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interested persons. Comments received

on or before the closing date will be

carefully considered.

Comments received after that date

will be given the same consideration if

it is practical to do so, but assurance of

consideration cannot be given except as

to comments received on or before the

closing date.

ATF will not recognize any material

in comments as confidential. Comments

may be disclosed to the public. Any

material the commenter considers to be

confidential or inappropriate for

disclosure to the public should not be

included in the comment. The name of

the person submitting a comment is not

exempt from disclosure.

Any interested person who desires an

opportunity to comment orally at a

public hearing should submit his or her

request, in writing, to the Director

within the 90-day comment period. The

Director, however, reserves the right to

determine, in light of all circumstances,

whether a public hearing is necessary.

Disclosure

Copies of this notice and the written

comments received will be available for

public inspection during normal

business hours at: ATF Public Reading

Room, Room 6480, 650 Massachusetts

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC.

Drafting Information

The author of this document is

Marsha D. Baker, Regulations Branch,

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms.

List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 178

Administrative practice and

procedure, Arms and ammunition,

Authority delegations, Customs duties

and inspections, Exports, Imports,

Military personnel, Penalties, Reporting

requirements, Research, Seizures and

forfeitures, and Transportation.

Authority and Issuance

27 CFR Part 178—Commerce in

Firearms and Ammunition is amended

as follows:

Paragraph 1. The authority citation

for 27 CFR Part 178 continues to read

as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 18 U.S.C. 847,

921–930; 44 U.S.C. 3504(h).

Par. 2. Section 178.103 is added to

Subpart F to read as follows:

§ 178.103 Posting of signs and written

notification to purchasers of handguns.

(a) Each licensed importer,

manufacturer, dealer, or collector who

delivers a handgun to a nonlicensee

shall provide such nonlicensee with

written notification as described in

paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) The written notification required

by paragraph (a) of this section shall

state as follows:

(1) Federal law prohibits, except in

certain limited circumstances, anyone

under 18 years of age from knowingly

possessing a handgun, or any person

from transferring a handgun to a person

under 18;

(2) A violation of the prohibition

against transferring a handgun to a

person under the age of 18 is, under

certain circumstances, punishable by up

to 10 years in prison;

(3) Handguns are a leading

contributor to juvenile violence and

fatalities; and

(4) Safely storing and locking

handguns away from children can help

ensure compliance with Federal law.

(c) This written notification shall be

delivered to the nonlicensee on ATF I

5300.(xx), or in the alternative, the same

written notification may be delivered to

the nonlicensee on another type of

written notification, e.g., a

manufacturer’s or importer’s brochure

accompanying the handgun, a

manufacturer’s or importer’s operational

manual accompanying the handgun, a

sales receipt or invoice, or a label or

sticker applied to the handgun package

or container delivered to a nonlicensee.

Any written notification delivered to a

nonlicensee other than on ATF I

5300.(xx) shall be legible, clear, and

conspicuous and shall be no smaller

than 10-point type.

(d) Except as provided in paragraph

(e) of this section, each licensed

importer, manufacturer, or dealer who

delivers a handgun to a nonlicensee

shall display at its licensed premises

(including temporary business locations

at gun shows) a sign (ATF I 5300.(xx)),

containing the written notification

prescribed by paragraph (b) of this

section. The sign shall be displayed

where customers can readily see it.

Licensed importers, manufacturers, and

dealers will be provided with such signs

by ATF. Replacement signs may be

requested from the ATF Distribution

Center, P.O. Box 5950, Springfield,

Virginia 22150–5950.

(e) The sign required by paragraph (d)

of this section need not be posted on the

premises of any licensed importer,

manufacturer, or dealer whose only

dispositions of handguns to

nonlicensees are to nonlicensees who

do not appear at the licensed premises

and the dispositions otherwise comply

with the provisions of this part.

Signed: August 1, 1997.

John W. Magaw,

Director.

Approved: August 11, 1997.

John P. Simpson,

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Regulatory, Tariff

and Trade Enforcement).

[FR Doc. 97–22875 Filed 8–22–97; 4:20 pm]

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

31 CFR Part 103

RIN 1506–AA09, 1506–AA20

Financial Crimes Enforcement

Network; Bank Secrecy Act

Regulations; Money Services

Businesses—Draft Forms; Open

Working Meeting

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement

Network, Treasury.

ACTION: Meeting on draft forms relating

to proposed regulations.

SUMMARY: The Financial Crimes

Enforcement Network (‘‘FinCEN’’) will

hold a working meeting to give

interested persons the opportunity to

discuss with FinCEN officials issues

regarding draft forms that will be used

to implement the proposed Bank

Secrecy Act regulations for money

services businesses published on May

21, 1997.

DATES: September 3, 1997, 1:30 p.m. to

4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Suite 200, 2070 Chain

Bridge Road, Vienna, VA 22182–2536.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Legal or Technical: Charles Klingman,

Financial Institutions Policy Specialist,

FinCEN, at (703) 905–3602.

Attendance: Camille Steele, at (703)

905–3819, or Karen Robb, at (703) 905–

3770.

General: FinCEN’s Information

telephone line, at (703) 905–3848, or

www.ustreas.gov/treasury/bureaus/

fincen (‘‘What’s New’’ section).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May

21, 1997, FinCEN issued three proposed

regulations relating to the treatment of

money services businesses under the

Bank Secrecy Act. The first proposed

regulation (62 FR 27890) would define

money services businesses and require

the businesses to register with the

Department of the Treasury and to

maintain a current list of their agents.

