34298 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 139 / Thursday, July 19, 2018 / Notices 

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 

Act of 2001, Public Law 107–56. 

research agenda that will be developed 

through this forum will help PHMSA 

align its research program with the 

needs of its pipeline safety mission and 

make use of the best available 

knowledge and expertise, as well as 

considering the perspectives of 

stakeholders. 

Issued in Washington, DC on July 11, 2018, 

under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15418 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Renewal Without 

Change of Bank Secrecy Act 

Regulations Requiring Money Services 

Businesses To Report Suspicious 

Activity 

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), U.S. Department 

of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: FinCEN, a bureau of the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury 

(‘‘Treasury’’), invites all interested 

parties to comment on its proposed 

renewal without change of the Bank 

Secrecy Act (‘‘BSA’’) Suspicious 

Activity Reporting requirements for 

money services businesses (‘‘MSBs’’). 

FinCEN intends to submit this 

requirement for approval by the Office 

of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) of 

a three-year renewal of Control Number 

1506–0015. This request for comments 

is made pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) of 1995, Public 

Law 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 17, 

2018 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal E-rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Refer to Docket Number FINCEN–2018– 

0006 and the specific OMB control 

number 1506–0015. 

• Mail: Policy Division, Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 

39, Vienna, VA 22183. Refer to Docket 

Number FINCEN–2018–0006 and the 

specific OMB control number 1506– 

0015. 

Please submit comments by one 

method only. Comments will also be 

incorporated to FinCEN’s retrospective 

regulatory review process, as mandated 

by E.O. 12866 and 13563. All comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

become a matter of public record. 

Therefore, you should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

publicly available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

FinCEN Resource Center at 800–767– 

2825 or electronically at frc@fincen.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSA, 

Titles I and II of Public Law 91–508, as 

amended, codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829(b), 

12 U.S.C. 1951–1959, and 31 U.S.C. 

5311–5332, authorizes the Secretary of 

the Treasury, among other things, 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 matters, or in the conduct of 

intelligence or counter-intelligence 

activities to protect against international 

terrorism, and to implement countermoney laundering programs and 

compliance procedures.1 Regulations 

implementing Title II of the BSA appear 

at 31 CFR Chapter X. The authority of 

the Secretary of the Treasury to 

administer the BSA has been delegated 

to the Director of FinCEN. The 

information collected and retained 

under the regulation addressed in this 

notice assist Federal, state, and local 

law enforcement as well as regulatory 

authorities in the identification, 

investigation, and prosecution of money 

laundering and other matters. In 

accordance with the requirements of the 

PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), and its 

implementing regulations, the following 

information is presented concerning the 

recordkeeping requirements listed 

below. 

1. Title: Suspicious Activity Report by 

Money Services Businesses. 

OMB Number: 1506–0015. 

Abstract: In accordance with 31 CFR 

1022.320, covered financial institutions 

are required to report suspicious activity 

and maintain the records for a period of 

five years. Covered financial institutions 

may satisfy these requirements by using 

their internal records management 

system. 

Current Action: Renewal without 

change to the existing regulations. 

Type of Review: Renewal of currently 

approved reporting requirement. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Burden: The administrative 

burden of 1 hour is assigned to maintain 

the requirement in force. The burden for 

actual reporting is reflected in OMB 

Control number 1506–0065. 

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 under 

the BSA must be retained for five years. 

Generally, information collected 

pursuant to the BSA 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 

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. 

Jamal El-Hindi, 

Deputy Director, Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15400 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal; 

Comment Request; Renewal Without 

Change of Anti-Money Laundering 

Programs for Insurance Companies 

and Non-Bank Residential Mortgage 

Lenders and Originators 

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), U.S. Department 

of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: FinCEN invites comment on 

the renewal of information collections 

in existing regulations requiring 


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