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the roles of Agencies. The draft purpose 

and need for the project will be 

developed and preliminary alternatives 

identified. The agencies, stakeholders, 

and public will have an opportunity to 

review and comment on this 

information. The purpose and need and 

preliminary alternatives will be 

available for public review during a 

Citizens’ Advisory Committee Meeting 

and Public Workshop. Public notice will 

be given as to the time and place of the 

meetings. Agencies and the public will 

also have an opportunity to comment on 

various study findings, including: (1) 

Definition of purpose and need; (2) 

establishment of screening criteria; (3) 

screening of initial alternatives; (4) 

selection of final alternatives; and (5) for 

the review of environmental 

documentation. Citizens’ Advisory 

Committee meetings and public 

meetings will be conducted regularly as 

the project moves forward to secure 

input from key stakeholders as 

decisions are made. 

Notices of availability for the purpose 

and need and identification of 

preliminary alternatives, evaluation and 

screening of preliminary alternatives, 

and identification of final alternatives 

will be provided through direct mail, 

email, the project Web site available at 

www.I–75connector.com, and other 

media. Notification also will be sent to 

Federal, State, local agencies, persons 

and organizations that submit comments 

or questions. Precise schedules and 

locations for public meetings will be 

announced in the local news media and 

the project Web site. Interested 

individuals and organizations may 

request to be included on the mailing 

list for distribution of meeting 

announcements and associated 

information. 

Other Approvals for Federal Permits: 

The following approvals for federal 

permits are anticipated to be required: 

the Navigational Permit Application 

from the US Coast Guard and the 

Section 404 Permit from the Army 

Corps of Engineers. Additionally, a 

Section 401 Permit may be required 

from the Kentucky Energy and 

Environment Cabinet. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 20.205, Highway Planning and 

Construction. The regulations implementing 

Executive Order 12372 regarding 

intergovernmental consultation on Federal 

programs and activities apply to the program) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123; 

49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: March 12, 2012. 

Jose Sepulveda, 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6651 Filed 3–19–12; 8:45 am] 

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 35571] 

Amtrak’s Petition for Determination of 

PRIIA Section 209 Cost Methodology 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Adoption of methodology to 

establish and allocate costs for statesupported Amtrak routes. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

adoption of a methodology to establish 

and allocate costs for state-supported 

Amtrak routes. Amtrak developed this 

methodology in consultation with 

affected states, pursuant to Section 209 

of the Passenger Rail Investment and 

Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA). 

Following consultations, the affected 

states agreed to adoption of the 

methodology, with the exception of 

Indiana. Indiana advised Amtrak that it 

did not accept the proposed 

methodology, but did not offer any 

explanation for its decision. In light of 

Indiana’s decision, Amtrak 

subsequently filed its petition with the 

Board, seeking adoption of the 

methodology. 

By decision served on March 15, 

2012, the Board finds that the 

methodology meets the requirements of 

PRIIA Section 209(a) and should be 

implemented by Amtrak in accordance 

with PRIIA Section 209(c). The 

methodology is a single, nationwide 

standardized methodology for 

establishing and allocating the operating 

and capital costs among the states and 

Amtrak, associated with the trains 

operated on the routes subject to PRIIA 

Section 209(a). Upon review of the 

methodology and the facts and 

circumstances surrounding its 

development, the Board concludes that 

the methodology will: (1) Ensure equal 

treatment in the provision of like 

services of all states and groups of 

states; and (2) allocate to each route the 

costs incurred only for the benefit of 

that route and a proportionate share, 

based upon factors that reasonably 

reflect relative use, of costs incurred for 

the common benefit of more than one 

route. The decision will become 

effective on April 14, 2012. The entire 

Board decision is available on the 

Board’s Web site at www.stb.dot.gov. 

This decision will not significantly 

affect either the human environment or 

the conservation of energy resources. 

Decided: March 13, 2012. 

By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice 

Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner 

Begeman. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6604 Filed 3–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

Proposed Renewal; Comment 

Request; Anti-Money Laundering 

Programs for Various Financial 

Institutions 

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 collections found in 

existing regulations requiring money 

services businesses, mutual funds, 

operators of credit card systems, dealers 

in precious metals, stones, or jewels, 

and certain insurance companies to 

develop and implement written antimoney laundering programs reasonably 

designed to prevent those financial 

institutions from being used to facilitate 

money laundering and the financing of 

terrorist activities. 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 

21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39, 

Vienna, VA 22183, Attention: AntiMoney Laundering Program Comments. 

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: Anti-Money Laundering 

Program Comments.’’ 

Inspection of comments. Comments 

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). 


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1The BSA is codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829b, 12 

U.S.C. 1951–1959, 31 U.S.C. 5311–5314 and 5316– 

5332 and notes thereto, with implementing 

regulations at 31 CFR Chapter X. See 31 CFR 

1010.100(e). 

2Treasury Order 180–01 (Sept. 26, 2002). 

