director of 

FinCEN. 

Section 5313(a) of the Bank Secrecy 

Act authorizes the Secretary to issue 

regulations that require a report when 

‘‘a domestic financial institution is 

involved in a transaction for the 

payment, receipt, or transfer of United 

States coins or currency (or other 

monetary instruments the Secretary 

prescribes), in an amount, 

denomination, or amount and 

denomination, or under circumstances 

the Secretary prescribes.’’ Regulations 

implementing section 5313(a) are found 

at 31 CFR 103.22. In general, the 

regulations require the reporting of 

transactions in currency to, by, or 

through a financial institution in excess 

of $10,000 by or on behalf of any one 

person in any one-business day. 

Financial institutions, as defined in 31 

U.S.C. 5312(a)(2) and 31 CFR 103.11, are 

subject to the currency transaction 

reporting requirement. The Currency 

Transaction Report, FinCEN Form 104, 

is the form that financial institutions 

use to comply with the currency 

transaction reporting requirements. 

Current action: This is a renewal 

without change of a currently approved 

collection. A copy of the Currency 

Transaction Report, FinCEN Form 104, 

may be obtained from the FinCEN Web 

site at http://www.fincen.gov/forms/ 

fin104_ctr.pdf, or by calling (800) 949– 

2732 and selecting option 5. 

Type of Review: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and non-profit institutions. 

Frequency: As required. 

Estimated Burden: Reporting average 

of 20 minutes per response. Form 

recordkeeping average of ten (10) 

minutes per response, for a total of 30 

minutes. 

Estimated number of respondents = 

54,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses = 

13,710,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,855,000. 

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 

pursuant to 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: September 28, 2009. 

James H. Freis, Jr., 

Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0227] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Nutrition and Food Services) 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit the 

collection of information abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

The PRA submission describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected cost and burden and 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0227’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 


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Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7485, fax (202) 273–0443 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0227.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles: Customer Satisfaction Survey 

for Nutritional and Food Service. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0227. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA will use the data 

collected to determine the level of 

patient satisfaction and quality of 

service resulting from advanced food 

preparation and advanced food delivery 

systems. Meals are an integral part of a 

patient’s therapy. VA Form 10–5387 

will be used to collect and evaluate 

information needed to determine 

whether improvements are needed to 

enhance patient’s nutritional therapy. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on July 

29, 2009, at pages 37773–37774. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

4,187. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 2 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Quarterly. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

125,600. 

Dated: September 29, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

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