The second proposed regulation (62 FR

27900) would require money

transmitters, and issuers, sellers, and

redeemers, of money orders and

traveler’s checks, to report suspicious
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transactions involving at least $500 in

funds or other assets. The third

proposed regulation (62 FR 27909)

would require money transmitters and

their agents to report and retain records

of transactions in currency or monetary

instruments of at least $750 in

connection with the transmission or

other transfer of funds to any person

outside the United States, and to verify

the identity of senders of such

transmissions or transfers.

On July 8, 1997, FinCEN announced

that it would hold four working

meetings to give interested persons the

opportunity to discuss with FinCEN

officials issues arising under the

proposed regulations (62 FR 36475). The

meetings addressed issues relating to (1)

the definition and registration of money

services businesses (July 21, 1997,

Vienna, VA), (2) money transmitters

(July 28, 1997, New York, NY), (3)

stored value products (August 1, 1997,

San Jose, CA), and (4) issuers, sellers,

and redeemers of money orders or

traveler’s checks (August 15, 1997,

Chicago, IL). At those meetings, FinCEN

distributed draft copies of the forms that

will be used to implement the proposed

regulations.

FinCEN is announcing today a

meeting on September 3, 1997 to

discuss issues relating to the draft forms

for (1) registration of money services

businesses, (2) suspicious transaction

reporting by money transmitters and

issuers, sellers, and redeemers, of

money orders and traveler’s checks, and

(3) currency transaction reporting by

money tranmsitters of $750 or more

outside the United States.

Copies of the draft forms will be

available at the meeting. Persons

wishing to obtain copies of the draft

forms in advance of the meeting should

call the number listed under the

heading Attendance in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this

notice. The draft forms are for

discussion only; therefore, money

services businesses should not file these

draft forms.

The meeting is not intended as a

substitute for the Paperwork Reduction

Act notices that will be published

regarding the forms. Rather, the meeting

is intended to help make the comment

process on the draft forms as productive

as possible by providing a forum

between the industry and FinCEN

concerning issues relating to the forms.

The meeting will be open to the public

and will be recorded. A transcript of the

meeting will be available for public

inspection and copying; prepared

statements will be accepted for

inclusion in the record. Accordingly,

oral or written material not intended to

be disclosed to the public should not be

raised at the meeting.

Persons wishing to attend or to

participate in the meeting should inform

either Camille Steele or Karen Robb as

listed under the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Dated August 21, 1997.

Joseph M. Myers,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Financial

Crimes Enforcement Network.

[FR Doc. 97–22759 Filed 8–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–03–P

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111

Delivery of Mail to a Commercial Mail

Receiving Agency

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rule with

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this proposal

is to amend section D042.2.5 through

D042.2.7 of the Domestic Mail Manual

to update and clarify procedures for

delivery of an addressee’s mail to a

Commercial Mail Receiving Agency

(CMRA). The proposal provides

procedures for registration to act as a

CMRA; an addressee to request mail

delivery to a CMRA; and in delivery of

the mail to a CMRA.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 26, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed to Manager, Delivery,

Operations Support, U.S. Postal Service,

475 L ’Enfant Plaza SW Room 7142,

Washington, DC 20260–2802. Copies of

all written comments will be available

for inspection and photocopying

between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

E. Gamble, (202) 268–3197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An

appropriate amendment to 39 CFR 111.3

to reflect these changes will be

published if the proposal is adopted.

The proposal to amend sections

D042.2.5 through D042.2.7 of the

Domestic Mail Manual is in response to

a need to clarify and revise current rules

to safeguard the mails. Recent audits

indicate that many CMRAs are not in

full compliance with current

requirements to properly safeguard the

mails.

Security of the mails is the issue most

important to all customers. Audits and

follow-up reviews indicate a need for

easy-to-understand rules that receive

consistent interpretation to satisfy the

different needs and requirements of

both the sender and the addressee

customer. In some instances, it appears

that CMRAs are not aware of or do not

fully understand, the current rules.

Accordingly, this proposal seeks to

clarify and update and adds some new

requirements to existing rules. In many

instances, these requirements are

similar to those for obtaining post office

box service.

The proposed requirements are

sensitive to the addressee customer’s

needs and protective of the sender

customer’s requirement for a secure

mail stream. The proposed rules will

require Postal Service employees to

monitor and enforce compliance. The

requirements also emphasize to CMRAs

the need for mail security and the

consequences of noncompliance.

Summary of proposed changes.

Section D042.2.5 confirms the

addressee’s right to request delivery to

a CMRA and provides procedures for a

person to establish a commercial mail

receiving agency.

Section D042.2.5(b) requires CMRAs

to complete and submit Form 1583–A to

the postmaster (or designee) to register

as a CMRA. The Form 1583–A is a new

form that provides a standard vehicle

for registration. It also requires the

CMRA owner or manager to furnish

valid identification to register.

Section D042.2.5(c) requires the

postmaster to verify the identity and

witness the signature of the CMRA

owner or manager. The CMRA owner or

manager must also sign the form

acknowledging receipt of DMM

regulations relevant to the operation of

a CMRA.

Section D042.2.5(d) confirms the

current policy that CMRAs may not

accept accountable mail from their

customers for mailing.

Proposed section D042.2.6 clarifies

procedures for addressees to request

delivery to a CMRA and requirements

for delivery of mail to a CMRA,

consistent with current rules.

Section D042.2.6(a) requires the

addressee and the CMRA to complete

Form 1583, and clarifies the type of

identification that the addressee must

present and the CMRA’s responsibility

to witness the addressee’s signature.

This section also requires the CMRA to

verify the identity of the addressee and

to write the CMRA actual delivery

address designation assigned to the

addressee in block 3 on Form 1583. This

proposal prevents mail delivery to a

CMRA without verifiable consent of the

actual addressee and reflects current

practices to confirm that identification

belongs to the person presenting it.