3 31 U.S.C. 5311. 

4 31 U.S.C. 5318(a) and (h). 

5Reflects the addition of providers of prepaid 

access renewal program. 

6The listed burden for providers of prepaid 

access and non-bank mortgage lenders and 

originators were recently approved by OMB and are 

presented for information only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 

Regulatory Policy and Programs 

Division at (800) 949–2732, option 6. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Abstract: FinCEN exercises regulatory 

functions primarily under the Currency 

and Financial Transactions Reporting 

Act of 1970, as amended by the USA 

PATRIOT Act of 2001 and other 

legislation. This legislative framework is 

commonly referred to as the ‘‘Bank 

Secrecy Act’’ (‘‘BSA’’).1 The Secretary of 

the Treasury has delegated to the 

Director of FinCEN the authority to 

implement, administer and enforce 

compliance with the BSA and 

associated regulations.2 Pursuant to this 

authority, FinCEN may issue regulations 

requiring financial institutions to keep 

records and file reports that ‘‘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.’’ 3

Additionally, FinCEN is authorized to 

impose regulations to maintain 

procedures to ensure compliance with 

the BSA and FinCEN’s implementing 

regulations, or to guard against money 

laundering, which includes imposing 

anti-money laundering (‘‘AML’’) 

program requirements on financial 

institutions.4

Regulations implementing section 

5318(h)(1) of the Act are found in part 

at 31 CFR 1022.210, 1024.210, 1025.210, 

1027.210, 1028.210, and 1029.210. In 

general, the regulations require financial 

institutions, as defined in 31 U.S.C. 

5312(a)(2) and 31 CFR 1010.100 to 

establish, document, and maintain antimoney laundering programs as an aid in 

protecting and securing the U.S. 

financial system. 

1. Titles: Anti-money laundering 

programs for money services businesses 

(31 CFR 1022.210), Anti-money 

laundering programs for mutual funds 

(31 CFR 1024.210), Anti-money 

laundering programs for operators of 

credit card systems (31 CFR 1028.210). 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Control Number: 1506–0020. 

Abstract: Money services businesses 

(31 CFR 1022.210), mutual funds 31 

CFR 1024.210), and operators of credit 

card systems (31 CFR 1028.210) are 

required to develop and implement 

written anti-money laundering 

programs. A copy of the written 

program must be maintained for five 

years. 

Current Action: This action 

incorporates providers of prepaid access 

(31 CFR 1022.210(d)(iv)) into 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: 327,206. 

31 CFR 1022.210(except (d)(iv)) = 

252,100. 

31 CFR 1022.210(d)(iv) = 72,100 

31 CFR 1024.210 = 3,000. 

31 CFR 1028.210 = 6. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

2,838,406. 

31 CFR 1022.210(except (d)(iv)) = 

252,100. 

31 CFR 1024.210 = 3,000. 

31 CFR 1028.210 = 6. 

31 CFR 1022.210(d)(iv) = 2,583,300.5

Estimated Number of Hours: 341,216. 

Estimated at one hour per respondent. 

31 CFR 1022.210(except (d)(iv)) = 

252,100. 

31 CFR 1024.210 = 3,000. 

31 CFR 1028.210 = 6. 

Two minutes per response. 

31 CFR 1022.210(d)(iv) = 86,110. 

2. Title: Anti-money laundering 

programs for dealers in precious metals, 

precious stones, or jewels (31 CFR 

1027.210). 

OMB Control Number: 1505–0030. 

Abstract: Dealers in precious metals, 

stones, or jewels are required to 

establish and maintain written antimoney laundering programs. A copy of 

the written program must be maintained 

for five years. 

Current Action: There is no 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 = 20,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses = 

20,000. 

Estimated Number of Hours = 20,000. 

3. Title: Anti-money laundering 

programs for insurance companies (31 

CFR 1025.210) and non-bank residential 

mortgage lenders and originators (31 

CFR 1029.210). 

OMB Control Number: 1506–0035. 

Abstract: Insurance companies and 

non-bank residential mortgage lenders 

and originators are required to establish 

and maintain written anti-money 

laundering programs. A copy of the 

written program must be maintained for 

five years. 

Current Action: This change 

incorporates non-bank residential 

mortgage lenders and originators 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 = 1,200 (Insurance). 

Estimated Number of Respondents = 

31,000 (Non-bank residential mortgage 

lender and originators). 

Estimated Number of Responses = 

1,200 (Insurance). 

Estimated Number of Responses = 

31,000 (Non-bank residential mortgage 

lender and originators). 

Estimated Number of Hours = 1,200 

(Insurance). 

Estimated Number of Hours = 93,000 

(Non-bank residential mortgage lender 

and originators. 3 hours for initial 

establishment of AML program). 

Total Burden Hours: 94,200. 

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: 6

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 


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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: February 13, 2012. 

James H. Freis, Jr., 

Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6478 Filed 3–19–12; 8:45 am] 

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