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FinCEN. Therefore, FinCEN does not have an 

independent means of verifying this number. 

1Language expanding the scope of the BSA 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. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 20,000. 

Estimated Burden per Response: 1 

hour. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 20,000 

hours. 

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 control number 

assigned by the Office of Management 

and Budget. 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. 2018–19655 Filed 9–10–18; 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 Customer Identification 

Programs for Banks, Savings 

Associations, Credit Unions, Certain 

Non-Federally Regulated Banks, 

Futures Commission Merchants, and 

Introducing Brokers in Commodities 

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement 

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

of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: FinCEN invites comment on a 

proposed renewal, without change, to 

information collections found in 

regulations requiring banks, savings 

associations, credit unions, certain nonfederally regulated banks, futures 

commission merchants, and introducing 

brokers in commodities to develop and 

implement customer identification 

programs designed to allow the covered 

financial institution to form a 

reasonable belief that it knows the true 

identity of each customer. This request 

for comment is being made pursuant to 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) 

of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments are welcome 

and must be received on or before 

November 13, 2018. 

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– 

0013 and the Office of Management and 

Budget (‘‘OMB’’) control number of the 

information collection(s) you wish to 

comment on (OMB control numbers 

1506–0022 and/or 1506–0026). 

• Mail: Policy Division, Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 

39, Vienna, VA 22183. Refer to Docket 

Number FINCEN–2018–0013 and the 

OMB control number of the information 

collection(s) you wish to comment on 

(OMB control numbers 1506–0022 and/ 

or 1506–0026). 

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 Bank 

Secrecy Act (‘‘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. 5311–5314 

and 5316–5332, 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 Title III of the 

USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, Public Law 

107–56, included certain amendments 

to the anti-money laundering provisions 

of Title II of the BSA, 31 U.S.C. 5311 et 

seq., which are intended to aid in the 

prevention, detection, and prosecution 

of international money laundering and 

terrorist financing. 

Regulations implementing Title II of 

the BSA appear at 31 CFR Chapter X. 

The authority of the Secretary of the 

Treasury to administer Title II of 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. 

Section 5318(l) of the BSA requires 

FinCEN to issue regulations prescribing 

customer identification programs for 

financial institutions. Those regulations, 

at a minimum, must require financial 

institutions implement reasonable 

procedures for (1) verifying the identity 

of any person seeking to open an 

account, to the extent reasonable and 

practicable; (2) maintaining records of 

the information used to verify the 

person’s identity, including name, 

address, and other identifying 

information; and (3) determining 

whether the person appears on any lists 

of known or suspected terrorists or 

terrorist organizations provided to the 

financial institution by any government 

agency. The regulations are to take into 

consideration the various types of 

accounts maintained by various types of 

financial institutions, the various 

methods of opening accounts, and the 

various types of identifying information 

available. Regulations implementing 

section 5318(l) with respect to banks, 

savings associations, credit unions, and 

certain non-federally regulated banks 

are found at 31 CFR 1020.220. 

Regulations implementing section 

5318(l) with respect to futures 

commission merchants and introducing 

brokers in commodities are found at 31 

CFR 1026.220. 

In accordance with the requirements 

of the PRA and its implementing 

regulations, the following information is 


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2This number is a total of the institutions 

represented in the 2017 annual reports of the 

following regulators: The National Credit Union 

Administration reported 5,573 institutions, the 

Federal Reserve reported 5,180 institutions, the 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reported 

3,636 institutions, the Office of the Comptroller of 

the Currency reported 1,446 institutions. In 

addition, a report from the Government 

Accountability Office indicated that approximately 

125 credit unions were insured privately, for a total 

of 15,960 institutions. 

3FinCEN did not receive comments on the 

previous estimate of 10 hours of annual 

recordkeeping burden and 1 hour of annual 

disclosure burden per respondent. 

4 15,960 respondents multiplied by 11 hours 

equals 175,560 hours. 

5According to the National Futures Association, 

there are currently 1,164 registered introducing 

brokers in commodities, and 64 futures commission 

merchants. 

6FinCEN did not receive comments on the 

previous estimate of 10 hours of annual 

recordkeeping burden and 1 hour of annual 

disclosure burden per respondent. 

7 1,228 respondents multiplied by 11 hours 

equals 13,508 hours. 

presented concerning the information 

collection below. 

1. Title: Customer Identification 

Programs for Banks, Savings 

Associations, Credit Unions, and 

Certain Non-Federally Regulated Banks. 

(31 CFR 1020.220). 

OMB Control Number: 1506–0026. 

Abstract: Banks, savings associations, 

credit unions, and certain non-federally 

regulated banks are required to 

implement and maintain customer 

identification programs and provide 

their customers with notice of the 

programs. (See 68 FR 25090, May 9, 

2003). 

Current Action: Renewal without 

change to existing regulations. 

Type of Review: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business, other forprofit institutions, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Burden: 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

15,960.2

• Estimated Average Annual 

Recordkeeping Burden per Respondent: 

10 hours.3

• Estimated Average Annual 

Disclosure Burden per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

• Estimated Total Annual 

Respondent Burden: 175,560 hours.4

2. Title: Customer Identification 

Programs for Futures Commission 

Merchants and Introducing Brokers in 

Commodities (31 CFR 1026.220). 

OMB Control Number: 1506–0022. 

Abstract: Futures commission 

merchants and introducing brokers in 

commodities are required to implement 

and maintain customer identification 

programs and provide their customers 

with notice of the programs. (See 68 FR 

25149, May 9, 2003). 

Current Action: Renewal without 

change to existing regulations. 

Type of Review: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business and other 

for-profit institutions. 

Burden: 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,228.5

• Estimated Average Annual 

Recordkeeping Burden per Respondent: 

10 hours.6

• Estimated Average Annual 

Disclosure Burden per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

• Estimated Total Annual 

Respondent Burden: 13,508.7

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. 2018–19653 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Toll-Free Phone Line 

Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Toll-Free 

Phone Line Project Committee will be 

conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, October 9, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rosalind Matherne at 1–888–912–1227 

or 202–317–4115. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Toll-Free Phone Line 

Project Committee will be held Tuesday, 

October 9, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time via teleconference. The public is 

invited to make oral comments or 

submit written statements for 

consideration. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate must be made with 

Rosalind Matherne. For more 

information please contact Rosalind 

Matherne at 1–888–912–1227 or 202– 

317–4115, or write TAP Office, 1111 

Constitution Ave. NW, Room 1509, 

Washington, DC 20224 or contact us at 

the website: http://www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include various IRS 

issues. 

The committee will be discussing 

Toll-free issues and public input is 

welcomed. 

Dated: September 1, 2018. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19678 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 5495 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 


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