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1Pub. L. 91–508, as amended and codified at 12 

U.S.C. 1829b, 12 U.S.C. 1951–1959 and 31 U.S.C. 

5311–5332. Language expanding the scope of the 

Bank Secrecy Act to intelligence or counterintelligence 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, Pub. L. 107–56. 

319]; National Forest Management Act 

(NFMA) of 1976 [16 U.S.C. 1600–1614]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536], Marine Mammal Protection Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1361], Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661–

667(d)], Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 

U.S.C. 703–712]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; Archeological 

Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 

U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]; Archeological and 

Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469–469(c)]; Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)–

2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious 

Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland 

Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 

4201–4209]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 

U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6); Rivers and 

Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. 401–406; 

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 16 U.S.C. 

1271–1287; Emergency Wetlands 

Resources Act, 16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931; 

TEA–21 Wetlands Mitigation, 23 U.S.C. 

103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11); Flood Disaster 

Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 4001–4128. 

8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and 

Enhancement of Cultural Resources; 

E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 

13287 Preserve America; E.O. 13175 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 

Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 

Invasive Species. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: March 21, 2007. 

Robert F. Tally Jr., 

Division Administrator, Indianapolis, 

Indiana. 

[FR Doc. E7–5595 Filed 3–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network; Proposed Renewal Without 

Change; Comment Request; 

Imposition of Special Measure Against 

Commercial Bank of Syria, Including 

Its Subsidiary Syrian Lebanese 

Commercial Bank, as a Financial 

Institution of Primary Money 

Laundering Concern 

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network, Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of our continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, we invite comment 

on a proposed renewal, without change, 

to information collection requirements 

found in existing regulations imposing a 

special measure against the Commercial 

Bank of Syria, including its subsidiary 

Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, as a 

financial institution of primary money 

laundering concern. This request for 

comments is being made pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

DATES: Written comments are welcome 

and must be received on or before May 

29, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39, 

Vienna, VA 22183, Attention: Comment 

Request; Imposition of Special Measure 

against Commercial Bank of Syria. 

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: Comment Request; 

Imposition of Special Measure against 

Commercial Bank of Syria.’’

Inspection of comments: Comments 

may be inspected, between 10 a.m. and 

4 p.m., in our reading room in 

Washington, DC. Persons wishing to 

inspect the comments submitted must 

request an appointment by telephoning 

(202) 354–6400 (not a toll-free number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 

Regulatory Policy and Programs 

Division at (800) 949–2732. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract: 

The Director of the Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network is the delegated 

administrator of the Bank Secrecy Act. 

The Act authorizes the Director to issue 

regulations to require all financial 

institutions defined as such pursuant to 

the Act to maintain or file certain 

reports or records that have been 

determined to have a high degree of 

usefulness in criminal, tax, or regulatory 

investigations or proceedings, or in the 

conduct of intelligence or counterintelligence activities, including 

analysis, to protect against international 

terrorism.1

Regulations implementing section 

5318A of title 31, United States Code 

can be found in part at 31 CFR 103.188. 

In general, the regulations require 

financial institutions, as defined in 31 

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

establish, document, and maintain 

programs as an aid in protecting and 

securing the U.S. financial system. 

Title: Imposition of Special Measure 

Against Commercial Bank of Syria, 

Including Its Subsidiary Syrian 

Lebanese Commercial Bank, as a 

Financial Institution of Primary Money 

Laundering Concern. 

Office of Management and Budget 

Control Number: 1506–0036. 

Abstract: The Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network is issuing this 

notice to renew the imposition of a 

special measure against the Commercial 

Bank of Syria, including its subsidiary 

Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, as a 

financial institution of primary money 

laundering concern, pursuant to the 

authority contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318A. 

Current Action: Renewal without 

change to existing regulations. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business and other 

for-profit institutions. 

Burden: Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 5000. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 500. 

Estimated Number of Hours: 5000 

(estimated at one hour per respondent). 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid control 

number assigned by the Office of 

Management and Budget. 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 


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request for Office of Management and 

Budget 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: March 20, 2007. 

William F. Baity, 

Director (Acting), Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network. 

[FR Doc. E7–5535 Filed 3–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Financial Management Service; 

Proposed Collection of Information: 

Annual Financial Statement of Surety 

Companies—Schedule F 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Financial Management 

Service, 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 a 

continuing information collection. By 

this notice, the Financial Management 

Service solicits comments concerning 

the Form FMS–6314 ‘‘Annual Financial 

Statement of Surety Companies—

Schedule F.’’

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 29, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Financial Management Service, 

Records and Information Management 

Branch, Room 135, 3700 East West 

Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form(s) and instructions 

should be directed to Robert Cline, 

Surety Bond Branch, Room 600F, 3700 

East West Highway, Hyattsville, MD 

20782, (202) 874–6507. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial 

Management Service solicits comments 

on the collection of information 

described below: 

Title: Annual Financial Statement of 

Surety Companies—Schedule F. 

OMB Number: 1510–0012. 

Form Number: FMS–6314. 

Abstract: This form provides 

information that is used to determine 

the amount of unauthorized reinsurance 

of a Treasury Certified Company, and to 

compute its underwriting limitations. 

This computation is necessary to ensure 

the solvency of companies certified by 

Treasury, and their ability to carry out 

contractual surety requirements. 

Current Actions: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

341. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

Varies from 8 hours to 80 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 14,458. 

Comments: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget 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: March 16, 2007. 

Janice Lucas, 

Assistant Commissioner, Financial 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 07–1483 Filed 3–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Surety Companies Acceptable on 

Federal Bonds: Clearwater Insurance 

Company 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Department of the 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is Supplement No.7 to 

the Treasury Department Circular 570, 

2006 Revision, published June 20, 2006, 

at 71 FR 37694. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The above 

mentioned company was listed in 71 FR 

37694, June 30, 2006, as an acceptable 

reinsuring company on Federal bonds. 

A Certificate of Authority as an 

acceptable surety on Federal bonds is 

hereby issued under 31 U.S.C. 9305 to 

the following company: 

Clearwater Insurance Company. 

(NAIC # 25070). BUSINESS ADDRESS: 

300 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 

06902. PHONE: (203) 977–8024. 

UNDERWRITING LIMITATION b/: 

$60,293,000. SURETY LICENSES c/: AL, 

AK, AZ, CA, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, 

IA, KS, KY, MD, MI, MS, M0, MT, NE, 

NJ, HM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, 

SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, 

WI, WY. INCORPORTATED IN: DE. 

Federal bond-approving officers 

should annotate their reference copies 

of the Treasury Circular 570 

(‘‘Circular’’), 2006 Revision, to reflect 

this addition. 

Certificates of Authority expire on 

June 30th each year, unless revoked 

prior to that date. The Certificates are 

subject to subsequent annual renewal as 

long at the companies remain qualified 

(see 31 CFR part 223). A list of qualified 

companies is published annually as of 

July 1 in the Circular, which outlines 

details as to underwriting limitations, 

areas in which companies are licensed 

to transact surety business, and other 

information. 

The Circular may be viewed and 

downloaded through the Internet at 

http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570. 

Questions concerning this Notice may 

be directed to the U.S. Department of 

the Treasury, Financial Management 

Service, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 

3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782. 


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